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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Diet How to spend the holidays without damage

It is impossible to escape the "big food" season. In fact, why are we deprive these friendly fun, family and food, even if you are in battle with his or her cholesterol pounds?

Better wake up and manage without festive lunches "upset stomach", "Hangover", 3 kg or more.

The "must have" products are not so terrible that it


As of December 15 and 31 between Christmas for example, Eat less fat as possible.
Do you provide what is particularly rich in fat: meats, fermented cheese, pastries, too rich butter sauces but also in oil, such as mayonnaise, remoulade, etc.

Make your salad yourself.
Accommodate your salad with a little oil, even if it is olive, because it is as fat as the others, even if it is good for the arteries.

If you do not usually drink plenty of water between and during meals.

Fiesta Christmas office
Participate without much thought. So to have a clear conscience:

before, drink lots of water;
after, compensate. Vegetable soup, yogurt, apple and mandarin restore equilibrium;
and water, always water!

Review of essential
Lobster, crayfish and other crustaceans
They are rich in protein and do not contain lipids (fats). However, the sauces are well equipped, especially the traditional mayonnaise. You can replace it with a sauce of cream (less fat than oil), lemon juice and herbs. Delicious and more original.

Oysters and shellfish
They are quite recommended because of their beneficial richness in minerals and vitamins. But also their lack of fat and few calories they contain. Drink, then, without a second thought:

many with lemon juice (vitamin C);
with bread. Much work because you need carbohydrates;
with the least amount of butter on the bread, of course! Take it out of the fridge well in advance so that it is soft: so, it puts less on toast.
And Happy Holidays!


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Thursday, March 19, 2015

HOW TO FIND SAFE DIET PLAN AND NOT SCAM


Every year women are fooled by fad diets advertised in the media: "before putting your swimsuit, lose 5 kg in 10 days." Women are not gullible but say "what if it worked?". The pressure of the thin ideal is so strong that it generates real suffering behind irrational impulses. Thus scams regimes bloom ??

It weighs on women such pressure that they suffer a lot. They are thus vulnerable to the regime of merchants and buy drugs irrational impulses, thinking "what if it worked?". Dr. David Elia analyzes the different mistakes to avoid to help women stay rational and find a safe and reliable solution.

Type diet express

Any significant change in eating habits makes you lose weight and lose muscle. If you eat pineapples all week for example, we will inevitably slim. The problem is that weight loss is mostly at the expense of muscle mass. Or muscle mass is very important and very difficult to find. This is the first common mistake. So do not choose a plan that burns muscle mass: the pounds lost is resumed at full speed and this by "Version fat" and not muscles. Another mistake to avoid, if we managed to lose excess weight, is the resumption of pounds to stop the scheme: at the end of the regime, it starts eating as before, we take his eating habits, precisely those that were originally of the initial weight. If the output of the system, there is no identification of dietary errors and an attempt to change the recovery of lost pounds is inevitable, regardless of the type of plan used, was it the smartest.

"A week to lose 10 pounds"

Obviously, plans announcing "a week to lose 10 pounds," combine the two errors. They lose muscle mass and as stationary regime there is no change in eating habits, lost fat is taken pronto. This is the case of all the techniques like "lose 10 pounds before the holidays," which are prevalent each year in the mainstream media.

Diuretics, appetite suppressants and thyroid extracts: public danger!

There are also medicated processes that are thyroid extracts, diuretics and appetite suppressants, also called appetite suppressants. These are not mistakes here but real public danger! Appetite suppressants: side effects too dangerous The appetite suppressants were all removed from the market one after another since the 2000s, as and when the highlight of their dangerous side effects (including hypertension pulmonary that regularly kills). However, in the low-calorie diet accompanied by a nutritionist, appetite suppressants could help. Indeed, one of the problems of this type of diet is that it takes several months before reaching the target and that during this period there was very hungry. In these specific, medically supervised conditions, appetite suppressants could thus provide valuable assistance. But the side effects and risks of accidents have condemned them for now. The thyroid extracts disturb the rhythm cardiac The thyroid extracts are only intended for women with thyroid deficiency. This hormonal disorder is the cause of many symptoms: weight gain, nervousness, hair loss, dry skin, etc. The fact to compensate for their lack of thyroid hormone allows them to regain a normal life. But if we give thyroid extracts to a person whose thyroid is functioning normally, it causes an overdose of thyroid hormones. Obviously, this excess makes you lose weight. But the problem is that we burn all the fat and muscle mass. In addition, excess thyroid hormone causes cardiac arrhythmias, sometimes fatal. The thyroid extracts must be strictly reserved for people with an underactive thyroid. The problem is that women with normal thyroid unfortunately still have access to these products ... Diuretics lose water, not the grease So Much women like to diuretics, especially late in the cycle. These drugs are forcing the kidneys to produce more urine and thus eliminate more water. The problem is twofold: 1) diuretics disrupt kidney function; 2) the balance displays many pounds lighter, but it is pounds of water, not fat! Weight loss is an illusion which then again, is transient. Upon discontinuation of the diuretic, kidney restores the situation and taken from the water. But in the end, the renal system can become misaligned completely, and now makes systematic use of diuretics to restore the body water regulation system. This is the "disease diuretics

Board: seasonal scams miracles preparations

Every year, at certain times, we see bloom offers all as farfetched as each other and moreover, are sometimes dangerous. We do not know the exact composition of these miracles preparations. Wish be it more often than placebo, and less often the negative effects of substances, as it happened a few years ago with the case "Chinese herbs" at the origin of major renal failure and death. The fact is that the ideal slimming exercises such pressure that women eventually crack and are then ready to try anything. In the example above, with the popular belief stating that herbal medicine does not hurt, these herbs were very tempting ... So no, there is no miracle plants that lose weight. We do not lose weight either by accelerating the intestinal transit, increasing water loss, taking drugs or consuming less salt! Lose involves losing fat too, retain muscle mass and not to lose of water. A from there, everything is mathematical and takes place in two stages. If one wants to lose 5 pounds of fat, you have to spend in a way or another 5 X 9000 = 45,000 calories stored. And as soon reached the goal, you must eat better. 
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

How to Make Gremolata and Recipe Ideas for Using Gremolata

Gremolata
Gremolata can bring the fresh-herb flavors of summer to your food all year round!

Anyone who's been following my blog for a while already knows that I'm a fresh herb enthusiast!  If you're a cook who's discovered the wonderful way that cooking with fresh herbs can enhance the flavor of foods without adding fat or calories, then it won't be hard to understand why I think everyone should learn how to make Gremolata.  This simple but profound combination of finely minced fresh lemon peel, minced fresh garlic, and minced fresh parsley adds freshness and a little zing to any food you sprinkle it on.  I used it recently to add that extra something to a pasta dish (recipe coming!) and I wasn't sure if Gremolata needed a post of its own, but when I mentioned it to several friends and family members, I discovered that this simple herb combination is not something everyone knows about!  So this post is my Gremolata Public Service Announcement for everyone who hasn't discovered it yet.  And best of all, in the dead of winter when fresh herbs are expensive and hard to come by, you can always get lemons, garlic, and fresh parsley to make this and bring a touch of summer to your cooking. 

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Monday, March 9, 2015

How Many Serves Should You Be Eating

In line with the recent review of the Nutritional Guidelines for Australians by the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council). I have decided to focus this week’s blog around the number of serves needed of the five main food groups (Vegetables and Legumes, Fruit, Grainy Breads and Cereals, Lean meat and Dairy) needed to obtain necessary macro/micro nutrients specific of one’s age. 

I am often asked about appropriate serving sizes of a number of different foods. Therefore, I have also included examples of what constitutes 1x serve in each of these respective food groups.


“Current” Recommended Average daily serves for each of the five food groups to meet your energy and nutrient needs


Age
Grainy Breads and Cereals
Vegetables and Legumes
Fruit
Lean meat and poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds
Dairy Foods
Extras
Adolescents
12-18
4-7
5
2-3
1-2
3-5
1-3








Men
19-60
5-7
4-7
3-4
1.5-2
2-4
0-3

60+
4-6
4-7
2-3
1-1.5
2-3
0-2.5








Women
19-60
4-6
4-7
2-3
1-1.5
2-3
0-2.5
Pregnant

4-6
5-6
4
1.5
2
0-2.5
Breastfeeding

5-7
7
5
2
2
0-2.5
Women
60+
3-5
4-6
2-3
1-1.5
2-3
0-2

What is a serve? 
 
Cereals, breads, rice, pasta, noodles (Choose mostly wholegrain)
  • 1 slice of bread
  • ½ medium bread roll
  • ½  cup cooked rice, pasta, or noodles
  • ½ cup porridge
  • 2/3 cup breakfast cereal flakes, or ¼  cup muesli
  • 3 crisp bread/crackers
  • ½ cup cooked barley, buckwheat, semolina, cornmeal, quinoa
  • 1 x crumpet or 1 x English muffin/scone

    Vegetables and legumes (choose a variety)
    • Starchy vegetables:
      • 1 small potato (or ½ med potato/sweet potato)
      • 1 x sweet corn cob

    • Dark green leafy or orange vegetables:
      • ½ cup cooked cabbage, spinach, silver beet, broccoli, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts
      • ½ cup cooked or canned beans, chickpeas, lentils (no added salt varieties)
      • 1 cup raw salad vegetables (Lettuce, tomato, onion, carrot etc)

      Fruit (choose a variety)
      • 1 piece medium sized fruit (eg. apple, orange, mango, banana, pear, etc)
      • 2 pieces of smaller fruit (eg. apricots, kiwi, plum, figs, etc, about 8 strawberries, about 20 grapes or cherries and ¼ medium melon)
      • 30g dried fruit eg 4 dried apricots or 1½ tablespoon sultanas
      • 1 cup diced, cooked or canned fruit
      • ½ cup 100% fruit juice (unsweetened)  

        Milk, yoghurt, cheese & alternatives
        • 250 ml glass or one cup of milk (can be fresh, long life or reconstituted milk)
        • ½ cup evaporated milk,
        • 40g (2 slices) cheese or 120g ricotta/cottage cheese
        • 200g (1 small carton) of plain or fruit yoghurt
        • 1 cup of calcium-fortified soy milk,

          Meat, fish, poultry & meat alternatives
          • 65-100g cooked meat/chicken (eg ½ cup mince, 2 small chops, or 2 slices roast meat) ( good indication is a palm size portion of meat)
          • 80-120g cooked fish fillet (1small can tuna/salmon, preferably in spring water)
          • 170g tofu
          • 2 large eggs
          • 30g  (¼ cup) unsalted nuts

            Extras
            Extra Foods are not included in a healthy diet and should be chosen sometimes or in small amounts. Foods in this group are generally higher in saturated fat, sugar, salt and provide approximately 600kJ (143kcal) per serve.
              • 1 x Doughnut 
              • 4 x Plain Sweet biscuits 
              • 1 x Slice Plain Cake 
              • 1/2 small bar of chocolate
              • 2 x Tablespoons of Cream/Mayonnaise 
              • 1 x Tablespoon Butter, Margarine or Oil
              • 1/3 Meat Pie/Pastry/Pastie
              • 12 x Hot Chips 
              • 1.5 Scoops Ice Cream
              • 1 x Can Soft Drink
              • 1 x Glass Wine 
              • 2 x Shooter Spirit 
              • 400ml Regular Beer
              • 600ml Light Beer
              Some practical suggestions on how to increase Fruits and Vegetables in your diet include:
              1. Add Fruit to milk or water for a delicious milkshake/smoothie
              2. Pack fruit/dried fruit and/or cut up vegetables for lunch as a snack
              3. Add as much salad to sandwiches OR vegetables to dinner meals as possible
              4. Use beans/chickpeas in salads and stir-frys for additional (legumes)
              5. Fresh fruit with low fat yoghurt makes an excellent (and healthy) dessert option



              Low GI meal Plan Incorporating Recommended Core Food Group Serves for Men/Women Aged 19-60

              Breakfast:
              1 x fresh or 1 cup tinned fruit
              1 cup cooked Porridge 
              1 cup skim/low fat milk
              1 glass water
              Tea/Coffee with skim/low fat milk

              Morning Snack:
              1 x low fat yoghurt (Yoplait Forme, Nestle Diet)
              1 glass water

              Lunch: 
              Wholegrain Sandwich or Roll
              1 cup salad vegetables 
              1 slice reduced fat cheese
              1 x cold meat
              1 glass water 

              Afternoon Snack:
              1 x fresh fruit
              4 x wholegrain crispbreads (eg Vita-Weat) 
              1 glass water 

              Dinner: 
              Beef Stir fry- 100g lean beef stirs, 1-1.5 cups cooked vegetables, 1/2cup kidney beans 
              1 cup cooked Basmati Rice 
              1 glass water

              Supper Snack: 
              1 x cup vegetable sticks (carrot/celery/capsicum) 


              Russell Nassim (APD)

              References:
              The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating 2012 Draft. Australian Government, National Health and Medical Research Council. www. eatforhealth.gov.au

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              Sunday, March 8, 2015

              How to get a good night’s sleep



              Insomnia, sleepless night , fatigue is part of everyday life? To discard the problems of sleep , here are some essential steps.

              10 to 30% of the population suffers from insomnia and many are unable to sleep because they sleep too late!, so they can’t get a good night’s sleeping . However, sleep is essential to recover and fight against aggression and daily fatigue . Respect biological cycles, proper nutrition and gestures are essential for relaxing sleep. So if irritability, fatigue, lack of energy, difficulty concentrating and memory ... settle, 1001 good actions must be applied.

              A healthy lifestyle

              1. To avoid the regular use of sleeping pills , and properly adjust its clock must be first and foremost a balanced diet, so you have a good night’s sleep .

                  Expected to eat 2 hours before bedtime and avoid foods that are too fatty and too sweet.
                  It is recommended vegetable proteins (wheat, lentils, peas ...), starchy vegetables and complete. Through the secretion of two hormones that are sleep melatonin and serotonin, sleep will be promoted.
                  We finish the dinner with a glass of milk with honey, herbal tea or herbal tea with verbena, chamomile or lime. Obviously, we think the ban consumption of stimulants after 17 h. Addicted to coffee, tea and nicotine should wait until morning! So this will help too much to have a good night’s sleep .

              2. To enjoy a good night’s sleep , you need sports, of course, but not at any time.

                  We do not train in the evening: the coming of sleep is delayed if you practice a sport in the evening. Physical activity increases the temperature of our body and affects the quality of our sleep. Our biological clock is so wanton.
                  You relax with yoga. Minutes before bedtime, a little yoga will help us find the necessary calm to dive into a deep sleep.
              3.Get a good nights sleep by folowing the body

              Yawning, tingling eyes, heavy eyelids, decreased attention ... It is time to go to sleep! The body sends us signals of weakness that we go to full power.

                  Too early  ? No worries. We choose the time corresponding to our lifestyle. The sandman by 1h revert to 3 h.
                  In the meantime, why not take a good warm bath? it will go down the body temperature and thus facilitate the coming of sleep.
                  The body needs ritual to automatically start button "sleep." Before going to bed, do we think the same things we brush our teeth, hair, puts on her pajamas ...
                  We let go: bedtime should be fun. The bed should be comfortable, soft and draped in colors that soothe us, and make us having a good night’s sleep

                  It completely disconnects all negative thoughts that might distract us. It puts the brain off for a night without constraint.
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              How To Take a Healthy Cruise Have Fun Without the Weight Gain

              Azamara Journey 16 day cruise through the Panama Canal.

              A healthy custom egg white and veggie omelette for breakfast.

              Or have oatmeal with optional ground flax, raisins and seeds.

              A blueberry smoothie from the custom smoothie station.

              A combo of different veggie and seafood salad offerings.

              Or make your own salad from a salad bar available all day.

              Fresh fruit and cottage cheese makes a nice, light lunch.

              You could order "steamed" veggies in any of the dining rooms.

              There was always a nice selection of baked fish.

              They offered custom stir-fries every night with fresh ingredients.

              Start the day with an exercise class or work out in the gym.

              Dancing in the New Year while burning more calories!


              Its Easy to Lose Control on an "All You Can Eat" Vacation
              When Doug suggested we take a 16 day cruise for our 20th wedding anniversary I was both delighted and terrified. The last time we went on a cruise or an "all-inclusive" land vacation, I put on pounds that took a long time to remove. These vacations all start out the same way. For a day or so we examine every little morsel that goes in our mouth, avoid the heavy desserts and check out the gym. After a few days we stumble into a margarita tasting or an ice cream social and by the end of the vacation we are ordering multiple entrees and eating a dessert at every meal. We hear ourselves saying, "what the heck, were on vacation" and "its paid for". We manage to squeeze into our largest outfit and fly home avoiding the scale for weeks and hating ourselves for losing our will power. If we take a 16 day cruise (almost twice our longest trip), well have to have a better plan.

              How To Take a 16 Day Cruise Without Gaining Weight
              First of all, you need to develop a plan that includes "Your Goal", the "Plan to Meet the Goal" along with "Rules for Avoiding Calories" and "Rules to Burn Calories". Dont forget, youve got to write it all down. Heres what I did:
              My Goal
              To take a 16 day cruise through Christmas and New Years to the Panama Canal WITHOUT gaining a single pound. My pre-cruise weight was 115.5.
              The Plan
              (1) Keep a journal and write down every calorie eaten and every calorie burned.
              (2) "Net" 1386 calories a day. (To maintain weight, you need around 12 to 15 calories for every pound of body weight. To be conservative I used 12 X 115.5 calories or 1386). Net calories is all calories consumed minus all calories burned.
              Rules for Avoiding Calories
              (1) Skip the bread. I told the waiter to NEVER bring bread and butter to the table. Once that beautiful basket of assorted hot bread is sitting there in front of me, its almost impossible to resist.
              (2) Limit alcohol to one glass of wine or Champagne a day and try to skip some days all together (not an easy task given this cruise was over the Christmas and New Years holiday). Avoid high calories mixed drinks completely.
              (3) Be VERY specific about food preparation. I asked for "steamed" vegetables, "plain" baked potatoes, salad dressing "on the side", "hold the sauce", "grilled or poached" fish.
              (4) Avoid events that give away alcohol or fattening food like martini tastings or ice cream socials.
              (5) When eating buffet style, make one visit for the salad/appetizer and one visit for the main meal. Use a smaller plate.
              (6) Limit dessert to one small and relatively healthy one per day like fresh fruit, low fat frozen yogurt or a mini fruit tart.
              (7) Keep a food journal and WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN. Count all calories consumed (I brought the "Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter book with me).
              Rules to Burn Calories
              (1) NEVER take the elevator on a cruise ship. Walking up and down steps burns lots of calories.
              (2) Use the gym every day.
              (3) Sign up for exercise and self improvement classes. Azamara offered stretch and exercise classes and gave lectures on acupuncture and detox and tested for body composition. You could even hire a personal trainer.
              (4) Walk around the track.
              (5) Take the most "strenuous" excursions. Walk, hike or swim and avoid "site seeing bus tours".
              (6) Dance
              (7) Reward yourself with a massage
              (8) WRITE ALL ACTIVITIES DOWN and record calories burned.
              Smart Meal Choices if Available
              Breakfast
              Oatmeal with ground flax, cinnamon, raisins and sunflower seeds
              Raw fruit smoothie
              Cold cereal like Cheerios or All Bran with soy or skim milk
              Egg white omelette with veggies and smoked salmon
              Poached egg on an English muffin with Spinach
              Yogurt and fruit
              Lunch
              Salads with lots of raw veggies, garbanzo beans, beets, etc. with a light dressing
              Fresh fruit platter with low fat cottage cheese
              Tuna or lean turkey sandwich with veggies and mustard.
              Plain baked potato with steamed veggies
              Grilled kabobs and veggies
              Dinner
              Custom stir fry with lots of veggies, shrimp and white meat chicken on rice or rice noodles
              Miso soup and sushi
              Grilled or poached fish with steamed veggies and plain rice
              Grilled chicken or lean meat with steamed veggies and a plain baked potato
              Light, non-cream based soups
              Entree sized salads with shrimp, scallops, lobster, chicken breast or flank steak
              Desserts
              Small piece of chocolate
              Low fat frozen yogurt
              Sherbet or sugar free ice cream
              Small fruit tart
              Results
              Even though I passed on the richer meals, the food was still amazing. With the beautiful fresh salads and fruit and the delicious selection of seafood, I didnt feel like I was missing out on anything. I ate three wonderful meals a day and a few healthy snacks in between.
              I didnt really know how much I weighed on the cruise. The scale in the gym varied with each wave so I had to wait until I got home to see the results. I stuck to my calorie goal and worked out every day. I felt really great. Even without weighing myself, I felt like I was in better shape than when I got on the boat. After getting home I waited a day for the "salty" food to get through my system since I knew that would hold some "water weight". But the moment of truth came the next morning when I stepped on the scale and weighed 115.5 - EXACTLY what I weighed the morning I left for vacation. Doug, who ate and drank a bit more than I did,(but also worked out more) managed to actually lose one pound.
              It was the best vacation we ever took. We saw the Panama canal, walked through the cloud forest in Costa Rica and released baby sea turtles to the ocean in Acapulco. We also visited Jamaica, Columbia, Nicaragua, Huatulco and Cabo San Lucas. Best of all, we didnt go home feeling badly about our loss of self control. My hats off to Azamara Cruises for offering all those delicious healthy choices. My "fear of cruises" is gone forever!
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