Dieting Effects - Fruits
April 25, 2008
Everyone knows that introducing healthier foods into their diet is a good idea. Fruits and vegetables are really what they are talking about. Of course, there are probably lots of foods that can be eliminated to have a healthier body.
Fruits are defined as the fleshy seed-bearing part of the plant that we all get to enjoy. Vegetables are plant parts that we eat, so technically all fruits are also vegetables.
The good thing about fruits is that we get to eat them. The recommended amount of fruit for your day is five to nine pieces. Fruit can make the best breakfast. It’s light, full of energy and nutrients, and very tasty. Fruit hydrates the body and helps the diet levels.
Food for People with High Cholesterol
April 15, 2008
Bad cholesterol nestles stubbornly in the body. This common fact causes great amount of effort to afflicted ones. If only cholesterol can be passed out or rinsed easily with water, then the fear accompanying its effects will not be gruesome to prepare about. The sad thing about bad cholesterol is its presence in the minute-diameter of the veins, where the life-giving flow of blood must not be trafficked even for a second.
Don’t take it wrong. The presence of good cholesterol is an important ingredient in our vital processes. It is the bad cholesterol, which has to be prevented from clogging the arteries. Usually it takes years of careless consumption of high cholesterol foods to find out one day it is too late to eliminate the disadvantage.
Are You Really Overweight?
April 13, 2008
If you are overweight, you know it by how you feel, how your clothes fit or how you look. But, by how much are you really overweight? And how much weight do you need to lose? One measure of how much you should weight is by determining your Body Mass Index, BMI. This index gives you the relationship of your weight to your height. Here is the formula:
Your BMI = [(yourWeight)/(your Height x your Height)] x 705
If you weight 143 lbs and are 64 in tall, then
your BMI = [(143) / (64 x 64)] x 705 = 26.2. Based on the chart below a BMI of 26.2 is overweight.
Common Sense Approach To Weight Loss After Pregnancy
March 27, 2008
Every woman gains weight while she is pregnant. This is the way how it is and always has been. And it is as it is: It is also perfectly normal for a woman wanting to lose weight after a pregnancy. There is absolutely nothing wrong with aspiring to get yourself back into shape right after having giving birth to a baby. In fact - weight loss to a certain degree is certainly encouraged. Overweight just causes different health issues in the mid to long term.
