tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25169168869736711022023-11-16T03:24:53.357-08:00weight loss for a healthy lifestyle<b><i>A collection of ideas, strategies and tips for a healthier life<br>
through nutrition, fitness and lifestyle choices</i></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-66348619557911339712015-10-05T15:08:00.002-07:002015-10-05T15:08:58.956-07:00The unpalatable additives lurking in our food... but are they really bad for you?<b>Titanium in chewing gum, antifreeze in salad dressing
and jet fuel in cereal: are they really THAT bad for you?</b><br />
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<i>Food researcher Dr Stuart Farrimond says certain additives can be good</i><br />
<i>Avoiding ready-made and processed foods is the best way to eat healthily</i><br />
<i>Steer clear of chewing too much gum as it may not be entirely harmless </i><br />
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There are lots of scary stories about the unusual ingredients added to foods to preserve them. From
sand in sugar to flavour enhancers in chicken breasts and even jet fuel
in cereal, there seems to be a whole host of unsavoury additives
lurking in our food. However
these ingredients are not always obvious from the additives,
preservatives and extracts listed on the back of the packaging - couched
in scientific terms too difficult to understand.</div>
But according to science communicator and food researcher Dr Stuart Farrimond, some of these additions are not all that bad. <span style="font-size: 1.2em;">He told: 'The truth is rarely as scary as the headline. </span><br />
'At
the end of the day, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and cooking
with simple ingredients, while avoiding too many pre-made meals and
processed foods is the best way to eat healthily.
'I think it's important to not cut out all treats - where would we be without chocolate and ice cream? Moderation is key.'
Here Dr Farrimond explains what each one of those ingredients mean.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Titanium dioxide in chewing gum</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Listed as: E171
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Dr Farrimond explained:</div>
'Titanium
dioxide is a rather unexciting white powder that is used as a pigment
to in foods, paints and sun creams to make them look whiter.
'You find it in tablets and capsules, cottage and Mozzarella cheeses, horseradish sauce, lemon curd and toothpaste.
">It
is highly purified and used in small amounts in foods; it doesn't
contain lead, as some website claim. On an ingredients list you will
find it hiding as E171 and, although the European Union considers it
safe, there has been some research that it may not be entirely harmless.
'It's been in foods for a long time and in the low concentrations found in foods it's almost certainly fine.
'The
European powers-that-be are nevertheless going over all the latest
evidence and reviewing whether it should still be allowed in food
products at its present levels.
'If
you're concerned, I suggest skipping anything that has E171 on the
ingredients list - and go easy on the chewing gum, remembering to spit
and not swallow.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Carcinogens BHA and BHT in frying oil. Can also contain TBHQ, used to make varnishes and resins
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span class="mol-style-medium">Listed as: BHA is E320, BHT is E321 and TBHQ is E319.</span></span></b></div>
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Dr Farrimond said: 'BHA
probably is a carcinogen but only if you consume it at very high doses.
In the levels it is found in food it is not something to worry about
and some experts think it could even be good for us in small doses.
'BHA
and its sister substance BHT are antioxidants- similar to some vitamins
- and are added to some fatty foods to stop them going off so quickly.
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Antifreeze in salad dressing
Listed as: Propylene glycol or E1520
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Dr Farrimond said:</div>
'Propylene
glycol is not antifreeze. The similar sounding ethylene glycol is
usually one of the main ingredients in antifreeze - and that is highly
poisonous. That said, propylene glycol is an ingredient in some
'non-toxic' antifreezes because it is much safer than ethylene glycol.
'Propylene glycol is a clear liquid that tastes slightly sweet and it goes under the codename E1520 in Europe.
'It has been added to foods and medicines for about fifty years as it helps to keep them moist and long lasting.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Jet fuel in cereals with added vitamins
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Listed as: E321</span></b></div>
Dr Farrimond said: 'This is a very useful antioxidant that is added to everything from cosmetics and fuel to some fatty foods.
'You'll
see it listed as E321 on some foods. It is an
anti-oxidant - like many vitamins and supplements 0 some experts think
that in the low doses found in food it could be good for us and actually
help fight cancer.
Lots of helpful substances come from some strange places. Insulin for diabetics, for example, is grown in bacteria.
'Quorn
meat substitute is a product of fungi and - yes - some vitamins and
additives are produced from a petroleum base. It might sound scary, but
it's exactly the same vitamin E molecule that is produced in plants –
you are not consuming petrol.'<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Sand in sugar
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Listed as: Silicon Dioxide, silica or E551</b></span></div>
Dr Farrimond said: Sand
is mostly silicon dioxide but, then again, silicon dioxide is pretty
much everywhere - in the earth, in water, in plants and in us.
'It
is completely harmless and the silicon dioxide in food is refined and
powdered. It's not the sort of thing you would normally add to your
cooking, so the idea may put you off eating anything with it in even
though no one ever died when sand got in their sarnie on the beach.
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Wood pulp in various processed foods</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Listed as: Cellulose</span></b></div>
Dr Farrimond said:
Cellulose is the 'fibre' that you find in fruit and vegetables -
helping to give it bulk. Cellulose isn't digested, it passes straight
through us and helps to 'keep us regular'. Most of us don't get enough
fibre in our diet because we don't eat enough greenery. Of all the food
additives, this is one of the least worrying.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Chemical fillers in chicken breast
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Listed as: Flavour enhancers and added protein</span></b></div>
Dr Farrimond said: 'The
amount of added water in supermarket meat is truly scandalous. It is
quite normal for chicken breasts to have been 'plumped' with 10 to 20
per cent extra water, sometimes more.
'It's
been done for years and while food manufacturers argue that it makes
for a more succulent meat, it is really a crafty way to make cuts of
meat seem bigger than they actually are. All the water comes off in
cooking, and the meat will ultimately shrink back down to its real size.
'Plumped
meats sometimes have some added extras, including added protein and
flavour enhancers to make them taste a bit better - but it is the water
that you really should be shedding tears over.
'Whole
chickens aren't allowed to be plumped in the same way that cuts are, so
buying a whole bird makes more economical sense. Check the label before
you buy to see how much meat is really in your meat.' <br />
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<li class="">Two experts have studied the link between exercise and obesity for years</li>
<li class="">Trials show exercising and dieting is no more effective than dieting alone</li>
<li class="">When people exercise, their appetite increases and they eat more food </li>
<li class="">The only way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories, they concluded</li>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Most people hoping to shed a few pounds head straight for the gym.</span>
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But the miles they clock up on the treadmill may not actually help them lose any weight, scientists now claim.<br />
Doing more exercise increases a person's appetite, and they tend to eat more food as a result, the researchers said.
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Therefore
controlling calories – with or without increasing physical activity -
is the key to maintaining or losing weight, they concluded.<br />
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Dr Richard
Cooper and Dr Amy Luke, both from Loyola University Chicago Stritch
School of Medicine, have been studying the link between exercise and
obesity for years.
Writing
in the International Journal of Epidemiology, they said: 'Physical
activity is crucially important for improving overall health and fitness
levels. But there is limited evidence to suggest that it can blunt the surge in obesity.
'<br />
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This
crucial part of the public health message is not appreciated in
recommendations to be more active, walk up stairs and eat more fruits
and vegetables.<br />
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'The prescription needs to be precise: There is only one effective way to lose weight - eat fewer calories.'<br />
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Numerous
clinical trials have found that exercising as well as restricting
calories achieves virtually the same weight loss calorie-restriction
alone, they said.<br />
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And other studies show no link between the energy someone expends (through exercise) and subsequent changes to their weight.
They
added that only 'extremely small' proportions of the US population do
enough physical activity to affect their long term balance of energy.<br />
<br />
Therefore, they argue that that physical activity does not influence obesity, they said.<br />
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They
concluded: 'While physical activity has many benefits, multiple lines of
evidence lead to the conclusion that an increase in physical activity
is offset by an increase in calorie intake, unless conscious effort is
made to limit that compensatory response.'<br />
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Last year, Dr Michael Mosley, the brains behind the popular 5:2 diet, warned that exercise can actually cause us to gain weight.
'A
lot of people think that when you exercise, you can eat what you want -
and that the gym will make you happy,' he said.<br />
But this is wrong.<br />
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He
added: 'The key problem is that we reward ourselves with 'treats' after
exercise - or have the "I've been to the gym, so I can eat what I want
mentality".
'Exercise is a good way to keep weight off - but it's not a good way to lose it'.<br />
<br />
'Going to the gym will burn calories - but way less than we think.
'1lb
of fat is 3,500 calories - and fat is more energy-dense than dynamite' -
so to burn 1lb of fat you'd need to run about 38 miles.'<br />
<br />
He cites the example of a muffin and latte - which many of us underestimate the calorie content of. 'If you run one mile, you burn roughly 100 calories,' he told presenters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes.
'A muffin contains around 500 calories - so you would have to run for five miles or walk for 10 miles to burn it off.'
And
when it comes to a latte - which has around 150 calories - it would be
1.5 miles of running or a three-mile (hour long) walk.
'That is why people never lose weight going to the gym in the long-run.<br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150817142140.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sciencedaily.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/exercise-alone-does-not-help-in-losing-weight" target="_blank">http://www.newswise.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3202386/Going-gym-WON-T-help-lose-weight-need-eat-Study-finds-exercise-not-shed-pounds.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a></i>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Health experts have warned against eating pre-washed spinach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">They say commercial washing techniques fails to remove 90% of the bacteria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Small
peaks and valleys in baby spinach leaves could be a key reason why
there have been numerous bacterial outbreaks involving leafy green
vegetables, they say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Greens are washed by commercial processes before they head to the grocery store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">But
these methods, which can include water and bleach rinses or
irradiation, are not completely effective, says Nichola Kinsinger of the
University of California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">She
says scientists have estimated that 99 percent of food-borne illnesses
from leafy greens can be traced back to disinfection issues. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'In
a sense the leaf is protecting the bacteria and allowing it to spread,'
said Nichola Kinsinger, a post-doctoral researcher working with Sharon
Walker, a professor of chemical and environmental engineering. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font">
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'It
was surprising to discover how the leaf surface formed
micro-environments that reduce the bleach concentration and in this case
the very disinfection processes intended to clean, remove, and prevent
contamination was found to be the potential pathway to amplifying
foodborne outbreaks.' </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">As
a result, as the leaves move through the processing facility after
being rinsed the bacteria may continue to live, grow, spread, and
contaminate other leaves and surfaces within the facility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The
researchers in the Bourns College of Engineering found that because of
the varied topography of the spinach leaf nearly 15 percent of the leaf
surface may reach concentrations as low as 1000 times that of the bleach
disinfectant being used to rinse it.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font">
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Despite
current disinfection rinsing, bacteria are surviving on the leaf and
causing cross contamination, resulting in the numerous outbreaks we hear
about in the media,' Kinsinger said.</span></div>
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<span id="ext-gen94" style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Pathogens can come from irrigation waters or from water used during processing, and they can adhere to spinach leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'If
these bacteria are not all killed in the disinfection process, they can
continue to live, grow, spread and contaminate other surfaces within
the facility and other leaves.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Using
a parallel-plate flow chamber system that Walker developed, the
researchers tested the real-time attachment and detachment of bacteria
to the outer layer of spinach leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">At
low bleach concentrations, the bacteria fell off the leaves, but
remained alive. At the higher concentrations used commercially, however,
all of the bacteria were killed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'This result was perplexing,' Walker says. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Our experiments were telling us that
commercial bleach rinses should be much more effective than they are.
But then we studied the leaf itself in more detail.' </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Currently,
the industry standard is to add 50 to 200 parts per million of bleach to
the water used to rinse leafy green vegetables. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">But that is just a recommendation, not a requirement or regulation, Kinsinger said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">For
the research, Kinsinger and Walker designed a parallel plate flow
chamber system to evaluate in real time the attachment and detachment of
pathogens to the spinach in realistic water chemistries and flow
conditions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Their
work focused exclusively on baby spinach, however the issue of reduced
bleach concentration across the leaf surface and other surfaces within
the processing facility translates beyond the specific scenarios tested
and demonstrates the limitation of bleach disinfection causing
significant concern over public health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Future research will focus on a broader range of foods, surfaces in processing facilities and pathogen types, Kinsinger said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Despite
their findings, Kinsinger notes that the United States has one of
safest food supply system. Still, she says, 'I recommend rinsing those
leaves.'</span><br />
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keeps you focused, allows you to track your progress and gives you
objective data to understand why you are, or are not, reaching your
goals.<br />
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However developing a strength routine can be stressful, intimidating and confusing.</div>
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Too often people’s default program is
cardio followed by a few push-ups and crunches. Alternatively, those who
spend time in the weight room prioritize exercises such as bench press
and shoulder press.</div>
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Any activity at all
is commendable, but the above exercises primarily train the front of
the body and can contribute to a rounded posture and back and shoulder
injuries.</div>
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So, whether you’re a gym
newbie, or have been training for years, make sure your plan is
balanced. The five muscle groups below are a critical part of any plan,
but are typically overlooked. Don’t be typical; train smart.</div>
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<b>1. The posterior chain.</b></div>
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This
is also known as the back of your body, running from the back of your
head to the back of your heels. Prioritize strengthening your posterior
chain, specifically your back and glutes (bum).</div>
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Do
one upper-back exercise for every chest exercise. If you have been
overtraining your chest for years, for the next two months do two
upper-back exercises for every one chest exercise.</div>
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Chest
exercises include push-ups, the bench press and flys. Upper-back
exercises include any type of row, lat pull downs, pull-ups and reverse
flys.</div>
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Do at least one lower-back exercise such as the bird dog, back extensions or supermans.</div>
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Strengthen your glutes with multijoint exercises such as deadlifts, squats and bridges.</div>
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<b>2. Balance and feet exercises.</b></div>
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Balance
and feet strengthening exercises require proprioception – the body’s
mind/body loop, which allows the brain to register where the body is in
space, and then to tell the body which muscles to “turn on.”</div>
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Decreased
proprioceptive abilities, and/or weak feet, can contribute to a
plethora of injuries including plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains and knee
and hip pain.</div>
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When you run, your feet
and brain need to communicate so your feet can safely negotiate the
terrain. Otherwise, you trip and fall. And when your proprioception is
poor, your body compensates by using vision; you look down to know where
your feet are. Over time, looking down will round your spine.</div>
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Incorporate
unstable equipment such as a bosu, resistance ball or balance board
into your routine. Try some squats or push-ups on the bosu. Do some
balance work barefoot to strengthen your feet. Try standing on one leg
with your eyes closed.</div>
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<b>3. Rotator cuff exercises.</b></div>
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Your
rotator cuff is made up of four small muscles that originate on your
shoulder blade. Together, they help stabilize your arm bone in your
shoulder socket and help maintain proper posture.</div>
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Try
band external rotations. Stand against the edge of a door frame,
shoulder blades on either side of the frame. Hold a resistance band,
palms up and arms at 90 degrees. Draw your arm bones back in your
shoulder sockets.</div>
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Then use the muscles
around the back of your shoulders to rotate your hands out to the side.
As your arms move, squeeze your shoulder blades slightly around the door
frame. Repeat 15 times.</div>
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<b>4. Wrist exercises.</b></div>
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Weak
wrists are often the limiting factor when people are trying to improve
their pull-ups, push-ups and deadlifts. Strengthen your wrists by
changing your hand position or the width of your grip when you use free
weights or barbells. For example, use a thicker bar when doing bench
press or bent-over rows; do biceps curls with your palms down; triceps
cable presses with your palms up; or put Fat Gripz around dumbbells to
increase the diameter of what your hands have to hold.</div>
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<b>5. Mindfully do functional multijoint exercises.</b>
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<b></b>Done
correctly, functional multijoint exercises such as planks, deadlifts,
squats, wood chops and bird dogs are an integral part of any program.
They work the entire core, integrate the trunk into the rest of the body
and prepare the body for real life.</div>
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Unfortunately,
most people just go through the motions. To get the most out of any
exercise, to improve your biomechanics and to properly train your core,
you have to pay attention to how your body is positioned.</div>
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For
example, when you are doing exercises such as squats and deadlifts,
think of them as a core challenge, a moving plank. Focus on stabilizing
your spine, don’t let your back arch or round as you move.</div>
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Regardless
of your exercise selection, always progress appropriately, ask a gym
employee for instructions when needed and listen to your body.</div>
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<i>Source: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health-advisor/five-muscle-groups-that-are-too-often-ignored-at-the-gym/article25414445/" target="_blank">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/</a></i> </div>
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Making healthy choices during the summer
can be a challenge. I get it – it just feels “right” to indulge while
relaxing at the cottage or sitting on a patio. But it is possible to
enjoy your summer and maintain a healthy lifestyle; it just takes
mindfulness and advance planning.</div>
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First, analyze where you are most likely to veer off track.</div>
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Do you stop exercising any time your
routine changes? Are you a social eater, or do you snack when you are
alone? Do you use unhealthy food as an instant energy boost when you are
tired or bored on road trips?</div>
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Tailor your game plan to your individual needs; prepare for your trigger situations in advance.</div>
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<b>If you indulge while traveling when you’re unprepared and tend to grab something (anything!)</b></div>
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Don’t let yourself fall into the trap of “having to” buy unhealthy snacks.</div>
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Research healthier restaurants en route, or, better yet, pack a cooler full of nutritious snacks.</div>
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For
longer road trips, locate in advance the grocery stores you will pass.
Stop and buy fresh fruit, vegetables and prepared deli food. Or purchase
fresh fruit and vegetables from roadside stands. Always have a water
bottle so you don’t get dehydrated, and use that water to wash any
produce.</div>
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Download an audio book or podcasts to keep you entertained.</div>
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Live
by my “love it” rule. Don’t deprive yourself – life is worth living –
but don’t mindlessly eat. Treat yourself to a reasonable portion of
something that you love. Pick one treat. Don’t have chips, beer and
wings. If you love beer, have one with a healthier meal. If you don’t
love beer but you love wings, drink a low-calorie alcoholic beverage or
water and indulge in a few wings.</div>
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If you are attending an event at someone’s home, offer to bring something. That way you have at least one healthy option.</div>
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Before
going to a restaurant, preview the menu online and decide what you will
eat. On arrival, don’t look at a menu. Order your predetermined choice.</div>
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<b>If you tend to slouch on vacation</b></div>
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Don’t
let a change to your routine be an excuse not to exercise. You don’t
need a gym to get a good workout; you can move and be active anywhere!</div>
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To
fit in cardio while travelling, try fartlek intervals. Warm up for 10
minutes, then pick a random landmark to sprint towards. If you are
swimming, sprint for a certain number of strokes. Once you hit your
landmark or your stroke count, slow down and recover. Repeat for 10 to
30 minutes. Finish with a cool-down and then stretch.</div>
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foot or on a bike. Use the pedometer on your phone, or buy a tracking
device and aim to get 10,000 steps per day.</div>
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in strength training. Most hotels have a gym, but if yours doesn’t, or
if you’re staying with family, pack a resistance band. Train in your
bedroom. Bands are light, inexpensive, highly portable and offer a full
body workout. Try attaching the band to the bedpost to do standing rows,
or standing on it to do biceps curls. If you don’t like the band, use
your body weight to do squats, lunges, push-ups, planks and V holds.</div>
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main take-away is that it is always possible to make healthier choices;
it just takes mindfulness and some advance planning. If you make a
choice you are not proud of, don’t feel guilty. Instead, use it as
learning experience so you can make a more informed choice next time.
Also, remember that just because you make one indulgent choice doesn’t
mean you have to indulge constantly. Try to keep in mind that your
future self will be happier – and have fewer bad habits to break after
vacation – if you follow the “love it” rule and remember that moderation
is key.</div>
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Need a cold snack on a hot day? These treats are perfect ways to cool off, without the extra calories.</div>
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Prepare the <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/strawberries-with-orange-ricotta-cream" target="_blank">orange-ricotta cream</a> early in the day; it is best served
very cold over ripe strawberries. You'll have a half cup of the cheese
mixture left over. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator
for up to one week.<br />
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Watermelon-feta skewers</h2>
<i>Ingredients:</i> 5 watermelon balls, 5 (one-half inch) feta cheese cubes, and 5 mint leaves on 5 skewers<br />
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Cranberry slushy</h2>
<i>Ingredients:</i> One-half cup cranberry juice cocktail and 1 tsp fresh lime juice blended with 1
cup ice cubes<i> </i><br />
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<i>Ingredients:</i> 1 cup peeled, chopped cucumber, one-half cup plain nonfat yogurt, 1 TBSP
chopped fresh mint, and a pinch of salt, blended with 3 ice cubes<br />
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Recipe for a 46 oz carafe:
10 hand-torn, fresh mint leaves + 2 bags of mint tea, preferably
peppermint. Pour room temperature water over the ingredients and let
steep for 1 hour. There is no need to use hot water; the tea will
release its flavor in room temperature water. After steeping for an
hour, strain and serve <i>over ice</i>.<br />
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Ready in 5 minutes: an "energy" drink perfect for the hot days (and not only!)<br />
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Fruit pops</h2>
Forget artificial fruit flavoring, and go for the real thing. Fruits
that are red, blue and purple contain high levels of essential
antioxidants and vitamins. Even though it does contain sugar, fruit
takes time to digest and hits the liver slowly; you don't get the same
sugar crash. Try this 4-ingredient recipe for <a href="https://www.healthwaysfit.com/article/strawberry-yogurt-pops"><b>strawberry yogurt pops</b></a> containing blended berries.<br />
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Since the invention of the Walkman, active people have shown that
staying entertained is a big key to fitness success. Now there's
evidence to suggest interactive entertainment actually can help you
exercise harder and boost your mind.<br />
<a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/how-to-trick-yourself-into-working-out-harder-without-even-realizing-it/ar-AAc1MkD?srcref=rss">University of Florida</a>
researchers recently reported that <u><b>brain games while cycling can
improve thinking ability and boost speed by 25 percent</b></u>. So you get to
have more fun, pump up your brain and enjoy significantly more physical
benefits.<br />
The researchers asked a group of older adults to use
stationary bicycles while performing mental tasks that ranged from
saying "go" whenever a blue star appeared on a screen to solving math
problems. They discovered a sweet spot of difficulty that was just
challenging enough to keep brains occupied but just simple enough to not
interrupt the workout.<br />
Imagine your brain as an engine.
Certain physical activities (walking, running, dancing) ask for a lot of
your brain's power to calculate stride, balance, limb coordination and
more. Other activities (cycling, squats, push-ups) require less brain
power because they're simple to do. <b>The trick is to multitask by pairing
a simple physical activity with a more challenging brain task or
pairing a complicated physical activity with an easier brain task</b>. You
want the engine running at full power but not overheating.<br />
Finding
that balance might seem tough, but you don't have to do it alone. Here
are four easy ways you can work your brain and body together for more
fitness firepower.<br />
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Group fitness classes</h2>
Providing a variety of exercises that keep participants' minds humming is part of a group fitness instructor's job. Classes like yoga, BOOM and Zumba
all are designed to improve strength and cardiovascular health while
engaging participants' minds with instructions and coordinated
movements.<br />
Working with an instructor and classmates, your brain is treated to social interaction<b>,</b> changing paces, different physical poses and new exercises that keep things interesting.<br />
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Podcasts</h2>
If you prefer to exercise on your own, try pairing stationary cycling or a treadmill workout with a podcast.<br />
Podcasts
are pre-recorded audio shows you can download on portable devices, such
as smartphones or tablets. Whether you're interested in sports,
history, music, movies, trivia or news, there's a podcast for you.<br />
You'll
be amazed how quickly a 30-minute walk passes when you're being
entertained and informed by your favorite podcast. To find podcasts, use
an online service such as <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://soundcloud.com/">SoundCloud</a>.<br />
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Hiking</h2>
The changing landscapes of hikes are a natural way
to keep your mind busy. Wildlife and plant life provide an interesting
backdrop for your eyes, and adjusting to terrain keeps your muscles
guessing and your brain focused on balance.<br />
To make things more
interesting, incorporate a camera for snapping photos on your hikes. Or
bring binoculars along for bird-watching. Linking the names and
characteristics of the world around you is a terrific way to busy your
mind while you're working your body.<br />
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Sports</h2>
Are you competitive person? Do you enjoy teamwork? Playing a sport could be the perfect fit for you. Sports like softball, pickleball and golf improve your muscle tone, endurance and motor skills while also engaging your mind in strategy, calculation and positioning.<br />
If you've played a sport before and enjoyed it, why not start again in an adult league or organize friends to play?<br />
Or,
if you're looking to try a sport you haven't played, ask friends who
may have played. Some key factors to consider when choosing a sport
include:<br />
<ul>
<li>What sort of experience, skills, or fitness are needed to start?</li>
<li>Do you need to purchase any special equipment?</li>
<li>Where is the sport played? Can you play locally?</li>
<li>What time are practices or games scheduled? Are there evening or weekend options that work with your schedule?</li>
<li>Are there fees associated with participation in teams or leagues?</li>
<li>What is the best way for a beginner to get involved?</li>
</ul>
No
matter which multitasking workouts you choose, the key is to have fun.
If you're feeling bored, it might be time to change up your fitness
routine. Remember that fitness is a lifelong journey. What interested
you before might not interest you now, and your tastes forever will
evolve.<br />
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<i>Source: <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/how-to-trick-yourself-into-working-out-harder-without-even-realizing-it/ar-AAc1MkD?srcref=rss" target="_blank">http://www.msn.com/en-us/health</a></i>, <i><a href="https://www.healthwaysfit.com/article/for-a-more-effective-workout-become-a-multitasker" target="_blank">https://www.healthwaysfit.com/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-49845911050521290162015-07-20T07:13:00.001-07:002015-07-27T13:13:53.865-07:00The wonders of WATERMELON: more than just delicious and refreshing...The question is, why is there so much craze for the watermelon? At first
glance, it may seem like nothing more than a big ball of water. We all
know that there is nothing more refreshing than a big, chilled wedge of
watermelon on a hot, summer day and it does sport a stylish scientific
name of C<i>itrullus Lanatus, </i>but
what’s the real reason so many people flock to grocery stores every
summer to buy a big, awkward fruit like this one? Well, it is hard to
narrow it down to a single reason; there are actually a lot of them.<br />
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<span id="ctl00_bcr_FormattedBody">Watermelon is now the most-consumed
melon in the US (followed by cantaloupe and honeydew). This cousin to
cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash is thought to have originated in Egypt
close to 5,000 years ago, where it is depicted in hieroglyphics. </span><br />
<span id="ctl00_bcr_FormattedBody">As for accessing the total medicinal benefits of watermelons, it is
highly dependent on the variety of watermelon and the ripeness. Beta
carotene and lycopene is usually bio-available in the highest quantities
once the watermelon is completely ripe, and don’t be afraid to eat some
of the watermelon rind; there are quite a few nutrients in there as
well, particularly the roughage and fiber.</span><br />
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6 Watermelon Facts That Might Surprise You</h2>
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1. Watermelon Has More Lycopene Than Raw Tomatoes</b><br />
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Lycopene is a powerful carotenoid antioxidant that gives fruits and vegetables a pink or red color. It's most often associated with tomatoes, but watermelon is actually a more concentrated source. Compared to a large fresh tomato, one cup of watermelon has 1.5 times
the lycopene (6 milligrams (mg) in watermelon compared to 4 mg in a
tomato).<a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/07/21/watermelon-nutrition.aspx#_edn3" name="_ednref3" target="blank" title=""></a></blockquote>
<b>2. Watermelon Juice May Relieve Muscle Soreness</b><br />
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If you have a juicer, try juicing about one-third of a fresh
watermelon and drinking its juice prior to your next workout. This
contains a little over one gram of l-citrulline, an amino acid that
seems to protect against muscle pain. <br />
One study found that men who drank natural unpasteurized watermelon
juice prior to their workouts had reduced muscle soreness 24 hours later
compared to those who drank a placebo. You do need to be careful with drinking watermelon juice, though, as
it contains a significant amount of fructose. It may be better to eat
the entire fruit, or opt for these other tips to prevent muscle soreness.
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<b>3. Watermelon Is a Fruit and a Vegetable</b><br />
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Remember how watermelon is related to cucumbers, pumpkin, and squash?
That's because it's part vegetable and part fruit (it's a sweet,
seed-producing plant, after all). The other clue that watermelon is both fruit <i>and </i>vegetable? The rind is entirely edible…</blockquote>
<b>4. You Can Eat Watermelon Rind and Seeds</b><br />
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Most people throw away the watermelon rind, but try putting it in a blender with some lime for a healthy, refreshing treat.
Not only does the rind contain plenty of health-promoting and
blood-building chlorophyll, but the rind actually contains more of the
amino acid citrulline than the pink flesh. <br />
Citrulline is converted to arginine in your kidneys, and not only is this amino acid important for heart health
and maintaining your immune system, but it has been researched to have
potential therapeutic value in over 100 health conditions.<br />
While many people prefer seedless watermelon varieties, black
watermelon seeds are edible and actually quite healthy. They contain
iron, zinc, protein, and fiber. (In case you were wondering, seedless
watermelons aren't genetically modified, as they're the result of
hybridization.) </blockquote>
<b>5. It's Mostly Water</b><br />
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This might not be surprising, but it's still a fun fact; watermelon is more than 91 percent water. This means that eating watermelon with you on a hot summer day is a tasty way to help you stay hydrated and avoid dehydration (it's not a substitute for drinking plenty of fresh water, however).</blockquote>
<b>6. Some Watermelon Are Yellow</b><br />
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The Yellow Crimson watermelon has yellow flesh with a sweeter, honey
flavor than the more popular pink-fleshed Crimson Sweet. It's likely
that yellow watermelon offers its own unique set of nutritional
benefits, but most research to date has focused on the pink-fleshed
varieties.</blockquote>
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Health Benefits of Watermelons</h2>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Kidney Disorders:</b></span> Watermelons contain a lot of potassium, which is very helpful in cleaning or washing out the <a href="http://sciencepub.net/academia/aa0503/005_16957aa0503_36_41.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">toxic depositions in the kidneys</a>.
Moreover, it is helpful in reducing the concentration of uric acid in
the blood, thereby reducing the chances of kidney damage and the
formation of renal calculi in that organ. Added to this, being high in
water content, it induces frequent urinating, which is again helpful for
cleaning of the kidneys. Also, the anti oxidants present in watermelon
ensure good health of the kidneys for a long time, and reduce signs of
premature aging like wrinkles and age spots on the skin.<br />
<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;">Prevents Heat Stroke:</span></span> </b>Watermelon is effective in
reducing both your body temperature and blood pressure. Many people in
tropical regions eat this fruit every day in the afternoon during the
summer to protect themselves from heat stroke. In India, you will find
the fruit being sold by vendors in almost every street during the summer
season. The high amount of water contained in watermelon also
stimulates a release of excess liquid in the form of sweat, which cools
your body further during hot summer days.<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>High Blood Pressure:</b></span> The good <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=416446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amount of potassium</a>
and magnesium that is present in watermelons is very beneficial in
terms of bringing down blood pressure. Potassium is considered a
vasodilator, meaning that it releases the tension of blood vessels and
arteries, thereby stimulating increased blood flow and reducing the
stress on the cardiovascular system. The <a href="http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09637480801987195" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">carotenoids</a>
present in these fruits also prevent hardening of artery walls and
veins, thereby helping to reduce blood pressure and the chances of blood
clots, strokes, heart attacks, and atherosclerosis.<b> </b><br />
<b><span style="color: #990000;">Prevents Cancer:</span> </b>Watermelons have been in the public eye more and more in recent years, primarily because of their impressive level of <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf800418u" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lycopene, a carotenoid phytonutrient</a>
compound that is increasingly being linked to cancer prevention. As the
years go by and the studies continue to bring in consistent results,
lycopene has been shown to significantly reduce the risks of prostate,
breast, colon, lung, and endometrial cancer. All in all, between the
antioxidant potential of vitamin C and the impact of lycopene,
watermelon is a great anti-cancer fruit!
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Diabetes:</b></span> Diabetic patients, who are supposed to
have a low energy and low sugar diet, often complain about starving
since they don’t get to eat their staple diets, which gives them the
feeling of being half fed. Watermelons can be a good supplement for
them. In spite of being sweet in taste, a thick wedge will give you very
few calories, since ninety nine percent of its total weight is composed
of water and roughage. Moreover, the various vitamins and minerals such
as potassium and magnesium help in proper functioning of insulin in the
body, thus lowering the <a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/137/12/2680.short" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blood sugar level</a>.
Arginine, another component found in watermelons, is very effective at
enhancing the impact of insulin on blood sugar. Diabetic patients can
also have curries, steaks, and salads made from water melon rinds, which
are even lower in sugar.<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Heart Care:</b></span> Lypocene, a carotenoid found in abundance in watermelon, <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900707000123" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">improves cardiac functions.</a>
Beta carotene, known for its remarkable antioxidant and anti-aging
properties, also keeps you young at heart and prevents age-related
cardiac problems. The roughage in water melon and its very low energy,
along with help from vitamin-C, carotenoids and potassium (potassium
cuts the risk of a heart attack), helps to reduce cholesterol and keep
your heart safe from a variety of dangerous conditions.<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Macular Degeneration:</b></span> Don’t worry about eye health and <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016378270300064X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macular degeneration</a>
if you eat plenty of watermelon, because between the beta carotene,
vitamin-C, lutein, and zeaxanthin, your eyes are well protected. They
will ensure protection of your eyes from age-related blindness and
degeneration, and these antioxidants will protect your eyes from other
age-related ailments such as drying up of eyes and optical nerves, as
well as glaucoma.<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Impotence:</b></span> Arginine, present in watermelon, is beneficial in curing<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02911.x/full" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> erectile dysfunction</a>,
and the stimulating nature of the chemical can boost libido, reduce
frigidity and give a kick start to your love life, after you enjoy a few
slices of watermelon together!<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Other Benefits:</b></span> Lypocene is found to be effective in repairing damaged tissues. Watermelon seeds are rich in <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.2740370414/abstract" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beneficial fats and proteins</a>.
Watermelons also contain phytonutrients which have very good effects on
the health and proper functioning of internal organs, eyes, and the
secretion system.<br />
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How to Pick the Perfect Watermelon</h2>
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Cutting into a watermelon and
finding out it lacks flavor is disappointing. There's a trick you can
use to pick out a ripe watermelon, either from your farmer's market or
your own melon patch. Look for a pale, buttery-yellow spot (not white or
green) on the bottom. This is where the watermelon sits on the ground
ripening, and it's one of the best indicators of ripeness you can use
(even commercial watermelon pickers use this as a gauge). Other tricks for picking a ripe watermelon include:<br />
<ul>
<li>Should be heavy for its size</li>
<li>Smooth rind with a dull top (the top is the side opposite the ground spot)</li>
<li>The thump test (this is controversial, but ripe watermelon is said to have a hollow bass sound)</li>
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Store your watermelon in a cool area (50-60 degrees F) until it's
cut. Cut watermelon should be refrigerated (and be sure to wipe off your
watermelon with a damp cloth prior to cutting it). Remember, try the
rind blended with some lime juice rather than simply tossing it in the
trash (choose an organic watermelon especially if you'll be eating the
rind). Finally, watermelon should be enjoyed in moderation due to its
fructose content. One-sixteenth of a medium watermelon contains 11.3
grams of fructose (it's recommended keeping your<i> total</i>
fructose intake below 25 grams of fructose per day if you're in good
health, and below 15 grams a day if you're overweight or have high blood
pressure or diabetes).<br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/07/21/watermelon-nutrition.aspx" target="_blank">http://articles.mercola.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/watermelon.html" target="_blank">https://www.organicfacts.net/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=31" target="_blank">http://www.whfoods.com/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-48825501285728073162015-07-13T07:00:00.001-07:002015-07-25T16:02:29.878-07:00Commercial fruit juice and smoothies can be a risk to health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We may think that we are giving health a good turn by opting for fruit juice or a smoothie instead of soda pop, but health advocates warn that this in not a sound choice. Linked with obesity and type 2 diabetes, these drinks are often a disease promoting agent in disguise. Masquerading behind a facade of wholesomeness, fruit juice and smoothies contain high levels of harmful fructose and synthetic additives. In response, nutrition experts warn that if we want to avoid health issues in the future, these beverages should be given a wide berth. <br />
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<b>The risks of ‘healthy’ beverages</b> <br />
A significant player in the soaring rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes, sugar of all kinds (especially fructose) is a health disaster. Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, states that “smoothies and fruit juice are the new danger,” in an interview with <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/07/smoothies-fruit-juices-new-health-risk" target="_blank"><i>The Guardian</i></a>.<br />
In 2004 Barry Popkin and George Bray pointed the finger at <span style="color: blue;">high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks</span>, causing a huge headache for the big manufacturers, including Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The two scientists had identified sugar-sweetened soft drinks, full of
calories and consumed between meals, as a major cause of soaring obesity in developed countries. But they argue that as people change their drinking habits to avoid
carbonated soft drinks, the potential damage from naturally occurring
fructose in fruit juices and smoothies is being overlooked.<br />
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“Smoothies and fruit juice are the new danger,” said Popkin. He added: “<b><span style="color: red;">It’s kind of the next step in the evolution of the battle. And it’s a really big part of it because in every country they’ve been replacing soft drinks with fruit juice and smoothies as the new healthy beverage. So you will find that Coke and Pepsi have bought dozens [of fruit juice companies] around the globe</span></b>.”<br />
Coca-Cola owns Minute Maid juices in the USA and Innocent smoothies in Europe while PepsiCo has Naked juices in the USA and Tropicana in Europe.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Drink vegetable juice</span></b>, Popkin advices, but not fruit juice. "Think of eating
one orange or two and getting filled," he said. "Now think of drinking a
smoothie with six oranges and two hours later it does not affect how
much you eat. The entire literature shows that we feel full from
drinking beverages like smoothies but it does not affect our overall
food intake, whereas eating an orange does. So pulped-up smoothies do
nothing good for us but do give us the same amount of sugar as four to
six oranges or a large coke. It is deceiving."<br />
<b><span style="color: red;">All sugars are equal in their bad effects</span></b>, says Popkin – even those
described on cereal snack bars sold in health food shops as containing
“completely natural” sweeteners. “The most important issue about added
sugar is that everybody thinks it’s cane sugar or maybe beet sugar or
HFC syrup or all the other syrups but globally <b><span style="color: red;">the cheapest thing on the
market almost is fruit juice concentrate coming out of China</span></b>. It has
created an overwhelming supply of apple juice concentrate. It is being
used everywhere and it also gets around the sugar quotas that lots of
countries have.”<br />
<a href="http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672%2812%2901201-4/references" target="_blank">In a survey of sweeteners in US food products</a> between 2005 and 2009
for a paper published in 2012, Popkin and colleagues found that <b><span style="color: red;">fruit
juice concentrate was the fifth most common sugar overall and the second
most common, after corn syrup, in soft drinks and in babies’ formula
milk</span></b>.<br />
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“All the long term studies on fruit juice in anything show the same
kind of effect whether it’s a smoothie or natural [juice] and whether
it’s a diabetes or weight gain effect,” Popkin added. <br />
Further evidence supporting the theory came last week from a study
published by the <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2013-08-30-fruit-may-lower-diabetes-risk-while-juice-may-raise-it/" target="_blank">British Medical Association</a>.<br />
Researchers from the UK, USA and Singapore found that, in large-scale studies involving nurses, <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">
people who ate whole fruit, especially blueberries, grapes and apples,
were less likely to get type 2 diabetes, which is obesity-related, but
those who drank fruit juice were at increased risk. People who swapped
their fruit juice for whole fruits three times a week cut their risk by
7%. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Fructose is particularly troublesome, as it bypasses the body’s
satiating signals, which encourages overconsumption and subsequent
weight gain along with insulin resistance</span></b>. It also increases uric acid
levels, which promotes metabolic syndromes like hypertriglyceridemia. <b><span style="color: red;">
Fruit juices and smoothies contain concentrated forms of fructose,
giving rise to a vicious cycle of blood sugar imbalances</span></b>.<br />
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As observed by Popkin, when all is said and done, we would be better off consuming vegetable juice or whole fruit.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Vegetable juicing tips </span></h1>
1. <b><span style="color: red;">Add in some carrots to sweeten up your greens and
mellow out the taste</span></b>. People on raw food diets or juicing aficionados
won't only put unpeeled carrots into the juicer; they'd also add in
some greens and other vegetables like cucumbers and celery.
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2. <span style="color: red;"><b>Go fresh, go organic</b></span>. If you can, choose fresh, organic
vegetables and fruits for your vegetable juicing recipes. Fresh means
more nutritional value and tastier juices, and organic means healthier
drinks as these weren't sprayed with chemical pesticides. Fresh and
organic vegetables are more consistent with your health goals.<br />
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3. It’s best to <span style="color: red;"><b>leave the skins</b></span> on in juicing vegetable recipes,
that’s where much of the nutritional value is. Your juicer will shred
and break down the skins and extract all that nutritional goodness for
you to enjoy.<br />
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4. Get a <span style="color: red;"><b>good juicer</b></span> to get the most out of vegetable juicing
recipes. You want to get as much juice from your fruits and vegetables
as you can, while preserving the vitality they contain. Some juicers may
produce better juice, but can be more difficult to clean, so think
about what will work best for you. It’s better to juice every day with a
slightly inferior juicer than once a week with a great juicer. The
most important thing is that any juicer you purchase should have the
<span style="color: red;"><b>capability to juice leafy greens</b></span>. A juicer that can juice greens along
with fruits and hard vegetables might cost a little more, but juicing
greens is the secret to good health.<br />
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5. <span style="color: red;"><b>Vary your ingredients</b></span>. Be creative with your vegetable juicing
recipes not only for your palate’s sake, but for the nutritional value
that variety will bring you. Let your imagination run wild and over
time work towards drinking plenty of green juices as they are packed
full of nutrition, <span style="color: red;"><b>have low sugar content, and can help alkalize your
body</b></span>.<br />
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6. <u><span style="color: red;"><b>Get started now! Even if you can only afford the cheapest juicer buy it now and get started.</b></span></u><br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/07/smoothies-fruit-juices-new-health-risk" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2414871/Smoothies-BAD-Fruit-juices-packed-sugar-better-having-vegetable-drinks-say-scientists.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.raw-foods-diet-center.com/vegetable-juicing-recipes.html" target="_blank">http://www.raw-foods-diet-center.com/</a> </i> <div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-68916942570243583972015-07-06T06:48:00.000-07:002015-07-06T06:48:48.156-07:00Summertime superfoods: Best foods to beat the heat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Staying hydrated is a key component of healthful living, as water
comprises approximately 60% of our body weight. However, as we get
older—and as the weather gets warmer in summer—it can become more
difficult to stay hydrated. As we age,
mechanisms for triggering fluid intake (i.e., feeling thirsty) weaken,
and water retention capability changes, which can lead to serious
consequences.<br />
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According to the <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dehydration/basics/complications/con-20030056">Mayo Clinic</a>,
dehydration, which occurs when you lose more fluid than you consume,
can lead to severe complications including heat injury (such as heat
exhaustion or the more severe heatstroke), swelling in the brain,
seizures, kidney failure and shock. Dehydration can even affect your
mood, energy levels, ability to focus, alertness, and short-term memory.<br />
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The best treatment for dehydration is prevention; by drinking water and
other fluids throughout the day, especially after strenuous activity or
profuse sweating, staying hydrated during summer is a snap.<br />
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6 super-hydrating fruits and vegetables</h2>
But drinking water isn’t the only way to keep your fluid levels high.
While warm summer weather makes hydration all the more important, it
also means an abundance of super hydrating fruits and vegetables that
can contribute to your fluid intake and give you a boost of nutrients to
boot! Check out the list below for some ideas as to what to pick up on
your next grocery run.<br />
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<b></b><b>Cucumbers </b> <br />
At approximately 96% water, it’s no wonder
that juicy, crunchy cucumbers are hydrating. Toss sliced cucumbers on a
salad or add them to a pitcher of water for a refreshing burst of
hydration. Grate cucumbers and mix with Greek yogurt, lemon juice,
garlic and dill to make a tasty <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/tzatziki-sauce/">tzatziki</a> dip for fresh veggies and pita chips.<br />
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<b>Celery</b></h4>
Celery is well known for being mostly water (and rightly so, at 95%),
but this crunchy vegetable also packs a phytonutrient punch and supports
digestive tract health due to its high fiber content. Cut celery stalks
into sticks to dip in hummus or tzatziki, top with peanut butter and
raisins for a classic snack, or add to a chopped salad for extra crunch.<br />
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<b>Spinach</b></h4>
A good source of vitamins A and K, phytonutrients, such as carotenoids,
flavonoids, and phenols, as well as iron, fresh spinach is also 92%
water. Use spinach as the base for a summer salad, add to green juices,
or pack leaves into a sandwich.<br />
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<b>Tomatoes</b></h4>
A true summer fruit, tomatoes are 94% water and, like spinach and
broccoli, are high in phytonutrients. In addition, tomatoes contain
beta-carotene and lycopene, two antioxidants that have both been <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14973107?dopt=Abstract">linked</a>
to prostate cancer prevention and may help reduce damage caused by sun
exposure. Add tomatoes to salads, blend with other vegetables to make a
refreshing salsa or <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/gazpacho-recipe.html">gazpacho</a>, or dice and toss with basil, garlic, balsamic vinegar and olive oil for a tasty <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/balsamic-bruschetta/">bruschetta</a> mix.<br />
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<b>Grapefruit</b></h4>
Known for its high vitamin C content, tart grapefruit boosts immune function and may <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf058171g">reduce</a>
cholesterol and triglyceride levels. At 91% water, grapefruit is
especially refreshing in hot summer weather. Peel, segment, and toss in a
salad, juice and enjoy, or make grapefruit lemonade. <br />
Grapefruit
is contraindicated for consumption with many medications, so check your
medication labels or ask your doctor before adding grapefruit to your
diet.<br />
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<b>Watermelon</b></h4>
Last but not least, watermelon, at 92% water, is a summer staple.
Watermelon contains lycopene, vitamin C, and beta-carotene, to name but a
few nutrients. However, to reap the most antioxidant goodness from this
melon, allow watermelon to ripen fully before consuming. Puree chilled
watermelon and add to lemonade for a refreshing beverage, slice and eat,
or arrange with basil and feta cheese for a refreshing salad. <br />
While
staying hydrated in summer is crucial, there’s no reason it can’t also
be fun. In addition to drinking water, fruits and vegetables like those
listed above are a great way to keep your fluid levels high and sneak in
some extra nutrients.<br />
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<i>Urban myth or scientific fact: does drinking hot drinks on a scorching
summer's day really cool you down? Well, scientists do say sweating is
the best way to stay cool.</i><br />
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It's 40 degrees Celcius and oppressively humid. You pull yourself up
from your sweat-drenched chair and head to the kitchen … to brew
yourself a nice steaming hot mug of tea.<br />
Sounds a bit wrong
doesn't it? Most of us would be more likely to reach into the fridge for
a cold drink. But plenty of people in India apparently sip hot tea to
stay cool in the warmer months. Are they crazy, or can a hot drink
actually cool you down?<br />
In some circumstances it might, scientists
say, because it could trigger a level of sweating that may more than
compensate for the added heat of the drink.<br />
But it would depend on
a lot of things, including the temperature of your hot drink, how much
you consume, and the temperature and humidity of your immediate
environment.<br />
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<b>Cool theory behind hot drinks</b><br />
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Drinking a hot
drink on a hot day might seem like a strange choice, but it's likely to
cause only a very tiny blip in your core body temperature, says
Professor Robin McAllen a neuroscientist at the Florey Institute of
Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria.<br />
That's because the
amount of hot fluid in say a cup of tea is relatively small compared to
the amount of fluid in an adult's body, McAllen says. (The same goes for
the cooling effect of a cold drink.)<br />
However, drinking hot tea
still activates temperature sensors that trigger sweating. And sweating
is a key mechanism our body uses to cool us down.<br />
The University
of Sydney's Dr Ollie Jay, who researches how the human body responds to
heat, says a hot drink can indeed trigger a net cooling effect through
excess sweating.<br />
But there is a crucial caveat: the sweat needs to be able to evaporate to produce a cooling effect.<br />
If it doesn't, and the extra sweat just drips on the ground, then you are no better off.<br />
In
other words, if you're exercising hard or in a very hot and humid
environment where you're sweating more quickly than it can evaporate, it
wouldn't be wise to increase your sweat rate further by having a hot
drink. You'd be better off sticking to a cold one.<br />
" If you drink a cold drink that's colder than your body, you'll shunt some heat into that fluid to warm it up," Jay explains.<br />
"You lose heat to the fluid, and that's good because it increases the overall amount of heat you lose.<br />
"The trouble is, it is compensated [for] by us reducing the amount we sweat onto the skin surface," he says.<br />
It turns out when you consume a hot drink, you produce much more sweat relative to the small amount of heat added to the body.<br />
"If all of that sweat can evaporate, then I am better off with a hot drink," says Jay.<br />
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Icy cold can make us hotter</h3>
Jay and his colleagues have just completed a study, not yet published, looking at slushies, drinks made of finely crushed ice.<br />
Interestingly,
they found that drinking an icy drink can make you hotter than a drink
that's 37 degrees C, our normal body temperature.<br />
This is because
the icy drink is so cold it may shut down the body's sweating mechanism
to the extent your body ends up storing more heat.<br />
"With the slushy, because the stimulation for reducing sweating is so strong, we actually seem to over-compensate," says Jay.<br />
"The
reduction in evaporation of sweat from the skin is greater than the
extra heat you shunt into the slushy to warm it up inside your body."<br />
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So what to drink?</h3>
So what sort of drink should you reach for on a hot day?<br />
A hot drink is okay as long as the extra sweat it causes can evaporate.<br />
"If
it's hot and you do want to drink a hot drink and you don't mind
sweating, then you could drink it with a cold fan blowing on you to help
the sweat evaporate," Jay suggests.<br />
But the best advice is to drink fluids at a temperature that's most palatable to you, says Jay.<br />
That's
because most of us don't drink enough when it's hot, yet we need to if
we are to avoid dehydration and ultimately the onset of heat-related
illness or increase in cardiovascular strain.<br />
"Not many people are
going to want to drink one-to-two litres of hot fluids but drinking
one-to-two litres of cold fluids is a lot easier," says Jay.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/factbuster/stories/2015/02/05/4173208.htm" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/</a></i> <div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-63884622838754965162015-06-25T14:55:00.000-07:002015-06-25T14:55:21.772-07:00Your Food: 8 things you didn’t know about what you’re eating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How much salt is in your Kraft Dinner, how much vitamin C is packed
into an orange, and what nutrients are you getting from your kale salad?<br />
There
are superfoods and then there are processed goods. Here are eight
things you didn’t know about what’s on your plate and in your fridge and
pantry.<br />
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Feeling the January chill? Well, being cold isn't all
bad. Scientists have found that exposing yourself to cold
temperatures regularly could speed up weight loss.<br />
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It turns out there just might really be a way
to burn calories more efficiently without slaving away at the gym or
(god forbid) turning down dessert. The trick barely takes any
effort: Just step outdoors or lower your thermostat, and you
could be golden — if the newest <a href="http://www.fasebj.org/content/29/1/286.abstract">research</a> from the Center
for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research at the Wayne State
University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, checks out. </div>
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To
get how all this works, you need to know a bit about fat: When you eat
more calories than you burn, your body stores the leftovers as white or
brown fat, explains James Granneman, Ph.D., a scientist at Wayne State
University who co-authored the new research. White fat can accumulate in
your tissues, cause inflammation, and mess with your health, while
brown fat creates energy more efficiently, generates heat, and excretes a
mix of hormones that further promote energy metabolism. Because of
this, it's in your best interest to have more brown fat than white fat.</div>
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To figure out what controls that brown-to-white
fat ratio, Granneman and his colleagues assessed the body fat of mice
before and after exposing them to 40-degrees Fahrenheit temperatures for
one week straight. To put this in perspective, that's the temperature
of the average refrigerator.<br />
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The cold
temperatures favored brown fat and made white fat act a little more like
brown fat, according to Granneman. The likely culprit is adrenaline,
the same hormone and neurotransmitter that your body spews out when
you're scared. (Which makes sense — just thinking about spending a week
in a Sub-Zero is enough to scare anyone shitless.)</div>
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Even if you
could handle a week in near-freezing temperatures, which you'd need to
do to give your brown fat a leg up, it probably wouldn't boost your
calorie burn enough to significantly affect your weight (or your
health), says Granneman, who co-authored human <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23362317">research</a> on
the topic. But scientists are still digging around for ways to enhance
the benefits of brown fat, he adds. <br />
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<b>The
bottom line</b> is that all fat isn't equally bad — and that while winter
weather is a bitch, chilly temperatures could, at least in theory, help
your fat behave (even just a bit).<br />
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<b>Take fitness outdoors this winter</b></div>
Winter activities are a great way to mix up your fitness program and
beat the winter blues. Get creative this winter and even if you can’t
get to the gym, add fun new activities that your whole family can enjoy.<br />
To make the most of your winter workouts, begin by changing your
attitude toward the cold. With some planning, appropriate clothing and a
spirit of adventure, winter outdoor fitness can be fun and effective.<br />
<b>Go out and play:</b> Whether you have children or just
act like a child, play is good for your heart and soul. Building a
snowman is functional training and builds mobility and strength.
Depending on how big you build it, you may burn as many calories as
weightlifting or jogging. The bigger the snowman the more strength
benefits you get. A vigorous snowball fight will burn up calories and work your whole
body. And if you’re not into these activities, make snow angels. It’s
good for flexibility and will elevate your heart rate.<br />
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<b>Take up a winter sport:</b> Skating is a fantastic
non-impact cardiovascular sport. An outdoor skate feels invigorating
without impact. If your joints can’t take running; skating and
cross-country skiing are great alternatives. These gliding activities
train balance, mobility and co-ordination. Cross-country skiing is one
of the best calorie burning activities, as it requires both upper and
lower body in the movement. If you don’t know how, don’t worry as these
activities are easy to learn.<br />
When the snow falls, snowshoeing is one activity that burns mega
calories and is an excellent cardiovascular sport, burning equivalent or
higher calories then running depending on your intensity and the snow
conditions. Snowshoeing is one of the fastest growing winter sports. Not
only is it an amazing fitness activity, it is convenient and easy to
learn. If you can walk you can snowshoe.<br />
Snowshoeing is great conditioning for running. Snowshoes add
resistance, yet there is less impact to the joints. In fact, research
shows that runners who substituted snowshoeing in the winter improved
their running fitness over those who chose running as their primary
activity.<br />
Tobogganing is another healthy winter activity. Pulling a sled up
hill will raise your heart rate and strengthen the upper and lower body.
In fact, many of the top trainers are recommending sled pulling as an
excellent cardiovascular workout. Instead of pulling a sled indoors,
take it back to its origin and see amazing results. Plus you get the
exhilaration of sliding downhill at rapid speeds.<br />
Decreased motivation and feelings of sadness are common in the
winter. Getting
outdoors and catching even an hour of daylight can raise the spirits.
Physical exercise stimulates the release of endorphins that gives you
an overall feeling of well-being.<br />
Remember when your parents used to send you outdoors to get some
“fresh air?” Well, there is something to be said about this wise tale.
Getting outdoors in the fresh air is good for your respiratory system.
Being locked indoors with re-circulated air can cause headaches and
congestion. Stepping outside and going for a walk can relieve headaches
and help you breathe more easily.<br />
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While there are many great ways to workout outdoors this winter, be
sure to always stay safe. Here are some <span style="color: #660000;"><b>safety tips to keep in mind</b></span>:<br />
1. — Dress for the weather. Layer your clothing to accommodate for the changing environment from cold to hot as you work out.<br />
2. — Wear reflective clothing and avoid black. With darkness in the morning and early evening protect yourself by being seen.<br />
3. — Keep your feet, hands and head warm, as this is where you lose the most heat. Cover up with appropriate winter gear.<br />
4. — Wear shoes with good traction to avoid slipping.<br />
5. — Find a workout buddy or let someone know you are going outdoors.
You never know what can happen and you want to be sure someone knows
where you are in case of an emergency.<br />
6. — Carry a cellphone and don’t go out alone in the wilderness. Always check in with the park warden.<br />
7. — Bring water and snacks. Even though you may not feel like you
are sweating, you are still expending energy and dehydrating from
exercise.<br />
Change your perspective and get excited this winter about fitness.
Winter activities are exhilarating and good for your health. Embrace the
season and wrap up your winter fitness activity with a cup of dark
chocolate milk.<br />
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<i>Source: <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/news/a34972/easy-way-to-make-your-body-fat-burn-more-calories/" target="_blank">http://www.cosmopolitan.com/</a></i>; <i><a href="http://calgaryherald.com/health/diet-fitness/take-fitness-outdoors-this-winter" target="_blank">http://calgaryherald.com/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-26354929424734899002015-01-05T09:39:00.000-08:002015-01-05T09:51:05.137-08:005 aids to help in post-holiday detoxing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Your liver and other
organs need a boost after the overindulgence of the holidays. Here are
five items you should stock up on to kickstart your wellbeing in 2015.</h2>
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After the holidays — with their traditional onslaught of stuffing,
gravy, and mountains of chocolate — our bodies are begging for a detox.
When it comes to shedding water weight and eliminating toxins, we rely
on the liver and other organs, and there are several ways to give them a
boost. Here are a few ingredients to be sure to include in your diet
over the coming days to start 2015 on the right foot.<br />
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<b>Herbal teas and tinctures</b><br />
Health food stores are the first place to go when the need for a detox
sets in, as they offer natural products known to help the body eliminate
toxins. Some classic detox aids include tinctures and teas made with
rosemary, artichoke, burdock, dandelion, black radish, peppermint,
lavender or lemon essential oil.<br />
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<b>Water, water and more water</b><br />
After a period of excess, water is one of your best allies when it
comes to flushing out the system. Particularly while attempting to
detox, it is important to drink around 50 to 70 fluid ounces of water
per day (1.5 to 2 liters). Drinking H2O helps to promote better
digestion and, somewhat counter intuitively, to shed water weight. To
reap even more benefits, choose bottled mineral water that is rich in
calcium and magnesium and low in sodium.<br />
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<b>The lemon method</b><br />
There is one ingredient people around the world swear by after
overindulging during the holidays: lemon. Adding lemon juice to a large
bottle of water and drinking it throughout the day helps regulate the
digestive system and stimulate the elimination of toxins. Of course,
lemon juice can also be added to food as a light salad dressing, for
example.<br />
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<b>Seasonal fruit</b><br />
Rich in vitamins and water, pineapple, grapefruit, apple, orange and
lemon are ideal detox aids when eaten raw before and (especially) after a
meal.<br />
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<b>Green vegetables instead of starch</b><br />
Instead of mashed potatoes or white pasta, fill your plate with green
vegetables in the weeks following the holidays. A diet rich in herbs,
lettuces, kale and cabbage — as well as onions and garlic — can help the
body eliminate toxins while replenishing vitamins and minerals. While
any detox diet should also include a few whole grains in moderation,
avoid white starches as well as all forms of processed sugar, alcohol,
coffee and dairy products.<br />
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<b>To get a jump start on your health this year, try my post-holiday detox smoothie recipe below:<br />
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Ingredients</b><br />
2 cups kale<br />
2 cups spinach<br />
1/3 of a cucumber<br />
½ an apple<br />
1-inch slice of ginger<br />
1 frozen banana<br />
3 tbsp hemp hearts<br />
Juice of ½ a lemon<br />
3 cups water<br />
<b>Directions</b><br />
1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend!<br />
Makes 2 servings.<br />
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<b>Per serving</b>: <b>Calories </b>211 / <b>Calories from fat</b> 62 / <b>Total fat </b>6.9 g / <b>Saturated fat</b> 1 g / <b>Cholesterol</b> 0 mg<b> / <b>Sodium </b></b>70 mg<b> / <b>Total carbohydrates </b></b>31 g<b> / <b>Fibre</b> </b>7 g<b> /<b> Sugar</b> </b>13 g<b> / <b>Protein </b></b>9 g<br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/5-aids-post-holiday-detoxing-article-1.2063776" target="_blank">http://www.nydailynews.com/</a></i> ; <i><a href="http://www.chatelaine.com/health/detox-health/post-holiday-detox-smoothie/" target="_blank">http://www.chatelaine.com/health</a></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1533">In
the world of marketing, image is everything. If you’re James Franco or
Roger Federer or Taylor Swift, your name and face can be used to sell
anything from phones to watches to perfume—even if you’re not
necessarily famous for the your tech-savvy, your promptness, or the way
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1537">In
the food world, the biggest celebrity of all might be kale—the Shakira
of salads, the Lady Gaga of leafy greens. It’s universally recognized
that kale anything—kale chips, kale pesto, kale face cream—instantly
imparts a health halo. Even 7-Eleven is making over its image by
offering kale cold-pressed juices. And yes, kale has plenty of
benefits—including high levels of folate and more calcium, gram for
gram, than a cup of milk. (It’s head and shoulders above these items
found in our Eat This, Not That! Special Report: </span><a data-rapid_p="38" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.eatthis.com/blog/5-health-foods-worse-donut" id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1732" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1731">“Health” Foods Worse for You Than a Donut</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1785">.)</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1729">Still, kale’s actually not the healthiest green on the block. In fact, in a recent </span><a data-rapid_p="39" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0390.htm#table2_down" target="_blank"><span>report</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1786">
published by the Centers for Disease Control that ranked 47 “powerhouse
fruits and vegetables,” kale placed only 15th (with 49.07 points out of
100 for nutrient density)! Here’s a roundup of the 10 leafy green
cousins that researchers say pack a greater nutritional wallop. Read
’em, eat ’em, and reap the benefits. </span></div>
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<span><span> </span></span><strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1829">SUPERFOOD #10 Collard Greens</strong></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1828">Nutrition Score: 62.49</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1787">A
staple vegetable of Southern U.S. cuisine, collard greens also boast
incredible cholesterol-lowering benefits — especially when steamed. A
recent </span><a data-rapid_p="40" data-v9y="0" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19083431" target="_blank"><span>study</span></a><span> published in the journal</span><em> Nutrition Research</em><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1788">
compared the effectiveness of the prescription drug Cholestyramine to
steamed collards. Incredibly, the collards improved the body’s
cholesterol-blocking process by 13 percent more than the drug! Of
course, that won’t do you any good if you insist on serving them with
ham hocks.</span></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1827">SUPERFOOD #9 Romaine Lettuce </strong></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1826">Nutrition Score: 63.48</strong></div>
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<span>Even more so than its
cousin kale, the humble Romaine lettuce packs high levels of folic acid,
a water-soluble form of Vitamin B that’s proven to boost male
fertility. A </span><a data-rapid_p="41" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11872201" target="_blank"><span>study</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1784"> published in the journal </span><em>Fertility and Sterility</em><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1760">
found supplemental folic acid to significantly increase sperm counts.
Get the man in your life to start craving Caesar salads, and you may
soon have a baby Julius on board. (Ladies, this green packs health
benefits for you, too! Folate also plays a role in battling depression,
so change out your kale for Romaine and, while you’re at it, stock up on
these other </span><a data-rapid_p="42" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.eatthis.com/slideshow/8-foods-boost-your-mood" target="_blank"><span>8 Foods That Boost Your Mood</span></a><span>.)</span></div>
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<strong>SUPERFOOD #8 Parsley</strong></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1825">Nutrition Score: 65.59</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1789">Yes,
that leafy garnish that sits on the side of your plate—the one they
throw away after you eat the rest of your meal—is a quiet superfood, so
packed with nutrients that even that one sprig can go a long way toward
meeting your daily requirement for vitamin K. Moreover, research
suggests the summer-y aroma and flavor of chopped parsley may help
control your appetite. A</span><a data-rapid_p="43" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.flavourjournal.com/content/1/1/3" target="_blank"><span> </span><span>study</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1790"> in the journal </span><span>Flavour</span><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1783">
found participants ate significantly less of a dish that smelled
strongly of spice than a mildly scented version of the same food. Adding
herbs, like parsley, creates the sensory illusion that you’re indulging
in something rich—without adding any fat or calories to your plate.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1783"></span><strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1824">SUPERFOOD #7 Leaf Lettuce </strong>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1823">Nutrition Score: 70.73</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1782">The
nutritional Clark Kent of the salad bar, this common and unsuspecting
leafy green is ready to take its place among the superfoods. Two</span><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1761"> generous cups of lettuce </span><a data-rapid_p="44" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce#Nutrition_and_health" target="_blank"><span>provides</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1822"> 100 percent of your daily vitamin K requirement for strong, healthy bones. A </span><a data-rapid_p="45" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9925126?dopt=Citation" target="_blank"><span>report</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1781">
from the Nurses’ Health Study suggests that women who eat a serving of
lettuce every day cut the risk of hip fracture by 30 percent than when
compared with eating just one serving a week. </span><span></span></div>
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<strong>SUPERFOOD #6 Chicory </strong></div>
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<strong>Nutrition Score: 73.36</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1780">Chicory
is a family of bitter greens, but its most well-known member is
radicchio, the small red or purple leaf that comes in a head about the
size of a softball. It’s one of the best dietary sources of
polyphenols—powerful micronutrients that serve a role in preventing
disease. A </span><a data-rapid_p="47" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/06/25/jn.113.177121.full.pdf" target="_blank"><span>study</span></a><span> in the </span><em>Journal of Nutrition</em><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1779">
found that people who consume 650 mg a day of polyphenols have a 30
percent chance at living longer than those who consume less than that. A
cup of chicory leaves </span><a data-rapid_p="48" data-v9y="0" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/eat-these-and-you-may-live-longer-new-study-says/" target="_blank"><span>clocks</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1821"> in at about 235 mg (double that of spinach!), so consider adding a little leafy red into your leafy greens.</span></div>
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<strong>SUPERFOOD #5 Spinach </strong></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1820">Nutrition Score: 86.43</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1819">Spinach
is to kale what Michael Jordan is to LeBron James—the once unrivaled
king now overshadowed by the hot new thing. But like MJ, spinach has a
few more championship rings than its more current rival—primarily its
position as a top source of biceps-building iron. </span><a data-rapid_p="49" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinach" target="_blank"><span>According</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1791">
to the United States Department of Agriculture, a 180 gram serving of
boiled spinach provides 6.43 mg of the muscle mineral—that’s more than a
6 oz hamburger patty! Recent research also suggest compounds in the
leaf membranes called thylakoids may serve as a powerful appetite
suppressant. A recently published long-term </span><a data-rapid_p="50" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666314003493" target="_blank"><span>study</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1762">
at Lund University in Sweden found that having a drink containing
thylakoids before breakfast could significantly reduce cravings and
promote weight loss. On average, the women who took the spinach extract
lost 5.5 pounds more than the placebo group over the course of three
months. </span></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1818">SUPERFOOD #4 Beet Greens </strong></div>
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<strong>Nutrition Score: 87.08</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1817">Yes, the stuff they cut off and throw in the garbage before charging you an arm and a leg for “beet salad.” A scant </span><a data-rapid_p="52" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://foodfacts.mercola.com/beet-greens.html" target="_blank"><span>cup</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1816"> of the bitter green serves up nearly 5 grams of fiber—that’s more than you’ll find in a </span><a data-rapid_p="53" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.quakeroats.com/products/hot-cereals/instant-oatmeal/original.aspx" target="_blank"><span>bowl of Quaker oats</span></a><span>! Researchers at the University of Leeds </span><a data-rapid_p="54" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6879" target="_blank"><span>found</span></a><span>
that risk of cardiovascular disease was significantly lower for every 7
grams of fiber consumed. Try them in stir frys and eat to your heart’s
content!</span></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1815">SUPERFOOD #3 Chard </strong></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1763">Nutrition Score: 89.27</strong></div>
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<span>Chard</span><span>. Sounds
like “burnt.” It’s not as fun a name to drop as, say, “broccolini,” but
it might be your best defense against diabetes. Recent </span><a data-rapid_p="55" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814603002942" target="_blank"><span>research</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1792">
has shown that these powerhouse leaves contain at least 13 different
polyphenol antioxidants, including anthocyanins–anti-inflammatory
compounds that could offer protection from type 2 diabetes. </span><a data-rapid_p="56" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24336456" target="_blank"><span>Researchers</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1778">
from the University of East Anglia analyzed questionnaires and blood
samples of about 2,000 people and found that those with the highest
dietary intakes of anthocyanins had lower insulin resistance and better
blood glucose regulation. </span></div>
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<span><span></span></span><strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1813">SUPERFOOD #2 Chinese Cabbage</strong></div>
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<strong id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1814">Nutrition Score: 91.99</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1764">Taking
the silver medal in the powerfood Olympics is Chinese cabbage, also
called Napa or celery cabbage. Rich sources of highly available calcium
and iron, cruciferous vegetables like the cabbage have the powerful
ability to “turn off” inflammation markers thought to promote heart
disease. </span><span>In a </span><a data-rapid_p="58" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672%2813%2901891-1/abstract" target="_blank"><span>study</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1793"> of more than 1,000 Chinese women, published in the</span><em id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1794"> Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics</em><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1795">, those who ate the most cruciferous vegetables (about 1.5 cups</span><span> per day)</span><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1810"> had 13 percent less inflammation than those who ate the fewest.</span></div>
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<strong>SUPERFOOD #1 Watercress </strong></div>
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<strong>Nutrition Score: 100</strong></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1809">The
top dog, the unrivaled champion, the chairman of the cutting board,
watercress may also be the closest thing yet to a true anti-aging food.
Gram for gram this mild-tasting and flowery-looking green contains </span><a data-rapid_p="59" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2216852/Eat-way-facelift-Watercress-latest-wonder-food-battle-anti-ageing.html#ixzz3I8yAq8Jv" id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1808" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1807">four times more beta carotene than an apple,</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1765">
and a whopping 238 percent of your daily recommended dose of vitamin K
per 100 grams — two compounds that keep skin dewy and youthful. The
beauty food is also the </span><a data-rapid_p="60" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://watercress.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/The-University-of-Southampton-Research.pdf" target="_blank"><span>richest dietary source of PEITC</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1777"> (phenylethyl isothiocyanate), which research suggests can fight cancer. Results from an eight-week </span><a data-rapid_p="61" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/85/2/504.abstract" target="_blank"><span>trial</span></a><span> published in the</span><em id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1806"> American Journal of Clinical Nutrition</em><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1805">
suggest daily supplementation of 85 grams of raw watercress (that’s
about two cups) could reduce DMA damage linked to cancer by 17 percent.
Exposure to heat </span><a data-rapid_p="62" data-v9y="1" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:9c122ed2-d853-324d-af7a-1ffa51c9a0c8;t9:18;itc:0;" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9865427?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank"><span>may inactivate PEITC</span></a><span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1804">, so it’s best to enjoy watercress raw in salads, cold-pressed juices, and sandwiches.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1416847662566_1804"><i>Source: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/health/10-superfoods-healthier-than-kale-102031105788.html" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/health/</a></i></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-10524571102182978022014-11-14T15:40:00.000-08:002014-11-14T15:58:38.922-08:00World Diabetes Day: Coffee May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk By One QuarterLOVE YOUR COFFEE? New research, published today on World Diabetes
Day, shows that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of type two diabetes
by up to 25%.<br />
<a href="http://www.diabetes.ie/?s=225%2C840+&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">The report</a>,
carried out by the Institute for Scientific Information
on Coffee (ISIC) finds that moderate consumption of coffee on a daily
basis may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.<br />
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<b>Three to four cups </b><br />
Evidence shows that drinking three to four cups of coffee per
day is associated with an approximate 25% lower risk of developing type 2
diabetes, compared to consuming none to less than two cups per day.<br />
The study, which was carried out in May 2014 with a sample size of
1000 participants, showed that increasing coffee consumption by one cup
per day over a 4 year period resulted in an 11% lower risk of type 2
diabetes in the subsequent 4 years.<br />
Those who decreased coffee intake by one cup per day had a 17% higher risk of type 2 diabetes.<br />
Research has also suggested that the time of coffee consumption could play a distinct role in glucose metabolism.<br />
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<b>Lunch time </b><br />
One prospective cohort study of 69,532 women examined the long-term
effects of coffee on type 2 diabetes and found drinking coffee,
especially at lunch time, reduced the risk of developing diabetes.<br />
Conor Minogue from the Irish Coffee Council said the study is welcome
news for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in Ireland.<br />
He said moderate coffee consumption fits well with a healthy balanced diet and can be enjoyed as part of active lifestyle.<br />
“However, we do recommend that pregnant women limit their caffeine
intake from all sources to 200mg per day in line with current
guidelines,” he said.<br />
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<b>Find out if you're at risk of diabetes with this test:</b><br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.thejournal.ie/coffee-type-2-diabetes-study-1780868-Nov2014/" target="_blank">http://www.thejournal.ie/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/14/coffee-type-two-diabetes-risk_n_6157414.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/</a>, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2833461/How-four-cups-day-coffee-help-diabetes-bay-say-scientists.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-68913996836403024312014-11-10T07:16:00.000-08:002014-11-10T07:16:02.039-08:00POMEGRANATES: THE WONDER DRUG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pomegranate has been renowned as a superfood for centuries, and has been found to contain vitamins A, C and E as well as iron and antioxidants – chemicals which help neutralise harmful oxygen molecules called free radicals. From reducing the risk of prostate cancer to lowering cholesterol levels, <a href="http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Pomegranate-juice-may-cut-Alzheimer-s-risk" title="">Alzheimer's</a> to <a href="http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/120508.htm" title="">arthritis</a>, stress relief to appetite suppressant, pomegranates and their many health benefits have been well documented. And if that was not enough to convince you to try pomegranate, the fruit is now being hailed as the elixir of youth.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbL801HxGPg8xlLaZDaUSagfAHBeYioqFOl_DMcflpGIxQPB_fGm3BLHoi1fKwYKx_MGerSP0wytfegqHTs_a17NcnGgSEb9KjQISx8bTTpHUZncVYV3X-evgv4Yx769lGQC-9g-ZGLbE/s1600/red+point.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbL801HxGPg8xlLaZDaUSagfAHBeYioqFOl_DMcflpGIxQPB_fGm3BLHoi1fKwYKx_MGerSP0wytfegqHTs_a17NcnGgSEb9KjQISx8bTTpHUZncVYV3X-evgv4Yx769lGQC-9g-ZGLbE/s1600/red+point.png" /></a><a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2010/0210586.html" target="_blank">Researchers</a> from the Probelte Bio Labatory in Spain used a potent new type of pomegranate extract including the skin, pith and seeds of the fruit. The 60 participants were asked to take the extract for 30 days in the form of a pill. The results found a <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">significant decrease in a marker associated with cell damage</span>, that disrupts brain, muscle, liver and kidney functions, as well as causing ageing</span></b>. Dr Sergio Streitenberger, who led the study, said: "We are very excited about this study which we believe demonstrates that regular consumption of this pomegranate extract can slow down the process of DNA oxidation (...) We get old because we fall apart, cell by cell. <b>One way to look at
ageing is to think of it as rusting or oxidizing, a damaging process.
The free radicals that oxidize our body's molecules include fats, heavy
metals and numerous other chemical compounds we breathe, eat and drink. If free radicals reach the DNA of our cells, the damage is
cumulative and significant. <span style="color: red;">Being able to guard against this process
would be a significant breakthrough</span></b>".<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" /></a>But pomegranate appears to have an extra benefit: it cuts hunger pangs. <br />
<a href="http://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/3109/1/3109.pdf" target="_blank">Scientists</a> say regular consumption of pomegranate extract may <span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="color: red;">reduce feelings of hunger, while increasing the sensation of being full</span></b></span>. Volunteers who took a pomegranate supplement daily for three weeks reported feeling significantly less hungry during the experiment than those who had a placebo instead. A total of 29 volunteers took part in the study carried out by Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Half the group took a pomegranate extract, containing the skin, pith and seeds of the fruit, every day for three weeks and the rest took a placebo tablet. After three weeks,<b><span style="color: blue;"> each volunteer drank a glass of pomegranate juice</span></b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span>before sitting down to a meal of pasta with tomato sauce. The pomegranate extract group felt <span style="color: red;"><b>less hungry</b></span> (by an average of 12%), <b><span style="color: red;">had less desire to eat</span></b> (21%), <b><span style="color: red;">felt fuller</span></b> (16%) and <span style="color: red;"><b>more satisfied</b></span> (15%). <span style="color: red;"><b>They also ate</b></span> an average of 447 grammes of the pasta meal compared with 574 grammes for the control group, or <b><span style="color: red;">22% less</span></b>. Dr Emad Al-Dujaili, who lead the research, said: "We and other researchers have shown that <b>pomegranates contain potent antioxidants that can neutralise free radicals better than red wine, green tea and commonly consumed juices</b> (...) Pomegranate juice intake can cause a reduction in blood pressure and insulin resistance. The present study shows that <b><span style="color: red;">pomegranate extract can promote satiety by reducing hunger and desire to eat and enhancing fullness and satisfaction</span></b>" These results indicate that pomegranate extract consumption may have the potential to assist in the challenge of reducing risk factors for overweight and obesity.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" /></a>Moreover, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3470115/" target="_blank">research suggests</a> that pomegranate juice could <span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="color: red;">slow the spread of cancer</span></b></span>.<br />
Scientists have found components in the juice which stop the movement of cancer cells, and weaken their attraction to chemical signals which cause them to spread.<br />
They found that particular ingredients in the juice - such as fatty acids - slowed the spread of the disease from prostate cancer to the bone. <a href="http://newsroom.ucr.edu/2512" target="_blank">The team</a> from the University of California hope the fruit will have a similar effect on other cancers. Dr Manuela Martins-Green said: "This is particularly exciting because <span style="color: red;">we can now modify these naturally occurring components of the juice to improve their functions and make them more effective in preventing prostate cancer metastasis.</span>..Because the genes and proteins involved in movement of prostate cancer cells are essentially the same as those involved in movement of other types of cancer cells, <b><span style="color: red;">the same modified components of the juice could have a much broader impact in cancer treatment</span></b>."<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" /></a>One active area of research has looked at the potential heart health benefits of the pomegranate.<br />
Spanish researchers found that <span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="color: red;">pomegranates could reverse some of the damage done by junk food</span></b></span>. They tested a new supplement on pigs. The supplement was made with
polyphenols found in pomegranates. The
researchers first fed the pigs—whose cardiovascular systems are similar
to ours—a diet of fatty, damaging foods. Unsurprisingly, this diet
damaged the lining of their blood vessels. Damage to this lining, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endothelium">endothelium</a>, is often the first step in atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries which leads to heart attacks and strokes. After the intentional vascular
damage was done, the pigs were fed a daily dose of Pomanex, a supplement
containing 200 mg of polyphenols. The researchers said the
punicalagin-containing supplement was able to repair the damage.<a href="http://spo.escardio.org/SessionDetails.aspx?eevtid=60&sessId=11410&subSessId=2759" target="_blank"> Dr Lina Badimon</a>,
of the Catalan Institute for Cardiovascular Sciences in Spain, said:
‘<b><span style="color: red;">Enriching a diet with pomegranate polyphenols can help in preventing
and retarding endothelial dysfunctions, which are among the first signs
of atherosclerosis and strokes</span></b>.’ <br />
Though while this study focuses on a specific product, this isn’t the
first study to demonstrate the heart-healthy benefits of pomegranates in
general – and other such studies weren’t linked to a man-made
supplement.<br />
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A study published in the <a href="http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/71/5/1062.long"><i>American Journal of Clinical Nutrition</i></a> indicated pomegranate juice was able to <b><span style="color: red;">reduce oxidative stress and plaque on arterial walls</span></b>. Another found men taking pomegranate juice were able to reduce the plaque in their arteries by 30% in a year’s time. The control group, who didn’t take pomegranate juice, saw a plaque increase of 9%.<br />
<a href="http://www.healio.com/endocrinology/news/print/endocrine-today/%7B0f34ace7-441a-4821-a2be-84d13190ad02%7D/daily-pomegranate-juice-consumption-lowered-bp" target="_blank">Researchers at Queen Margaret University in Edinburg</a>, Scotland found that drinking <b><span style="color: red;">pomegranate juice could lower blood pressure</span></b>. In the study, when an undisclosed number of people drank 500 ml (16 ounces) of pomegranate juice a day for four weeks, there was a "significant" fall in blood pressure for 90 percent of the group. Drinking pomegranate juice was also linked to "<b><span style="color: red;">lower levels of unsaturated fatty acids, which are linked to the storage of stomach fat</span></b>".<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" /></a>In addition to the benefits on blood pressure, this same research found that<b><span style="color: red;"> pomegranate juice can <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">reduce stress hormone</span></span></b>. Volunteers were assessed on mood status using a specialist test. After consumption of pomegranate juice most <b><span style="color: red;">subjects reported that they were more enthusiastic, inspired, proud and active</span></b> and all reported that they were less distressed, nervous, guilty and ashamed according to the attributes tested. Research Scientist, Dr Emad Al-Dujaili who led the study said: "<b><span style="color: red;">On the basis of these findings there is a justified argument for busy workers to drink pomegranate juice to help alleviate chronic stress and maintain good health</span></b>.” <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHcvEon9Vs7BvPX-UN0pTo-dVyPACl7y_kRERhy576vclTEoAWRzkbXBWxbKyd3JXfzOGMdI5W366vsCLMCoCSHj-YyGA3STlAn_U8ocE3cdHuEcyvuZ9nR2Z_ZpedBA9JPI_lamYlgs/s1600/red+point.png" /></a>One other <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23970941" target="_blank">study</a> not related to heart health found that pomegranate juice can <span style="color: red;"><b>significantly <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">improve memory and brain health</span></b></span>. In this latest study,
subjects with self-reported memory problems were randomly assigned to
receive 8 ounces of pomegranate juice of a placebo with similar flavor.
Over a four-week study period, the subjects participated in memory
tests, MRI scans, and blood draws. Those participants in the pomegranate juice group saw <b>“significant improvement”</b>
in their verbal memory tests and their plasma antioxidant levels. They
even showed <b>increased brain activity</b> during memory and verbal testing,
suggesting <b><span style="color: red;">the juice helped encourage increased blood flow to “critical
task-related” regions of the brain</span></b>.<br />
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Need an idea to enjoy all the benefits of this wonder fruit? Try this<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Pomegranate-berry smoothie</span></h1>
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
<i>1/2 </i>cup chilled pomegranate juice<br />
<i>1/2 </i>cup vanilla low-fat yogurt<br />
<i>1 </i>cup frozen mixed berries</div>
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Add the juice, yogurt and berries to a blender. Cover and blend until pureed.
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<b>Nutritional information per serving</b>: about 250 calories, 6 g
protein, 52 g carbohydrate, 2 g total fat (1 g saturated), 5 g fiber, 8
mg cholesterol, 110 mg sodium
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<i>Recipe:</i> <i><a href="http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/pomegranate-berry-smoothie.html" target="_blank">http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-73004003676765657222014-09-01T08:34:00.000-07:002014-09-01T08:34:32.132-07:00What's your REAL age? New calculator reveals how old your body really is... based on mood, diet and exercise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Are you ageing as gracefully as you should be? And what effect is your diet, level of activity and mood having on your body?<br />
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A new calculator can reveal your body's true age, the effect your lifestyle is having and how many years it might be shaving off your life. <span style="color: red;"><b>The test takes into account factors such as weight, the amount and intensity of exercise undertaken, cholesterol, eating habits, levels of happiness and alcohol consumption. And it can reveal a very different picture to a chronological age</b></span>. A 30 year old, for example, can have the health age of a 50 year old, or older, dependent on their lifestyle choices.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.vitalityagecalculator.co.uk/?form=false">T</a><a href="http://www.vitalityagecalculator.co.uk/?form=false" target="_blank">AKE THE TEST HERE TO LEARN YOUR BODY AGE</a></b><br />
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For example, a 30-year-old woman who is 5'4" tall, weighs a healthy 9st (57kg), exercises at a medium-high intensity four times a week, eats a good diet and drinks seven units of alcohol a week, has a body age of 30. Take out the exercise and this jumps to 32. Add 10 cigarettes a day and 20 units of alcohol a week (around two bottles of wine) and this rises again to 35.<br />
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A 50-year-old man who is 5'9" (175cm), weighs 13 stone (83kg), does low intensity exercise such as walking for five hours a week, has a moderate diet, drinks two pints of lager a night (roughly 28 units of alcohol a week) and is relatively happy, has a body age of 56. Add in high blood pressure and high cholesterol and this rises to 63.<br />
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The 'Vitality Age Calculator', as it is called, <span style="color: red;"><b>also reveals the measures that could reduce your reduced body age</b></span>.<br />
Sports stars, for example, are testament to the fact that a healthy lifestyle can knock years off the ageing process. Former athlete Lord Sebastian Coe, 57, has a vitality age of 54, while 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis scored just 23 when she took the test. Developed by PruHealth, it is based on an algorithm derived from an analysis of over 5,000 studies relating to death, and was developed in conjunction with leading academics.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">The research found that the biggest factors which pushed up body age were a lack of physical activity and being overweight.</span></b><br />
<b>And to make matters worse, two thirds of the study participants were in denial, believing they were in good or excellent health, despite showing two or more risk factors that could have increased their chances of getting a life-shortening disease.</b><br />
Because of this denial, people aren't making lifestyle choices that could reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke or diabetes, such as quitting smoking, eating a better diet or taking up exercise.<br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>The study found that 69% of smokers refused to give up and 64% of people were unwilling to change their eating habits. Nearly one in five were overweight and the same amount had high blood pressure.</b></span><br />
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Dr Katie Tryon, PruHealth head of clinical Vitality, said: "We all lead busy lifestyles trying to squeeze in as much as possible and thinking about your health can sometimes take a back seat. Often when you’re feeling up against it, it’s tempting to compensate by having a glass of wine or cigarette, or take a few shortcuts by grabbing an unhealthy snack or skipping the gym, but it’s these lifestyle choices that ultimately impact on our health. People are living longer, but not longer, healthier lives, so this will show people the real state of their health and help them decide if they need to introduce some better habits. <span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: red;"><b>By taking small steps today can dramatically improve wellbeing over the long-term, regardless of your current state of health, and truly understanding the implications of your choices is the first step</b></span></span>." <br />
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<i>Source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2518019/Whats-YOUR-real-age-New-calculator-reveals-old-body-really-based-mood-diet-exercise--youre-probably-older-think.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a></i><b> </b><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-20863066874109491952014-06-30T05:58:00.000-07:002014-06-30T05:58:00.969-07:00Why eggs are good for you even if you're on a weight loss diet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once demonised as bad for the heart, eggs have been repositioned as a health food in recent years as researchers have found that not only are they good for hearts, but can even help you to lose weight.<br />
More importantly, a <a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.e8539">report</a>
by Ying Rong of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and her
colleagues published in the British Journal of Medicine in January,
reviewed 17 different egg studies.
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The study concluded, "<span style="color: red;"><b>Higher consumption of eggs (up to one egg per day) is not associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease
or stroke</b></span>. The increased risk of coronary heart disease among diabetic
patients and reduced risk of hemorrhagic stroke associated with higher
egg consumption in subgroup analyses warrant further studies."<br />
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<b>So how did eggs get so controversial in the first place?</b><br />
A lot of it has to do with cholesterol. A large egg contains about
186 mg of cholesterol. And since the American Heart Association (AHA)
recommends a <a href="http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/102/18/2284.full" target="_hplink">limit of 300 mg per day</a>, eat two eggs and you've exceeded that limit. <b>
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So, eggs are bad then?<br />
Not so fast. There happens to be a problem with the AHA's
recommendation. It assumes that when you eat more cholesterol (from eggs
and other animal foods), your blood cholesterol increases. <br />
Assume that and, of course, it makes sense to eat fewer eggs. Your
blood cholesterol would be lower. Your heart and arteries would stay
healthier for longer. But here's the AHA's dirty little secret: your body doesn't work that way. Indeed, <span style="color: red;"><b>the research consistently and reliably shows that the
cholesterol you eat has very little impact on how much cholesterol is in
your blood</b></span>. If that sounds weird, maybe this will help... Your body makes cholesterol. Lots of it, in fact. Every single day you produce between <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21154/" target="_hplink">1 and 2 grams of it on your own</a>. (That's 5-10 times the cholesterol in a large egg.)
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The interesting twist? When you eat more cholesterol from foods like
eggs, your body produces less of it. And when you eat less cholesterol
from foods like eggs, your body produces more. <br />
That's because <span style="color: red;"><b>you have a cholesterol "set point." Think of it like a
thermostat that's largely determined by your genetics, exercise habits,
and stress. Funny enough, diet plays a surprisingly small role</b></span>.<br />
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<b>Furthermore cholesterol isn't so bad for you anyway...</b><br />
Cholesterol is a very important part of the body. It is a structural
molecule that is an essential part of every single cell membrane. It is also used to make steroid hormones like testosterone, estrogen and cortisol. Without cholesterol, we wouldn’t even exist.<br />
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<b>More evidence eggs are really a healthy food</b>.<br />
Since your body naturally has all it needs from producing its own
cholesterol, there is no dietary requirement for more cholesterol. But
the American diet contains plenty, since we eat a lot of animal
products. All animal products contain some cholesterol, but they also
contain saturated fat, an even more significant culprit in heart-disease
risk. Actually<b> </b>the major determinant of plasma LDL level is saturated fat. <span style="color: red;"><b>And while eggs are high in cholesterol, they're relatively low in saturated fat</b></span> (1.6 grams in the
yolk). <u>Interestingly, people in Japan — consumers of some of the largest
quantities of eggs in the world (averaging 328 eggs consumed per person
per year — have low levels of cholesterol and heart disease compared
with other developed countries, especially the United States. Why? In
part, it's because the Japanese eat a diet low in saturated fat.</u><br />
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<u>Americans do just the opposite. Research has shown that we usually have
our eggs alongside foods high in saturated fat, such as bacon, sausage
and buttered toast. This meal pattern raises LDL levels</u> and makes the
effect of eating eggs worse than it actually is.<br />
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<b>And what about eggs and weight loss? </b><br />
Interestingly, in controlled trials -- the best kind of research -- where people were instructed to eat up to <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23021013" target="_hplink">three eggs per day</a> while on a weight loss diet, good things happened.
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These folks <span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="color: red;">lost weight, decreased inflammation</span> </b>and either <span style="color: red;"><b>maintained or improved their blood cholesterol levels</b></span></span>. (They were consuming 555 mg of cholesterol every day from eggs alone!)<br />
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<b>Some more reasons to introduce eggs into your diet</b><br />
Egg yolks are one of the most nutrient-dense, antioxidant-rich and
vitamin-laden foods on the planet! (Compared to the yolks, the whites
are pretty much protein and water.)
<a href="http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list?format=Full&count=&max=25&sort=ndb&fg=&man=&lfacet=&qlookup=Egg%2C+whole%2C+raw%2C+fresh&order=asc" target="_hplink">Egg yolks contain</a>
90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate,
pantothenic acid and B12 of the egg. In addition the yolk contains all
of the fat-soluble components, such as vitamins A, D and E, not to
mention the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.<br />
Egg yolks are also a rich source of some other very interesting nutrients such as choline, lutein and zeaxanthin. <br />
<b>Choline </b>is <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20060023" target="_hplink">essential for cardiovascular and brain function</a>. Eating more of it may mean mean <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258634" target="_hplink">less inflammation</a>, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimers, and more. <br />
<b>Lutein and zeaxanthin </b>are the major antioxidants in eggs. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15762089" target="_hplink">They protect the eyes </a>by filtering harmful light wavelengths and lowering risk of macular degeneration. <br />
Indeed, those people eating only egg whites -- or avoiding eggs entirely -- are missing out on many of these key nutrients. <br />
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<b>How much is too much</b> <br />
Many experts say an egg a day is fine.<b> "<span style="color: red;">The amount that one egg a day raises cholesterol in
the blood is extremely small, so small in fact that the increase in risk
in heart disease related to this change in serum cholesterol could
never be detected in any kind of study</span></b>,<b>"</b> says Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard's School of Public Health.<b>"</b>Elevations in LDL of this small magnitude could easily be countered by other healthy aspects of eggs.<b>"</b><br />
<b>Bottom line</b>: if you eat a healthful diet, go ahead and eat an egg a day. On
the other hand, if your cholesterol is high and if you eat the typical
American diet — high in saturated fat, devoid of fruits, vegetables and
fiber — maybe you shouldn't be eating an egg a day.<br />
But will taking eggs out of an unhealthy diet make a positive difference? Probably not. Certainly you too happened to hear people complaining <b>"</b>I<b>'</b>ve cut out eggs, but my cholesterol is still high!<b>"</b>. <span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The impact of a healthy, balanced diet cannot be denied here.</b></span></span><br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2184650/Eggs-Are-bad-cholesterol-I-have.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a></i><b>, </b><i><a href="http://authoritynutrition.com/how-many-eggs-should-you-eat/" target="_blank">http://authoritynutrition.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.livescience.com/39353-eggs-dont-deserve-bad-reputation.html" target="_blank">http://www.livescience.com/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-13534531148590041982014-06-23T05:46:00.000-07:002014-06-23T05:46:01.047-07:00Are Meat and Dairy Really as Bad as Smoking?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A diet rich in meat, eggs, milk and cheese could be as harmful to health
as smoking, according to a controversial study into the impact of
protein consumption on longevity.<br />
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Research which tracked thousands of adults for nearly 20 years found that <span style="color: red;"><b>
people who eat a diet rich in animal protein are four times more likely to
die of cancer than someone with a low protein diet.</b></span><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><b> The risk is nearly as high as the danger of developing cancer by smoking 20
cigarettes each day</b></span>.
<span style="color: red;"></span>Previous studies have shown a link between cancer and red meat, but it is the
first time research has measured the risk of death caused by regularly
eating too much protein.</div>
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<b>The study’s findings</b><br />
The US study -recently published in Journal <i><a href="http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131%2814%2900062-X" target="_blank">Cell Metabolism</a>-</i> found that people with a high protein diet were 74% more
likely to die of any cause within the study period than their low-protein
counterparts. They were also several times more likely to die of diabetes.
But this trend appeared to reverse for those aged over 65, researchers
found.<br />
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High-protein food plans, such as the Atkins Diet, have become popular in
recent years because of their dramatic weight-loss results. The new research from the University of Southern California suggests that such
dieters may harm themselves in the long run.<br />
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“We provide convincing evidence that a high-protein diet – particularly if the
proteins are derived from animals – is nearly as bad as smoking for your
health,” said Dr Valter Longo, of the University.
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<span style="color: red;"><b>The researchers define a “high-protein” diet as deriving at least 20%
of daily calories from protein. </b></span>They recommend consuming about 0.8g (0.03oz)
of protein per kilogram of body weight every day in middle age. It means a
person weighing nine stone should eat about 45-50g (1.6-1.7oz) of protein a
day. A 300g (10.5oz) steak contains 77g (2.7oz) of protein.<br />
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As well as red meat, dairy products high in protein are also dangerous, the
researchers said. A 200ml (7fl oz) glass of milk represents 12% of
the recommended daily allowance, while a 40g (1.4oz) slice of cheese
contains 20%. Chicken, fish, pulses, vegetables, nuts and grain are healthier sources of
protein. However, a chicken breast or salmon fillet still accounts for about
40 per cent of recommended daily protein intake.<br />
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“The research shows that a low-protein diet in middle age is useful for
preventing cancer and overall mortality,” said Dr Eileen Crimmins, a
co-author of the study.
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“However, we also propose that at older ages, it may be important to avoid a
low-protein diet to allow the maintenance of healthy weight and protection
from frailty.”
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<b><br />The backlash</b>So how does this translate into eating meat and dairy products being
as bad for you as smoking? While this wasn't specifically discussed in
the full text of the study, Valter Longo, director of the University of
Southern California's Longevity Institute, told the press “Cancer mortality was higher for high-protein [eaters] compared to current smokers.”<br />
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The stats do bear out—and these findings are pretty sobering—but it's
important to keep in mind that <span style="color: red;"><b>there were some definite limitations to
this study</b></span>.</div>
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<li>For one thing, <span style="color: red;"><b>it's based on data compiled about one day's worth of
eating for participants</b></span>; although the survey respondents did answer
questions about how typical these meals were for them, what they ate on
that day can't possibly be a perfect reflection of how they ate over the
next 18 years. </li>
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<li>Furthermore,<span style="color: red;"><b> there was also no distinction between animal proteins</b></span> — some people
could have been eating skinless white chicken breast or steamed fish
instead of bacon and sausages. </li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><b>The survey also didn't distinguish between farm-raised meat
consumption and factory-farmed meat consumption</b></span>. “We know that there's a
lot of hormones injected in animals, but unfortunately, the data we
have doesn't provide information on that,” says Morgan Levine Canon, a Ph.D. student in gerontology at the University of Southern California. “I think down the
road that's another study that people can look at in more detail.”</li>
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<b>Bottom line</b> <br />
There's another big factor worth considering here, too: this is one
study saying that animal protein consumption may significantly increase
your risk of cancer—and there's tons of research about how deadly
smoking is. <span style="color: red;"><b>So while the results are certainly enough to make you think
twice about how much chicken and yogurt you're consuming, that doesn't
necessarily mean that eating these foods is just as bad as smoking</b></span>. “The
size of the effect we're finding was similar, however I think the
association with smoking mortality is way more clear-cut,” says Canon. “<span style="color: red;"><b>There's been a lot more research, and there's a lot less potential for
confounding factors. For nutrition, it's really hard to unravel what
someone's diet is and really quantify that</b></span>—whereas it's quite easy to
say, 'Do you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day?'”<br />
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Canon emphasizes that this definitely isn't a reason to continue (or
start) smoking. If anything, she hopes it will encourage more people to
cut back on their animal-based protein intake. “This is an association
we're finding right now, and we recognize more work needs to be done
with this,” she says. “<span style="color: red;"><b>But there's a lot of evidence that probably
eating plant-based is healthiest</b></span>.”<br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273533.php" target="_blank">http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304125639.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sciencedaily.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/does-protein-cause-cancer" target="_blank">http://www.womenshealthmag.com/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-34251294604650524052014-06-16T05:19:00.001-07:002014-06-16T05:19:16.297-07:00Can You Turn Off Your Fat Genes?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can’t change your genes, but you just might be able to change how
they work in your body. And in the case of those that play a role in fat
loss, pumping iron could be key.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>In addition to affecting the genes in your muscles, resistance training
also influences the genes in your fat</b></span>, says a new study published in the<i> European Journal of Applied Physiology</i>.
<span style="color: red;"><b>After subjecting participants to eight weeks of heavy resistance
training, researchers found that the expression of two genes found in
fat tissue decreased by around 20%</b></span>. Participants also had a boost in
muscle mass and fat burning, as well as a drop in the protein
adiponectin, which plays a role in fat breakdown. <br />
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But…what exactly does gene expression mean, anyway? It’s actually pretty
simple. Similar to how you’d consider the occasion and number of guests
to plan the menu for a party, genes use information to create proteins
that determine an organism’s characteristics. In this case, <span style="color: red;"><b>it appears
that certain genes might be paying attention to the type of exercise
that you do—and use that information to decide whether your body should
burn fat or store it</b></span>.<br />
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Researchers aren’t sure why, though. “We didn’t expect that the gene
expression would decrease following resistance training, so it’s hard to
explain the findings,” says lead study author Malin Alvehus. What they
do know? <span style="color: red;"><b>The combination of strength training and cardio seems to
encourage the body to use fat as fuel more than cardio alone</b></span>. “So I
think it can be a good idea to add resistance training to your exercise
regimen to burn more fat and facilitate fat loss,” Alvehus says. <br />
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To start... have a look here.<br />
<b>Seven-minute<span id="ext-gen77" style="font-size: 1.2em;"> </span>High-intensity circuit training using body Weight</b>, by the American College of Sports Medicine Health & Fitness.<br />
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The workout requires no more than a wall, a chair and seven minutes of your time.<br />
However the experts say that you must be in pain when performing the regime in order to benefit. These 12 exercises use the body’s own weight to get the same amount of exercise as doing a long run and session of weight-training in just seven minutes. In the program the recovery is provided in part by a 10-second rest between exercises. This rest is extended by alternating the muscles used in each exercise. During eat set of exercises, the unexercised muscles have a moment to ‘catch their breath’, which makes the order of the exercises important. The exercises should be performed in rapid succession, allowing 30 seconds for each. But to get maximum benefits the intensity must hover at around and eight on what they term as the discomfort scale of 1 to 10.<br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/25/can-turn-off-your-fat-genes/" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/strength-training-and-fat-genes" target="_blank">http://www.prevention.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2322470/The-7-minute-workout-proven-good-long-run-weights-session--PAIN-reap-benefits.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-44922751702731533862014-06-09T06:53:00.000-07:002014-06-23T05:47:44.701-07:00Can you trick your metabolism into burning more calories?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ready to have your mind blown? Pull up a chair and sit down. This is BIG news!<br />
Many people carefully study food labels in a bid to determine if the product is fattening and unhealthy. And now, research suggests the content of the label could be almost as important as the content of the product itself.<br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>This is because scientists found people’s metabolisms speed up when they believe they are consuming something very indulgent and high in calories – regardless of how fattening the product actually is</b></span>. In contrast, our metabolisms slow down when they we eat something our bodies believe to be low in calories.<br />
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<b>The milkshake study</b><br />
Alia Crum, clinical psychologist with Columbia Business School in New York, developed an experiment where two identical milkshakes were labeled
as very different foods. One was labeled as a diet drink, with no fat or
added sugars and only 140 calories. The other was labeled as an
indulgent treat, loaded with sugar, fat and 620 calories. <br />
In reality, the shakes had 380 calories each. They were identical aside from their labels.<br />
The labels created expectations for the study participants. Just as you
might read a label for a breakfast cereal and determine one might be
better than the other, the 46 participants in this study made judgments
on the milkshake they were consuming. It was this mindset that Crum
believed had a significant impact on how the body responded to the
milkshakes.<br />
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As a little scientific background, ghrelin is a
hormone secreted in the digestive system in response to hunger. When
ghrelin levels rise, it tells us that it’s time to eat and lowers
metabolism just in case we have to wait a while before mealtime. After
eating, ghrelin levels fall. Researchers have found that a full,
satisfying meal causes ghrelin levels to plummet more significantly,
ramping up metabolism to digest the bigger meal. Small snacks result in a
more conservative drop and metabolism doesn’t fire up in the same way.<br />
In the study, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=crum+ghrelin" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank">Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response</a>, Crum discovered <span style="color: red;"><b>ghrelin levels (and thusly metabolism) were directly related to what the participants <i>thought</i>
they were eating</b></span>. When they had the supposedly indulgent milkshake,
ghrelin levels plummeted, and when they consumed what they thought was a
lighter treat, the ghrelin response was far less dramatic.<br />
In
the past, scientists believed ghrelin response was related to the
nutrients reaching the digestive system. But Crum’s research suggests
that’s far from the entire story — that what we think about our food has
a significant impact.<br />
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<b>Bottom line</b> <br />
When we go into a meal or snack believing we are being deprived, our
body responds accordingly, regardless of the content of the meal. But
if we sit down to eat foods we believe are somehow “off limits” or far
too loaded with calories to be healthy, our digestive system literally
gobbles them up, responding with dramatic drops in ghrelin and a higher
metabolism.<br />
Perhaps the key to healthy weight management can be found in rethinking what it means to indulge or deprive. <span style="color: red;"><b>As a result, Dr Crum suggests that the best way for people to lose weight might be to eat food that is very low in calories but which they believe to be high in calories.</b></span> <br />
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So - just to start practising- here below you find a low calorie milkshake recipe: enjoy it and think... you're drinking a high calorie drink!<br />
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Preparation time: <span class="preptime">5 mns - </span><span class="hrlabel">Number of servings (yield): </span><span class="hritem">3</span></div>
<b>Ingredients </b><br />
<ul>
<li>2 cups of ice (optional: skip the ice and use a frozen banana) </li>
<li>1 banana </li>
<li>2 cups Silk Almond Milk, Dark Chocolate Flavor </li>
<li>2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter Powder</li>
</ul>
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<b>Directions</b><br />
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<li>Place ice & banana in blender</li>
<li>Add Silk Almond Milk</li>
<li>Add powdered peanut butter</li>
<li>Blend well until smooth & frothy, then serve immediately</li>
</ol>
Just 3 ingredients and <span style="color: red;"><b>only 130 calories</b></span>….what’s not to love?<br />
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.ahchealthenews.com/2014/04/17/how-thoughts-can-affect-your-hunger/" target="_blank">http://www.ahchealthenews.com/</a>, <a href="http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/milkshake-study-how-beliefs-can-affect-hunger-and-metabolism/" target="_blank">http://guardianlv.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/16896312-mind-over-milkshakes-how-your-mind-affects-your-metabolism" target="_blank">http://www.allvoices.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://fixmoneyy2minutes.com/health/article-2605109/How-THINK-slim-Your-metabolism-speeds-body-thinks-eating-high-calories.html" target="_blank">http://fixmoneyy2minutes.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/2013/08/30/skinny-chocolate-peanut-butter-milkshake/" target="_blank">http://www.livingwellspendingless.com</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516916886973671102.post-44745241712660741252014-06-02T05:20:00.000-07:002014-06-02T05:20:15.603-07:00Want to lose weight? Plan your next vacation in a mountain resort!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Conventional wisdom holds that your chance of becoming obese depends
mainly two obvious factors: your diet and how much exercise you get.<br />
But recently, some scientists have been testing the notion that an entirely unrelated factor can play a role.<br />
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That's the conclusion of a new study by Air Force public health researcher Jameson Voss and others, published in the journal <i><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0093493" target="_blank">PLOS ONE</a>. </i>Rather than pointing to diet or exercise-related factors
that have to do with high altitude (like, say, going hiking in the
mountains), they point to the impact that low levels of oxygen can have
on the body.<br />
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<b>The evidence for it</b><br />
<a href="http://jap.physiology.org/content/105/5/1684" target="_blank">Previous work</a> has found that <span style="color: red;"><b>at higher altitudes — when less oxygen is present in the air — the human body produces higher levels of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptin" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">leptin</a></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b>, a hormone that reduces hunger</b></span>. <br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2651390" target="_blank">Experiments</a> have also <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11258590" target="_blank">shown</a> that production of the hormones <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystokinin" target="_blank">cholecystokinin</a> (which also suppresses appetite) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine" target="_blank">norepinephrine</a> (which reduces blood flow to the stomach, indirectly reducing hunger) also go up at high altitudes.<br />
There's also the possibility that your body has to do more overall
work just to sustain its normal activities with less oxygen present,
causing it to burn more fat over time.<br />
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In the most recent study, a team of American researchers sought to
investigate whether long-term residence at high altitude actually
confers benefits in humans when it comes to losing weight. The study
analyzed about 100,000 U.S. Army and Air Force servicemen and women, all
with at least two years of service, from January 2006 to December 2012.
During that time period, they moved between assignments at high
altitude (1.2 miles above sea level or higher) and low altitude (0.6
miles or lower). All the participants had an overweight but not obese
body mass index (BMI) equal to or less than 25, but no greater than 30.<br />
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The findings revealed <span style="color: red;"><b>overweight people serving at high altitudes had
a 41% lower risk of progressing to obesity than those serving at
low altitudes</b></span>. This led the researchers to suggest high altitude
residence predicts lower rates of new obesity diagnoses among overweight
service members in the U.S. Army and Air Force.<br />
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“These results suggest that moving to high altitude would protect an
overweight person from moving to obesity,” said, Dr. Jameson D. Voss,
lead author of the study and a consultant with the United States Air
Force School of Aerospace Medicine. The researchers speculate leptin and other hormones that are involved in
appetite control rise at high altitudes, which may help explain the
finding. </div>
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Naturally, there's still a lot more study to be done, but it does give researchers some...well, you know. Food for thought.</div>
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<b>What do you think of this research? And do you live in a high altitude or a lower one? </b></div>
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<i>Sources: <a href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/get-high-lose-weight-high-altitudes-suppress-hunger-curb-obesity-risk-41-278834" target="_blank">http://www.medicaldaily.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2014/04/lower-weight-higher-altitude.html" target="_blank">http://www.glamour.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.vox.com/2014/4/25/5652618/does-living-at-high-altitude-reduce-your-chance-of-obesity" target="_blank">http://www.vox.com/</a></i></div>
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What should you do to get back in shape this Summer? Try a paleo-diet,
go vegan? How about the Mediterranean diet, or even experiment with a
low-carb diet? It turns out, according to a study recently published in <a href="http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182351" target="_blank"><i>Annual Reviews</i></a> by a highly credentialed medical expert, Dr. David Katz, that<b> <span style="color: red;">the best food – is REAL food</span></b>.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>A recent comparison of popular diets (yes, including the Paleo diet)
found none to be a “best diet” for optimal health compared with a
well-balanced and generally healthy approach to eating focused on real
food</b></span>. Low-carb, low-fat, low-glycemic, vegan, vegetarian, Paleo and
Mediterranean diets were among those compared for their health benefits.
But none seemed to be as effective in providing the health benefits as
author and food expert Michael Pollan’s sage advice: Eat food, not too
much, mostly plants.<br />
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We
all have had inclinations of eating better – whether it was to cure
ourselves from a serious disease like cancer or diabetes, or for more
superficial reasons, like wanting to look better in a bathing suit, but
real, and dramatic changes can happen in lifespan, and the reduction of
chronic illness when we eat right. Study after study has compelled us to
eat more nutritious foods, and now the latest compares all the
‘popular’ or ‘fad’ diets, and finds, unequivocally, that real food still
wins.<br />
Dr.
David Katz works at Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, and
he rebels against a sea of disinformation about what people should eat
to be healthy. He looks down on of-the-moment diet fads and dangerous
crazes that many of his contemporaries – even other doctors promote
without sound reason. In a recent interview, he said<b><i> “I don’t care which diet is best. I care about the truth.”</i></b><br />
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<b>The study<i> </i></b><br />
Katz published his findings
with colleague, Stephanie Meller in a paper titled, “Can We Say What
Diet Is Best for Health?” They compared all the trend diets of the day:
Low carb, low fat, low glycemic, Mediterranean, mixed/balanced (DASH),
Paleolithic, vegan, and elements of other diets.<br />
Katz says that despite the prevalent promotion of these diets in
mainstream media, there are few studies proving they actually work:<br />
<blockquote>
<i>“<b>There have been no rigorous, long-term studies
comparing contenders for best diet laurels using methodology that
precludes bias and confounding. For many reasons, such studies are
unlikely</b>.”</i></blockquote>
Conversely, he found that:<br />
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<i>“<span style="color: red;"><b>A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature,
predominantly plants, is decisively associated with health promotion
and disease prevention</b></span>.”</i></blockquote>
Among the important points made by the article are these:<br />
<ul>
<li>Plant-based diets (non-GMO,organic, real plants, I might add) are nutritional powerhouses which support a wide variety of favorable health outcomes. These include lower rates of heart disease and cancer. These diets don’t just include fruits and vegetables, but real grains, nuts and seeds.</li>
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<li>Katz and Meller found that ‘low-fat’ diets are no better than diets high in real, healthful fats (not fake, man-made ones). The Mediterranean diet is only successful because it contains a lower omega-6 to omega-3 ratio than the typical American diet. Americans also <a href="http://civileats.com/2013/11/20/trans-fat-travails/">rely far too much on unhealthy fats like trans-fats</a>.</li>
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<li>Moderating meat intake, and alcohol improves health.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Increasing natural fiber improves health, including, “defense against neurodegenerative disease and preservation of cognitive function, reduced inflammation, and defense against asthma.”</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Carbohydrate-selective diets are better than simply low-carb diets. Attention to glycemic index is important, but not the most important thing – since carrots, for example have a high glycemic index, but can cure cancer. Again, it goes back to eating real food.</li>
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<li>One of the most important points of the study was this one: “if Paleolithic eating is loosely interpreted to mean a diet based mostly on meat, no meaningful interpretation of health effects is possible.”<br /> </li>
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Katz is frustrated with the misinformation about how diet affects health:<br />
<blockquote>
<i>“It’s
not just linguistic, I really at times feel like crying, when I think
about that <span style="color: red;">we’re paying for ignorance with human lives</span> . . . At times, I
hate the people with alphabet soup after their names who are promising
the moon and the stars with certainty. I hate knowing that the next
person is already rubbing his or her hands together with the next fad to
make it on the bestseller list.”</i></blockquote>
It’s a radical notion in today’s GMO-promoted, FDA-ignorant, pharmaceutical-pushing world, <span style="color: red;"><b>but real food can cure you.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Sources: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/science-compared-every-diet-and-the-winner-is-real-food/284595/" target="_blank">http://www.theatlantic.com/</a></i>, <i><a href="http://naturalrevolution.org/stumped-about-how-to-eat-yale-scientist-compares-all-diets-and-finds-real-food-best/" target="_blank">http://naturalrevolution.org/</a></i></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeightLossForAHealthyStyleOfLife</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357632397704690153noreply@blogger.com