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Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Eat Vegetables if You wanted a Girl Baby

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There are several methods that are considered quite effective to determine the sex of the baby. There is a scientific nature, but others can be done alone. One method that is eating more vegetables if you yearn to have a girl baby.

This was revealed in a study by a team of experts from the Netherlands. They asked 32 women who already have a boy to try to "special diet girl" who is rich in calcium and magnesium.

This diet means that women should eat more salad or a menu consisting of many vegetables. Fruits and vegetables such as potatoes and bananas, the high potassium and believed to be more inclined to a boy
baby, must be avoided.
 

Friday, December 31, 2010

Nutrition of Mushrooms

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Indeed the popularity of mushrooms as a nutritional content of foods is not caused, but mainly because it seems exotic.

Typically arise when the mushrooms taste cooked. Mushrooms taste delicious partly due to glutamic acid content was quite high. Fungal Proteins consist of a number of essential and nonessential amino acids. The highest amino acid content of lysine in fungi than other essential amino acids.

 

Eating Fried Fish Instead Trigger a Stroke?

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Nutrition experts always recommend three types of healthy foods that must be consumed namely fruits, vegetables, and fish. But, whether the fish is processed by frying included in healthy foods?

Apparently not. At least according to a study to see the link between fish consumption and stroke. Surveys conducted in the area called "stroke belt" in America, namely Carolina, Arkansas and Louisiana, because of the high stroke patients in this area, found the majority of the population regularly eat fish, but processed by frying.

Strokes caused by blood vessels that supply nutrients to the brain are blocked due to blockages in blood vessels. As a result, nerve cells that need oxygen to die. All factors that increase the risk of heart disease, such as hypertension and high cholesterol, can also cause a stroke.


According to the study, 32 percent of the population in the region "stroke belt" eating fried fish twice a week, even more, than residents in other areas.

Dr.Fadi Nahab, director of the stroke program at Emory University Hospital, said frying will cause a stroke prevention benefits of fish go missing.

A study conducted in Spain found that when fried in unsaturated fatty acid content of omega-3 found in fish will disappear and be replaced by fat are not healthy. This was mainly on deep-sea fish such as salmon. In other species of fish, a decrease of omega-3 that occur are not as many fish in the sea.

"Eating fish is not enough. Of particular interest is how to cultivate it," said Nahab. Instead of being fried, he suggested the fish steamed, baked, or made soup.

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Concentration-Enhancing Foods

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Lost is actually a normal thing, but if this situation occurs naturally productivity often participate disturbed. We so can not focus the mind on things more important. No wonder so many are now offered a supplement which is claimed to improve memory, concentration and brain function.

Actually benefits from supplements to improve brain function is still questionable. Moreover, as we age, bodily functions, too old. The good news is that we can maintain brain health, if we add smart food in the daily menu.


Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Chewing Candy is Not the Main Enemy of Teeth

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Cavities is one of the most prevalent health problems. Although many children suffered, but the cavities are a lifelong problem for many people. What are the factors that cause cavities?

Worst enemy of the teeth are foods containing sugars and starches, such as carbohydrates. Bacteria in the mouth will change some sugar and carbohydrates that we eat into acid. Bacteria and acid deposition dibektuknya become sticky, called dental plaque, attached to the tooth surface.

The acid formed in plaque damage and attack the minerals on the outer surface of tooth enamel. Erosion caused by plaque will create small holes in the enamel surface.

Most people think candy sweet as the main destroyer of teeth, whereas a sweet carbonated drink, like cola, more dangerous because the carbonation would increase the production of acid in the mouth. Some studies also show sports drinks (sports drinks) will damage the tooth enamel due to its sugar content.

To prevent this, do the following: - Reduce consumption of sugary foods, including soft drinks and sports drinks.

Friday, December 24, 2010

An Orange is More "Powerful" Rather Than Pills.

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The scientists discovered the reason why an orange give greater benefits to you than taking Vitamin C or other pills.

Researchers at Brigham Young University, Utah, United States, reports research published in the Journal of Food Science stated, oranges contain a unique mix of antioxidants. This combination provides the benefits of a far more effective than if the substances in citrus consumed separately.

Antioxidants are known as a substance that is useful to slow the aging body's cells, protect against cancer, and help prevent heart disease.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Egg Consumption and the Facts Behind it

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Eggs do contain a fairly high cholesterol, 213 milligrams per item. Therefore, the food sources of these proteins had previously been declared as a major cause of heart disease. In fact, cholesterol from food is not the major cause of clogged arteries, but saturated fats and trans fats.
The risk of heart disease than healthy breakfast this one is more due to the mixtures, especially butter, which has a higher saturated fat content than the egg itself. Therefore, you can suppress the amount of saturated fat by eating a boiled egg.
The experts stated that the eggs contain healthy nutrients and are generally safe if limited to one item per day. Also, try to reduce cholesterol from other food, like meat. You should consume no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day.


Milk Chocolate for Health

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Benefits of chocolate milk for health. For some people, chocolate milk taste really boring. Even children prefer to drink other than chocolate milk. However, researchers found that fat-free chocolate milk to keep the body, fill and rebuild the muscles to help the body recover.

Maybe you do not already know the benefits of chocolate milk, fat-free chocolate milk is more effective than the liquid carbohydrate specifically designed to increase energy. These findings have been published by James Madison University at the conference of the American College of Sports Medicine, in Seattle.
Drinking fat-free chocolate milk after exercise or do activities that emit a lot of energy, could help prepare the muscles to do the game or the next activity. The combination of carbohydrates and proteins contained in milk chocolate are found in the ratio of the most profitable and best suited to restore power.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The great benefits of Avocado

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Avocado (Persea americana) is the fruit that we often encounter. This versatile fruit has many benefits and efficacy for humans. There are many benefits-rich substances contained in this fruit. Avocados are often used for juice or ice mixed in the material as well as other dishes. It was a pleasure to make a lot of people liked it. Some people are afraid to consume it because it is considered to have a high fat content. Is this true? What are the benefits and efficacy of avocado?



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Vitamin C in fruit

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Vitamin C is one vitamin that is needed by the body and serves to enhance the immune system. When the body needs vitamins and minerals is sufficient, then all kinds of diseases can be prevented. Consuming vitamin C which also function as an antioxidant proven to ward off viruses such as influenza virus, so if we just meet this need, then we will be more rarely have the flu.

This vitamin is easily soluble in water so that when the vitamin is consumed than required, the excess is discarded in the urine. Because not stored in the body, vitamin C should be consumed every day. Average doses required for adults is 60-90 mg / day. But it could be more depending on the condition of the body and endurance of each person is different. Maximum permissible limit for vitamin C is 1000 mg / day.
This vitamin deficiency can cause bleeding gums, canker sores, muscle pain or nerve disorders. Further deficiencies lead to anemia, frequent infections and rough skin. While the excess vitamin C can cause diarrhea. When excess vitamin C due to the use of supplements in a long time can cause kidney stones, while if the excess vitamin C from fruits generally do not cause side effects.


Monday, November 8, 2010

Healthier life with tropical fruit

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Eating fresh fruit also has benefits for the health of our bodies, because of the content of various vitamins and minerals contained therein. For this reason, consumption of fruit is recommended in the program daily food menu. Here are a few kind of fruit and its benefits to your body.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

List of healthy foods for our heart

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The following is a list of heart-healthy diet that consists of a variety of staple food. This is the result of research the American Medical Association tried to make the best food for the heart healthy way of life in the application.
The list below must exist in our food menu, good breakfast, lunch or dinner. Suitable also for use as a menu for a healthy diet tips and also how to fatten the body.

The importance of breakfast

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Often we ignore the breakfast, sometimes because of busy or make up time so that breakfast was neglected. Actually breakfast contains many benefits. The reason for the importance of breakfast can be found at the following article.
Before you know the benefits of, or due to breakfast, maybe we need to know what it is breakfast? Breakfast is a meal that is eaten when the morning before we indulge, the food is composed of staple food and side dishes or can be snack food. The amount of food eaten when sarapani is approximately less than 1 / 3 of a regular diet.



The benefits that we can when we routinely eat breakfast or breakfast are:

What you should know about mineral water.

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Without food humans can still survive for weeks, without water? do not expect! you do not live high on the mountain himalaya for Meditation, but you live in a big city which is too "sweaty".
Almost 70% of human body weight are all filled with water, water coming out of the body each day the range of 3-4 liters / day would be if we actively exercise.










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