Food and Nutritions
Spring Fruit: Feed The Eyes and Skin
Lycopene is another natural phytochemicals that turns red fruits and vegetables and is responsible for the color of tomatoes and watermelons, among others. Acts as a powerful antioxidant by neutralizing free radicals and reduce oxidative damage in tissues. Clinical and epidemiological studies show that lycopene is a central agent in reducing the incidence of some cancers, including lung, prostate and digestive tract.
Carotenoids are yellow, orange and red fruits such as apricots, peaches and cherries. The beta-carotene from fruits, after absorbed into the body, is transformed into vitamin A or retinol, which is essential for vision, good skin, tissues and the functioning of the immune system. Read the rest of this entry »
Spring Fruit, healthy power of colors
The variety of colors of fruits typical of spring is a health guarantee printed on these foods.
Spring provides a range of colorful fruits, which are the distinctive sign which characterizes them as nutritious and healthy food. The consumption of fruit is directly related to a reduction of most common forms of cancer. They also help prevent the risk of coronary heart disease and most chronic diseases associated with over the years.
Fruit for the heart
Spring begins with the red of strawberries, the month of May gives way to the first yellow tones of the medlar, which are a little later peaches, apricots and nectarines. The return to red tones when to start the summer is given with cherries, plums and watermelons. Read the rest of this entry »
Reasons Why Sandwich is The Best Snack for Athletes
Usually we recommend that all persons seeking optimal muscular development must adequately feed your muscles for the tissues that keep rising up. That is why in every athlete’s diet must be present more than three meals a day. Specifically there are those who support the theory that you have to eat every two hours in small quantities to prevent muscle catabolización. For this reason we will recommend eating a sandwich right now.
Many athletes rely on special bars and prepared meals for those in between. We will recommend a healthy diet and more home, so we will see the advantages for our health sandwich consumption, as long as we know choosing the right ingredients to keep your diet in perfect condition, since there are many varieties of sandwich, and not all are equally healthy for our body. Read the rest of this entry »
Food Which Speeds Up Metabolism: Tips
Where are these proteins? In red meat, eggs, fish, seafood, cheese, milk, soy products, nuts, chicken, rabbit, turkey, pork, duck and yogurt, among others. Meanwhile, the carbohydrates are included in barley, biscuits, oats, rye, beans, honey, rice, lentils, bread and flour products.
In both cases, as described above is to combine food with only vegetables and their juices. It is important to note that the only carbohydrates that can not be combined with proteins in the same meal are potatoes and corn.
Fruits provide better results if you eat alone, and digestive system can assimilate nutrients more efficiently if the stomach is empty when eaten. Read the rest of this entry »
Food Which Speeds Up Metabolism
Losing weight, or at least not rise, is a concern to many people but, coincidentally, eating certain foods can help achieve this, believe it! All of the acceleration of metabolism, complex process is not difficult to understand.
In a simple form we can say that the metabolism is the speed with which the body converts food into energy, so you can do it fast or slow. When the first option happens following benefits result in no significant weight increase, because everything we eat is processed quickly and does not stand to stay nutrients stored as fat, thus making the weight and volume are not increased .
It stands to reason then that if the procedure is lazy at risk of being obese or overweight, in such a way that it is better to be right in the middle of the balance and optimal health. But it never hurts to throw a hand to the body and help it gain some speed metabolism to help us not get fat. Read the rest of this entry »
Energy and Protein With Rice: Minerals
Minerals
The range of this nutritious cereal provides the body with certain minerals, including magnesium, which has an essential role in the contraction and relaxation of muscles and helps improve cardiovascular health. In addition, a variety of enzymes active and works to bones, joints, cartilage and teeth are kept in good condition.
Also, the consumption of this grain provides phosphorus, an element that, along with calcium, it is vital for the formation of bones and teeth. This mineral is essential for the production of energy through food, and for the formation of cells. Read the rest of this entry »
Energy and Protein in Rice: Nutritional Value
Rice is an immediate reference to Eastern countries. And currently is the primary food for more than half the world’s population, probably because it is an excellent source of energy and protein.
It is not free to think of rice when we talk about Japanese culture or China, as throughout history has had a determining role and has been the basis of their diet. So much so that even today it presents some special services, like what happened hundreds of years ago when the Chinese emperors were responsible for the rite with which began the cultivation of sugar. Read the rest of this entry »
Food and Cold (II)
Fennel
With very few calories, about 9 per 100 grams, fennel is a very nutritious vegetable, rich in fiber and water, with a high satiating power.
Its distinctive aniseed aroma is due to the concentrated anise seeds. Prepared salads such as boiled or baked. Raw or steamed, retains its vitamins: vitamin C and some B vitamins and carotenoids.
In 100 grams of fennel are 331 milligrams of sodium, potassium and 100 774 of calcium: in the presence of these minerals are widely used in tea to soothe stomach aches and as a stimulant to digestion difficult. An infusion of fennel seeds after meals helps digestion and prevents daytime against bloating. Read the rest of this entry »
Food and Cold (I)
Antibiotics
If you are taking antibiotics because of the cold, it is necessary to strengthen the intestinal bacterial flora with yogurt and fresh fruit rich in vitamins. The orange is the fruit that helps fight winter assault: taking lots of vitamin C, concentrated in the orange, we activate our defenses.
You can choose between drinking juice and eating in whole or in salad, dressed with slices with olive oil and some garlic. Vitamin C has a high antioxidant power and is useful against stomach tumors.
As well as vitamins A and E are capable of stopping the free radicals responsible for aging and malignancy: oranges and grapefruit are the most effective pills to fight them.
We have a variety of pulses, high in fiber, energy and considerable vegetable protein, with adequate caloric intake and energy expenditure than the ambient temperature is usually very low. Read the rest of this entry »
Foods to Improve Blood Circulation
Nutrition plays a key role in the blood’s circulatory system. A balanced diet that incorporates a variety of lean meats, vegetables and herbs is the surest way to promote healthy blood circulation. A few “super” foods, however, help to boost the body’s ability to break down foods that cause poor circulation and improve blood flow.
Garlic
Garlic is one of the most well-known foods used to combat or prevent a range of health problems. According to the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientific studies have supported claims that garlic works to treat heart and blood system conditions, including high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, hardening of the arteries, heart attack and high blood pressure. Researchers report that garlic improves circulation by decreasing blood pressure as much as 8 percent.
A chemical produced by garlic — Allicin — not only gives garlic a strong odor, but also generates garlic’s health benefits. Add garlic to a variety of pastas, casseroles, pizza and other foods. Fresh garlic contains the most amount of Allicin, but minced and dried garlic also contain the chemical.
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper has long been a remedy used for certain health ailments, including poor blood circulation. Cayenne pepper contains the chemical, capsaicin, which not only contributes to the pepper’s spicy taste, but also assists the body in breaking down other foods that impede blood flow.
Cayenne pepper is eaten raw or cooked, but most commonly crushed and dried into a powder form. As a spice, it is often added to dishes with Central and South American influence — where cayenne pepper originated as a shrub.
Lean Protein-rich Foods
Lean protein-rich foods including milk, eggs, chicken, beef, fish, beans and green vegetables contain Vitamin B3, or Niacin, which naturally assist with blood circulation.
As a water-soluble vitamin, however, the body does not store leftover amounts but instead eliminates them through urine. To receive full benefits of the vitamin, people need a continuous supply of these vitamin B3-rich foods in their diets.