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How to Reduce High Cholesterol

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Cholesterol is essential for our body to function, but the key is kept within normal values. There is a “good” cholesterol (HDL), athletes usually high in people who did not smoke, and a “bad” cholesterol (LDL), high in hereditary cases or a high cholesterol diet, diabetes, kidney failure or who do not practice sedentary regular physical exercise. Here you can get some tips to solve this problem from their own diet.

Consume fat in moderation. This is achieved by avoiding excesses of foods such as butter, cheese, egg yolks, fatty meats and baked goods. Replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats: olive oil-butter, whole milk for skim, red meat with lean meat or fish, cheese for whole-fat versions or fresh skinless chicken outlet, for whole-fat yogurt, etc..

Includes lunch and dinner vegetable, raw or cooked, accompanying a main dish of lean meat, also a side of rice, pasta, lentils, beans, beans or peas. For dessert, choose fruit, desserts, low-fat or nonfat yogurt. (more…)

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Garlic for Hypertension and Cholesterol

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Garlic has always been considered within those foods that provide benefits for both cholesterol level and hypertension. Is that their effect on the blood, through various active ingredients in it, is positive for these purposes.

The substances involved in blood and which would be directly affected blood pressure levels and cholesterol are allicin (hypotensive capabilities), the ajocisteína (anticoagulant) and allyl mercaptan (cholesterol-lowering and antihypertensive), among others.

This is how, through studies and medical foundations in several countries have suggested that garlic can be safely included every day to control cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular risk factors. (more…)

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Marijuana is effective against cancer?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Marijuana

For better and for worse, marijuana has been linked to cancer several years ago. On the one hand they have been investigating the benefits in reducing the side effects of cancer treatment and other, long-term use is often associated with the development of testicular cancer.
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Fruit Consumption in Patients with Diabetes

Friday, April 16th, 2010

The fact that some fruits contain more sugar than the other (successful), not disqualified for patients with diabetes can enjoy
Many diabetics are in doubt about whether to eat sweet fruits or not, because diabetes is usually associated with things that do not eat “is very sweet.” However, this is only a myth because there is no scientific evidence ..

The fact that some fruits contain more sugar than the other (successful), not disqualified for patients with diabetes can enjoy. Scientific studies show that in the end matters more total carbohydrates you consume, if the carbohydrates come from apples, bread or a plate of spaghetti. Obviously not talking about junk food, seeds and a better portion size is important.
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Allergies Treatment – Home Remedies

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Allergies Treatment

Certain foods have been found to be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of allergies. Often the intake of vitamin B5 or pantothenic acid brings great relief to the victims. This vitamin can be taken at doses of 100mg per day for a month. In such cases, a liberal amount of pantothenic acid helps even the recovery takes several weeks. A dose of 400 mg of vitamin E taken every day for four to six weeks is also beneficial as this vitamin has effective anti-allergic properties.

Allergy treatment by using castor oil

It was found that five drops of castor oil in half a cup of juice from various fruits or vegetables, or plain water, and taken on an empty stomach in the morning, beneficial for allergies in the digestive tract, skin, and the nose.

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Tips to control portion sizes in your diet

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Moderation. That is the word to remember when to eat, it is the key to a good diet. Neither great nor small: you should eat and drink in moderation.

But how to know what are the appropriate portions that I eat at every meal? Although dependent on the food and drink in question, there are different tips for learning to control the amounts used when the table. Read on to know them.

To give you an idea of the ideal size of the portions, this is a table of equivalence between different menus and objects of everyday life. (more…)

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Benefits of natural juices

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

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If you’re an addict of coffee or sugary drinks and other beverages raisins you are probably missing out on the benefits of natural juices. Drink it is one of the best ways to integrate the nutrients of fruits and vegetables to our diet. Also, get a result not only nutritious but also very delicious. Undoubtedly, the natural juices are an excellent way to improve our health.

I have heard that recommend drinking two liters of water per day. Many people ingest through coffee, tea, soda or alcohol. Unlike these natural juice drinks are healthy and invigorating.

Besides providing a wealth of nutrients and vitamins in the natural juices are a good alternative if you’re looking to lose weight. Note that a juice drink produces a feeling of satiety similar to what you have after eating some toast with butter. However, these natural drinks do not exceed 100 calories (about one third less than if you opt for toast). (more…)

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Food sources of fiber

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Food sources of fiber

Groups of foods rich in fiber are (in descending order):

- Grain wheat bran and oat;
- Dried fruits (prunes, almonds, dried apricots, dried figs, raisins, dates …);
- Whole grain foods (pasta, rice, wheat, spelled, millet, quinoa, bulgur …);
- Legumes (beans and red kidney beans, lentils, split peas, bean sprouts, chick peas …);
- Vegetables (peppers, mushrooms, peas, parsley, spinach, sorrel, fennel, green beans, cabbage …);
- Fruits (raspberries, blueberries, chestnuts, cherries, bananas, oranges …).

It is recommended:

- To vary the sources of fiber by eating fruits, vegetables, legumes and involving them in grain products;
- To prefer fresh fruit juices. (more…)

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5 Reasonable doubts about your food

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

nutrientDo you think you eat healthy but nevertheless your health is not like before? Do you carry a varied diet and yet you feel low energy? Do not commit excesses food but your body does not respond with vitality? Balance your diet and see how much better you feel until you take off years off!

1. Does coffee prevent absorption of nutrients?
Coffee, like tea and all soft drinks with caffeine makes your body absorb more difficult as calcium, which lost more in the urine, such as iron. So you have to try to distance making foods rich in these minerals of making coffee, a contradiction in the case of coffee.

2. Is something if I do several meals?
Apportionment. It is shown that the best way to divide the intake is in five meals. If you make a proportionate contribution of nutrients does not necessarily influence the distribution of meals.

However, it is shown that the best way to divide the intake throughout the day is with three main meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner, and two less important at midmorning and midafternoon. In doing so we have a continual supply of energy and avoiding failings.

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