by . rob waugh . -lrb- cnn -rrb- table ? check ? food ? check . wine ? check . shark ? eh , check ! from dining next to massive predators to drinking atop a rock in the middle of the ocean , no place is too strange for our rundown of some of africa 's most unusual restaurants . all across the continent , entrepreneurs have gone to great lengths to offer one-of-a kind settings for those looking for something different than your typical wine and dine environment . a hug or two a day may be more effective than an apple for keeping doctors at arm 's length . regular embraces can lower the risk of heart disease , combat stress and fatigue , boost the immune system , fight infections and ease depression , according to a new study . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . just ten seconds of hugging can lower blood pressure and after this time elapses , levels of feel-good hormones such as oxytocin increase , while the amounts of stress chemicals , including cortisol , drop . healthy hugs : a ten-second hug a day can lower the risk of infections and heart disease . so , if you are one of them , click through the gallery above to see some of our suggestions about a culinary experience less ordinary . read this : what does temptation taste like ? read this : 12-tier cakes and vip toilets . more from african start-up . ` the positive emotional experience of hugging gives rise to biochemical and physiological reactions , ' says psychologist dr jan astrom , who led the study report published in the journal comprehensive psychology . a second study found that after ten seconds of hugging , levels of various hormones in men and women aged 20 to 49 changed . oxytocin is secreted by the body during childbirth and in breastfeeding , where it stimulates release of milk . until recently , its effects were thought to be confined to just that . love 's embrace : hugging releases health-benefiting hormones . but research is increasingly showing that it seems to have many more effects , from improving social skills to combating stress and encouraging trust . the skin contains a network of tiny , egg-shaped pressure centres called pacinian corpuscles that can sense touch and which are in contact with the brain through the vagus nerve . the vagus nerve winds its way through the body and is connected to a number of organs , including the heart . it is also connected to oxytocin receptors . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent civilisation there , it would have watched how the universe started expanding after the big bang and how galaxies and the first stars formed . ' english cricket 's new broom swept dramatically through the national team on wednesday night when paul downton paid the price for their woeful world cup by being sacked as managing director . the move came a day ahead of an ecb board meeting that was meant to discuss the future of a figure who has endured a traumatic time since replacing hugh morris in the aftermath of the ashes whitewash . with more sackings inevitable , sportsmail asks : who 's next ? alastair cook . downton was a supporter of cook as test captain but was persuaded to sack him as one-day captain three weeks before the disastrous world cup campaign . the new ` director of england cricket ' might think cook needs to go back to scoring runs at the top of the order after failing to convince as a tactician . one theory is that stimulation of the vagus triggers an increase in oxytocin , which in turn leads to the cascade of health benefits . the planets are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . a jupiter-like extrasolar planet : one planet is the size of jupiter , the other three times bigger . both are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . they are just 375 light years away from our solar system . they were detected using ` radial velocity ' , where astronomers watch for ` wobbles ' in starlight , caused by the pull of orbiting worlds . verdict : vulnerable . alastair cook was sacked as one-day captain three weeks before the disastrous world cup campaign . peter moores . one planet is thought to be as massive as jupiter in our solar system . the other is roughly three times the size of jupiter . if there is life , there , it 's liable to be very different from human beings . planet formation was not thought to be possible in the early universe , when stars were ` metal poor ' - lacking elements heavier than hydrogen and helium . an atrocious world cup heaped even more pressure on the coach , whose reappointment last year by downton has been mitigated only by last summer 's test series win against india . described as ` the outstanding coach of his generation ' by downton , moores ' position is now as weak as it has been . verdict : vulnerable . downton has left his role as managing director of england and wales cricket board . kevin pietersen . it is almost inconceivable that barely six months after publishing one of the most vitriolic books in the history of sport , this high-maintenance player could be on the brink of a return . but downton 's removal , and giles clarke 's departure , means the path is now clear for pietersen if he scores runs for surrey . verdict : return possible . pietersen has rejoined surrey in the hope of earning a place in the ashes squad for england this summer . setiawan says , ` it 's iron abundance is only about one per cent that of our sun . i wonder what kind of ` blood ' they have without iron element -- at the time , there were almost no heavy elements available . ' the new planets were detected by the european southern observatory at la silla paranal , chile , south america . it had been thought that it was impossible for planets to form without these heavier elements . setiawan acknowledges that the planets could have formed later in the life cycle of the star - but says this is unlikely . usually planets form just shortly after the star formation , ' he said . ` second-generation planets might also form after a star has died , but this is still under debate . ' james whitaker . the chairman of selectors and former leicestershire captain has been involved in one of the grimmest periods in english cricket . selections have been difficult to fathom at times and a series of well-publicised clangers have alienated the selector from players , spectators and media . verdict : sure to follow downton out the door . the chairman of selectors james whitaker -lrb- left -rrb- looks sure to follow paul downton through the exit door .
hugging releases stress-reducing hormone oxytocin . ten seconds of hugging a day can lower your blood pressure .
by . rob waugh . -lrb- cnn -rrb- table ? check ? food ? check . wine ? check . shark ? eh , check ! from dining next to massive predators to drinking atop a rock in the middle of the ocean , no place is too strange for our rundown of some of africa 's most unusual restaurants . all across the continent , entrepreneurs have gone to great lengths to offer one-of-a kind settings for those looking for something different than your typical wine and dine environment . a hug or two a day may be more effective than an apple for keeping doctors at arm 's length . regular embraces can lower the risk of heart disease , combat stress and fatigue , boost the immune system , fight infections and ease depression , according to a new study . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . just ten seconds of hugging can lower blood pressure and after this time elapses , levels of feel-good hormones such as oxytocin increase , while the amounts of stress chemicals , including cortisol , drop . healthy hugs : a ten-second hug a day can lower the risk of infections and heart disease . so , if you are one of them , click through the gallery above to see some of our suggestions about a culinary experience less ordinary . read this : what does temptation taste like ? read this : 12-tier cakes and vip toilets . more from african start-up . ` the positive emotional experience of hugging gives rise to biochemical and physiological reactions , ' says psychologist dr jan astrom , who led the study report published in the journal comprehensive psychology . a second study found that after ten seconds of hugging , levels of various hormones in men and women aged 20 to 49 changed . oxytocin is secreted by the body during childbirth and in breastfeeding , where it stimulates release of milk . until recently , its effects were thought to be confined to just that . love 's embrace : hugging releases health-benefiting hormones . but research is increasingly showing that it seems to have many more effects , from improving social skills to combating stress and encouraging trust . the skin contains a network of tiny , egg-shaped pressure centres called pacinian corpuscles that can sense touch and which are in contact with the brain through the vagus nerve . the vagus nerve winds its way through the body and is connected to a number of organs , including the heart . it is also connected to oxytocin receptors . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent civilisation there , it would have watched how the universe started expanding after the big bang and how galaxies and the first stars formed . ' english cricket 's new broom swept dramatically through the national team on wednesday night when paul downton paid the price for their woeful world cup by being sacked as managing director . the move came a day ahead of an ecb board meeting that was meant to discuss the future of a figure who has endured a traumatic time since replacing hugh morris in the aftermath of the ashes whitewash . with more sackings inevitable , sportsmail asks : who 's next ? alastair cook . downton was a supporter of cook as test captain but was persuaded to sack him as one-day captain three weeks before the disastrous world cup campaign . the new ` director of england cricket ' might think cook needs to go back to scoring runs at the top of the order after failing to convince as a tactician . one theory is that stimulation of the vagus triggers an increase in oxytocin , which in turn leads to the cascade of health benefits . the planets are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . a jupiter-like extrasolar planet : one planet is the size of jupiter , the other three times bigger . both are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . downton through the exit door .
by . rob waugh . -lrb- cnn -rrb- table ? check ? food ? check . wine ? check . shark ? eh , check ! from dining next to massive predators to drinking atop a rock in the middle of the ocean , no place is too strange for our rundown of some of africa 's most unusual restaurants . all across the continent , entrepreneurs have gone to great lengths to offer one-of-a kind settings for those looking for something different than your typical wine and dine environment . a hug or two a day may be more effective than an apple for keeping doctors at arm 's length . regular embraces can lower the risk of heart disease , combat stress and fatigue , boost the immune system , fight infections and ease depression , according to a new study . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . just ten seconds of hugging can lower blood pressure and after this time elapses , levels of feel-good hormones such as oxytocin increase , while the amounts of stress chemicals , including cortisol , drop . healthy hugs : a ten-second hug a day can lower the risk of infections and heart disease . so , if you are one of them , click through the gallery above to see some of our suggestions about a culinary experience less ordinary . read this : what does temptation taste like ? read this : 12-tier cakes and vip toilets . more from african start-up . ` the positive emotional experience of hugging gives rise to biochemical and physiological reactions , ' says psychologist dr jan astrom , who led the study report published in the journal comprehensive psychology . a second study found that after ten seconds of hugging , levels of various hormones in men and women aged 20 to 49 changed . oxytocin is secreted by the body during childbirth and in breastfeeding , where it stimulates release of milk . until recently , its effects were thought to be confined to just that . love 's embrace : hugging releases health-benefiting hormones . but research is increasingly showing that it seems to have many more effects , from improving social skills to combating stress and encouraging trust . the skin contains a network of tiny , egg-shaped pressure centres called pacinian corpuscles that can sense touch and which are in contact with the brain through the vagus nerve . the vagus nerve winds its way through the body and is connected to a number of organs , including the heart . it is also connected to oxytocin receptors . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent one-day captain three weeks before the disastrous world cup campaign . the new ` director of england cricket ' might think cook needs to go back to scoring runs at the top of the order after failing to convince as a tactician . one theory is that stimulation of the vagus triggers an increase in oxytocin , which in turn leads to the cascade of health benefits . the planets are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . a jupiter-like extrasolar planet : one planet is the size of jupiter , the other three times bigger . both are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . elements heavier than hydrogen and helium . an atrocious world cup heaped even more pressure on the coach , whose reappointment last year by downton has been mitigated only by last summer 's test series win against india . described as ` the outstanding coach of his generation ' by downton , moores ' position is now as weak as it has been . verdict : vulnerable . downton has left his role as managing director of england and wales cricket board . kevin pietersen . it is almost inconceivable that barely six months after publishing one of the most vitriolic books in the history of sport , this high-maintenance player could be on the brink of a return . but downton 's removal , and giles clarke 's departure , means the path is now clear for pietersen if he scores runs for surrey . verdict : return possible . pietersen has rejoined surrey in the hope of earning a place in the ashes squad for england this summer . setiawan says , ` it 's iron abundance is only about one per cent that of our sun . i wonder what kind of ` blood ' they have without iron element -- at the time , there were almost no heavy elements available . ' the new planets were detected by the european southern observatory at la silla paranal , chile , south america . it had been thought that it was impossible for planets to form without these heavier elements . setiawan acknowledges downton through the exit door .
by. rob waugh. -lrb- cnn -rrb- table? check? food? check. wine? check. shark? eh, check! from dining next massive predators to drinking atop a rock in, no place strange our rundown of some africa 's most unusual restaurants all across, entrepreneurs gone offer one-of-a kind settings those than your typical wine dine environment a hug or two a may more an apple for keeping doctors at arm 's length. regular embraces can lower, combat stress fatigue boost fight ease depression according published :. 09:25 est, 27 march 2012. |. updated :. just ten seconds hugging can lower after this time elapses, levels feel-good hormones such while amounts stress chemicals, including drop. healthy hugs : a ten-second hug a can lower infections. so, if one them click through the gallery above our suggestions about a culinary experience less ordinary. read : what does temptation taste read : 12-tier cakes vip toilets. more from african start-up. ` the positive emotional experience hugging gives biochemical and physiological reactions, ' says psychologist dr jan astrom led the study report published comprehensive psychology a second study found after ten seconds hugging, levels various hormones men aged changed. oxytocin secreted during childbirth in breastfeeding, where stimulates release milk. until recently, its effects thought confined just that. love 's embrace : hugging releases health-benefiting hormones. but research is increasingly it seems many more effects, from improving social skills combating stress encouraging trust the skin contains a network tiny, egg-shaped pressure centres called pacinian corpuscles can sense touch which in through. the vagus nerve winds is connected organs,. it also connected oxytocin receptors. 09:32 est, 27 march 2012. two huge new planets spotted a telescopes chile are the oldest planets detected outside - have there the milky way fully. dr johny setiawan, whose team found the planets the star hip 11952 said : ` if there once intelligent civilisation, watched how started expanding after galaxies and the first stars. ' english cricket 's new broom swept dramatically the national team on wednesday night when paul downton paid their woeful world cup by being sacked managing director. the move came a ahead an ecb board meeting meant a figure endured a traumatic time since replacing hugh morris the aftermath the ashes whitewash. with more sackings inevitable, sportsmail asks : who 's next? alastair cook. downton was a supporter cook as test captain but persuaded sack three the disastrous world cup campaign. the new ` director england cricket might think cook needs go scoring runs at after failing convince as a tactician. one theory stimulation the vagus triggers, the cascade health benefits. the planets thought three earth, were 12.8 a jupiter-like extrasolar planet : one planet is the size jupiter, three times bigger. both are thought three times earth, were 12.8 they just 375 light. they detected using ` radial velocity where astronomers watch ` wobbles starlight, caused the pull orbiting worlds. verdict : vulnerable. alastair cook was sacked one-day captain three the disastrous world cup campaign. peter moores. one planet is thought as massive jupiter in. the other is roughly three times jupiter. if there life, there, it 's liable very different human beings planet formation was not thought, when stars ` metal poor ' - lacking elements heavier an atrocious world cup heaped even more pressure the coach, whose reappointment last by downton has mitigated only last 's test series win india described ` the outstanding coach ' downton, moores ' position is now as weak. verdict : vulnerable. downton has left england wales cricket board. kevin pietersen. it almost barely six publishing one sport, this high-maintenance player could on. but downton 's removal, giles clarke 's departure means the path clear pietersen if scores runs for surrey verdict : return possible. pietersen has rejoined surrey the hope earning the ashes squad england this. setiawan says, ` it 's iron abundance only about one that our sun. i wonder ` blood ' they without iron element -- at, there almost no heavy elements available. ' the new planets detected the european southern observatory at la silla paranal, chile it had thought it impossible planets these heavier elements. setiawan acknowledges the planets could later - this. usually planets form just shortly, ' he. ` second-generation planets might also form after a star, but this still under. ' james whitaker. the chairman selectors former leicestershire captain has involved one the grimmest periods english cricket. selections have difficult fathom at and a series well-publicised clangers alienated the selector from players, spectators media verdict : sure to follow downton out. the chairman selectors james whitaker -lrb- left -rrb- looks sure follow paul downton through the exit door.
by . rob waugh . -lrb- cnn -rrb- table ? check ? food ? check . wine ? check . shark ? eh , check ! from dining next to massive predators to drinking atop a rock in the middle of the ocean , no place is too strange for our rundown of some of africa 's most unusual restaurants . all across the continent , entrepreneurs have gone to great lengths to offer one-of-a kind settings for those looking for something different than your typical wine and dine environment . a hug or two a day may be more effective than an apple for keeping doctors at arm 's length . regular embraces can lower the risk of heart disease , combat stress and fatigue , boost the immune system , fight infections and ease depression , according to a new study . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . just ten seconds of hugging can lower blood pressure and after this time elapses , levels of feel-good hormones such as oxytocin increase , while the amounts of stress chemicals , including cortisol , drop . healthy hugs : a ten-second hug a day can lower the risk of infections and heart disease . so , if you are one of them , click through the gallery above to see some of our suggestions about a culinary experience less ordinary . read this : what does temptation taste like ? read this : 12-tier cakes and vip toilets . more from african start-up . ` the positive emotional experience of hugging gives rise to biochemical and physiological reactions , ' says psychologist dr jan astrom , who led the study report published in the journal comprehensive psychology . a second study found that after ten seconds of hugging , levels of various hormones in men and women aged 20 to 49 changed . oxytocin is secreted by the body during childbirth and in breastfeeding , where it stimulates release of milk . until recently , its effects were thought to be confined to just that . love 's embrace : hugging releases health-benefiting hormones . but research is increasingly showing that it seems to have many more effects , from improving social skills to combating stress and encouraging trust . the skin contains a network of tiny , egg-shaped pressure centres called pacinian corpuscles that can sense touch and which are in contact with the brain through the vagus nerve . the vagus nerve winds its way through the body and is connected to a number of organs , including the heart . it is also connected to oxytocin receptors . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent downton through the exit door .
 The text discusses the importance of healthy eating habits, particularly in relation to heart disease. It highlights how certain foods can increase the risk of heart disease and suggests that making informed choices about diet can help mitigate this risk. Additionally, it touches upon the role of stress management and regular exercise in maintaining overall well-being.