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Bring on berries, and do your body good
Here’s one food we never feel guilty about bringing on, and neither should you: berries. There’s a reason they’re called superfoods. The vitamins, minerals, fibre and protective plant nutrients that are jam-packed into sweet, juicy, red, black, or blueberries do your body more good than a dynamite marching band does for a parade. And calories? so few you don’t even have to count them. If you can’t buy your favorite berries yet ( wash’em well ), dont hesitate to fill in with frozen ( wash them too, if you like, eventhough there’s less need). Frozen berries give you as many nutrients as fresh.
- Guard your memory. Berries owe their rich hues to anthocyanins, plant nutrients that turn out to be potent disease fighters: They stimulate your cells to scarf up free radicals and prevent the kind of DNA damage that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and aging.
- Bring down your blood pressure. Eating just four ounces of mixed berries a day for eight weeks brings high blood preesure down seven points.
- Heal your Heart. Strawberries help lower lousy LDL cholesterol. Blueberries and lingonberries ooze resveratrol, the goodie in red wine that helps prevent clogged arteries. A bevy of berries boost healthy HDL cholesterol, and may fight inflammation, too.
- Send cancer packing. researchers have found that snacking on freeze-dried black raspberries increases an enzyme that detoxifies carcinogens in 37 percent of people at risk for esophageal cancers. More reason to binge on freshly washed berries.
source: THE YOU DOCS/ LIVING/ TORONTO STAR
Good salt, Bad Salt
Why do we need salt?
Salt is a commonly occuring mineral, the technical name of which is sodium chloride. It is the sodium part of salt that is important. The body needs a certain amount of sodium to function properly.
Sodium helps to maintain the concentration of body fluids at correct levels. It also plays a central role in the transmission of electrical impulses in the nerves, and helps cells to take up nutrients.
Why is too much salt bad? Read the rest of this entry »
Most important meal of the day
I approve that mothers are right that always eat your breakfast, it always shows that when you eat your breakfast you become more active at work and gives you more energy to spare before lunchtime. Skipping once breakfast makes you weaker and brain process slowly and sometimes cant even think straight, its like you run out of fuel.
Some people like me skip breakfast to loose weight which later i found out that i gain more than to loose pound, In fact due to that I’m already hungry before lunchtime makes me eat more at lunch.
So if had breakfast what should I eat?
A healthy breakfast should contain some protein and some fiber. Protein can come from low fat meats, eggs, beans or dairy. Fiber can be found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something simple like a hard boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with low fat milk.
Stay away from the sugary cereals, syrups, pastries, and white breads because they are digested quickly and will leave you hungry and tired in a couple of hours. Protein and fiber satisfy your hunger and will keep you feeling full until lunch time.
If you really don’t like to eat breakfast, you can split it up into two smaller meals. Eat a hard boiled egg at home, and an hour or two later, take a break from work and snack on an apple and a handful of healthy nuts like pecans or walnuts.
Sources: http://nutrition.about.com/od/nutrition101/a/breakfast.htm
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