週二(7/21)1.旅行能更健康嗎?2.吃對就有好情緒

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旅行能更健康嗎?

Can travelling make you healthier? By Husna Haq BBC

We know certain treats in moderation, such as dark chocolate or red wine, can be good for our health. But could travelling really make you healthier too?

The US Travel Association, the industry’s main lobbying group in the US, thinks so, and it’s willing to drop a few million dollars to prove it. On 16 January the group launched The Travel Effect, a multi-year, multimillion dollar research and marketing campaign to study and publicise the benefits of travel on an individual’s health – as well as the health of the community and the economy. With its science-supports-desire research, the industry is hoping to follow in the footsteps of the wine and high-end chocolate markets, which have successfully convinced consumers that some pleasurable experiences can be good for you.

“What we’ve long known anecdotally, we will now prove through authoritative research: travel has a positive effect on health, relationships, business performance and the well-being of communities,” said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the US Travel Association, in a press statement.

Travel Effect’s first research project will examine the effect travel has on relationships; data and research will be released in February. Subsequent studies will study the impacts of business travel, as well as the effect of travel on private sector development, local communities and the US economy.

Over the coming years the campaign will work with academic institutions and such partners as the American Association of Retired Persons to conduct research on the beneficial effects of travel. In the process, Travel Effect hopes to change the way Americans view travel – and encourage them to do more of it.

So how is travel good for health – or the community or economy? Travel Effect’s new eye-catching website has a few ideas:

One-third of all leisure travellers say they have more sex while on vacation

Students who have travelled abroad are nearly twice as likely as their home-bound peers to complete a college degree and report earning higher incomes, out-earning their peers by more than 40%.

Workers who take time off are more productive, have higher morale and are less likely to mentally “check out” on the job. They also report less stress and burnout.

Each US household would pay $1,000 more in taxes without the revenue generated by travel and tourism

Travel is an economic powerhouse, supporting more than 14.4 million jobs in the US and contributing more than $124 billion in domestic tax revenues.

Do you believe that travelling can make you healthier? 

Q:

Do you believe that travelling can make you healthier? 

Do you think that dark chocolate or red wine, can be good for our health?

Can travelling widen your knowledge?

Pros and cons of travelling?

Any special travelling experiences?

Can you recommend some good travelling attractions?

吃對就有好情緒

Happy Foods

To understand how foods can make you happy, it's important to understand how the brain regulates mood. The brain uses neurotransmitters as communication signals to communicate with the rest of your body and to issue its commands. "Beat, heart!" the brain says when it sends octopamine to receptors located in the nerve fibers that make up the cardiac muscle tissue [source: Johnson, et al].

The same goes for keeping our moods stable. Two types of neurotransmitters are responsible for our moods: inhibitory and excitatory. Excitatory neurotransmitters like norepinephrine stimulate our bodies and minds. We get worn out after being amped up for too long, though, and so this type of neurotransmitter can actually lead to unhappiness. Inhibitory neurotransmitters like serotonin exert a calming influence on our minds, in part by counteracting the effects of excitatory neurotransmitters. Ultimately, the best moods are found when there is a balance between these two types.

These mood-affecting chemicals aren't made out of thin air, however. They're created by compounds found in food, and some foods are better at helping neurotransmitter production than others. We'll call these happy foods.

Typically, serotonin is the neurotransmitter most linked to happiness, since you need it to regulate sleep and pain. It's also a powerhouse at counteracting excitatory neurotransmitters [source: Neurogistics].

Foods that aid serotonin production include spinach, turkey and bananas. Spinach contains high concentrations of folate, a B-vitamin used in the serotonin creation process. Bananas and turkey pack lots of tryptophan, an amino acid that's converted into serotonin in the brain. Tryptophan manages to go directly to the brain by crossing the protective cellular barrier between the bloodstream and the brain. This makes tryptophan a rarity, since serotonin can't cross this blood-brain barrier [source: Hyde and Gengenbach].

Another major neurotransmitter that helps regulate and stabilize mood is gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), commonly referred to as "nature's Valium" because of its tranquilizing effects on the body. GABA is produced during the Krebs cycle, a physiological process by which nutrients are converted to energy for cellular use. Foods don't contain GABA, but some contain the neurotransmitter's building block, an amino acid called l-glutamine. Pork, beef and sesame and sunflower seeds all have high concentrations of glutamine [source: Neurogenesis]. Since l-glutamine can also transcend the blood-brain barrier and aids GABA production during the Krebs cycle, these foods can have an indirect but useful impact on your happiness.

Q:
What are the Happy Food?
Do you think that food can make us happier?
What can make you happier? (Ex: go shopping)

What are the activities would make you happier?

Why Comfort Foods Are So Comforting?

What are the special food you have tried?