While excessive consumption of simple carbohydrates is potentially bad for your health, consuming more complexcarbohydrates is extremely beneficial to health. There is a wealth of scientific evidence supporting that replacing refined grains with whole grains decreases the risk for obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Whole grains are great dietary sources of fiber, vitamins,…
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Health Benefits of Moderate Alcohol Intake
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…
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…
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,…
EVIDENCE-BASED DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans offers specific, evidence-based recommendations for dietary changes aimed at keeping calorie intake in balance with physical activity, which is key for weight management. These recommendationsinclude:- Follow a healthy eating pattern that accounts for all foods and beverages within an appropriate calorie level that includes • A variety of vegetables…
10 Badass and Inspirational songs to boost your workout💯
Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond. Lifting heavy ass weights or going on a long drive good music can change the whole journey or your workout routine. From inspiring lyrics to crazy beats there is no doubt music can ability to help you stay on track. I’ve…
🔵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…
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