Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Lose weight Cucumber Juice

Cucumber always considered as rich with healthy ingredients. You may or may not like cucumber. What about a cucumber juice? It give you an equal result to lose weight. Why?

Lose weight Cucumber Juice

Actually, Cucumber belongs to calorie foods---those that require more calories to digest than they contain.
How cucumber juice help you to lose weight?
  • boost your digestion
  • accelerate your metabolism,
  • cucumber juice is natural diuretic which encourage to flush toxins and water from your body including fat cells. Cucumber juice breaks down fatty deposits into small pieces, which get flushed out in the urine.
  • conquer hunger and
  • eventually help you lose weight
Cucumbers contains :
  • manganese, potassium, silicon, chlorophyll and vitamin A.
  • considered a fruit in the same family as the pumpkin, and are free of cholesterol, sodium and fat
Fresh cucumber juice can provide relief from heartburn, acid stomach, and even ulcers.
A glass of cucumber juice a day keep the fat away… Give a try with some honey with lemon juice if you do not like the bitterness… Lose weight? Try cucumber juice everyday for 2 months, you will see the immediate effect.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Top Fruit Tomato

What are the benefits of having tomato? Some of us might like tomato and otherwise. If I am saying a tomato a day, keep the doctor away, what say you?

Top Fruit Tomato
 How tomato help to prolong life and what are the benefits? Let me share with you what are the benefits of taking tomato and how tomato helps to prolong our life.
Top Fruit Tomato
Tomato is : -
  • Antioxidant protection of the bones, liver, kidneys, and bloodstream.
  • Cardiovascular Support which reduce the risk of heart disease and regulation of the fats in the bloodstream. The regular consumption of tomato has proved to decrease the levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood
  • Supporting protecting bone tissue
  • Anti-Cancer, provide us with strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory support. It gave the best benefit to prevent prostate cancer and lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and breast cancer, stomach cancer, rectum cancer as well as pharynx and oesophageal cancers
  • Reducing risk of some neurological diseases (including Alzheimer's disease)
  • Reducing risk of some obesity diseases
  • Abundant vitamin A, K, potassium and iron. A helps in Improves Vision, Potassium helps in maintaining nerve health, iron is essential for maintaining normal blood health. Vitamin K which is essential in blood clotting and controls bleeding is abundant in tomatoes.
  • Counters the Effect of Cigarette Smoke
  • Lowers Hypertension
  • Alleviates Diabetes
  • For Healthy Skin high in preparation of anti-aging products
  • Prevents Urinary Tract Infections and bladder cancer

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Dairy products prolong your life



Dairy Milk
Why should we take dairy?

How do the dairy foods work in our diet? How it helps to keep us healthy? Why should we take dairy everyday? These are the questions that we like to ask, below is the summary of how dairy important to keep us healthy and why dairy played important role to prolong our life.

Dairy gives you calcium and protein
Dairy products give us calcium and protein. What are dairy products? These include low-fat milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, and reduced-fat cheese. Do you ever believe that a cup of yogurt gives you a third of your daily recommended calcium intake.

Dairy and Vitamin D
Our bodies can actually make vitamin D if we get adequate sunlight
Vitamin D known for promoting healthy bones through its role in calcium absorption. It also helps to reduce the risk of certain cancers to lowering blood pressure.



Dairy Yogurt


Dairy cheese
Dairy gives you better blood pressure
Those who consume the most low-fat dairy (mostly skim and reduced-fat milk) were less likely to develop high blood pressure over a two-year period than those with the lowest intakes of low-fat dairy.

Those who consumed the most dairy (milk, yogurt, and cheese) were less likely to have enlarged waists and metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that has been shown to increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Weight
There is increasing evidence that calcium from dairy products may play a role in body-weight regulation.

Dairy improve your Bone Density
Those who have enough cheese, calcium, or calcium plus vitamin D appeared to have bigger increases in bone mass than the other groups.

For the purpose of staying healthy, consume dairy products is very important and we should have this habit in our daily lifestyle.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Yoga upgrades your memory

Did you ever know that yoga could upgrade your memory?
Streth your body and your brain, this is one of the way to pratice yoga. A study from Brazil discover that if you added twice weekly yoga sessions to your workout for 6 months did better on memory tests than those who assigned to other forms of exercise. Yoga may reduce levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that can impair memory when elevated.


Let's try whether this work... Stay healthy...

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Sugarcane gives you a cooling effect

Sugarcane is a natural drink that with the cooling effect. What are the benefits of drinking sugar cane?
  • Sugarcane juice refreshes and energizes the body instantly as it is rich in carbohydrates.
  • Sugarcane juice is a healing source for sore throat, cold and flu.
  • This is a sweet drink diabetics can enjoy without fear because it has no simple sugars.
  • It helps to fight cancer. Studies indicate that it has positive activity against prostate and breast cancer cells.
  • It hydrates the body quickly when exposed to prolong heat and physical activity.
  • They are excellent substitutes for carbonated drinks and cola.
  • Febrile disorders which cause fever happen when there is a great amount of protein loss. But liberal intake of sugarcane juice provides the body with necessary protein and other food elements.
  • It keeps the urinary flow clear and helps the kidneys to perform their functions smoothly.
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    Sugarcane with the cooling effect
    As such, it is encouraged to drink surgarcane occasionally to cool down our body heat. But, bear in mind, avoid to drink at night which will call our body too cold. Stay healthy …

Monday, July 16, 2012

Dragon Fruits prolong life

Nutritious Dragon Fruits
I believe all of us heard of dragon fruit and have seen it occasionally in supermarket, market, fruit stall and any of restaurants. There are many names of dragon fruit, it can be called Pitaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, conderella plant.
There are 3 kinds of dragon fruits, red skin with red flesh, red skin with white flesh and yellow skin with white flesh. Dragon fruits are very nutritious fruits.
Let me share with you what the dragon fruit can do to prolong our life and make us stay healthy always : -
  • Dragon fruit contains a good source of antioxidants, it prevents free radicals and protects from causing cancer and other health detriments from entering your body.
  • Dragon fruit is rich in minerals and fibers that aids in digestion, cleans toxic ingredients thus preventing the occurrence of colon cancer.
  • Dragon fruit is full of vitamin C, essential nutrients that also boost the immune system, helps in healing bruises and cuts quickly.
  • Dragon fruit is rich of vitamins B1, B2, and B3. Vitamin B1 in this fruit helps in increasing the energy production and also in metabolizing carbohydrates. Vitamin B2 present in dragon fruit acts like a multivitamin and helps to improve and recover the loss of appetite. With vitamin B3, it helps in lowering bad cholesterol levels. It improves the appearance of your skin by smoothing and moisturizing it.
  • Dragon fruit helps in digestion. Because of the richness in fibers, Dragon fruit aids in the digestion of food, Studies also suggest that Dragon fruit promotes the growth of probiotics and thereby reduce the fat.
  • Dragon fruit seeds provide a source of essential fatty acids.
  • Dragon fruit is also very good for asthma and a bad cough.
  • Dragon fruit also contain vitamins that improve eye sights and prevent hypertension.
  • Dragon fruit helps promote bone density and dental health.
  • It helps to neutralize the toxic substances such as heavy metals. Besides, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels can be reduced by consuming dragon fruit.
  • It is a good source of phosphorus and calcium, it reinforces bones, helps in tissue formation and forms healthy teeth.
  • Dragon fruit is also helpful in reducing blood sugar levels in people suffering from diabetes.
In view of there are so many benefits of having dragon fruits as one of our choice, let’s start take this as a habit, take it regularly to improve our health and make sure we always stay healthy.

Dragon fruits prolong life

Saturday, July 14, 2012

What should you do in the evening to lose weight?

After reading the "morning is the most effective time to lose weight", now this is the second part of it. What should you do in the evening to lose weight?

After the morning exercise, breakfast, lunch and now time to prepare yourself for the evening exercise. We need to fuel ourselves before we start to workout. What should we eat then? Try some breast meat sandwich with banana is good enough to repair, rebuilding our energy. Most important is this breast meat sandwich and banana are the fast-burning carbo that your provide you easy energy for the later workout. This combination will also increase your insulin levels, open your blood vessels and allow for better muscles building.

What you need to do in the evening workout? Have a run of 15mins and workout on your upper and lower body muscles for 1 hour. After the workout, take a cup of milk or smoothie is good for your protein consumption.

What should you do in the evening to lose weight
Now is the time for the final meal of the day. This time you may take some healthy fats. A stir fried vege and chicken or fish together with salad with light dressing will good enough to make a meal. The protein and fat in the chicken and the fibre in the vege will keep you feel full and satisfying. This of course will help you to lose weight if you obediently follow the schedule... Stay healthy guys....    

Friday, July 13, 2012

Morning is the most effective time to lose weight


Morning is the most effective time to lose weight
I think all of us would try to figure out what are the healthy ways to lose weight. As an exercise lover, i would like to share with you the healthy way of weight loss. This starts from the morning.

Morning is the most effective time to lose weight. Why? Morning is the time to kickstart your metabolism, manage your blood sugar and prepare yourself for a heavier workout in the afternoon. Morning is the most prime time to exercise, you are burning a higher % of your fat before the breakfast. This is because the body's supply of carbohydrate energy is depleted and the hormonal state makes body fat more accessible. A little big of effort, make a great result. Why not? 

What you need to do for morning exercise? Actually you just need to have a hour of walking, jogging, swimming. And don't forget, to  make it more effective, take a cup of coffee before your exercise may help to trash out more of your fat cells. Don't stress yourself in the morning exercise which will make you tired and sleepy afterwards, just an hour of low to medium intensity exercise will do.

After your morning exercise, what should eat for breakfast? Breakfast is a very important meal of the day. For the purpose of weight lose, you are encourage to take only protein and slow-burning carbs. This will help to manage your insulin. Insulin the lowest in the early morning but it become higher after your first meal. This means, if you overeat during your breakfast, you are comsuming more calories than you require. This will lead to the increase of insulin and thereafter have a high storage of fat. Extra fat will interfere the body's ability to metabolise carbo in a proper way.

What is an ideal breakfast? Here, you should go for 2 whole eggs for protein and whole-grain toast or oatmeal or an apple. After 2 hours you may have your snack which are rich in protein and fibre too. Then you can continue your lunch in 2 hours later. Brown rice, chicken breast and high-fibre vege is good for weight loss.Try to have some food that require more chewing. This is to allow enough time for your brain to receive a good signal that you are full and should stop eating. Bear in mind, high protein is important to speed up your metabolism and help to lose weight. 

Check out the next article for what you should do in the afternoon to lose weight.. Be mindful, morning is the most effctive time to lose weight.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Top ten most healthy food rated by Traditional Chinese Medicine

 Traditional chinese medicine and nutritionist has rated the followings are the top ten healthy food. We should love these top ten healthy food : -
brown rice


onion


sweet potato


seaweed

Apple



chinese traditional herbal



spinach


yellow beans

egg
salmon
 Check out the subsequent posts on why these all are healthy food that will keep us stay healthy...

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Cardio Exercise to keep you healthy

Cardio exercise is exercise that is aerobic and increases your heart rate. Cardiovascular exercise involves the steady and repetitive movement of a person's arms and legs, it will increase circulation and blood flow throughout the body.

We are always confused with how much cardio we need to keep us healthy and prolong our life. The answer is actually, only 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise 5 days a week, or vigorous cardio 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week. This is more than enough to to keep us healthy. However, for the pupose of weight loss, you might need even more (up to 60-90 minutes) depending on your diet and other activities.

cardio exercise : jogging
What you get after your cardio exercise? Your muscles are warm and flexible, the blood is pumping through your body, providing oxygen and energy. As such, you will feel energized, confident, proud of yourself and ready to take on the world. This is so-called become more healthy.
Let me share with you what you can get out of cardio exercise:
  • Improves Cardiovascular Health
  • Protects Against Disease
  • aids Weight Loss
  • Improves Mood
  • Better sleep
  • More energy
  • Increased bone density
  • Stronger heart and lungs
  • Reduced stress
  • Reduced risk of heart disease and some types of cancer
  • Temporary relief from depression and anxiety
  • More confidence about how you feel and how you look
cardio exercise : swimming
Generally, cardio exercise include Jogging, swimming, playing tennis, using trainer in the gym, cycling and Ice skating. Choose any of this cardio exercise to keep yourself healthier... Stay healthy...

Monday, July 9, 2012

Boost your brain power

Did you ever think of how to boost your brain power to become more clever?

There is a study discovering that taking oranges and blackcurrants as your snacks can make you be the top of the class. This is because colourful fruits and other foods rich in Vitamin C have the power to increase mental agility.


Believe or not, for a healthy lifestyle, i belive Vitamin C always plays very important role.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Persimmon must eat

Persimmon is a sweet, delicious fruits, rich nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants that are vital for optimum health. Historically, is it from China and spread to Japan later was introduced to California during the middle of nineteenth century.
Persimmon

A long list of benefits of Persimmon, which make us not to say no in Persimmon
  • low in calories (provides 70 cal/100g) and fats but is rich source of dietary fiber.
  • Anti oxidant such as Vitamin A against oxygen derived free radical and reactive oxygen species which can combat aged and various diseases such as cancer, stroke and heart disease.
  • Betulinic acid in the persimmon helps body fighting against tumor.
  • Persimmon in astringent type can help to treat diarrhea and stop bleeding.
  • It helps prevent "Age related mascular disease"(ARMD) in the elderly.
  • Vitamin C in persimmon help in resistance to scavenge harmful, infectious agent and pro inflammatory free radicals.
  • Catechins in persimmon is known as agent for anti infective and anti hemorrhagic.
  • Persimmon fruit also help in preventing getting risk from asthma and lung infection.
  • The fruit is good in many valuable B-complex vitamins such as folic acid, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), thiamin and etc. These vitamins act as co-factors for numerous metabolic enzymatic functions in the body.
  • Contains healthy amounts of minerals like potassium, manganese (15% of DRI), copper (12% of DRI), and phosphorus. Manganese is a co-factor for the enzyme which is a very powerful free radical scavenger. Copper is a co-factor for many vital enzymes and is also required for the production of red blood cells.
  • Persimmon fruit help in protecting from carotenoid which is one of eye diseases.
  • Persimmon helps in relieve reduce body heat, treat hypertension and cough.
  • Persimmon juice can lower the density of alcohol in blood and relieve hangovers.

Persimmon

Although eating persimmon had health benefits, while eating the fruit, please ensure stomach is full. Bear in mind never eaten with crabmeat and persimmon fruit together. This may caused bezoar due to the acid environment in stomach will form a gooey compound.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Beans prolong your life

Do you like beans? The answer may be yes or no. No matter yes or no, beans are good. Bean helps to give you a healthier lifestyle and prolong your life. Take the belows into your diets : -

1. Navy beans
These beans are high in folate and a B vitamin may reduce your risk of stroke and cognite declines as you age. Mash together a can of navy beans, a minced clove of garlic, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, a pinch of fresh or dried rosemary and salt or pepper to taste. Replaced this with your mashed potatoes.


2. Garbanzo beans

This will help to reduce your levels of insulin, lowering your risk ofdiabetes. Make your own hummus by blending 12 ounces of garbanzos with a tablespoon each of olive oil, lemon juice, and peanut butter. Add chopped garlic clove. Season with salt, pepper and cumin.

3. Black beans

These beans contain potent disease-fighting anti-oxidants. Stuff black beans, chopped zucchini, and shredded cheddar cheese into whole-grain tortillas. Bake it for 20mins.

4. Kidney beans

It contains antioxidants that help to prevent the hardening of your arteries. Mash kidney beans with 2 teaspoons of chili powder, lime juice and minched garlic for your sandwich.

5. Pinto beans

This help to cut LDL cholestrol. This can be used as a toppings to your chicken breast. Mix can of pintos with chopped red and green bell pepper and red onion. Add 1/4 cup of corn, the juice of lime and 1/2 teaspoon cumin.

Enjoy the beans and mix it with your daily diet will help you to prolong your life and create a better healthy lifestye. So called, beans help to prolong your life.

Prevent Hair Loss

Hair Loss? Yeah, a number of factors contribute to hai loss some of which include : your diet, health, hormones and hair treatment are some of the most common ones.

I would say, taking good care of your hair is the easiest way to to ensure you won't lose it.

As we all aware, many people suffer hereditary hair loss. This is know as male pattern baldness (MPB) and has familial link. This type of hair loss is inevitable, but can be slowed or even reversed using various treatments. However, there are many people who lose hair for reasons not associated with MPB. There are techniques you can use to lessen or prevent these types of hair loss.

The easy steps to prevent hair loss are as follows : -
i. Avoid harsh shampoos.
ii. Avoid dying / perming too frequent
iii. Avoid blocking pores (shower after excercise) or together.
iv. Get a balanced diet (Vitamin A & C; E are essential)
v. Myths (massaging your scalp to increase blood flow)

I am having a oilly scalp so i wash my hair everyday with double cleanse, i could see there is real improvement on this. Thorough scalp treatment once in two months will help to prevent hair loss.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Miracle Drink : Apple Carrot Potato



What is the miracle drink? How it works? Let's explore and you will know....
Miracle Drink - Ingredients
1 green apple
1 carrot
1 potato

Miracle Drink - How to prepare?
Clean, skin and cut potato into rough wedges.
Clean and remove skin from green apple. Also cut into small pieces, removing the pips.
Clean and cut carrot into wedges
Put all into a blender
Blend and drink immediately

Miracle Drink - When to drink?
It is best to drink early in the morning on empty stomach. Take your breakfast and hour after.
For faster effects, prepare and drink this Miracle Drink 2 times a day, before breakfast and before dinner on empty stomach.
You can add lemon or lime to enhance the taste, but I found it refreshing and sweet as it is, but I do add 2-3 leaves of Sabah Snake Grass - Clinathanus; an anti-oxidant herb.

Miracle Drink - What are the health benefits?
This drink limits the growth of bad cells and stop the formation of new bad cells.
Strengthens body immune system
Strengthens the lungs, kidneys, liver and pancreas.
Good for tired eyes and dry eyes.
Detoxify, eliminates waste from body and regulates bowel movement
Helps for those who have sinus and hay fever
Healthy, radiant and glowing skin

Points to note
This is 100% all natural food, so no side effect. Easy to prepare and has a nice taste. So, do give it a try to improve your body health. Remember, take control of your own health. You know your body best and should know if you need to give this a try.

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