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Heart-healthy Diet Tips
Written by admin on December 26, 2009 – 6:54 pm -
Our modern lifestyle is the cause of a serious, epidemic problem that affects our society to-day:
heart disease and stroke.In America half of all death are from coronary heart disease, most of them
with advanced atherosclerosis(narrowing of the arteries).
The first report of coronary artery disease in America was published in 1912 in ‘The Journal of the
American Medical Association by Dr. James Herrick.
The disease was so rare that famous cardiologist DR. Paul Dudley White, spent the next 10 years
searching for it and found only three cases. Today we have thousands of cases in any small city.
In the same medical journal 77 years later, on July 7 1989, a nationwide analysis showed that 60 million
American adults aged 20 – 90 now have coronary disease to some degree.
There is no longer any doubt that the wanton destruction of our food, air and water and the inept and
corrupt work of our health authorities created this monster and it’s alive and growing in every third one of us.
Humbug physicians will object that cardiovascular disease is declining, because modern medicine has
become so wonderful at detecting it early and treating it successfully. Don’t believe them!
Even advanced cardiovascular disease is very difficult to detect.
Dr. Lewis Kuller, for example, analyzed records of 326 people who died of sudden heart attacks,all of whom
had received medical examinations within six months before death. Eighty-six of the subjects had received
medical examinations within 7 days of their death. Not a single one of the heart attacks had been predicted
by their physicians.
If you are fortunate enough to have cardiovascular disease correctly diagnosed before it manifests as a
heart attack or stroke, then surely modern treatment can tackle it? No way! Most medial therapies for
cardiovascular disease are simply symptomatic relief, that does nothing to reverse or even arrest the
disease process.
Has the modern electronic bypass wizardry done a better job than the 100-year- old traditional advice
to cut the fat in your diet and go for a daily walk?
The American government Coronary Artery Surgery Study spent 24 million dollars to find out.
Their studies examined records of 16,626 angiogram patients. From these records researchers selected
780 patients with good heart function, but a significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries.
Half the patients were given bypass surgery plus drugs. The other half were treated with nutritional and
lifestyle changes plus drugs. Bypass surgery conferred no advantage at all, neither in longevity nor in
incidence of future heart attacks.
What if you avoid surgery and just use our wonderful new drugs instead? I wouldn’t.
The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter reports on fatal drug reactions in hospitals, where you would think
medical expertise would protect you or at least could save you if a drug reaction occurs
Prescribed hospital drugs are so toxic, they kill 130,000 Americans every year!
Outside the hospitals, the death toll from the same prescription drugs is probably a lot higher, but is
frequently unreported or listed simply as heart failure. The 1994 Physicians Desk Reference contains
hundreds of pages of side-effects of common prescription drugs used for cardiovascular disease.
Side-effects include many kinds of cancer, heart disease, liver disease, brain damage and sudden death.
Research has proven that there are many factors, which determine the change of getting heart disease
or stroke. Some of the important factors we can influence by changing our diet and avoid smoking.
It’s not a disease of old age, children at the age of 15 can show symptoms of the disease.
Narrowing of the arteries is the main cause of stroke This can start at an early age, without any warningsigns.
This process continue and is very hard to detect till suddenly a stroke occurs.
This happens quite fast in most cases and leaves hardly any time to intervent.
Prevention is the key and this has to start at a youthful age; but it has been proven that by changing one’s
lifestyle, the process of narrowing of the arteries can be reversed.
There are a number of factors we have to watch for:
1.to maintain a constant body weight
2. the use of unsaturated oil and fat
3. use of the right type of cholesterol (high density lipoproteins, HDL), that scrubs and vacuums
excess cholesterol off the walls of your arteries.Heart disease risk starts at a cholesterol level
of 168 mg/dl, NOT the 200 mg/dl now bandied about by the media.
4. moderate intake of alcohol, sugar and sugar containing drinks.
5. avoid smoking
6. eat a healthy diet, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, according to the guidelines of the
department of health.
7. exercise daily for at least 30 minutes.
May the frequent use of this information contribute to the actual fight against heart disease and stroke.
But let us not lose sight of the fact that nutrition is only one of the factors and that smoking, high blood
presure and lack of exercise are also important.
Our daily diet has to consist of sufficient carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals to keep us
healthy and fit.
The following average quantities are a good daily measure for an adult, who doesn’t need to perform
heavy labour:
1/2 ltr fat reduced milk
one decent serving of vegetables
some potatoes
two to three fruits
1 or 2 slices of cheese
+/- 100 gr. meat
+/- 150 gr. fish
250 – 300 gr. beans
+/- 50 gr. diet margarine
4 – 6 slices of wholemeal bread
2 eggs/ week
Don’t be afraid of cholesterol, it belongs to your body,like arms and legs. The body makes the
necessary amount of cholesterol, which circulate in the blood through your body.
If a big amount of cholesterol in the food enters our body, the amount of cholesterol in our blood rises
and atherosclerosis can develop.
Cholesterol rich foods are: egg york, liver, brains, kidneys and milt and roe from fish.
If you don’t eat more than once in a fortnight liver, kidney and occasionally prawns, milt and roe,
you don’t have to be afraid of cholesterol. Plenty of exercise has a favourable influence on the
cholesterol content of the blood. Walk or cycle daily to work or when going shopping.
May the frequent use of this information contribute to the actual fight against heart disease and stroke.
But let us not lose sight of the fact that nutrition is only one of the factors and that smoking, high blood
presure and lack of exercise are also important.
I have been involved in nutrition and weight management
for over 6 years and I like to share my knowledge with anyone
who could benefit from it, I also like to help people solve their problems.
For more info about nutrition and weight loss, visit: www.nutrobalance.com and www.superiorfatlossprogram.com
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8 Great Tips For Healthy Diet
Written by admin on December 26, 2009 – 6:54 pm -Health is a great wealth! and every one should know that proper diet plans or healthy diet is the main key of health and that is why i am sharing with you some useful healthy diet tips written below:-
1 – For healthy diet one thing you should always know is to eat great quantity of high-fiber foods such as, fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains. These foods given you great amount of carbohydrates, nutritious, filling, and these are low in calories. These foods supply you 20 to 30 grams of deity fibers your body need, which will slows the absorption of carbohydrates. Such foods also provide important minerals, vitamins, and (plant chemicals essential to better health).
2 – You should eat some kind of fruit such as green, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables-such as cantaloupe, broccoli, carrots and citrus fruits and this is also called healthy diet. The nutrients in these foods help you to protect against dangers types of cancer and other diseases.
3 – You should eat sugary foods in limit, and adopt foods such as salty snack foods, white bread. A Lot of sugary foods contains great quantity of fat and called calorie-dense.
4 – You should leave animal fat. It contains very high fat, which groom you blood cholesterol levels and also has bad health effects. You should choose low calories animal meals.
5 – Eat white meat such as fish and nuts, which contains healthy diet your body need. White meat is much beneficial for patients and normal persons.
6 – Maintain your cholesterol level 300 milligrams per day. Cholesterol is included only in animal products, such as dairy products, poultry, meats and egg yolks.
7 – You should get your vitamins and minerals in natural way from foods, should not use supplements. Foods are providing you “synergy” that many of nutrients require to be efficiently used in the body.
8 – You should maintain your weight and definitely balance energy (calorie) intake with energy output. Exercise and other physical activity are also beneficial.
Finally I will recommend you to maintain proper diet plans or healthy diet for your better health.
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Learn more about healthy diet
Written by admin on December 13, 2009 – 10:54 am -If you wish to get into shape or retain your shape you need to have a healthy diet. At the onset you should schedule an appointment with your doctor. Talk to him about your fitness levels. Go for a check up. Seek his guidance in drawing a suitable exercise routine. He will also tell you about the kind of diet you need to have.
A diet can be called healthy if it includes raw foods such as vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, and legumes. All these food contain easily digestible enzymes. This facilitates digestion and helps in maintaining good health.
Enzymes present in food get inactive when they are cooked over 118 degrees Fahrenheit. So after you eat cooked meal, your body has to produce more enzymes to aid in the digestion process. This explains why one feels tied after eating a cooked meal. So the bulk of your food has to be raw or less boiled.
However, at the onset, you may find it difficult to adjust to healthy diet. But once you change your eating habits and feel the health benefits it provides, you will feel encouraged to eat healthy food. You will even begin to grow a dislike for junk food. You have to put up with the change in taste till your new habits set in.
One good way to start is to break your goals into achievable portions. Changing your diet overnight can be bit hard. Instead you should begin by eating just one healthy meal a week. After a couple of weeks increase it to 2 meals, then 3. Slowly the new habit will fit into your system.
Once you get used to raw foods, you can soon feel the benefits. Your energy levels will pick up considerably. You won’t get fatigued soon. Moreover you will feel buoyant and active all day long. And with these basic things taken care of, you can rest assured of a disease free living.
Other healthy diet tips provided by doctors include:
Drink plenty of water. Eat smaller meals throughout the day. Avoid large meals. Eat slowly. Eat vegetable soups. If you break your diet, get back to it soon. Always cook healthy recipes
In order to achieve your goals, you need to have good health. For maintaining good health, healthy diet is absolutely necessary. Changing to raw food diet will be a turning point in your life.
Edwina Lamb, a nutritionist, writes articles on healthy diet, healthy salad recipes, and healthy diet tips. For more information she recommends you to visit http://www.recipe-for-free.com
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Give Me Some Tips Of Healthy Diet?
Written by admin on November 26, 2009 – 3:15 am -Because, last time i took diet, by not taking rice at morning and night. But still i couldn’t put down weight.
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Healthy Diet Tips!?
Written by admin on November 24, 2009 – 5:56 pm -i am thinking of starting a diet but not like a huge one, more like just eating healthier to loose some of the excess weight before summer. i only want to loose about 7- 10 pounds and i was looking for some ideas on how to eat healthy and diet at the same time. my weakness is sweets so healthy sweet ideas would be great alone with healthy meal choices that i can make at home for lunch and dinner. i already go to the gym and work out alot so just food ideas would be perfect!
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Diet, Eating, Salt and Sodium: Shake Up Your Diet With Heart Healthy Diet Tips
Written by admin on November 24, 2009 – 11:20 am -Sodium causes you to retain water – which is not ideal if you’re on a diet. Eating habits must be adjusted to reduce your salt intake for dieting success, and for a healthy heart.
Diet, eating, salt and sodium are all considerations for a healthy heart. The sodium your body in takes during your diet eating habits causes water retention. Dieters must give special attention to water retention in order to meet their weight-loss goals. However, even non-dieters should be concerned with the water retention that comes from eating high sodium foods. Water retention causes high blood pressure because of the burden it puts on the heart and blood vessels. And as most dieters and non-dieters know, high blood pressure increases the risk of stroke and heart disease. A healthy diet, eating low-sodium foods, exercise and drinking plenty of water are the best ways to meet your weight loss goals, keep your water retention low, and keep your heart healthy and you happy.
Ironically, drinking more water best reduces water retention. That’s why many diet eating plans suggesting drinking more water. Drinking more water but continuing to eat foods high in sodium isn’t going to help your weight loss plans, or your diet. Eating a low-sodium diet doesn’t mean your food has to be tasteless and cutting out all salt in your diet. Eating food cooked with non-alcoholic wine, lemon and fruit juice can liven up meats, gravies and vegetables. Meats and sandwiches can be spiced up with low-fat spicy mustards or low-fat mayonnaise mixed with dill, tarragon, chipolte, Cajun or chili flavoring. There are hundreds of no-salt substitutes available that can make your eating so enjoyable you’ll love your low-salt diet.
Reading the label on the spices and the foods you choose is an important part of your low-salt diet. Eating foods that contain less than 200mg of sodium per serving is a must. Steer clear of eating foods with 400mg per serving. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 2,300mg of sodium in your diet per day. However, for people already suffering from high-blood pressure, middle-aged and older people, and blacks, the AHA recommends only 1,500mg per day. Most of the sodium in your diet is in food. Baked goods contribute to one-third of our salt intake, and the average American consumes around 2,900mg to 4,300mg of sodium per day in their diet. Even if you’re not at risk for high blood pressure, a low-sodium diet is beneficial to weight loss and prevention. Nine out of ten Americans will have high blood pressure in their lifetime according to John Hopkins University.
Diet, eating, salt and sodium habits must be evaluated and considered for successful weight loss, low blood pressure, a healthy heart, and healthy eating. Diets such as the Atkins Weight Loss Program that minimize baked good intake, and require eight glass of water a day, have successfully incorporated a low-sodium diet together with their advice on how to lose weight. Healthy diet eating requires a low-sodium diet. The Atkins diet is a good example of a healthy start to a healthy heart. Lose salt and lose weight – and you’ll shake up your diet to have a healthier heart and a happier you.
Melissa Webster is the guru of diet eating for weight loss. She specialized in Atkins diet
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Need Some Diet Tips. Tomorrow I Want To Start A Healthy Regimen. Any Tips?
Written by admin on November 24, 2009 – 8:55 am -I want to lose a little weight, but I’m willing to take it slow: I want to make serious diet changes for life. Any tips? thank you
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The Top 15 Best Diet Tips Ever
Written by admin on November 23, 2009 – 11:29 am -Everyone knows the keys to losing weight: Eat less and exercise more. Sounds simple enough, but in the context of real life and its demands, it can be anything but simple. So how do successful losers do it? To find out, Top Diet Secrets asked experts across the country for their best diet tips. Here’s what they said Best Diet Tip No. 1: Drink plenty of water or other calorie-free beverages.
People sometimes confuse thirst with hunger. So you can end up eating extra calories when an ice-cold glass of water is really what you need. If you don’t like plain water, try adding citrus or a splash of juice, or brew infused teas like mango or peach, which have lots of flavor but no calories.
Best Diet Tip No. 2: Think about what you can add to your diet, not what you should take away.
Start by focusing on getting the recommended 5-9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day. It sounds like a lot, but it is well worth it, because at the same time you are meeting your fiber goals and feeling more satisfied from the volume of food.
You’re also less likely to overeat because fruits and vegetables displace fat in the diet. And that’s not to mention the health benefits of fruits and vegetables. More than 200 studies have documented the disease-preventing qualities of phytochemicals found in produce. Work vegetables into meals instead of just serving them as sides on a plate.
Best Diet Tip No. 3: Consider whether you’re really hungry.
Whenever you feel like eating, look for physical signs of hunger.
Hunger is your body’s way of telling you that you need fuel, so when a craving doesn’t come from hunger, eating will never satisfy it.
When you’re done eating, you should feel better — not stuffed, bloated, or tired.
Your stomach is only the size of your fist, so it takes just a handful of food to fill it comfortably.
Keeping your portions reasonable will help you get more in touch with your feelings of hunger and fullness.
Best Diet Tip No. 4: Be choosy about nighttime snacks.
Mindless eating occurs most frequently after dinner, when you finally sit down and relax.
Either close down the kitchen after a certain hour, or allow yourself a low-calorie snack, like a 100-calorie pack of cookies or a half-cup scoop of low-fat ice cream. Once you find that you’re usually satisfied with the low-cal snack, try a cup of zero-calorie tea.
Best Diet Tip No. 5: Enjoy your favorite foods.
Putting your favorite foods off limits leads to weight gain because it triggers ‘rebound’ overeating.
Instead of cutting out your favorite foods altogether, be a slim shopper. Buy one fresh bakery cookie instead of a box, or a small portion of sweets from the bulk bins instead of a whole bag. down with a bag of chips or cookies in front of the television is an example of eating amnesia, where you mindlessly eat without being hungry, but out of
You can enjoy your favorite foods, but you must do so in moderation.
Best Diet Tip No. 6: Enjoy your treats away from home.
When you need a treat, take a a walk to your local park or plan a family outing
By making it into an adventure, you don’t have to worry about the temptation of having treats in the house, and it is a fun and pleasurable way to make it work when you are trying to lose weight.
And for those times you just can’t get out? Stock your kitchen with fresh fruit, which can be every bit as delicious as any other dessert.
Best Diet Tip No. 7: Eat several mini-meals during the day.
If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. But when you’re hungry all the time, eating fewer calories can be challenging.
Studies show people who eat 4-5 meals or snacks per day are better able to control their appetite and weight.
She recommends dividing your daily calories into smaller meals or snacks and enjoying as many of them as you can early in the day — dinner should be the last time you eat.
Best Diet Tip No. 8: Eat protein at every meal.
Protein is more satisfying than carbohydrates or fats, and thus may be the new secret weapon in weight control.
Diets higher in protein [and] moderate in carbs, along with a lifestyle of regular exercise, have an excellent potential to help weight loss,”Getting enough protein helps preserve muscle mass and encourages fat burning while keeping you feeling full. So be sure to include healthy protein sources, like yogurt, cheese, nuts, or beans, at meals and snacks.
Best Diet Tip No. 9: Spice it up.
Add spices or chiles to your food for a flavor boost that can help you feel satisfied.
Food that is loaded with flavor will stimulate your taste buds and be more satisfying so you won’t eat as much,
When you need something sweet, suck on a red-hot fireball candy for a long-lasting burst of sweetness with just a few calories
Best Diet Tip No. 10 : Snacks
Having ready-to-eat snacks and meals-in-minutes staples on hand sets you up for success. You’ll be less likely to hit the drive-through or call in a pizza order if you can make a healthy meal in 5 or 10 minutes.
Stock your kitchen with:
94% fat-free microwave popcorn (20-25 calories per cup, and you can make it in two minutes or less) Frozen vegetables Bags of pre-washed greens Canned tomatoes Canned beans Whole-grain wraps or pitas Pre-cooked grilled chicken breasts A few containers of pre-cooked brown rice
Best Diet Tip No. 11: Order childrens portions at restaurants.
When you are eating out, order a child’s pizza or a small sandwich as an easy way to trim calories and get your portions under control. Another trick is to use smaller plates. This helps the portions look like more, and if your mind is satisfied, your stomach likely will be, too.
Best Diet Tip No. 12: Eat foods in season.
If you don’t love certain fruits or vegetables, it could be because you ate them out of season when they have little taste or flavor. When you eat seasonally, fruits and vegetables are more flavorful, at their best.
Best Diet Tip No. 13: Swap a cup of pasta for a cup of vegetables.
Simply by eating less pasta or bread and more veggies, you could lose a dress size in a year.
Best Diet Tip No. 15: Be physically active.
Although it may seem counterintuitive, don’t use exercise either to punish yourself for eating or to “earn” the right to eat more.
When you do, it sets up a negative thought pattern, which is why so many people say they hate to exercise.
Instead, focus on how great you feel, how much better you sleep and how much more energy you have when you exercise. Physical activity is good for you whether you are trying to lose weight or not, so keep it positive and build a lifelong habit.
100-200 calories if you reduce the portion of starch on your plate and increase the amount of vegetables.
Best Diet Tip No. 14: Use non-food alternatives to cope with stress.
Sooner or later, you’re going to be faced with a stressful situation. Instead of turning to food for comfort, be prepared with some non-food tactics that work for you. Read a few chapters in a novel, listening to music, writing in a journal, practicing meditative deep breathing, or looking at a photo album of loved ones.
For more details on how to improve your health and lose weight go to Top Diet Secrets
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So I’ve Just Joined The Y And Started Working Out Tips On A Healthy Diet Anyone?
Written by admin on November 22, 2009 – 5:56 pm -So this is somewhere I’ve came to talk to fellow people who strive to eat healthy. Everyone has their own reasons for getting in shape mine is just to look and feel better inside and out. I would consider myself intermediately athletic before I joined the gym about a week ago, I would run for an hour a day four days a week the problem is I wouldn’t eat very healthy fast food every day or so no good.
So now I am trying to eat healthier my goal isn’t to lose weight, actually I DON’t mind gaining as long as it is muscle and not fat. Right now I am working out 4-5 days a week doing 2 hours a day one hour cardio and one hour weights and taking off two days a week for muscle recuperation, like when I get up in the morning and can’t walk feeling the burn from the previous day! I was wondering if this diet sounds healthy but reasonable.
-2 protein shakes a day
- vitamins daily calcium twice a day
- fruits and veggies everyday lean meat such as chicken, turkey roast beef, fish, peanuts.
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