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Jul
30

The benefits of sauna heat is that it opens the pores and causes sweating which helps to release a lot of toxins that are stuck in the body.

About the author

A sauna is a great way to eliminate toxins and achieve health. Dean Novosat writes about health and the Benefits Of Sauna at http://www.healthandsauna.com.

May
13

Diabetes can be prevented or, in some cases, delay the start of diabetes by taking charge before it advances from what is known as the pre-diabetic stage to being a full-blown illness. Pre-diabetes refers to the stage where you have higher-than-normal blood glucose, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. Pre-diabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes if nothing is done to overturn the condition. A recent study called the Diabetes Prevention Program indicates that persons with pre-diabetes can stop type 2 diabetes from beginning, by increasing their physical activity and changing their eating habits.

Apr
30

Eat to Grow Slim
Replace unhealthy foods with health-supporting foods in your diet. This means you need to consume fewer high calorie, dense, dry foods like pastas, bread and cereal.
The Grow Young and Slim Plan is not a quantitative diet, which means you can eat all you want, as often as you want, as long as you choose the proper foods. Even though there are no set guidelines for how much you should eat, we strongly recommend that you avoid overeating because overeating is very hard on the body. The key is to pay attention to your body’s hunger signals and eat numerous, small, high water-content meals as you are hungry. This will burn fat and keep your blood glucose at healthy levels all day.
Choose freely from the following foods:

  • • High water, high fiber, low calorie foods
    For rapid fat reduction and high energy, eat as much as possible in this category. They range from about 10 – 70 calories per cup and are rich in fiber and water, which have almost no calories:
    Lettuce, cucumbers, celery, mushrooms, cabbage, bok choy, cauliflower, all types of squash, turnip greens, green beans, mustard greens, bell peppers (green, red, yellow), asparagus, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, Brussels sprouts, beets, artichokes, gazpacho soup, veggie soups, sprouts, water chestnuts, radish, endive, eggplant, zucchini, okra, watermelon, gooseberries, tangerine, lime.
  • • High water, high fiber, medium calorie foods
    These fruits are also to be eaten in almost unlimited use. They range from about 70 to 101 calories per cup:
    Grapes, peaches, apricots, oranges, pineapple, pears, papaya, honeydew and most other fruit.
  • • Medium water, high fiber, medium calorie foods
    These foods should be eaten in moderate amounts per day because they have more food density and calories. It’s best to limit them to four one-cup servings per day. They range from 109 to 137 calories per cup:
    Mangos, Durian (Malaysia) olives (about 6 green or black olives), green peas, potatoes, corn, sprouted seeds, sprouted beans, sprouted grains, wild rice
  • • Low water, high fiber, higher calorie foods
    These foods should be eaten in smaller amounts per day. They range from about 191 to 291 calories per cup, so it’s best to limit them to three cups per day in order to stay slim:
    Bananas, beans, lentils, pintos, etc, brown rice, sweet potatoes, avocado, corn tortillas, soy milk, soy cheese, rice milk, rice ice cream

Nick Delgado,

Apr
23

The Gingko Biloba tree is a true living fossil in the vegetal world of our planet. Growing all over Earth 270 million years ago, Gingko trees have partly gone extinct and they are now limited to some vast regions in Asia, particularly China. Some extraordinary 1,500-year old Gigkos have been discovered close to Taoist temples in Asia, but they are not uncommon now in Japanese and Korean regions either. Nowadays, the Gingko is grown in various parts of the world as a decorative and urban resistant tree as it adapst very well to pollution in crowded city areas. Or in very exotic gardens it can even make an excellent bonsai, trimmed and cultivated for centuries, as it is easily adaptable to whatever environment conditions.

Apr
18

High cholesterol levels are linked to many health problems. The principle illnesses are thought to be thickening of the arteries and heart disease. These diseases are life threatening if left untreated so there is much emphasis on lowering cholesterol in topical programs and commercials on TV and radio. This article will discuss how to lower cholesterol and keep problems like heart disease at bay.

Although there are plenty of cholesterol medicines available, medication is often a last resort for doctors. If you are diagnosed with high cholestrol, a doctor will prescribe two treatments that are quite simple but require discipline and will power. They will advise that you eat low cholesterol foods and develop a regular exercise program.

Apr
15

The Weight Watcher diet plan has been one of the most commercialized weight loss programs in history. Since the 1960’s this program has helped dieters all around the world focus on nutrition, exercise and losing weight. The biggest question is whether it is right for you?

Weight Watchers is unique in that they substitute the word “calories” for “points”. So, every food item has a set number of points assigned to it. No matter if it is a hamburger, pizza, or a banana, it has a point value.

Apr
14

Trigger Finger is often categorized as a repetitive strain condition that results when a nodule or adhesion that has formed on the tendon of single or multiple fingers becomes stuck within the pulley system (Tendon sheath) of the affected finger. This condition may also be a result of an acute injury such as falling onto an outstretched hand, causing microtears in the tendon and the formation of scar tissue to develop on the affected tendon.

Apr
12

Fish is one of the best foods for you, and has even been approved by the American Heart Association as being part of a healthy heart diet. There are more varieties of seafood than any other class of food. Tastes in seafood vary from the strong pungent taste of the English Kipper to the delicate taste of Alaskan crab. There is something for everyone, and comes with lots of health benefits:

1. Fish is high in protein. Protein is essential for maintaining and building muscle. Protein helps your body repair damaged muscle and aids you in developing muscle. It is good for those involved with bodybuilding, muscle strengthening and lots of aerobic exercise.

Apr
11

Every girl I know who has had an eating disorder at one point or another has never really meant to starve herself to death. And the guys I know of who have also had eating disorders in order to maintain, or lose weight for a football team, or wrestling team.

They rarely think twice about what they’re doing to their body. So I set out to explore what it was that was driving these young people to starvation. And the answers were startling, and downright upsetting.

Peer Pressure.

Apr
8

The facts are alarming: According to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research, more than half of all senior citizens do not get enough sleep. In fact, by age 65, most of us will wake up a dozen times a night and spend no more than 30 minutes in the deepest stages of sleep, when the body is supposed to restore and rejuvenate itself for the next day. In comparison, a typical 20-year-old sleeps virtually uninterrupted, spending up to two hours in the deepest stages of sleep.