Monday, February 8, 2010

Lemon And A Variety Of Benefits


Beliefs of ancient Egypt, admitted drinking lemon juice can protect the body from various kinds of poisons and diseases. The belief in special properties of this small yellow fruit finally proved.

Benefits of lemon on health has been known for centuries. Lemon contains many substances, especially citric acid, calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, bioflavonoids, pectin and limonin which affects the immune system and anti-infective.

Here are some of the benefits of natural lemon proven since time immemorial:


- Relieves fever

When cold, shivering with fever, a lemon can ease these symptoms. Make juice from one lemon mixed with a cup of hot water and honey. Drink as soon as made, repeat every two hours until the fever subsided.


- Treat Sprue

Lemon was known as an antibacterial and antiviral agents to accelerate the healing process of canker sores. Mix fresh lemon juice with a glass of warm water and rinsed using three times a day. The first usage cause burning sensation when lemon juice on the sprue. With regular use, the burning will disappear by itself.


- Eliminate Acne

Lemons contain citric acid is effective to cure acne. Vitamin C in lemon make skin radiant and can kill some types of bacteria that cause acne. In addition to drink lemon juice in the morning, do the treatment with the lemon face as follows.

1. Apply fresh lemon juice on the acne with a clean finger or cotton ball, leave overnight. Wash your face with water in the morning. At first there may be some burning and discomfort in the skin, but it will soon disappear.

2. Mix each one part fresh squeezed lemon juice with rose water or honey. Put the mixture in the acne for half an hour, then wash clean. Do it two times a day, morning and afternoon.

- Giving Soothing Effect

Research shows that the lemon can be soothing and help eliminate fatigue, fatigue, dizziness, anxiety, nervousness, and tension. Scent of lemon oil effectively improve concentration and alertness. We recommend using a lemon scent air freshener in offices to improve work efficiency. Drizzle a few drops of lemon essential oil on a handkerchief and breathe when you feel tense.


- Treat Skin Calluses

Lemon peel effectively eliminating calluses on the hands. Place the lemon slice thickness of 5 mm into the calloused hands and rub on the skin surface, then dressing overnight. Callus area rubbed with lemon essential oil, can help speed up the healing process. It is recommended that careful use of pure oil in the callus with a cotton ball, because it was too strong.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

10 Kinds Of Foods Flu Prevention


There are many ways done to prevent the flu viruses that do not cause you pain. Most people consume orange juice and eating hot soup when flu symptoms begin to attack.

However, preventing food and cold medicine is not only that. Vitamins A, C and E and several other nutrients improve immune against flu viruses. According to Eric Plasker, author of 'The 100 Year Lifestyle', healthy food intake pattern depends on daily life.

According to him, healthy foods in the menu to make good health because they contain bacteria and viruses stress and antioxidants. Foods with certain nutrients to build immunity, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-bacterial and repairing damaged cells.

Here are some types of food to ward off the flu virus:

1.Paprika Red
Some people consume high doses of vitamin C when flu symptoms begin to attack. Not only against the symptoms of flu, vitamin C accelerate the period of the disease symptoms. Orange juice is not the only choice of vitamin C. Red peppers contain vitamin C equivalent of orange juice at the same time increasing the body immunity.

2.Carrots
Yellow and orange vegetables are like carrots contain beta-carotene to vitamin A alter T cells that maintain the body's immune. Jennifer Zartarian, researchers from the Long Island College Hospital New York City suggest carrot menu in the menu daily.

3.Almond
This bean is famous for vitamin E, which ward off disease and a good antioxidant. Eat a handful of almonds as a small snack in the afternoon or use the main menu.

4.Sweet Potatoes
Like carrots, sweet potatoes contain beta-carotene and vitamins A change to help restore the respiratory tract. Cook the potatoes into soup, salad, and appetizers.

5.Chicken Soup
Chicken soup contains a variety of vegetables (like carrots) that helps treat the inflammation and reduce mucus production and sore throat. Warm chicken soup gives a sense of warmth and increases the body temperature as well as ward off infection.

6.Garlic
Sulfur content contained in garlic proven to kill viruses and prevent illness. Garlic in a serving dish with enough to protect health.

7.Ginger

This natural plants contain gingerol, especially in fresh ginger. Gingerol serves as an antiseptic. These types of herbs can be incorporated as a spice in cooking the main meal.

8.Salmon Fish
Marine fish is a source of omega-3 which increases the body immunity. Salmon Fish can be cooked as a main dish or salad.

9.Mushrooms
Mushrooms are often found as a topping on pizza contains selenium, which helps white blood cells produce cytokines that heal disease. Mushrooms also contain beta-glucan, an anti micro bacterial which prevent the infection. Mushrooms can be included in a meal of soup, salad and opening menus.

10.Chocolate Black
Eating dark chocolate help the development of T cells and fight infection and increase stamina. But like sugar and alcohol, eating too much chocolate in fact damage your health.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Whether you are busy?? Exercises can be done anywhere


Denseness of your daily schedule is often a forgotten sports activities. Job stacking or a traffic jam often becomes the reason you never come to the gym. But, you know, there are many routine activities that can be used as a form of sport activities. Any activity that can simultaneously burn calories 200-300 calories a day. Automatic, weight loss can also be shrunk. What are the activities?

Climbing stairs
61 calories per 10 minutes

No longer dependent on the elevator or Escalator, either in office or public place, if you just want to go to floor 4, 3, let alone 2. Walking through the steps to tighten the thigh muscles, calves, buttocks, too. If you can move more quickly or half run, this activity can even tighten the waist muscles. If you storey house, also familiarize themselves up and down to pick up the required rather than sent servants.

Shopping at the mall
35 calories per 10 minutes

It turned out shopping at the mall can also burn calories. Shopping at the mall who can spend hours and hours, was also quite effective. With a moderate pace, explore the mall can train the thigh and calf muscles, arms, and upper abdomen.

Lifting groceries
31 calories per 10 minutes

Hang plastic grocery in the arm can train your back muscles, arms, and waist. While carrying a shopping bag can train the shoulder muscles, arms, and calves. So, when shopping at the supermarket, forget the stroller, but use a hand basket. Well, after shopping, when the groceries only about 2-3 bags, remove it from the trolley, and take it with a hand toward the park.

Wearing vacuum cleaner
23 calories per 10 minutes

More of this activity to train the hand muscles, especially the upper arm. With occasional bent, waist muscles too trained. Movement should be done by using both hands. Clean the area with as much movement back and forth 3-5 times. Keep your body is not too bent.

Ironing
17 calories per 10 minutes

Intensive ironing can tighten the arm and train the balance of left and right hand. Iron tools can be a burden on the exercise when the ironing in a standing position. Ironing can train arm and back muscles. To prevent back pain, use one foot stepping stones alternately.

Cook
23 calories per 10 minutes

The number of calories burned is calculated starting from the activities of preparing food ingredients, such as washing, slicing, smoothing ingredients, to cook. Cooking in a standing position will train arm and leg muscles, while in a sitting position, only the wrist muscles. The more prepared meals, the more calories you burn (as preparation for longer, so you are more mobile).

Washing dishes
15 calories per 10 minutes

Try washing your own dishes. Washing, getting up to train the upper arm muscles and shoulders. Should do high-intensity movements (quite powerful). Of course this is not difficult, because sometimes you need extra energy to remove oil stains or hardened feces in the pan.

Gardening
63 calories per 10 minutes

Instead of assigning a gardener for gardening, it would be nice if occasionally you own a handle intervene. Gardening activities, such as pruning trees, smooth pots, planting flowers, watering plants, and provide fertilizer can be a relaxation activities. As well as effective for burning calories. Gardening is done with a sitting position (cutting plant, fertilize, and the like) may exercise the waist and back muscles. While the squat position repeatedly also part of the thigh muscles.

Cleaning glass
30 calories per 10 minutes

Repeat alternately plays with his right hand and left for a bicep curl. Movement horizontally and vertically, which made each and every 5 times 3 replications repeated movements can also train the hand muscles. Cleaning the glass in a position to tighten the foot tiptoe calf and thigh muscles. Clean the glass, reaching high coverage can tighten your back muscles and arms. For more effective results, use a rag with no handles or short-handled.

Washing cars
64 calories per 10 minutes

Car flushed with water as warm-up at the beginning of gymnastics. Scrubbing with soap car can train your back muscles and arms. Brushing tires with the squatting position may exercise the thigh and calf muscles. While drying the car with a cloth, in addition to the waist muscles are also useful to tighten the arm muscles.

Before you burn calories ...
To maintain or lose weight, in one day you may only:
• Burn up to 300 calories. More than that will reduce your stamina so that your body resistance against diseases will decrease.

• You still need to eat food, at least 1200 calories. (300-calorie breakfast, 500 lunch, and dinner 400 calories)