Low calorie diet is not only effective in treating obesity but also maintaining a healthy balance. A low calorie diet can comprise of 1000 to 1800 calories per day. With the help of this diet, one can manage his weight. The expert health practitioners and doctors recommend the healthy diet depending on individualized needs to meet the weight-loss goals. In a standard adult body weight, the daily protein intake should be around 0.8gm per kg of standard body weight. If the diet doesn't consist of 1200 calories, vitamin supplements may become necessary.
Expert medical practitioners or dieticians recommend the low calorie diet depending on patient's eating behavior, preparation of food, meal prototype, usual food share capability, nutritional sufficiency, exercise and other relevant factors. With a satisfactory output by analyzing the above factors, doctors then recommend individual program for attaining and maintaining ideal weight.
Feeling hungry is too common among individuals on low calorie diet. To fulfill this need, patients are recommended to satisfy their appetite with low calorie foods such as raw vegetables, broth, black tea or coffee or any other sugar free beverages. If the patient is not suffering from any sort of cardiac problem or edema, doctors usually do not recommend sodium restricted diet.
Effectiveness of Very Low Calorie Diet
VLCD or very low calorie diet is generally recommended to severely obese people for the purpose of short term weight loss. It is also effective for moderately obese individuals. VLCD allows an average weight loss of 3 to 5 pounds per week. Not only weight loss, but VLCD also aids in alleviating a whole host of medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. VLCD is simply great for short term weight loss, however, modest dietary restrictions intended for long term benefits are found to be more effective than that of VLCD.
A combination of VLCD with exercise and cognitive-behavioral therapy can offer a long term weight loss benefit. The cognitive-behavioral therapy helps in recognizing the cause of the problem and guides for corresponding moderation in eating behavior pattern.
How safe is Very Low Calorie Diet?
VLCD is not suitable for everyone. If you are suffering from obesity and the BMI or Body Mass Index is greater than 30, you may be supervised with VLCD under proper medical condition. However, BMI less than 30 may not be recommended for VLCD unless prevalent medical conditions occurred due to obesity problem.
VLCD is recommended by the doctor precisely on case-by-case basis. Only receiving proper medical guidance from your doctor, you can switch to very low calorie diet. You cannot depend on VLCD if you are pregnant or if you practice breastfeeding. Typically, it is not recommended to the growing age, children and adolescents, expect they do not belong to any specialized treatment plan. This diet is also not suitable for people over 50 years of age due to several age-related factors such as preexisting medicinal conditions, possible side-effects, etc.
Side Effects of Very Low Calorie Diet
Typically, minor side effects such as diarrhea, constipation, fatigue and nausea are reported from individuals on VLCD for 4-6weeks. These complications are indeed short-term and people can improve health conditions rapidly. These problems generally do not prevent individuals in finishing the diet program successfully.
However, there are serious side effects involved with VLCD as well. The most serious among all is gallstone formation. During rapid weight loss, it is common to see developing gallstone, especially in the case of obese women. It is assumed that the rapid weight loss slows down the gallbladder's ability for bile contraction. Although, it is a serious health complication, but no research has yet confirmed whether VLCD is directly responsible for the occurrence of gallstone or the amount of rapid weight loss causes the problem.
To maintain good health, a proper balance of food from different food groups is needed. Getting good nutrition is difficult in as few as 800 calories and it becomes fatal if someone only depends on such diet day after day.
Truly speaking, whenever you come out from the low calorie diet, you have every possibility to regain weight if you do not maintain healthy eating practice, physical exercise, along with an improved outlook towards your eating pattern.
wtorek, 25 marca 2008
The Sour-sweet Tale of Grapefruits
One of the healthiest members of the citrus family, the grapefruit has a wonderful history associated with it. In comparison to some of the other popular fruits, the history of grapefruits is relatively new. Infact, there are a few stories associated with this fruit leading to a little dilemma as to which theory to believe. This fruit of the citrus family is said to have originated first as a 'horticulture accident' in Jamaica in the year 1700. Also known as 'shaddock’ after its originator, a 17th century English ship commander, who brought seeds of the pummelo from the East Indies and delivered them to the West Indies in 1693.
The second theory offers a tale of deliberate hybridization, suggesting that the grapefruit is cross between an orange and the pummelo. This theory, however, has no records in its support. Whatever the case, the grapefruit can be considered as the offspring of pummelo (native to Malaysia and Indonesia), surprisingly about the size of an orange! This is an interesting observation indeed and clearly testifies for the theory of it being considered as a hybrid of the two citrus fruits.
Grapefruits did not fare well initially to register popularity with the people. It was known as the 'forbidden fruit' in Barbados in the mid 18th century. The name also migrated to Jamaica, where people also referred to it as the 'smaller shaddock’. Its bitter and acidic taste was not really liked by the Jamaicans. Its popularity began after its appearance in the US in 1823 when Count Odette Phillipe brought the seeds of grapefruit from the Bahamas to Safety Harbor near Tampa, Florida. The scenario began to change after 1885, when Florida carried out its first shipment of grapefruits to New York and Philadelphia. This was perhaps the first instance when the popularity of this citrus fruit initiated. Florida developed into a major commercial center with its burgeoning grapefruit crop of Duncan and Marsh varieties.
Soon the popularity of grapefruits spread across Texas, Arizona, and California, with grapefruit becoming a household name by the 1940's. Fresh and canned grapefruits were not only consumed within the country but also exported abroad. This inspired Jamaica, Trinidad, South America and Israel to jump into grapefruit cultivation. With increasing demand began the development of new varieties. Pink and red grapefruits became a popular item in the northern states. Another story describes a Texas citrus grower marveling at the red grapefruit growing on a tree that was yielding pink grapefruits. That mutation became a new cultivar named Ruby Red that was the first grapefruit granted a U.S. patent. That Texas Red became the official state fruit of Texas in 1993.
The grapefruit has thus traveled a long way in establishing its popularity in the global market. In spite of posing a bit of botanical mystery as to its origin, this fruit has found its way into the hearts of people all over the world.
The second theory offers a tale of deliberate hybridization, suggesting that the grapefruit is cross between an orange and the pummelo. This theory, however, has no records in its support. Whatever the case, the grapefruit can be considered as the offspring of pummelo (native to Malaysia and Indonesia), surprisingly about the size of an orange! This is an interesting observation indeed and clearly testifies for the theory of it being considered as a hybrid of the two citrus fruits.
Grapefruits did not fare well initially to register popularity with the people. It was known as the 'forbidden fruit' in Barbados in the mid 18th century. The name also migrated to Jamaica, where people also referred to it as the 'smaller shaddock’. Its bitter and acidic taste was not really liked by the Jamaicans. Its popularity began after its appearance in the US in 1823 when Count Odette Phillipe brought the seeds of grapefruit from the Bahamas to Safety Harbor near Tampa, Florida. The scenario began to change after 1885, when Florida carried out its first shipment of grapefruits to New York and Philadelphia. This was perhaps the first instance when the popularity of this citrus fruit initiated. Florida developed into a major commercial center with its burgeoning grapefruit crop of Duncan and Marsh varieties.
Soon the popularity of grapefruits spread across Texas, Arizona, and California, with grapefruit becoming a household name by the 1940's. Fresh and canned grapefruits were not only consumed within the country but also exported abroad. This inspired Jamaica, Trinidad, South America and Israel to jump into grapefruit cultivation. With increasing demand began the development of new varieties. Pink and red grapefruits became a popular item in the northern states. Another story describes a Texas citrus grower marveling at the red grapefruit growing on a tree that was yielding pink grapefruits. That mutation became a new cultivar named Ruby Red that was the first grapefruit granted a U.S. patent. That Texas Red became the official state fruit of Texas in 1993.
The grapefruit has thus traveled a long way in establishing its popularity in the global market. In spite of posing a bit of botanical mystery as to its origin, this fruit has found its way into the hearts of people all over the world.
The Candida Diet
If you have a problem with excess Candida that makes you sick or have unwanted side effects, you need to understand that your diet plays a big role in this. When you learn to avoid foods that aggravate your condition and eat the foods that help you, your body will adjust its levels of Candida naturally and prevent an overproduction of Candida which causes complications.
Many practitioners and natural or alternative practitioners are teaching their patients to use their diet to help address the problem of Candida overgrowth. To achieve this, you need to know more about what foods to eat and which foods to avoid. In general, your Candida diet should try to avoid sugar as much as possible.
Sugar promotes the growth of the yeast so if you have an overgrowth, you may want to start out by limiting your sugar. You can do this by cutting back or quitting sodas and teas, limiting your carbohydrate intake and limiting known foods with sugar.
You should also limit foods that have any type of yeast in them as this can contribute to the Candida overgrowth. Fermented foods like beer and bread made with yeast are a bad choice. You should also avoid cheese, tomato paste and mushrooms. It is believed that many people with Candida overgrowth actually suffer from a type of yeast allergy or intolerance and it should be treated similar to the way other food allergies and sensitivities are treated.
Some foods that you should avoid are:
Milk
Cheese
Sugar
Gluten
Wheat
Coffee
Yeast
Alcohol
Chocolate
High fat foods
Some foods that are good to eat when on a diet for Candida and yeast are:
Onions and garlic
Fresh vegetables
Approved breads
Rice cakes
Corn tortillas
Meats
Fresh fish
Eggs
Beans and lentils
Cottage cheese and yogurt
These are just some guidelines to start with. You should talk with your doctor if you are on a Candida and yeast diet so that you can determine a plan together to keep you healthy. For many people, it can take a couple of weeks or more to notice results of the change in diet. This is because traces of the foods you were eating before will still remain in your system.
This is why many will suggest a total elimination diet for the first 4-6 weeks of your new Candida diet. After this time, some foods are okay in moderation. Talk with your doctor about your specific dietary needs.
Many practitioners and natural or alternative practitioners are teaching their patients to use their diet to help address the problem of Candida overgrowth. To achieve this, you need to know more about what foods to eat and which foods to avoid. In general, your Candida diet should try to avoid sugar as much as possible.
Sugar promotes the growth of the yeast so if you have an overgrowth, you may want to start out by limiting your sugar. You can do this by cutting back or quitting sodas and teas, limiting your carbohydrate intake and limiting known foods with sugar.
You should also limit foods that have any type of yeast in them as this can contribute to the Candida overgrowth. Fermented foods like beer and bread made with yeast are a bad choice. You should also avoid cheese, tomato paste and mushrooms. It is believed that many people with Candida overgrowth actually suffer from a type of yeast allergy or intolerance and it should be treated similar to the way other food allergies and sensitivities are treated.
Some foods that you should avoid are:
Milk
Cheese
Sugar
Gluten
Wheat
Coffee
Yeast
Alcohol
Chocolate
High fat foods
Some foods that are good to eat when on a diet for Candida and yeast are:
Onions and garlic
Fresh vegetables
Approved breads
Rice cakes
Corn tortillas
Meats
Fresh fish
Eggs
Beans and lentils
Cottage cheese and yogurt
These are just some guidelines to start with. You should talk with your doctor if you are on a Candida and yeast diet so that you can determine a plan together to keep you healthy. For many people, it can take a couple of weeks or more to notice results of the change in diet. This is because traces of the foods you were eating before will still remain in your system.
This is why many will suggest a total elimination diet for the first 4-6 weeks of your new Candida diet. After this time, some foods are okay in moderation. Talk with your doctor about your specific dietary needs.
The Most Important Question in Your Life
Did I Make a Difference?
When it’s all said and done, will you consider whether your presence on this planet made one iota of difference? We believe everyone wants to know their lives made a difference. Why?
Because nothing else really matters. So what if you made a lot of money, traveled the world, or bought a lot of stuff. Did you make a difference? Let’s live our lives every single second of every single day knowing without hesitation that our lives made a difference for the better. And let’s live with an easygoing elegance that is contagious to everyone we touch. Below are six really simple ways you can make a huge difference.
1. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
If every household in America used just one bulb, this would equate to taking 1.3 million automobiles off the roads.
2. Shop at a farmer’s market once a month (or more) to eat healthy, seasonal, organic food produced by local farmers. It’s good for your taste buds, your health, local business, and the environment.
3. Help everyone get health care. We live in a great country, and it would be even greater if everyone had health care. Support initiative
H.R. 676 that supports universal healthcare.
4. Make peace by drinking tea. No, this is not blatant self promotion for Samovar. It’s just blatant truth. Tea is about connecting to the moment, whether alone or with others. If everyone were to have organic tea with a friend at least once a week, a lot of our problems would just go away.
5. Shorten your shower by just 10 seconds and conserve water and energy.
6. Reduce your environmental Toothprint.
By the time you die, most will have gone through at least 1,000 toothbrushes. That’s 100 million pounds of plastic toothbrushes in landfills in this country alone. Buy a toothbrush with a disposable head and you’ll have made a big difference.
When it’s all said and done, will you consider whether your presence on this planet made one iota of difference? We believe everyone wants to know their lives made a difference. Why?
Because nothing else really matters. So what if you made a lot of money, traveled the world, or bought a lot of stuff. Did you make a difference? Let’s live our lives every single second of every single day knowing without hesitation that our lives made a difference for the better. And let’s live with an easygoing elegance that is contagious to everyone we touch. Below are six really simple ways you can make a huge difference.
1. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
If every household in America used just one bulb, this would equate to taking 1.3 million automobiles off the roads.
2. Shop at a farmer’s market once a month (or more) to eat healthy, seasonal, organic food produced by local farmers. It’s good for your taste buds, your health, local business, and the environment.
3. Help everyone get health care. We live in a great country, and it would be even greater if everyone had health care. Support initiative
H.R. 676 that supports universal healthcare.
4. Make peace by drinking tea. No, this is not blatant self promotion for Samovar. It’s just blatant truth. Tea is about connecting to the moment, whether alone or with others. If everyone were to have organic tea with a friend at least once a week, a lot of our problems would just go away.
5. Shorten your shower by just 10 seconds and conserve water and energy.
6. Reduce your environmental Toothprint.
By the time you die, most will have gone through at least 1,000 toothbrushes. That’s 100 million pounds of plastic toothbrushes in landfills in this country alone. Buy a toothbrush with a disposable head and you’ll have made a big difference.
Oolong Tea - the Weight Loss Tea
There are 3 main distinct types of tea which can be generally categorized as follows:
a) Green Tea: is treated or boiled following picking to prevent the leaves from oxidizing and retaining their natural colour.
b) Black Tea: is left to oxidize following picking, that's how it gets their distinctive colour.
c) Oolong Tea: the raw leaves are sun-wilted and then bruised, which exposes their juices to the air, so the leaves oxidise and start to turn brown like a cut fruit. They are allowed to oxidise only partially, giving them a rich, floral flavour. The tea is then dried fully; locking in the rich flavors that oolong tea is known to offer. Oolong's unique drying process creates a tea that has many metabolic stimulating attributes.
Oolongs range from bright green and slightly fermented to dark-leafed and hearty. The greener varieties are less fermented. Oolong tea therefore comes in a wide range of tastes and aromas from teas very close in taste to green tea to those very close to black tea.
Health Benefits
Oolong tea burns over 157% more fat than Green Tea - and therefore becoming the most popular teas designed to accelerate weigh loss.
Drinking two cups of Oolong tea every day not only helps shed stubborn pounds by boosting your metabolism, but also blocks the fattening effects of carbohydrates.
Wulong tea promotes beauty and health - Oolong tea contains a large quantity of polyphenol which:
* promotes strong, healthy teeth;
* improves cognitive functioning and mental well-being;
* preventing eczema, allergies;
* clarifies your skin, giving it a healthy, radiant glow and
* strengthens your immune system.
Oolong tea endorsed by Oprah
a) Green Tea: is treated or boiled following picking to prevent the leaves from oxidizing and retaining their natural colour.
b) Black Tea: is left to oxidize following picking, that's how it gets their distinctive colour.
c) Oolong Tea: the raw leaves are sun-wilted and then bruised, which exposes their juices to the air, so the leaves oxidise and start to turn brown like a cut fruit. They are allowed to oxidise only partially, giving them a rich, floral flavour. The tea is then dried fully; locking in the rich flavors that oolong tea is known to offer. Oolong's unique drying process creates a tea that has many metabolic stimulating attributes.
Oolongs range from bright green and slightly fermented to dark-leafed and hearty. The greener varieties are less fermented. Oolong tea therefore comes in a wide range of tastes and aromas from teas very close in taste to green tea to those very close to black tea.
Health Benefits
Oolong tea burns over 157% more fat than Green Tea - and therefore becoming the most popular teas designed to accelerate weigh loss.
Drinking two cups of Oolong tea every day not only helps shed stubborn pounds by boosting your metabolism, but also blocks the fattening effects of carbohydrates.
Wulong tea promotes beauty and health - Oolong tea contains a large quantity of polyphenol which:
* promotes strong, healthy teeth;
* improves cognitive functioning and mental well-being;
* preventing eczema, allergies;
* clarifies your skin, giving it a healthy, radiant glow and
* strengthens your immune system.
Oolong tea endorsed by Oprah
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