Showing posts with label healthy lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy lifestyle. Show all posts

Friday, January 29, 2010

Protect your body - eat foods that boost immunity in the winter season


People think that winter is a bad season for immunity, the season when contagious diseases abound. However, should not be quite so.Therefore it is important that in the winter season, people eat foods that boost immunity. While other seasons are suitable for body purification , winter is when we strengthened all systems - from hair to nails and skin.


In general, foods that boost immunity are fresh, organic, easy to digest. These include milk and yogurt, fresh, organic fruits, vegetables and grains. In this period should be avoided foods that are hard to digest. For example, processed foods that are still in commerce, as well as frozen or canned. They are not fresh and are difficult to digest. Thus, they reduce immunity. Foods which were added chemicals or preservatives, slow down the digestive system, leading to a compromised and lazy immune system.

Foods that nourish the body in the winter season, cold and dry, are those with sweet, sour and salty. It is good to avoid acid products or bitter in the winter season, although in theory all tastes should be included in your diet . Hot meals, prepared in the house are ideal. Avoid cold foods, as they slow down the digestive system and reduce immunity.

Also, the lifestyle has a great impact on the immune system. If you sleep late at night, working very in the evening, eating at irregular hours, exposing the body to stress and fatigue or sleep mainly during the day, all of these will affect the digestion and body rhythm, and thus compromise the immune system.

Therefore it is important to eat healthy foods for this season and have a balanced lifestyle. In winter, when the day is shorter and the night longer, it's normal that your body will ask for more rest. Try to go to bed early tonight and you will wake up energized in the morning. Winter is a season in which all nature sleeps, so you can take advantage of this natural tendency to feed body and mind in addition.


If you follow all these tips, so diet, and lifestyle, you will strengthen your immune system and classic winter diseases will not be a concern.


Have a nice day!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Paleo Recipe - White Fish with Macadamia Salsa

Ingredients
2 white fish fillets
¼ cup macadamias, halved
½ cup chopped tomatoes
1 avocado, peeled, seeded and diced
3tbs coriander, chopped
3tbs parsley, chopped
Olive oil

Instructions
Pre-heat grill to medium heat.
Place fish on grill and cook for 3-4minutes or until cooked.
To make the salsa, place macadamias, tomatoes, avocado, coriander and parsley in a
mixing bowl, combine well. Add olive oil to coat.
Place fish and salsa on a plate to serve.

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Recipes for the Paleo Diet - Two Cookbooks - 120 Recipes Each!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Which Diet is Best For You?

The first thing to consider when looking into diets is your personal needs. Are you dieting just to take off extra pounds, or do you want to have a long term plan that will assure you meet all of your nutritional needs?

Before choosing a diet, you will need to find out if you have any health conditions which would preclude you from pursuing a particular diet. You will also need to evaluate your current habits and compare those to the diets that will help you most with weak areas, while not making unnecessary changes to areas you do not need to work on. Therefore, you must be doing something right. The trick with every single diet is that none of them are wrong. Each contains pieces of information that you can find helpful. Each of these adds information about the possible factors you will need to consider in refining your diet. Researching diets, foods, and nutrient requirements is critical to developing a good diet. Not only will it help you in finding the best diet for you, it will also help you in finding one that you can stay with. Many try diets for a short amount of time, but don't carry through with them. If you are seriously considering a diet for either weight loss or lifestyle change, make sure that you are excited and feel motivated to carry through with it. If the task of researching all these factors seems daunting, there are other options. As an example, you can seek the help of a professional nutritionist.


Finding the right diet is about finding out what your personal needs are. By doing this successfully, you will be able to control your weight, increase your energy levels, and pursue a healthy lifestyle.


Have a nice day!