You are currently browsing all posts tagged with 'fruits'

Consume “Happy Food” to Lose Weight

  • Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:10 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

The human body creates the brain chemistry of their own anti-depressant in the form of serotonin. These chemicals will appear in a lesser amount to people who stress, distress or depression, and that’s why anti-depressant drugs interact in a biochemical pathway we are to increase levels of serotonin, are artificial.

When people feel stressed, they will search for comfort, because people will naturally avoid pain (physical or emotional) and to seek pleasure. People who fail in the diet tend to seek comfort from food-based carbohydrates, especially simple carbohydrates, because these foods provide intake of sugar levels high in an instant, but also stimulates the process of spending (secretion), the serotonin effect “happy” or “happy” .

So, if you are undergoing weight-loss diet, in order to avoid a sugar craving or desire to consume carbohydrate / sugar as a source of serotonin, was available some natural foods that have the same effect in increasing serotonin or counteract the desire to consume sugar. These foods are referred to as the “happy food” because of its effect, which could give a sense of happiness, but of course good for your diet, such as: Bananas, Avocados, Grapes, Apples, Nuts Almonds, Brazil nuts, and eggs.

In addition, with the many demands of work and responsibility, we tend to experience can be called ‘hurry sickness’. Even in conditions we would eat in a hurry. For that, try to treat yourself better, because of all the daily problems can drive away in an effort to achieve ideal body weight. So, keep calm and do everything more slowly. By eating slowly, digestion and absorption of nutrients from food would be more optimal.

And that is not less important, make sure you have the ‘time for yourself’. This will deflect the impulse to entertain yourself with instant habits, like eating chocolate, candy, ice cream or cake with a layer of thick cream. Rather than consume all the food that will actually increase the deposition of fat in your body, it is better you reduce stress that you experience with meditation or doing your hobby. And make sure that you consume no chocolate compose yourself, but “happy food” as mentioned above.

Five Thing You Should Know About Fruits Consumption

  • Posted on July 5, 2010 at 10:45 pm

You surely already know that there are many kinds of fruits that contain lots of vitamin C such as kiwi fruit, apples, oranges, mango, cherry, strawberry, and so forth. Fruit is also known as a source of antioxidants, such as lycopene-rich tomatoes or mangoes are rich in carotene. So, almost every person consume the fruit as healthy foods. That’s what actually happened. But there are still some people too believe in some of the functions of fruit. Actually, there are some things to consider when eating fruit. Here are five restrictions in consuming fruit. What are they? Check out the following articles.

  1. Do not consume fruits as a substitute for vegetables
    Fruits contain a number of organic acids and aromatic substances which can help improve your appetite and helps the absorption of nutrients.Regardless of these facts, vegetables contain more minerals than fruit. If you only consume vegetables and fruit without regard to consume the fruit was able to replace the vegetables, then you will not be getting enough nutrients. We are required consumption of approximately 500 grams of vegetables each day.
  2. Do not take the fruit as a meal replacement
    Human body can sustain life by at least 50 types of nutrients, especially more than 65 grams of fat that can keep the regeneration and restoration of the organ. Fruit contains more than 85% water but less than 1% of the protein, so it will not meet the needs of amino acids and fatty acids for the body. So, you should not consume the fruit as a substitute for your meal.
  3. Not too much fruit in order to lose weight
    Basically, the fruit is not low-calorie foods. It contains more than 80% of sugar, most fruits contain sugar fructose or fruit sugar. Although fruits contain fewer calories than rice, people always consume fruit in the amount that it tastes delicious and fresh. Therefore, if this happens, the more calories to be consumed and the purpose of the diet decreased body weight would not have been achieved.
  4. Do not be deceived by import fruits
    Many people may think that imported fruits contain better nutrition and more. This is not always true because long transportation time will decrease fruits’ nutrition.
  5. Do not depend on the fruit to supplement vitamins
    Most fruits do not contain vitamins as much as we expected. But if you want to complement the vitamins, it would be unwise if it only depends on the fruit.You should consume vitamins from other foods to meet your vitamin needs.

Avocado Usage

  • Posted on May 14, 2010 at 4:36 am

Description
Originally from Central America, grows wild in the forests, many are also grown in the garden and in the yard with soil layer of loose and fertile, and no stagnant water. Although be fruitful in the lowlands, but the results will be satisfactory when planted at an altitude of 200-1000 m above sea level (asl) in the tropics of the many subtropical rainfall. Small tree, 30-10 m high, upside-rooted, woody stems, round, dirty brown color, much branched, stems finely hairy. Single leaf, stemmed from 1.5 to 5 cm long, dirty, cramped location at the end of twigs, round shape elongated eggs, such as skin thickness, tip and base of the spike, sometimes flat edge rather rolling upward, 10-20 cm long, 3-10 cm wide, young leaves and reddish color fullfiedged, old leaf color is green and bare. The flowers of compound interest, in pairs of two, arranged in panicles that comes out near the ends of twigs, greenish yellow. Fruit forms a ball or ovate, 5-20 cm long, green or yellowish green color, speckled purple or purple once sarna seeded one, when fully ripe fruit is soft, the colors green, yellow. Seed round like a ball, from 2.5 to 5 cm in diameter, pieces of white beans red. Ripe avocado fruit flesh is soft, fat, usually eaten as mixed or created juice ice. oil is used among others for cosmetic purposes. Propagated by seeds, and grafting.


Composition
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECT pharmacological: Leaves: bitter taste, chocolate. Beans: Anti-inflammation, alleviate pain.

CHEMISTRY CONTENT: Fruit and leaves contain saponins, alkaloids and flavonoida, Fruit also contains tannin and the leaves contain polyphenols, quersetin, sugar alkohot persiit.


Treats diseases: Sprue, scabby skin moisturizing, urinary stones, headaches, high blood (hypertension) , nerve pain (neuralgia), stomach pain,; Channels swollen breath (bronchial swellings), toothache,; Diabetes (diabetes mellitus), irregular menstruation.

Fruit for Athletes

  • Posted on March 15, 2010 at 5:11 am

More and more people are beginning to understand the importance of sports. But, of course, to get maximum results, consumed daily intake should be adjusted as well. Here are some fruits that you can add in your daily menu to get the maximum exercise program for your body.

Avocado

Although most women who are trying to lose weight will avoid the fruit of this one, but in reality, the fruit is very good for muscle and joint strength. Unsaturated fat and cholesterol-lowering function contained in this fruit can help your body to be more powerful. The proof, researchers at the University of Buffalo found that women runners who ate less than 20 percent fat are more likely than women who consumed injured at least 31 per cent fat. Professor Peter J. Horvath, Ph.D., who was involved in the study speculated that the issues contained in it to dwell on the problem of fat consumption. Reduced fat intake, the less the power of the muscles and joints. A few slices of avocado per day is a good way to give the intake of fat in the body of a woman who fears the fat.

Banana

Often feel muscle cramps? Could be because you are lacking potassium. Potassium has an important role in replacing lost sweat, and helps the absorption of fluids in the body. Potassium is owned by the banana in the number is very high. Bananas also have a carbohydrate-energy. One medium banana has about 400 mg of potassium and carbohydrates about 29 grams (equivalent to two handfuls of wheat bread).

Orange

Fruits are not familiar with this season is very rich in vitamin C. As we know, vitamin C can help provide extra energy, plus the ability to repair damaged muscle tissue, and is the key to make collagen (tissue in the body that helps improve skin condition, and make strong bones).