Tip again

Most of us are tempted to eat more while we cook in order to check the taste of food. This can be avoided by eating mints.

Drinking water helps in weight loss

It is seen that drinking water helped in increase in energy consumption.This is called water induced thermogenesis.Body uses energy to bring down the temperature of water to body temperature. 

Double amount of calories burnt in fiber rich foods

Fibers are plant parts that we can eat. They make our stomach to feel full and hence reduce the food consumption. These fibers are also less in calories thus preventing weight gain. Fiber rich foods have health benefits like lowering blood cholesterol level, lowering absorption of sugar by our body. It also helps in preventing constipation.

List of fiber rich foods

• Orange
• Strawberries
• Oatmeal
• Peas
• Carrot

Reduce your thigh fat

Studies prove that the thigh fat have the lower metabolic rate than fat in the other parts of body. Hence to reduce the thigh fat special amount of supplement is needed. This can be provided by calcium pyruvate. Pyruvic acid      helps in converting sugar into energy thus increasing the metabolic rate. Apple is a good source of cacium pyruvate with 450mg of cacium pyruvate found in it. However the amount of calcium pyruvate taken should be noticed. If too much is taken then it might lead to diarrhoea. The amount of intake permitted in a day is 30g of calcium pyruvate.

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Symptoms of depression

Though depression is related to mental health of a person, it can also show its effect on the body.

• Chest pain.
• Sleeping more than 8 hours a day.
• Fatigue.
• Feeling exhausted even to do our regular routine works.
• Joint pain.
• Indigestion leading to prolonged constipation , diarrhoea.
• Frequent head ache.

Green tea as fat loss supplement

• Presence of polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin galate and caffeine in green tea has fat burning effect.
• It increases the metabolic rate by 4%
• They also help in lowering bad cholesterol level.
• Green tea prevents the formation of abnormal blood clots thus having protective effect against atherosclerosis.
• It also contains vitamin C, E and zinc, chromium.

Feel full for long time with banana

Banana come under list of favourite food for people aiming at weight loss. Bananas that are of 8 inch contain 100 calories. The calories in banana are fat free calories. They are also  have rich fiber content that are essential for metabolism. Banana have a low glycemic index. Glycemic index is the rate by which the carbohydrates are released into the body from food. The low glycemic index  prevents the glucose level going high or low suddenly, thus decreasing the urge to eat and making your stomach feel fuller for long time.

Blueberries - excellent choice of weight loss

Blue berries are source of dietary fibers which help in improving the metabolism rate. It’s a good source of vitamin B. Research studies show that they prevent the fat cells from getting formed by the alteration of lipid metabolism. They help in releasing fat from the existing fat cells which make them an excellent choice for weightloss.

Fight cholesterol with oat breakfast

1) Oats are low fat, high diet fibre meal.

2) Beta glucans that are present in oats help to reduce blood cholesterol.

3) Oats are rich in tocotrienols which stop the synthesis of cholesterol.

4) Have oats for your breakfast with low fat meals which would make huge differerence in your health.

Vitamin B for stress relief

Most of the people suffer from stress on a daily basis. Vitamin B is seen to relieve stress.It helps in proper functioning of adrenal glands that produces hormones to manage stress.

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Stress affects our memory

Stress affects our memory

A region in the brain called prefrontal cortex is known for the memory functions of the brain. Prefrontal cortex functioning is greatly based on the glutamate receptors. A recent study have shown that the repeated stress can lead to the loss of glutamate receptors thus affecting functioning of prefrontal cortex. Dysfunctioning of PFC (prefrontal cortex) affect the memory of humans. Thus repeated stress can lead to memory disturbances especially the stress in adoloscent period as said by Dr.Yan and his colleagues.

Four things that make you fat

Lack of vitamin D
Lack of vitamin D can lower the metabolism rate thus storing fat.

Sleepless nights
Studies show that the lack of sleep has an effect on the appetitite hormones and the metabolism slowd down when there is lack of sleep. Hence try to sleep for atleast 7 hours a day.


Stress
Due to flight or fight response, the body goes into survival mode that turns down metabolism and hence fat is accumulated.


Medications
studies prove that taking anti-depressant leads to weight gain.

Three tips to kick off your fat

1) Add mustard to to the pan when you are adding oil for frying. mustard. It helps in fast digestion.

2) Drink ten to twelve glasses of water a day. It helps in increasing the metabolism and thus burning the calories      even when you are at rest.

3) Have three to four cups of green tea a day, which also helps in increasing the metabolism three to four times a day.

Creating stress for yourself

Stress is not only generated from external factors. It can also be generated by ourselves.

• Talking negative about self
• Pessimism
• Trying to be over perfect
• Trying to reach unrealistic heights
• Postponing work
• Accumalating work leading to overload of work
• Lack of sleep
• Neglecting physical discomforts
• Being workaholic

Plastic bottles make you fat, infertile

Plastic bottles have proved be our unknown enemies in many number of ways. Chemicals called pthalates that are found in all plastic products affects our health.

1) Pthalates are also linked to obesity. They disturb the normal metabolism in humans, by distrupting the proper functioning of endocrine system. As the result of impaired metabolism, our body fats are not broken down and leads to fat accumalation.

2) Pthalates reduce the fertility in males with lower testosterone production and reduced sperm count. Infact pthalates are used to feminize the male animals.

     3) In case of females higher levels of pthalates exposure can lead to miscarriage, premature symptoms of puberty, stillbirth 

     

Get fat by sitting long time

Study in university of Missouri have proved that if we keep on sitting then our body stops producing the enzyme called lipase.lipase is a fat inhibiting enzyme which breaks down lipids.Thus sitting long can lead to fat accumulation.

Symptoms of stress

1) When you are stressed out you get weird dreams.
2)Having head aches often.
3)Less cheerfullness and enthusiasm.
4)Being moody,easily irritated.
5)Feeling worthless and lonely.
6)Lack of sleep.
7)Poor judgment.
8) Having negative outlook.
9) Alcohol abuse.
10) Nervous behaviors like nail biting.

how to get flat belly

Drink orange juice fortified with calcium and vitamin D, three times a day for four months and see the difference.American journal of clinical nutrition study shows the people who take this are seen to have flatter belly compared to those who don't.

eating too less

While eating too much can make you gain weight, eating too less can also make you gain weight. While in starving mode, the body turns off your metabolism and hence calorie consumption is reduced and thus you are not losing weight.

Fast foods cause asthma in kids

Recent studies have shown that kids who are eating fast foods three or more times in a week are having asthma , eczema..

Three yoga poses to relieve stress

Sarvangasana

Lying on the floor with your back facing floor,keep your hands on the back,lift your leg along with your lower body. Focus and look at your toes.

Uttanasana

Stand by keeping you feet together, bend down and touch the floor with your palm.

Padahastasana

Sit on the floor by bending your legs and touching your knees on the floor, keep your hands near your feet and bend forward and touch the floor.

low calorie recipes

Low calorie recipes

1)Dhal spinach mix

250 grams spinach
3 garlic pieces
4 to 5 green chillies
moong dhal half cup
jeera half spoon
salt to taste
1 and half cup water
Put the above into pressure cooker and put 5 whistle
after steam goes,u will get thick soup

Good to serve with rice or chapathi

2)Cabbage meal

Saute the cabbage and green chilly till raw smell goes.
Add channa dhal to it.
After the raw smell goes, add salt and little water and cook it till its boiled.

Half cabbage
3 to 4 green chilly
3 spoon channa dhal
1 spoon salt

U can also replace the cabbage with beans.

stress causes over eating

Stress causes over eating

Stress eating is turning out to be a new problem in our fast growing world. In the initial stages of stress, it reduces the appetite due to production of corticotrophine releasing hormone from hypothalamus. The adrenal glands produces epinephrine to trigger fight or flight response which does not allow us to eat. But when stress persists, it turns the story in a different way. In this case, hormone called cortisol is produced which increases appetite. This response is turned in different way in men and women. In case of women it opens up over eating and in case of men its alcohol or smoking. This kind of eating is also called as ‘emotional eating’or ‘stress eating’. The foods that people tend to eat at this time are sugary and starchy foods. Such ‘comfort foods’ soothes our brain and make us feel better by releasing neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin. From this relief, our body understands  that when we eat ‘comfort foods’ we get relief and people tend to eat more and more sugary foods that are high in calories, causing weight gain.

Vegetables and its calories

Vegetables and its calories

Beans, 1/2 cup - 108 calories
Cabbage,1 cup - 41 calories
Potato,1 piece. - 255 calories
Spinach,1/2 cup- 20 calories
Mushroom,1/2 cup-20 calories
Cauliflower,1 cup - 23 calories
Pumpkin,1/2 cup - 20 calories
Cucumber, 1/2 cup - 7 calories

Fruits and its calories

Fruits and its calories

Apple -     52 calories
Banana -  94 calories
Grapes. -  114 calories
Orange. -   86 calories
Dates(1 cup)   490 calories
Strawberry(1 cup)-   46 calories
Raspberry(1 cup) -60 calories

Exercises and Calories burnt

To lose one pound burn 3500 calories

To lose one kg burn 7700 calories

One pound equals 0.45kg

Exercise 1: Walking five miles in one hour

Weight of person is 65kg - 472 calories are burnt
If 75 kg - 563 calories
If 90 kg -  654 calories
If 100 kg - 745 calories

Exercise 2 : Swimming free style fast 

65 kg - 590 calories
75 kg - 704 calories
90 kg -  817 calories
100 kg - 931 calories

Exercise 3 : playing badmitton

65 kg - 266 calories
75 kg - 317 calories
90 kg - 368 calories
100 kg - 419 calories

Exercise 4 : Jumping rope with moderate speed

65 kg - 590 calories
75 kg - 704 calories
90 kg - 817 calories
100 kg - 931 calories

Exercise 5 : Playing cricket (batting and bowling)

65 kg - 295 calories
75 kg - 352 calories
90 kg - 409 calories
100 kg - 465 calories

Secret of success in weight loss

Over weight has become a night mare for many people in recent times. Many methods have been tried by them and this weakness of the people is being exploited and money is made out of it by various weight loss programmes. Even after spending so much money, people`s dream of remaining trim and fit remains a dream itself. The key to success in this mission is to burn the calories that we consume and in fact burn more calories than what we consume. We should see that we consume the food having low calories. The calories that we consume should be burnt by our daily activities along with regular exercises. Hence by burning more calories we can reduce the fat accumulation in our body.

The secret to success of weight loss is,

Calories burnt should be greater than calories consumed in a day.

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Weight loss asanas

Three asanas to remain trim !!!

Chakrasana

Hands and feet to be kept on the floor, abdomen arches up.This asana will help in toning the entire back muscles.

Halasana

Rest on the floor,lift the legs, take the legs to the floor by bending them backwards.It helps in keeping the leg muscles and abdominal muscles toned.

Dhanurasana

Rest on the floor with your stomach touching the floor and try to bend backwards and hold your feet with your hand.This helps to tone the thighs and back muscles.