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Doing a very strict diet is never recommended by dieticians. Adjust your diet and exercise is a practical way to keep your body shape.
As these five powerful tips that make the body stay slim but not torture, as reported fromBecome Gorgeous.
1. Setting the Portion Eating
That does not mean you should not eat pasta or cereal while on a diet. Although permitted,but still set meal portions. The ideal portion about the size of a grip of your hand whileholding a baseball.
2. Get rid of Sweet Snacks From Your Desk
Candy, chocolate, donuts and pastries should be immediately removed from the tablewithin easy reach. Eliminate these foods from the dinner table or your desk. If you want to snack or eat dessert, you should choose whole-grain crackers or fruit.
3. Greentea Drink Before Eating
Greentea very good for health and metabolism. Drink 1 cup of greentea before you eat tomake you feel more full, and avoid adding portions.
4. For Dessert Dried Apricots
Bored with fresh fruit? Try dried apricots for dessert you. The taste is sweet and slightlychewy texture that can satisfy your craving for sweet foods, but still healthy.
5. veggie Burger
Junk food merupakaan biggest temptation when dieting. If indeed you want to eat junk food during the diet, try eating veggie burgers (burgers contents vegetables) that are currently widely available in the quick service restaurant. Better yet, if you make your ownburger so you can minimize the fat and calories in these foods.
The chocolate lovers rejoice, because the results of recent studies indicate enjoy milkchocolate bars will improve brain function.
These compounds have previously been found to be increasing the level of awarenessand ability to concentrate. The results showed, by eating chocolate can get the stimulating effects that will lead to increased mental performance.
Raudenbush and his colleagues said the effects of the brain's ability to do research on a number of volunteers who ate chocolate in some species. The study is in four separate incidents of the first group consumed 85 grams of milk chocolate bars, 85 grams of dark chocolate, 85 grams of carob, and the fourth group did not eat anything.
After 15 minutes later the volunteers in this study underwent several neuropsychologicaltests designed to see cognitive performance. Including memory, concentration, reactionand problem solving skills.
"Value for verbal and visual memory highest for those who enter the group consumingchocolate milk compared to the three other groups," says Raudenbush.
Enhancement of both verbal and visual memory also occurred in the group who consumedother types of chocolate but the results were under the first group.
From previous studies have in mind some additional nutrients in foods release glucosewhich increase blood flow which can affect the cognitive abilities.
Recent findings support previous opinions even clarify, eating chocolate may improve the performance of brain power.
Experts told Reuters reported that drinking a cup of coffee every day can reduce the risk ofliver cirrhosis due to alcohol consumption up to 22%.
These data are supported by the hypothesis which says that the content of the coffee can protect against the occurrence of liver or cirrhosis, especially cirrhosis caused by alcohol.
Yet what is causing the protection of the liver is unknown, they said.
Coffee contains a collection of various biological active ingredients, the experts explained.Often also on the coffee added cream, milk and sugar or other substances that are likely to have high health effects.
Other experts say that the content of caffeine found in coffee that has a role as a protectivematerial to the liver, though the protective effect is not found in those who regularlyconsume tea.
If true protective effect against heart can be obtained from coffee, the risk of increased incidence of cirrhosis due to alcohol can be suppressed in an easy way. But till now still doa bigger study to find out what content has a protective effect and how the amount to beconsumed per day.
Claire Bates in the Daily Mail writes that scientists have found the efficacy of pomegranate juice is rich in anti oxidants good for the heart.
Just by drinking 1 cup / day may improve blood flow by 1 / 3.There are seven nutritious fruit juice that has health benefits, namely:
1. Pomegranate juiceBenefits: helps the heart, where the pomegranate juice is rich in anti oxidants that help prevent blockages in the arteries by cholesterol. Pomegranate juice is also connected with the prevention of prostate cancer.
This juice comes with vitamins A, C and E and folic acid are important padatahap early pregnancy.
2. Orange juice
Benefits: for the immune system, protection against anemia. Palingbaik source of vitamin C and also a source of folic acid, so that pregnant women should drink it in considerable amounts.
Drinking orange juice with meals increases uptake of iron for protection against anemia.New research suggests drinking a glass of orange juice / day, it also helps prevent the occurrence of arthritis (arthritis).
3. Grapefruit juice
Benefits: for the immune system. Rich in vitamin C, grapefruit is a kind of citrus fruit and therefore rich in beta-carotene. This helps protect the skin from damage by free radicals.
But their use is avoided when we're in the medication. Grape fruit juice contains a substance which can slow the breakdown of some drugs. This causes an increase in the amount of drug in the bloodstream, thus increasing its effect.
4. Cider
Benefits: for energy; cardiac protection. Rich in flavonoids that help protect the heart.Having 1 / 3 orange juice vitamin C levels. Contain much sugar fructose.
But their use is avoided in children, because it can lead to complaints of stomach upset.
5. Pineapple juice
Benefits: for digestion. This fruit contains the enzyme bromelain, which helps digest protein and fruit also contains natural sugars for energy boost. Containing 11 mg of vitamin C/100 ml.
6. Tomato juice
Benefits: To attenuate the body; men's health. Juice to thin it only contains 50 kalori/250 ml. The juice also contains bioflavonoids which help strengthen capillary blood vessels, so it does not cause leaks in blood vessels and the formation of bags that contain water in the skin that causes cellulite. And lycopene in tomatoes has been associated with decreased risk of prostate cancer.
But its use should be avoided in individuals with high blood pressure, because the tomato juice contains high levels of salt.
7. Cranberry juice
Benefits: Prevent the occurrence of cystitis (bladder inflammation). Proanthocyanidin in the cranberry juice stopped harmful bacteria adhesion to the bladder wall, thus lowering the risk of urinary tract infections.
This juice contains vitamin C in very high levels, and the juice is sold with the addition of sugar, because the bitter taste without adding sugar.
Its use is avoided in patients who use anti-clotting drugs is warfarin. This was stated by the Committee on Safety ofMedicines, because it can increase the risk of hemorrhage.
In using medicinal plants, there are several things to note that the maxima of treatment outcome. Read carefully all the instructions about medication plants below.
Some things to be explained about the name of the medicinal plants used in this book.Name on title; using the most common name used in the existing literature.The scientific name; use the name most commonly used.
B. TIME COLLECTION
To get the best ingredients from medicinal plants, keep in mind the times of collecting or harvesting nutritious ingredients.
Here are guidelines for the collection of materials in general medicine.Leaves collected during flowering and before fruit becomes ripe.Flowers were collected before or immediately after bloom.Fruit picked in a ripe state.Seeds were collected from yan g ripe fruit perfectly.Roots, rhizomes (rhizome), tubers (tuber), and bulbs (bulbus) was collected during the process of plant stops.
C. LAUNDERING AND DRYING
Ingredients that have been collected immediately washed, preferably with running water.Once clean, can be utilized when needed use the freshest ingredients. However, it can also be dried to be stored and used when needed at any time.
Drying aims to reduce water content and mengcegah decay by fungi or bacteria. Thus, the material can be kept much longer in a jar or a sealed container. Dry material is also easily crushed if you want to create powder.
Here's how to dry ingredients:Materials are large and contain lots of water can be cut into pieces as needed in advance.Drying can be directly under the sun, or wear protective gear such as fine wire if that does not require drying too quickly.Drying can also be done with air the material in the shade or in a drying chamber that good air flow.
D. NATURE AND TASTE CITA
In Traditional Chinese Pharmacology known 4 and 5 different kinds of properties Cira taste medicinal plants, which is part of the way of traditional eastern medicine. As for the four kinds of medicinal properties of plants that are cold, hot, warm, and cool. Medicinal plants that are hot and warm are used for the treatment of cold syndrome, like patients who are afraid of cold, cold hands and feet, pale tongue or slow pulse. Medicinal plants that are cold and are used to cool the heat treatment of the syndrome, such as fever, thirst, dark yellow color urination, red tongue or rapid pulse.
Five kinds of medicinal herbs taste is spicy, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. The flavor is used for a particular purpose because in addition associated with an organ, also has its own properties and usability. Eg spicy flavor has spread and stimulating properties. Sweet taste and nutritious tonic remedy. Preserves and sour taste pengelat efficacious. Bitter taste can mengilangkan hot and humid. While the taste of salt to soften and as a laxative.Sometimes there is also the added flavor of the sixth, which is neutral or nutritious as fresh urine laxative.
E. DRUG INGREDIENTS boiling
Boiling is generally carried out in soil pots, ceramic pots, or a panic email. Ceramic pots can be purchased in traditional Chinese medicine stores. Panic of iron, aluminum or brass should not be used for boiling. It is reminded that these materials can cause sediments, low concentrations of drug solution, the formation of toxic or side effects due to chemical reaction with the ingredients.
Use clean water to boil. Fresh water should be used, unless otherwise specified. How to boil the ingredients as follows. Materials incorporated into the potting soil. Add water until the material completely submerged and the water level about 30 mm above it. Boiling begins when the water had seeped into the medicinal ingredients.
Do boiling with fire according to manufacture instructions. If the flame is not specified, it is usually done by boiling over high heat until the water is boiling. Furthermore, the fire reduced the cooking water to prevent overflow or dry up too quickly. However, sometimes a big fire and a small flame is used alone when boiling danger of drugs. For example, drugs are efficacious tonic generally boiled over a low heat so efficacious substance can be completely removed in the cooking water. Similarly, medicinal plants that contain toxins that need to be boiled with a small flame in a long time, about 3-5 hours to reduce toxicity.Flame is mostly used for medicinal herbs which are intended to be a fast boiling and evaporation of excess of substances that are active components of plants can be prevented.
F. DRINKING TIME DRUG
If there is no user, usually taken before meals drug unless the drug stimulates stomach so drunk after a meal. Efficacious drug when taken on an empty stomach tonic, sedative and efficacious drugs drunk while wanting to sleep. In chronic diseases taken as scheduled on a regular basis. Medicinal decoction can be drunk as often as is necessary, or drunk as a tea substitute.
G. HOW DRINKING DRUG
Medication is usually taken one dose a day is divided to 2-3 times the drink. Generally drunk while warm, especially for the treatment of syndrome outside. After taking medication, wear thick clothes or a blanket to sleep so the body remains warm and sweat easily.
For heat syndrome treatment, medication taken in the cold. In contrast to the treatment of cold syndrome drug drunk warm. Less toxic drugs, drink little by little but often. Add the dose gradually so that the treatment effect is achieved.
I. OLD TREATMENT
Herbs which still form simplicia, the treatment seems slow, but its nature constructive or building. This is in contrast with the results of chemical drug treatment looks quick but destructive. Therefore, drugs derived from plants is not recommended its use for acute infectious diseases. Medicinal plants are preferred to maintain the health and treatment of chronic diseases that can not be cured with chemical drugs, or require a combination of chemical drugs with efficacious drugs from plants.
