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7 Healing Foods to fight common cold

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1. Chicken soup why: It's been called nature's penicillin and is at the top of the list for its curative powers. Hot chicken soup helps clear clogged airways, 2. Hot and spicy food Chilies or spicy sauces to help ease congestion. Cook Indian or other ethnic foods that contain these ingredients, or simply add a spicy sauce to foods for extra zip 3. Garlic This fragrant bulb contains a flavoring agent called alliin which acts as a decongestant. Garlic is also believed to act as an antioxidant and destroy free- radicals, the active oxygen molecules that damage cells 4. Fluids To keep you liquefied. 5. Citrus fruits Reach for citrus fruits to increase your vitamin C intake. Drink orange juice for breakfast, snack on half a grapefruit, or add tangerine slices to a lunchtime salad. Getting an increased amount of vitamin C is especially important if you smoke, as smoking increases both your risk of catching a cold and your body's need for this protective vitamin....

People are more likely to choose a healthy diet

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Scientists conducted a study which confirmed that the level of happiness depends on the amount of fruit on the daily menu. It produces our food mood. British scientists conducted an experiment of 80 thousand people. Results showed that the amount of fruits and vegetables in the human diet is associated with how happy she or he feels. The highest level of happiness experts have recorded in people who consumed about 7 servings, or 85 grams of fruit and vegetables a day. Thus, happy people are more likely to have chosen just a healthy diet, which became one of the reasons for their satisfaction with life.

7 effective ways to overcome hunger

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Constantly feel hungry and do not know how to fight it? Simple tips will help you. Drink more water Many people confuse hunger with dehydration. To avoid this, always keep a bottle of water with you, it will help you maintain proper water balance and steer clear of unnecessary snacking. Move Workouts do not promote wolf appetite, as many believe, but rather - suppress it. Here's another good reason to exercise regularly. Do not skip breakfast If you miss breakfast, throughout the day you will be difficult to cope with his appetite. Breakfast not only tames hunger, but also starts the metabolism. Eat foods containing proteins Protein helps maintain energy and feel cheerful throughout the day. So if you want to be active, the menu includes proteins. Drink tea Cup of hot tea will not only warm you, but also help to cope with imaginary hunger and prolong the feeling of fullness. Be honest Admit yourself finally, that there is a desire to eat when you're bored or...

Only 56 grams of nuts will make you healthy

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The presence of walnuts in the diet improves the vessels full of people. Doctors from the Research Center at Yale University have found evidence of the protective properties of walnuts. These nuts prevent the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in people at high risk. The study included 46 volunteers aged 30 to 75 years. All participants had a body mass index greater than 25 and a waist circumference of more than 100 cm for men and 88 inches for women. All of them have one or more (other than smoking) additional risk factor of metabolic syndrome - a precursor of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The volunteers were randomly divided into two groups, in which they were observed for 8 weeks. In the first group observed in the daily diet was added 56 grams of walnuts, and a second group lifestyle and nutrition patients have not changed. The study's author, director of prevention David Katz says: "We know that dietary change hard given to patients, but to a...

For vegetarians

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Vegetarians argue that people who refuse meat, generally have better health than those who consume meat. Perhaps this is so. But it is worth considering that a proper vegetarian diet means not only giving up meat, but also a healthier way of life - the rejection of drugs, alcohol and smoking. Vegetarians believe that their diet helps fight obesity (and overweight - one of the enemies of male potency). Unfortunately, not always know how to eat a balanced vegetarian - no meat meals can also be overly rich in carbohydrates and fats. People who adhere to a vegetarian diet, the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (a negative influence on the quality of sexual life obviously) is lower than that Those who use the meat. According to American scientists, men, in the daily diet including meat, sick of prostate cancer is 3.6 times more likely than vegetarians. Vegetarians consume more plant food that is rich in fiber, which helps normalize the digestive process and therefore has...

5 Foods that will make you look younger

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You can give up nicotine and avoiding excessive sunlight, but the secret to healthy skin in the food that you eat. "Wrong choice becomes even cause inflammation at the cellular level - says dermatologist Nicholas Perricone, author of "Forever Young" ("Forever young"), in which he talks about how proper nutrition can help you look younger than their years. - Even though you can not see this, inflammation directly lead to the formation of wrinkles, sagging skin and premature aging. " Here's what to eat to prevent this: Sweet potatoes Beta-carotene, which makes these tubers orange, allows you to keep pH balance of your skin balanced, helps combat dryness, promotes cell renewal, leaving the skin becomes smoother. Wild salmon Pigment that makes the fish pink, astaxanthin is a powerful enemy of free radicals - unstable molecules that destroy cell membranes and DNA and cause skin aging. The study found that eating one serving every five days ca...

Broccoli may help fight arthritis

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Plant component contained in broccoli can help prevent most forms of arthritis or alleviate the disease, the scientists from the UK, whose work is published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. Osteoarthritis - a degenerative disease of the cartilage of the joints - in the UK are affected more than 8.5 million people. In 2011, the country had been more than 145,000 operations to replace knees and hips, according to a press release from the University of East Anglia in the UK (University of East Anglia). Typically, the development of the disease contributes to excess weight and general aging of the body. Drugs from her, except painkillers, there is currently no. The substance sulforaphane found in cruciferous vegetables in the cabbage and Brussels, and in the greatest concentrations - in broccoli. It was previously established anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties of the organic compound. Having conducted experiments on mice, as well as laboratory studies using huma...

How to Treat Your Overweight Pet

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Pets can contribute to our health and happiness, helping us to live longer and to have a better quality of life. In return, we are responsible for their health. Yet, according to a study by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention in 2009 found that we're failing at that: More than 58 percent of cats and 45 percent of dogs are overweight or obese. If your pooch is packing on the pounds, it's your responsibility to take action to ensure your pet's health. Here are a few ways you can deal with an overweight pet to help restore health: Get a Check-Up You need to start by assessing your pet's health, including his weight. Your vet can tell you if your pet is indeed overweight, and by how much. Your vet can then evaluate your pet to find out if there is an underlying health condition causing the weight problem. You can then treat the condition or get tailored advice on how to treat the weight problem. Cut Out Treats You may like to show your affection or apprec...

The Most Salutary Vegetables

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Vegetables are doubtless salutary foods. They are rich in crucial nutrients, and another precious benefit they offer is a lot of dietary fibre. That is why it is recommended to consume vegetables in sufficient amounts, with daily quotas of at least five servings. Vegetables enhance people's immunity to diseases that plague humanity. The most salutary vegetables, according to a number of classifications, comprise tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, eggplants, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, spinach, onions. In fact, the list of healthy vegetables could be continued, but let us dwell on the shortlist of the most salutary ones presented above. Tomatoes are technically a type of fruit, but they are staples in salads, and their cancer fighting qualities have long been known to people. The vitamins contained in tomatoes are a prerequisite for good health as well. Broccoli is an outstanding example of a powerfully salutary vegetable. They are packed with lots of antioxidants, and thus ins...

Tips to Help You Stick with Diet Food Programs

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Maintaining a healthy weight is simple math: burn more calories than you gain. Obviously, the key here is to keep tabs on what you eat but this is easier said than done. With all the research going on in the weight loss area, there is no dearth of diet plans but for any of these to work, it is vital you stick to the prescribed guidelines for healthy eating. Choose the Right Diet Plan How well you follow a diet depends on how well it suits you. Diet food programs that are extreme in nature ones that drastically reduce your intake of food or completely leave out an entire food group could leave you feeling starved. The discomfort and irritability you experience are enough to make you discard the plan early on. Make sure you study the diet plan and perhaps even ask your doctor about how balanced it is, before you adopt it. Change Your Lifestyle Losing weight may be your immediate goal but for lasting health, you need to maintain a healthy weight for the rest of your life. Diet foo...

Food Suppliers and the Catering Trade - Learning to Manage a Kitchen Order

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The catering trade isn't easy to run. It's based on an element of unpredictability, and constantly battles with itself to balance the need to have as much food as its guests want, with the requirement not to order too much. It takes a while to get used to the routines of food ordering. The novice manager isn't helped by the fact that different owners have different ways of doing things. Some prefer to keep their stocks on the dangerous side of low, stating that they would rather run out of items and take them off the menu until the food suppliers next visit: while others can't abide the idea that a customer could order something from the menu that isn't available anymore. The two points of view are represented, in one way or another, across the board of catering establishments and hospitality industry locations. The first point of view is not just financially motivated. It is, of course, true that you can't lose money on food if you are selling more tha...

A Food Regime That Really Burns That Fat Off

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If you're tired of annoying fad diets that only wear you out and make you gain even more weight in the end, you can read on. After following different pieces of advice on how to lose weight, I realized that the golden rule of starting a food regime is: avoiding diets that promise wonders. There are some ways you can lose weight faster, but doctors and nutritionists generally advise that losing up to 2.5 pounds per week is the right amount for someone who wants to lose and maintain weight healthily. This might sound disappointing for people who need to lose a lot of weight, because it will take them months. But if you want to do it right, this is the way. 5 Simple Rules That Will Help You Get Rid of That Extra Fat 1) Drink two glasses of room-temperature water as soon as you wake up. Wait for 45 minutes before you eat breakfast, but don't skip it. If you can't bear drinking so much water on an empty stomach, there's an alternative solution: eat one apple instead...

Replace your meal with Nutritious Diet Plan

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Fitness programs can be a big job trying to prepare the meals and snacks in a specific way in order to maintain a healthy system. It is quite common to notice that throughout our day to day routines, we usually don't get time for preparing healthy meals. Therefore, meal replacement shake can be a great addition to your daily diet and fitness program as well. The replacement of meal tends to shake a better option than protein bars as they contain less sugar. What you all need is water and a shaker cup to shake itself. The snakes mentioned above are a great alternative to a meal. These are low in calories that have lot of nutrients which qualifies the meal whereas the protein shakes is in strict protein and does not contain at all the nutrients you get in a meal. How shakes help you to get nutritious diet? If you are looking for best weight loss results then you need to restrict yourself to more than five six meals in a day. The meals contain at least 200 calories . And a...

The Great Perks of Being Healthy

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Ignoring the fact there is something wrong with your current way of eating will lead to awful lot of health challenges. This is one of the worst mistakes that today's people unknowingly commit. Sure eating tender and succulent steak, mouth watering burgers, and getting your daily dose of sweets may prove to be satisfying, but all of these will soon have a 180 degree plunge into a physiological nightmare sooner or later, not to mention the heavy toll one will have to bear regarding their self confidence. Living in a world wherein the dangers of new epidemics are just lurking around the corner, many people nowadays have taken necessary actions to prevent these from affecting them. Thus, the sprouting of more health conscious individuals. It couldn't be helped because with what the media is saying regarding health, there is a dire need for man to start putting his acts together in order to actually be healthy. If one wants to live longer, now is the time to choose to be hea...

Healthy Food for Growing Muscles

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Did you just picture Olive and Popeye? Yes, they are the classic cartoon characters. Popeye is the character with rich muscles and gets his strength from eating spinach, and Olive is a skinny lady who is Popeye's love interest. Listen to your body Our body tells us if we are living a healthy diet. Our skin, our eyes, our hair, and even our finger nails can tell what we are not eating and we have been doing to keep either a fit or fat body. The ultimate manifestation of a great wealth in health is our figure, the contours of our body tells us if we had been eating and moving right since the growth of our first tooth. Figure, contour, shape, muscle formation and skin color. These are outward proof of a good discipline and healthy routine. A well-toned skin and a firm muscle is basically everyone's dream to have, but unfortunately 99% just dream about it and fail. Only 1% of us persistently and successfully gets to the finish line. You shouldn't read huge custom resea...

Ice Candy

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BUKO ICE CANDY 1 can condensed milk (300ml) 1- 1/2 cup grated buko 1 cup white sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups coconut water 1/2 gallon water Mix all ingredients together: condensed milk, grated buko, white sugar, vanilla, coconut water and water. Mix well until sugar is dissolved and condensed milk well blended. Prepare the container or ice candy plastic bags and pour the mixture with a funnel to make ice candies. Makes 40-50 pcs. ice candies. PINEAPPLE ICE CANDY 4 cups pineapple Juice 1/2 gallon water 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp pineapple extract Dissolve sugar in water thoroughly before adding all ingredients. Mix all ingredients together: pineapple juice, pineapple extract, sugar and water. Prepare the container or ice candy plastic bags and pour the mixture with a funnel to make ice candies. Makes 30-40 pcs. ice candies. CORN ICE CANDY 1 can condensed milk (300 mI) 1 cup creamed corn (canned) 1/2 gallon water 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp vanilla Mix all ingredients...

Weight loss tips

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Weight loss is counted amongst the biggest concern of every individual these days. There hardly exists a single person who will claim not to be concerned about his growing fat. Experts suggest that you don't need big plans to get rid of the unwanted fat. Sometimes incorporating small changes in your life lead to perfect YOU. Aim behind loosing weight: Loosing the extra fat accumulated all over your body. Getting a lean toned body with perfect abs. Three essential ways those accomplish your target: A healthy blooming diet plan. Cardiovascular exercises. Strength workouts. Tips that lead to a guaranteeing weight loss: Calculate exactly how many kilos are required to be lost. Abrupt start to weight loss is considered a crime if you really determined to cutting off the extra kilos. Make a habit of eating less from outside. Learn to cook healthy food at home and enjoy it. Grabbing junk food on every alternate hours gobs unnecessary calories and nothing else. Avoid it as much...