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Simple but very useful Health Tips
- Use aloe vera gel to soothe skin rashes and irritations. It contains 18 amino acids that can cure most form of skin damages.
- To make protein rich and low fat paneer at home, use skimmed milk. Add a few drops of fresh lemon juice and wait for the milk to curdle.
- Rub your palms for a few minutes and place them on your eyes. This helps reduce the strain caused by staring at the computer screen for too long.
- Drink fresh pear juice to calm tense nerves and prevent throat infections.
- Include Vitamin C rich food like Spinach in your diet to reduce dark circles.
- To increase calcium levels, lower intake of sugar apart from taking in high calcium foods.
- To minimize the damage by bleach to your skin, apply a layer of petroleum jelly before bleaching.
- To condition hair naturally, mash a ripe banana and spread the puree through your hair. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off after 15 minutes.
- Get rid of a tan by mashing a ripe papaya and applying the puree on your face. Leave it on for 10 minutes and wash off your face with cold water.
- Pregnant women are advised to include tomatoes in their everyday diet. A regular intake of the juicy fruit helps in dealing with morning sickness.
Health Benefits of Cauliflower
It's that time
of the year when markets bloom up with the spongy, flowering vegetable
cauliflower. Though it belongs to the cruciferous family, cauliflower lacks the
green chlorophyll found in other vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and kale
from the same family. Several researches on this flowery vegetable have
revealed that it has compounds to resist cancer; it has the ability to
eliminate cancer enzymes. But that's not the only healing quality that the
cauliflower possesses.
Here are three main health benefits of Cauliflower;
Good For Detoxification Of Liver
It contains glucosinolates and thiocyanates (including sulforaphane and isothiocyanate), which help to increase the liver's ability to neutralize potentially toxic substances that could lead to cancer if left unattended. the presence of enzymes like glutathione transferase, glucuronosyl transferase and quinone reductase also help in the detoxifying process.
Prevents Cancer
Various researchers involving humans as well as animals show that cauliflower helps keep off various kinds of cancers lung, colon, breast and ovarian, with the most recent addition being bladder cancer. it was found that the average daily intake of cruciferous vegetables was quite low in those with bladder cancer than the healthier control groups.
Shields Against Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Cauliflower, which is rich in Vitamin C, is said to provide a shield against inflammatory poly-arthritis, a form rheumatoid arthritis affecting two or more joints.
Here are three main health benefits of Cauliflower;
Good For Detoxification Of Liver
It contains glucosinolates and thiocyanates (including sulforaphane and isothiocyanate), which help to increase the liver's ability to neutralize potentially toxic substances that could lead to cancer if left unattended. the presence of enzymes like glutathione transferase, glucuronosyl transferase and quinone reductase also help in the detoxifying process.
Prevents Cancer
Various researchers involving humans as well as animals show that cauliflower helps keep off various kinds of cancers lung, colon, breast and ovarian, with the most recent addition being bladder cancer. it was found that the average daily intake of cruciferous vegetables was quite low in those with bladder cancer than the healthier control groups.
Shields Against Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Cauliflower, which is rich in Vitamin C, is said to provide a shield against inflammatory poly-arthritis, a form rheumatoid arthritis affecting two or more joints.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Learning How to Take Responsibility for Your Weight Loss
Losing
weight is hard, there's no doubt about that and it can be a lonesome
experience. If you've tried and failed before, you're not alone. It can be very
discouraging and demoralizing when you can't get the results you want time and
time again. It's common to blame yourself, to think you're not good enough or
that you just aren't capable of losing weight.
Knowledge is Power
First, you
need to know what factors actually contribute to weight loss. When you're
informed, you're a much more savvy consumer. Once you know what a good weight
loss program will include, you'll have a much easier time sorting through all
of your options. There are some good programs out there. The trick is to find
them.
Fast-acting or Long-lasting
Of course,
everyone wants results yesterday. There are weight loss programs that promise
to get you results overnight. This can be very appealing. Losing weight that
fast isn't healthy though, and it probably won't last. You should really only
lose between one and three pounds a week if you want to be healthy and be able
to keep the weight off long term.
Crash diets,
while tempting for the speed of the results they can bring, will often set you
up to gain back the weight you lost and more. If you're serious about getting
in shape and staying there, you've got to go about it the right way. This means
being patient and finding a program that you can stick to for the long term.
You didn't gain a bunch of weight overnight. You can't expect to lose it that
way either.
You also
need to take some responsibility for your success or failure throughout the
weight loss process. Sure you need the right plan and the right guidance, but
you've also got to put in some effort. And you can do it. You just need to
believe in yourself and commit to making a change in your lifestyle. Finding
the right program that will fit into your schedule is important, but nothing's
going to be effortless. You need to make room for proper diet and fitness in
your schedule too.
How to Integrate Weight Loss As You Age
If you think
it's getting harder to lose weight as you get older, you're probably right.
There are a number of factors that combine to make this a reality. That doesn't
mean that if you're over a certain age, you'll never be able to lose weight or
keep it off. It might mean you have to work a bit harder to shed those pounds.
What will really make a difference though, is knowing where to target your
weight loss efforts that they will have the greatest impact.
When the Old Way Stops Working
You had a
system that worked, and now it doesn't work. Our body changes. It can be
frustrating when you always made fitness a priority and then suddenly you start
seeing your weight go up for no discernible reason. This will happen to almost
everyone as they get older though, and it's because our metabolism slows down
as we get older.
That doesn't
mean that you're doomed to pack on extra pounds and there's nothing you can do
about it. It just means that you'll have to reevaluate your weight management
system. Because you're burning fewer calories a day now, you'll have to adjust
to taking in a few less as well. This can be as simple as switching to a
fat-free latte or having a glass of red wine instead of a beer. Calories hide
in some sneaky places, but that often means they're pretty easy to root out
once you know where they are.
Adjusting Your Workout
Your
activity level has a direct impact on your metabolism. If you've always been
active, you may wind up wondering how it's possible to boost your metabolism
even more than you already are through exercise. The type of exercises you do
may matter more than you think though. Particularly if you've always focused
primarily on cardiovascular exercise, you may have to rethink your workout
approach.
The amount
of lean muscle mass you have on your body is a major determinant of how many
calories you'll burn in a day. Muscle takes much more energy to maintain than
fatty tissue, so the more muscle you have, the more calories you need. You
start to lose muscle mass as you age though, even when you exercise regularly.
This, in turn, slows down your metabolism even more, making it even easier for
you to gain weight.
It is
possible to combat this loss of muscle mass though. Adding a strength training
aspect to your workout routine will help you build up your lean muscle mass
again and automatically boost your metabolism. It's also a good idea to make
sure you're getting plenty of lean protein like fish, chicken, or turkey in
your diet. These types of foods can help to fight the loss of lean muscle mass
as well.
Turning the Tides
You can lose
weight at any age. It's just important not to fall into some of the same traps
over and over again. Our bodies change as we age, and so our approach to health
and fitness must adapt as well. It may be easier than you think to shed those
unwanted pounds. You just have to know how to get at them.
Essential Steps to Integrating Weight Loss Into a Busy Lifestyle
There are a
ton of people resolving to lose weight and get in shape every day. And there
are a ton of reasons why most of these people fail. It's nothing to be ashamed
of and it doesn't mean you can never do it. The real reasons you aren't able to
achieve any real and lasting weight loss are far more complex. You can do it,
though. You just need to take a step back and evaluate a few things about your
approach to losing weight.
Time
Sure, eating
right and exercising take time. But probably not as much as you think. It's
easy to look at your schedule and say you can't possibly fit in a trip to the
gym every day. If you want to lose weight though, you have to. And you can,
because working out on a regular basis doesn't have to be a huge time
commitment.
You can do a
basic strength training workout while you watch TV at night. It'll probably
even be more relaxing than just sitting there. You'll manage to work off some
of that nervous energy, and a little bit of physical activity will likely make
you sleep better too. You could also go for a short run or brisk walk first
thing in the morning. Taking a half an hour for yourself like this will not
only help you get in better shape, it'll help reduce your stress levels as
well.
Priorities
You have a
million people and things making demands on your time every day. It's easy to
make excuses about how or why you can't integrate weight loss into your
schedule. When it's just one more thing you've been meaning to do, you'll
probably never get around to doing it. If you take the leap and make it a
priority though, you'll have a much better chance of success.
Bad Days
It's true,
some days you just won't be able to fit in a workout. There will also be days
when you give in and eat all the things you shouldn't, and too much of them too
boot. That's okay, though. One of the main reasons so many people fall off the
weight loss wagon is that they give up on the whole thing if they mess up once.
You're going to have bad days and it's no big deal. You just can't let them get
you down and discouraged. Put them behind you and move on.
Just Do It!
You'll
always be able to come up with reasons that working out or eating right just
aren't possible for you right now. There will never be a perfect time or a
perfect plan. You just have to decide to do it. That doesn't mean you have to
give up your favorite foods forever or that you have to spend all your free
time at the gym. It just means you have to take a small step every day to make
a healthy lifestyle part of your routine. It'll be a habit before you know it.
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