The health benefits of Coffee vs Tea [Infographic]

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White tea has been found to have a higher concentration of antioxidants in it which may actually be more effective preventing some diseases than green tea.

Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content.

White tea may help prevent obesity. White tea was found to inhibit the growth of new fat cells.

Studies have shown that Green Tea reduces the risk of esophageal cancer in women by 60%.

People who drink more coffee have been found to be less likely to suffer Alzheimers disease late in life.

Drinking coffee over a long period of time may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease.

Tea may help prevent the development of type 1 diabetes and slow the progression once it has developed.

Drinking 3 to 4 cups of tea a day can cut the chance of a heart attack.

Tea contains fluoride which protects teeth.

Men who drink more than 10 cups of green tea per day are less likely to develop disorders of the liver.

Tea can protect against heart disease and some cancers

People who drink black tea 4 time a day for 6 weeks were found to have lower levels of stress hormone cortisol.

Green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer according to studies.

Tea hydrates rather than the common conception that to caffeine in it dehydrates.

Studies have shown that coffee helps prevent type 2 diabetes.

Drinking coffee has been shown to decrease the risk of developingg Gout in men over 40.

Caffeine increases the effectiveness of pain killers and coffee contains caffeine.

Coffee protects the liver, especially against cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Coffee improves short term recall as well as improved reaction times. The largest improvement was seen in the elderly.

 

WhatsApp releases a desktop app for Windows and Mac

WhatsApp released today a desktop app for windows and mac users, like the WhatsApp web app this application will mirror your phone. The application is available and compatible with windows 8 and higher or Mac OS X 10.9 and higher.

To download this app open this link https://www.whatsapp.com/download and the web will give you a download button on the right depending on the operating system you are using, Windows or Mac

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There is currently a very high number of people trying to download the WhatsApp desktop app so your download might stop working and get an Failed – Network error message, just give it some time and try again eventually it will work. Or you can download WhatsApp Desktop app for windows 10 x64 version that we downloaded from here (63Mb).

The good part about this desktop application for users at work is that you do not need administrative access to use WhatsApp desktop application.

Remember after installing the WhatsApp desktop application your phone has to stay on, this application still does not work on its own. You will need to scan a QR code to make it synchronize with your phone.

Same as the web, the WhatsApp desktop application will enable you to use your keyboard and all the shortcuts like copy/past etc… which is a great advantage for most of us, specially if we are using our computers at work for most of the day.

Some of the new things, you will see the number of unread messages you have in the status bar whatsapp desktop notification this is an advantage on the web app. The notification is also different and it’s not dependent on the browser. Not to forget the power of the right click that now makes sense inside the desktop application.

One thing did not change, you can only use one remote location other than your phone, the Webapp or the desktop app, they cannot be used simultaneously.

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The negative effects of Marijuana [infographic]

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Brain Health And Marijuana Abuse

Your mental health changes when you smoke weed regularly. In fact, marijuana can both impair and change the way that the brain works. THC quickly passes the blood-brain barrier and acts on the same pleasure centers in the brain that are targeted by heroin, cocaine, and alcohol too. After the substance reaches the brain, it influences our mood, sensory perception, appetite, time perception, behavior, and personality. When the brain is repeatedly affected by THC, people can experience long-term:

  • decreased coordination abilities
  • depression
  • feelings of fear or paranoia
  • lowered interest in completing tasks
  • memory impairments
  • trouble concentrating
  • worsened anxiety and panic attacks

Physical And Organ Changes Caused By Weed

Marijuana users that have other underlying physical health problems, such as liver disease, low blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, or respiratory tact problems, should be extremely cautious of the risks frequent use can bring. Some of the more common and concerning negative side effects of weed follow.

Respiratory problems – Since marijuana smoke irritates the lungs, every day and long-term users can experience coughs, frequent lung illness, and have an increased risk of lung infections. Indications that marijuana smoke can increase the risk of lung cancer have not yet been confirmed by scientists, but are possible (especially since marijuana can be sprayed with chemicals).

Increased heart rate – Marijuana has the potency to keep your heart rate increased for up to 3 hours after smoking, or after the initial effects are felt. Risks of heart problems and even heart attack are higher in the elderly and individuals with pre-existing heart issues.

Sexuality and fertility changes – By changing people’s hormone levels, marijuana can influence the drive and ability for sexual activities. But more importantly, it can take its toll on fertility in both men and women. If smoked during pregnancy, weed can affect certain parts of the baby’s developing brain and result in brain and behavioral problems in a child’s life later on. Children whose mothers smoked weed frequently during pregnancy may experience:

  • attention difficulties
  • memory problems
  • problem-solving issues

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source: addictionblog.org

Why superman is the strongest superhero? With evidence!!

The question of who is the strongest superhero (fictional characters) out there has always come to the mind of a lot of persons. For me and after considering all the “fictional” facts from the comic books and movies ever watched I decided that Superman is the strongest superhero ever, i know that some of you don’t agree with this but hear my logic. Superman is the only superhero born as a super hero and with abilities. Just a reminder he has super speed, super strength, super hearing, X-ray vision (something like that call it anything you want), Laser, he can Fly and he can stay long times in space/water probably he doesn’t have to breath. As for his weakness it’s kryptonite, although in one of superman’s episode kryptonite was used to save his life, so it’s confusing.

Anyways if we decide to compare superman to the most popular super heroes out there we can see they are no match to his powers.

batmanBatman: Come on people, he is not even a superhero. There is no doubt he is a hero and a nice one too, he goes around Gotham city saving people’s live and fighting different enemies like Joker and so on, but think about it for a second, what’s his super power? I will make it easy for you, he doesn’t have. He has too many gadgets and they are very cool too , I can’t argue with this. So in short Batman (Bruce Wayne) has a lot of nice gadgets, he’s a very nice guy, but he doesn’t have super powers and is a very normal guy.

 


flashThe Flash: he’s a police scientist who gained super speed when bathed by chemicals after a shelf of them was struck by lightning, he  named himself The Flash. Smart i’m sure he is, and I have a high respect for his intelligence, fast yes but so is superman and he can even be faster, I saw in some episode superman circle the earth like really fast multiple times, I don’t think the Flash can do that, not to mention this is the only super power he has, and he was not born with it. other then this is a very normal guy, can’t fly or X-ray vision or any of the other powers superman has.

 


spidermanSpider-man (Spiderman): Also a very smart guy, actually this guy is a nerd (not saying nerds are bad, I might be considered one), he got bitten but a super spider and his DNA evolved to have spider powers, good vision and hearing, body strength, small hair on his hands that allowed him to climb walls etc and he can throw Spider web from his wrist. If i want to compare this guy to superman i will ask you one question, can this guy take a beating, the answer is no, in several cases he got beaten the shit out of him, add to that he any knife of gun can kill him, i never saw a gun or a knife scratching superman , not to forget the many other superpowers that superman has and Spiderman doesn’t come near them like flying body strength, X-ray vision etc….

 


iron-manIron-man (Ironman): Another smart guy, a scientists: actually he was a bad guy first, creating weapons and selling left and right, anyways he created a strong armor that can fly give him strength and shoot laser and missiles. I’m going to talk about Ironman when his armor is on, the armor broke like a million times in every episode of ironman we watched, it malfunctioned many many times, frozen in space , ran out of battery, got stolen one time and landed in the hand of the bad guys a couple of time, I can keep going with all the problems and the weakness that this armor has. to compare directly, speed of course superman is faster, as for power superman can crush it and many others.

 


captain americaCaptain America: This guy in brave, during world war 2 he was injected by a serum which gave him body strength, oh and that’s it 🙂 He’s definitely strong, but I can’t start counting why superman is stronger.  he can’t take a bullet he will die, he will die under water or in space, he can’t jump, no X-ray vision etc. etc. so no comparison here, superman is way stronger.

 

 

 


There you go superman is the strongest super hero and by proof, he’s the only one that was born with his skill and after comparing with the other superheroes you can see that he wins each comparison

If you have anything to say about this drop me a comment or if you want to add another hero for the comparison

PS: I don’t like any of them to fight each other at the end they are all good guys 😉

Why BIC cap has a hole on the top ? To save lives!!

Everyone’s familiar with these ballpoint pens. But very few people have ever really thought about why the cap has a hole on top of it.

In 1991, the BIC company presented the world with a new design solution for its pens which remained completely unnoticed by the majority of people: there was now a small hole in the top of the cap of their extremely popular Cristal Pen.

Many people paid no attention to this innovation. Yet at the same time, the decision to adopt this design has saved the lives of a large number of children. More than a hundred children, to be precise. As well as a slightly smaller number of adults. Every year.

Small children love to taste all kinds of objects which fall into their hands, especially small ones which they can fit whole in their mouths. Adults, on the other hand, love to chew on the cap of a pen when they’re concentrating intensely, or when nervous. A pen cap can very easily get lodged in a person’s windpipe, causing them to choke. In such situations, that little hole in the cap helps a person get enough oxygen whilst the ambulance is on its way.

BIC’s decision to adopt the design solution was backed by all the other large manufacturers of pens, whilst the the British Standards Institution produced an amendment into its existing recommendations for this particular item’s production and use.

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WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption to chat and calls

Update your WhatsApp today and you will receive a new message with a lock at the beginning “Messages  you send to this chat and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption. Tab for more info”

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The app had encryption since november 2014 but today they accomplished complete communications encryption throughout the whole application, beside the regular text messages encryption which was already available, WhatsApp now protects voice calls, video chats and group messages.

This protection is available throughout all the platforms that WhatsApp runs on including Android, iOS and BB10 and others, all you have to do is update the latest version from your store(google play, iTunes…).

A thumbs up for Open Whisper Systems who worked on achieving this open source messaging encryption.

On a side note, in this same update WhatsApp added a new option for attaching pdf files, when attaching a PDF, you can now tap “Browse other docs..” to pick a PDF from another source, like Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.

Drop us a comment if you have any thoughts on this topics.

Windows 10, setting Chrome or Firefox as default browser

photo-windows-10-logoYou installed lately windows 10, you noticed that your default browser is no longer what it used to be. When you open your Chrome or Firefox the browser asks  you if you want to set this as your default browser then a message will appear to change this for the settings.  here are the steps with screen shot on how to change the default browser on windows 10 and this can be used to any other default software. Continue reading “Windows 10, setting Chrome or Firefox as default browser”

Packing list for Hiking, what to pack for your next hike

Are you going on a hike soon? Is this your first time hiking? there are some things that you should take with you on your hike day. Yesterday I went on my first hike, it was a lovely sunny day, but during that hike I used a couple of items that turned out very useful and I missed a couple of other things. so I compiled all those items in this list Continue reading “Packing list for Hiking, what to pack for your next hike”