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Mantra for FITNESS!

April 9, 2008

FITNESS MANTRA

Today’s installment of the diet plan is a dose of I’ve learned that make it a bit easier to eat less without feeling hungry. So, without further delay, here are my collected . Feel free to add your own in the comments.
1. Eat less. More often. Rather than eating large meals, chop up your eating into smaller portions throughout the day. I found myself eating 3 meals most days and having a snack around 3pm as well as another in the evening. That was enough to keep me from feeling hungry while still eating less in total.
2. Don’t eat right before going to bed. I’ve read this numerous times and don’t get why it works, but it does. I set a limit of 3 hours. So I planned to go to bed at midnight, I wouldn’t eat past 9pm.
3. Brush your teeth early. For whatever reason, I won’t eat when my teeth still feel clean. By brushing them several hours before bed, it was easier to accomplish #2.
4. Kick the sugar habit. If you drink sugared soft drinks (I used to be a Mt. Dew and Coke fan), replace them either with their diet counterparts or water. This can make a very, very big difference.
5. Eat vegetables before the main course. Whenever possible, I’d make sure to have an ample serving of a vegetable (you get very few calories for the amount you eat) before eating the denser main course–often a meat or fish. You’ll need less of the dense stuff to be happy. Read more

Written by James · Filed Under Health 

Be a Healthy Weight.

April 9, 2008

 
 

BE A HEALTHY WIEGHT…
If you have any concerns about your weight, contact your GP or a dietitian. If you think you just need to lose a little weight, here are some practical .

Whenever we eat more than our body needs, we put on weight. This is because the energy we don’t use up is stored in our body, usually as fat. Even small amounts of surplus energy each day can lead to weight gain.

So if you want to lose some weight, you might want to look at ways of:
• making sure you only eat as much food as you need
• improving the balance of your diet
• getting more active

Getting the balance right
 
It’s not a good idea to go on a crash diet and it’s important to make sure you continue to eat a balanced diet. Otherwise you might not be getting all the nutrients you need to keep your body healthy.

When you’re trying to make a healthy choice, for most people, the aim should be to:
• cut down on fat – especially saturates
• eat more fruit and vegetables
• eat more starchy foods such as bread, pasta and rice
• cut down on salt and sugar
Fruit and veg should make up a third of the food you eat. Aim to eat at least five portions of fruit and veg every day. These can be fresh, frozen, tinned, dried or cooked, and a glass of fruit juice can also make up one of your portions each day. Read more

Written by James · Filed Under Fats 

Food for Hair!

April 8, 2008

What are the nutrients that affect our hair?

+ A primary necessity for goodlooking hair is adequate protein intake. + Fat helps in making the hair look lustrous as linoleic acid stimulates the sebaceous gland. + Vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and essential amino acids are necessary for harmonious cell balance. + Vitamins E and C, specifically act as anti-oxidants, protecting our hair from free radicals.

So what should we eat to have great looking hair?

The more varied and balanced our diet is, the more likely it is to provide the necessary amounts of vitamins and trace elements. Avoid frying or long cooking as this destroys vitamins. Simple home cooked food is the best. A balanced diet contains: + 55 per cent carbohydrates + 30 per cent lipids, half of which should be monosaturates, quarter should be polysaturates, and a quarter of saturates like butter, cream, cheese, animal fat etc. + 15 per cent protiens. + Fruits and vegetables should represent half of your foodstuff.

Here are some for maintaining great hair:  Read more

Written by James · Filed Under Tips for Good Hair 

No kidding about Kidneys

April 1, 2008

What is kidney and why is it so important? Kidneys are paired organs on either side of the spine at approximately the waist level. They are sophisticated processing machines, which remove the waste products from the body and excreting them along with water as urine. The kidney filters about 200 litres of blood daily and produces about two litres of urine.

 

In addition to the above, our kidney releases three important hormones, Erythropoietin (EPO) which stimulates the bones to make red blood corpuscles, Renin which regulates the blood pressure, and Calcitriol, an active vitamin D that helps maintain calcium in the bones and normal chemical balance in the body.

 

The majority of kidney diseases either improve spontaneously or can be treated by medicines without impairing patients’ lives. However, some people develop irreversible kidney disease called CRF – chronic renal failure, the most common type of kidney disease today. Except in a few cases, CRF invariably progresses to a stage at which practically the entire kidney function is lost. This stage is, as mentioned earlier, called End Stage Renal Disease – ESRD.

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Written by James · Filed Under Health 

This Summer -Get a Glowing Skin

April 1, 2008

 

It’s Summer time, folks! And the hot scorching sun is shining ever so brightly. The greatest victim is our exposed to the sun’s UV rays causing all sorts of ailments like rashes, hives, etc. Since the sun is very intense it can seriously damage the . Our Bollywood actresses like Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Isha Sharvani and Minissha Lamba surely know how to take care of their glowing complexion. We, too can have a glowing provided we take a lot of care to protect not only the facial but also the body, hair and nails from the sun. 

        Hygiene is very important during summer. Have a shower atleast two to three times a day. Use an antifungal powder in the folds of your , for eg, armpits, neck, groin, under the breasts (in woman) and webs of the toes especially if wearing closed shoes.  Read more

Written by James · Filed Under Skin Care 

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