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Tips To Stay Healthy

divya — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:33:06 +0000

Stay Happy! Stay Healthy!!!

Healthy living is the most important factor that most of us forget to think about. When you don’t think about it how can you implement it? Those who do not think are people who do not give importance to Healthy living. Follow a routine and be health conscious to avoid health problems. Here are few tips on how to stay fit and healthy.

Tip#1 Do Not Skip Food

The first aspect to healthy living is nothing but eating regular routine of three meals a day. Even if you skip one meal, then you may get into many problems. Skipping food may not have an immediate impact but when it becomes a habit and persists, then at a later stage it might lead to stomach ulcer or even throat ulcer. The bitter truth is “You cannot cut down fat by avoiding your daily meal”.

Walking and Jogging are the best way to WORKOUT

Tip#2 Workout

This is another important factor to stay fit and fine, hale and healthy. Workout is essential for everybody at all ages. However, the degree of workout differs . Do you know that even a brisk walk is considered to be part of workout? Yes, walking or jogging are simplest form of workout which anybody can follow. Morning walks are considered to be good for your health as in the process you intake enough oxygen to start your day. “Workout leaves you refreshing the whole day”.

Include "Salads" in your daily diet

Tip#3 Healthy Eating

“Eat healthy to stay healthy”. Yes, choose a dietary chart that provides you all the essential nutrients necessary for your daily living. Include more of fruits and veggies to your daily diet. Try to include more of salads in your daily diet in a way to include fruits and veggies to your food. I am damn sure you cannot cut down junk foods. But you can limit your favorite junk foods.

Tip#4 Cut Down UnhealthyFat

Fats are very essential for our brain to function effectively. But the fat I mentioned is healthy fats and not unhealthy ones. Say you wanna have bread with butter. Go for cheese instead of butter. Cheese are even more good comparatively. Our body requires certain amount of fats. “So cut down unhealthy fats and limit healthy fats”.

Quit Smoking and Drinking Alcohol

Tip#5 Quit Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs

“Last but not the least”. For those who are used to smoking or drinking, no doubt it is difficult to quit them right away. But you can always limit them. So try to limit the amount of alcohol you intake everyday and for those who have already stopped drinking please take foods that would recoup your damaged liver.

Stay Healthy and live long!!!

RECIPE FOR WEIGHT LOSS

divya — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:47:25 +0000

Recipe for "Weight Loss"

Ingredients
Today’s lifestyle has changed the way people live and adapt to the surroundings. Obesity and weight gain had been the common problem and the biggest issue that working men and women are facing now. To keep your figure and the body shape intact, why don’t you just try the below recipe for weight loss?

Method #1

Follow a Balanced Diet: Most of us misunderstand and misinterpret the very basic element that helps in weight loss – “A Balanced Diet”. This is often misinterpreted as either cut down of fatty and starchy foods or intake of only vitamins and minerals. This is the biggest mistake that most of us do. A balanced diet is a composition of all the essential nutrients that come from proteins,carbs, vitamins, minerals and fats in the correct proposition. Do remember, Fats are equally essential for your day to day activity that your brain and the nervous system demands for. So never ever cut down fats totally to zero.

Method#2

Vigorous Workout: Workout is very essential and also plays a key role in burning your fat that has accumulated over a period of time. Try adopting different methods and levels of workout depending upon the amount of calories you wanna burn every day. Start with slow workouts and gradually increase your level from slow to vigorous and again come down steadily. Do not feel lazy as Laziness might give way to more and more calories.

Method#3

Follow a Dietary Chart: Try to adopt a dietary chart in your daily food routine. The best way to go ahead is to consult a dietitian, an expert in food and nutrition who can probably be the best person to guide you towards your goal of achieving a “weight loss” .

Method#4

Reward Yourself: Last but not the least. Try rewarding yourself by giving small treats say buying a pair of shoes you like or pick a dress that you were waiting to buy for a long time. Set targets and when you achieve them, do not forget to reward yourself. This is the best way to boost up your confidence for you to proceed further.

That’s it! Now your recipe is all done. However you can season and garnish it the way you like. Go Slim! Go healthy!!!

What foods should you limit? Wanna some help on this? Let’s hear from the Dietitian itself

STRONG MUSCLES FOR LONG LIFE

divya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:36:33 +0000

Strong muscles will make you feel and look better – Lean muscles on the other hand will be as opposed to soft flab, which will hang and sag. “Strength training exercise” will give you a leaner, firmer, stronger and more attractive body. Being strong will

make you feel good about yourself
will make you feel more energized and
will have more self esteem and self confidence.

You need active living to obtain and maintain strong muscles. Your exercise program should contain mostly of strength training exercise as this is the only activity that will keep your muscles strong and fit.

Activities that are slow, loan and steady like jogging, walking, running and cycling are excellent as part of an active lifestyle but these kind of exercises can never replace a proper exercise program.

Your body and health does not have to get caught up in the downward spiral of degeneration. If you have not paid attention to your all over body strength before be assured it is never too late to rebuild your weakened muscles. In fact you will be surprised that you can make them stronger than they have ever been in your whole life.

So, get started and make it happen.

“WORKOUT” TO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST

divya — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:21:53 +0000

Why WORKOUT?

WORKOUT is the best medicine to keep you Healthy forever

“Workout”, is very essential for our body in order to be fit and fine. Working men and women are our caught up with there busy schedule the whole week sitting in front of the PC’s. I am damn sure you all should be facing health problems like back pain, body ache, muscle stiffness, tension, stress, strain etc. Workout is the only way to ease out these problems which will let your body relax and strengthen them to be more flexible.

Working men and women cannot move away from their responsibilities and at the same time have to take care of their health. I know this is call for flexibility. But you can make it possible, all through workout. Your body needs it to move on.

WORKOUT – The Impact on our body

Most of us feel lazy, when we are asked to workout or do some exercises because you need to get up early in the morning sacrificing your 10-11 hrs of sleep. But I bet, after all the morning sweat and workout you had, you will definitely feel energized and refreshing the whole day as it improves blood flow throughout the body which leaves you refreshing and focused. It activates your hormones and makes your mind, body and soul refreshing.

WORKOUT – Personalized

You can choose different types of workouts best suited for your lifestyle. However, you need to start off with lighter workout in the begining and gradually can go in for heavy workouts depending upon your time frame. If you do not have the time for workouts or exercises, you can go in for shorter duration at the same time giving better and effective results. All these workouts don’t go in vain, they will help you as you grow old still keeping you fit and fine.

So “WORKOUT” – To enjoy life to the fullest!!!

NEW BETTER WAYS TO HELP YOU “LOSE WEIGHT”

divya — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:05:45 +0000

A weight management program that works long term is not something that you go on and off when you feel you need to lose a few pounds. The program that you can live with must be flexible enough to work with you rather than against you.

Diets that restrict food teach us that changing our exercise or eating habits are short term projects rather than a longer term situation such as an improved lifestyle. People are bombarded with words like ‘lose 30 pounds in 30 days’ and most people tend to believe them. They go on and off diets, stop and start exercise programs, and their weight fluctuates up and down along with their self esteem.

Many people do not understand there is a much better and healthier alternative to short term diets. There simply is no need to jump on and off the diet roller coaster when body weight shoots up or whenever some new miracle diet plan comes onto the market. We are now very sure that diets do not work and over 95% of people who go on one will regain the weight plus some extra as well.

In order to break free from the ineffective diet mentality you need to view your exercise program and eating plan as part of a permanent lifestyle change rather than a short term fix. It is important to adjust short term thinking and replace it with longer term realistic goals such as getting healthy or improving strength and fitness if your goal is weight loss. It is only when you become a healthier person you will achieve your weight loss goals.

Nowadays it is about making sure you have a healthy metabolism (your body’s engine) as this is the key to reducing your excess body fat. The new way this is achieved is with the understanding that hormones and chemicals are involved in the key processes of metabolism, and that the exercise we do and the food we eat plays a huge part in whether we store body fat or burn it for energy.

This is the major reason why diets don’t work as they force the body to work against us rather than with us. As soon as calories are reduced below a certain level the body puts the brakes on fat loss as it senses a famine and quickly goes into ’starvation mode’ in a effort to stop itself from starving.
This state only makes it harder long term to lose body fat. You are in effect teaching your body how to better hold on to the fat. The new way of fat loss is about stoking your metabolic engine to burn the excess fat off rather than attempting to starve it off.

This way also involves a proper exercise program that contains strength training exercise which is the only exercise that will tone and firm muscle tissue. Have your program set up by fitness professional so that you get it right and get the results you want. Wasting time on ineffective exercises will only slow your progress and leave you frustrated and disappointed.

Try this new way for yourself and step by step you will see that this way may be slow but it is far better than having your body weight going up and down.

You will finally be able to see your weight going down permanently and can be relieved you will not ever have to put yourself through the rigors of restrictive food dieting again.

BEING HEALTHY EVERYDAY!!!

divya — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:05:45 +0000

Being healthy throughout your life cannot be gained by any special diet or by any meal plan. It can be obtained only by making every day of your life healthy. Some tips for your healthy life are listed for your reference

Start The Morning Wake Up and Be Grateful

As soon as you wake up, come out of the house and breathe fresh air slowly with the deep sense of gratitude to God. Feel the air flowing through the pore-pore nose, to the lungs, you can breathe normally… Feel what is happening in your body. You will feel the extraordinary freshness… Experience the changes that occur in your body… Do this while standing, Relax with hands in front. Make it for 10 minutes.

Keep on Good Mood

If you already felt comfort after exercise, you must keep it on. Now close your eyes, start to smile and say it to your heart, “this day I feel very blessed, truly blessed,” repeat the word many times to truly penetrate into your heart until you feel genuinely happy. Difficult to do? Not at all. Slowly you will start to feel the

Today You Felt Very Happy, A True Happiness

See what is happening in the environment around you. Start to observe any changes that occur in your life, how your wife / husband act to you, your children, office friends, superiors or the surrounding community. See their reaction and they must be surprised about the change of your personality and for a moment, they are confused. Don’t worry, it is natural.

Try these tips and make every day a special day for you!!! Have a good Day

“BMI”-THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ‘BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION’ AND ‘HEALTH RISK’

divya — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:51:17 +0000

Medical studies have shown that ‘weight management’ through the reduction of excess body fat plays a fundamental role in fighting disease and maintaining superior health. The research also linked the stress of excess body fat to major physical conditions such as, cancer, stroke, hypertension, and heart disease.

Without a doubt, excess body fat is a ‘health hazard’ and should be avoided. One of the best ways to find out if you are normal, overweight, or obese, is by determining your BMI, or Body Mass Index. To calculate your Body Mass Index, take your weight (in kilograms), and divide it by your height (in meters) squared. A score of:

25.0 – 30.0 means you are overweight,
30.0 – 40.0 points to obesity,
40 and above classifies you as morbidly obese.

Since BMI describes the body weight relative to height, it is strongly associates with the total body fat content in adults – children’s calculations are more complicated, because they also have to take gender and age into account.

Body shape and body fat distribution is important in determining a number of health risks. How your body is shaped, and where the fat bulges are hiding, is indeed relevant to your health. For example, the fat cells around the abdomen will release their fat more eagerly into the bloodstream than other fat cells. This means that ‘pot-belly’ victims are more likely at risk to get narrowing arteries, diabetes and cancer. Fat mainly deposited in the lower half of the body, such as the buttocks, thighs and hips does not appear to have the same risk factor. Also, weight deposits in the waist region are generally more characteristic for men than women.

So, Regular exercise for at least 30 min per day and a healthy diet will keep you away from diseases. “Watch you BMI at least every 3 months to avoid apologetic later over obesity”.