Posted by herbmaster on Mar 22, 2010 in Uncategorized
If you’re aim is to keep a slim, muscular figure you definitely need to start eating more fruit and veg. There are some people who will find this easy to accomplish, but the majority of people are still finding it really difficult to do. Just remember to take this lifestyle change one small bite at a time, you can find hundreds of small changes to make every day, and these small changes add up over time. A good place to start is replacing your high carb foods like potato’s, rice and pastas with healthy servings of fruits and veg. It doesn’t matter where you eat, you will always find fruits and veggies which you can bang on your plate.
You can make these healthy changes everywhere, even at your local subway. When you place your normal order just ask them to hold on the mayo and fatty cheese, you can get extra meat and vegetables instead. If you need some kind of sauce on your sub just add olive oil and vinegar. Replace the junk food snacks with a serving of fruit too.
If you want six pack abs it’s important to eat as much fruit and veg as you can as it helps keep your body fat percentage low, the perfect abs work out at home can be found here.
The fastest way to eat more vegetables and fruits is to start swapping meals daily, instead of that one big meal you used to eat late in the day, try eating a salad and just see how much more fresh you feel in the morning. Just think how many different salads you could make with all the different vegetables there are in the supermarket, get creative! You can even make the same salads every day but just switch the dressings and you’ll have a different tasting, healthy meal every night of the week.
Try making you meals the night before, you can leave it in the fridge so its good to go the next day. Grabbing a meal fresh from the fridge is a lot cheaper than spending money at a fast food joint, and a lot healthier too. I also always make sure I have a selection of fresh fruits available so I can grab a healthy snack if I’m peckish throughout the day.
If you spend a lot of time at fast food joints like Burger King or McDonald’s remember that they also have the option of fruits instead of sugar filled junk foods. Last but not least – if you’re honestly that pressed for time that you can manage to make your own salads try grabbing one from the store, although they aren’t my first option I sometimes have to settle for this if I’m in a mad rush.
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Posted by herbmaster on Mar 18, 2010 in Uncategorized
In the 1930’s, a successful study was able to extend the life of a sample of rats by 33% through limiting the amount of calories they ate. In addition to living longer, the rats had a better quality of life until the end, showing less late-life diseases. They looked younger, and their bodies’ biological aging process slowed down. Since then, many other studies have confirmed these results in other creatures.
The key here is to understand if the caloric restriction in itself is responsible for these benefits, or if something else happens when the ingestion of calories is reduced. In this sense, it has been proven that reducing fat, protein, or carbohydrate ingestion, without reducing calories, doesn’t increase life span, that taking antioxidant and vitamin supplements doesn’t either, and that varying the types of fats, carbohydrates and proteins eaten, is no good also. Only caloric restriction has shown positive results in slowing the aging process.
There’s still no proof that it can work in humans, though. Our life span is longer than those of many other creatures. These studies can last a lifetime, and it is not easy to find volunteers willing to spend their whole life eating only what the study allows. However, several studies with primates have shown that caloric restriction indeed increases these creatures’ health and life span. Through aging biomarkers like insulin levels, glucose levels, and blood pressure, it was confirmed that the monkeys that ate less, aged less rapidly.
In these studies, the calories were restricted by 30% to 50% of what the primates would normally eat, while ensuring that they ingested enough vitamins, minerals, protein, and fat for proper tissue functioning. The animals looked healthy and happy, and they surely looked forward to every meal.
There are many theories that explain the power of calorie reduction when it comes to extending life, but the one with the most supporters states that the ingestion of fewer calories reduces the amount of free radical damage to cellular mitochondria.
Although it may look like reducing calorie intake prolongs life, there are several hazards in this regime:
- You should ensure you are getting the right amount of vitamins, minerals, protein, and other nutrients.
- You will probably feel hungry all the time.
- If the diet is very strict, your body’s ability to handle extreme situations, like cold climates or infections, could be negatively impacted.
- Women may become less fertile and may stop ovulating, increasing the risk of osteoporosis and muscle mass loss.
- It is prohibited for people under 20 years of age.
As an alternative to calorie restriction, you should try the body cleanse option. When you cleanse your body from the extreme toxins that surround our environment, for example, pesticides, chemicals, smog, artificial ingredients, alcohol, and the many other non-natural substances that invade what we eat, drink or breathe, you are helping your organism work at its full capacity and you are eliminating what slows it down and will eventually allow sickness to come in. Once you cleanse your body you will immediately feel healthier, more energized, and younger.
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George DeJohn is the author of “3 Minutes to a Strong Mind and a Fit Body” and the creator of the 21-Day Full Body Cleanse system. George is the author of a very successful blog on healthy living, weight loss and stress elimination: http://www.21DayBodyMakeover.com/blog/
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