Healthy Diet with Healthy Food

Posted by Sharon Keisha | March 10th, 2010 in Common Foods, health foods | No Comments »

Healthy Diet
Maintain a healthy diet, with a general trend of healthy cooking, is essential to maintaining good health. Below is a list of healthy foods with a brief description of their properties and how they influence their physical well-being.

Olives: combat constipation and gallstones. The olives are capable of dissolving the gravel and small stones in the gallbladder. The mineral salts battling intestinal fermentation.

Olive oil: Lowers cholesterol and risk of heart disease, lowers bile acids and prevent ulcers. However, it should be borne in mind that pure olive oil in Spain is being adulterated with hazelnut oil and groundnut, as recent complaint to the European Union by the National Association of Edible Oil Packers.

Garlic: It’s ideal for hypertension. Reduce breast cancer and prostate cancer and slows the progression of tumors in people who already have the disease. Facilitates blood supply to the brain, which protects from Alzheimer’s and even Parkinson’s and relieves symptoms of depression and fatigue.

Artichoke: Its use is beneficial for the treatment of liver diseases.

Apricot: Fight obesity and nausea. Apricots agree to people who need treatment at the same time tonic and purifier. The apricot is alkalizing and energy, facilitates cellular regeneration and strengthens the body’s resistance. It is also rich in vitamins A and C.

Sweet Almond: Shape meat healthy and neutralize the acidity in the blood.

Celery: Clean your body of toxins.

Rice: Rich in fiber and vitamins of group B. It stimulates the immune system and helps digestion.

Broccoli: Rich in calcium, vitamin C and fiber. Anticancer properties.

Brown: Food enable intestine and relieves the kidneys.

Khaki: Nutritious and antidiarrheal.

Onion: Expectorant, ideal for the treatment of bronchitis. Anticarcinogenic.

Cherry antacids, combat indigestion, anemia, gout and rheumatism. Besides strengthening the blood, give good color and enhances renal function.

Cherimoya: Very nutritious.

Plum: Stimulates the liver and intestine. It has laxative properties and purification.

Dátil: Increases organic heat and nervous energy. Very nutritious.

Peach: Laxative, diuretic and alkaline.

Raspberry: It soothes the nervous excitement and purifies the blood.

Strawberry: Cooling, diuretic, laxative and solvent of uric acid. The strawberries in addition to its exquisite aroma and taste are antigout properties and worming. Wild species dissolve joint concretions of uric acid. Whoever cultivates strawberries and wish them a taste wild, pine needles that spread around the plant.

Wheat germ: The high selenium content slows the signs of aging.

Sour cherries: blood alkaline.

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Healthy Food

Posted by Sharon Keisha | March 8th, 2010 in health foods, nutrition | No Comments »

Healthy Food

  • Granada: Antidiarrheal.
  • Figs and plums: tonics, laxatives and cleansing the breast and lung.
  • Egg: It contains vitamins A, D and B, iron and protein. In Spain, 10,000 million eggs consumed each year. Be careful with the eggs of farm. Provided antibiotics and tranquilizers sometimes farmed chickens are transmitted to their eggs. Moreover, since the late 80’s, farmers used to feed meat and bone meal, which idees carotene are added to brown buds and arsenic to prevent parasites.
  • Kefir: Aids circulation, nervous system, balances the intestinal flora.
  • Kiwi: It contains 8 times more vitamin C than lemons.
  • Milk: Rich in calcium. However, be careful with the milk industry. The rogue unscrupulous employers is limitless. Add water to milk is an easily detectable fraud.
  • Brewer’s yeast: Helps digestion, beautifies the skin and helps your heart stay fit. Strengthens the body’s defenses. Prevents anemia.
  • Lemon: desinflamantes and purifiers. (They go a little stress). It is detoxifying and astringent-inflammatory.
  • Apple: Antacids, active liver and uric acid dissolves. It is recommended in diseases of the stomach, bladder and kidneys. Reduces cholesterol.
  • Peach: This is the most important fruit for those with cancer.
  • Melon: Nutritious and laxative. It is used in special cases such as emollient, laxative and diuretic. It is recommended for nephritis and liver diseases.
  • Hip: The fruit of wild roses. Are stomach, diuretic and blood purifying.
  • Orange: Alkalinizer blood, activate the intestine and dissolve uric acid. It is tonic, sedative and cleansing. It is recommended for pregnant women.
  • Loquat: antacids, laxatives and anticatarrhal. Antidiarrheal.
  • Walnut: It has the property of eliminating all the toxins your body and make it refractory to the action of many poisons.
  • Raisins: Activate the organic combustion, are good for the brain, memory and kidney.
  • Bananas: Food and laxative.
  • Pear: Diuretic, digestive and blood cleansing.
  • Polen: Recommended for depression, anemia, hypertension and mental fatigue.
  • Grapefruit is also diuretic stomach.
  • Watermelon: Refreshing and diuretics. It is recommended in those infected with gonorrhea, gonorrhea and syphilis.
  • Soybeans: Helps prevent breast cancer, colon and prostate. Lowers blood cholesterol levels.
  • Tomato: Laxative and antiarthritic.
  • Grape: Avoid constipation and liver decongestant. Prevents cancer.
  • Wine: Reduces the risk of heart attacks. A glass of wine with dinner protects against some food poisoning.
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    Vitamin B

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 27th, 2010 in Vitamin B | No Comments »

    Vitamin B vitamins is one of the most famous, but we know very little about its benefits and its importance to the health and welfare.

    Vitamin B is actually a group of eight distinct vitamins, B1 – thiamine B2 – riboflavin, B3 – niacin, B5 – pantothenic acid, B6 – pyridoxine, B7 – Biotin, B9 – folic acid, B12 – cyanocobalamin, known collectively as Vitamin B complex Vitamin B is water soluble, which explains all versions of effervescent supplements of vitamin B.

    The B vitamins work in sync to support the health of many body systems. The B complex improves immune function, promotes the proper functioning of the nervous system, maintains the metabolic rate, increases mitosis and meiosis, and helps in the prevention of depression and cardiovascular diseases. Read the rest of this entry »

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    Vitamin A is helpful against acne

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 25th, 2010 in Vitamin A | No Comments »

    Vitamin A is especially valuable for the body and is good for your skin but who could get to thinking it might be a useful weapon for those who fight against acne? His action is a broad spectrum detoxifies and helps prevent the action of bacteria on the skin is to regulate the formation of sebum. The health of the cells is in first place in the proper physiological functioning of the skin and vitamin A can do a lot.

    It is through food consumption, and then we can intervene before they turn to drugs and foreign intervention, which can support the action but not always, unfortunately, resolve it. Introducing the diet foods rich in vitamin A but a small step forward may be decisive in solving the problem. Read the rest of this entry »

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    Food supplements for sport: work or bad?

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 23rd, 2010 in Substances essential | No Comments »

    Proper eating habits usually make all the nutrients needed to properly practice any physical activity, and to cover all the nutritional needs and energy of the athlete or sportsman. In 90% of cases, if the person follows an appropriate diet for the type and frequency of activities carried out, not be using any supplements, especially not to risk needlessly jeopardizing the health products with little or harmful indicated.

    Supplements or nutritional supplements for sports are many, some are only composed of minerals, vitamins or other only by amino acids (proteins): energy drinks, herbal extracts, etc… Read the rest of this entry »

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    Food safety: Here are the products most at risk

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 21st, 2010 in health foods | No Comments »

    In our country when it comes to labeling on food products you have to do with a real puzzle, to say this is the CIA, Italian Confederation of Agriculture, because unfortunately our domestic market is flooded with food products that are passed off as Italian but instead come from abroad, are prepared with imported raw materials, and often contain elements harmful to health. Not by chance, the federal government dell’agropirateria emphasizes how business is such that the competent authority shall seize food at a pace that has tripled.
    But what are the most foreign food products at risk, often among others, are sold at bargain prices? Well, the CIA stressed that care must be taken to products that enter our country illegally ranging from pasta sauces to pasta and passing cheese, canned food, rice, garlic, fish, fresh and processed, but also mushrooms, and fresh, and those prepared and preserved.

    And yet, canned tomatoes, olive oil and eggs. The turnover of food products is estimated illegal immigrants in the Italian Farmers Confederation than two billion euros per year, with attendant risks to the health of consumers, and substantial damage to agricultural producers against Italians. Very often, the case of food products that have not expiration date, with countries like China from which a bit ‘of everything: tomatoes and garlic through the vegetables, apples and vegetables.

    It must therefore be careful not to be attracted by food products sold at prices far lower than current retail and in any case, you should prefer products with the label, and even those sold through direct sales, i.e. at markets that directly manage the farmers. This way you can be sure to buy local products.

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    Saturated or unsaturated fat?

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 19th, 2010 in Fat | No Comments »

    Hydrogenated fats are the bugbear of those who are attentive to the quality of food. Hydrogenation is a process that tends to make more “solid” and less perishable vegetable fats, but introduced a significant proportion of Tran’s fatty acids in the form. Few know that in most baked goods and savory snacks we buy, under the heading “vegetable oil” is hiding lots of saturated fats, harmful to our health. This type of fat, in fact, raises the level of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) in blood and contributes, along with a too sedentary lifestyle and other factors, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Recent research in the field of nutrition and health are all agree in fatty acids, which can be formed during the hydrogenation process, a significant negative impact on our health, especially in the cardiovascular system. Read the rest of this entry »

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    Butter or margarine?

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 17th, 2010 in health foods | No Comments »

    The butter should be banished from our tables, to save thousands of people from heart disease. Butter is the major source of saturated fat in our diet, and replace it with margarine or other derivatives could take shelter from cardio circulatory problems and save thousands of lives. It is the opinion of Kolvekar Shyam, a famous surgeon at University College London Hospital in Britain. However, according to nutritionist, Dr. Antonio Pacella, the best fat dressing is still by far the extra virgin olive oil, although you can insert into the small amounts frequently and very occasionally other types of fat, as well as reduce the consumption processed foods that contain these types of fats. The extra virgin olive oil is a natural product into the use of which may have some benefits on the organism.
    According to studies credited the extra virgin olive oil has the following therapeutic effects: Read the rest of this entry »

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    Vitamin D: from sun lamps and a remedy saves bones

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 15th, 2010 in Vitamin D | No Comments »

    But not only! That the vitamin D had extraordinary healing properties was known, but the scientific debate is more than ever on, because vitamin D and essential for the formation of bone and teeth, is proving to be miraculous for many other aspects of our being.
    We can find in some foods and is activated during exposure to sunlight and ultra violet rays of sun lamps.
    Vitamin D has always been known for her role in prevention of rickets has been in more recent even a panacea against heart disease, osteoporosis and colon cancer and, among other positive effects of contributing to a significant Improvement of the problems linked to menopause. Researchers from Creighton University in the United States have shown that a group of women in Nebraska for only 4 years taking 1100 IU of vitamin D decreased the risk of any cancer by 70%. Read the rest of this entry »

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    Childhood asthma: fish and fruit

    Posted by Akbar uchiha | February 13th, 2010 in Fresh fruits, health foods | No Comments »

    It is well known the great qualities and nutritional values inside the fruit and fish along with vegetables, are necessary nutrients that must become common in the menu of our baby. But now, it has also known the results of a study by the School of Public Health Harvard University, that the consumption of fruit and fish helps combat the symptoms of childhood asthma. Read the rest of this entry »

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