Posts Tagged ‘Fruits’
What are plant sterols
Reduce levels of LDL (bad) is an obsession of many people in this modern age. In addition to leading a healthy and balanced diet, there are other aspects that you can consider if you want to lower bad cholesterol and improve your cardiovascular health: plant sterols. But what are plant sterols?
Although cholesterol is a type of fat that our body needs a certain type of cholesterol (the bad guy, known as LDL) which is responsible for producing arteriosclerosis, ie hardening and narrowing the arteries. Also, know that the majority of cholesterol the body manufactures itself, but there’s a part that we eat, and therein lies the problem.
It is here where they come plant sterols. Let’s say you are natural substances that prevent cholesterol absorption by the body. Thus, adding these substances to your diet provides us with an element that fights cholesterol naturally. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lose Weight by Eating Between Meals, Healthy Snacks and Light
Do not fall into the mistake of thinking that to lose weight is to stop eating! To lose weight is essential to eat, but not in any way, but in a healthy way, trying to eat everything in the right amounts and making five meals a day.
If you can not eat between meals, morning or mid afternoon snack, here you can take different light snacks between meals to lose weight by eating:
* The cereal snacks are another option to make cereal, but look to be healthy to prove it really reads the nutrition facts label because some snacks on the market there are more chocolate, and that if it is not a healthy snack. Today there are cereal snacks low in fat, but still check the ingredients. Read the rest of this entry »
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Health Care – Acai Berry
This age in which we live is characterized by a return to nature, since there is no better than Mother Nature to give us everything we need. The latest scientific studies have discovered the healing and care of the body that have plants, fruits and flowers, which provide us with all the substances we need to have a healthy life in full comfort. Acai berry is a fruit from the northern countries of South America, more precisely a part of the natural treasures of the Amazon. Aspect is a fruit similar to blueberries with a purple coloration is developed is a palm tree. Recently, the discovery of its powerful properties, there are several products that allow workmanship reach various parts of the globe. The most widely used products are: caps, juice, ice-creams to the body or powder for various uses. Acai berry has great antioxidant, contains various amino acids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, flavonoids. One of the most popular uses is to significantly reduce weight.
featured Acai berry and its different properties
The Acai vitro studies revealed that has a high antioxidant capacity, especially to collect peroxide generated in the process of cellular oxidation, which forms free radicals.
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Natural Antioxidants from Fruits
Who has not heard of products such as juices and smoothies, vitamin A, C and E, and even candies that contain vitamins or multiple benefits achieved through the inclusion of plant foods in the diet?
The media insist on the virtues of foodstuffs fortified with vitamins and potential health benefits, praising his role in the fight against “oxidation” of the organism to certain diseases and aging. Today, nutrition and dietetics not only dealing with food components that provide nutritional benefits: proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Other substances properly
What are antioxidants?
This is a group of vitamins, minerals, natural dyes from plants and other compounds and enzymes (substances from our body involved in multiple metabolic processes), which block the damaging effect of so-called free radicals. Most of the antioxidants found in plant foods, which explains that include fruits, legumes, vegetables or whole grains in our diet is so beneficial.
Free radicals and oxidation
Breathing in oxygen is essential for cellular life in our body, but following the same molecules are produced, free radicals, which lead to lifelong negative health effects for their ability to alter the DNA (genes), proteins and lipids or fats.
In our bodies are continually renewing cells (skin, intestine?) And others not (liver cells, neurons?). Over the years, free radicals can cause a genetic defect on the first, increasing the risk of cancer and reduce the functionality of the latter (the cells that are not renewed), which is characteristic of aging.
Habits as common as intense physical exercise, smoking, consumption of diets rich in fat and overexposure to solar radiation and environmental pollution, increase production of free radicals.
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Tips – For Your Healthy Skin
If you want the skin hydrated and healthy, you need to take nutrients which play an important role in skin health. If your skin is not getting enough nutrients, will soon become dry and brittle. Here are some nutrients that will help you maintain healthy, beautiful skin.
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