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Vegetarian Diet

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Vegetarian Diet

Being vegetarian has become our society into a real philosophy of life. Of course, arguments to begin a vegetarian diet are not lacking, from dietary reasons they claim is more healthy, to ethical or environmental, through social and even humanitarian arguments.

However, a vegetarian diet, a diet is not homogeneous. Today there are several different trends, some undoubtedly healthier than others:

  • Diet ovolactovegetarian: is the most complete of all the alternatives from a nutritional standpoint, since it includes milk and eggs.
  • Diet ovovegetarian: ovolactovegetarian derived from this type of diet is a little less complete, to prohibit the consumption of dairy products. (more…)
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A vegetarian diet during pregnancy

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

vegetarian diet during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a very delicate stage in which your body needs much more nutrients, in sufficient quantities, difficult to fill. A balanced diet will promote growth and development of the baby and help you maintain your energy level throughout pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.

So if you’re vegetarian, you still further control your diet. Nutrition during this critical time, keep in mind that the baby absorbs all the nutrients directly from you, and you must have good stocks. Therefore, if you want to be pregnant is a good idea since even before introducing the necessary changes in your diet.

During pregnancy your energy needs increase by 10-15%, but your needs for minerals and vitamins in a 20-100%. Do not be afraid of not eating enough protein, so you only need about 10-20 grams more than women who are not pregnant. Iron needs increase substantially, they are necessary for the formation of red blood cells. This is offset by increased iron absorption by the body and reduced iron losses (menstruation disappears).
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A vegetarian diet during lactation

Monday, January 25th, 2010

vegetarian diet during lactation

The stage of lactation is another of the periods in which food plays a key role, especially if you are a vegetarian. Therefore, it is essential to monitor your diet and your baby.

There is no better food for your baby than breast milk. However, the nutritional composition of your diet affect your milk composition, especially vitamins. What they eat have a tremendous impact on the composition of milk fat. It is important to get enough omega-3 fatty acid during this period.

The two most common risks are the possible deficiencies in vitamin B12 and vitamin D. We recommend 2.8 mcg / day of B12 during lactation. During pregnancy and lactation must significantly increase your intake of nutrients instead increase your calorie intake only moderately, consuming about 2,500 calories a day.
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Tips to prevent weight gain at menopause

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

prevent weight gain at menopause

During menopause weight gain is quite common, but fortunately it is possible to carefully control and not go over the bill.

The main thing is to adopt healthy lifestyles, leading an age-appropriate diet, physical activities and build while you exercise regularly. Thus in addition to preventing weight gain may prevent osteoporosis, hypertension and high cholesterol, other features of this stage of life.

At least 40 minutes a day should be devoted to exercise. Swimming, yoga and pilates are some of the disciplines most recommended for this moment.

Do not skip meals or skip the most important day is breakfast.

You have to eat a little of everything incorporating foods from all groups. Plants in all colors, white and red meats, eggs, cereals, legumes and fruits.
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Tips to beat anxiety

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Tips to beat anxiety

Anxiety about food is a big problem, it is frustrating for one to recognize the inability to control our impulses and see its consequences in our overweight.

Breathe: When you’re craving, your breathing quickens and shortens, it is good to practice breathing exercises that let you download and oxigenarte tensions, which decreases your anxiety.

Incredible, but work of breathing is a mainstay of treatment for anxiety.

Recommendations: yoga and Pilates.

Protein against low blood sugar: behind an anxiety attack is very likely to have hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), so it’s good that at every meal can not be missing a portion of protein.

The healthiest proteins are: nuts, tofu, seitan, cheese, fish, meat (fat free), spirulina algae and yeast.
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Tips to increase the calories from foods

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

increase the calories from foods

Need to gain weight?

Some people have a very thin body type by nature and therefore have difficulty gaining weight, but it is impossible to succeed.

The best method is to use junk food because it has a hell of calories to eat well is to maintain a balanced diet (as do those who want to lose weight) increasing the amount of food calories rather than increasing the amount of food .

- To have your stomach gets used, divide the diet in 6 or more meals a day.

- Eat when you’re hungry, even if it is mealtime.

- Eat in a relaxed and enjoyable.
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Tips to prevent weight gain in autumn

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

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After all the sacrifice you made during the summer with a bikini diet, the limit would drop as you get yourself to fall now.

While it is not so easy to burn calories during cold weather, it is not impossible. And just for this reason is that you should be more attentive to your weight.

Here are some tricks to keep the figure for this autumn:

Eat fresh fruits and raw vegetables: eating fruit in snacks and eat the vegetables in salads or entrances, so you can maintain your nutritional balance in your meals, satisfy your stomach and avoid binges.

Eat foods to avoid you satiating meals anxiety and the temptation of addictive and fattening foods and usually give us appetite between meals.
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Lose weight by reducing carbohydrate

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

reducing carbohydrate

One of the keys to weight loss diets is to reduce carbohydrate intake and replace more fiber (vegetables and fruits) and proteins to achieve the desired balance between a healthy body and slim silhouette.

But the reality is, most people consume more carbohydrates and fat than fiber and protein, without knowing it.

But … what are carbohydrates?

Reserve molecules are stored in most plants, containing grades amounts of starch (made from glucose) and smaller amounts of lipids (vegetable oils).

There are three kinds of carbohydrates: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. These are the most dangerous because they produce thousands of sugar molecules.

Polysaccharides with complex carbohydrates, complex forms of multiple molecules that the body uses in a few, so also are told to slow carbohydrate absorption.
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11 foods to include in your healthy diet

Monday, January 18th, 2010

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Beet. Very rich in folic acid and red pigments that help prevent cancer. You can eat it raw and grated fresh salad. Store in a cold because the heat makes it lose its antioxidant power.

Cabbage. Loaded with nutrients like sulforaphane, which also help prevent cancer. It can be consumed in Asian-style salad or as a substitute for the crisp lettuce on burgers and sandwiches.

Beet. A leafy green vegetable packed with carotenoids that protect aging eyes. As simple as cut and fry in olive oil. If you put ham tacos to die.

Cinnamon. Help control blood sugar and cholesterol. The sprinkle on the coffee or breakfast cereals.

Pomegranate juice. Helps lower blood pressure and is loaded with antioxidants. Drunk should be used. Personally crush the beans in a blender at low speed and then strain.

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The first step to lose weight during the holidays

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

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Although we try, inevitably end up committing excesses during the holidays, but once you have passed and a new year begins, it is essential that one of our primary goals is to lose the weight gained.

To begin to prepare our body, there’s nothing like a cleansing diet, designed to deflate the stomach and cleanse the impurities accumulated in the food and drink of the holidays. This cleansing diet consists mainly of fruits, vegetables, yogurt and juice to help remove toxins.

Toxins (especially in the liver) decrease our metabolism, university studies have shown that our bodies after a heavy meal with alcohol was reduced by 70%, or whatever it is the same, imagine the day after dinner we exercises to lose weight and offset. Well, in a normal training got an hour to burn about 600 calories with 50 to 60% fat, but after a dinner with alcohol, to reduce our capacity because of the toxins, the same training is only equivalent to a 200 calories and virtually no fat to burn anything.

You only have to make it a day even if you repeat it twice a month and the sooner you put it, the better. Remember that the goal of this diet is not losing weight (although it can help you lose weight by changing eating habits) if not detoxify.

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