Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’

Natural Supplements to improve your diet

Incorporate your diet certain natural substances will help neutralize the harmful effects of chemical pollution, exerting a powerful protective effect on your health and beauty.

The food that we usually often can not get to provide the nutrients that our body needs. The methods currently used in agricultural crops, the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fertilizers, and harvesting of fruits and vegetables when they have not yet reached their peak of ripeness, they can not have the appropriate concentration of nutrients and phytochemicals, which despite having no nutritional value, they have powerful beneficial effects for our health.

Thus, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, plants or seeds, are usually most used natural supplements to get food to alleviate imbalances that over time can lead to serious deficiencies in the body.

In addition, some supplements can help neutralize the harmful effects of chemical pollution of our own society, substances that act as free radicals that damage cells and other molecules in the body, so that the use of antioxidant supplements will help to counteract its effects negatives.

Some of the most consumed supplements that help you balance your diet are:
Wheat germ
It is the part of the wheat grain with higher nutritional value. Highlights its high content of vitamin E and its antioxidant power. It also has a substance that increases resistance to fatigue, so consumption is particularly recommended in those convalescent children, the elderly, people subjected to great stress, physical or intellectual, as well as periods of weakness and fatigue and in the changing seasons.
Brewer’s yeast
This is a microscopic fungus rich in high biological quality protein, vitamins, especially B group, alpha lipoic acid, a potent antioxidant, and minerals such as chromium and selenium. It is a great ally of beauty thanks to its balancing effect on the skin, the strengthening of the hair and nails.

Lactobacillus

Germs that are transforming ferment milk in yogurt or kefir. We help keep the balance of intestinal flora, favoring their functions. It is the great ally against constipation and bloating. Can be taken into dairy products (probiotics), in tablet or powder form.
Dietary Fiber
Found in fruits, vegetables and grains , unrefined, exercising an important role in attracting toxins , fat and waste substances. When not enough is consumed through the diet , you can add wheat bran, flax seeds or glucomannan.
Antioxidants
These are substances that neutralize the action of free radicals, prevent certain diseases or exert a beneficial effect on them, like those of a cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, or even in diabetes .

In addition to vitamins C, E, beta carotene and selenium, there are others such as bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, anthocyanins and restorative.

Soya lecithin

This compound extracted from soy is rich in “phospholipids”, a type of fat. Phospholipids have a key role in cell structure and, above all, in the nervous system. Helps normalize the levels of cholesterol , in turn exert a favorable effect on liver disease. In general, it is a powerful preventive of cardiovascular disease.
Omega 3 and 6
To ensure proper functioning of the body, these fatty acids are to be found in appropriate proportions, usually four parts Omega 6 to Omega 3 a.

Omega 3 has anti-inflammatory effects are heart healthy, improve insulin resistance and exert a beneficial effect on lipid metabolism. They also help maintain mental balance, remain essential for the formation of cell membranes and normal development of the fetal nervous system.

Omega 3 acids are found mainly in fatty fish and in flax oils, soy and wheat germ, nuts and some types of algae.

Meanwhile, Omega 6 are required for the formation of cell membranes and some hormones, help reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, improving cardiovascular health. They are present in the oils of flaxseed , borage or evening primrose.
Royal Jelly and Pollen
Both supplements are recommended due to its richness in protein, vitamins and minerals, in cases of physical or intellectual exhaustion, lack of appetite, convalescence from illness, etc..

Chia Seeds
It is remarkable fiber content, protein containing all essential amino acids and Omega 3 fatty acids. They also have minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc. They are widely used in the treatment of constipation and to help to balance the levels of cholesterol and glucose.

Enhanced by Zemanta

5 tips for taking care of our weight by eating

5 tips for taking care of our weight by eatingWhen considering the best way to lose the extra kilos or to maintain our weight, usually comes to mind a tortuous diet full of sacrifices.

But rather than starve to guard the line we must strive to implement certain tips that will eventually become very healthy habits, pay attention to the following recommendations and see how everything will be easier than you thought:

  1. Portion control. Be careful in the amount of food we serve is important, often the terror filled the vacuum causes food dishes, if so try to avoid smaller plates and put the food sources.
  2. Avoid very dry breath. Dry foods are usually loaded with calories, however, when we eat foods rich in liquid such as soups , dairy, fruit and vegetables is easier than we feel satisfied longer.
  3. Increase fiber ration. Opt for whole grains rather than by the refined, they are digested more quickly and increase satiety, but beware of excess, foods high in fiber can cause intestinal disorders if they do not consume in moderation.
  4. Take some time to eat. Calmly eating aids digestion and enhances the sense of satiety, avoid eating or watching TV stop, chew each bite and see how you enjoy the most by realizing what and how you eat.
  5. Avoid prolonged desktop. Personally I love the desserts, for me there’s no better way to end a dinner at the side of those who want a good talk, but we must be careful, it is said that those who tend to have higher risk long after dinner to “bite” after eating. A good alternative is to replace it with a walk a few minutes.

Nutrition: Keeping A Food Diary

food diary

Instructions

The information you record in your food diary will help you and your family doctor to design a feeding program to meet your needs. These instructions will help you make the most of your food diary.

In general, food diaries are designed to use for a week, but studies have shown that keeping track of everything you eat for even a day can help you make changes in your diet. Read the rest of this entry »

Prevention of overweight and obesity

The prevention of overweight and obesity is not separable from the nutrition education. However, besides this education, specific measures are taken in schools to prevent overweight.

* Inventory
* Measures in school

State Sites

In many countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the increase in overweight and obesity among children and adults is becoming a serious public health problem.

Obesity is a recognized risk factor for many health problems, including hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems, arthritis and certain cancers.

In France, since 2001, the National Health Nutrition (PNNS) aims to improve the health of French acting on one of its major determinants: Nutrition. One of the objectives of P.N.N.S. is to stop the increasing number of children and young people who are overweight, currently estimated at 16% of school-age children (Source: Ready Reference Statistics 2005, Ministry of National Education). Read the rest of this entry »

Miracle Diets

Miracle Dietsdo not lose even the hope or the illusion of losing weight and say goodbye to the obnoxious extra kilos. redstoreupc.com with a clear goal and for that reason, just launch a program specific and successful “for both adults and children. Just have to have a little patience to get a set of habits to change and exclude so-called ‘miracle diets’. The prices paid are shuffled to the center so as to external unaffordable given that the duration of the program is eight weeks and you can combine different techniques.
Good advice from a team of experts is key to the success of this program that involved a team comprising a doctor, psychologist, acupuncturist, personal trainer and a nutritionist.This multidisciplinary team will work to treat 50 people, which is the number of places of an activity in which a ‘psychologist-coach’ will get through this training technique and learning, loss of weight through nutrition and exercise. Read the rest of this entry »

CSIC researchers linked obesity with intestinal microflora

A team led by researchers from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has identified a relationship between body weight and composition of gastrointestinal microflora in a study whose results may help design new strategies to combat obesity. Read the rest of this entry »

Separated Diet : The Antoine Diet

Differentiated diets allow to eat almost everything, but not at the same time. They recommend not eating certain foods or all aimed at a rapid saturation of the appetite for the exclusive use of a single product. The best known are the methods Anthony Shelton and Montignac.

Read the rest of this entry »