Tuesday, December 21, 2010
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
EATING FRUIT...
It's long but very informative
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil....
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc, Actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene, the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Stress Remedies
Holistic Stress Remedies
Stress is an unavoidable fact of life and too much of it can cause reprehensible damage to your health. All of us have experienced it on varying levels. Stress is defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. It can be short term or long term. Stress ranges fromeustress, the type of stress you feel while riding a motorcycle, to chronic stress, the type of stress that seems to perpetually present.There are a large number of stress induced conditions including ulcers, depression, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and sexual dysfunction. When people are faced with chronic stress and an over activated autonomic nervous system, they start to see physician symptoms manifest.
Many of us live our lives in a constant state of anxiety and stress due to over scheduling, taxing work hours and lack of down time. At this time, there is no prescription medication that ‘cures’ stress. Patients experiencing stress ultimately take prescription medication that deal with the manifestations of stress. Opioids are prescribed for pain, proton pump inhibitors are prescribed for ulcers, sedatives are prescribed for anxiety and antidepressants / psychotropics are prescribed for depression.
There are holistic methods to reducing stress. Many of these recommendations are widely available at your local health food store, they have far less side effects and they are far less inexpensive.
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent and practiced in other parts of the world as ‘alternative or holistic’ medicine. For nearly half its existence, Ashwandha has been used to reduce anxiety, relieve pain associated with inflammation, reverse sexual debility in men, and strengthen the immune system. It has an inherent way of enhancing the body’s ability to cope with stress. Those that regularly take Ashwagandha report improved mental acuity and reaction time. Dosing of this root varies. It’s widely available at most health food stores. I suggest you either consult with your practitioner or follow the suggested dosing on the product label.Milk Thisle (Silybum marianum)
Milk thistle is native to the Mediterranean region, and is now found throughout the world. The consumption of alcohol can lead to a plethora of health issues. Milk thisle is one of the most researched herbs for protecting the liver and stimulating regeneration of liver cells after injury. The active ingredient in milk thisle is Silymarin. Silymarin keeps new liver cells from being destroyed by toxins. It’s a potent antioxidant that reduces inflammation. Milk thisle comes in capsule and liquid form as well as trincture. Dosing generally ranges from 120 to 140 mg of silymarin a day.
Meditation
The purpose of meditation is to calm the mind the find inner peace. In a world of chaos and activity packed schedules,
meditation offers the ultimate ‘Zen moment’ on a daily basis. A common misconception is that meditation equates to hours of breathing deeply in the middle of a dimly lit room surrounded by candles. A brief ten to twenty minute session in your kitchen, in your car, in your bedroom, etc. can help you overcome stress and achieve inner piece and balance. Meditation makes you calmer, focused, and peaceful.For those used to utter chaos in their life, meditation can initially be very difficult. It actually takes training and experience to calm the mind, focus on your breathing, and achieve a peaceful state. The more you do it, the better you get. It’s said that the better you get at meditation, the ‘purer the happiness’ you will attain.
I’m a strong believer in meditation. Your mind and feelings vacillate like a feather in the sky. One minute your extraordinarily angry due to a poor day at work, the next minute your elated because your spouse complements you on your physique. Meditation eliminates stress and centralizes your thoughts. It brings you to a ‘steady state’. There are hundreds of books, audio tapes and online resources that have created to help you learn meditation.
Exercise
Simply put, exercise eliminates stress. Many people, including myself, consider their local gym a sanctuary. Whether it’s an hour on weight training, aerobics, Pilates, or martial arts, the hour (or more) spent in the gym is an hour long escape from the grind of daily life.Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
This medical mushroom can significantly calm anxiety, ease insomnia, and regulates the immune system. It’s non-toxic and can be taken daily without producing side effects. Reishi is highly prized in China for thousands of years. It’s known as the ‘Elixir of Immortality’ for its healing power and ability to promote longevity. Reishi is available in capsule, syrup, or tincture. Dosing varies and I would suggest you follow manufacturers’ recommendation.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Lavender is the scent most associated with products that induce sleep. Its amazing smell can calm the nerves and
induce relaxation. Lavendar can be used in balms, perfumes, topical application and cosmetics. English and Dutch Lavendar are primarily used due to their sweet smelling essential oils. Stress can generate headaches and muscle tension. Lavendar can eliminate both. Is it time to meditate? Enhance your Zen like experience by placing a drop of Lavendar essential oil behind your earlobes. Love to take a bath? Place 10 to 20 drops of essential oil into the bathwater.Lemon Balm (Melissa officianalis)
Lemon Balm, a member of the mint family, has a sweet smell that has been used to calm the nerves. Citronella, Lemonella, Quedlinburger and Lime are cultivars of Melissa officianalis. Yes, Lemon Balm will ease your tension and repel mosquitoes at the same time (and mosquitoes cause stress!). It is available in capsule form and essential oils.
Ginseng (Siberian – Eleutherococcus senticosus & Chinese – Panax ginseng)
I previously wrote about ginseng in my article, ‘Natural Energy Boosting Methods’. Pharmaceutical grade Siberian and Chinese ginseng are both available at most health food stores. They have been well studied and improve performance during stressful activates (or the daily grind). Siberian ginseng supports the health of the adrenal glands and bolsters the body’s resistance to stress-related illness. Chinese ginseng is similar to Siberian and has been used for years in traditional Chinese medicine. It enhances immune function, facilitates motor coordination, increased mental acuity, and improves the ability to cope with mental and physical stress. Dosing varies on both types of ginseng. Purchase a pharmaceutical grade brand and assure you comply with the recommended dosing (usually between 400 to 600 mg 4 to 5 times a day).I truly hope some of these suggestions help. At the end of the day, you control the stress level in your life. The aforementioned suggestions I have provided will help dissipate stress but there is no such thing as a cure.
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The Most Ridiculous, Absurd and Over-Hyped Diets of 2010
The Most Ridiculous, Absurd and Over-Hyped Diets of 2010
By Brandi Koskie - DietsInReview.com
At DietsInReview.com we have more than 1500 diet reviews published by our team, and we publish new ones every day, of every week. That's not said to be a plug, but to show you just how many ways there are to lose weight. At the end of the day, it still comes down to calories - those that come in and those that go out.
However, calories in and calories out takes time, and we Americans aren't very good at that whole patience thing. We want it now, whether it be an over-night shipment of a blanket with sleeves or the 100 extra pounds we've packed on over the years. No one wakes up one morning weighing 20, 50, 100 or even more pounds than they did when they went to bed. So using that same logic, no one is going to wake up the next day with that much weight missing.
There are a few diet programs that grew in popularity this year, and each of them, in their own way, wants you to believe that the weight is just going to melt off your body lickety-split. Sure, anyone who tries these weight loss techniques is going to see a smaller number on the scale. They're also going to see that weight come back, they will not have learned any new healthy habits to help them keep off that weight, and they may even do more harm to their health than the minimal weight loss derived.
Without further ado, the most ridiculous, absurd and over-hyped diets of the year.
The hCG Diet
Basically: Daily injections of the female pregnancy hormone, with a prescription via a doctor, or more sketchy ordered off the internet, all while eating a 500-calorie diet.
You could do daily injections of imagination, a 500-calorie diet in and of itself is going to cause you to lose weight. And not the healthy way. Sure, a low-calorie diet is the most recommended way to lose weight, but you have to cut those calories in a healthy and sustainable way, while giving your body the calories it needs. Calories are energy and fuel, and our bodies need those to simply operate, and yes, to lose weight. "[500 calories] is not enough calories to support normal brain function," says registered dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield in "HCG Diet: Look Elsewhere for Weight Loss."
Expert's Take: "We need energy, and calories provide our bodies with energy to survive and thrive. If you don't give your body enough calories, especially from carbohydrate-rich foods (that supply the brain with much needed glucose), it will retaliate by breaking down lean muscle mass to produce glucose to fuel the brain, red blood cells and entire central nervous system," says Elisa Zied, MS, RD, author of Nutrition At Your Fingertips and founder and president of Zied Health Communications, LLC. She continues that "If you don't fuel up by taking in an ideal number of calories each day--for most that's around 2,000 calories a day (though that number can vary based on age, gender, and activity level)--it'll slow down to utilize the few calories you're giving yourself; this slows metabolism, and your body will not be able to function properly at all--you'll have little energy and that'll be the least of your problems! This diet is the ultimate crash diet--just like you wouldn't crash your car on purpose, why would you crash diet with this type of thing/diet?"
Adds Mary Hartley, RD, MPH, and director of nutrition at Calorie Count, "Reputable studies refute the effectiveness of the hCG Diet and respected medical organizations warn against it. Still, it is freely promoted all across the Internet, and so buyer beware!"
The Baby Food Diet
Basically: Replace your adult-sized meals with little jars of baby puree.
Another terribly low-calorie, low-nutrition approach to weight loss that's sadly catching on. Baby food is for babies. Why? Because it has exactly what those little 20-pound bodies need. It does not have what full-grown 150-pound-plus bodies need. Most of those jars have less than 100 calories, a far cry from the 300-500 calories per meal for an adult. If you like vegetables, brown rice and chicken, just eat portions that are appropriate for your age group and provide the calories, fiber and protein that your body needs, not to mention the flavors, textures and aromas that your brain is craving.
Expert's Take: "It’s so much better to eat whole fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats – they’re more filling and satisfying. After a few days of eating only baby food, I’m certain you’ll be craving real food again," says Joy Bauer, TODAY Show nutritionist and bestselling author. "Not to mention, this is super pricey if you’re buying large quantities of baby food jars."
The Tapeworm Diet
Basically: You swallow a parasitic tapeworm, which you can find in under-cooked meat or infected animal feces, and wait for it to begin breaking down your digestive system, so that you don't want to eat, and when your health starts to deteriorate you hopefully seek medical intervention before it kills you.
This one literally makes us smack our foreheads in disbelief that anyone would even try this stunt. We're fearful to even daydream about what this could do to our bodies, or yours. It's horrifying that anyone out there would even promote it.
Expert's Take: "This is just plain crazy! Tapeworms are dangerous parasites that can cause serious health problems…they’re definitely not a way to shed pounds. AND it’s illegal to buy and sell tapeworms in the US!," says Bauer.
The Twinkie Diet
Basically: Live off of grocery store snack cakes, supplement with a few canned veggies, and disregard everything you know about nutrition to burn 27 pounds.
When we heard about this Kansas State University nutrition professor's stunt diet, we just crossed our fingers that the masses wouldn't flock to this sugar-coated gimmick. This professor wanted to prove that the number of calories you consume matter more than the actual nutritional composition of the food. He ate 1,800 calories a day, which will certainly help anyone lose weight. However, he's not going to keep off that weight when he resumes a normal diet, and he wasn't giving his body near the fiber, vitamins and other nutrients it needs to operate.
Expert's Take: "Twinkies are loaded with sugar, bad fat, and junky white flour—they wreak havoc on your blood sugars and increase inflammation throughout your body," says Bauer. "You might lose weight (take in less calories than you burn, and you lose weight no matter what you eat—Twinkies or broccoli), but you’ll be doing a big disservice to your body and your health. Plus, it’s just not a sustainable diet!"
Did you try one of these? We welcome your commentary on why it did or didn't work for you.
Did you lose weight the old fashioned way this year? We'd love to hear why it worked for you.
Take a look at the most popular diets of 2009, or try our diet finder to be matched with a plan that works for you.
© DietsInReview.com
At DietsInReview.com we have more than 1500 diet reviews published by our team, and we publish new ones every day, of every week. That's not said to be a plug, but to show you just how many ways there are to lose weight. At the end of the day, it still comes down to calories - those that come in and those that go out.
However, calories in and calories out takes time, and we Americans aren't very good at that whole patience thing. We want it now, whether it be an over-night shipment of a blanket with sleeves or the 100 extra pounds we've packed on over the years. No one wakes up one morning weighing 20, 50, 100 or even more pounds than they did when they went to bed. So using that same logic, no one is going to wake up the next day with that much weight missing.
There are a few diet programs that grew in popularity this year, and each of them, in their own way, wants you to believe that the weight is just going to melt off your body lickety-split. Sure, anyone who tries these weight loss techniques is going to see a smaller number on the scale. They're also going to see that weight come back, they will not have learned any new healthy habits to help them keep off that weight, and they may even do more harm to their health than the minimal weight loss derived.
Without further ado, the most ridiculous, absurd and over-hyped diets of the year.
Basically: Daily injections of the female pregnancy hormone, with a prescription via a doctor, or more sketchy ordered off the internet, all while eating a 500-calorie diet.
You could do daily injections of imagination, a 500-calorie diet in and of itself is going to cause you to lose weight. And not the healthy way. Sure, a low-calorie diet is the most recommended way to lose weight, but you have to cut those calories in a healthy and sustainable way, while giving your body the calories it needs. Calories are energy and fuel, and our bodies need those to simply operate, and yes, to lose weight. "[500 calories] is not enough calories to support normal brain function," says registered dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield in "HCG Diet: Look Elsewhere for Weight Loss."
Expert's Take: "We need energy, and calories provide our bodies with energy to survive and thrive. If you don't give your body enough calories, especially from carbohydrate-rich foods (that supply the brain with much needed glucose), it will retaliate by breaking down lean muscle mass to produce glucose to fuel the brain, red blood cells and entire central nervous system," says Elisa Zied, MS, RD, author of Nutrition At Your Fingertips and founder and president of Zied Health Communications, LLC. She continues that "If you don't fuel up by taking in an ideal number of calories each day--for most that's around 2,000 calories a day (though that number can vary based on age, gender, and activity level)--it'll slow down to utilize the few calories you're giving yourself; this slows metabolism, and your body will not be able to function properly at all--you'll have little energy and that'll be the least of your problems! This diet is the ultimate crash diet--just like you wouldn't crash your car on purpose, why would you crash diet with this type of thing/diet?"
Adds Mary Hartley, RD, MPH, and director of nutrition at Calorie Count, "Reputable studies refute the effectiveness of the hCG Diet and respected medical organizations warn against it. Still, it is freely promoted all across the Internet, and so buyer beware!"
Basically: Replace your adult-sized meals with little jars of baby puree.
Another terribly low-calorie, low-nutrition approach to weight loss that's sadly catching on. Baby food is for babies. Why? Because it has exactly what those little 20-pound bodies need. It does not have what full-grown 150-pound-plus bodies need. Most of those jars have less than 100 calories, a far cry from the 300-500 calories per meal for an adult. If you like vegetables, brown rice and chicken, just eat portions that are appropriate for your age group and provide the calories, fiber and protein that your body needs, not to mention the flavors, textures and aromas that your brain is craving.
Expert's Take: "It’s so much better to eat whole fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats – they’re more filling and satisfying. After a few days of eating only baby food, I’m certain you’ll be craving real food again," says Joy Bauer, TODAY Show nutritionist and bestselling author. "Not to mention, this is super pricey if you’re buying large quantities of baby food jars."
Basically: You swallow a parasitic tapeworm, which you can find in under-cooked meat or infected animal feces, and wait for it to begin breaking down your digestive system, so that you don't want to eat, and when your health starts to deteriorate you hopefully seek medical intervention before it kills you.
This one literally makes us smack our foreheads in disbelief that anyone would even try this stunt. We're fearful to even daydream about what this could do to our bodies, or yours. It's horrifying that anyone out there would even promote it.
Expert's Take: "This is just plain crazy! Tapeworms are dangerous parasites that can cause serious health problems…they’re definitely not a way to shed pounds. AND it’s illegal to buy and sell tapeworms in the US!," says Bauer.
Basically: Live off of grocery store snack cakes, supplement with a few canned veggies, and disregard everything you know about nutrition to burn 27 pounds.
When we heard about this Kansas State University nutrition professor's stunt diet, we just crossed our fingers that the masses wouldn't flock to this sugar-coated gimmick. This professor wanted to prove that the number of calories you consume matter more than the actual nutritional composition of the food. He ate 1,800 calories a day, which will certainly help anyone lose weight. However, he's not going to keep off that weight when he resumes a normal diet, and he wasn't giving his body near the fiber, vitamins and other nutrients it needs to operate.
Expert's Take: "Twinkies are loaded with sugar, bad fat, and junky white flour—they wreak havoc on your blood sugars and increase inflammation throughout your body," says Bauer. "You might lose weight (take in less calories than you burn, and you lose weight no matter what you eat—Twinkies or broccoli), but you’ll be doing a big disservice to your body and your health. Plus, it’s just not a sustainable diet!"
Did you try one of these? We welcome your commentary on why it did or didn't work for you.
Did you lose weight the old fashioned way this year? We'd love to hear why it worked for you.
Take a look at the most popular diets of 2009, or try our diet finder to be matched with a plan that works for you.
© DietsInReview.com
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Dr. James Haney AKA The Running Man
My former professor still runs like this to this day and he is 69! Running Man, drjhaney, His Philosophy youtube.com/watch?v=MlF48S… via @youtube
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