cucumberDiabetes, cancer, migraine, arthritis – these are just some of the most common diseases that can threaten our lives or drastically shorten it. Most people know that poor diets may worsen these conditions, but few are aware that proper diet helps even their treatment or at least keep their development. Joy Bauer (Joy Bauer), author of “Food cures” (Food cures) shares her recipe for a longer and healthier life. An old proverb says: Man is what he eats. This means that if you eat unhealthy foods, it most likely means your life will end sooner. However, if you choose to eat foods rich in valuable nutrients, you can achieve better overall health and the later age. According to Joy Bauer, which is among the best experts in the field of dietetics, the backbone of a healthy diet consists of proteins found in meat fragile, high-carbohydrate, mono-unsaturated and omega-3 fats, and foods rich in water. These nutrients contained in foods that are proven to improve health and sometimes even prove successful drugs against various diseases. “Food is medicine and it is powerful,” says Bauer, “We eat every day several times and therefore take medicines in the form of food, which may promote or worsen our condition.”
Five foods for each of the following:
Overweight
1. Rich in fiber (fiber) cereals. Look for products that include more than 5 grams fiber and less than 120 calories per serving.
2. Cucumbers are rich in water and poor calorie vegetables sate you for a long time.
3. Egg whites contain a significant quantity of high quality protein. This food will increase your metabolism and help you maintain muscle mass while burning fat
4. Sugar-free gum. Give your taste senses something sweet, to avoid to put something in your mouth calorie
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Diets for the summer

16 April 2010

summer dietsIn warmer weather ca body literally switch mode that requires less food. That’s why summer is considered particularly appropriate to remove extra pounds. Judge for yourself:
• Outside is warm, we do not need permanent adoption of sustaining food and hot tea and the occurrence of hot days, fresh salads, light soups and juices become obsolete.
• We are Tempted variety fruits and vegetables, which are distinguished by their taste of winter “artificial variants.
• more wear light clothing, the more apparent the shortcomings of our figure.
• With the advent of warm days people adjust to more trips, walking outdoors.
That is why we offer a few recipes that will help you combine doing something good.
Vegetable Diets
Vegetables are particularly valuable for the organism. They are rich in vitamins and minerals contribute to weakening the body and cleansing, helping those who suffer often raise his blood, or sudden jumps up and down.
1. Strict vegetable diet
The total quantity of fruit and vegetables is 1.5 kg: cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, apples, peppers, broccoli, spinach, beets, leeks, peas, beans, celery, zucchini, pumpkin, 100 g of bran bread and 40 g of sugar ( for tea!). Of vegetables can be prepared salads or light meals, seasoned with vegetable oil.
Twice a week is permissible use of low-fat dairy products: milk, cottage cheese, yogurt, ayran.
Menu for one day so look for example:
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