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Ibu-ibu muda yang baru memiliki anak memilih teknik menyusui untuk menurunkan berat badannya. Peneliti menemukan kegiatan menyusui memang bisa efektif menurunkan berat badan karena bisa membakar lebih dari 500 kalori.
Ibu-ibu yang baru melahirkan dan sedang menyusui mungkin tidak akan mengira bahwa mereka membakar lebih banyak kalori dibanding wanita yang pergi ke tempat fitnes.
"Jika menyusui dilakukan rutin selama 6 bulan, kemungkinan kurusnya akan lebih cepat setelah melahirkan," kata Karen Wosje, profesor pedriatik dari Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center seperti dilansir Chicagotribune, Selasa (19/1/2010).
Meski demikian, tidak semua wanita pasca melahirkan bisa mendapatkan tubuh langsing dengan diet menyusui.
"Setiap hari saya memompa payudara untuk mendapatkan ASI agar bisa kurus setelah melahirkan. Bahkan saya punya 2 kulkas untuk menyimpan persediaan ASI saya, tapi berat badan saya tidak turun-turun juga," kata seorang wanita.
Masalahnya adalah, semakin banyak air susu yang diproduksi, semakin tinggi pula nafsu makan ibu menyusui. Hal itu disebabkan karena produksi hormon prolaktin yang merangsang nafsu makan. Selain itu, faktor stres dan kurangnya aktivitas juga bisa menghambat keefektifan diet menyusui.
Untuk itu, yang harus dilakukan adalah memperbanyak aktivitas. "Tidak bisa hanya mengandalkan menyusui saja untuk bisa kurus. Tanpa melakukan kegiatan lainnya, percuma saja. Diet menyusui memang bisa membakar kalori, tapi banyak faktor lainnya yang mempengaruhi," ujar Profesor Karen.
Diet menyusui terbukti efektif pada ibu-ibu yang sedang menyusui. Oleh karena itu beberapa peneliti pun terinspirasi untuk menerapkan teknik tersebut pada wanita yang tidak menyusui.
"Asalkan prinsip dan tekniknya sama, kami menduga diet menyusui juga bisa berguna untuk membantu para wanita yang kegemukan. Namun perlu studi lebih lanjut lagi untuk membuktikannya," kata Prof Karen. (sumber:detik.com)
Vegetarian adalah orang yang tidak mengonsumsi daging. Seperti dikutip dari
Betterhealth, Senin (18/1/2010), vegetarian terdiri dari tiga tipe, yaitu Lacto-ovo vegetarians, yakni orang yang menghindari makan daging tapi makan produk hasil atau turunannya seperti telur atau susu.
Tipe kedua adalah Lacto-vegetarians, yaitu orang yang menghindari daging dan telur tapi tidak produk-produk susu atau mentega. Tipe terakhir adalah Vegans, yaitu seseorang yang benar-benar hanya mengonsumsi makanan yang berasal dari tanaman dan sama sekali tidak makan daging atau produk turunannya.
Manfaat menjadi seorang vegetarian sudah banyak dibuktikan dalam beberapa studi, diantaranya bisa mengurangi risiko obesitas, penyakit jantung, hipertensi (tekanan darah tinggi), diabetes dan beberapa tipe kanker.
Bahkan menurut
Walter Breuning, orang tertua di dunia, rahasia umur panjangnya yang kini mencapai lebih dari 113 tahun adalah banyak mengonsumsi sayur dan buah.
Namun diet vegetarian tak selamanya sehat karena bisa menimbulkan risiko kekurangan mineral dan vitamin dari protein.
Seperti yang dialami penyanyi Glen Fredly yang mengaku mengalami masalah pencernaan akibat diet vegetarian. Gara-gara bobot tubuhnya yang turun drastis, penyanyi berdarah Ambon ini sempat diisukan menderita penyakit berbahaya.
"Jujur, memang saya sempat kronis karena masalah pencernaan, lantaran saya sempat vegetarian. Hal itu membuat saya jatuh dan drop karena energi yang dikeluarkan tidak sesuai dengan apa yang saya peroleh," kata Glen dalam 'Peluncuran Album dan Konser Lovevolution'.
Menjadi seorang vegetarian adalah pilihan hidup yang sehat. Bahkan orang vegetarian yang tidak memasukkan daging dalam menu makannya itu disebut-sebut bisa berumur panjang dan lebih awet muda. Tapi hati-hati, diet ini juga bisa memicu kekurangan nutrisi, penurunan fungsi saraf bahkan kematian.
"Yang lebih banyak dibatasi dalam diet vegetarian adalah protein, vitamin dan mineral yang berasal dari produk-produk hewani. Untuk itu, asupan itu harus diperhatikan agar tubuh tidak kekurangan zat tersebut," ujar Dr dr Saptawati Bardosono, ahli gizi FKUI saat dihubungi detikhealth, Senin (18/1/2010).
Menurut dokter yang juga Sekjen Perhimpunan Dokter Gizi Medik Indonesia (PDGMI), seringkali terjadi kekurangan protein, zat besi, zink, kalsium dan zat lainnya yang banyak didapat dari daging, telur atau susu yang akhirnya menyebabkan daya tahan tubuh seseorang menurun.
"Untuk itu, pemilihan produk nabati harus sedemikian rupa sehingga dapat memenuhi semua kebutuhan zat gizi, yaitu tetap dengan asupan seimbang untuk sumber kalori dari karbohidrat (makanan pokok), lemak (minyak nabati) dan dari protein (lauk pauk produk kacang)," tuturnya.
Meski tidak mendapatkan protein hewani, vegetarian bisa tetap mendapatkan protein dari bahan nabati seperti kacang-kacangan, biji-bijian, sereal dan yang paling baik yaitu mengonsumsi kedelai. Kedelai adalah sumber protein dengan asam amino paling lengkap sehingga sering dijuluki 'The Protein Hope of The Future'.
Namun yang harus diwaspadai ketika seseorang tidak makan daging sama sekali adalah kekurangan vitamin B12 yang bisa menyebabkan penurunan fungsi otak hingga kematian. Untuk itu, seseorang yang menjalankan diet vegetarian sebaiknya rajin mengonsumsi suplemen vitamin B12.
Jika seseorang memutuskan untuk menjadi seorang vegetarian, Dr Tati menyarankan agar melakukannya setelah melewati masa pubertas.
"Untuk alasan kesehatan, sebaiknya dimulai setelah usia pubertas karena saat itu proses tumbuh kembangnya sudah selesai sehingga tidak akan menggangggu pertumbuhannya. Tapi bila dasarnya agama biasanya dimulai sejak usia anak-anak," ujar Dr Tati.
sumber:detik.com
You can immerse metabolism approximately 200 calories per day since the age of 20. If the jeans worn tightening, you do not need to panic. Begin to try a more intelligent approach to eliminate fat to build muscle while keeping weight and stay fit.
Here are seven tips that can help your metabolism better, even when he sleeps, and can burn up to 500 calories per day.
Sports or physical activities outside (especially when the weather is windy)
A study found that a person can burn up to 10 percent more calories when they walk or run outside instead of a treadmill in an air-conditioned room.
In addition to more energy used to push yourself on the ground, windy weather helped a lot too. Because, with a little against the wind or other elements in the air, it also helps you burn more calories.
Maybe you always want to miss this one step to save time. But, in fact you have passed a moment of burning calories. In fact, according to physiologists Pennsylvania State University, heating is necessary to increase your core body temperature and increase fat-burning enzymes.
For every degree the temperature rises, the level of metabolism in your cells increased approximately 13 percent. Warm up for at least five minutes necessary to gradually increase heart rate, blood distribution into your working muscles, improving your breathing, and get the maximum boost in metabolism and burn calories.
- Use the time to 12 minutes of hard exercise
To really lose weight, at least you need to take up 12 minutes (excluding warm up) periodically conduct high-intensity activity (where you breathe a bit harder) at least four days a week.
That was the time it takes to get the training effect, which can increase your body's ability to optimize the oxygen and produce more fat-burning enzymes
Calories and more fat will burn when the person doing the exercise with intervals, or a time-out, rather than the occasional hard exercise.
A study conducted by the College of New Jersey against 48 men and women, found that those who ride a bike with a certain intensity, such as pedaling a little harder just for five minutes and then a little more relaxed for five minutes about half an hour exercise, capable of burning about 15 percent more calories than their counterparts who are constantly cycled for 30 minutes.
- Set aside 1 hour once a week
According to one small study done by researchers at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, found that people who exercise for 60 minutes can burn nearly five times the calories than people who only takes 30 minutes of activity.
- Lift the dumbbell (dumbbell) weight
For example, for you are accustomed to carrying over 5 pounds for 10 times, try to lift it twice, because it can burn calories, about 25 percent more.
The reason is, the heavier the burden will make the protein in your muscles destroyed, so that your body requires more energy to restore it. That's about your muscle tissue is built.
- Move more throughout the day
You can burn up to 350 calories per day, which is enough to "throw" more than 35 pounds or 15 pounds this year, just by walking. This you can do while talking on the phone, while chatting with your colleagues in the office, or walking a distance assignments location not too far away.
Beautiful with collagen. In the body, collagen functions as a cushion between the cells. In line with the bulge age, collagen in the body is reduced so that the lines are clear and wrinkling. To prevent this, is done with the use inject collagen extracted from animal bones - usually a cow-skin so that it can be soft again.
- Modern storage techniques should be
Because tunjang derived from animal collagen so it is valuable not only expensive b
ut also requires a storage technique that careful and sophisticated. Collagen of the original price is very expensive. One cc collagen could reach 100 U.S. dollars. For breast enlargement as Hilda (only 3 million for a pair of breasts) should cost that is needed is 40 thousand U.S. dollars for a bust need a pair of 200 cc and 400 cc injection necessary.
- Cheap collagen = Liquid Silicon
If you are offered cheap collagen injections in the beauty salon, you should be suspicious. The fact that collagen is just Silicon liquid. Not increase the body beautiful, but your body will be filled with bubble-bubble be touched as if the marbles. Not one case of a needle can make a liquid into the blood vessel and circulation to the heart and lungs. Once the stoppage occurs, the patient can die.
So many kinds of diet sharpshooter offered from time to time. All claim to have principles that have been through a variety of scientific research. If you have tried all kinds of diet but it never works, you can try diet favorite Hollywood celebrities, the South Beach diet.
First introduced by cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston, in the area of Miami, Florida, United States. Originally designed for the stoppage of the heart blood vessel, the diet is even more popular as a decrease in body weight that powerful.
This diet must be executed in three phases. In the first phase lasted for 2 weeks, the diet must avoid total carbohydrate that contains a high degree glikemik, such as susu, sugar, candy, bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, fruits, cereals, and wheat. However, they are not prohibited mengonsumsi meat, fish, eggs, cheese, vegetables, and nuts in the normal portion.
Entering the second phase, you can start mengonsumsi carbohydrate berglikemik are, for example, sweet potato, until the desired weight is reached. Third phase is the phase to maintain body weight (maintenance phase). At this phase, you are allowed to devour the bread wheat and a few pieces of fruit.
Expert advice: SBD (South Beach Diet) is also a very low carbohydrate diet, which focuses more on the types of discrimination through the food matrix (degree glikemik) carbohydrate.
South Beach Diet at very early stage can trigger constipation or difficult to defecate. This is because there is taboo to eat fruit in the first two weeks. If you still intend to run this diet, it is advisable to drink water that is white.
There are many ways lose weight, from the various methods of diet, exercise, fat sedot operation, needle pin, to take the medicine to streamline the body. Which is safe and effective?
Refers to the world health agency, WHO, mentioned that a decrease in body weight that can not be done better instantly, but it is a long-term therapy. Needed to reduce the body weight is not simply reduce the portion of food, but they also needed guidance from nutrition expert before eating pattern changes, along with physical activity and behavior therapy.
To find out how Pelangsingan a healthy, safe, and effective, please read the following to complete.
How to remove the fat that is now the trend is currently operating Liposuction and tummy-tuck. This operation is selected because a lot of body weight can come down drastically without capek diet and exercise, it is proved by the testimony of a renowned artist. But why even though I lemaknya has been removed, the body is still elastic?
Basically Liposuction is a surgery to remove fat under the skin, and made to achieve harmony of body, not to lose weight. While tummy-tuck is the process of disposal network that excess fat and skin on top of the body to form more aesthetic. Fat is not reduced even be more than 3-5 kg once operations
According to nutrition specialist doctors, dr.Johanes Chandrawinata, Mnd, SpGK, the second type of operation is usually performed on patients who doctors have bergelambir body after body weight decrease. So, many new first surgery, the operation is not to reduce weight after 3 months because the body will be fat again.
- Gastric binding & gastric by-pass
This method is selected with Pelangsingan if anything does not work. Gastric binding instruments are the "flank tape" that caused a smaller stomach pouch so that we will not eat too much because the body feel satisfied more quickly. Through this action the body weight can be reduced 35-60 percent in 12 months.
Unlike the gastric binding a while, gastric by-pass is permanent, the doctor will create a 'road' between the base of the stomach with the small intestine so that food does not directly but through the stomach to the small intestine. With gastric by-pass, weight loss can be reduced up to 80 percent. To perform the second type of action, patients should be aged above 35 years.
To this method akunpuntur can not yet scientifically proven weight loss can decrease. Generally, patients also stop in the middle of the road because never get the ideal weight expected.
- Drugs and supplements to streamline the body
Prior to believe by iming-iming ad, you should first examine the womb of drugs and supplements are. Drug control agencies and the food U.S. (FDA) even forbade the consumption of supplements to streamline the body of the uterus contain akftif E.sinica or efedrin have side effects because of psychiatric symptoms, digested with the channel and make the heart flutter.
Although able to reduce the fat content, not a little something to streamline the body that is only able to reduce the body weight of 1.2 kg during days 6-14, equivalent to redah calorie diet 1250/hari of the period of 0.5 days without any drugs.
The key to lose weight permanently is not a diet, but lifestyle change related to food, in the middle of the campaign IM incentive food that constantly invites us to "eat, eat, and eat!" The author of this article, Richard Kuykendall, suggest that this is the time stop "berdiet" and start "measuring diet" (diet-sizing). Kuykendall following summary recommendations:
Decision or a strong motivation to change eating habits permanently set successfully or not lose weight.
- Define the needs of the recommended daily calories.
You still need a number of carbohydrate, protein, calories and reduce the target weight is to burn more calories than you consume through diet, exercise, and so forth. Determining calorie target is considered according to age, weight, height loss, and physical activity level; use calculator that will show the number of calories you need.
- Place the goal of lower body weight realistic.
Realistic targets that decrease the body weight will generate a positive reinforcement for you.
The key is to set up income fatty food. Select fat-free food or reduce fatty food than from all types of vegetables and fruits.
Eat until you feel satisfied, then stop.
- If you eat less every day, sometimes eating more often
Any activities you should never increase breakfast. Eating indeed increase the level of metabolism. You can get information between metabolism and decrease body weight online.
Exercise at least 30 minutes of moderate to light that at least three times in a week-and sometimes more if you have the time and opportunity.
- Put the scale in the bathroom.
Many people want to lose weight as soon as possible, which can result in diet-for kontraproduktif measured. Lower body weight is gradual, with the scale of per day, per week, or two per weekend.
- Eating at home, not outside.
In addition to more expensive, eating fast food restaurants in the food rich in fat and carbohydrate, which can cause problems obesity. Eat at home more to save money. Indeed, cooking at home need more time. However, this valuable investment when we get the benefits of a decrease in body weight and save money.
- Read the rubric rubric-health in the media.
We all know that diet is an extremely vital factor while attempting to lose weight and therefore it is crucial that if one wishes to lose weight, one must have an effective diet plan.
While you search, here are a few general questions to look for to help determine the diet is right for you.
* Is the diet safe and healthy for you?
* Are there any eating restrictions or complex rules to follow?
* Will it include some form of exercise? If so, how much exercise do you have to put in?
* Does it teach you how to eat healthy?
* Is the diet easy to use and easy to follow?
* How much time & money you have to invest before you can actually see result?
* Most importantly, can the diet help you keep the weight off?
It's very important to plan a weight loss diet because of the following reasons:
1. You must make sure that you're consuming a balanced diet with all the necessary nutrients.
2. If you have a plan you can adjust your food consumption accordingly. For example if you have a party and suspect you might fall off the diet plan for a day, by planning ahead you could easily even the gap by reducing the calories for a couple of days before the party.
3. You can control your calorie intake by planning what you're going to eat beforehand.
Now we will see in step-by-step guidelines as to how it is possible for one to successfully plan an effective weight loss diet:
1. First study your current eating patterns, how often do you eat? Then work out your desired eating pattern.
2. Then decide what you're going to eat and how you will distribute these foods throughout the week.
3. Once you've decided the foods you're going to eat thought the week, you can now turn it into a groceries list and go buy all those things to make sure you have them.
4. The most important part of planning is preparation, so make sure you've prepared everything beforehand as much as you can.
5. Get a diary and write all your weight loss related plans in it, including you diet plan, so you can easily make alteration to the plan if required.
The diet plan will help you keep focus and prevent you getting off-track. After you have a good plan you better get ready to roll and put the plan in to execution, without which it is useless. If you carry this out successfully you're very likely to be on your way to success.
Have you tried every diet but nothing seems to lose the unwanted weight? Have you gotten so hopeless to point you can't even get started to lose weight, no matter how hard you tried? Even though you start to get into in, you see it as pointless because you think, even if you lose weight, you will gain it all back?
It's very frustrating, I know. However, don't give up or blame yourself because not every diet you've tried was designed to benefit you and make you slim. There are thousands of diets in the market and there got to be one that made for you. With a little help, you should be one step closer.
The right diet also depends on if the diet fits your eating lifestyle. For example, suppose you're a person who loves to eat all types of foods and snack in between, then low carbohydrate diets, low fat diets, zone diets, cabbage soup diet, grapefruit diet, cookie diet, and starvation diet will not work because there're too many restrictions.
Most diets will ask you to consult a doctor before starting because it might affect your health. The best diet is the one which you can lose weight without affecting your health but improves your current health condition.
Each diet will react differently for each person because no two individuals are alike. The information above should help you find the right diet that suit you best or at the very least eliminate the ones you should avoid.
Women do not want to compromise with the mode and try to compete with the latest trends of any kind. They are not in accordance with itsy-bitsy body as they play with the best asset any type of body they have now. The same goes with the fashion in women plus size dress.
This woman is the basis for any clothes you wear. You need to give special attention to this very important item. Choosing the right clothes at the bottom will provide a sense of confidence and your body that supports almost all the clothes you want.
Let's start with the plus size Bras. Select the appropriate bra. You must be honest with yourself and not try to buy a size smaller with the hope that eventually become the size. Selling to this day, not for tomorrow. In addition, if you lose the weight and size of a smaller need to get the celebratory joy of shopping for your new.
Current mode has a wider perspective at this time, said that women come in different shapes and sizes. Thus, the latest trends for all types of body types, from petite to curvy.
However, because of the various options available, it may be difficult for plus size or curvy women to choose the pieces of clothing to give justice to the form of the body. plus size women's dress which seems difficult to shop, but in truth, a few simple tips make it easier.
Dressing yourself in the latest trends in plus size is exciting, but to do so with a little style can be a challenge for some. Select only certain clothes just because it looks cool on the other may not be suitable for you. In it there is a challenge.
There are some things to consider when choosing a plus size clothing. For example, age and body shape. Clothing such as mini skirts, belly tops and display tanks that are suitable for young people. You must also remember the size of your body when buying clothes for themselves.
Measure yourself or have your own favorite was measured in the store. Size charts to see what brands you buy or even think you may buy and write down the correct size. A properly fitting bra will provide support and enhance your bust line. Remember that size is just a number!
Many people nowadays are very much conscious about their own health and fitness. In addition to that, these people, and many others as well, are now having that desire to sculpt their bodies to achieve that magazine-cover look. As a result, gyms, health spas and other fitness centers have proliferated all over to cater to the needs of the fitness buffs and aficionados.
Even on television exercise machines, weight loss products, and other paraphernalia to improve fitness have more or less gained control over the airwaves and made their way into the households. But exercise is not the only way to build that body beautiful. It also entails certain amount of responsibility on the foods one chooses to eat. Being healthy and fit requires one to observe diet fitness.
Diet fitness is as essential as exercise itself. Diet for fitness provides the essential nutrition one needs to restore worn-out muscles and for healthy growth. Diet fitness should never be taken for granted.
With the popularity of keeping fit, many different views, methods, programs and dieting strategies have been formulated by many professionals. Among these are high carb diets and high fat diets. Which one is more effective and which one should one choose to follow?
First thing to know would be the fundamental differences between these two diet approaches. As the name implies, high carb diets concentrates on taking in carbohydrate-rich foods while high fat diets endorses fat-rich foods. High carb diets are utilized to glycogen stored in the liver and muscles. Glycogen is a glucose complex that provides large amounts of energy ready for use in anaerobic exercises.
Fats, on the other hand, is well-known for being the richest source of calories. It actually contains 2.5 times more calories than carbohydrates and proteins alike. Studies also show that it takes the body 24 calories to metabolize carbohydrates while it only takes 3 to burn down fat. So which one to follow? A person can follow a high carb and low fat fitness diet or the other way around. It is absolutely not recommended to follow both at the same time; unless of course if you want to gain body fat.
But then diet fitness is not all about losing fat, one must also consider his diet in order to keep fat away. Research shows that sustainable loss of weight can only be achieved on a diet which suits the individual food preferences, lifestyle, medical profile and satiety signals.
Diet programs all over can help you shed off excess pounds, but only one diet can help you stay sexy, and it is the one that satisfies you most. Other important aspects of having a fit diet are moderation, balance and variation. One must be careful not to leave out important nutrients and other substances necessary for healthy body functioning. health organizations are clear about the amounts of nutrients an individual should have in the body.
Low fat high carbs, high carbs low fat; the question is not which diet program will work out but which is it that will work for you. Striving for a sexy and healthy body does not have to burden an individual, diet fitness does not have to mean sticking to the same kind of food for life. One may even try to be adventurous and try out new foods out there. Who knows? one may even discover spinach interesting.
Remember the days when your two choices for yogurt were Fruit on the Bottom or Light? If you haven't been in the yogurt aisle in a while, you may want to consider visiting. There are a bunch of very tasty new yogurts in the dairy case that are worth trying.
Beneficial Nutrients in Yogurt
- Calcium: The amount of calcium in a container of yogurt varies from brand to brand. Some, like Stoneyfield Farms Yo Calcium have 50% of your daily calcium in one 6 oz container!
- Vitamin D: Vitamin D is added to milk and therefore yogurt. Not all brands have Vitamin D, but most major brands do.
- Probiotics: Yogurts are made using active, good bacteria also known as probiotics. These specific strains of "good" bacteria help intestinal health by aiding digestion and may boost immune function.
- Protein: Most brands will have at least 7 grams and some more in an 8 oz cup of yogurt.
- Other nutrients: Yogurt also contains potassium, magnesium, and Vitamin B12.
What to consider when choosing your yogurt:
- Level of fat: You can get yogurts that are very high in fat, but most are in the low fat or fat free variety. Whether you go with fat free or low fat is up to you and your taste preference. Low fat yogurts usually only have 2-3 grams of fat, but some of that fat is from saturated fat. If you have high cholesterol, even 1-2 grams of saturated fat can be significant.
- Level of sugar: Remember that all yogurt (unless it is soy) comes from milk. Milk has lactose, which is sugar. So even if that yogurt doesn't have any sugar added, the label will have about 10-14 grams of sugar.
- Type of sugar: If you are not opposed to artificial sweeteners, then light yogurts will give you the least amount of calories. If you do not choose to use artificial sweeteners, then there will be sugar added (in flavored yogurts) from either high fructose corn syrup, honey, brown rice syrup, cane syrup, sugar, or fruit.
- Flavor: I am so thrilled with the wide variety of flavors available. You can get plain (no flavor or sugar added) or you can get flavors like white chocolate raspberry or peach green tea. Is it dessert or breakfast? Who cares!
- Greek or American: One of my favorite breakfast or snack treats is Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt has made a big splash in America in the past year or so. There are three main brands that I have seen, Fage (make sure you get 0% or 2% or you will get a LOT of fat in the "Fage Total"!), Oikos (made by Stoneyfield Farms), and Chobani. Benefits of Greek yogurt are that it has twice as much protein as traditional American yogurt (may keep you full longer), is much more tangy, and the texture is nice and thick. If you are sick of watery yogurt, put a hefty spoon into a container of Greek yogurt (Fage is thickest) and feel the difference.
- Organic or conventional: Again, personal choice as to whether you want to consume organic dairy or regular conventional. Stoneyfield Farms and Rachel's are both organic.
Vitamin A is essential for healthy hair and eyes. It is also important in the prevention and clearing of infections of the skin. Vitamin A counteracts dry skin, dandruff and wrinkle formation. It is needed for healthy blood circulation which gives a glow to the skin. Vitamin A deficiency can lead to eruptions or dry, coarse, wrinkled skin; dull and dry hair or dandruff; ridging or peeling fingernails; pimples or acne and visual fatigue.
Natural Sources of Vitamin A
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Cod liver oil
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Dairy products
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Eggs
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Carrots
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Green leafy vegetables
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Tomatoes
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Papaya
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Melon
B vitamins are vital for clear, luminous skin, youthful looks and for delaying greying of hair. They are essential for healthy skin, hair, and eyes. Studies show that 40 percent of dermatitis sufferers lack B vitamins. B vitamins also counteract stress, which has adverse effects on one's appearance.
A deficiency of B complex vitamins can lead to:
 | Greasy hair |
| Dandruff |
| Dry skin |
| Scaly lips |
| Redness and irritation |
| Premature wrinkles |
| Poor hair growth |
| Grey hair |
| Inflamed fissures at the angles of the nose and mouth |
Natural sources for Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin C, in conjunction with protein, is necessary for the production of collagen-the glue that holds us and our skin together and circumvents sags or wrinkles. It regulates sebaceous glands to keep skin from drying out; helps prevent facial lines, wrinkles and spider veins; hair tangling or breaking.
Vitamin C is essential for the health of the hair, eyes and teeth, resistance to infection, healing of wounds and firm skin tissues.
Combined with bioflavinoids, vitamin C
 | Prevents the pigment clumping that the sun turns into age spots |
| Strengthens capillaries to avoid easy bruising or the tiny hemorrhages that become spider veins. |
| Helps the oil-secreting glands function property to keep the skin from drying out. |
| Prevents bleeding of the gums. |
Natural sources for vitamin C
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Green vegetables, broccoli, cabbage, green peppers, raw leafy greens, tomatoes
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Fresh fruits, like lemon, orange and grapefruit, cantaloupe, kiwi, strawberries
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Potatoes
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Black currants, blackberries, buckwheat, cherries, and grape are rich sources of flavonoids
Vitamin D is essential for healthy teeth, bones and nails as well as for the assimilation of calcium and phosphorus. It promotes healthy eyes, skin and teeth.
Deficiency of Vitamin D can lead to dental decay.
Natural Sources of Vitamin D
Vitamin E helps form muscles and tissues to prevent wrinkles and premature aging of the skin. It helps prevent dry, dull skin, age spots, falling hair and dandruff. It improves circulation and healing of scars. Research has shown that large doses of vitamin E double healthy cell reproduction to slow the aging process and forestall premature wrinkling.
Caution: If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or an overactive thyroid, check with your physician before taking supplemental E.
Natural Sources of Vitamin E
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Whole wheat bread
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Whole grains
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Wheat germ
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Milk
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Raw or spouted seeds
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Asparagus
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Broccoli
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Brussels sprouts
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Butter
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Egg yolks
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Here is some tips beauty like celebrities:
Celebrity Tip: Know the importance of Healthy Living
But with all these pampering, celebrities are also humans at the end of the day. They too have their own style and secrets. They look gorgeous does not mean that they always use highly expensive makeup and beauty products. You will be amazed to know that they also believe in using all natural and safe products for their skin as everybody else. There are many Hollywood actresses who believe in all the fundamentals of healthy living which include eating nutritious food, regular workouts, taking care of their skin, meditation and all that is needed for a good figure and glowing face.
We all get impress by celebrities by watching them at television, movies, magazines and more and want to look as gorgeous and impressive as them. It may little tedious but not impossible if you have little patience and zeal to look good. To follow a celebrity for looking great is not at all bad as it inspuires us for exercising, eating right food and using right skin care products.
Celebrity Tip: Eat Healthy Food
First celebrity beauty tip is beauty should reflect from inside. To achieve that, you should have healthy body, calm mind, peace at heart. For a healthy body, you need to eat nutritious food, which contains all vitamins and minerals required by your body. Drinking plenty of water and fluids to keep your body hydrated.
To keep your body in shape, you have to have a strict regime of daily workouts, like a celebrity, to tone up your body parts. Also keep a check over what you eat. According to Jessica Alba, do not hold your urges to eat what you like, but just control the amount of your favourite food. Do not starve yourself but do not binge also.
Celebrity Tip: Yoga and Meditation
To keep a fresh mood and calm mind, celebrities regularly practice yoga and meditation. It helps to keep check on their emotions and cravings. It reflects in their beauty and glow.
Celebrity Tip: Natural way to take care of skin
This was about body fitness, what about the skin of celebrities? Celebrities have to work in double shifts to complete their commitments and have odd sleeping hours. They also have to put layers of makeup and stay in intense lights for hours at a stretch, which make their skin sick. They take care of their skin religiously to stay in the in limelight.
They take resort of simple and ancient beauty tips which are common and make use of natural products you can easily find at home. Like Cindy Crawford keeps using spray of a lotion prepared by mixing equal parts of water and whole milk, to keep her gorgeous skin hydrated and moist all day. It gives her fresh look all the time.
To keep check on your bodyweight, you can use the trick followed by Daisy Fuentes. She drinks a solution of one litre water and one litre chamomile tea daily. This is her secrete to burn fat without workout!
To keep a glow on your face and have the firm skin, use the beauty tip used by Michelle Yeoh. Splash your face with water containing lemon juice. It is a good toner which maintains the PH balance of your skin and at the same time inexpensive too.
If you want to make your hair fluffy and lustrous like Catherine Zeta-Zones, massage your hair with castor oil at least twice a week. Also brush your teeth with strawberries to keep them gleaming like hers. Strawberry is a natural teeth whitener.
Julia Roberts massage her nails with olive oil to keep them glistening and strong. Donna Karan drinks mixed juice of apple, celery, carrots, parsley and cabbage to slim down to a perfect shape.
You can lose weight in many ways. Sure you could go the supermodel route and starve yourself, but who wants to do that. There are a few things about dieting and weight loss that most experts agree upon in general.
First, you need to drink a lot of water. Most individuals don’t drink nearly enough water. Colas and coffee don’t count! Yes, you really should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day - maybe more, depending on your weight.
Water is a natural appetite suppressant. If you drink a full glass of water before beginning your meal, your stomach simply doesn’t hold as much food.
No, you will not gain weight from drinking a lot of water. It’s when you don’t drink enough water throughout the day, your body gets dehydrated. When it does finally get water, it holds onto it and stores it for a future need. That’s when we feel swollen, and bloated with water weight.
However, if you give your body enough water on a regular basis, it releases it naturally. Drinking enough water gives you the benefit of hydration and fullness.
You should always eat a balanced meal. This might be the one thing we learned in elementary school that we really can use in our adult life – the basic food groups.
Proteins and carbohydrates are essential to a healthy meal. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in our diet, and proteins burn fat. At a bare minimum, each meal should consist of a protein and a carbohydrate.
DO NOT skip meals. One of the worst things we can do, in our attempt to lose weight, is to skip a meal. I’ve seen it countless times: Motivated to lose weight, an individual decides to eat just twice a day. But your metabolism needs the consistency of regular meals. With erratic eating schedules, the body thinks it’s starving. So, everything it takes in – it stores as fat to be used for energy.
Finally, exercise. You just can’t lose weight when you maintain a sedentary lifestyle. People who exercise live longer and feel better. And, they lose weight quicker. But, keep it simple.
Thomas Jefferson said, “The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.”
It’s never too late to get in shape. We’ll give you a whole separate section on exercise, but you don’t have to join a gym and become the next famous body builder. There’s plenty of ways you can get enough exercise to aid in your weight loss efforts.
Of course, there is a simple formula to help calculate weight loss: consume fewer calories than what you burn every day. For example, if you consume 2000 calories per day and you burn 2500 calories per day, you will lose weight.
You might just say “Why don’t I just cut down on my calories intake considerably, hence I don’t really have to burn many calories to lose weight?” Well that would be starving yourself and is not a good idea at all. This will make you weaker, hungrier and you will eat quite a lot after.
Your body needs food and calories to get energy. You need to eat enough so as not to starve yourself and be able to burn these calories and more after. On the other hand, if you burn out the exact same amount of calories that you take, you will stay the same.
The secret to losing weight without going hungry is to make the right food choices. You need to choose foods that are low in calories but can satisfy your stomach so you don’t become hungry.
We found a very interesting study that illustrates how the way we eat affects our weight. It was performed by New Zealand’s University of Auckland in 1999.
The researchers divided male participants into three groups. Each group was put on a diet with different fat percentages (their total daily calories were composed of 60, 40 or 20-percent fat) but no calorie limits. The men were told to eat as much they wanted from the food choices they were allowed.
As expected, the men eating the 20-percent fat diets lost weight because they were consuming fewer calories. Fat contains nine calories per gram compared to four calories per gram for carbohydrates or protein. Therefore, the more fat a food contains the more calories it will have. However, in spite of the lower calorie diet, the men in this group were not at all hungry.
What the researchers discovered was that the men in the low-fat group unconsciously compensated by choosing foods that weighed the same as the men in the higher-fat groups and, therefore, were not hungry.
What this suggests is that the weight of the food you eat may play a more important role than fat or calories in satisfying your hunger. In other words, you may not need to eat high-calorie or high-fat foods to feel full but your stomach has to feel the weight of a certain amount of food.
There are several other studies suggesting that people tend to eat the same weight of food daily, regardless of the fat or calories that the meals contain. It’s almost as if your stomach has an internal scale with a pre-determined weight that has to be reached for you to be satisfied and not hungry.
This may explain the rationale behind drinking a glass of water or having a bowl of soup before eating to cut down on your appetite. It may also explain why people can go on a low fat diet and yet gain weight if the majority of their food choices come from starchy food that is highly processed and low in fiber.
You can eat many slices of fluffy white bread before you feel full while eating two slices of whole wheat multi-grain bread already makes you feel like you swallowed the whole loaf. Eating high fiber foods like oatmeal helps you eat fewer calories (seven ounces of oatmeal only has 120 calories) without going hungry.
So how do you choose the right foods?
Detox diet encourages us to eat THAT NATURAL FOOD AND WATER AND involving veggies, all the goods that you know good for you. You hear about celebrities going on Detox diet, and those who are into drugs or alcohol rehabs are said to be detoxing. So it's not a bet Detox diet?
Not really. Like many other fad diets, detox diets can have harmful side effects, especially for teens.
A toxin is a chemical or poison that is known to have harmful effects on the body. Toxins can come from food or water, from chemicals used to grow or prepare food, and even from the air that we breathe. Our bodies process those toxins through organs like the liver and kidneys and eliminate them in the form of sweat, urine, and feces.
Although detox diet theories have not been proven scientifically, the people who support them believe that toxins don't always leave our bodies properly during the elimination of waste. Instead, they think toxins hang around in our digestive, lymph, and gastrointestinal systems as well as in our skin and hair causing problems like tiredness, headaches, and nausea.
The basic idea behind detox diets is to temporarily give up certain kinds of foods that are thought to contain toxins. The idea is to purify and purge the body of all the "bad" stuff. But the truth is, the human body is designed to purify itself.
Detox diets vary. Most involve some version of a fast: that is, giving up food for a couple of days and then gradually reintroducing certain foods into the diet. Many of these diets also encourage people to have colonic irrigation or enemas to "clean out" the colon. (An enema flushes out the rectum and colon using water.) Others recommend that you take special teas or supplements to help the "purification" process.
There are lots of claims about what a detox diet can do, from preventing and curing disease to giving people more energy or focus. Of course, eating a diet lower in fat and higher in fiber can help many people feel healthier. But people who support detox diets claim that this is because of the elimination of toxins. There's no scientific proof that these diets help rid the body of toxins faster or that the elimination of toxins will make you a healthier, more energetic person.
Manfaat Vitamin bagi tubuh kita, diantaranya:
Vitamin A: Untuk melawan penuaan
Terbukti melalui berbagai penelitian, vitamin A bisa melawan penuaan. “Ada lebih dari 700 studi yang dipublikasikan yang sudah mencoba dan membuktikan bahwa vitamin A (yang juga dikenal sebagai retinoid), bisa menahan tanda-tanda penuaan. Cara penggunaan terefektif adalah di malam hari. Retinoid yang didapat melalui resep bisa bekerja antara 4-8 minggu.
Namun, efek samping yang bisa timbul adalah iritasi, kemerahan, pengelupasan, dan kulit mengering. Produk-produk yang dijual bebas di pasaran yang mengandung retinoid lebih aman digunakan karena kandungannya tak banyak, dan retinolnya perlahan berubah menjadi retinoic acid. Untuk menghindari iritasi, aplikasikan obat yang mengandung retinoid 2-3 kali seminggu dengan jangka waktu harian dalam jumlah sedikit ke seluruh wajah.
Vitamin B3: Mendorong kelembaban dan mengurangi kemerahan
Terdapat di lotion, krim, dan serum, dikenal juga dengan nama niacinamide. Terbukti menambah produksi ceramides dan fatty acids, dua komponen yang memberi perlindungan pada kulit. Ketika pelindung kulit menguat, kulit lebih baik menjaga kelembaban dan menjauhi iritasi, sehingga cocok untuk kulit kering atau sensitif. Untuk hasil maksimum, aplikasikan B3 di malam dan pagi hari. Untuk mengurangi iritasi akibat retinoid, gunakan bersamaan dengan B3. Selain mengurangi efek samping, keduanya jika disatukan bisa memberikan efek baik untuk melawan penuaan.
Vitamin C: Si Penghambat tanda-tanda penuaan
Melalui riset ditemukan bahwa vitamin C berguna melawan radikal bebas yang menyebabkan kerutan, kulit bergelambir, dan tanda-tanda penuaan lainnya. Vitamin C juga membantu menghaluskan dan mengenyalkan kulit, sekaligus menghilangkan flek-flek hitam. Meski terdengar mirip fungsinya dengan retinoid yang terdapat di vitamin A, jika keduanya digunakan bersamaan bisa memberikan kesempurnaan warna kulit. Penuaan kulit datang dalam bentuk yang berbeda-beda, jadi dibutuhkan berbagai bentuk perlindungan untuk memperbaiki kerusakan pada kulit. Gunakan vitamin C di pagi hari sebelum tabir surya.
Vitamin E: Melawan kekeringan pada kulit
Banyak terdapat di tabir surya dan produk-produk setelah terkena sinar matahari. Produk yang terbaik adalah yang mengandung sekurangnya 1% vitamin E. Riset membuktikan bahwa vitamin E memberikan perlawanan terhadap kekeringan dengan membantu memberikan pelembab natural pada kulit. Vitamin E juga mampu menetralisir radikal bebas. Bahkan ada penelitian yang membuktikan bahwa vitamin E bisa mengurangi molekul jahat yang terjadi akibat paparan asap rokok. Riset lain mencatat bahwa jika digunakan sebelum terkena matahari, vitamin E bisa mencegah kulit kemerahan, bengkak, dan kering. Aplikasikan sebelum dan sesudah terkena paparan sinar matahari. Sinar matahari langsung bisa merusak setengah dari suplai vitamin E alami kulit. Jadi, pastikan untuk mengenakan tabir surya yang mengandung banyak vitamin E dan vitamin C sebelum terkena sinar matahari.
Vitamin K: Untuk mata lebih bersinar
Banyak ditemukan di krim mata yang juga mengandung retinol. Vitamin K dipercaya bisa membantu mengatasi lingkar mata hitam. Pembuluh kapiler yang rentan dan bocor di sekitar daerah mata sering diakui sebagai penyebab hitamnya daerah di sekitar mata. Vitamin K, yang dikenal juga sebagai phytonadione, bisa membantu mengontrol aliran darah. Penggunaan vitamin K teratur bisa membuat bagian lingkar mata yang menghitam terlihat lebih cerah. Gunakan 2-3 hari seminggu setiap sebelum tidur untuk mencegah iritasi, jika tidak ada, perbanyak waktu penggunaan, misalnya 4 hari seminggu.
The hobby of chewing gum rather useless lho. Summary chew increase blood circulation so that oxygen is sent to the brain more and more, so more fresh ideas, and the concentration menguat.
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In addition, the jaw movements during chewing gum can stimulate facial muscles that create the effect facial skin becomes more taut. That, chewing gum to give a sense rileks, reduce stress, and the saturation. That is just a few of the benefits obtained with the chewing gum. A line of other benefits are:
Restore channel pascaoperasi digested. A study involving 158 patients who made St Mary's Hospital, London, said, those who chew gum after undergoing intestinal surgery, the channel cernanya faster return to normal. In clinical testing, a group of patients who chew gum 5-45 minutes three times a day after surgery compared with patients who did not chew gum. The result, patients who chew gum would remove the waste gas or wind average 0.66 times than not chew approximately 1.10 times gas. As known, the channel functions normally digested by the pascaoperasi dispose wind. In other words, those who chew gum and recover more quickly unnecessary berlama-long stay in hospital.
Teeth cleaning dirt. Chewing gum on a regular basis can help lift the dirt and clean the remaining teeth. Chew sugar-free chewing gum can also protect teeth from damage. In addition, the chewing gum can replace the polish teeth after eating due to chew gum while the mouth will produce saliva that can neutralize acid and prevent dental pengeroposan above 40%.
Reduce drowsiness. Chewing activity will reinforce the circulation of blood to the brain so useful to improve the performance associated with the concentration, vigilance, and attention. So, when you're driving and feel sleepy, kunyahlah chewing gum because it can reduce the feeling of drowsiness at the same time increase the concentration.
Increase the recall. In fact, according to research conducted at the University of Northumbria and the Cognitive Research Unit (Reading) in the UK, the ability to remember the words can be increased to 35 percent. Description ilmiahnya, chewing increases the heart that lead to tap more oxygen and nutrients are pumped to the brain. In the end, this process will stimulate the brain associated with higher recall.
Reduce the tension. As already mentioned before, chewing gum can reduce the tension. Chewing gum is also provided to a U.S. soldier on duty, since World War I until now. The athlete is also always seen chewing gum during practice or compete.
Streamline. How is this possible? Maybe. According to research conducted at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK, those who chew gum after meals will mengonsumsi fewer calories during a meal the next day. In addition, a chewing gum containing only 5-10 calories, and mengunyahnya for one hour can burn 10 calories.
However, not only means that the chewing gum with the auto body become slim. The food and sports remain successful diet is the key to you.
When the heel is broken in pieces that look great with you. Perhaps you already know that the 'interference' can be solved in a way menggosoknya using pumice. However, the tersulit is not to mempertahankannya broken in pieces again. It's a secret that your heel does not appear again bak grated. Try you follow the steps below.
The first is soak your feet with lukewarm water rigid. Gosoklah your feet slowly with a pumice stone polisher or a special foot to heel. Then, lift and dry feet with towel.
Next mengusapkan cream to your damp feet, especially on the part broken in pieces. When the situation is worse then you can use a special cream for heels broken in pieces and you can be in the nearest pharmacy. Try to wear socks to bed so that when kelembapannya awake.
One thing that is also not less important should avoid use of shoes with open heels because heels can make you dry. During the 'cure' you should use the first model is closed, such as shoes loafer. Or you wearing socks so that the moisture in the area is still awake. So start caring for and maintaining your foot health so that you look more beautiful.
Physical beauty is a gift that must be maintained through a variety of care and enhanced with the balance of moral beauty. That is why, how important caring for beauty in each cycle of life that women are
Every woman is beautiful of course want. Indeed, not all women are endowed with perfect physical beauty, but it did not mean women can not appear attractive. This is where every woman is required carefulness in work to identify shortfalls and improve themselves and make an excess or an interesting character.
One expert beauty Indonesia, Dr Martha Tilaar, said people generally translate the concept of modern beauty with slim body, packing jewelry, and berbusana modis. Meanwhile, the traditional concept of beauty believes, beauty outer beauty as moral reflection. "Both are equally important and that is what I call as Rupasampat Wahyabyantara concepts as beauty," said Martha Tilaar, seminar in Health & Beauty Trends 2007 in Surabaya, some time ago.
The concept of beauty Rupasampat Wahyabyantara taken from the ancient Javanese language, which means harmonious and balanced blend between the physical and moral beauty. If someone does not dikarunia perfect physical beauty, moral beauty needs to be developed in order to display the charisma. Thanks to the beauty of the heritage of ancestors, was born the concept of beauty care Panca Manunggal Pain as part of Rupasampat Wahyabyantara.
five Manunggal Pain is the perfect beauty treatments include:
* Sito Saliro or care appearance
Doing physical care of the hair until the end of the toe, for example luluran, massage and aromatherapy, face and body so that the shining light.
* Spirit Walih Saliro sport or treated. Using plants and water for health, drinking herbal medicine for the treatment of the beauty.
* Mayonggo Seto care or science. Physical therapy that combines traditional trick the body, feeling it, the breath and it is capable of producing bio-energy power. This exercise to improve the balance of mind and soul, mind and strengthen the power of concentration, the mental stress, increase the sensitivity intuition, and to improve the vitality so that the well-preserved body.
* Pain or Panca fast. It is the traditional diet, the pasa mutih (only eat white rice with vegetables and side dish), pasa ngrowot (eat only vegetables, tubers, and white water), pasa ngalong (only eat fresh fruit and water, white), and pasa dina ( fasting on a particular day).
* Pray or meditation. Meditation is a way which is often done for the leaders of the age old approach to the Lord and improve stabilize emotions. At the time of now, you can pray or contemplation according agama.dta
Herbal medicine and aromatherapy in Cycle Beauty
The last five years, trends in beauty modern Western world tends to return to the draft back to nature (back to nature). In Indonesia, already since the times of yore, using materials from nature to beauty treatments, such as herbal medicine and aromatherapy.
Martha Tilaar mentions have eight cycles beauty, namely:
* The Baby and the right. Aromatherapy oil is used telon, white wood oil, rose essence and warmth to the body temperature and skin of a baby's health. Herbal medicine for children such as papaya leaf extract, temulawak, and lempuyang to stimulate appetite.
* The Adolescent. The pimple, other than the special soap and lotion, herbal medicine to drink also contains turmeric and sankobak. Disorders such as menstrual pain and bleeding can not be corrected with regular smear the mixture of oil rose, jasmine, and nutmeg in the belly of the sick. Equipped drinking herbal medicine mixture sri ivory. Patchouli essential oil and lemon is used for massage, can prevent the pile of fat and all.
* The Adult. Use of essential oil of patchouli and lemon herbal medicine has selangking singset of teak leaves and the Netherlands temulawak useful prevent pile of fat in the body. As the smell of prevention, recommended smear peppermint essential oil and patchouli, herbal medicine and drinking from the root of the fragrant, beluntas, and betel leaves
* The period before marriage. For skin health, and sexual passion is done with a bath and lulur Mangir. Pamor Mengonsumsi herbal medicine from the turmeric, temulawak, temugiring, clove leaf and beauty to the skin, improve blood circulation, and increase the vitality from within. Aromatherapy essential oil using a mixture of roses, jasmine, lemon, sandalwood and to massage and berendam
* The Marriage. Herbal medicine Mengonsumsi Asih kinasih of a mixture of leaves tabat Barito, liman footprint, lock, Netherlands teak leaves, yellow leaves and to strengthen the muscle contraction intimate, the keputihan, and still keep the body slim. Wulandari, while herbal medicine used for fertility, from the shoot, garlic, and kubeb, who combined for coriander essential oil massage and berendam
* The period of pregnancy. Hormonal changes in early pregnancy cause nausea, taste, headache, vomiting, loss of appetite, and reduced immune. Make use aromatherapy essential oils of sandalwood, peppermint, lemon, ginger (to drink), and black pepper to improve blood circulation, prevent varises, and carrot oil to prevent the emergence of black lines in the stomach.
* The period after childbirth and breastfeeding. It is recommended to drink herbal medicine from the turmeric, Kedaung, bidari policeman, and wood rapet to clean the womb, expedite expedite blood childbed, and to restore the size of the uterus. In addition, do a massage with a mixture of rose essential oil, lemon, and sereh. Leaves katuk useful swing ASI, while the essential oil massage with jasmine and kenanga useful strain breast
* The Menopause. Towards the menopause, it is necessary to mengonsumsi temulawak herbal medicine, temugiring, turmeric, and plants for vitality gown. For treatment outside, do massage with aromatherapy essential oil of fennel and lemon to the complaint, such as excessive heat (hot flushes), hoarding liquid, and emotional problems.
Kedelai bukan saja kaya akan protein nabati, namun juga berkhasiat mencegah penimbunan lemak pada lingkar perut khususnya pada wanita pascamenopause.
Bagi wanita, penampilan adalah salah satu hal terpenting. Tubuh yang ramping dan indah selalu menjadi dambaan setiap kaum Hawa, supaya mereka terlihat sempurna. Namun masalah biasanya muncul ketika wanita mulai memasuki masa-masa menopause atau berhentinya masa menstruasi. Seorang wanita biasanya mulai mengalami masalah fisik dan psikis terkait perubahan yang terjadi dalam tubuhnya. Masalah ini bisa merembet ke hal lain termasuk pada bentuk tubuh yang tidak lagi indah seperti saat remaja.
Terhentinya haid atau menstruasi dapat menyebabkan penimbunan lemak di bagian-bagian tubuh tertentu terutama di sekitar pinggang, sehingga limgkar pinggang meningkat. Dengan kata lain, Anda makin lama makin gendut.
Masalah penimbunan lemak ini tentu tak bisa dibiarkan begitu saja. Kini ada sebuah harapan baru untuk mengatasi problema lemak ini salah satunya dengan mengonsumsi kedelai secara teratur.
Sebuah riset yang dilakukan para peneliti belum lama ini menunjukkan, konsumsi minuman kedelai dapat memperbaiki penampilan perempuan. Dalam riset, perempuan pascamenopause yang mengonsumsi minuman kedelai secara teratur setiap hari selama tiga bulan, cenderung memiliki perut lebih ramping dibanding rekan mereka yang minum susu.
Kedelai mengandung isoflavon, yang strukturnya sama dengan estrogen dan menempel pada reseptor estrogen di lapisan lemak. Jadi, secara teori isoflavon pada kedelai dapat membantu mengatur metabolisme lemak tubuh.
"Temuan ini tampaknya yang pertama menunjukkan bahwa protein dapat mempengaruhi distribusi lemak di perut," ungkap pimpinan riset, Dr Cynthia K. Sites, dari Universitas Alabama di Birmingham yang mempublikasikan risetnya pada jurnal kedokteran "Fertility and Sterility"
Dalam risetnya, Sites melibatkan sebanyak 18 wanita berusia 50-an yang telah memasuki masa menopause antara satu hingga lima tahun. Setengah dari mereka diberi minuman shake dari kedelai setiap hari, sedangkan setengah lagi mengonsumsi milkshake yang mengandung protein casein.
Responden diminta meminum setengah takar minuman shake tersebut ketika sarapan dan setengah lagi saat makan malam. Mereka juga harus mengganti minuman sehari-hari dengan makanan lain guna mencegah penambahan berat badan.
Setelah tiga bulan berjalan, para peneliti menemukan bahwa wanita yang meminum kedelai mempunyai lingkar lemak perut lebih ramping dibanding yang meminum susu, meski kedua kelompok menunjukkan perubahan yang sama dalam berat dan lemak seluruh tubuh.
"Belum jelas mengapa protein pada kedelai dapat mempengaruhi lemak khususnya di lingkar perut. Apapun mekanismenya, data kami menunjukkan protein kedelai yang mengandung isoflavone dapat mencegah akumulasi lemak di perut," ungkap Sites.
Peneliti menekankan bahwa mencegah penimbunan lemak pada usia paruh baya sangat penting artinya karena lemak yang berlebihan pada perut berkaitan dengan tingginya risiko mengidap diabetes dan penyakit jantung. Mereka juga berharap akan ada penelitian lanjutan untuk mengungkap potensi besar protein pada kedelai.
Many people nowadays are very much conscious about their own health and fitness. In addition to that, these people, and many others as well, are now having that desire to sculpt their bodies to achieve that magazine-cover look. As a result, gyms, health spas and other fitness centers have proliferated all over to cater to the needs of the fitness buffs and aficionados.
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