Health & Fitness – 15 Tips and Benefits to Get the Best of You
August 20, 2009
Filed under Diet And Nutrition
Exercise, workouts, wellness some of those words are familiar for you.
But how many times have you heard or said these:
- I've no time!
- I live in a hurry every day!
- I'm too busy to exercise!
- I don't know where to start!
- Tomorrow I begin!…often never
No excuse is valid; it isn't necessary to make big trainings or running marathons to have the best health possible…if you're a foodie (like me too), there're so many temptations..sometimes is a bit tricky.. but certainly you can achieve it
With small changes in your home or office you can beat your sedentary lifestyle!
Lets talk clear: foodies prefer to eat than to make exercise …but you know I'm an amateur-personal trainer (for my friends, relatives and occasionally people I don't know…) and some of the no-phrases said before were also in my mouth as a food lover
I don't give the example of a friend that we begun to train together various years ago, she was with an overweight of more than 55 pounds (25 kgs).
The nutritionist told her that in 1 year you can download doing exercise and eating healthy…in only in 3 months got a normal weight, she was less tired and guess what.. eating more but in a balance way!
In a series of articles on health, nutrition and sports I'm going to expose some health guides, tips & tricks from a foodie point of view -beginning from less to more- you'll see significant progress, actually you'll be astonished
With Regular Physical Activity, Good Hydration & Eating Reasonably You Win:
1.-Prevent heart diseases
2.-Control and improve your blood pressure
3.-Preventing and combating diabetes (potential problem of sweet lovers)
4.-Lose weight – a delicious bonus that always come very good! Practically it's an epidemic disease in the developed world, in both adults and children
5.-Help to fight depression, anxiety, improving your mood (for the natural endorphins, substances secreted by the body during exercise)
6.-Prevent lumbar and lower back injuries; in hands and feet too (typical of runners with potential falls & sprains…I ate some, but with exercise I've minimized them)
7.-Prevention of brain problems (more oxygen in your brain is always good)
8.-Improve your self-esteem and you'll lower your stress also
9.-Improves your sleep
And the list could go on and on!!
If you aren't accustomed to have an exercise plan, you can start adding a little more movement into your daily life:
10.-In the morning or when you can, stretch your muscles.
11.-In buildings why you don't use the stairways instead of the elevator (if you aren’t hurried) for example stop the elevator 1 floor before reaching your destination. Quick and easy…
12.-Walk for 10 minutes at least 3 times a day (Read your favorite food blogs and later walk
13.-When shopping or doing some tasks, park your car a few blocks before your destiny and walk.
14.-If you use public transport, pick it some blocks before or get off a few blocks to your destiny (if the day is nice there is no excuse)
15.-Dance! While you listen music dance, it's an excellent aerobic exercise (if you're at your office take care… unless you're a super dancer
After you've passed certain sedentary habits, I'll be increasing the types and classes of exercises, explain different appropriated healthy foods and useful tips…I assure you from my personal experience, you won't believe it!
Note: Before start to do some "exercise" is a must to get a visit to your doctor! Yes, I'm pretty sure that you already knew it
I'm very interested to hear your opinions and comments about this health theme.
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Detox Diets 101: Keeping Your body in Shape through Proper eating
May 17, 2009
Filed under Diet And Nutrition
If you’re feeling sluggish, or you think you’re always full and the food has settled in your stomach, undigested. If you think you’re fat and need to lose weight. And if you think that you’ve ingested more than the allowed preservatives and additives into your body and your liver’s starting to show symptoms of abuse, then it’s time for you to go on a Detox program.
Detox or detoxification is the process of neutralizing or eliminating toxins from the body. Detox plans may be in different forms and ways – from regular exercise to body scrubs and spa massages, to yoga and meditation. But the simplest and the most common perhaps is to go on a detox diet.
A detox diet is a program that minimizes the chemicals ingested into the body by going for organic food. It highlights food like vitamins and antioxidants that the body needs for detoxification. It also involves taking in of food that will aid in the elimination of toxins like high fiber food and water. It generally suggests a high intake of fresh vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts and lots of fluids, while cutting down on caffeine, alcohol, yeast and sugars.
So why go for a detox diet? If you’re a regular fast food chain eater, you’ve probably ingested many fat-soluble chemicals contained in the French fries, cheeseburgers, twisters and soft drinks you’ve consumed. An ‘overload’ of these chemicals in the body can lead to illness and conditions like liver malfunction, kidney problems, hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies and inefficient metabolism. And the most common symptoms of these illnesses are the usual fatigue, poor skin and low tolerance to pain.
By going on a detox diet, people would have improved energy, clearer and fairer skin, a regular bowel movement, improved metabolism and digestion, increased concentration. Generally, it spells wellness and a better well-being.
A word of caution…though anyone is allowed to take on a detox diet, pregnant women or those who are nursing are cautioned not to go on such plans as they need the necessary nutrient for nursing. And unless recommended by a doctor, people with anemia, eating disorders, heart disease, low immunity, low blood pressure, ulcers, cancer, the underweight or those suffering from alcohol or drug dependency should try on a detox diet. Furthermore, such detox diet programs should be properly planned with the doctor and a nutritionist.
Other Things You Need to Know
Side effects may occur within the first few days of starting the detox diet. There’s headache and a general feeling of weakness as the body is adjusting to the change in food intake. So it is recommended to start your diet plan gradually or on Fridays when you won’t be doing much physical activity or requiring much energy. Others may experience diarrhea as the body eliminates the toxins, so take care not to be dehydrated. Drink plenty of water.
Take note that such detox diet programs should not be done for a long time. They are normally recommended to be done at least one to two times a year, and should be done during the warm months.
If you’re thinking of getting started, make sure you consult a doctor or a nutritionist. Read up on detox diets and seek advice from the experts. Remember: Too much is bad. After all, you’re doing it to improve your health, not ruin it!
A rejuvenating 5-day body detox plan to keep you going
May 17, 2009
Filed under Diet And Nutrition
In the present condition, you can no longer survive a single day without encountering pollution. At work, you may not at all be so sure of the cleanliness of the water you drink or of the food you eat. When dealing with people, you can hardly get away from air pollution, be it from smokers, all sorts of sprays or from the exhaust of vehicles. This greatly affects the health in one way or another. Don’t be so sure that when your body does not visibly react, it’s alright.
For these reasons, detoxification is necessary in order to keep a healthy body which also results to healthy mind and healthy relationship with people.
Our body has its own means of healing and detoxifying. However, when pollutants that enter our body had been accumulated more than the capacity of self cleansing, we are giving our inside mechanisms a hard time. Then the tissues are stressed and therefore lead to malfunction. And because they are weakened, the cleansing process is also affected.
We definitely want a clean body. But we also need to help our system in regulating the body processes. However, you should not wait for your body organs to be stressed out and overworked before doing something. In times when the body lacks the command to keep the systems working, the person must supplement. The 5-day detox plan will do a great help in keeping the body systems at work. The 5-day detox plan will rejuvenate the body as well as the spirit, keeping it clean and toned.
Detoxification diet is a part of the 5-day detox plan. During the period of detoxification, certain foods are avoided. Your meals consist mostly of fresh fruits and green, leafy vegetables. Fats, oil, preservatives and food additives are a big no when undergoing the process of detoxification. Also, meat should be kept off because they are hard to digest. For a day or two, eating meat in any form is dropped off from the diet.
Ideal foods that can be part of your diet are as follow: garlic, broccoli, beets, and beans or nuts. Only fresh fruit extracts can be taken as beverages except for grapefruit. And since water is a universal solvent, six to eight glasses of this should be recommended daily. Water is also a major factor in the detoxification process. It flushes out the toxins in the forms of perspiration, urine, or stool.
Although you seem to eat less when detoxifying, you are assured that you will not starve, and ironically, you will even boost your stamina. It is because your intake is limited only to foods which are healthy and are good to the digestive system.
Detoxification plan should be done at least quarterly. To ensure that you get an efficient one, it will be best to consult a nutritionist or a professional. You should also seek for a doctor’s advice to ensure that what you will do is a detoxification and not addition of toxins to your body.
Through the process of detoxification, the toxins are flushed out in your body and a new set of energy is supplied to the body providing you both physical and mental alertness.
Cleanliness should be maintained not only in the outside, but more so in the inside.
The Runner’s Diet
March 27, 2009
Filed under Diet Reviews
As a runner, your diet is important not only for maintaining good health, but also to promote peak performance. Proper nutrition and hydration can make or break a workout or race, and also greatly affects how you feel, work and think. A balanced diet for healthy runners should include these essentials: carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
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Diet and nutrition is important for everyone but it is especially important for runners. Having a proper diet which is well balanced and follows guidelines provided for good health can help a runner to stay in good shape but some runner may also have other specific dietary needs which help the runner to train properly and excel in his sport.
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A complete diet and fitness Learn the Astonishing Nutritional Truths That You'll Never Hear From the Medical Establishment, Dietitians, or Even Your Doctor. Thousands of Years of Real Life Proof, and Nature's Secrets to Abundant Health, Revealed for the First Time! The Eat for Energy program promises to help you lose weight, rid yourself from chronic health ailments, increase your energy and improve your overall wellness. The program was created by kinesiologist, personal trainer, motivational speaker, nutritionist and raw foodist, Yuri Elkaim.
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While this is not realy a diet for runners, FoodMatters movie illustrates how nutrition is a safe, simple, cheap, and an effective way to prevent disease, improve the quality of your life, and even cure disease. This journey reveals why a back to basics approach to eating and life can keep you healthy and disease free late into life. Hope and inspiration are built in to this film. Words from experts and case studies on nutrition make the viewer want to know more. This movie is fast paced, with comical flashbacks to 1950’s clips of films on doctor’s and drugs. Interview clips inform without being wordy.
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