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Myths and Facts about Proteins in Sport

Monday, August 30th, 2010

drinking milkThey have always wrongly associated the excessive protein intake and growth of muscle mass. That is, our muscles grow thanks to a generous intake of foods rich in protein.

But contrary to what is assumed, the extra protein is not who managed to increase muscle mass, but it is who gets the exercise, the exercise of strength and endurance, such as lifting weights in the fitness room.

But what is the best diet for an athlete? What is the balance?

The diet of an athlete must have a normal protein quantity and adequate but not excessive, since proteins are necessary to build and repair muscle and other bodily functions such as producing hormones and red blood cells, among others.

But any excess protein is used by our metabolism for energy when carbohydrates are scarce, or stored as glycogen or fat.

It is very important to note that diets rich in protein and low in carbohydrates are not recommended for athletes because they provide little energy for intense training. So bodybuilders need to carbohydrates in the diet for a demanding training program. (more…)

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Plant-Based Food: Vegetables and Grains

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

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Although people usually call vegetables lettuce, carrots, celery and beets, the truth is that vegetables are all the garden vegetables or vegetables and are classified as:

* Leaves: as spinach, chard, kale or cabbage.
* For salads: as radishes, watercress, lettuce, chicory, endive, which are generally eaten raw.
* The stems and buds: as fennel, asparagus, celery or artichokes.
* From bulbs: as onions, garlic, scallions, leeks.
* In root and tuber as carrots, beets and potatoes among other

Vegetables occupy a position of real need and importance within the diet and home cooking, bring the sun calories, sugars and minerals from the earth, and vitamins. The ideal is to eat very fresh, with a bright color, with healthy tissue and consistent. (more…)

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Plant-Based Food: Legumes

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

legumesLegumes are all fruit or seed that grows within a pod, like beans and other grains. There are some chefs who believe for example that the banana is also a vegetable because it is a fruit that is within a sheath, or the peanut is a legume and not a nut or seed.

Vegetables or grains were long forgotten in the kitchen because of its property to cause flatulence, definitely were banished from tables and elegant palace of Europe for this.

Legumes became an important part of the daily diet, when America rediscovered regional dishes, simple and nutritious taste that simple and the property to satisfy the hunger of the people, went on to become irreplaceable in the kitchen ingredients home.

In America in colonial times were almost forced a plate, for ease of cultivation, the abundance and that paid in the kitchen. (more…)

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Healthy diet from your home : 4 tips

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

The hardest thing is to stop thinking that a healthy diet is associated with a plan. You should think about changing eating habits and choose to eat healthier foods, but in a calm and steady, never to go quickly and thinking it only takes a week to fix everything. Diets do not work for everyone, and they often operate on the short term, the hardest is stabilizing. Changes in eating habits are more effective in the medium and long term.

You can using this tips, how to have a healthy diet from your home.

1) Take a quick lunch
Breakfast is the meal most often ignored, yet studies on successful weight loss show that breakfast is a key element of successful weight control. Instead of skipping your morning meal, try to make a healthy breakfast.

LocalLunch30582) Limit saturated fat
Instead of loading the food with saturated fat and trans fat, like cheese, and red meat, choose good fats like monounsaturated fat (eg olive oil), and polyunsaturated (choose fatty fish and walnuts for omega-3 very good for the heart). We recommend that you eat more than 150 grams of cooked meat, twice a day (no more than 300 grams total per day).

3) Limit the total amount of fat consumed
Reduce or eliminate trans fats and saturated fats is important, but be careful not to over eat good fats either. The healthiest way to reduce fat in your diet is to limit your consumption of oils, butter, margarine, cream, cheese and salad dressings.

4) Use fat-free dairy products
Another useful way to limit your fat intake is to choose dairy products (like cheese, milk, yoghurt and even ice cream) without fat. We recommend not eating more than 2-3 servings per day of dairy products. Women in particular are generally deficient in milk products, which means that their intake of calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients, is absent. Women should therefore make sure to eat at least those 2 or 3 servings of dairy products per day.

But do not confuse “fat free” with “no calories” and then believe that you can eat in unlimited quantities. And if you are fat-free products unpleasant, at least opt for low fat dairy fat (they contain, but less).

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3 principles of healthy food

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

If your eating habits are similar to those of most French and if you are looking for advice as simple as possible, we would say to eat more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and less unhealthy foods. But if you’re ready to get a bit more guidance, our 3 principles of healthy food will help you start to improve your health.

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1) Choose fat-free dairy products to cook more healthily
Dairy products like milk, sour cream and yogurt are good sources of calcium. Replace dairy products made from whole milk-fat dairy products or materials grassse fat free (skim) is a simple way to lower saturated fats when you try to make cooking healthier.

2) Keep portions reasonable for healthy cooking
Although we would all have a magic bullet to control our weight, it really boils down to reducing calories. One of the easiest ways to manage calorie consumption is to serve healthy portion size after cooking.

3) Use sweeteners judiciously for healthy food
The sugars of all kinds, whether it’s corn syrup, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc.., Addition adding the calories significantly to dishes, without providing any nutritional value. Stay away from highly processed sweets, hidden sugars such as those found on the relevant sodas.

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Improve digestion, easy to digest tips

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Digestive problems like constipation, diarrhea, heartburn and stomach cramps are quite common and, in general, no serious consequences. However, everyone wants to digest easily limit or prevent these diseases occur frequently and turn into something more dangerous to health.

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These tips to improve digestion, easier to digest:

1) Be careful what you eat
The digestive system needs to be healthy for your body can easily digest foods and absorb nutrients efficiently. Poor nutrition and bad eating habits such as eating too fast (which triples the risk of being overweight) or skipping meals (which disrupts the metabolism) may contribute to digestive problems. A daily diet made of processed foods rich in fat, eg, submit your digestive system a lot of stress because your digestive system will need to work overtime to crush the food.

Poor nutrition installs a bad digestive system, which would void the small intestine’s ability to absorb nutrients from food.

A digestion system in poor health also causes:

* Reduced secretions (eg secretion of digestive enzymes and bile). The decrease is due to damage to the glands or intestinal mucosa
* Reducing the tolerance of fat,
* Malnutrition

All these problems lead to poor digestive health.

2) Take good diet for your intestines

To maintain the health of your digestive system, try these tips, which will improve digestion

* Eat smaller meals and more frequent (eg four to five small meals rather than two to three large meals a day). But make sure that these small meals do not increase your total calories for the day (calculate your calorie needs per day here).
* Stock up on foods rich in fiber such as:
No fruits (eg pears, apples, papayas, etc..). No vegetables (eg broccoli, leafy greens, leeks, etc..)
* Eat more fish, at least three to five times a week.
* Choose lean meats (low fat, skinless) chicken, turkey, lean cuts of beef.
* Reduce your intake of fatty foods and fried foods.
* Consume probiotics, such cultured milk

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Food for Mental Health

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

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The study found a relationship between poor diet with specific mental health disorders such as ADHD, dementia, depression, and schizophrenia.

The report also notes that the British people are now consuming less fresh and nutritious food. Instead, they eat more fat and sugar than 50 years ago.

Mentally so that you stay healthy, following intake of essential nutrients:
1. Zinc
Contained in wheat, peas, meat, and milk.

2. Magnesium
Easily found in green leafy vegetables, beans, and wheat.

3. Iron
In quantity, there is the red meat, eggs, green leafy vegetables.

4. Folat
Contained in green leafy vegetables.

5. Vitamin B
Contained in wheat and dairy products.

6. Antioxidants
There are a large number of vegetables and fruits.

7. Omega 3 fatty acids
Most sources are fish in the sea.

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Celery: Heal Allergies & Blood Poisoning

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

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Celery is a vegetable that is not foreign to us. He often we meet in the vegetable soup, meatball soup, cap cay in cooking and salads. Her presence makes cooking more pleasant, because it gives a unique taste and aroma. More fresh vegetables eaten raw or lightly cooked it, actually not only useful as a food flavoring, but also can be used as a medicine.

Aside from being a cure skin diseases, celery highly recommended to overcome the poisoning of the blood and cure the allergy. It can be used as a drug without any mixture, but can also be mixed with other ingredients such as cucumber juice, carrot and beet.

Containing Alkaline
Stepping on rusty nails and dirt into the wound, urinary tract infections, burns are some cases extending the lead to perceptions or septicemia or better known as the poisoning of the blood. (more…)

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chocolate heart healthy because

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

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The benefits of chocolate, especially dark chocolate, to prevent heart disease even more acclaim. Recent research shows, the consumption of chocolate in small doses every day can cut risk of stroke and heart attack up to 40 percent.

Some researchers reported that people who eat chocolate about 6 grams, or about one square, has a 39 percent lower risk of stroke or heart attack. In this study, the researchers followed the health history of 20,000 people for six years. Belonging to flavonoids of dark chocolate is believed to be the mastermind of the properties of chocolate for the heart. Flavonoids are a group of antioxidant compounds also found in tea plants, vegetables, and red wine. Research has proven, 1.5-ounce bars of dark chocolate has 800 mg of antioxidants, more of the antioxidants in a cup of tea.

The researchers believe compounds that can neutralize the adverse effects of free radicals intent on destroying the cells and tissues. Flavonoids also help the muscles in blood vessels to widen so that blood flow smoothly.

Nevertheless, the experts also warned against too much chocolate is consumed against obesity. In fact, obesity itself is a risk factor for heart problems.

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Ways to Stay Sharp Brains Until Dark

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

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Upon entering the age of 30s, the ability to think someone could have started to decline. Even at the age of 60, aging nerve cells in the brain can not be avoided, so that often trigger a senility or dementia.

Although this aging process is unavoidable, but there are efforts undertaken so that senility can be avoided or at least postponed. According to experts, dementia can be avoided with healthy lifestyle and get used to cognitive stimulation in order to keep the brain cells active. Thus, nerve cells continue to produce the required brain neurotransmitter substances. There’s a good idea to do some activity below the age adjusted. (more…)

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