Diets are often viewed as a quick-fix method when you want to lose weight in a hurry. However, in my experience, unless you approach the diet as a lifestyle change, the results will only be temporary and you will find yourself regaining the weight or ending up even heavier than when you started. Avoiding putting on weight over a prolonged period of time involves making lifestyle changes, which will help you maintain a healthy weight. Certain programs offer diets at a cost, and often have a strict plan.
Here are my top 3 diets that work (honestly)
1. Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet has become popular because it may reduce the risk of heart disease, MayoClinic.com notes. Practiced by people living along the Mediterranean Sea, the diet has a foundation of low-fat foods to encourage healthy weight loss. Dieters focus on fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices during each meal. Olive oil often replaces other oils or butter in preparing foods. The diet includes eating fish at least twice a week, poultry in moderate portions and meats or sweets less often.
2. Clean & Lean Diet
Eating Clean & Lean is not a quick fix. This diet will enable you steadily shift excess fat and you will get to enjoy your food. You will need to limit your sugar intake, but this is not a no-carb/no-fat plan. If you love starches, you can still have them, However you will need to swap your white toast for sourdough or rye bread instead and exchange your white pasta for spelt or quinoa. You need to get rid of sweets, wheat, processed foods, alcohol (except for vodka, which is the least calorific form of alcohol), and include lean meats, fish, green veg, nuts, berries, avocados, olive oil, sweet potatoes, oatcakes, green tea.
Finally once a week you are encouraged to have a ‘cheat’ meal - this will help you lose weight (seriously). Healthy eating will keep your metabolism steady; eating differently will force your body to work harder to burn the extra calories.
However if you do it too often you will store fat, so it is important to be disciplined.
3. The 5:2 Diet: Feast for 5 Days, Fast for 2 Days
This is not a diet, it’s a (relatively) new way of eating for life. This plan involves restricting your calorie intake (500 for women and 600 for men) for two non-consecutive days a week and eating a healthy diet on the other five days. The Fast 2-Day promotes weight loss and also has several beneficial effects on health: including increasing lifespan, improving cognitive decline, and reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer (however, up until now, these benefits have only been seen in animal studies). It is easier to stick to than conventional diets because you only need to follow it 2 days per week. It will not provide you with a quick fix, weight loss will be slow and steady.
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Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Monday, 30 December 2013
Healthy Foods To Burn Fat In Stomach
1. Organic eggs are one good source of protein. Research shows that chickens raised in a natural environment produces eggs that are better than those raised in captivity industry. In addition, organic eggs have a protein content with better quality than non-organic eggs. Protein can help to develop muscle tissue and burn fat.
2. Catch fish, most fish we eat today were raised in fish farms. This makes them much less nutritious. Wild caught fish contain more omega 3 fatty acids omega 6 and a bit of bad.
3. Coconut oil - healthy oil is often used by athletes because it is easily converted into energy and can enhance physical performance. The fat in coconut oil does not accumulate in the heart and arteries and so much more healthy than most other types of fat.
4. Almond and wallnuts are healthy foods that help to burn fat. They are rich in protein and healthy fats, and they also help you combat hunger because they can provide a sense of fullness for a longer period of time. Do not eat too much, but make sure to include them in your diet.
5. Berries such as cranberries, raspberries, and strawberries are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which are good for your health. Berries are also rich in fiber, slows the absorption of carbohydrates and helps you stay full for a long time. Acai berry is also very good but be sure to buy from reliable sources.
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SAY NO TO DELICIOUS FOOD?
You may feel that it is so hard for you to say no to delicious foodoffered to you. When someone offers you such food, like cakes,chocolates or sweets, you may find it difficult to refuse it. Seeing thedelicious food, all you want is just to taste it without thinking aboutthe amount of calorie contained in the food. In fact, it is not only the amount of calorie you should be aware, but also the additivesubstance and fat. Consuming too much food like previously mentioned will lead you to overweight.
Researches have shown that many delicious food contains additivesubstance like sugar and salt. These additives will make you will excited for a moment after you have consumed the food. The excitement feeling makes you feel difficult to refuse any otherdelicious food offered to you. If you always accept any food offered to you, you will get addicted. You feel find it more and more difficult to refuse food even though they are unhealthy food
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Five Powerful Tips To Relieve Cough
Seasons change and it brings different health difficulties to those people who have poor immune system or resistance. Persistent cough do not only disrupts the daily routine of a person, but it could also bring one in a public view.
Basically, there are two kinds of coughs, dry cough and the wet one. The dry cough could be caused by cigarette smoke, fumes or other sources. The wet one gives out the sticky mucus and could also be caused due to the weather conditions, cold and respiratory viruses as well. With whatever cough you might have been suffering from, here are the five powerful Tips To Relieve Cough:
• Gargling- you can take some luke-warm water or add up a pinch of salt to it and gargle with it, so you could cure the soreness of the throat. It will surely give you the instant relief, not to mention that it helps in thinning the mucus down.
• Menthol rub- making use of a menthol or camphor and rubbing it to your chest and throat will help a lot in clearing cough. However, just make it sure that it must never be used internally.
• Honey and ginger- believe it or not, but a nice slice of ginger would surely work greater wonders when it comes to curing down cough. Slice ginger and sprinkle some salt on it and chew for few seconds. You will get faster relief from cough. Moreover, honey could help in soothing the irritation of the throat. You should take a glass of hot milk and add some honey to it. Drink it prior to sleeping at night.
• Thyme tea- thyme tea is one of the natural reliever of cough and helps in loosening mucus. In a cup of water, you can take about 2 tablespoons fresh thyme. After then, drain the herb and add honey. You can consider drinking it three times a day, so you could
• Milk and turmeric- it is simply a traditional kind of remedy that will simply work. You only have to take a glass of milk and then heat it. After then, you should add half teaspoon of turmeric and drink it up. You’ll find fast relief from cough, as well as congestion.
Do not suffer from the irritation and embarrassment caused by cough. Taking those five powerful tips now would be great.
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Saturday, 28 December 2013
Cheese Can Prevent Diabetes
There is good news for cheese lovers. Dairy products are rich in calcium and vitamins known to help reduce the risk of diabetes mellitus. But of course must be balanced with a healthy diet and active.
Preliminary research by a team of European researchers say people who have the habit of eating cheese, 12 percent lower risk of developing diabetes than people who do not like cheese.
The study, published in the American Journal of Clinic Nutrition examines the extent to which the intake of dairy products affects the development of type-2 diabetes in eight European countries.
"Intake of total dairy products are not associated with diabetes. Consumption of cheese is one of the dairy products tend to have an inverse relationship with diabetes," said the researcher.
For those who do not like cheese, do not worry. Because the consumption of milk mixture is also associated with lower risk of diabetes, including other fermented products like yogurt and fermented milk.
Researchers could not explain why this correlation exists, but they suspect that it has to do with the fermentation process involved in making cheese.
Although the researchers did not specify the abstract conclusions which countries studied, the incidence of diabetes will probably tend to be lower for those with more active lifestyles. Researchers also confirmed that the reduced risk of diabetes in the population as a whole, not solely because cheese consumption only.
However, those who are already suffering from diabetes mellitus, consumption should be limited to the portions of cheese. American Diabetes Association recommends low-fat cheese as an option.
Friday, 27 December 2013
Natural Remedies to get Rid of Freckles
One of most effective natural ingredient which is widely used for treating or relieving freckles is lemon juice. With its lighting properties, lemon juice nicely lightens or bleaches your skin’s dark spots. Apply freshly squeezed lemon juice on affected areas of your skin with the help of your finger and massage that area gently for 10 to 15 minutes. After this, rinse your face with lukewarm water. For effective results, you must do this twice a day.
Health benefits of gluten-free diet
Neurological
A rich way to eliminate the bad mood, to get the clear thinking and concentration can be achieved by deleting the gluten diet in your menu. Apart from that, people who are been with gluten sensitivities have also noticed some problems including headaches, foggy thinking, depression and ADHD. These side effects are allocated to an inflammatory molecule named cytokines, which are triggered when the person is sensitive with gluten. The cytokines are regarded as dangerous to the brain health and the high levels have also been linked with the cause of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, Autism and Parkinson’s.
Energy levels
People who are sensitive with gluten diet might have also associate with weakness and fatigue due to the low absorption levels of vitamins and minerals by the body. This is because gluten sensitive person tends to digest less minerals and vitamins than normally what he used to. Most of the people with gluten sensitivity have reported the overall tiredness and weakness. In fact, the insufficient absorption of requities may give the higher chances of developing anemia, which results with the deficiency of iron in the body and also causes intestines inflammation. So, try to get in the track of gluten free diet.
Inflammation
Cytokines, which may develop the brain diseases also causes inflammation in other body tissues. People have reported numb legs, joint aches and muscle cramping due to the intake of gluten diet. The inflammation in the skin tissues, rashes on the body also gives the hint of gluten sensitivity. Chronic inflammation also leads to development of pain, diseases and also even cancer. So, if you note any skin conditions such as eczema, protect yourself by ditching the gluten food items.
Aids for weight loss
The foods you eat with out the gluten aids in reducing the weight in a healthy way, especially if you eat the well balanced diet that consists of essential proteins, fat and carbohydrates.
Most of the gluten free food items are healthy for you, they help in losing the weight when consumed with right combinations and proportions, says nutrition experts. By keeping in the mind the portion size, eat the gluten free starches including sweet potatoes, brown rice and quinoa.
Just be cautious while reading a label of food item, because many of the packages are coming with a note of gluten-free but in reality that are having gluten amounts.
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