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What You Eat Affects How You Look

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:16:36 +0000

Most articles about diet focuses on the role of diet in order to obtain an optimum inner health and the prevention of disease. For example, many stories as the antioxidants in fruits and vegetables can fight free radical damage to your immune cells, your organs and your DNA.

Well guess what? The same phytochemicals, vitamins, nutrients and minerals that keep your bowels of the pink are equally essential for clear skin, bright smiles, strong nails and clear eyes.

* Antioxidants found: in abundance in colorful fruits and vegetables to help these nutrients against signs of aging due to oxidation – the rust, if you will, of our cells. Beauty foods, the main source of antioxidants include: pomegranates, prunes, Concord grape juice, blueberries, blackberries, red cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, dried plums, kiwis, raspberries, strawberries, raw spinach, oranges, apples and watercress.

* Essential fatty acids: Certain polyunsaturated oils are considered important because they must be included in our food. Essential fatty acids like omega-3 and omega-6 can be an inflammation that can cause skin become clogged and reduce wrinkles. Sources include seafood – such as salmon, sardines, trout and flounder – as well as almonds, walnuts and flaxseed.

* Will maximize water, moderate alcohol consumption: water, and much of it to help keep your skin hydrated, while alcohol in excess of 4 ounces per day you can have a drink it dry. In addition, a dermatologist and an extension lead from alcohol fragile facial capillaries and rosacea can be more difficult to say.

* Bold healthy: It is always important to minimize the artery clogging saturated fats, do not worry, monounsaturated fats like olive oil and other liquid vegetable oils to keep emulsifies the skin.

* Vitamin C: Also, you should keep your face with Vitamin C to maintain a feed of collagen, the key component of connective tissue to the underlying foundation of your skin. The best sources of vitamin C are citrus fruits and juices, broccoli, cauliflower, cantaloupe, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers and green peas.

Diabetes And Your Diet

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:00:49 +0000

First question is how prevalent is diabetes?

Using Australia as an example that has a total population of around 20 million inhabitants, in the last full year official figures show 70,000 people were diagnosed with diabetes during the year.

At present 700,000 people are diagnosed with having diabetes and a conservative figure indicate that for each person diagnosed there is another that is not diagnosed but does suffer from diabetes. The organization Diabetes Australia forecast that by the year 2010 the number of sufferers could be close to 10% of population. This rate of increase is happening throughout the developed world and is caused by lack of exercise and poor diet. We could be quite cruel here and say that people are queuing to shorten their lifespan because diabetes does reduce your lifespan.

We must exercise more and be more conscious of what we eat. Attention to diet should start from a very young age; in particular we should concentrate on serving sizes and avoiding fatty foods.

People most at risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common, are overweight and do not exercise. They may have high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol, if you fit this category asks your doctor to check for diabetes next time you visit.

I saved the scariest fact for last: The total number of people in Australia with diabetes or “pre-diabetes” is 3.2 million or 15.1% of the total population.

Advices about Diet to Reduce Rheumatic Pain and Inflammatory Conditions

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:28:11 +0000

Diseases, therefore it is advice able to eat a good amount of food that reduces inflammation and reduces the consumption of food that contains inflammatory agents. Here are some simple dietary advices that may help reduce rheumatic conditions:

THINGS YOU SHOULD EAT TO REDUCE RHEUMATISM

Fish, especially fat fish, fish oil, olive oil, walnut oil and raps oil should be a part of your diet. The fat in these types of food, omega-3-poly-unsaturated fat or omega-9-poly-unsaturated fat reduces inflammation. However, if you add these types of oils to your diet, you should reduce the intake of other types of fat, so that you do not get too much fat.

THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT EAT TOO MUCH OF

Do not consume much Soya oil and corn oil, since these types of fat increase inflammation. Most food you buy that is ready to eat from the factory or restaurants contain these types of fat.

Bread, cereals and products made of corn or cereals also increase the inflammation responses, especially if they contain wheat. Wheat causes a special type of inflammation in the intestines called celiac disease in some individuals, but may also trigger inflammation of non-celiac type. However, full-corn cereals and full-corn bread are valuable types of food, so you should not stop eating them. But if you eat bread or corn products at every meal, you should reduce your intake of these and eat more potatoes, beans and peas.

THINGS YOU SHOULD IDEALLY NOT EAT AT ALL

Margarine, snacks, fast food and ready made cakes or cookies often contain this kind of fat. Unfortunately this type of fat is also often added to bread. A good idea could be to bake your bread yourself.

Nutrition Diet while Traveling

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:11:58 +0000

Nutrition probably not the best time in which to start a healthy diet, but if you are currently making healthy choices in your foods already, modifying your diet slightly to accommodate travel, is not as difficult as it first may seem.

If you are traveling by airplane, your diet may have to include airplane food, which can often be of poor nutritional value, depending on the selection. When you book your flight, ask about your food options, ask if a vegetarian dish is available? If you can, eat a larger meal before your flight, so that you don’t have to eat the entire meal that is served, to feel full.

When driving or taking a bus, you may be tempted to stop at fast food restaurants and eat the meals found there. If you must, choose the healthiest options available, like chicken breasts and diet soda.

Carrying a loaf of whole-wheat bread or pita wraps, some lean lunchmeat, and low-fat cheese in a cooler is a great way to avoid high-fat and high-cholesterol junk food meals.

Lastly, make smart choices when you eat out. If you choose salads or pasta get the dressing on the side and ask about low-carb options. Yes, eating healthy foods when you travel can be a challenge.

5 Tips for Losing Five Pounds a Week!

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:37 +0000

Does any of the following sound familiar? You desperately want to lose weight, but you’ve tried so many different diets and failed over the years that you’ve grown discouraged.

Tip #1 – Exercise More Often! The healthiest way to lose weight is to exercise. Someone who increases the amount they exercise, but maintains the same diet and calorie intake, will almost certainly lose weight. Plus, excessive sweating from cardio activity, such as running, walking and using aerobic gym equipment, will help you de-bloat and lose inches and pounds quickly.

Tip #2 – Cut Down on Your Sugar Intake! In particular, watch how many sodas or juice drinks you consume. You should also watch out for “fat-free” products. Sugar is often used to replace the flavor that is lost when the fat is removed.

Tip #3 – Cut the Carbs! Cutting down on your carbohydrate intake, particularly white carbs (that is, carbs from white bread, potatoes, etc.) and instead eating more high quality lean proteins (such as chicken and fish) is a great way to drop a few pounds quickly. You should still eat fibrous carbs, such as berries, spinach and apples.

Tip #4 – Stop Eating Processed Foods! Instead eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Often, people who are used to eating a lot of junk food will discover they can actually a higher quantity of delicious fruits, vegetables and whole grains without gaining any weight.

Tip #5 – Drink More Water! Water naturally helps to suppress your appetite and drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day will help you lose weight and burn fat. On the other hand, if you don’t drink enough water every day, your body may store water and fat that you don’t need.

7 Weight Loss Tips for Kids and Their Families

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:23:36 +0000

Here is a sure-fire list of diet dos and don’t to help your family triumph over obesity:

1. Try again. Weight loss and healthy eating is not easy. There will be times when you and your family will struggle with this new lifestyle. It is important to keep trying. Failure is certain if you are not trying.

2. Avoid portion distortion. When serving food you must use portion control, a buffet-type or family-style situation tends to promote overeating.

3. Start the day off right with a good breakfast. A bowl of low-sugar cereal with low-fat milk, low-fat yogurt with a granola or breakfast bar, or an English muffin with peanut butter, rather than a doughnut or muffin. A healthy breakfast will put your family on the healthy track for the rest of the day.

4. be a ‘healthy’ role model. If there are chips, cookies and Twinkies and no fruit or vegetables when your kids look for snacks, how can they succeed? Line your refrigerator and cabinets with fresh fruits, nuts, low-fat cheese, and easy things for kids to snack on besides ‘junk food’.

5. Be positive. Say, Let’s go pick out fruits and make a fruit salad, don’t eat this or that. Use positive words and phrases when talking with your kid.

6. Make healthy eating a family affair. Create family meals together and for the entire family. Do not single out an overweight family member with special diet food. Your entire family can benefit form healthy eating regardless of weight.

7. Make time for physical activity. Make physical activity a family activity. Every night after dinner in the summer, go for a half-hour walk and make it an activity that kids look forward to.