tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310004755123804662024-03-08T04:03:41.807-08:00Online HealthAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-17061743740285136812011-05-14T00:52:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.778-07:00A Complete Guide To Body Building<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: medium none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w5yATpdTdGk/TctV0i5JRsI/AAAAAAAAAR8/LyrS5DL6KRo/s1600/bodybuilding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w5yATpdTdGk/TctV0i5JRsI/AAAAAAAAAR8/LyrS5DL6KRo/s200/bodybuilding.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Body Building</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Body building is very popular activity among youngsters and the older generations alike, but what exactly does this term define? Body building is a systematic way to develop a wonderful physique through the use of proper nutrition and exercise program that can sculpt strong, solid muscles. The result of this disciplined effort is the existence of solid, toned muscles that lends a charming aesthetic appeal to anyone who is willing to pay the price. While bodybuilding certainly offer some very attractive benefits, how do you ensure that all standards will be met and what could be the best way to achieve it? To answer that accurately, you need to be aware that the two most effective ways is using targeted weight training and proper nutrition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8641434866385947860&postID=4408232434402294177" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Getting Started<br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> Great - you've decided to try bodybuilding. Perhaps you want to build mass, tighten up your midsection or slim down; those are all possible with strength training. Body building is a life time commitment. It is not about just looking good, but about being healthy. I say that because so many in the body building world today do things to their bodies that is totally against good health in the pursuit of getting bigger and looking better.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2</b>. It is important to include Stretching exercises as part of your regular <b><u>fitness</u></b> regimen. As for what you have shown concern, <b><u>Stretching</u></b> exercises can help you avoid injuries in addition to improving your level of flexibility. The minimum recommended schedule for Stretching exercises is three times per week - include your major muscle groups.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b></b><br /><h1 style="text-align: justify;"><b>Designing Your Exercise Program</b></h1><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before getting into your program, you need to develop an understanding of how and why you're building your exercise routine. Although we've gone ahead and designed a program for you, just about everything in ti can be changed depending on your particular circumstances. Your primary objective here, as a beginner, is to build a solid foundation - and not just any training program will take you there in an efficient manner. Study the following points to better understand your <b><u>bodybuilding training programs</u></b>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tXVHem-nmbA/TctWNySOEiI/AAAAAAAAASA/4LwSR3BIxUE/s1600/build+muscle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="271" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tXVHem-nmbA/TctWNySOEiI/AAAAAAAAASA/4LwSR3BIxUE/s320/build+muscle.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Build Muscles</b></td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;">Body-part</span> Training</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Bodybuilders group exercises by bodypart and train one muscle group at a time. Working one are with 1-3 exercises ensures that you train it thoroughly. Experience says that this type of training is the most efficient for bodybuilding.Compound exercises work supporting muscles too and are generally done for mass and overall strength gain. Isolation exercises work specific muscles or even part of <u><b>muscles</b></u>. It is very common among bodybuilders to do compound exercises for some months and when they are satisfied with bulk, they do isolation exercises to rip off the unnecessary bulk and get that chiseled look.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every major muscle group should be developed to prevent muscle imbalance and the risk of injury. The major muscle groups include legs (quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, glutes), chest, shoulders, back (Trapezius, lats, erectors), abdominals and arms (biceps, triceps).</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Exercises</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">You can choose from any number of movements that target a particular muscle group, but beginners should stick with the basics to develop a solid foundation. The first exercise you do for a given bodypart should be a compound movement. (A compound or multijoint movement, unlike an isolation exercise, has movement at two or more joints and thus brings in a greater number of assisting muscle groups. Note: Some bodyparts like biceps, triceps and calves can be worked with pre-dominatantly isolation exercises.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7-Pci-xP8vY/TctXHVj1TSI/AAAAAAAAASE/2H5WRbMHMIo/s1600/weight+training.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7-Pci-xP8vY/TctXHVj1TSI/AAAAAAAAASE/2H5WRbMHMIo/s640/weight+training.jpg" width="457" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Weight Training</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some basic movements can be done in a number of ways; for example, you can do a bench press with a barbell, with dumbbells or on a machine. Eventually, you'll learn how to do them all and use the in your training arsenal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two similar exercises can target a muscle differently. For example, the bench press is a good exercise for most of the chest, but the incline press (essentially a bench press done on an incline bench) works the upper pectorals more effectively. When you put exercises together to form a routine, you'll want to include those movements that hit the same muscle in different ways. That's why you normally include 2-3 exercises when you work each bodypart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No amount of <b><u>weight training</u></b> will remove the fat or convert it to muscles. To lose fat you need to do aerobics & dieting. Muscles are hard, fat is softer. You gain fat when you eat more calories than you burn. Fat gain goes hand in hand with <b><u>muscle gain</u></b> when bodybuilding because you've to eat too many calories although fat gained this way is not much and doesn't look bad because of bulging muscles. You can never gain <b><u>lean muscles</u></b>. Spot reduction is a myth.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>How Much Weight</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">1rm is the weight with which you can do no more than 1 rep. Of course it varies for different exercises. This is a good measure of weights you should lift. You should lift from 50% to 80% of your 1rm for regular bodybuilding. For <b><u>strength training</u></b> you should lift to up to 90% of 1rm. If you can't find the 1rm, use weight with which you can do no more then the reps you sought.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0kk4kCXhgWU/TctYDiDMUdI/AAAAAAAAASM/oz-ZDg7OeAo/s1600/work+out+plans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0kk4kCXhgWU/TctYDiDMUdI/AAAAAAAAASM/oz-ZDg7OeAo/s400/work+out+plans.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Work Out Plans</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even an experienced lifted should always do his first set as a warm-up with practically no weight to flush to target muscle and connective tissue with blood. On the second set, add a couple of small plates and do the exercise again. Was it still east? If so, and assuming you used good form, add more weight. If you struggled to reach 12 repetitions, add just a little bit of weight. (Adding weight on successive sets is called pyramid training and is one of the safest ways to train.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Continue adding weight until it becomes tough to complete 8-12 reps. Your goal is to train in the range where you reach muscular failure at 8-12 reps. Once you find a challenging weight, stick with it. So you'll become stronger and be able to increase the number of reps. Once you can do 12, it's time to increase your training poundage by about 10%. At this heavier weight, you won't be able to do 12 reps, but with time you'll once again be able to. Keep working in this fashion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The principle behind this type of training is known as overload. It states that for improvements to occur, you must impose a demand on your muscles greater than what they're accustomed to (for bodybuilding purposes, about two-thirds of your maximal strength). Your muscles compensate for this strain on the cellular level by adding protein to grow thicker and stronger. At that point, the same load is no longer sufficient to induce further changes, more load must be added. That is, you must progressively add training stimulus to make continued improvements.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>How Much Sets</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">A set is a combination of any number of reps of a single exercise. As a beginner, you'll normally want to do 1-2 light warm up sets of each movement (especially the first movement for a given bodypart) before doing 1-3 heavier sets. That equals 2-4 total sets per exercise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VThpOf60fmI/TctYTnLgmqI/AAAAAAAAASQ/bSW0xubxWb0/s1600/bodybuilder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VThpOf60fmI/TctYTnLgmqI/AAAAAAAAASQ/bSW0xubxWb0/s320/bodybuilder.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Body Builder</b></td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>How Much Repetitions</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Repetitions decide the results of exercises. If they are less then 5, you gain more strength and less (negligible) muscles. 5-10 Reps enhance muscle growth. 10-15 Reps help build endurance. So, you should ideally use weights that take 6-12 reps to reach exhaustion. You work from lower to upper weight wise and rep wise. This is called pyramid technique.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A rep is a single execution of one exercise. if you do a set of 10 bicep curls consecutively, that's 10 reps. During your first week or two, keep the weights very light so that you can complete about 15 reps in good form. This is a change for you to practice good form while you work on your neuromuscular coordination and lean the proper 'feel' for the movement. Developing that feel with become even more critical later on because it will tell you if an exercise is working.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After that initial break-in period, to build size and strength you want to do 8-12 reps per set (after your warm-up set of 15 reps, which you should do at the start of each exercise). Use a weight that allows you to do the recommended number of reps and still reach muscle failure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UrYTa3ItgA8/TctZA_6mx0I/AAAAAAAAASU/_78d8S8eT_E/s1600/bodybuilders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UrYTa3ItgA8/TctZA_6mx0I/AAAAAAAAASU/_78d8S8eT_E/s200/bodybuilders.jpg" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Muscle and Fitness</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Muscle failure means that you cannot do any more reps with good form. If you can't do eight strict reps, the weight's too heavy. If you can do more than 12, the weight's too light. Adjust the weight for your next set. (Note: The numbers eight and twelve are not arbitrarily derived. Exercise scientists have conducted numerous tests and have found that working with a weight about 70% of your one-rep maximum produces the fastest results. Most bodybuilders can lift about 70% of their one-repetition maximum 8-12 times).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though you don't have to train to muscle failure to grow, you need to come pretty close. Bodybuilders call this intensity. How do you know if you're close to working at 100% intensity? Simple: If you can do another rep with good form, do it! If you can do still another, do it.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Speed of Movement</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Use a smooth, controlled motion during all phases of the lift. This deliberate rep speed produces the greatest results for bodybuilding purposes. Super-fast reps with ballistic movements and jerking can be harmful to muscles and connective tissues, while slow training accomplishes very little. In general, most bodybuilders use a formula that approximates a two-second positive contraction (raising the weight), a momentary squeeze of the muscle at the point of peak contraction, and a two-second negative contraction (lowering of the weight).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GprcV_3sScg/TctZWFyMGlI/AAAAAAAAASY/5MWjr34U4QY/s1600/building+muscle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GprcV_3sScg/TctZWFyMGlI/AAAAAAAAASY/5MWjr34U4QY/s320/building+muscle.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Building Muscle</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Breathing</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Most people don't think much about breathing until they begin lifting weights, but it should still come naturally. Start each set with a deep inhalation and exhale as you push through the most difficult part of the lift. Inhale at the top (or the easiest portion of the lift) and exhale as you push.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rest between Sets</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">In between sets, you need to take rest for about 30-90 seconds. You should rest only as long as you may feel able to do another set. If you rest more then that, your body cools down increasing the risk of injury. Smaller muscles need less rest then the bigger ones. For example, biceps are small and legs are big. For splits, you need to rest for a day or two. Again smaller muscles need lesser rest. If you delay the next split too much, you won't gain mass that fast. If you do more often, you'll over train.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vk0ahAl5QbA/TctZzug5twI/AAAAAAAAASc/jNaIbibPRgE/s1600/gain+muscle+-+rest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vk0ahAl5QbA/TctZzug5twI/AAAAAAAAASc/jNaIbibPRgE/s320/gain+muscle+-+rest.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gain Muscle - Rest</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to emphasize strength, take a little longer rest between sets. On the other hand, less rest means you won't be able to lift as heavy, but you'll be stressing your endurance. Of note: How much you can lift on a given set and the number of reps you do are directly related to the length of your rest period.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>What & When To Eat</b></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Proteins</u></b> are necessary to build the muscle structure.<u><b> Carbs</b></u>/<b><u>Fat</u></b> are required for energy supply. <b><u>Vitamins</u></b>, <b><u>Minerals</u></b> and <b><u>Water</u></b> are necessary for normal bodily processes. You should eat some carbs and protein rich easily digestible diet (preferably liquid) within 1 hour of <u><b>workout</b></u>. Take a carbs and protein diet (very light so that it may not mess with blood supply)before exercise too so that your body has the required stuff when it needs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oh1uubX1uBg/TctaHLRXX-I/AAAAAAAAASg/sIQXxeuOfks/s1600/bodybuilding+diets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oh1uubX1uBg/TctaHLRXX-I/AAAAAAAAASg/sIQXxeuOfks/s320/bodybuilding+diets.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bodybuilding Diets</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Water is very essential. Eat lots of water all day long, before exercise, in between workouts and after workouts. This will ensure that muscles remain fully hydrated. Hydrated muscles recover fats. Lots of water also help vascularity so that you have those much sought veins. Always go for mineral water. Distilled water may dehydrate you (osmosis). Eat often and never miss a meal. In regular meals eat lots of eggs, meat etc. <b><u>Milk</u></b> is an excellent source of <b><u>protein</u></b>.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Training Frequency</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Say you train your entire body on Monday. Should you do it again on Tuesday, or wait until Wednesday? The answer is that your body requires a minimum of 48 hours to fully recover after exercise, sometimes even longer. Physiological processes at the cellular level require rest and nutrients before you can train that same muscle group again. A good rule of thumb: If you're even slightly sore, you're not ready to train that bodypart again.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tqflAaO4KjI/TctantrV3dI/AAAAAAAAASk/LMu0HVb-I44/s1600/workout+routines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tqflAaO4KjI/TctantrV3dI/AAAAAAAAASk/LMu0HVb-I44/s1600/workout+routines.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Workout Routine</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're an advanced bodybuilder and split up your workout into, for example, one day for upper body and another for lower body, you can train on consecutive days as long as you don't repeat the same workout. As a beginner, you don't want to go more than 96 hours (four days) without training the same muscle group again. Timing too infrequently results in submaximal gains.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The answer for the beginner, then, is to train every 2-3 days (or three times a week). A Monday - Wednesday - Friday (or similar) schedule is ideal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R3dl6P1pDnA/TctclKGY0dI/AAAAAAAAASw/OTn9e_EiYrw/s1600/weight+lifting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R3dl6P1pDnA/TctclKGY0dI/AAAAAAAAASw/OTn9e_EiYrw/s400/weight+lifting.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Weight Lifting</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Use Full Tips</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Stretch and warm up first! Stretch and cool down afterwards!</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">To tone the muscle, do high (15) repetitions.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">To increase the size of the muscle, do moderate (10) repetitions.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">To strengthen the muscle, do low (5) repetitions.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Between sets rest for about one minute, then back to it!</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Use proper technique when <u><b>lifting weight</b></u>s.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">To build muscle, you need a consistent routine involving weight training, sleep, and diet.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Take twice the time to lower the weight that it took you to raise it.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Eat smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day.</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Eat within an hour of working out. This is the “window of opportunity”</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Stretching can increase your strength. Hold each stretch for 20 seconds.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Hs05CuOTJo/Tctci9Qgx0I/AAAAAAAAASo/1nUon23oQI0/s1600/work+out+programs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="392" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Hs05CuOTJo/Tctci9Qgx0I/AAAAAAAAASo/1nUon23oQI0/s400/work+out+programs.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Work Out Programs</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-59028535251780291102011-05-08T02:48:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.778-07:00Diet For High Blood Pressure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: medium none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_OBBPZ1Vr5E/TcZlaH1gffI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/vzXRT6dywag/s1600/blood+pressure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_OBBPZ1Vr5E/TcZlaH1gffI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/vzXRT6dywag/s200/blood+pressure.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Improper diet is the root cause for all the health problems.These health problems may result to heart disease curable by cord blood treatments, cancer, diabetes, and ailments.The high pressure requires a diet that is low in salt and sodium. Moreover women have to be very particular about their pregnancy diet as well. In this way your diet plays an important role in the health of the body. So a good diet is essential as certain nutrition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many factors which contribute to high blood pressure. An unhealthy diet and being overweight are two factors that play massive roles in the development of hypertension (high blood pressure), even when someone is young.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><input name="IL_RELATED_TAGS" type="hidden" value="1" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We often wrongly presume high blood pressure is a disease which affects you when you are older. However, this is a mistaken and potentially dangerous attitude to have as high blood pressure can considerably contribute to the risk of stroke, heart attacks and kidney failure, amongst other diseases. Hence, high blood pressure ought to be taken seriously at any age. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Should you adhere to a high blood pressure diet, that does not mean you have to follow a strict diet plan. There is a correlation between particular foods as well as dietary habits which can considerably increase the link between high blood pressure and diet. Regular exercise and a sensible diet is the best advice for enhancing your well being and avoiding high blood pressure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGVooezQSsI/TcZll55lLXI/AAAAAAAAARM/WdlDl7wmb0s/s1600/salt+-+sea+salt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGVooezQSsI/TcZll55lLXI/AAAAAAAAARM/WdlDl7wmb0s/s200/salt+-+sea+salt.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Salt</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Salt is deemed to have a direct impact on blood pressure and a greater than recommended intake can considerably increase blood pressure over quite a short period of time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In certain cases this can lead to key organs like the heart and kidneys getting damaged. Should you keep your salt limit to 5-6 grams a day, problems like high blood pressure can be averted. A lot of us have more than double this amount due to our: </div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Adding extra salt to meals </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Putting salt in food when we are cooking </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Purchasing processed meals and foods which have a higher than recommended salt content.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Should you acknowledge and action your salt intake by reducing the amount of salt in your diet, you can reduce the likelihood of developing problems related to high blood pressure. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Salt content is clearly shown on many foods, so it is easy for the consumer to make informed dietary choices. These kind of diet decisions make all the difference when trying to avoid high blood pressure and the diseases it may cause.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhX3mK4jAis/TcZlbcJD7FI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/lBhY2NjDdEI/s1600/fish+oil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhX3mK4jAis/TcZlbcJD7FI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/lBhY2NjDdEI/s200/fish+oil.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Omega-3 Fats</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is because of their alpha-linolenic acid content omega-3 fatty acids promote a good blood circulation. These omega-3 acids make it less likely for blood platelets to form clumps in the blood, possibly causing heart attacks. Foods that contain this nutrient are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Salmon</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Trout</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Tuna fish </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FEHhqoVApqs/TcZldaIpfKI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Ibe-l3NA0HA/s1600/garlic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FEHhqoVApqs/TcZldaIpfKI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Ibe-l3NA0HA/s200/garlic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Garlic</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Garlic significantly lowers the blood pressure for people suffering from hypertension. Due to its blood thinning and purifying properties, garlic is an important nutrient in any blood pressure reduction diet. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5tv3cpyJ4LM/TcZlfDW-6CI/AAAAAAAAARA/HBeJ5cwg23I/s1600/high+fiber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5tv3cpyJ4LM/TcZlfDW-6CI/AAAAAAAAARA/HBeJ5cwg23I/s200/high+fiber.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Soluble Fiber</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Soluble fibers should make out an important part of your every day diet. Diet and blood pressure are closely related and fiber is one of the key ingredients of a healthy diet. A soluble fiber diet lowers blood pressure and blood cholesterol. Foods that contain a high amount of soluble fiber are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Oats</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Beans and peas</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Rice bran and barley</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Citrus fruits </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1oNrXsBXYoc/TcZlk75XMcI/AAAAAAAAARI/ZEFk8BVw4_E/s1600/potassium-food.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1oNrXsBXYoc/TcZlk75XMcI/AAAAAAAAARI/ZEFk8BVw4_E/s200/potassium-food.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Potassium</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">People who consume high amounts of potassium through their foods, when monitoring their sodium and blood pressure, can lower their blood pressure significantly. Potassium for blood pressure lowering can be found in these foods:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Avocados</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Beets</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Pomegranates</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Tomatoes and potatoes</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Quinoa </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nvaEwyr6RgE/TcZljuewCII/AAAAAAAAARE/Jsi38_Xpfp4/s1600/Magnesium+Rich+Foods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nvaEwyr6RgE/TcZljuewCII/AAAAAAAAARE/Jsi38_Xpfp4/s200/Magnesium+Rich+Foods.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Magnesium</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Magnesium helps to lower and control blood pressure by widening the blood vessels, due to which the blood is allowed to run more freely. The best food sources for magnesium are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Spinach</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Avocados</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Chocolate</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Pumpkin seeds</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Oysters</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Sunflowers seeds</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Brazil nuts</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Amaranth</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Almonds</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Quinoa and barley </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vLfsVYN0ulo/TcZlnv0bs2I/AAAAAAAAARQ/Ni2-rElfTJ0/s1600/vitamin-C-foods+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="126" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vLfsVYN0ulo/TcZlnv0bs2I/AAAAAAAAARQ/Ni2-rElfTJ0/s200/vitamin-C-foods+.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Vitamin C</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vitamin C is another nutrient that helps to widen the blood vessels, by making them more flexible. As vitamin C has more beneficial health properties (such as boosting the immune system and nurturing the skin) it should be included in your diet. Sources for a high dose of vitamin C are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Cabbage</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Red peppers</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Tangerines</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Oranges</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Kiwi fruits</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Strawberries</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Potatoes </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fUbcOIz2L1k/TcZlZPOBBdI/AAAAAAAAAQw/dlzg14EiD04/s1600/alcohol-wine-vodka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="178" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fUbcOIz2L1k/TcZlZPOBBdI/AAAAAAAAAQw/dlzg14EiD04/s200/alcohol-wine-vodka.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Alcohol</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alcohol is okay should it be drunk in ‘moderation’. Information as to what is considered safe changes, and ‘moderation’ has different meanings for different people. However, it is important for those who already have high blood pressure to be aware of the effect alcohol has on blood pressure as well as related issues. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The recommended alcohol intake for people with high blood pressure and others if they wish to avoid high blood pressure is:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><i>For Women</i></u></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">2 units daily</li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">A maximum of 14 units per week</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><i>For Men</i></u></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">3 units daily</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">A maximum of 21 units per week </li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">It is highly advisable to go two weeks without alcohol. Binge drinking is strongly advocated against as it is very difficult to ascertain what you have consumed when you have been binge drinking. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alcohol also affects your liver and pancreas, and is associated with a number of serious health problems when recommended amounts are exceeded. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A diet high in fruit and vegetables – the building blocks of any healthy diet - is recommended as it supports an acceptable blood pressure. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: medium none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-46772454213275714472011-04-26T21:33:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.779-07:00Potassium Diet is a Healthy Diet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: medium none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwwmJuCgkQ4/TbfLo2R1q5I/AAAAAAAAAQo/dQ5t0IS_ZUQ/s1600/potassium+diet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwwmJuCgkQ4/TbfLo2R1q5I/AAAAAAAAAQo/dQ5t0IS_ZUQ/s200/potassium+diet.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Potassium is a mineral involved in electrical and cellular body functions. In the body, potassium is classified as an electrolyte. Potassium is a dietary mineral that is generally quite abundant in most people's diets, so most healthy people get plenty from their diets. Due to illness, however, some people need to restrict their dietary potassium intake and some people may actually need to increase their intake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Function</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Potassium is a very important mineral to the human body. It has various roles in metabolism and body functions and is essential for the proper function of all cells, tissues, and organs:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">It assists in the regulation of the acid-base balance.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It assists in protein synthesis from amino acids and in carbohydrate metabolism.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It is necessary for the building of muscle and for normal body growth.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It is essential for the normal electrical activity of the heart.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Food Sources</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many foods contain potassium. All meats (red meat and chicken) and fish such as salmon, cod, flounder, and sardines are good sources of potassium. Soy products and veggie burgers are also good sources of potassium.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BIGZlTCBrt8/TbfLqDud6kI/AAAAAAAAAQs/s1J3jrqNffg/s1600/rich+potassium+-+iron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BIGZlTCBrt8/TbfLqDud6kI/AAAAAAAAAQs/s1J3jrqNffg/s1600/rich+potassium+-+iron.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vegetables including broccoli, peas, lima beans, tomatoes, potatoes (especially their skins), sweet potatoes, and winter squashes are all good sources of potassium.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fruits that contain significant sources of potassium include citrus fruits, cantaloupe, bananas, kiwi, prunes, and apricots. Dried apricots contain more potassium than fresh apricots.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Milk and yogurt, as well as nuts, are also excellent sources of potassium.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">People on dialysis for kidney failure should avoid consuming too many of these potassium-rich foods. These people require specialized diets to avoid excess potassium in the blood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Side Effects</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Having too much or too little potassium in the body can have very serious consequences.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because so many foods contain potassium, too little potassium (potassium deficiency) is rarely caused by inadequate diet. However, even a moderate reduction in the body's potassium levels can lead to salt sensitivity and high blood pressure. The recommended dietary intake of 4.7 gm or higher can slightly lower blood pressure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A deficiency of potassium (hypokalemia) can happen in people with certain diseases or as a result of taking diuretics (water pills) for the treatment of high blood pressure or heart failure. Additionally, many medications -- such as diuretics, laxatives, and steroids -- can cause a loss of potassium, which occasionally may be very severe. You should have your blood levels of potassium checked from time to time if you take any of these medicines. Diuretics are probably the most common cause of hypokalemia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yGIGLJL6FCg/TbfLn0IpgdI/AAAAAAAAAQk/LKn21RZVa0Y/s1600/potassium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yGIGLJL6FCg/TbfLn0IpgdI/AAAAAAAAAQk/LKn21RZVa0Y/s400/potassium.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A variety of conditions can cause potassium loss from the body. The most common are vomiting and diarrhea. Several rare kidney and adrenal gland disorders may also cause low potassium levels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Too much potassium in the blood is known as hyperkalemia. Some common causes of this are reduced renal (kidney) function, an abnormal breakdown of protein, and severe infection. The most common cause of hyperkalemia is reduced kidney function, especially in people receiving dialysis for kidney failure. Certain medicines affect the body's ability to get rid of potassium. These include potassium sparing diuretics and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Recommendations</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Food and Nutrition Center of the Institute of Medicine has established the following recommended dietary intakes for potassium:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><u>Infants</u></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">0 - 6 months: 0.4 grams a day (g/day)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7 - 12 months: 0.7 g/day</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><u>Children and Adolescents</u></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 - 3 years: 3 g/day</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 - 8 years: 3.8 g/day</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9 - 13 years: 4.5 g/day</div><div style="text-align: justify;">14 - 18 years: 4.7 g/day</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><u>Adults</u></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Age 19 and older: 4.7 g/day</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Women who are producing breast milk need slightly higher amounts (5.1 g/day). Ask your doctor what amount is best for you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Persons who are being treated for hypokalemia need potassium supplements. Your health care provider will develop a supplementation plan based on your specific needs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Potassium in Foods</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_-9Tlg3HLQ/TbfLjeDCgMI/AAAAAAAAAQg/CcliO7xDWlY/s1600/High-Potassium-Foods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_-9Tlg3HLQ/TbfLjeDCgMI/AAAAAAAAAQg/CcliO7xDWlY/s1600/High-Potassium-Foods.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If your potassium levels are too high, you doctor may tell you to go on a potassium-restricted diet. If your potassium levels are too low, your doctor may tell you to get more potassium in your diet. Here is a list of foods rich in potassium:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">raisins</li><li style="text-align: justify;">prunes</li><li style="text-align: justify;">apricots</li><li style="text-align: justify;">dates</li><li style="text-align: justify;">strawberries</li><li style="text-align: justify;">bananas</li><li style="text-align: justify;">watermelon</li><li style="text-align: justify;">cantaloupe</li><li style="text-align: justify;">citrus fruits</li><li style="text-align: justify;">beets</li><li style="text-align: justify;">greens</li><li style="text-align: justify;">spinach</li><li style="text-align: justify;">tomatoes</li><li style="text-align: justify;">mushrooms</li><li style="text-align: justify;">soy products</li><li style="text-align: justify;">veggie burgers</li><li style="text-align: justify;">peas</li><li style="text-align: justify;">beans</li><li style="text-align: justify;">turkey</li><li style="text-align: justify;">fish</li><li style="text-align: justify;">beef</li><li style="text-align: justify;">salmon</li><li style="text-align: justify;">cod</li></ul></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-12556803785232247942011-04-15T01:15:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.779-07:00Calcium Rich Foods<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sp0xh3_mIf0/Taf-ZEi65oI/AAAAAAAAAQc/qd3iHWPaOp0/s1600/calcium+supplement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="172" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sp0xh3_mIf0/Taf-ZEi65oI/AAAAAAAAAQc/qd3iHWPaOp0/s200/calcium+supplement.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "The average dietary intake of calcium by children and adolescents is well below the recommended levels of adequate intake." This can mean that these children will not develop their optimal bone mass, which can put them at risk of fractures and osteoporosis.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Understanding which foods are high in calcium can help you ensure that you are encouraging your kids to get enough calcium in their diet by choosing calcium rich foods such as milk, cheese, and yogurt. Remember that children should eat 3 age-appropriate servings of dairy products per day (4 servings per day for adolescents) or the equivalent to get enough calcium in their diet.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Daily Calcium Needs</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is also important to understand how much calcium kids actually need. The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences recommends:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">500 mg a day for kids who are 1 to 3 years old</li><li style="text-align: justify;">800 mg a day for kids who are 4 to 8 years old</li><li style="text-align: justify;">1,300 mg a day for kids who are 9 to 18 years old</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep in mind that calcium's percent Daily Value (% DV), which is a guide to how much of a particular nutrient you should get each day, on food labels is based on the adult requirements of 1000 mg a day. So a cup of milk that was 30% DV for calcium, would be equal to 300 mg of calcium, which would actually be equal to 60% of a toddler's calcium needs for the day. But it would be only about 23% of a teen's calcium needs. That means that you can only really use the % DV as a guide to how much calcium your kids are getting from the foods they are eating each day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Calcium Rich Foods</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to choosing foods from the following list, you should learn to look at food labels and choose foods that have a high % DV for calcium and at least 20% or more. You may find big differences in the calcium content of foods, even among different brands of the same foods such as cheese, juice, and bread.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Yogurt, plain</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Yogurt, fruit</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Milk, low fat or nonfat</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Milk, whole</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cheese, including American, ricotta, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Milk shakes</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Eggn</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Remember that just because your child is eating cheese, that doesn't mean that she is getting a lot of calcium. Check the nutrition label to make sure the cheese has a lot of calcium. And also look for foods made with these calcium rich foods as ingredients, such as a macaroni and cheese (cheese), pudding (milk), and nachos (cheese).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ns7bOkyfD7s/Taf-YEA87_I/AAAAAAAAAQY/A4TAnXAnkIM/s1600/calcium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ns7bOkyfD7s/Taf-YEA87_I/AAAAAAAAAQY/A4TAnXAnkIM/s1600/calcium.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nondairy Foods with Calcium</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Getting enough calcium can be a especially hard if your kids are allergic to milk. These nondairy foods can be good choices for kids with milk allergies who need calcium:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Salmon</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Tofu</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Rhubarb</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sardines</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Collard greens</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Spinach</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Turnip greens</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Okra</li><li style="text-align: justify;">White beans</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Baked beans</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Broccoli</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Peas</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Brussel sprouts</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sesame seeds</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Bok choy</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Almonds</li></ul><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Calcium-fortified Foods</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to the large number of calcium rich foods that are naturally found, like milk and cheese, a lot of foods are now fortified with calcium. These can be especially good choices if your child doesn't like to drink milk.</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Calcium-fortified breakfast cereal, including General Mills Whole Grain Total, Total Raisin Bran, Total Cranberry Crunch, and Total Honey Clusters, all of which have 100% DV of calcium per serving!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Calcium-fortified orange juice</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Calcium-fortified soy milk</li><li style="text-align: justify;">SunnyD with Calcium (most SunnyD products don't have calcium, so look for the one that does if your child needs extra calcium in his diet)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Instant oatmeal</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Calcium-fortified bread or English muffins</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Calcium-fortified drink mixes such as Pediasure or Carnation Instant Breakfast</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Other calcium-fortified breakfast cereals, including General Mills Golden Grahams (350 mg)</li></ul><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>What You Need To Know</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Talk to your Pediatrician if you aren't sure if your child is getting enough calcium in his diet.</li></ul></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Most varieties of children's vitamins don't have much calcium in them and you may need a special calcium supplement instead. </li></ul></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Choose from a combination of calcium rich foods to get even more calcium in your child's diet, such as a grilled cheese sandwich using calcium-fortified bread and cheese or a calcium fortified breakfast cereal with half a cup of low-fat milk.</li></ul></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">In addition to getting enough calcium in your diet, regular exercise is also important for healthy bones.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-74054052027616798782011-04-08T01:07:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.779-07:00Human Body - Muscular System<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tX77VMcyA7c/TZ66MUVBqXI/AAAAAAAAAPg/6mAnWhxtU5c/s1600/muscular+system.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tX77VMcyA7c/TZ66MUVBqXI/AAAAAAAAAPg/6mAnWhxtU5c/s200/muscular+system.jpg" width="184" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Muscular System</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Muscular System : Introduction</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The muscular system is the body's network of tissues that controls movement both of the body and within it (such as the heart's pumping action and the movement of food through the gut). Movement is generated through the contraction and relaxation of specific muscles.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The muscles of the body are divided into two main classes: skeletal (voluntary) and smooth (involuntary),</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscles are attached to the skeleton and move various parts of the body. They are called voluntary because a person controls their use, such as in the flexing of an arm or the raising of a foot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="" name="more"></a>There are about 650 skeletal muscles in the whole human body. Smooth muscles are found in the stomach and intestinal walls, vein and artery walls, and in various internal organs. They are called involuntary muscles because a person generally cannot consciously control them. They are regulated by the autonomic nervous system (part of the nervous system that affects internal organs).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are some others muscles which plays very important role in our body Cardiac Muscle (The heart is made up of the cardiac muscle), Facial Muscles (There are more than 30 muscles in the face) and Tongue (another unique muscle is the tongue, which is free at one end and only attached on the other end).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another difference between skeletal and smooth muscles is that skeletal muscles are made of tissue fibers that are striated or striped. These alternating bands of light and dark result from the pattern of the filaments (threads) within each muscle cell. Smooth muscle fibers are not striated.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d6KRO3OPUdk/TZ66LP75tQI/AAAAAAAAAPY/N_8nItDPb2A/s1600/human+muscle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d6KRO3OPUdk/TZ66LP75tQI/AAAAAAAAAPY/N_8nItDPb2A/s400/human+muscle.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Human Muscle</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The cardiac or heart muscle (also called myocardium) is a unique type of muscle that does not fit clearly into either of the two classes of muscle. Like skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles are striated. But like smooth muscles, they are involuntary, controlled by the autonomic nervous system.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The longest muscle in the human body is the sartorius (pronounced sar-TOR-ee-us). It runs from the waist down across the front of thigh to the knee. Its purpose is to flex the hip and knee. The largest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus (pronounced GLUE-tee-us MAX-si-mus; buttocks muscles). It moves the thighbone away from the body and straightens out the hip joint.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Upon stimulation by an action potential, skeletal muscles perform a coordinated contraction by shortening each sarcomere. The best proposed model for understanding contraction is the sliding filament model of muscle contraction. Actin and myosin fibers overlap in a contractile motion towards each other. Myosin filaments have club-shaped heads that project toward the actin filaments.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Control : Muscular System</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Neuromuscular junctions are the focal point where a motor neuron attaches to a muscle. Acetylcholine, (a neurotransmitter used in skeletal muscle contraction) is released from the axon terminal of the nerve cell when an action potential reaches the microscopic junction, called a synapse.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MZ-hBDJNaTI/TZ66L0wN3aI/AAAAAAAAAPc/foQdEm5bJrg/s1600/muscle+control.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MZ-hBDJNaTI/TZ66L0wN3aI/AAAAAAAAAPc/foQdEm5bJrg/s1600/muscle+control.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Muscle Control</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">A group of chemical messengers cross the synapse and stimulate the formation of electrical changes, which are produced in the muscle cell when the acetylcholine binds to receptors on its surface. Calcium is released from its storage area in the cell's sarcoplasmic reticulum.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An impulse from a nerve cell causes calcium release and brings about a single, short muscle contraction called a muscle twitch. If there is a problem at the neuromuscular junction, a very prolonged contraction may occur, tetanus. Also, a loss of function at the junction can produce paralysis.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscles are organized into hundreds of motor units, each of which involves a motor neuron, attached by a series of thin finger-like structures called axon terminals. These attach to and control discrete bundles of muscle fibers. A coordinated and fine tuned response to a specific circumstance will involve controlling the precise number of motor units used.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While individual muscle units contract as a unit, the entire muscle can contract on a predetermined basis due to the structure of the motor unit. Motor unit coordination, balance, and control frequently come under the direction of the cerebellum of the brain. This allows for complex muscular coordination with little conscious effort, such as when one drives a car without thinking about the process.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Skeletal muscles : Muscular System</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f5e0SZQIusA/TZ66NK6rqMI/AAAAAAAAAPk/SM1Haorogro/s1600/skeletal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f5e0SZQIusA/TZ66NK6rqMI/AAAAAAAAAPk/SM1Haorogro/s1600/skeletal.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skeletal</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscles are probably the most familiar type of muscle. They are the muscles that ache after strenuous work or exercise. Skeletal muscles make up about 40 percent of the body's mass or weight. They stabilize joints, help maintain posture, and give the body its general shape. They also use a great deal of oxygen and nutrients from the blood supply.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by tough, fibrous connective tissue called tendons. Tendons are rich in the protein collagen, which is arranged in a wavy way so that it can stretch and provide additional length at the muscle-bone junction.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscles act in pairs. The flexing (contracting) of one muscle is balanced by a lengthening (relaxation) of its paired muscle or a group of muscles. These antagonistic (opposite) muscles can open and close joints such as the elbow or knee. An example of antagonistic muscles are the biceps (muscles in the front of the upper arm) and the triceps (muscles in the back of the upper arm). When the biceps muscle flexes, the forearm bends in at the elbow toward the biceps; at the same time, the triceps muscle lengthens. When the forearm is bent back out in a straight-arm position, the biceps lengthens and the triceps flexes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Muscles that contract and cause a joint to close, such as the biceps, are called flexor muscles. Those that contract and cause a joint to open, such as the triceps, are called extensors. Skeletal muscles that support the skull, backbone, and rib cage are called axial skeletal muscles. Skeletal muscles of the limbs (arms and legs) are called distal skeletal muscles.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscle fibers are stimulated to contract by electrical impulses from the nervous system. Nerves extend outward from the spinal cord to connect to muscle cells. The area where a muscle and a nerve connect is called the myoneural juncture. When instructed to do so, the nerve releases a chemical called a neurotransmitter that crosses the microscopic space between the nerve and the muscle and causes the muscle to contract.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeletal muscle fibers are characterized as fast or slow based on their activity patterns. Fast (also called white) muscle fibers contract</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">rapidly, have poor blood supply, operate without oxygen, and tire quickly. Slow (also called red) muscle fibers contract more slowly, have better blood supplies, operate with oxygen, and do not tire as easily. Slow muscle fibers are used in movements that are ongoing, such as maintaining posture.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RprESq6crbk/TZ66KKdJAuI/AAAAAAAAAPU/aza8fdrlYv8/s1600/human+body.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RprESq6crbk/TZ66KKdJAuI/AAAAAAAAAPU/aza8fdrlYv8/s400/human+body.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Human Body</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Smooth muscles : Muscular System</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smooth muscles are controlled directly by the autonomic nervous system and are involuntary, meaning that they are incapable of being moved by conscious thought. Functions such as heart beat and lungs (which are capable of being willingly controlled, be it to a limited extent) are involuntary muscles but are not smooth muscles.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smooth muscle fibers line most of the internal hollow organs of the body, such as the intestines, stomach, and uterus (womb). They help move substances through tubular areas such as blood vessels and the small intestines. Smooth muscles contract automatically, spontaneously, and often rhythmically. They are slower to contract than skeletal muscles, but they can remain contracted longer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like skeletal muscles, smooth muscles contract in response to neurotransmitters released by nerves. Unlike skeletal muscles, some smooth muscles contract after being stimulated by hormones (chemicals secreted by glands). An example is oxytocin, a hormone released by the pituitary gland. It stimulates the smooth muscles of the uterus to contract during childbirth.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smooth muscles are not as dependent on oxygen as skeletal muscles are. Smooth muscles use carbohydrates to generate much of their energy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cardiac muscle : Muscular System</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The heart is made up of the cardiac muscle, which is also referred to as the myocardium. These muscles are thick and contract in order to pump out the blood and then relax in order to allow more blood in. The cardiac muscle is an involuntary muscle, or the type that works without your volition. Special type of cells in the cardiac muscle, called the pacemaker, help in controlling the heartbeat.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cC6xzEKoufU/TZ66IDc-PYI/AAAAAAAAAPM/zVqFgGFAI3I/s1600/cardiac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="277" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cC6xzEKoufU/TZ66IDc-PYI/AAAAAAAAAPM/zVqFgGFAI3I/s320/cardiac.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cardiac</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The cardiac muscle or myocardium contracts (beats) more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Like skeletal muscles, myocardium is striated. However, myocardial muscle fibers are smaller and shorter than skeletal muscle fibers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The contractions of the myocardium are stimulated by an impulse sent out from a small clump (node) of specialized tissue in the upper right area of the heart. The impulse spreads across the upper area of the heart, causing this region to contract. This impulse also reaches another node, located near the lower right area of the heart. After receiving the initial impulse, the second node fires off its own impulse, causing the lower region of the heart to contract slightly after the upper region.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Facial Muscles : Muscular System</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">There are more than 30 muscles in the face. Not all of the facial muscles are attached to bones, as is the case in the other parts of the body.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ixuI2sO0oi0/TZ66JE9hFMI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/uvLrd5beDkA/s1600/facial+muscles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ixuI2sO0oi0/TZ66JE9hFMI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/uvLrd5beDkA/s320/facial+muscles.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facial Muscles</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Many of the facial muscles are attached to the underside of facial skin. The contractions of these muscles are what give the face its various expressions, such as frowning, laughter, surprise, sadness and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Tongue : Muscular System</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tongue is the unique muscles of musclar system, which is free at one end and only attached on the other end. The tongue actually comprises of a group of muscles, which work in unison, enabling you to chew and swallow food, and talk.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS6BpIBOGwI/TZ66N5qGJQI/AAAAAAAAAPo/w7Mha0-J0YA/s1600/tongue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS6BpIBOGwI/TZ66N5qGJQI/AAAAAAAAAPo/w7Mha0-J0YA/s1600/tongue.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tongue</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-25512496129112583602011-04-03T22:03:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.780-07:00Human Body - Skeletal System<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVrP_Fzfu78/TZlOBbLEHoI/AAAAAAAAAOU/aAZfutYeM88/s1600/human+skeletal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVrP_Fzfu78/TZlOBbLEHoI/AAAAAAAAAOU/aAZfutYeM88/s200/human+skeletal.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Human Skeletal</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Skeletal System : Introduction </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Inside every person is a skeleton, a sturdy framework of 206 bones. The skeleton protects the body's organs, supports the body, and provides attachment points for muscles to enable body movement. The human skeleton consists of both fused and individual bones supported and supplemented by ligaments, tendons, muscles and cartilage. It serves as a scaffold which supports organs, anchors muscles, and protects organs such as the brain, lungs and heart. Bones also produce blood cells and act as a storage site for minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">All humans are born with over 300 bones. But some bones, such as those in the skull and lower spine, fuse (join together) during growth, thereby reducing the number. The skeletal system is made up of living material, with networks of blood vessels running throughout. Living mature bone is about 60 percent calcium compounds and about 40 percent collagen (a fibrous protein). Hence, bone is strong, hard, and slightly elastic. Although mature bones consist largely of calcium, most bones in the human skeleton began as cartilage. Cartilage is a type of connective tissue that contains collagen and elastin fibers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The biggest bone in the body is the femur in the thigh and the smallest is the stapes bone in the middle ear. In an adult, the skeleton comprises around 30-40% of the total body weight, and half of this weight is water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yPJPMReFWjE/TZlOEIi0G8I/AAAAAAAAAOg/wn3bz7G8g9E/s1600/Skeletal+System+.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yPJPMReFWjE/TZlOEIi0G8I/AAAAAAAAAOg/wn3bz7G8g9E/s400/Skeletal+System+.gif" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Skeletal System</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Fused bones include those of the pelvis and the cranium. Not all bones are interconnected directly: there are three bones in each middle ear called the ossicles that articulate only with each other. The hyoid bone, which is located in the neck and serves as the point of attachment for the tongue, does not articulate with any other bones in the body, being supported by muscles and ligaments.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Individual bones meet at areas called joints and are held in place by connective tissue. Cartilage lines the surface of many joints and helps reduce friction between bones. The connective tissues linking the skeleton together at the joints are ligaments and tendons. Both are made up of collagen, but serve different functions. Ligaments link bones together and help prevent dislocated joints. Tendons link bone to muscle. Because the bones making up the human skeleton are inside the body, the skeleton is called an endoskeleton. Some animals, such as the crab, have an external skeleton called an exoskeleton.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Structure : Skeletal System</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The human skeletal system is divided into two main groups: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton includes bones associated with the body's main axis, the spine. This includes the spine, the skull, and the rib cage. The appendicular skeleton is attached to the axial skeleton and consists of the bones associated with the body's appendages—the arms and legs. This includes the bones of the pectoral girdle (shoulder area), the pelvic girdle (hip area), and the arms and legs.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Axial skeleton</u></b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">There are 28 bones in the skull. In adults, the bones of the cranium (part of the skull that encloses the brain) are flat and interlocking at their joints. In infants, cartilage fills the spaces between the cranial bones. Known as soft spots or fontanelles, these spaces allow the skull bones to move slightly during birth. This makes birth easier and helps prevent skull fractures. Eventually, the fontanelles are replaced by bone. In addition to protecting the brain, skull bones also support and protect the organs responsible for sight, hearing, smell, and taste.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3RqaPDMeKWc/TZlODAVQaPI/AAAAAAAAAOc/L-7KMhNaRoU/s1600/Skeletal+Muscles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3RqaPDMeKWc/TZlODAVQaPI/AAAAAAAAAOc/L-7KMhNaRoU/s400/Skeletal+Muscles.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Skeletal Muscles</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The skull rests atop the spine, which encases and protects the spinal cord. The spine, also called the spinal column or backbone, consists of 33 stacked vertebrae, the lower ones fused. The spinal column helps to support the weight of the body and protects the spinal cord. Disks of cartilage lie between the bony vertebrae of the back and provide cushioning, like shock absorbers. The vertebrae of the spine are capable of only limited movement, such as bending and some twisting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Twelve pair of ribs (a total of 24) extend forward from the vertebrae of the upper back. Most of the ribs (the first seven pair) attach in the front of the body via cartilage to the long, flat breastbone, or sternum. These ribs are called true ribs. The next three pair of ribs, called false ribs, do not attach to the sternum. They are connected by cartilage to the ribs above them. The lower two pair of ribs that do not attach in the front are called floating ribs. Ribs give shape to the chest and support and protect the body's major organs, such as the heart and lungs. The rib cage also provides attachment points for connective tissue, to help hold organs in place.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Appendicular skeleton. </u></b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">The appendicular skeleton joins with the axial skeleton at the shoulders and hips. Forming a loose attachment with the sternum is the pectoral girdle, or shoulder. Two bones, the clavicle (collar bone) and scapula (shoulder blade) form one shoulder. The major advantage to the loose attachment of the pectoral girdle is that it allows for a wide range of shoulder motions and greater overall freedom of movement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unlike the pectoral girdle, the pelvic girdle, or hips, is strong and dense. Each hip, left and right, consists of three fused bones—the ilium, ischium, and pubic. The pelvic girdle is bowl-shaped, with an opening at the bottom. In a pregnant woman, this bony opening is a passageway through which her baby must pass during birth. The pelvic girdle of women is generally wider than that of men, which helps to ease birth. The pelvic girdle protects the lower abdominal organs, such as the intestines, and helps supports the weight of the body above it.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jjJtLpoa_u0/TZlOB-pblwI/AAAAAAAAAOY/5c8VE7LCcSs/s1600/ligament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jjJtLpoa_u0/TZlOB-pblwI/AAAAAAAAAOY/5c8VE7LCcSs/s200/ligament.jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ligament</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The arms and legs, appendages of the body, are very similar in form. The upper arm bone, the humerus, is the long bone between the elbow and the shoulder. It connects the arm to the pectoral girdle. In the leg, the thigh bone, or femur, is the long bone between the knee and hip that connects the leg to the pelvic girdle. The humerus and femur are sturdy bones, especially the femur, which is the longest bone in the body.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the elbow the humerus attaches to a set of parallel bones—the ulna and radius—the bones of the forearm. These bones attach to the eight small carpal bones of the wrist. The hand is made up of 19 bones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Similarly, in the leg, the femur attaches to a set of bones of the lower leg, the fibula and tibia. The tibia, or shin bone, is larger than the fibula and forms the joint behind the patella (kneecap) with the femur. At the ankle joint, the fibula and tibia connect to the seven tarsal bones forming the ankle and heel. These, in turn, are connected to the 19 bones that make up the foot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Functions of the Skeletal System</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Support : </u></b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">The skeletal system is made up of bones and cartilages. There are 206 bones in the body and these bones and cartilages help provide the support and points of attachment to many soft tissues, muscles and ligaments in the body. There are different types of bones like the long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones and sesamoid bones. The skeletal system functions also include providing rigidity and body shape. It helps supporting the weight of muscles and internal organs, without which the body would collapse.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWSnKuAdnq0/TZlOExUHfaI/AAAAAAAAAOk/XNO-f8b0pB0/s1600/tendon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="129" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWSnKuAdnq0/TZlOExUHfaI/AAAAAAAAAOk/XNO-f8b0pB0/s200/tendon.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tendon</b></td></tr></tbody></table><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Protection :</u></b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">The skeleton protects many vital organs:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">The skull protects the brain, the eyes, and the middle and inner ears.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The vertebrae protects the spinal cord.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The rib cage, spine, and sternum protect the lungs, heart and major blood vessels.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The clavicle and scapula protect the shoulder.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The ilium and spine protect the digestive and urogenital systems and the hip.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The patella and the ulna protect the knee and the elbow respectively.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The carpals and tarsals protect the wrist and ankle respectively.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Helping in Movement :</u></b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">The bone joint act as levers and anchors for the muscles. The point of origin of the muscle is called the anchor and the bone acts as lever. There are three types of joints, viz. fixed joint or Synarthroses like the skull bones, the slightly movable or Amphiarthroses like the symphysis pubis and the freely movable or Diarthroses. The freely movable joints are divided into four groups. The first, ball and socket joint like the hip joint, the hinge joint in the anatomy of elbow, the pivot joint of the radius and ulna and the gliding joint are seen in the carpal joint of wrist.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Storage of Minerals :</u></b></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Bone matrix can store calcium and is involved in calcium metabolism, and bone marrow can store iron in ferritin and is involved in iron metabolism. However, bones are not entirely made of calcium,but a mixture of chondroitin sulfate and hydroxyapatite, the latter making up 70% of a bone.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><u><b>Production of Red Blood Cells :</b></u></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">The red blood cells as well as the white blood cells are produced in the red marrow of the bones. After birth and in early childhood, the red blood morrow is red in color. Then, in adulthood, half of the bone marrow turns yellow, as it consists of fat cells. The long bones consist of yellow marrow and the red marrow is found in the flat bones of hip, skull and shoulder blades. You may also find red marrow in the vertebrae and the end of the long bone. In extreme conditions, the body can convert some of the yellow bone marrow to red bone marrow.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><u><b>Chemical Energy Storage :</b></u></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bone cells release a hormone called osteocalcin, which contributes to the regulation of blood sugar (glucose) and fat deposition. Osteocalcin increases both the insulin secretion and sensitivity, in addition to boosting the number of insulin-producing cells and reducing stores of fat.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rCZg3-erp8s/TZlOAuwgyeI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/R6-hUEnKI1c/s1600/Human+Body+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rCZg3-erp8s/TZlOAuwgyeI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/R6-hUEnKI1c/s1600/Human+Body+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Human Body Muscles and Human Anatomy</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Interesting Facts About Skeletal System</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">There are 206 bones in an adult human body.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">A baby is born with 300 bones. But throughout the growth years, many of the bones of the skull and spine fuse together.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Bones do not move on their own, they need the help of the muscles attached to the bones.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Bones have life. They’re made up of living cells that is why they can grow and repair themselves.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The longest bone, about one-quarter of a person’s overall height, is the femur bone. It’s located in the leg.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The smallest bone in the body is the stirrup bone, located deep inside the ear. It is just a little larger than a grain of rice.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The largest bone in the body is the pelvic bone.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Collar bone is the most frequently broken bone in a human body. It is also known as clavicle.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Hyoid bone is the only bone that is not connected to any other bone. It is located in the throat of a human’s body.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Most bones consist of two types of bone tissues, namely compact hard bones and spongy bone.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">More than half of the bones in the body are located in the hands and feet together.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks. It is just that giraffes have a much longer vertebra.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Bones are filled with a substance called bone marrow that is critical for the production of red and white blood cells.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">There are two types of bone marrow. Red marrow produces blood cells while yellow marrow produces fatty cells.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">At birth, all bone marrow is red.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The ears and the end of the nose don't have bones. These parts of the body are given their shape by cartilage.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cartilage is lighter and flexible than bone, allowing movement and the ability to bend.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cartilage degrades faster than bone that is why many human remains are found without a nose or ears.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cartilage contains no blood vessels or nerve cells.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Embryos contain cartilage, not bones.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">In adults, the skeleton makes up for 15-20 percent of total body weight.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-90633026401461319562011-03-21T05:53:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.780-07:00Nutrition Facts Of Coffee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTimes-Health%2F141092935932376&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KLI3-gYje9Y/TY9OZ285-uI/AAAAAAAAANU/8W2ynXOlIp8/s1600/coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KLI3-gYje9Y/TY9OZ285-uI/AAAAAAAAANU/8W2ynXOlIp8/s200/coffee.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here’s some interesting nutrition facts for coffee that may be of interest to you. Especially those on a health quest which includes the bodybuilder looking to build muscle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most people think of coffee as the beverage to get your caffeeine addition taken care of for the day. Worldwide numbers run as high at 85% of all caffeeine consumed comes from coffee.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The actual caffeine content can vary greatly depending on the beans and method of brewing used. But here’s a quick breakdown of the average caffeine in coffee. If you need more nutrition facts for coffee on a particular brand or coffee house creation, it’s best to check out that vendor’s website. Adding in sugars and additional shots can change your standard cup of joe into something entirely different.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Average Caffeine Content in Coffee:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Drip coffee: 115-175 mg</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Espresso: 100 mg</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Brewed: 80-135 mg</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Instant: 65-100 mg</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Decaf, brewed: 3-4 mg</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Decaf, instant: 2-3 mg</li></ul><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Possible Benefits of Drinking Coffee (in no particular order):</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reduced risk of gallstone disease</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease (80% less likely to develop for those regular coffee consumers)</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Enhanced cognitive performance</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3tkxDtt80E/TY9OaqZxXII/AAAAAAAAANY/bTVdwsp93b4/s1600/coffee+beans+-+effects+of+coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3tkxDtt80E/TY9OaqZxXII/AAAAAAAAANY/bTVdwsp93b4/s1600/coffee+beans+-+effects+of+coffee.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Analgesic enhancement (increases the effectiveness of certain types of pain killers)</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reduced risk of Type 2 Diabetes</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Antioxidants in coffee (many people get their only source of antioxidants from coffee)</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Cardioprotective</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reduced risk of cancer (oral, esophageal, and pharyngeal cancer)</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Reduced asthma attacks</li></ul><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Potential Risks of Excess Coffee Consumption:</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Sleep pattern changes</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Increased anxiety</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Staining of the teeth (my dentist always bugs me about this one.)</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Effects on pregnancy and menopause</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Cholesterol </li></ul><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overall, coffee offers many benefits and very little side effects to the average consumer of this beverage. You’ll reap more rewards by drinking it in moderation. That’s 1-2 cups per day. Overconsumption of caffeine does have its drawbacks.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-5426606880866689302011-03-13T22:07:00.000-07:002011-07-27T21:46:48.780-07:00Top 5 Whey Protein Supplement in Times Health Wishlist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyCGcPPjt8E/TZGsplxGF5I/AAAAAAAAANw/y5YUvafwAzU/s1600/protein+-+top+5+whey+protein.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyCGcPPjt8E/TZGsplxGF5I/AAAAAAAAANw/y5YUvafwAzU/s200/protein+-+top+5+whey+protein.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best Protein Powder</td></tr></tbody></table>Whey protein is a mixture of globular <b>proteins isolated</b> from whey, the liquid material created as a by-product of <b>cheese production</b>. Some preclinical studies in rodents have suggested that whey protein may possess anti-inflammatory or anti-cancer properties; however, human data is lacking. The effects of whey protein on human health are of great interest and are currently being investigated as a way of reducing disease risk, as well as a possible supplementary treatment for several diseases.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8641434866385947860&postID=2553028834966049101" name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Optimum Nutrition</b> - <b>Platinum Hydro-whey</b></li></ul>Platinum Hydrowhey was recognized by thousands of Bodybuilding.com customers as 2010's New Supplement of the Year. What else would you expect from Optimum Nutrition's, fastest, purest and most advanced protein technology?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>By hydrolyzing the protein in this premium formula we've created our fastest-acting whey protein yet. Hydrolyzing breaks larger proteins down into smaller pieces that are able to get into your system rapidly, enabling your muscles to start rebuilding quickly. For added effectiveness, we've also enhanced this revolutionary formula with ACTITOR™ peptides, digestive enzymes and micronized branched chain amino acids (<b>BCAA</b>s).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFbudog6ohQ/TZGsqWDIFlI/AAAAAAAAAN0/XYJUuli0CrU/s1600/whey+protein+-+hydro+whey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFbudog6ohQ/TZGsqWDIFlI/AAAAAAAAAN0/XYJUuli0CrU/s1600/whey+protein+-+hydro+whey.jpg" /></a></div><br />In addition to being fast, Platinum Hydrowhey is also ultra-pure. That's because it's made entirely with hydrolyzed whey protein isolates. So there's no excess fat, cholesterol, or lactose to slow down your progress.<br /><br />Made With advanced Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolates for Faster Delivery<br />30 Grams of Ultra-Pure Protein Per Serving<br />Nearly 9 Grams of Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine (BCAAs)<br />Includes Patent-Pending ACTITOR™ Peptides<br />No Lactose or Cholesterol<br />Contains Digestive Enzymes for Enhanced Utilization<br />Instantized to Mix Easily With a Spoon<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>ON's MOST VALUABLE MUSCLE BUILDING PROTEIN YET</u></span></b><br />By combining the absolute finest ingredients with a series of highly specialized processing techniques Optimum Nutrition (ON) has created its most valuable muscle building protein yet. Everything about Platinum Hydrowhey® was designed with an uncompromising attitude toward performance - both in the gym and your shaker cup.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>PURE PERFORMANCE</u></span></b><br />Platinum Hydrowhey® is protein in its purest expression. It's made only with hydrolyzed whey proteins that have been isolated to remove the excess lactose, cholesterol, carbohydrates, and fat. The result is a product that's ultra-pure, quickly digested, and packed with muscle building and replenishing amino acids.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>FEED YOUR MUSCLES FAST</u></span></b><br />100% of the proteins in Platinum Hydrowhey® are hydrolyzed to varying degrees. Hydrolyzing is a process through which intact proteins are strategically broken down into smaller fragments, called peptides, for faster delivery and easier utilization by your body. ON's exclusive combination of mild, moderate, and ultra-hydrolyzed proteins provides di-, tri-, and oligo-peptides while retaining select microfractions naturally found in whey. If this is too much technical talk, all that you really need to understand is that Platinum Hydrowhey® is ideal first thing in the morning, before workouts, and immediately after workouts when your hard-working muscles benefit most from a fast-acting protein.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>THE BEST MADE EVEN BETTER</u></span></b><br />All proteins are made up of amino acids, but not all amino acids are of equal importance. The three branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are particularly beneficial for athletes because they assist with new muscle synthesis and protect the muscle that you already have against breakdown.* That's why ON enhanced every serving of Platinum Hydrowhey® with added BCAAs for a total of over 8,800 mg per scoop.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>PRECIOUS ON THE PALATE TOO</u></span></b><br />The only way to reap the results of Platinum Hydrowhey® is to drink it. So from the outset, ON benchmarked the taste and mixibility against the best protein powders on the market. Regardless of whether you choose Turbo Chocolate or Velocity Vanilla, Platinum Hydrowhey® tastes as great as it works and dissolves easily in water, milk, or juice.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>STACK THE GAINS</u></span></b><br />Try using complementary nutrients and mixing in other foods and performance supplements to boost the functionality of your Platinum Hydrowhey® shakes.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>EXAMPLE SIZE & STRENGTH STACK</u></span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><u>Morning:</u></i> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Platinum Hydrowhey® shake + Opti-Men. Why? Your body needs vitamins and minerals to effectively use protein, carbohydrate, and fat.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><u>Before Workouts:</u></i> Platinum Hydrowhey® mixed with skim milk + Micronized Creatine powder. Why? Hundreds of clinical studies suggest creatine monohydrate's ability to boost strength, size, and power. Combining creatine with protein and carbohydrate increases muscle uptake.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><u>After Workouts:</u></i> Platinum Hydrowhey® mixed with iced coffee + Glycomaize + Glutamine Powder. Why? At no other time throughout the day are your muscles as receptive to nutrients as they are post-workout. Fast-acting proteins, free form amino acids, and quickly digested carbohydrates provide building blocks for rebuilding and replenishment. Recent research also suggests that a shot of caffeine (in this case, from the iced coffee) may also help facilitate greater glycogen resynthesis, which means you'll be ready to go for your next workout.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><u>Before Bed</u></i>: Gold Standard 100% Casein + Instantized BCAA 5000 powder. Why? Rapid digestion is beneficial during the day while you are active. But, slower is better at night. Casein proteins and BCAAs help protect and preserve your hard earned muscle tissue throughout the night while you sleep.</span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Optimum Nutrition - 100% Gold Whey</b></li></ul>Optimum's Gold Standard 100% Whey™ has won the Supplement Of The Year and Protein Powder Of The Year awards for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010! Since the very beginning, Optimum Nutrition has raised the standard by which all other whey protein supplements are judged. The proprietary blend includes:<br /><br />Microfiltered Whey Protein Isolates<br />Ion-Exchange Whey Protein Isolates<br />Ultrafiltered Whey Protein Concentrate<br />HydroWhey Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QzUj4nBn0c/TZGspKoGu7I/AAAAAAAAANs/xGrU5RwNrO8/s1600/optimum+nutrition+whey+protein.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QzUj4nBn0c/TZGspKoGu7I/AAAAAAAAANs/xGrU5RwNrO8/s1600/optimum+nutrition+whey+protein.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />To give you more of what you want (pure, unadulterated whey protein) with less of what you don't (fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, lactose, and other carbohydrates) with every serving. This whey protein supplement is no exception. In fact, ON Gold Standard 100% Whey is better than ever! Here's why:<br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>ON Gold Standard 100% Whey provides more whey protein isolates (WPI) - the purest and most expensive source of whey protein available.</li><li>Higher protein percentage. ON's Gold Standard 100% Whey has always been a leader in this respect. Now with 24 grams of protein in just slightly over one-ounce serving, it's nearly 79% protein by weight!</li><li>We've included more HydroWhey strategically hydrolyzed, low molecular weight whey peptides to make ON's Gold Standard 100% Whey even faster acting!</li><li>ON's Gold Standard 100% Whey now contains lactase and Aminogen digestive enzymes to further enhance absorption and make this product even more friendly to lactose intolerant individuals.</li><li>ON's Gold Standard 100% Whey is instantized to mix easily and completely with just a few twirls of a spoon.</li><li>Every serving supplies even more low, moderate, and high molecular weight, biologically active whey protein microfractions including Alpha-lactalbumin, Glycomacropeptides, Beta-lactoglobulin, Immunoglobulin G (IgG), Lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, and various growth factors.</li><li>Over 4 grams of glutamine and glutamine precursors as well as 5 grams of BCAAs (leucine, isoleucine, and valine) in each scoop!</li></ol><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <b>MuscleTech - Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro</b></li></ul><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Scientifically Advanced Musclebuilding Protein Formula</u></span></b><br />Introducing Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series, a Scientifically Advanced Musclebuilding Protein Formula. Backed by a portion of a multimillion-dollar research and development budget, the Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series formula was ingeniously formulated to build upon the muscle and strength-building properties of whey protein – making it a truly technologically advanced musclebuilding whey protein formulation!s<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPxvXxOGR98/TZGsonuTJjI/AAAAAAAAANo/Ieco7Lu2BT4/s1600/muscletech+-+whey+protein+isolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPxvXxOGR98/TZGsonuTJjI/AAAAAAAAANo/Ieco7Lu2BT4/s1600/muscletech+-+whey+protein+isolate.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Unparalleled Gains in Dense Muscle with Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series</span></b></u><br />Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series is mega-dosed with multiple anabolic agents to deliver rapid and dramatic muscle gains for bodybuilders and athletes of all levels. ‡‡In fact, advanced Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series is now loaded with 25 percent more protein than the previous version and delivers 11 grams of leucine and 13 grams of additional BCAAs with every maxed-out daily dose!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />In addition, a key ingredient in Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series features Micro-Diffuse™ Technology, designed to increase the dissolution of a critical anabolic agent by drastically reducing the size of the particles. Driven by the anabolic musclebuilding power of SynthePro®, and featuring the state-of-the-art blends Nitroxen® and Insulogen®, Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series is truly a scientifically advanced musclebuilding protein formula. In fact, subjects using the core formula in Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series packed on incredibly more lean muscle than subjects using whey protein.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">University Research Supports Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series</span></b></u><br />In order to engineer Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series, Team MuscleTech™ teamed up with researchers from St. Francis Xavier University and the University of Saskatchewan to conduct some of the most innovative musclebuilding research in history. Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series features Nitrogen Retention Technology, developed to drive nitrogen retention for fast and great muscle gains. The power of Nitrogen Retention Technology is illustrated by the incredible muscle gains experienced by subjects using the core formula in Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series along with a hardcore training program. Just check out the study results! ‡In a six-week, double-blind study involving 36 test subjects with at least three years of weight-training experience, not only did subjects gain more muscle, subjects using the core formula in Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series also jacked up their bench press more than subjects using whey protein.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Mouth-Watering Flavors Make Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series a Must-Have</span></b></u><br />Researchers at Team MuscleTech™ collaborated with product development specialists and industry-leading flavoring experts to develop a protein formulation with a velvety smooth taste to rival that of the richest, purest dessert delicacies known to man. Using decadent cocoa, and after conducting countless internal blind-comparison sensory laboratory taste tests and vastly improving any prototype deemed somehow imperfect, Team MuscleTech™ researchers finally achieved flavor perfection. You'll be absolutely blown away by the rich, indulgent, milkshake taste of Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series Chocolate Milkshake.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Powerful Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series Formula Features Micro-Diffuse™ Technology</span></b></u><br />After developing a scientifically advanced protein formula backed by a university study and independent research on its key ingredients, Team MuscleTech™ employed a state-of-the-art delivery system to put part- icle science to work for you: Micro-Diffuse Technology™. The advanced technological system delivers smaller, micron-sized particles of a key musclebuilding ingredient with enhanced dissolution and dispersion properties.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Tri-Phasic Filtration Technology - Another Advanced Mechanism Featured in Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series</span></b></u><br />A remarkable technology also driving the purity of the whey protein of Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series is its state-of-the-art Tri-Phasic Filtration Technology, which is designed to ensure the ultra-anabolic properties of the whey protein remain intact and the structural integrity of the protein fractions are preserved. Tri-Phase Filtration Technology involves three phases, all performed to enhance the overall purity of the whey protein in Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series:<br /><br />Microfiltration is the process in which fat is removed from the protein to help make the whey protein in Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series a perfect protein choice for athletes who want a lean, muscular physique.<br />Ultrafiltration involves the concentration of protein, which entails removing lactose, making it much easier to digest and helping those with sensitive stomachs avoid negative side effects, like bloating.<br />Metafiltration is the final step in Tri-Phasic Filtration Technology; it involves the removal of any impurities from the whey protein. It purifies and concentrates solids, which makes the protein particles in Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series ultra-pure.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series - The Future of Musclebuilding!</span></b></u><br />For over a decade Team MuscleTechTM has brought countless bodybuilders and athletes across the globe multiple steps in the evolution of the Nitro-Tech® formula for incredible gains in lean muscle. Now this brand new formulation, Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series, is the complete solution for building massive, dense muscle, fast!‡ If you are truly serious about building muscle and strength fast, add Nitro-Tech® Hardcore Pro Series to your training program.<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b> BSN - Syntha 6</b></li></ul>Syntha-6™ is the ultra-premium protein with an ultra-premium taste. Our multi-functional protein blend utilizes multiple individual proteins, each with varying digestive rates and distinct amino acid profiles. This combination ensures active muscles are fed for hours with the most complete blend of proteins available.<br /><br />To enhance this ultra-premium blend, Syntha-6™ has been loaded with BCAAs, muscle-sparing glutamine peptides, A²ZORB™ for greater digestion and healthy MCTs and essential fatty acids.* Last but certainly not least, each serving of Syntha-6™ provides you with 5 grams of fiber for slower digestion and increased nutrient uptake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dub66qvVscA/TZGsl_0HYdI/AAAAAAAAANc/zPqvXGId7eM/s1600/bsn+-+syntha+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dub66qvVscA/TZGsl_0HYdI/AAAAAAAAANc/zPqvXGId7eM/s1600/bsn+-+syntha+6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Not only does Syntha-6™ produce mouthwatering shakes, which can only be described as "ridiculously delicious," it provides you a meal perfect for rigorous training schedules and hectic lifestyles.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Highlights</span></b></u><br /><br />Produces "ridiculously delicious" protein drinks that maximize lean muscle development<br />Doesn't leave you feeling bloated or stuffed; great for several-times-daily use<br />Multi-Functional A.M.-P.M. Protein Blend: ultra-premium quality proteins + digestive enzymes<br />Packed with BCAAs (for nitrogen balance), Glutamine Peptides (recovery, immune system), MCTs (fast energy) and fiber<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Benefits:</span></b></u><br />"Ridiculously delicious" protein shakes that make following a high-protein diet easy and enjoyable<br />Packed with BCAAs, glutamine, heart-healthy fats, fiber, vitamins and minerals for a nutritionally complete meal replacement*<br />Multi-functional protein blend, ideal for A.M. and P.M. use<br />Enhanced with digestive enzymes for complete digestion, protein utilization and intestinal health<br />No bloating or stomach discomfort; ultra-premium protein sources used in formula.<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b> Nature's Best - Zero Carb Isopure</b></li></ul>Nature's Best Perfect Low Carb Isopure contains 50 grams of 100% Ion Exchange Whey Protein Isolate. Any and all impurities typically found in most whey proteins have been removed to provide you with a great tasting, lactose free, fat free, glutamine enriched, state of the art carbohydrate free protein supplement.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0bWO2W1F0o/TZGsnoD2rwI/AAAAAAAAANk/3VEXpvKVEXU/s1600/isopure+-+zero+carbs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0bWO2W1F0o/TZGsnoD2rwI/AAAAAAAAANk/3VEXpvKVEXU/s1600/isopure+-+zero+carbs.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Nature's Best set out to create a product that didn't hide anything from its customers. Our protein source is clearly identificed as 100% Pure Ion Exchange Whey Protein Isolate. We didn't try to confuse you by listing a protein blend that doesn't tell you how much of the product is whey protein isolate and how much is whey protein concentrate or sweet whey or some other protein source.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Furthermore, Isopure contains 0g of sugar and is instantized so it can be taken anywhere and mixed with a spoon.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Isopure's Major Proteins Include:</span></b></u><br />Beta-lactoglobulin:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>55-62%<br />Alpha-lactalbumin:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>19-22%<br />Immunoglobulin:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>9-10%<br />Bovine Serum Albumin:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6-8%<br />Lactoferrin:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0.5-1%<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">In addition, Isopure is rich in branched chain amino acids and glutamine.</span></b></u><br />Each Serving of Isopure Contains:<br />3465mg of isoleucine<br />7865mg of leucine<br />3080mg of valine<br />4.6g of L-Glutamine<br /><br />Athletes tend to need more protein than sedentary individuals to achieve positive nitrogen balance.* Most recommendations range from 1.5-2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Isopure will help you achieve the positive nitrogen state you are seeking.<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Dymatize - Elite Whey Protein Isolate</b></li></ul><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Great Protein, Awesome Price...</span></b></u><br />Add some serious muscle to your body without the fat that can come from high carbohydrate diets. Elite is an effective way to gain lean muscle mass whether you are planning on bulking up or losing fat. This powerful protein supplement is made with extra high-quality protein, which makes it an excellent choice as the alternate source of dietary protein.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sOCRwmPgYWw/TZGsnOGas_I/AAAAAAAAANg/2YjrNK1J3Pk/s1600/dymatize+-+elite+whey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sOCRwmPgYWw/TZGsnOGas_I/AAAAAAAAANg/2YjrNK1J3Pk/s1600/dymatize+-+elite+whey.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Great Tasting Without Compromises</span></b></u><br />As good as Elite tastes, you might expect it to be filled with sugar, artificial sweeteners or sodium, but no! Elite Whey contains only 1 gram of sugar per serving and is aspartame free. Plus, Elite Whey mixes smoothly and quickly in a glass or shaker bottle so it´s convenient enough to use anywhere, anytime. Just add water, milk, or juice and drink!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A Product You Need At A Price You Can Live With</span></b></u><br />Elite is designed to work great, yet not break your bank. In fact, per seving, Elite not only costs less than the leading brand, it also costs less than most other sources of protein you eat. So if you are looking for a high-quality protein at an economic price, Dymatize Elite Whey is just your ideal choice.<br /><br /><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Variety and Juicers Variety come in a 10 Lb box of three different flavors. </span></b></u><br />Variety: Rich Chocolate, Gourmet Vanilla, Berry Blast.<br />Juicers Variety: Smooth Banana, Berry Blast, Orange Dreamsicle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-25876526730062550872011-03-10T02:46:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.780-07:00Fiber Diet : Choose and Eat High Fiber Diet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UG6gB6VyGoI/TXir1f9xvbI/AAAAAAAAAKc/d4oXOJBokeQ/s1600/fiber+diet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UG6gB6VyGoI/TXir1f9xvbI/AAAAAAAAAKc/d4oXOJBokeQ/s200/fiber+diet.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today people have realized the importance of having low fat and high fiber food items. Fiber is an integral in every food items we eat because fiber is essential for the health of the digestive system. It works in many ways to help the removal of waste from the body.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If sufficient amount of fiber is consumed everyday then the process of digestion becomes very easy. Fiber also helps easing the constipated stools.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>There are many food items which are rich in fiber. Some of them are:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Whole grains breads and muffins and whole grain pasta and cereals</li><li style="text-align: justify;">All berries including raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are rich in fiber.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Dry fruits like apricot and raisins have huge amount of fiber in them.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Several vegetables like many types of beans, broccoli, green peas, and spinach contain high fiber content.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Apart from these you also get to purchase fiber rich drinks. They usually come in a powder form and once mixed with water turns into a desirable drink.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Dried beans, legumes, dried peas, nuts, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds are high in fiber.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Some of the other sources of fiber though are not extremely high are apples, barley, lima beans, brown rice, snow peas, green peas, and sweet potatoes.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-45_EPbuTXjc/TXir25D6ZGI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mqomJGLPfFw/s1600/High+Fiber+Diet+-+fiber+diet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-45_EPbuTXjc/TXir25D6ZGI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mqomJGLPfFw/s1600/High+Fiber+Diet+-+fiber+diet.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Things to be considered before going on a diet are:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">To many people diet is associated with losing weight. This can only be achieved by striking a good balance between the intake of low calorie diet by avoiding most of the high calorie diet food and the increase in the exercise. Losing one pound means burning 3,500 calories. This can only be done with a strict low calorie diet and strict daily exercise.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">But to many people low calorie diet can lead them exhausted having no power to continue with their exercise routine. This is due to low intake of necessary nutrition, vitamins, carbohydrate and many other elements.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Therefore before starting a strict diet it is very important to consult a good doctor.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Usually diet low in carbohydrates are high in fat but people with hear problems should avoid the intake of fat in their food.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-25319502005157005202011-03-06T09:18:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.780-07:00Do vitamin supplements encourage fat burning efficiency ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gefhovBFcxI/TXPBuVNI2uI/AAAAAAAAAKU/2-jjGV92TB8/s1600/fat-burn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gefhovBFcxI/TXPBuVNI2uI/AAAAAAAAAKU/2-jjGV92TB8/s200/fat-burn.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everybody knows that a healthy diet and an active exercise program are the best ways to lose weight and to the tendency to put on extra pounds under control. What do you do during those times where you have tried everything that you can? You eat a balanced diet, and you work out on a regular basis, but the weight just does not seem to be coming off as fast as it seems like it should. Sometimes the best solution doesn’t lie in getting involved in the latest crash diet or chugging down nasty food replacement shakes. Sometimes the extra push you body needs is a vitamin supplement.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some studies have shown that certain vitamins help the body in the carbohydrate to sugar and starch processing functions by making sure that the body is able to process the most fuel for your body as possible, eliminating the need for the body to retain the food instead as fat stored in all of the wrong places.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another benefit of the use of vitamin supplements is that for people on the go, the limited availability of certain food choices allows them to use supplements to replace used nutrients in the body that are missing in the person’s diet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While the use of vitamin supplements has shown great promise, the idea that taking a multi vitamin in hopes of better body intake processing can simply be dismissed off hand. The ability to make vitamin supplements work for you is to research the body processes that you wish to be affected and which vitamins have shown to progress this process. By targeting specific functions and the vitamins that affect them is not only more effective but more efficient, as you might be getting too much or too little of a specific vitamin with the use of general multi vitamin combinations on your local store shelves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pXw4fghqa-k/TXPBu9boNDI/AAAAAAAAAKY/-7gU12vb7I4/s1600/fat-burning-pills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pXw4fghqa-k/TXPBu9boNDI/AAAAAAAAAKY/-7gU12vb7I4/s400/fat-burning-pills.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Know what you nutritional goals are and take the correct vitamin combination to promote it. You can have adverse side effects from taking too much of one kind of vitamin, so be sure to also keep track of the nutritional intake of the foods that you eat on a daily basis, so tat you can accurately manage the amounts of specific vitamins that you put into your system.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Remember, that vitamin supplements are just that, supplements. Do not use them as a food substitute or expect positive results without proper diet and exercise.</div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-82987340873689852022011-02-28T00:02:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.781-07:00Get The Gorgeous, Glowing Skin Naturally<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DqrYmV5VwnE/TWtWMdV9hNI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/TKowKW0m7yU/s1600/glowing_skin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DqrYmV5VwnE/TWtWMdV9hNI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/TKowKW0m7yU/s200/glowing_skin.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Hey, you! Want clear, glowing, gorgeous skin? We thought so. So, we are publishing some facts and ways to get glowing skin naturally....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Wash your face way before you go to bed. If you wait until you're ready to hit the sack, you'll be too tired to wash up, and research shows skin repairs itself best around 10 p.m. So let skin breathe easy long before you start snoozing.<a href="" name="more"></a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a name='more'></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b> Wear sunscreen every day, year-round. Botox bites. So use a moisturizer that has an SPF 15 or higher (try Eucerin Skin Renewal SPF 15 Day Lotion, $10, drugstores). UV rays can do their damage while you're sitting in class, riding in the car or walking the dog.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Be nice to your face. Picking, poking and squeezing force bacteria deeper into the skin, resulting in scarring and further breakouts. Yuck.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Stop thinking that if your skin feels tight it must be clean. Tight skin isn't clean skin--it's dry skin. If you're rushing to dab on moisturizer after you wash, time to find a cleanser that won't leave you high and dry. Normal and combination skin will benefit most from a gel formula (we love Nivea Visage Refreshing Cleansing Gel, $6, drugstores). Got dry or sensitive skin? Go for a creamy cleanser. Either way, choose a low foaming formula. More lather=more drying. Less lather=less drying.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lkMQhqgJIhs/TWtWM31neoI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/YnSYrNxIxXA/s1600/keep-your-skin-shiny-and-scar-less.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lkMQhqgJIhs/TWtWM31neoI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/YnSYrNxIxXA/s1600/keep-your-skin-shiny-and-scar-less.jpg" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Banish breakouts. If you've got major acne, an acne face wash is for you (we like Clearesil Total Control 5-in-1 Acne Cleanser and Moisturizer, $9, drugstores). If you just get spot breakouts, avoid acne washes. They worsen skin by drying out the clear parts and allowing dead skin-cell buildup. The buildup traps oil under skin, leading to more clogged pores and breakouts.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-46455474542146945982011-02-25T22:59:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.781-07:00You Should know About Your Lipstick Effects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GV_Q7MW9A5M/TWikylXpYLI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/FjY915INSqQ/s1600/lipstick+-+effects.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GV_Q7MW9A5M/TWikylXpYLI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/FjY915INSqQ/s200/lipstick+-+effects.jpg" width="155" /></a></div>The lipstick effect is extremely important for the entire make up. Women can hear a lot of different tips on the lips' makeup, which may help choose lipstick colors and shades and also assist in mastering how to apply the lipstick. All these tips are available on the web sites dedicated to cosmetic and makeup. Be pro-active. Browse the Internet, look through women?s magazines or simply read what we have to tell you about the lipstick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br />Applying a lipstick is an important part of the makeup. There are a few issues that each woman should remember about the lipstick and the lipgloss. It is not hard to master them, after all. One can find an enormous amount of websites dedicated to cosmetic and makeup, which discuss in every detail such things as who made what, what is so special about their products, how one can choose the right product<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8641434866385947860&postID=2407079999472194184" name="more"></a>, including lipstick colors and shades, for one's particular situation and the skin type, and what lipstick effect can be attained with different lip products.<br /><br />The first thing to consider is how to choose the lipstick manufacturer. Indeed, the different cosmetic and makeup manufacturers offer a wide range of lips products. They are of different shapes, colors and sizes and help achieve various lipstick effects. The special reviews available online can ease the choice. In most cases, reviews contain very detailed descriptions of makeup products offered by different producers, so reading these reviews can help compare different brands. Also, it should be remembered that makeup manufacturers use a number of potentially dangerous substances in their products, which are also widely discussed in lipstick reviews.<br /><br />Another thing to consider is the lipstick color. Women can experiment with different colors, but the basic rule is that the lipstick color should match the complexion and the rest of the makeup. Appling color to lips, any woman can change the look of her lips and achieve very extraordinary lipstick effects: lips can get either thicker or thinner (e.g. thinning lipstick effect can be achieved with dark colors). Whatever she would like to achieve is totally in her hands. Or in her lips. That is why many women always carry lipstick in their hand bags.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-djt0mJnHPdM/TWikyAJtvoI/AAAAAAAAAJw/XmVW-DnLjT8/s1600/lipstick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-djt0mJnHPdM/TWikyAJtvoI/AAAAAAAAAJw/XmVW-DnLjT8/s1600/lipstick.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />To provide adequate lips care is important for people worldwide. In hot weather, lips care products help women protect their skin from harmful sun lights. In cold weather, lipstick may prevent chapping and keep their lips moistened.<br /><br />Applying color to lips is not that easy. One has to follow certain rules to make the lips makeup look better and last longer. It is extremely important to use special lips protectors if the lipstick doesn't contain moisturizing substances; otherwise lipstick can damage lips. Web sites dedicated to cosmetic and makeup also contain recommendations on how to ease applying a lipstick.<br /><br />Recently, many women have started using lipgloss instead of lipstick. Just like the lipstick, lip glosses may contain protective and moisturizing components. Lipgloss is applied in a slightly different way than the lipstick. Again, recommendations on applying the lipgloss are available in the Internet and in special makeup magazines.<br /><br />Though we are referring mainly to women when talking about lipstick or lipgloss, it is highly recommended to show men and children how to use both. Colorless lipgloss is helpful from the medical point of view (it was designed specifically for that purpose), as it helps keep lips moistened and healthy. Staying healthy is a good reason to drop off the shame that many people can develop.</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-21676191168273146492011-02-22T05:17:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.781-07:00Energy Drink and Health Effects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1bhwy3bSnr4/TZ03Z0mLKxI/AAAAAAAAAO4/zuHRd65mmCU/s1600/energy+drinks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1bhwy3bSnr4/TZ03Z0mLKxI/AAAAAAAAAO4/zuHRd65mmCU/s200/energy+drinks.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Energy Drinks</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Energy drinks, like almost all other drinks and foods that reach the stomach, should not be consumed in large quantities because of side effects they may have on the body</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We definitely don’t prohibit the consumption of such drinks, but we recommend only in special situations (exams, you’re tired of driving, you need to complete an important project at work, etc.). Basically this product is used in special situations and should drink water instead. All well and good, but an Australian study says that energy drinks lead to cardiovascular diseases.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Positive effects of energy drinks</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are some positive effects, the worst is that these drinks are often consumed along with a cigarette!</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"> Increases the power of concentration and reaction speed;</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Person will be more calm and patience;</li><li style="text-align: justify;"> Increase metabolism speed.</li></ul><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">These effects can be acquired and if you drink coffee or carbonated beverages, but also their effect will disappear and then you will become lethargic, edgy and to overcome these feelings will drink again.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Should be noted that in comparison to coffee, energy drinks are harmful because of other artificial ingredients that makes your energy to explode.</div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wLu8KesAgws/TZ03YTFXBLI/AAAAAAAAAO0/GCcv4qgJcgY/s1600/energy+drink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wLu8KesAgws/TZ03YTFXBLI/AAAAAAAAAO0/GCcv4qgJcgY/s1600/energy+drink.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Energy Drink</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>When should avoid energy drinks?</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">If you are pregnant or breastfeeding;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sensitive to caffeine;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Anxiety;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">You are exposed / stress;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Have high blood pressure;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Diabetes.</li></ul></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Extra energy without energy drinks</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">People are not naturally constantly tired or angry – need to know the reason for lack of energy causes and prevention of this state.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Factors that simply terminates your “energy”</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Choosing lower-quality food and less healthy;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">A stressful lifestyle;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Negative emotions;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fatigue;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lack of exercise</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whkTrVFXvI0/TZ03cYOi4zI/AAAAAAAAAO8/tXkVkN6a7iI/s1600/glucose.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whkTrVFXvI0/TZ03cYOi4zI/AAAAAAAAAO8/tXkVkN6a7iI/s1600/glucose.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glucose</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Content of energy drinks</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>1. Taurine</i></b> – an amino acid that is usually produced by our body and especially in muscle, brain, heart and blood. A person weighing 70 kg, has naturally about 70 g of taurine distributed throughout the body, which is 70 times more than a box of taurine energy drink, which contains 1,000 mg.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>2. Glucoronolactone</i></b> – is a carbohydrate, a kind of sugar, the human body produces glucose. Role in energy drinks is to combat fatigue and give a good feeling.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>3. In moderate amounts</i></b>, caffeine has beneficial effects on the body, stimulates its psychological and physiological functions, improves reaction speed and vigilance. Also, during physical activity, caffeine stimulates fat burning.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-29943285232068267812011-02-21T23:15:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.781-07:00Top 5 Nitric Oxide Supplement in Times-Health Wishlist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dQDnw9M48_0/TWNhqy6fCjI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Xdf15FTUDyY/s1600/nitric-oxide-supplements.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dQDnw9M48_0/TWNhqy6fCjI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Xdf15FTUDyY/s200/nitric-oxide-supplements.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are a lot of new nitric oxide products coming onto the market. Nitric oxide is relatively new in the supplement world, but is extremely popular amongst bodybuilders and strength trainers. Personally when I saw the first nitric oxide supplements I thought it was pure hype and nitric oxide would go away. But results have proved me wrong. There are loads of guys getting excellent results from supplementing with NO2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So what are the best nitric oxide supplements?</div><a href="" name="more"></a><b></b><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><b><br /></b></b></div></div><div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><b><br /></b></b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>1. BSN NO XPLODE</u></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b></b><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>N.O.-XPLODE is BSN´s #1 </b>selling extreme pre-training energy and performance igniter. From the very first serving you will experience elevated physical and mental energy, muscle-expanding pumps, unparalleled strength and stamina; not to mention tunnel-vision like mental focus, allowing you to zone in and have the best training session possible.* By combining all of these benefits in one knock-out formula, you will experience a level of training intensity that you never thought was imaginable, getting you physically and mentally dialed in for the training session that lies before you;* leaving those days of lackluster workouts behind. Once you train with N.O.-XPLODE, you will never train without it!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_HI1RilXNos/TWNhmyfGiYI/AAAAAAAAAI4/mvrXEw6cvMg/s1600/BSN+NO+XPLODE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_HI1RilXNos/TWNhmyfGiYI/AAAAAAAAAI4/mvrXEw6cvMg/s400/BSN+NO+XPLODE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Why NO XPLODE ?</i></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">n order to stimulate muscular growth, you must train at a level of intensity greater than previously obtained; enter N.O.-XPLODE. The five proprietary blends contained in N.O.-XPLODE energize both body and mind, allowing you to obtain that level of intensity necessary to stimulate growth.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jacking up your performance, N.O. Meta Fusion is a precise blend of vasodilators designed to increase blood flow and oxygen to working muscles, allowing for muscle expanding pumps.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">N.O.-XPLODE´s Muscle Volumizing Creatine Matrix, now infused with AVPT Multi-Action Matrix, is a synergistic blend of novel creatine analogs designed to increase ATP production for your workout, allowing you to push a set past its normal limits.* The more ATP one has, the more times a muscle can be contracted, or the more muscle fibers that can be contracted, both leading to either more weight being lifted or more repetitions being executed; an increase in intensity that is fundamental for triggering muscle growth.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Contained within Ener-Tropic Xplosion, you have ingredients such as caffeine for energy, coupled with Vinca Alkaloids to increase mental focus; giving you that tunnel-vision like focus necessary to accomplish the task at hand.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">To further aid in the process of ATP production, N.O.-XPLODE has also been packed with Phospho Electrolyte Replacers, key electrolytes integral for the production of creatine phosphate.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally, N.O.-XPLODE contains Glycerol Hydrating Polymers which, along with electrolytes, help keep the muscle cells properly hydrated and volumized.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">To maximize performance and intensity, to push your body to its absolute human limits in the gym, try N.O.-XPLODE, because once you try it, you will never train without it!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>2. Gaspari Nutrition SuperPump 250</u></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the pre-workout category, <b>SuperPump250</b>® is our reigning king of dramatic effects. Consider all this with the additional effects of explosive energy and acute mental focus, and you're left with seemingly very little to consider.*</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWoHtPMHaQg/TWNhnpu0HvI/AAAAAAAAAI8/o6e7IwiRakE/s1600/gaspari-superpump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWoHtPMHaQg/TWNhnpu0HvI/AAAAAAAAAI8/o6e7IwiRakE/s400/gaspari-superpump.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Why SuperPump 250</i></b></div></div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Twice Independently Tested</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Significant Increases in Lean Mass & Strength</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Causes Rapid and Measurable Full Body Pumps</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Stimulates Roadmap Vascularity</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Triggers Explosive Energy and Acute Mental Focus</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Simultaneously Reduces Body Fat Percentage</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Effects Become Noticeably More Potent Over Time With Regular Use</li></ul><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the Pre-workout category, SuperPump 250™ is the reigning King of dramatic effects. Athletes who try SuperPump virtually never go back to any other pre-workout supplement, and its effects are so profound that the thought of training without it is simply out of the question for most users. In the groundbreaking independent clinical trial, increases in lean muscle mass nearly tripled in a single workout with just 1 dose of SuperPump 250™ as compared to not taking the supplement.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">If that's not enough, body fat percentages simultaneously dropped as opposed to no changes in body fat recorded without the supplement. Consider all this with the added effects of explosive energy, mental focus and strength, and you're left with seemingly very little to consider. Ask anyone who tries this super anti-catabolic powerhouse and you'll hear the same answer over and over – you're going to look and feel incredible on SuperPump 250!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gaspari Nutrition SuperPump 250 has been developed through extensive research and has been shown in independent laboratory testing to promote explosive increases in lean mass and muscle size in your very first workout! SuperPump 250 has also been shown to illicit a simultaneous reduction in unwanted body fat! In one fell swoop, Gaspari Nutrition has made all other nitric oxide and creatine supplements obsolete. Thanks to a precise formulation of ingredients designed to enhance anabolic signaling and nutrient delivery, SuperPump 250 delivers skin-tearing pumps, road-map vascularity and incredible, explosive workouts!.</div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>3. Shock Therapy by Universal Nutrition</u></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">If you are looking for a pre-workout shake that will help power you up for the gym and make you feel like hitting the plates, wait no longer. The nitric oxide (NO) activators, creatine and stimulants in this formula will revitalize you while helping to make you seem more vascular and gain size. Shock Therapy can actually motivate you to get into the gym and hit the weights! Unlike many of the other pre-workout NO products on the market, we include an antioxidant complex that is essential when taking nitric oxide stimulating ingredients, due to their oxidative nature on human cells. Now you can have the "perpetual pump," the extreme workout you crave, and keep your body safe from the free radicals that are generated as a side effect of the nitric oxide activation process.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LRh2LEq0VGQ/TWNhtIQYzfI/AAAAAAAAAJM/ulq35y6AEDc/s1600/universal-shocktherapy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LRh2LEq0VGQ/TWNhtIQYzfI/AAAAAAAAAJM/ulq35y6AEDc/s400/universal-shocktherapy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><b><i>Why Shock Therapy ?</i></b></span></div></div><div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Why should you choose Universal Nutrition's Shock Therapy? It Works. If you want to get energized and motivated in the gym, Shock Therapy is for you. This formula will make for some very intense workouts that will help you put up more weight and will result in mass gains. Your body will feel jacked all day from the blood rushing to your muscle tissue transporting needed nutrients for real growth. We don't use any sugar so there is no worry about fat gains. We use the highest quality ingredients, from creatine all the way to our antioxidant blend. You won't find another product like Shock Therapy; it is truly original amongst pre-workout energizers and cell volumizers.</span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">It has a healthier formula. Since Shock Therapy helps your body create more nitric oxide, you need an anti-oxidant complex to scavenge the hazardous free radicals that are released as a result of the nitric oxide process. Our competitors aren't keeping your health in mind; we are.</span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">It has a better formula. Shock Therapy uses R-ALA to help insert the creatine and nitric oxide stimulating components into circulation, whereas the competition either does not use any form of alpha lipoic acid or uses the standard ALA, which has been proven to be less effective than R-ALA. Many individuals do not like to ingest aspartame and favor sweeteners such as sucralose. Shock Therapy does not use any aspartame, while some of the other popular supplements do. Shock Therapy™ from Universal Nutrition. The one, comprehensive supplement that can change the way you train. Jam-packaged with energy factors, growth nutrients, antioxidants and nootropic "brain boosters", Shock Therapy™ can be your greatest ally in the war against training monotony and progress plateaus. With Shock Therapy™ you'll never go through the motions again.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>4. VPX's NO SHOTGUN</u></b></div></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">VPX sports supplements NO-Shotgun® MHF-1 is the first muscle building supplement of its kind to use a superior synergistic blend of effective compounds combined with a cutting-edge pharmaceutical delivery system that yields mind blowing, skin bursting effects, while additionally enhancing recovery and protein synthesis. Compounds such as Creatine (CEX™), Arginine (AEX™), Glutamine (GEX™), Beta-Alanine (BAEX™) and Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAAEX™) that are each combined with Ethyl Ester (EX™) technology to insure maximum absorption and uptake! The Ethyl Ester Compounds used in NO-Shotgun® help these potent muscle building ingredients enter the bloodstream nearly 100% intact, as opposed to the same ingredients without EX™ technology that might only be absorbed at 15% to 40%. This highly advanced EX™ technology shuttles these NO-Shotgun® compounds across the muscle cell membrane where they can cause explosive muscle growth! VPX highly recommends stacking pre-workout NO-Shotgun®</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zU43BhVZvIo/TYwmy7epIeI/AAAAAAAAAMc/R3KyIsWfhjE/s1600/no+shotgun+-+nitric+oxide.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zU43BhVZvIo/TYwmy7epIeI/AAAAAAAAAMc/R3KyIsWfhjE/s400/no+shotgun+-+nitric+oxide.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>UNLIMITED GROWTH POTENTIAL</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;">University Research Proven to Alter Muscle at the Genetic Level. NO-SHOTGUN MHF-1™ Activates Satellite Cell Proliferation to Promote Muscle Hyperplasia - The Birth of New Muscle*. NO-SHOTGUN MHF-1™ generated the most ground breaking University research in the history of Muscle Science.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Contains REDLINE® & MELTDOWN’S powerful fat burning and energy technology for mind blowing intensity!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">GBB and MTB Pump (Magnesium Tanshinoate B) for Nitric Oxide induced skin splitting pumps.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">40,000 milligrams of anabolic PROTEIN FRACTIONS in just one serving! No cheap dextrose or waxy maize fillers.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">With BCAA’s & Fractionated Protein Peptides for maximal muscle protein synthesis and nitrogen retention - to important markers of muscle growth!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fueled by Research proven PeptoPro and BPOV for maximum insulin secretion and insulin receptor site sensitivity. Insulin is the most anabolic of all hormones! No carbs, waxy maize starch or sugars needed.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">With COP™ (Creatinol-O-Phosphate) to enhance anaerobic glycolysis and CPT (di-Na Creatine PhosphateTetrahydrate) -- two designer creatines proven in VPX labs to be resistant to conversion to creatinine. This eliminates bloating and allows transport of intact COP and CPT into muscle tissue!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Beta-Alanine is a hyper-performance ingredient used to increase whole body creatine retention to crank out more sets and more muscle-blasting reps for increased lean mass!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Satellite Cell Activators for maximal new Muscle Cell Division Hyperplasia! This means larger existing muscle fibers and splitting of these fibers to create totally new muscle.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Arnold himself referred to “The Pump” as something “Better Then Sex!” It is “The Pump” that signals us hard training athletes lifting for size and definition that we are maximizing our efforts in the gym.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">NO-Shotgun® fuels episodes of physical intensity to induce insane muscle pumps that can lead to muscle growth. The biochemical and physiological response to NO-Shotgun® when combined with intense resistance training causes extra trauma to occur to trained muscle. Greater resistance to muscle results in significantly increased internal pressure (the pump)…And as you know, the better the pump the greater the trauma caused to muscle-tissue. The end result: increased ability to build larger muscle!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">NO-Shotgun® is the most advanced product of its kind…Bar none! VPX is so confident in the effectiveness of NO-SHOTGUN® that we have a $100,000 offer on the table to ANY supplement company that can conclusively prove – in a double-blind University Study – that their product is better at producing lean muscle, generating greater ATP production for more explosive workouts and initiating NO induced, blood engorged pumps.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Be your own scientist, order NO-Shotgun® today... Not to mention mind blowing workouts, skin bursting muscle pumps and massive increases in lean muscle tissue!</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>5. Muscletech NaNo Vapor</u></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Team MuscleTech™ researchers bring you the second coming...a new naNO Vapor® Hardcore Pro Series formula that has literally changed bodybuilding forever.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Why NaNo Vapor ?</i></b></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">You may think you've been training hard and your regular pre-workout formula is getting the job done. The fact is that most regular pure arginine formulas may not be delivering the workout experience you need to pack on muscle. This is not another "same old" version of a generic nitric oxide formula. Team MuscleTech™ researchers bring you the second coming . . . a new naNO Vapor® Hardcore Pro Series formula that has literally changed bodybuilding forever. Its scientifically advanced power is unprecedented. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HLeMrBbvs_U/TWNhpdn1wmI/AAAAAAAAAJA/q-PrkYM-KAU/s1600/muscletech-nano+vapor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HLeMrBbvs_U/TWNhpdn1wmI/AAAAAAAAAJA/q-PrkYM-KAU/s400/muscletech-nano+vapor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's a nitric oxide pre-workout formula designed with scientifically studied key ingredients shown in scientific research to build eight times more muscle, instantly increase strength and change your training experience on your very first dose!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's one thing to feel something happening when you take your pre-workout supplement, but it's another story altogether when you're supplying your muscles with the exact amounts of key ingredients shown to build muscle in published research. Case in point - just two of the multiple key ingredients in the new naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series formula are shown to help test subjects gain eight times more muscle than control subjects in just eight weeks (3.72 vs. 0.41 lbs.)! You can read about even more science backing the new naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series formula by clicking on the science tab.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">The overwhelming potency of this powerful new formula will deliver an experience unlike ever before. When you're on naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series, your mental alertness and focus are dramatically enhanced and you feel stronger than ever. In fact, in a third-party, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 18 subjects taking a key ingredient in naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series instantly increased strength on the chest press by 18.3% compared to when using a placebo (5,254 vs. 4,442 lbs. of total weight lifted).</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stack with that a white-hot intensity and the new musclebuilding power of this formula's key components, and you have a knockout combination for an explosive workout that drives long-term, solid muscle gains.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">A key musclebuilding compound in naNO Vapor® Hardcore Pro Series is shown in third-party research to help test subjects gain significantly more muscle. As published in the prestigious journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 22 untrained test subjects were divided into three groups. At the end of just 12 weeks, the subjects consuming a key musclebuilding compound gained 7.12 pounds of muscle while subjects using a placebo gained only 1.30 pounds!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another independent scientific study conducted at the University of Sao Paulo with 20 subjects, separated into two groups of 10, showed those subjects using key ingredients in the naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series formula gained 8 times more muscle than control subjects in just 8 weeks (3.72 vs. 0.41 lbs.)! Researchers in this third-party study theorized that one of the key ingredients in this complex increased the stimulus of intense training ��" enhancing muscle gains.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">In other university studies, one more component of the new naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series formula was shown to stimulate the release of catecholamines, trigger extreme mental focus and crank up strength by 18.3%. In a third-party, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 18 subjects taking a key ingredient in naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series increased strength on the chest press by 18.3% compared to when using a placebo (5,254 vs. 4,442 lbs. of total weight lifted).</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">After developing and perfecting the nitric oxide pump-inducing naNO Vapor Hardcore Pro Series formula, Team MuscleTech™ researchers employed a state-of-the-art delivery system putting particle science to work for you: Micro-Diffuse Technology™. The advanced technological system delivers smaller micron-sized particles of a key musclebuilding ingredient with enhanced dissolution and dispersion properties.</div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div></div></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-54800840664462205992011-02-20T21:40:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.782-07:00Protect Your Liver By Natural Ways<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RVdslM2fUrM/TY2k4e-6--I/AAAAAAAAAMs/t82wI9cdg-0/s1600/Liver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RVdslM2fUrM/TY2k4e-6--I/AAAAAAAAAMs/t82wI9cdg-0/s200/Liver.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to some experts, there’s up to a 99 percent chance your liver is not performing at its very best. Your liver is the 4-pound organ that performs more than 500 bodily functions and chemical reactions every day to keep you alive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">In fact, this organ manufactures a full quart of bile daily to break down fat… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">filters harmful toxins and substances out of nearly 100 gallons of blood every day…<a href="" name="more"></a></li><li style="text-align: justify;"> produces more than 13,000 crucial chemicals and hormones… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">regulates blood sugar levels… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">stores essential vitamins and minerals… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">and detoxifies all internal and external environmental pollutants.</li></ol><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">However, an overworked liver that is exposed to the everyday pollutants of our modern world can result in a variety of health problems such as…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">High blood pressure</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Chronic fatigue</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Headaches</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Irritable bowels</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Joint pain</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Elevated cholesterol levels</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">You could also be at risk for chronic indigestion… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">neuromuscular illnesses… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">blood sugar problems… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">poor eyesight… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">allergies, rashes and itchy skin… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">lung congestion… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">kidney failure… </li><li style="text-align: justify;">or sexual dysfunction.</li></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w92N6tKx9XU/TY2k5m0J7OI/AAAAAAAAAMw/w4bFLWpdduc/s1600/protect+liver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w92N6tKx9XU/TY2k5m0J7OI/AAAAAAAAAMw/w4bFLWpdduc/s1600/protect+liver.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But don’t think that prescription or over-the-counter meds can help restore the function of your liver. Luckily there are natural solutions such as exercising and watching your diet, as well as supplementing with natural nutrients that can help you maintain good liver function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In studies published in the journal Hepatology, researchers have found that exercise and decreasing the cholesterol and protein in your diet can help improve your health if you have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—the most widespread form of liver disease in the developed world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A study conducted as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed that the more protein you eat, the higher your risk category for being hospitalized from cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer—or dying from either condition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mother Nature can provide help in the form of natural nutrients such as milk thistle, soy lecithin (phosphatidylcholine), artichoke leaf, turmeric root, burdock, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC), alpha lipoic acid (ALA), trimethylglycine (TMG), dandelion root and olive leaf.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By using these natural methods and keeping an eye on your diet, you can help revive and regenerate healthy liver cells so you can experience the optimum quality of living that you deserve.</div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-13746553232692246452011-02-20T21:30:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.782-07:00Beat diabetes naturally without side effects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Vs5UjCgzfQ/TWH4SYERCYI/AAAAAAAAAIk/TDGAqEg_a8A/s1600/diabetes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Vs5UjCgzfQ/TWH4SYERCYI/AAAAAAAAAIk/TDGAqEg_a8A/s200/diabetes.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First of all, you will get to know how to beat diabetes naturally through Lifestyle Changes, or by using natural cures for diabetes, or any other natural supplements, without drug side effects.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, you can learn how choosing the right food to eat can help you to beat diabetes naturally. Find out what are the Diabetes Foods such as High and Low Carb Foods, and those Foods that lower sugar blood level. You will get to know what your ideal diabetes diet recipe can be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, you will find out how to select the best diabetes diet to lower blood sugar level, or the Low Carbohydrates Diet, and also what are the Diets for High Blood Sugar Level.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You must keep in mind that I'm not talking about weight loss diet. But about carefully eating of certain foods rather than others, and organizing your diet through those foods that can help you lower high blood sugar level, thus you can beat diabetes too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keeping on your journey to my website, you will learn about the side effects of new diabetes medications that can cause more damage than heal to your body. So, you can take control of your health, and become doctor yourself, choosing the right solution to beat diabetes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last section in my website, I will let to Information on Diabetes Mellitus. Through this section, you can be educated on various info, such as what the causes are, or Various Symptoms of diabetes, especially how to recognize diabetes early symptoms.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can learn also how glucosamine can affect normal range blood sugar levels, and what are the possible interactions between high cholesterol and high blood sugar levels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will get to know what are the possible Diabetes Complications that you should be aware of. Also, you can keep yourself informed about Blood Sugar Level, what are the figures, what do they mean, what are the normal sugar blood Level, how can you achieve it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, you will get to know the latest news on type1 diabetes, worth type 2 diabetes information, and how controlling gestational diabetes can keep you and your baby far away from future damages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tCdUcoVJDew/TWH4VqGtoqI/AAAAAAAAAIo/_faPUMyzj5I/s1600/diabetes+control.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tCdUcoVJDew/TWH4VqGtoqI/AAAAAAAAAIo/_faPUMyzj5I/s400/diabetes+control.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also you can navigate on more useful diabetes links on the net to get more worthy info.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you'd like to explore this website, you can start on the left column by clicking on each button. Or you can start from the sitemap. Finally, you may have a look at the bottom of this page, and depending on your area of interest start from there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Diabetes facts</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every single day, I'm shocked with the fact that this disease is spreading very fast and with a dramatic speed all over the world. 7% of the Americans have diabetes, and unfortunately one-third of them are unaware that they have it. Only when its complications come up, only then they realize to have it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 to 6 overweight adolescents aged 12-19 in the USA have pre-diabetes which very soon will lead them to the disease onset.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The most terrible facts go to complications. They not only give some bad damages leading to handicap, such as: blindness, kidney failure, amputation of lower-extremities; they also cause your death or heart stroke.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What is more, according to a new report, the global diabetic population is set to be double in 2030, while treatments will fall and not completely fulfill medical needs.</div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-60830882709211643912011-02-14T21:21:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.782-07:00Why Is Slow Weight Loss Better Than Fast Weight Loss?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wueLseZ-D6o/TVoNM99pnMI/AAAAAAAAAIY/aeuQbKXGm5s/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wueLseZ-D6o/TVoNM99pnMI/AAAAAAAAAIY/aeuQbKXGm5s/s200/1.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Temptation to try fast weight loss diets is very high if you have been trying to shed weight for a long time. However I must say that taking a slow and steady approach to weight loss is much better than fast weight loss. What really makes fast diets ineffective in the long run is their inability to speed up your metabolism. Most diet plan that promise quick results, rely on water weight loss therefore you regain your weight very soon.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand taking a holistic approach to overall health takes care of your weight naturally. You will see some remarkable results if you focus on your overall health instead of your weight. In fact weight gain is a result of your poor internal health. Fixing your digestion, metabolism, liver functions and immune system will trigger your fat burning mechanism naturally.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Following are some valid reasons why slow weight loss is better than fast weight loss</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Metabolism</i></b>- Slow weight loss method speeds up your metabolism therefore you do not remain dependent on the ‘fast diet’. Moreover various other functions are regulated by your metabolism therefore you regain your overall health instead of shedding a few pounds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>No Nutrition Deficiency</i></b>- Fast weight loss diets fortified with many ingredients that flush out nutrients from your body. Of course you lose some weight but often you end up disrupting your body’s nutrition balance which results in many other complications.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ef9GO6of_Q/TVoNN6mglWI/AAAAAAAAAIc/J5HHpw_RgbY/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ef9GO6of_Q/TVoNN6mglWI/AAAAAAAAAIc/J5HHpw_RgbY/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>No Side Effects</i></b>- Dehydration, lack of energy, fatigue and nausea are some of the side effects of fast weight loss formulas. A slow weight loss method saves you from these side effects.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>No Expert Supervision is required</i></b> – The moment you start suffering from above mentioned side effects, you need medical supervision. You must take expert advice while taking a fast weight loss diet anyway. On the other hand you can lose weight slowly without worrying about medical supervision.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Cost</i></b>- Fad diets are often expensive and unhealthy. You do not lose anything except your hard earned money.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fast weight loss diet is effective only if it has been prescribed by qualified doctors or dietitians. Safety of these diets is very important therefore you must have yourself checked before trying them. Calorie controlled diet plans are good if your body responds to them without suffering from any side effects.</div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-21385132476401135062011-02-14T21:14:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.782-07:00Health benefits of Coconut<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UA9i4BDO2So/TY2If4esddI/AAAAAAAAAMg/8UgGNhBXYDM/s1600/coconut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UA9i4BDO2So/TY2If4esddI/AAAAAAAAAMg/8UgGNhBXYDM/s200/coconut.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Coconut</b> is found almost around the world, especially in the tropics, the coconut is considered as one of the most useful and nutritious fruits in the world. Many call it the Tree of Life. From its leaves to its trunk, down to it the roots, nothing is wasted. Coconut is a tropical fruit that is rich in protein. The meat of the coconut is very good in destroying intestinal parasites, that we get from eating infected food.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Today, many scientists are looking into the wonders of the virgin coconut oil. It has many health benefits, which include skin and hair care, stress reliever, weight loss, maintenance of cholesterol levels, increase immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, cure from certain kidney and heart problems, diabetes, dental care, bone strength and even HIV. Nothing is more nutritious than this tropical fruit.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span></i></div><a name='more'></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Other Health Benefits of Coconut :</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Prevents simple goiter (enlarged non-toxic thyroid) because of its organic iodine content.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Good body builder, so it is a food recommended for building up the body muscles of thin and emaciated individuals.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Constipation and for any build-up of gas in the stomach and intestinal tract.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Coconut milk has been found to help cases of sore throat as well as relieving stomach ulcers.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Coconut oil has been found to heal cuts, scratches, burns and sunburns.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XqSwfaw552I/TY2Ig-w4BJI/AAAAAAAAAMk/LI0Q9aWEfmk/s1600/coconut+oil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XqSwfaw552I/TY2Ig-w4BJI/AAAAAAAAAMk/LI0Q9aWEfmk/s1600/coconut+oil.jpg" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">The oil has also been recommended for facial massage and is reported to be good as a wrinkle remover.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Coconut oil is also good for the scalp and hair and makes hair dressing unnecessary.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Intake of at least 2 Tbsp. of Virgin coconut oil per day can lessen your Vitamin E requirement.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Coconut water is good for kidney and urinary bladder problems.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Another health benefit of coconut and coconut oil is that MCTs are mostly made up of a specific fat called lauric acid which is an antiviral and antimicrobial agent.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Coconut oil’s immune enhancing abilities making it a powerful cancer fighting food.</li></ul><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nutritive Values : Per 100 gm.</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LetEeA-8b_c/TY2IhY4etXI/AAAAAAAAAMo/HqC8-w1Ry2k/s1600/nutrition+-+coconut.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LetEeA-8b_c/TY2IhY4etXI/AAAAAAAAAMo/HqC8-w1Ry2k/s640/nutrition+-+coconut.gif" width="388" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-1701612097462029762011-02-14T21:10:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.783-07:00Sitting Too Much? One-Minute Breaks Can Help<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yfEv4PXStlY/TVoKtdG5wdI/AAAAAAAAAII/E1Li2CMjQNg/s1600/1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yfEv4PXStlY/TVoKtdG5wdI/AAAAAAAAAII/E1Li2CMjQNg/s200/1.gif" width="148" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the last year, we've been repeatedly told by scientists that too much sitting causes excess weight gain, increased risk of certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, pain, fatigue, and early death.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many of us learned of those reports while—where else?—parked in a chair, sitting in front of a computer. A large chunk of the population finds itself in the sedentary state, sitting, on average, for half of every workday, which in turn translates into a sedentary state of mind, too. And while a new study published in the European Heart Journal finds that even exercising moderately to vigorously at some point during the day doesn't fix the damage done by sitting too much, it offers a practical workaround: Taking little breaks—as short as one minute—throughout the work day can help prevent some of the health bummers associated with too much sitting.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Australian researchers used data from more than 4,750 adults; they used movement data collected by a device attached to participants' hips while they were awake. Researchers also looked at waist circumference and blood pressure, blood fats, inflammation, and cholesterol levels. The found that the people who were most active during the day recorded a sedentary time of 1.8 hours, while the most sedentary recorded a whopping 21.2 hours per day. The person who recorded the most breaks (even short movement breaks) hit nearly 1,260 in a week, while the most sedentary people recorded just 99 in a full week's time. The researchers found that extended periods of inactivity correlated with larger waistlines and higher risk of cardiovascular problems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking at the number of breaks in sedentary time, the most significant difference found was in waist-circumference measurements. The top 25 percent of people who took the most breaks had a more than 1 ½-inch smaller waist measurement than the 25 percent of people who took the least breaks. The latest study also found that even people who work out regularly at moderate to vigorous intensity were not protected from long bouts of sitting, so even if you regularly exercise, incorporating short movement breaks into your day is important to protect health, the researchers found. "Our research showed that even small changes, which could be as little as standing up for one minute, might help to lower this health risk," explains Genevieve Healy, PhD, a research fellow at the School of Population Health at The University of Queensland in Australia. "It is likely that regular breaks in prolonged sitting time could be readily incorporated into the working environment without any detrimental impact on productivity, although this still needs to be determined by further research. 'Stand up, move more, more often' could be used as a slogan to get this message across."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ESHhqMiSUPo/TVoKvpRifRI/AAAAAAAAAIM/dhYxjOdyhq0/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ESHhqMiSUPo/TVoKvpRifRI/AAAAAAAAAIM/dhYxjOdyhq0/s320/2.png" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Australian researchers used data from more than 4,750 adults; they used movement data collected by a device attached to participants' hips while they were awake. Researchers also looked at waist circumference and blood pressure, blood fats, inflammation, and cholesterol levels. The found that the people who were most active during the day recorded a sedentary time of 1.8 hours, while the most sedentary recorded a whopping 21.2 hours per day. The person who recorded the most breaks (even short movement breaks) hit nearly 1,260 in a week, while the most sedentary people recorded just 99 in a full week's time. The researchers found that extended periods of inactivity correlated with larger waistlines and higher risk of cardiovascular problems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking at the number of breaks in sedentary time, the most significant difference found was in waist-circumference measurements. The top 25 percent of people who took the most breaks had a more than 1 ½-inch smaller waist measurement than the 25 percent of people who took the least breaks. The latest study also found that even people who work out regularly at moderate to vigorous intensity were not protected from long bouts of sitting, so even if you regularly exercise, incorporating short movement breaks into your day is important to protect health, the researchers found. "Our research showed that even small changes, which could be as little as standing up for one minute, might help to lower this health risk," explains Genevieve Healy, PhD, a research fellow at the School of Population Health at The University of Queensland in Australia. "It is likely that regular breaks in prolonged sitting time could be readily incorporated into the working environment without any detrimental impact on productivity, although this still needs to be determined by further research. 'Stand up, move more, more often' could be used as a slogan to get this message across."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>What it means: </i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Bob Marley sang, "Get up, stand up," he wasn't imagining workers chained to their desks all day, eyes frozen on computer screens. Still, mounting research suggests that you should emancipate your booty from your seat, even if it's just for a minute at a time. That's good news for people who aren't able to break free regularly for a half-hour walk or an exercise class.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Move more often.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If your employer isn't willing to set up a Trek Desk workstation in the office, don't feel doomed. Just make a conscious effort to make movement as much a daily routine as meetings and checking email. Instead of emailing an employee, walk over to his or her office; take the stairs; even get up and stretch or do a few yoga poses. If you find you're still having trouble moving more, set up email alerts to make sure you get up and move a few times an hour.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-79934323129415314132011-02-14T21:04:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.783-07:00Rejuvenate with yoga<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M_cbhE6fw_g/TVoJMTXuGhI/AAAAAAAAAIE/jRNTz1TWGZY/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M_cbhE6fw_g/TVoJMTXuGhI/AAAAAAAAAIE/jRNTz1TWGZY/s200/1.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Trikonasana </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stand erect with the feet about a wide apart. While breathing in, raise the arms to shoulder level. While breathing out, bend forward. Twist the back to the left and hold your left ankle with the right hand. Your left arm should be stretched upwards and look up at the left hand. Hold your breath for 5 seconds, feeling the twist and stretch of the back. Repeat on other side also. This is one round. Do at least 3 rounds.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--M9g3VbGCIs/TVoJExfFW_I/AAAAAAAAAH8/OAZkuzWseGg/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--M9g3VbGCIs/TVoJExfFW_I/AAAAAAAAAH8/OAZkuzWseGg/s200/2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Marjariasana</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 & 2 Get down on all fours, arms straight, palms under your shoulders, fingers facing forward and knees in line with your hips. Inhale and raise your head and look up as you create an intense dip in your back. Hold the position and your breath for a few seconds. Exhale, and drop head down arching back as shown. Hold breath and maintain position for a few seconds. Resume start position. Do 10 to15 rounds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5eEdlVu6TjY/TVoJFZHO-oI/AAAAAAAAAIA/0NCgfCP6qf0/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="131" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5eEdlVu6TjY/TVoJFZHO-oI/AAAAAAAAAIA/0NCgfCP6qf0/s200/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Spinal twist </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lie down on your back with your arms stretched out slightly. Bend your left knee and keep your left foot on the right knee. Hold your knee with the right hand. Exhale and turn to the right side. Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat on other side also. Repeat 3 times on both sides.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Benefits</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h3 style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: justify;">These moves affect the side, back, waist and the leg muscles as well as twist the whole spine. It stimulates the nervous system and alleviates nervous depression, immediately raising your energy levels. They also help improve your digestion.</h3></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-85903818631431047172011-02-13T21:56:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.783-07:00Shocking Facts Of Human Body<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f5a_jywphFE/TVjEF1gY7VI/AAAAAAAAAH0/4mPEH-3BOxw/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f5a_jywphFE/TVjEF1gY7VI/AAAAAAAAAH0/4mPEH-3BOxw/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Shcoking Facts of human body, this facts never seen on the internet world.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the adams apple.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The only jointless bone in your body is the hyoid bone in your throat</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Your stomach needs to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it would digest itself.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.</li></ul><div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) per hour.<a href="" name="more"></a></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop even your heart.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Babies are born without knee caps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Children grow faster in the springtime.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It takes the stomach an hour to break down cow milk.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Women blink nearly twice as much as men.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).</li><li style="text-align: justify;">If you go blind in one eye you only lose about one fifth of your vision but all your sense of depth.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The average human head weighs about 8 pounds.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The length of the finger dictates how fast the fingernail grows. Therefore, the nail on your middle finger grows the fastest, and on average, your toenails grow twice as slow as your fingernails.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The average human blinks their eyes 6,205,000 times each year.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The entire length of all the eyelashes shed by a human in their life is over 98 feet (30 m).</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your entire life.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">After you die, your body starts to dry out creating the illusion that your hair and nails are still growing after death.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The average surface of the human intestine is 656 square feet (200 m).</li><li style="text-align: justify;">A healthy adult can draw in about 200 to 300 cubic inches (3.3 to 4.9 liters) of air at a single breath, but at rest only about 5% of this volume is used.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The surface of the human skin is 6.5 square feet (2m).</li><li style="text-align: justify;">15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body every second.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The pancreas produces Insulin.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The most sensitive cluster of nerves is at the base of the spine.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The human body is comprised of 80% water.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The average human will shed 40 pounds of skin in a lifetime.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).</li><li style="text-align: justify;">You were born with 300 bones. When you get to be an adult, you have 206.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">There are 45 miles (72 km) of nerves in the skin of a human being.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The average human heart will beat 3,000 million times in its lifetime and pump 48 million gallons of blood.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Each square inch (2.5 cm) of human skin consists of 20 feet (6 m) of blood vessels.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">During a 24-hour period, the average human will breathe 23,040 times.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Human blood travels 60,000 miles (96,540 km) per day on its journey through the body.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-10886182254909929492011-02-13T20:57:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.783-07:00Soybean Are Good Fish Meal Alternative<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NGT7kWo-0sU/TY32Uzx7ljI/AAAAAAAAAM0/FcBg2mdmNeY/s1600/soybean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NGT7kWo-0sU/TY32Uzx7ljI/AAAAAAAAAM0/FcBg2mdmNeY/s200/soybean.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soybean</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">A new study has suggested that fermented soybean meal and enzyme-treated soybean meal may replace fish meal in weanling fish diets.Soybeans contains carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals like calcium, folic acid and iron. The protein in soybean has all the essential amino acids that is adequate for human health.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These new sources of soybean meal might be the answer producers are looking for to keep costs down without sacrificing digestibility of important amino acids.In our study, we conclude the digestibility of amino acids in these two new sources of soybean meal in comparison to fish meal, casein and soy protein isolate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Health Benefits of Soybean :</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Soybean is an excellent food for diabetic patient.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It is easily digested and is one of the most nourishing and body building foods in the world.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It is especially good for growing children to aid growth and development.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Soybean has high lecithin content and is therefore excellent for mental fatigue and for protection against cholesterol deposits.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It has been claimed that lecithin lowers blood cholesterol through emulsification of fats and is valuable against the development and hardening of the arteries and all the complications of the heart, brain, kidneys and eyes that follow.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lecithin is a brain food, a tonic, energizer, natural supplement.</li></ul><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x_KKfm75ZX0/TY32WTZsgqI/AAAAAAAAAM8/QYSvBZjWvDo/s1600/soybeans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x_KKfm75ZX0/TY32WTZsgqI/AAAAAAAAAM8/QYSvBZjWvDo/s1600/soybeans.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soybeans</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">It has been reported that diabetic patients were successfully treated with lecithin.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">It has also been reported that lecithin is effective in treating psoriasis.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Prevents gall stones, when adequate lecithin is included in the diet.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Liquid lecithin application helps heal bed sores and persistent diaper rash.It is also reported to prevent pellagra, the disease marked by disturbances of the stomach and intestines, skin eruptions and many nervous symptoms such as melancholia.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Because of the high content of linoleic and linolenic acids (unsaturated fatty acids), this food is conducive to a healthy skin and corrects many cases of eczema.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The pure pressed oil is used for skin conditions, as it contain the natural and lecithin. Soybeans have about twenty times more alkali than milk.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lecithin has the ability to increase the gamma globulin content of the blood . The gamma globulins are known to be associated with the natures protective force against the attack of various infections in the body, thus increasing immunity.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Enjoying soy foods daily for just 6 months can be enough to exert beneficial effects on bone in menopausal women. All the traditional soy-foods (tofu, soy milk, temp-eh and miso) provide 30 to 40 mg isoflavones per serving.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The fiber in soybeans also provides preventative therapy for several other conditions. Fiber is able to bind to cancer-causing toxins and remove them from the body, so they can't damage colon cells.</li></ul><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nutritional Facts Of Soybean :</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mi2-jZSV0C8/TY33Gk53uMI/AAAAAAAAANA/DMz3DHnrTWk/s1600/soybean+-+nutrition+-+facts.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mi2-jZSV0C8/TY33Gk53uMI/AAAAAAAAANA/DMz3DHnrTWk/s1600/soybean+-+nutrition+-+facts.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soybean Nutritional Content</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-33930906733623213732011-02-13T20:55:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.784-07:00Special Diets Cause Genetic Changes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YasRCnay9aI/TVi1xVj-rDI/AAAAAAAAAHk/cgSTLg0GSSY/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YasRCnay9aI/TVi1xVj-rDI/AAAAAAAAAHk/cgSTLg0GSSY/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Leaves, Fungus, and Ants</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Worker leafcutter ants (there are over 40 species) climb into trees and bushes to bite off leaf fragments. They then carry this fresh plant material to their underground nest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Special chambers in the nest house fungi that the ants cultivate. They keep the fungus free of pests and moulds and keep it well supplied with fresh leaf fragments. In return the ants feed their young on the fungus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ant/fungus relationship is of benefit to both organisms – the fungus needs the ants, and the larvae need the fungus.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Proteins, DNA, and Amino Acids</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Proteins are the stuff of life, many of them act as the enzymes that control biochemical pathways, and each protein has its own DNA code for the sequence of amino acids needed for its manufacture.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are twenty or so amino acids needed to make proteins, and the DNA (genes) control the order in which the amino acids are lined up to make each different protein. The precise sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of each enzyme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some amino acids cannot be made in animal cells, so these 'essential' amino acids must come from an animal's diet. In other words animals have to have a suitable diet if they are to function properly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If an animal has a regular and reliable diet that provides most of its requirements it can 'slim down' its genome (all its DNA) by not keeping unwanted genes. Over millions of years leafcutter ants have lost many of the genes that their superior diet has made redundant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cQN45n5HKkY/TVi1yQ_CnqI/AAAAAAAAAHo/WERNBo-qtuY/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cQN45n5HKkY/TVi1yQ_CnqI/AAAAAAAAAHo/WERNBo-qtuY/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Human Vegetarians</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Different populations of human beings carry different genes, and some have lost a few biochemical pathways. Those people who have traditionally had a diet rich in animal protein (and therefore with good balance of the amino acids necessary for health) have lost the ability to make some of these amino acids for themselves – they have been able to rely on a steady supply from their food.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In contrast, populations who have always been vegetarian have needed to keep many more of their enzymes in order to make up for shortages (in some of the ‘essential’ amino acids). Their bodies can survive well on a fully vegetarian diet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This difference between the genomes of different human populations explains how some people can thrive on a plant diet while others seem to need some meat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These human differences are mirrored by the genetic differences between leafcutter ants and their relatives with less nutritious diets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-70566132768403758712011-02-11T07:53:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.784-07:00Is Tofu Healthy ??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7bV_r15Uu1Q/TVVbXGOeiwI/AAAAAAAAAHg/B_4yohV3JMI/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7bV_r15Uu1Q/TVVbXGOeiwI/AAAAAAAAAHg/B_4yohV3JMI/s200/1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are a vegetarian and are looking for a rich source of protein, Tofu is the answer. Tofu is a highly nutritious, protein-rich food that is made from the curd of soybean milk. It was first made during the reign of Han dynasty in ancient China, and since then it has become a part of staple diets in many oriental countries in East and South East Asia such as China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk using mineral salt (usually calcium sulfate), and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. Because of its physical resemblance to a block of farmer's cheese, it is sometime also called as "the cheese of Asia". Tofu is naturally bland and has an amazing capacity to take the flavor of the other foods its cooked in.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are different types of tofu with the two most common types being firm and silken. Silken tofu is soft and is a better choice for dressings, dips, spreads and in dairy free versions of ice cream. Firm tofu, on the other hand, comes in more solid form and can be used as a great substitute for meat or paneer. It can be stir-fried, grilled, baked or barbecued. Firm tofu is usually higher in fat with the usual trend being: the softer the tofu, the less the fat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Tofu has many health benefits. Some of them include:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rich source of protein:</b> The protein in tofu is high quality and approaches the quality of meat and milk. For vegetarians, tofu stands as equal to cottage cheese, when it comes to getting protein. Unlike many other good sources of protein, tofu is low in saturated fat and cholesterol-free. 100 gram of tofu contains around 6 to 10 grams of protein depending on the type of tofu (firm tofu being high in protein as compared to silken tofu).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Aids against heart diseases:</b> A number of studies in recent years have shown that regular intake of soy protein can help lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol without lowering HDL ("good") cholesterol which leads to reduced risk of heart disease. Researchers believe that the protein and isoflavones present in tofu work in combination to produce this effect. But the American Heart Association has recently concluded that eating soy-based foods has only minimal impact on cholesterol and other heart-disease risk factors. However, until further research clears up the controversy, eating soy-based foods can still be good for you as it is low in saturated fat and high in good-quality protein.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Promotes energy production: Tofu is a very good source of iron, providing 30 percent of the daily recommended value (DV) for iron in just 100 grams. The iron present in tofu is mainly used as a part of hemoglobin which helps in the transport and release of oxygen throughout the body promoting energy production. Tofu also provides 10 percent of the DV for copper, an important mineral without which iron cannot be properly utilized in red blood cells. Copper is also helpful in reducing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Beneficial to women:</b> Soy food, like tofu, contain isoflavones (phytoestrogens - plant estrogens) which work in the body like a weak form of estrogen. During menopause, when a woman's estrogen fluctuates, either by rising or dropping below normal levels, soy's phytoestrogens can help maintain balance. This can help reduce the frequency of hot flashes and their severity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rich source of calcium:</b> Tofu can also be a rich source of calcium depending on the coagulant used in manufacturing (like calcium sulfate used by many tofu manufacturers). This helps tofu protect against diseases like bone loss, bone weakness, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. New research also suggests that isoflavones in soy food can strengthen bone density as well. This can make tofu useful in warding off bone disease in postmenopausal women.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Aids in weight loss:</b> Being high in protein, it satisfies body's hunger for a long period of time. Also, its low-calorie nature (around 80 calories in 100 gram) doesn't add any extra calories to your diet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Good source of Selenium:</b> Tofu is a good source of trace mineral selenium with 100 gram of tofu providing around 14 percent of the daily value. Selenium is very important for the proper functioning of the antioxidant system, which works to reduce the levels of damaging free radicals in the body. By its powerful antioxidant actions, it helps protect against prostate cancer by inhibiting cell proliferation, reduce asthma and arthritis symptoms, and in the prevention of heart disease.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Good for patients with diabetic kidney problems:</b> Diabetes can cause a number of complications with the kidney failure being one of it. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure with the earliest sign being the presence of small amounts of protein in urine. A study done on men with type 2 diabetes, all of whom had a diagnosis of diabetes-related kidney disease, found that men who added soy protein to their diet has a 10 percent reduction in protein found in urine. Those receiving the animal protein, however, experienced an increase in protein in the urine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631000475512380466.post-24962396416122463592011-02-11T07:45:00.000-08:002011-07-27T21:46:48.784-07:00Is orange pulp good for you?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MhTNQ69cwWI/TVVZiNP8USI/AAAAAAAAAHc/pj7Eirra4RQ/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="135" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MhTNQ69cwWI/TVVZiNP8USI/AAAAAAAAAHc/pj7Eirra4RQ/s200/1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The orange is one of the most common and popular fruit. It is well-liked because of its easy availability all year round, dense nutrition, and it tastes good.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Health Benefits</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An orange packs over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, many of which have been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot inhibiting properties, as well as strong anti-oxidant effects.</div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The combination of the high amount of anti-oxidant (vitamin C) and flavonoids in oranges makes it one of the best fruits in helping to promote optimal health.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Arteriosclerosis:</b> Regularly consuming vitamin C retards the development of hardening of the arteries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cancer prevention:</b> A compound in oranges called liminoid, has been found to help fight cancers of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach and colon. The high vitamin C content also acts as a good anti-oxidant that protects cells from damages by free radicals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cholesterol</b>: The alkaloid synephrine found under the orange peel can reduce the liver's production of cholesterol. Whereas the anti-oxidant fights oxidative stress that is the main culprit in oxidizing the LDLs in our blood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Constipation</b>: Even though the orange "tastes acidic", it actually has an alkaline effect in the digestive system and helps stimulate the digestive juices, relieving constipation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Damaged sperms, repair:</b> An orange a day is sufficient for a man to keep his sperms healthy. Vitamin C, an anti-oxidant, protects sperms from genetic damage that may cause a birth defect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Heart disease</b>: A high intake of flavonoids and vitamin C has been known to halve the risk of heart diseases.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>High blood pressure:</b> Studies have shown that a flavonoid called hesperidin in oranges can lower high blood pressure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Immune system:</b> The strong content of vitamin C stimulates white cells to fight infection, naturally building a good immune system.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kidney stones, prevent:</b> Drinking orange juice daily can significantly drop the risk of formation of calcium oxalate stones in the kidney.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Skin:</b> The anti-oxidant in orange help protect the skin from free radical damage known to cause signs of aging.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Stomach ulcer:</b> Consuming vitamin C rich foods helps to lower the incidence of peptic ulcers and in turn, reduce the risk of stomach cancer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Viral infections, protection against:</b> The abundance of polyphenols have been shown to provide protection against viral infections.</div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001309410535002179noreply@blogger.com0