In contrast to excessive alcohol intake, moderate alcohol intake has been shown to provide health benefits. The datais most convincing for preventing heart disease in middle-aged and older people. A review of twenty-nine studiesconcluded that moderate alcohol intake reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by about 30 percent in comparison to those who do…
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The Benefits of Physical Activity
Getting the recommended amount of physical activity each week, about 150 minutes of moderate, aerobic exercise, such as power walking or bicycling, does not require joining a gym, or taking expensive, complicated classes. If you can’t commit to a formal workout four to five days per week, you can become more active in simple ways—by…
EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS✨
The other part of the energy balance equation is physical activity. The Dietary Guidelines are complemented by the2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in aneffort to provide evidence-based guidelines for appropriate physical activity levels. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines provide guidance to Americans aged six…
My Plate Planner-an easy approach to healthy eating
Estimating portions can be done using the My Plate Planner. My Plate is divided according to how much of each food group should be included with each meal. Planner Methods of Use:• Fill half of your plate with vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, salad, and fruit. • Fill one-quarter of your plate with lean meat,…
Creatine-Nutrition,Metabolism and Exercise
Creatine, or methyl guanidine-acetic acid, is a naturally occurring compound found in abundance in skeletal muscle. It is also found in small quantities in brain, liver, kidney and testes. In a 70 kg man, the total body creatine pool amountsto approximately 120g, of which 95% is situated in the muscle. In the case of humans,…
🔵Signs that your body needs Detoxification
In order to understand the term detoxification, we must know what exactly are toxins and how can they be lethal and hazardous to humans. Toxins can be primarily defined as harmful foreign particles that can infiltrate the body through various sources like the environment, bad lifestyles, and metabolic reactions. Look out for these signs in…
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motivational quotes to kick start your day
Why are Fibres as important as Proteins.❣
Fibres can be classified into 2 categories:- 1. Soluble Fibres. 2. Insoluble Fibres. ✔Soluble Fibres contains vitamins and minerals which gets easily absorbed by human intestine.They also give rise to short chain fatty acids and provide small amout of calories (roughly about 1grams=2 kcal) ✔Insoluble Fibres like cellulose and raffinose mostly present in pulp and…
3 Amazing ways to use Aloe vera💚
Aloe vera is a plant that grows 1-2 feet tall with thick green leaves filled translucent gel. Well known for it’s healing properties aloe vera is widely used in skincare products all around the world. There are a plethora of ways to use aloe vera for skin and health care. Few of them are mentioned…
5 Signs that indicate you are probably Bloated and not Fat
While most of us, including me in the initial days of weight training took a bloated stomach for bad belly fat, which is very common as both of them can appear quite similar to each other. But here are a few clues to avoid that mistake and through which you can easily distinguish between belly…
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