15 Minute Dinner - A Healthy Quick Recipe For Stir Fry Chicken With Zucchini

By Diane Watkins 

This dinner- a healthy quick recipe for Stir Fry Chicken with Zucchini and Noodles is a busy mom's dream come true. It is an extra quick and easy chicken recipe that is inexpensive to boot. The noodles cook in 1 minute once the water boils and the chicken only needs a few minutes of stir frying. The dish is low in fat and healthy, and sure to be a hit for dinner on those busy nights. Why not bring out the chopsticks and practice up on your skills.

To thinly slice the chicken, place the breasts in the freezer for a few minutes to partially freeze the meat. The breasts will then be firm but not hard and easy to slice thin. Be careful not to freeze solid however, frozen chicken is nearly impossible to slice. Instead of the ramen noodles, you could also serve this recipe over stir fried rice or alone with additional vegetables.

Stir Fry Chicken with Zucchini and Noodles

1whole or 2 halves chicken breast, diced or sliced thin

1 Tablespoon oil

1 clove garlic crushed, or 1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

1/2 cup bamboo shoots, sliced into matchsticks

14 cup canned mushroom slices

1 1/2 cups diced zucchini

1 Tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 cup water or chicken broth

3-4 packages chicken flavored ramen noodles depending on your guests

1. Put on the water for the noodles. Ramen noodles cook fast, follow the package directions, but you will drain them for serving. There is no need to cook them separately, just do them all in the same pot. When the cooking time is up, take them off the heat; keep them warm until the chicken is done, then drain.
2. Stir fry the chicken over high heat with the garlic in a small amount of oil. When it turns white, add the soy sauce and continue stirring for a 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add the zucchini, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms. Continue cooking for a few more minutes
4. Mix the cornstarch with the water or broth. Stir into the mixture and cook, stirring until thickened.
5. Serve the Chicken with Zucchini over a bed of drained ramen noodles. Serves 4.

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Vitamin A & Your Immune System

By Carol Chuang

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic and severely affected our everyday life. At this time, there is yet any clinically proven drugs or treatments to prevent or cure COVID-19.

With the novel coronavirus, about 80% of the infected had mild to moderate symptoms (mild symptoms up to mild pneumonia), about 15% developed severe disease (shortness of breath, low blood oxygen, or >50% lung involvement), and 5% became critically ill (respiratory failure, shock, or multi organ dysfunction).

Patients with severe COVID-19 illness and adverse outcome are mostly older, have diabetes, heart disease, prior stroke, hypertension, chronic respiratory disease, and/or chronic lung disease. In many cases, these patients' immune system, in an attempt to fight the virus, becomes dysfunctional and go into overdrive, resulting in a deadly effect known as a "cytokine storm".

Cytokines are an important part of your immune response. Your body release them as a response to an infection to trigger inflammation for your protection. A cytokine storm happens when the body releases excessive or uncontrolled levels of cytokines, causing hyper inflammation, which may lead to serious complications and even death.

Why does the immune system go haywire? How come it occurs more in patients who are immunocompromised or with preexisting conditions? How can we have a stronger, better functioning immune system?

By now, most of us are well aware of the important role nutrients like vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, and probiotics play in regulating the immune system and keeping us healthy. Not enough has been said about vitamin A though.

For the past several decades, scientists have been studying the impact of dietary vitamin A on human health. It is well established that vitamin A is an essential nutrient and is responsible for many vital functions in the body:

1. It protects the eyes from night blindness and age-related decline.
2. It reduces the risk of certain cancers.
3. It supports a healthy immune system.
4. It reduces the risk of skin problems like eczema and acne.
5. It supports bone health.
6. It promotes healthy growth and reproduction.

In the following, we will look at how vitamin A can help reduce the incidence and severity of infectious diseases, how the immune system works against infectious agents like viruses, and the role vitamin A plays in regulating a healthy immune response. Lastly, we will discuss how you can get enough vitamin A to complement your immune protocol.

Understanding Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a group of compounds found in both animal and plant foods. It comes in two forms: preformed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids.

• Preformed vitamin A is known as the active form of the vitamin, which the body can readily use. It is fat-soluble and found in animal foods, like liver and eggs, and includes retinoid compounds like retinol, retinal, and retinoid acid.
• Provitamin A carotenoids include carotenes (like alpha-carotene and beta-carotene) and xanthophyll (like astaxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin). These are the inactive form or precursors of the vitamin found in plants such as sweet potatoes and carrots. These compounds are water-soluble and have to be converted to the active form before the body can use it. For example, beta-carotene is converted to retinol in the small intestine. However, the ability to convert provitamin A into the active form is impaired in many people. More on this later.

Vitamin A Reduces Incidence And Severity Of Infectious Diseases

Research studies over the past several decades have well established the beneficial effect of vitamin A on infectious diseases.

• It was dated back to the ancient Egyptians that vitamin deficiency and disease were first correlated. They applied liver (which is rich in vitamin A) extracts to the eyes of people affected by nutritional night blindness.
• In 1892, it was suggested that diet could have an impact on susceptibility to infectious diseases based on the observation that children suffering from measles or whooping cough also developed blindness produced by vitamin A deficiency.
• Later studies indicated that supplements with carrots (which are rich in beta-carotene) could reduce the number and severity of respiratory infections.
• More recent studies have shown that deficiency of vitamin A is associated with heightened incidence of infectious diseases, including respiratory diseases, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and others.
• Studies showed that high dose vitamin A supplementation in children with measles increased the number of circulating T cells (a type of immune cells), and also that vitamin A supplementation could reduce the incidence of respiratory infections in children.

How The Immune System Works

Our immune system can be broken down into the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system.

Innate immune system

This is the dominant defense system in the body and it relies on the use of physical barriers like the skin and mucous membranes, coupled with first responder defenders called leukocytes (white blood cells). Leukocytes include phagocytes (which engulf foreign invaders) and natural killer cells.

The innate immune system response is why you get a stuffy nose and sneeze when you have a cold, or why a scrapped knee gets red, hot, and inflamed, or filled with pus. For people who contract COVID-19 and have no symptoms or only mild symptoms, their innate immune system is effective and working well against the coronavirus.

Adaptive immune system

When the innate immune system is not strong enough to combat the foreign invaders, it sends out signals called antigens to call on the second line of defense - the adaptive immune system. This system uses special types of leukocytes called lymphocytes, namely the B-cells and T-cells.

This is typically when the inflammatory response gets kicked into a higher gear and you develop a fever and body aches. The adaptive immune response not only identifies and fights off viruses, it also remembers them so it can quickly and effectively combat and neutralize them in the future, thus creating immunity. This is also how vaccines work.

COVID-19 And Cytokine Storms

The coronavirus tends to target the respiratory system by attaching and infiltrating the lung cells where it can more effectively hide from the immune system and reproduce. The infected cell will then produce more of the coronavirus and the process repeats itself.

When the immune system detects this, it kicks off its response. The T-cells are then activated and they release cytokines. A cytokine is a hormone of the immune system. The body produces cytokines to help fight bacteria, viruses, and other invading organisms. Cytokines can be pro-inflammatory when they attract white blood cells to the site of an infection. Cytokines can also be anti-inflammatory when they try to ramp down an immune response once the threat has been neutralized.

The release of cytokines triggers additional T-cells to be made, which then release even more cytokines. One type of T-cells called cytotoxic T-cells roam the body and kill infected cells. When the immune system is working well, the cytotoxic T-cells only target infected cells to be killed and move along.

A cytokine storm happens when the immune system goes haywire. This is when the body's immune response gets so amped up that it stops differentiating between infected and healthy cells. In other words, the lung cells are now attacked by both the coronavirus as well as the immune system.

With COVID-19, the cytokine storm focuses on the lungs, causing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and damage to the walls and lining cells of the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs.

Normally, the wall of the alveolus is super thin, so oxygen can easily get from the air space in between into the red blood cells. In this case, both the wall and lining cells as well as the capillaries are destroyed. The debris that accumulates from all that damage lines the wall of the alveolus. The damage to the capillaries also causes them to leak plasma proteins that add to the wall's thickness. Eventually the wall becomes so thick that it is hard to transfer oxygen, hence, the feeling of shortness of breath.

Many people who get ADRS need help breathing from a ventilator. As fluid collects in the lungs, they carry less oxygen to the blood. That means your blood may not supply your organs with enough oxygen to survive, resulting in the lungs, liver, and kidneys to shut down and stop working.

Additionally, doctors found that once the coronavirus gets to the lungs, it may travel to the bloodstream and infect the endothelium, lining of the blood vessels, causing endotheliitis. It is, therefore, no surprise that people who have conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease that put a lot of stress on the endothelium are also the ones who get the sickest when they catch the coronavirus.

COVID-19 does not merely cause lung problems. Many severe patients also develop widespread blood clots as a result of the hyper-inflamed state of cytokine storm, leading to strokes, heart attacks, and organ failure. What's more, doctors have noted an alarming trend as they treat more and more COVID-19 stroke patients who are in their 30s and 40s without risk factors. These people are at least 15 years younger than usual stroke patients without the virus.

Vitamin A Regulates Immune Responses

The effect of vitamin A on immune function is wide-reaching:

• It promotes and regulates both the innate and adaptive immune systems and the development of healthy immune responses.
• It plays an important role in the regulation of different white blood cells (neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes) and influence the generation of cytokines by the immune cells.
• Deficiency of vitamin A favors the production of more pro-inflammatory cytokines.
• Research on vitamin A deficiency in children found that it damages the mucosal barrier, which is the natural defense of the respiratory tract, allowing bacteria and viruses to proliferate.

Are You At Risk For Vitamin A Deficiency?

Vitamin A deficiency may lower your immune function, thereby raising your risk of complications from infectious diseases.

Testing

A blood test can determine if you are severely vitamin A deficient. Vitamin A is stored in the liver. Normally, the body will always try to maintain a healthy blood vitamin A concentration (a process called homeostatic regulation). However, when the body's reserves of vitamin A are significantly compromised, vitamin A concentration in the blood can drop below normal range.

Signs of mild deficiency

• dry eyes
• poor night vision
• hormonal imbalances
• irregular periods
• vaginal dryness
• infertility
• low energy and fatigue
• mood disorders
• frequent throat and chest infections
• bumpy skin
• eczema and acne
• thyroid dysfunction

Strict vegans who avoid all animal-based foods and alcoholics are more prone to vitamin A deficiency.

Since vitamin A is stored in the liver, and alcoholics may have existing liver damage, they may be more susceptible to deficiency.

Vegans who rely entirely on plant sources of the precursor to vitamin A need to have the carotenoids converted to retinol, the active form of Vitamin A. However, in a majority of people, the carotene-to-retinol conversion is severely compromised, and in some it may even be as low as 10%.

Factors that inhibit the conversion include:

• genetic variants in the BCO1 gene that impact the conversion of beta carotene
• diabetes
• alcohol use
• certain medications
• toxic exposures
• medical conditions that interfere with the digestion of fat (including Crohn's disease, Celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, pancreatic enzyme deficiency, and gallbladder and liver disease)
• a low-fat diet - as healthy fats are needed for the efficient conversion of carotenoids to retinol

Sources Of Dietary Vitamin A

From animals (preformed vitamin A):

• Pastured animal liver (liver is an organ that processes toxins, toxins are not stored in the liver but in fats in the body)
• Pastured poultry giblets
• Cod liver oil
• Grass fed ghee and butter
• Grass fed cream and cheese
• Pastured egg yolks
• Sockeye salmon

From plants (provitamin A carotenoids):

• Sweet potato
• Carrots
• Pumpkin
• Winter squash
• Dark green, leafy vegetables
• Broccoli
• Cantaloupe
• Red bell peppers
• Mangos
• Apricots

Vitamin A Supplementation

Ideally, it is best to eat vitamin A-rich animal foods regularly. There is no risk of excessive intake through food. The risk lies in taking mega dose supplements. Symptoms of vitamin A toxicity include changes to vision, bone pain, and skin changes. Chronic toxicity can lead to osteoporosis and liver damage.

Do note that blood vitamin A levels (as indicated in a blood test) may not indicate changes in supplementation because for healthy people blood vitamin A concentrations are always under homeostatic regulation and will stay within normal range. At present, there are no non-invasive ways (requires liver biopsies) to accurately measure the amount of vitamin A stored in the body.

For people who would like to take vitamin A supplements, the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for adult male is 3,000 I.U. (or 900 mcg) and adult female is 2,300 I.U. (or 700 mcg).

The Upper Tolerable Intake Level (UL) is 10,000 I.U. (or 3,000 mcg) daily.

Always take it with food containing fats for optimal absorption.

Remember that vitamin A is available in two different forms: preformed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids. The maximum daily dose of 10,000 I.U. per day relates to only preformed vitamin A.

Some supplements contain vitamin A in both preformed and provitamin A carotenoids forms. For these supplements, the amount of preformed vitamin A should be used to determine if the amount of vitamin A is safe.

In some cases, a vitamin A supplement with vitamin A in amounts greater than 10,000 I.U. may still be safe if a portion of the vitamin A is in the provitamin A carotenoids. For example, a supplement containing 23,000 I.U. of vitamin A, of which 60% is provitamin A carotenoids, will still be safe. This is because only 40% of the vitamin A content, or 9,200 I.U., is preformed vitamin A.

Preformed vitamin A may come in two forms - from retinyl palmitate (in tablets) and/or from cod or other fish liver oil (in soft gels). Check the ingredients if you have allergies towards fish or soy.

• If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, keep the daily limit to 5,000 I.U.
• If you have a disorder that affects fat absorption, you may not be able to absorb vitamin A properly.
• Do not take vitamin A if you have a type of high cholesterol called Type V Hyperlipoproteinemia.
• Do not take vitamin A if you have liver disease.
• Iron deficiency may affect the body's ability to breakdown and use vitamin A.
• People with severe protein malnutrition may end up with too much vitamin A in the body.
• People with zinc deficiency may need to take both vitamin A and zinc to improve the condition.
• Use caution if you are taking medications for skin conditions (Retinoids) as they may interact with vitamin A.
• If you are taking antibiotics, do not take a high dosage of vitamin A.
• Medications that harm the liver (hepatotoxic drugs) interacts with vitamin A.
• Warfarin (Coumadin) interacts with vitamin A.

Disclaimer

Although nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, and probiotics have been shown to strengthen the immune system, at present, there is no research or study on their efficacy towards preventing and curing COVID-19.

Carol Chuang is a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She has a Masters degree in Nutrition and is a Certified Gluten Practitioner. She specializes in Metabolic Typing and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition.

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Kalonji Oil - History, Nutrition, Benefits & Uses

By Vinnie R Kohli

Both Kalonji oil and seed are equally good but kalonji oil is preffered over seeds as it is 35to 50% more potent and convenient to use

Kalonji oil is made from truly a remarkable herb called nigella sativa, popularly known as Black cumin or Black seed.

Kalonji is known around the world by many names because of its ancient popular history and medicinal value viz: black caraway, roman coriander, carvi (french), schwarzkummel (german), kalonji (Hindi/urdu), kezah(Hebrew) chernushka (Russian), corek-otu(Turkish), habbat-albarakah or habbatus-sauda (Arabic) siyah daneh (Persian) etc.

Kalonji is sometimes misleadingly confused with similar looking onion seed and black sesame, both of which are totally unrelated and deffinately are not the same.

history

Kalonji seeds have been found in several sites from ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun's tomb. Although its exact role in Egyptian culture is unknown, it is known that items entombed with a pharaoh were carefully selected to assist him in the after life.

The earliest written reference to N. sativa is thought to be in the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament where the reaping of nigella and wheat is contrasted (Isaiah 28: 25, 27). Easton's Bible dictionary states that the Hebrew word ketsah refers to without doubt to N. sativa (although not all translations are in agreement)

In Islam, it is regarded as one of the greatest forms of healing medicine available. Muhammad (S.A.W.) once stated that the black seed can heal every disease-except death-as recounted in the following hadith:

[Sahih Muslim: Book 26 Kitab As-Salam, Number 5489]

It is also included in the list of natural drugs of 'Tibb-e-Nabavi', or "Medicine of the Prophet (Muhammad)(S.A.W.)", according to the tradition "hold onto the use of the black seeds for in it is healing for all diseases except death" (Sahih Bukhari vol. 7 book 71 # 592).

Nutritional Components of Kalonji

Kalonji contains over 100 valuable nutrients. It is comprised of approximately 21% protein, 38% carbohydrates, and 35% plant fats and oils. The active ingredients of Kalonji are nigellone, thymoquinone, and fixed oils.

Kalonji contains significant proportions of protein, carbohydrates and essential unsaturated fatty acids, namely linoleic acid and gamma linolenic acid(omega3 &6), which are essential for a healty immune system other than calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin B2, niacin, and vitamin C.

Nigellon semohiprepinon is an effective treatment of bronchial asthma and respiratory allergies because of its ability to expand and relax the air ways. It also reduces the release of histamines into the bloodstream and thus works against allergic reactions.

Another active ingredient of kalonji isThymohydrochionon, also acts as an antihistamine and pain reliever.

Use of kalonji helps in synthesis of prostaglandin E1. Prostaglandin E1 suppresses the release of allergic messenger substances and harmonizes the immune system. During the course of long term use the body's defence mechanism stops its excess activity and regains its balance. This ameliorates ailments caused by allergic hyper-reactions, such as asthma, hay fever, and eczema

Long-term supplementation with Kalonji can reduce allergic symptoms greatly

It has been traditionally used for a variety of conditions and treatments related to respiratory health, stomach and intestinal health, kidney and liver function, circulatory and immune system support, as analgesic, antiinflammatory, antiallergic, antioxidants, anticancer, antiviral and for general well-being

Scientific research

Thymoquinone and pancreatic cancer treatment

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that thymoquinone, an extract of nigella sativa seed oil, blocked pancreatic cancer cell growth and killed the cells by enhancing the process of programmed cell death, (apoptosis). While the studies are in the early stages, the findings suggest that thymoquinone could eventually have some use as a preventative strategy in patients who have gone through surgery and chemotherapy or in individuals who are at a high risk of developing cancer.

"The seeds are also rich in sterols, especially beta-sitosterol, which is known to have anticarcinogenic activity."

- Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC. O.M.D

Black Seed stimulates bone marrow and immune cells and raises the interferon production, protects normal cells against cell destroying effects of viruses, destroys tumor cells and raises the number of anti-bodies producing B cells.. U.S. Patents Sections, Antiviral Agents Bulletin #5,482,711

Black Seed proves to have an anti histamine, ant-oxidant, anti=biotic, anti-mycotic and broncho-dilating effect. Cancer Immuno-biology Laboratory, South Carolina

Black Seed is valuable source of protein, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, vitamins A, B1, B2, C and niacin as well as minerals such as calcium, potassium, iron magnesium & zinc Study of Black Seed oil on humans, American Scientists

Kalonji /Black seed/oil uses/home remedies

Cough and Asthma Mix a teaspoon of Kalonji Oil in boiling water and inhale the vapors twice a day. Half a teaspoon (2.5 ml) of Kalonji Oil mixed in a cup of warm water and a tablespoon of honey is also to be given twice daily in the morning and evening. Continue the treatment for 40 days

Dry Cough 2.5 ml Kalonji Oil should be mixed in coffee and given twice a day before meals.

High Chloestrol Give 2.5 ml Kalonji Oil mixed with hot milk daily in the mornings (only once a day). This dissolves fats and dilates veins and arteries

Headache and Ear ache Apply Kalonji Oil on the forehead, sides of the face adjacent to the ears and behind the ears and then bandage the forehead. Give 2.5 ml Kalonji twice a day and continue for 3 days.

Loss of Hair & Premature Graying. Scrub the scalp thoroughly with lemon, leave it for 15 minutes. Wash with water and shampoo after thoroughly drying, Thereafter apply Kalonji Oil to the scalp. Repeat for one week and the loss of hair will stop completely. Kalonji Oil stops falling of hair, and gives a new life to dry, damage, dull unmanageable hairs and prevents premature graying of hair. Use continuously for one month.

Weak Eyesight. Take half a teaspoon of Kalonji Oil along with a cup of carrot juice twice a day before meals. For weak eyesight continue the treatment for about 6 months

Backache and Rheumatic pain Mix 2,5 ml Kalonji Oil with one spoon of vinegar and a tablespoon of honey and take this mixture in the morning before breakfast and at night after dinner. Continue the treatment for 40 days.

Nausea/Vomiting Take half tsp of fresh ginger juice mixed with equal amount of Kalonji Oil, twice a day.

Toothache Mix half teaspoon (2.5 ml) of Kalonji Oil with warm water and gargle. Apply oil on the affected tooth, it will alleviate pain quickly

Nervous Tension/ Stress 2.5 ml of Kalonji Oil with a cup of tea twice a day before meals makes you calm down and eliminates all symptoms of tension.

General Weakness & Lethargy/Ed Take half teaspoon (2.5 ml) of Kalonji Oil with one cup orange juice in the morning for ten days.

For Improvement of of Memory Take half a teaspoon of Kalonji Oil mixed with 10 gms. of boiled mint twice a day before meals for 20 days.

Diabetes Mix 2.5 ml of Kalonji Oil in a cup of Black Tea and drink in the morning before breakfast and at night after dinner. Continue the treatment till sugar level becomes normal.

Dyspepsia, Acidity & Stomachache

A cup of milk mixed with a teapoon (5 ml) of Kalonji Oil to be taken two times a day for 5 days.

Restful Sleep 2.5 ml Kalonji Oil mixed in a hot drink after supper gives a quiet sleep all through the night.

Leucorrhoea, Amenorrhoea and PMS Take 1 g dried mint leaves and boil in 2 glasses of water till one cup of water is left. Put half teaspoon of Kalonji Oil and give on an empty stomach in the morning and at night. Continue the treatment for 40 days.

Piles and Constipation Mix 2.5 ml of Kalonji Oil in a cup of Black Tea and drink in the morning before breakfast and at night after dinner.

Obesity Mix 2.5 ml of Kalonji Oil and a tablespoon of honey in lukewarm water and drink in the morning before breakfast and at night after dinner

Burning Sensation Mix 2.5 ml Kalonji Oil in one cup of Sweet Lime Juice and drink in the morning before breakfast and at night after dinner.Continue the treatment for 10 days.

Psoriasis Mix 50 ml Kalonji Oil with 60 ml Lemon Juice and apply on the affected area..

Burning in Urine Mix 2.5 ml Kalonji Oil and 10 ml Honey in 250 ml milk and drink twice a day.

Half tsp(2.5 ml) daily with pure honey two times a day is good for general health

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0 Reasons Why Exercise Can Help You Live a Longer, Healthier Life

By Aaron Dorksen  | 

No matter what your age, athletic ability or weight, countless studies have shown that regular exercise can lengthen your life and improve the quality.

Here are 10 reasons why exercise is so important to a longer happier life.

1. Heart smart - Exercise will strengthen your heart and as a result it won't have to beat as fast to circulate your blood. This will help blood circulate more efficiently throughout the body.

2. Clear arteries - Regular exercise, especially aerobic workouts such as on a treadmill or elliptical machine, increases the good cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, HDL) and helps reduce bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, LDL). As a result, you'll have less plaque clogging your arteries.

3. Lose weight - When you exercise and eat a sensible diet, it can help you lose weight and keep it off. When you are at a healthy weight it's of great benefit to your overall well-being.

4. Increase energy - While you'll feel fatigued during exercise and immediately after, in the long run it will increase you overall energy.

5. Fight off disease - Exercise actually improves your immune system and this in turn can help improve the odds that you ward off a variety illnesses.

6. Reduce chronic health risks - Exercise can help you ward off a variety of health risks that are associated with being overweight and generally out of shape. If you are fit and trim, the odds go down that you'll have to deal with things such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.

7. Improve muscle tone - Muscles are strengthened through exercise and this can make for a better quality of life and less risk for injury.

8. Improve bone density - Exercise also helps increase bone density and this is a huge factor in helping people age better. Senior citizens who partake in even basic strength training can stay independent much longer.

When muscles are exercised, strain is also applied to the bones, and that strengthens them as well. When our bones endure stress, they naturally keep themselves stronger.

One of the major reasons senior citizens' bones become weak and brittle is because they don't get enough exercise.

Vibration training machines are a great way for seniors to safely perform strength training.

9. Mood enhancer - Exercise can release endorphins, natural mood enhancers.

Exercising will help your self-confidence as you get older, which will also help improve your mood.

10. Stay mentally sharp - Improved circulation that comes from exercise can also help keep your mind sharper as you age.

Find all your home fitness equipment needs at AtHomeFitness.com, including Home Gyms, Treadmills, Ellipticals, Exercise Bikes, Free Weights and more.

Aaron Dorksen, sports editor of The Daily Record in Wooster, Ohio, has won numerous Associated Press state and national awards. He was voted Ohio AP sports writer of the year in 2006. Dorksen was a scholastic multi-sport athlete and is still a competitive slowpitch softball player, while also remaining an avid weightlifter, cyclist and runner.

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Sources Of Vitamin C: Facts About Orange Juice

By Jim S Lovasz

Traditionally orange juice has been touted as the favored choice of a good source of vitamin C. I am not about to argue the point. I am also sure that those of you who are careful about what you eat, seek to drink OJ that is unadulterated.

Hence, the big producers of "not from concentrate" brands have the Lion's share of the market. There is no need to point out who they are. The "not from concentrate" crowd of major corporations have pretty well cornered the OJ market by offering "100% Pure Squeezed Orange Juice."

If you are one of the multitudes who think that is what they are drinking, I have some disturbing news for you!

Facts About Orange Juice

These "100% Pure Squeezed Orange Juice" products, made famous by advertising with misleading pictures such as a straw stuck into an orange are not what they are made out to be. In order to provide this juice to a massive part of the population year round invariably requires a long storage time as well as shelf-life.

The incredible power of advertising is seen in the fact that most of us know that it is just not biologically possible to store pure, fresh juice for long periods. Yet, few of us challenge the claims that these are pure juices. How on earth do these corporations manage to do this without any additives, let alone preservatives?

They accomplish this by aerating the juice in aseptic storage vessels capable of holding millions of gallons. By aerating I mean they remove the oxygen to preserve the OJ. Along with the oxygen goes the flavour. If you drink the OJ now it would taste like sugar water. But, they can store this liquid for up to a year!

How do they get the taste back in?

Have you ever wondered why the same famous brand tastes the same in every part of the world or how certain brands always have their own distinctive flavor if the stuff really is natural? Here is how.

Flavor packs developed by the same companies that add fragrance to perfumes, like Calvin and Dior are used to give each OJ its distinctive taste. That is impossible you say? It says it is 100% pure. In a devious manner of speaking it does flirt with truth.

The said flavor packs are formulated from products synthesized from oranges. Although the orange essence and oils used, are refined from oranges, they resemble nothing made by Mother Nature. They also contain large amount of ethyl butyrate.

I don't know about you, but I would look for something a little less suspicious for a source of vitamin C. My main focus is good sources of vitamin C. For those of you who find the facts about orange juice hard to believe or just want more information I'll refer you to the lady who put the squeeze on the industry.

In her book Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice, Alissa Hamilton pulled the rug out from underneath the producers. Although she appeared on ABC News and a host of talk shows her message seems to have largely missed the mark. Therefore I thought it worth re-visiting.

Sources of Vitamin C

To begin with vitamin C supplements aka ascorbic acid have been, unsurprisingly, shown to be less effective in treating scurvy than natural sources. I tend to be leery of supplements because it is, in my view, dangerous to picture nutrients as separate entities.

Vitamins work symbiotically with one another as well as with enzymes, minerals and other nutrients in natural foods, such as a host of acids. Therefore, natural sources are always preferable. With the coporatization of the food industry and depletion of soil through unsustainable commercial agricultural techniques they are, unfortunately, not always easily available.

Before the convenience of modern food storage our ancestors often resorted to sprouting dried legumes or fermenting milk or vegetables when fresh vegetables were not available. These processes increase vitamin C, in the case of fermentation, dramatically.

For example to avoid the plague of scurvy experienced by their European counterparts, ancient Chinese sailors took barrels of dried mung beans on their voyages. In a similar manner Captain Cook kept his crew from scurvy with sauerkraut fermented from cabbage on his 27 month circumvention of the globe.

The following is a list of good sources of vitamin C:

Orange juice 1 cup (caveats apply): 93 mg

Papaya 5 oz: 85 mg

Pineapple 1 cup: 67 mg

Acerola powder 3.7 gm: 60 mg

Kombucha 4 oz: 60 mg

Lemon 1: 54 mg

Sauerkraut 1 cup: 20.9 mg

I use to take vitamin C supplements as I was always concerned about getting sufficient since it is so crucial. It has been used in large doses to cure cancer and is known to be a strong defence. Now that my principle beverage is kombucha not only for the health benefits, which are numerous, but because it is super cheap and very tasty I have no worries.

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Collection of Tilapia Fish Recipes

             
Raki Morales 

Any baked, grilled, fried, smoked, steamed, stewed, stuffed, glazed, broiled or what have you recipe there is, it ain't Tilapia Fish Recipes if it has no Tilapia in it.
Now let's get to know our fish.
Tilapia were originally found in Africa but today can be found to inhabit different fresh water habitats like streams, ponds, rivers and lakes around the world. They are tropical fish and can only stand temperatures abouve 55*F.
Some interesting and trivial facts about the fish that they rear their young on their mouths until they have grown enough to fend for themselves, The tilapia also, at some time, were released into the Kenyan waters to feed on mosquito larva to address malaria epidemic. They also played a role in the World War II as prime protein source for the poor. And one of its species, the Nile Tilapia also known as St. Peter Fish is also speculated to be the fish Jesus multiplied and fed to the masses at the Sermon on the Mount as the fish is native to the sea of Galilee.
Their appetite, quick growth and breeding, characteristics made the Tilapia the third only to carps and salmonids in the importance in aquaculture.
Tilapia farming has been around a couple and hal thousand years and it is said that farming the fist started in Israel. In 2002 tilapia production went up to 1,505,804 tons and today Taiwan is the largest exporter of Tilapia and the US and Japan being the largest consumers.
The comercial culture of tilapia is almost exclusive these 3 species:
Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis nilotica)
Of the three tilapia species that has the potential for aquaculture, the Nile Tilapia is the most comonly used species in tilapia in fish farming.
Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aurea)
More at home in salty waters and lower temperatures, the blue tilapia is the next most cultured tilapia specie.
Black Tilapia or Java tilapia. (Oreochromis mossambica)
Very much like the Blue Tilapia in their spawning age and toleracen in salty water, their males grow faster than the other two mentions species.
General Buying Tips that applies only for the Tilapia Fish
Smell it!
The phrase 'Smells fishy' is actually to connote something that is not good and that is probably because whoever came up with that phrase probably only bought fish 'late in the afternoon' when they are no longer fresh, but most of the fish you will purchase would most probably come frozen. Fresh fish smells 'sweet', it should smell a bit different but without the strong 'fishy' smell that means the fish is past its prime.
Fresh fish should not smell bad.
Look at it!
If it looks like fresh out of the water, firm flesh and bright eyes and red gills are signs of freshness. The eyes of the fish are the easiest indicators of freshness, if itis bloodshot, like say in tilapia fish or milk fish, then it might be a better idea to move along. Fillets should look bright without discoloration.

Freeze it!
Fish meat is very perishable and if you are going to freeze it for more than 2 days it should be wrapped well in freezer paper. Only thaw the fish when you are going to cook it, thawing and re-freezing is not a good idea.
Tilapia Fish Recipes Quick Tip: Remove the Muddy Taste -
Common with fish that includes vegetation in their diet, the tilapia fish has a somewhat muddy taste, though I myself have never encountered this muddy taste or i might have grown accustomed to it and probably is the very same flavor that i liked about the tilapia fish but i know others prefers the fish without this flavor.
So if you found this flavor not your liking then to counter act this muddy taste, a 15-20 minute marinating in buttermilk should sip out the unwanted taste out of the fish before going through your tilapia fish recipes.
Quick and Easy Recipes | Tilapia Fish Stew
This one is an easy dish to make with fantastic taste with only a few ingredients. The clam juice is what gives this recipe the tasty results. Easy to prepare and works best with Tilapia Fish, I am pretty sure you will find this absolutely delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
* 6 Tbsp olive oil
* 1 cup of chopped onions
* 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
* 2/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
* 1 cup of fresh chopped tomato (about 1 medium sized tomato)
* 2 tsp of tomato paste
* 8 oz of clam juice
* 2/3 cup dry white wine
* 1 1/2 lb Tilapia Fish fillets cut into 2-inch pieces
* Touch of dry oregano, Tabasco, thyme, pepper
* Salt
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and garlic and sauté for 4 minutes and you can also add some celery and mushroom at this point for added flavor. Add parsley and stir for 2 minutes. Add tomato and tomato paste and let cook for 2 minutes longer.
2. Add clam juice, dry white wine, and fish and simmer until the Tilapia fish is cooked through, that should be less than 10 minutes. Add seasoning. Salt to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Quick and Easy Recipes | Baked Tilapia Fish
This recipe is not only for making baked tilapia but can also be used to prepare any type of mild flavored and firm fleshed white fish fillets.
Total preparation time for this very affordable dish is 40 minutes, of which 20 minutes is used for baking the tilapia in the oven. This specific recipe needs 4 ounces of tilapia fish fillets and is enough to serve 4 servings.
INGREDIENTS:
* 4 (4 ounce) tilapia fillets
* 3/4 cup of olive oil, preferably extra virgin olive oil
* 1/4 teaspoon of salt
* 1/8 teaspoon of grounded black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano
* 1 teaspon of garlic powder
* 4 tablespoons of tomato paste
* 1 green bell pepper
* 1 onion (large)
* 4 tablespoons of butter
DIRECTIONS:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 175° C / 350° F.
2. Coat the bottom of a medium sized baking dish with about 1/4 cup of olive oil.
3. Mix the rest of the olive oil with salt, pepper, oregano, garlic and tomato paste into a small bowl
4. With the skin side up, place the tilapia fish fillet in the baking dish.
5. Pour the olive oil with salt, pepper, oregano, garlic and tomato paste mixture into the bowl of tilapia fish fillets and spread the mix with spatula.
6. Place the green bell pepper and the onion slices around the tilapia fillets
7. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. The baked tilapia is finished when you can easily flake it using a fork.
8. Remove the baked tilapia from the oven and place 1 tablespoon of butter on top of each fillet.
Quick and Easy Recipes | Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa
This has got to be one of the best Tilapia Fish Recipes I came across with. Not only does it taste good, it looks good too!
Preparations should take about 45 minutes, 1 hour for marinating the tilapia fish, and about 10 minutes cooking the fish. All in all, this tilapia fish recipes should be ready in about an hour and 55 minutes.
INGREDIENTS:
* 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 teaspoon dried basil
* 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 (6 ounce) tilapia fillets
* 1 large ripe mango, peeled, pitted and diced
* 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
* 2 tablespoons minced red onion
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
* 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
* 2 tablespoons lime juice
* salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix together the extra-virgin olive oil, the lemon juice, parsley, garlic, basil, pepper, and salt in a bowl and pour into the tilapia fish fillets in a resealable plastic bag. squeeze out the air from the bag and marinate for 1 hour in the refigirator.
2. Prepare the mango salsa by combining the mango, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper in a bowl. Add the lime juice and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Remove the tilapia from the marinade and grill the fillets until the fish is no longer translucent in the center and flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Serve the tilapia topped with mango salsa. Enjoy!
Broiled Tilapia Fish in Creamy Parmesan Cheese
Preparation for this awesome tilapia fish recipes should take about 15 minutes in which 5 minutes is used for preparing and cooking time of 10 minutes.
INGREDIENTS:
* 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
* 1/4 cup butter, softened
* 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
* 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
* 2 pounds tilapia fillets

DIRECTIONS
1. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil and preheat your oven's broiler.
2. Sprinkle the celery salt, pepper, dried basil leaves and onion powder into bowl of mixed parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice and set aside.
3. Arrange the tilapia fish fillets in a single layer on the greased broiling pan and broil the fish for 2 to 3 minutes a few inches away from the heat. Flip the fillets and then do the other side for two more minutes.
4. Remove the broiled tilapia fish from the oven and cover the top side with the parmesan cheese mixture. And broil for 2 more minutes until the mixture on top of the tilapia fish fillets is browned and the fish flakes easily with a fork. Be mindful of the cooking time as you do not want the tilapia fish over cooked.
A few notes before wrapping up. This recipe can easily be modified to fit your taste. Like you can use celery seeds in place of celery salt or add 1/2 tsp. paprika, 1/4 tsp. garlic powder and 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and forgo the lemon juice. You can also add bread crumbs to thicken the mix. And a lot of people using this recipe found seasoning it with a bit of Old Bay seasoning really adds to the flavor as well.
Lemon Garlic Tilapia Fish Recipes
A Tilapia Fish Recipes on Lemon Garlic
Marinating the tilapia fish in this recipes should take exactly 5 minutes and cooking time is 5 to 10 minutes which makes this tilapia fish recipes a fairly quick cook.
INGEDIENTS:
* 2 tilapia fillets
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* Cajun spice to taste
MARINADE:
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* Juice of 1/2 a lemon
* 1 clove of garlic, minced
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
GARNISH:
* chopped cilantro or parsley
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Dip the tilapia fish fillets, coat and allow to marinate not longer than 5 minutes.
2. Pre-heat a nonstick fry for about 2 to 3 minutes or until its hot and add oil and swirl to cover the surface of the pan then add the fish fillets. Lower the heat to medium high and sprinkle the spice to taste and let cook for five minutes or so and turn the fish over and cook the other side until the tilapia fish meat is white in color.
3. Garnish with cilantro or parsley and additional Cajun spice if you like it hot (or not if you just like a little kick) and serve.
4. Add the garnish. And feel free to make a few modifications to suit your taste.

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Food Recipes quick and simple :

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ہائی بلڈ پریشر کا سبب نمک سے زیادہ شکر

امریکہ میں کی جانے والی ایک تحقیق کے مطابق نمک کے بجائے شکر بلڈ پریشر کے مریضوں کے لئے زیادہ نقصان دہ ہے۔ تحقیق کاروں کی ٹیم کا کہنا ہے کہ شکر کی زیادہ مقدار دماغ کے ایک اہم حصے پراثرانداز ہوتی ہے جس کی وجہ سے دل کی دھڑکن میں تیزی اور فشار خون میں اضافہ ہوتاہے۔سائنسدانوں نے بتایا ہے کہ جسم میں شکر کی بلند سطح دماغ کے ایک اہم حصے ہائپوتھلامس پر اثر انداز ہوتی ہے جس کی وجہ سے دل کی شرح اور بلڈ پریشر میں اضافہ ہوجاتا ہے۔ ماہرین کا خیال ہے کہ اسی وجہ سے جسم میں انسولین کی پیداوار بھی زیادہ ہو جاتی ہے جبکہ انسولین ہارمون بھی دل کی دھڑکن میں اضافے کا ایک اہم سبب سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

Cooking techniques

5 Fundamental Cooking Techniques You Should Introduce to Your Children

 By R. G. Vistal

Cooking is a fundamental life skill all people must learn, and it must be taught at an early age. You see, teaching kids how to cook is beneficial. First, cooking boosts self-esteem. Seeing and hearing other people eat and praise the food you prepared is a very pleasant experience. On top of that, this activity can sharpen your kids' academic knowledge and skills. Cooking involves Math (counting and measuring), Science (compounding and chemical changes), Language (reading and vocabulary), Art (food presentation), and even Motor Skills (kneading and chopping). And as a bonus, teaching your kids how to cook is a good opportunity for you to bond.
Frying
Frying, is among one of the easiest cooking techniques that you can teach your kids. Probably the safest and easiest food that you can fry is chicken fingers. Unlike fish and pork, oil does not splatter too much whenever chicken fingers are being fried. It is advisable for you to let your kid fry high quality chicken fingers such as the ones freshly prepared from Magnolia Chicken Station.
Food Preparation and Oven Roasting
If you have an oven, it will be a good idea to teach your child how to oven-roast chicken. The cooking time might be long, but the preparation and anticipation of a fully-cooked whole chicken can teach them a lot of things. This lesson will let them understand the importance of combining spices as a way of infusing the chicken with a lot of flavor. This also teaches kids about patience - making them realize that good things come to those who wait. There are several whole chicken options to choose and make sure that you choose the right type and the right size.
Marinate, Simmer and Boil
Boiling is easy to do, and kids can cook great tasting food as long as they accurately follow a recipe that involves boiling. And the best recipe you can introduce to your child to master this technique is Adobo. Some might think that Adobo requires frying; however, a few variations of Adobo skip that part and only require simmering and boiling. Aside from cooking it, you can teach your kid about the marinating process Adobo needs for it to become yummy. And to make sure the result will be rewarding, get your Adobo cut chicken from a trusted brand and recommended by your family or friends. Since chicken is the main ingredient, ensuring that you get fresh and high quality chicken can make or break any recipe.
Making every meal a chance to bond with the family could strengthen your relationship. This experience would surely make dining at home a meaningful and memorable experience.

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Why You Need Amino Acids!

By Tamara Yapp

Are you dealing with skin problems such as psoriasis or premature aging skin? Would you believe that you're not the only one dealing with these issues?
Millions of people today are dealing with the effects of psoriasis, prematurely aging skin or countless other skin diseases like acne or dermatitis, whether they're living in the suburbs of the Midwest or up in the Hollywood Hills. Even megawatt stars have the skin care blues!
The worst part of this, however, is that very few dermatologists or skin care professionals know how to effectively deal with conditions such as psoriasis aside from costly treatments like skin cremes and UV light therapy. What does it say when a rich celebrity can go to the best dermatologist in Hollywood for solutions, only to be told that her condition is treatable, but not curable?
It's unacceptable, and frankly, ridiculous. Why doesn't anyone know that amino acids and healthy digestion are the keys to healthy skin?
As I detailed in a recent newsletter, there's a direct link between amino acids and your skin's health, one that gets little exposure. See, amino acids are the building blocks of a healthy body, fueling just about every single mental or physical function your body carries out. They're distributed and formed throughout the body when we digest protein. Sounds simple enough, right?
Here's the problem: many of us today have problems with digestion due to eating processed foods, taking antibiotics, prescriptions, and over-the-counter drugs, and from simply being stressed out trying to pay the bills and take care of our families. When that's the case, your body's not breaking down proteins as it should, and so you're not getting the amino acids you need. Furthermore, your immune system becomes compromised because you're not getting the vitamins, nutrients and minerals you need from the foods you eat that aren't being properly digested.
That's when your health starts going off track, and it's not long before it starts showing up on your skin!
I halt this problem dead in its tracks with a twice-daily tonic I concoct using my Pro-Amino-Otic and Pro-Daily-Otic (our fermented probiotic foods in powdered form), that I mix with our Pro-Belly-Otic, our liquid probiotic formula. They're full of the nutrients, vitamins and amino acids your body needs, and because they're fermented and pre-digested, they're easily absorbable by your body, no matter what condition your digestion is in.
Taken together or alone, Pro-Daily-Otic and Pro-Amino-Otic restore and regulate my digestive functions and make sure I receive all of the amino acids I need. They also feed my muscles and help me to detoxify. Doing this is the best way I know how to make sure I'm feeding my skin what it needs to stay glowing and healthy. Tending to my digestive issues has been tremendous in ending my problems with acne, which I first started dealing with when I was 10 years old. I'm now 51, and my skin looks better today than it did when I was 30!
This alone will work wonders for you, but I still have a few more tips to share.
Every night, before I shower, I use a dry brush to clear my body (never my face) of the microscopic dead skin cells that accumulate on a daily basis. This allows my skin to breathe and get to work on producing new skin cells.
Once I've showered, I rub two tablespoons of pure raw organic coconut oil into my skin. Not only does it feel divine, it's perhaps the best natural anti-aging moisturizer you can use to keep your skin supple and young. (Again, this treatment is only for the body. It is not suitable for the delicate facial skin)
When I have a little more time to pamper myself, I make my own facial masks using various ingredients from my kitchen such as oatmeal, honey or avocado. However, there's a secret ingredient that I add that makes all the difference in the world.
My Pro-Belly-Otic is a tangy, refreshing probiotic drink that goes a long way in repairing your digestion by restoring the micro flora in your gut. However, it's fantastic on your skin as well. Once applied, the enzymes and amino acids it contains set to work on your skin helping to fend off the wrinkles that might be creeping up on you. A splash in the mix for your facial mask will do the trick!
There are many gorgeous women in show business, but if all of there money and ability to see the best doctors and go to the most exclusive spas is unable to prevent their skin issues, it's clear that there's something fundamentally wrong with how we address skin care today.
As your parents probably told you, beauty begins on the inside, and it's absolutely true in ways not even they knew. The solution is to pay better attention to what you're eating and how you're treating yourself. Our products are one easy way to ensure your skin and body are getting everything they need to stay healthy and strong. We have your Food to Glow On.

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Food For Beauty

By Vladimir Skirga

Oh, spring! A wonderful spring! For some reason at this time of year you want to be beautiful as ever. How foodstuffs can help in making our complexion naturally beautiful after winter? How to use them for avoiding pale skin color? What should one eat to fill a body with energy and, of course, lose weight?

All these questions naturally concern women after several months of cold and lack of the sun. But we want not just something, but only something mouth-watering even at the stage of cooking. Also, we do not want just a dietetic breakfast, lunch or dinner, above all we want to become the most beautiful and desirable after eating it! And do not torment ourselves with remorse for eating a piece of something tasty.

I do not want to advise some standard recipes for weight loss, for example, the recipe of a cabbage soup. Firstly, it is really not very appetizing, and secondly, after the first preparation of this soup it is unlikely for you to want to cook soon. I will not give the recipes of cooking cream soups, from broccoli for example, because this soup all the same is not everybody's cup of tea...

But I want to recommend eating crisps and drinking mineral water. Just a couple of days of such "dry" and lean food and you will see the result on scales! 4-7 pounds lesser in 2-3 days - is it bad? Another recommendation is cereals (preferably unsweetened) with low-fat milk: just a few days of that diet and you are full of energy, despite that the organism loses weight!

Among the general recommendations: refuse coffee and black tea and choose the herbal teas, or even better - a green tea. Numerous studies have shown that a green tea stimulates the burning of calories and helps to cope with fatty deposits. In addition, this drink has an anti-inflammatory influence.

Do not forget about fruits and dried fruits, which are good for a stomach, and simply are delicious! Berries and fruits will make your skin (especially on a face) fresh, elastic and beautiful.

If you want to get rid of the "orange skin" eat less fat and sweets. It is useful to drink enough water every day. In this context, pay more attention towards dairy products, vegetables.

Remember about a positive effect of gruels, cereals. Indulge yourself daily with a variety of porridges: oatmeal, rice, semolina and buckwheat ones. They are especially healthful in the morning, during breakfast. They saturate the body and have very few calories!

Vitamin C protects you from wrinkles. Oranges, cabbage and kiwi have a lot of this vitamin. Eat more salads from fresh vegetables - it is really tasty and the appetite after them moderates. After the salad one usually does not want to go for high-calorie food.

Limit consumption of bread, wheat one particularly. Minimize the eating of all bakery products.

Instead of soup, which very often includes potato, choose a delicious broth, possibly with a small amount of crackers.

Eat cottage cheese to improve hair and nails. Do not forget about the fish.

If the body requires chocolate, eat it with pleasure, and never torture yourself for it (of course, if you have eaten moderately). Do you think that chocolate wrapping are made up for nothing? Chocolate not only improves the mood! In the cocoa beans there are polyphenols, which are responsible for our rejuvenation.

Remember about the benefits of cheese (better if it would be lean). Do not forget at breakfast about eggs and butter.

If you believe that pasta is harmful, it's time to destroy the myth! Oatmeal, pasta, brown rice and beans include concentrated complex carbohydrates, which assimilating with blood become the providers of energy and support normal levels of sugar in blood.

As you see, it is easy to achieve a beautiful appearance with food. It is enough to follow simple rules while compiling the daily menu. Save your energy, beauty, slenderness and youth with pleasure!

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Anti Cancer Food - The Top 10

By Celia Westberry

It is reasonable to doubt that there are really Anti Cancer foods. Since cancer is a disease of the immune system and the immune system is there to fight for you, a better idea would be to support the system. I for one like to consider food as nurturing and not fighting, For instance food can nurture the immune system so that it is in tip top shape to do its job of vigilantly monitoring and destroying foreign invaders, as well as errant cells in your body.

Even the idea of you agonizing about the possibility of a cancer fight can put your immune system in a tizzy wondering what is upsetting you. This is one of the functions of the system, and this small idea can start a premature reaction at the cellular level as it tries to figure what needs to be done. These are called autoimmune reactions. Thus, it is better to always consider supporting the system.

This is easy. The immune system has specific nutritional requirements. A well fed immune system performs better than a world class war hero, sniffing out the lives and function of invaders at an astronomical rate. This process is supported by your confidence and vigilance in choosing to eat the fresh foods that continually supports the troops.

The moment you adopt the idea of a "nurturing my immune system program", your system will perk up!

Your next step is to pick the right foods recommended by associations like The American Institute for Cancer Research whose sole purpose is to delve into the relationship of diet, weight and physical activity as it relates to cancer. Here is my pick of the ten foods.

1. Sweet potato and chili powder - Foods that are high in Vitamin A and Beta Carotenoids are linked with lung cancer protection. Examples are Sweet potato and Chili Powder. Find a recipe for Chili and eat it with a baked sweet potato and you should be well fortified.

2. Parsley is my pick. It is inexpensive and loaded with Vitamin C, is documented as a front line support of the immune system. Having vitamin C in your blood stream will boost immune function and protect your lungs. You can look forward to preserving your eyesight and backing off infections. Make a parsley pesto and snack away.

3. Yoghurts and dairy products contain Vitamin D. Foods that are high in D help absorption of calcium and maintain structural support of the body. Yoghurt can be eaten alone or can be used as an ingredient in some bake goods such as muffins.

4. Nuts and Seeds or Vitamin B foods - such as sesame seed butter also known as tahini, eggs and fish. These help the body to make antibodies that will actually keep the fight going until you win your cancer fight.

5. Bananas for potassium support of your brain and blood. Bananas can be eaten alone as a snack and is usually a main ingredient in some smoothies. Most of your immune support system is in the blood.

6. Ghee -also known as the Royal Oil - This is the ancient name given to clarified butter. With the invention of impostors like margarine and all sorts of manipulated oils in the name of saving us money and promises of better health, ghee fell from its lofty position. However, none of the health properties of ghee has changed. And it is still the first choice of oil in world cuisine, especially Indian. Ghee still tops the chart for promoting Health and Longevity. Ghee should be used sparingly because it is a fat. Here are some of the properties of ghee with regards to protection from cancer. It helps resist free radical damage and it is loaded with Vitamin A, D, K and choline. Ghee, a heart healthy fat, enhances longevity as it regulates metabolism of cell production. It helps keep cells from having erratic division which can lead to cancer cell proliferation in all body cells.

7. Tomatoes are high in Lycopene an antioxidant which will vigilantly help in the attack of errant cell production of the prostate. Errant calls have a mind of their own and can become cancerous. Lycopene has also been connected with healthy bones which need added attention as aging occurs. Tomatoes can be used to make salsa and an un-cooked soup called Gazpacho which contains the next anti cancer food - garlic

8. Garlic is mostly known to protect against stomach cancer. It can also regulate the amount of inflammatory activity in body cells. Garlic has allyl - sulfides that are involved in helping the body to prevent formation of cancer cells, by helping normal cells respond to oxidative stress. In the face of such stress, allyl - sulfides in garlic helps the cell to dismantle itself, thus lowering the production of cells that might become cancerous. This also can free up cellular material that can be recycled for future cellular production of healthy normal cells. I keep garlic on my counter as decoration and to remind me that a small pod can have powerful chemical and culinary health benefits.

9. Green tea - what can I say! If you seriously want to lower your risk of disease and age without medical fanfare, develop the habit of drinking green tea whenever you want. Its lists of benefits and anti-cancer effects will make you want to pay homage to your detoxification enzymes which are enhanced by the effects of green tea's vigilant phytonutrients, such as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Your body will have antioxidant aid in resisting both viral and bacterial infections. This will enable your immune system to function properly. Your overall health will not be compromised as your immune system sniffs out cancer cells before they proliferate, and cause serious, irreversible damage to body organs and tissues.

10. Cruciferous Vegetables - My favorite is kale. It is inexpensive, easy to cook and has a clean healthy taste. It is a master food for the human diet because it has beta carotene and lutein, two antioxidants that help your body to resist oxidative stress. This stress is disruptive to the body, lowers the efficiency of the immune system, and thus can expose you to the possibility of having to fight cancer.

Celia Westberry is an author, speaker and wellness lifestyle coach. She helps clients to reprogram their minds and bodies to have a personal relationship with food to be happier, healthier and more contented. Her award winning book - Eat Yourself Younger Effortlessly, the easy way to slow aging, feel, great and look good has delicious recipes with food that can help you fight cancer and maintain a healthy, happy body. Find out more at http://www.eatyounger.com

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