Category 'Health'

Vitamin Shakes Diet

Monday, May 17th, 2010

The vitamin shake diet combines the qualities of three different shakes which are highly rich in nutrients. These shakes will help strengthen and improve the appearance and health of your skin, nails and hair, as well as refresh and invigorate the entire inner body. Read more… Vitamin Shakes Diet

The Tanning Diet

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

The Tanning Diet combines qualities and virtues from two specific diets, one designed to boost your summer tan and the other one designed to help you lose weight, thanks to its low calorie levels.

The Tanning Diet is meant to be followed during the summer, so you can easily find the season’s typical fruit and vegetables that contain high levels of vitamin A (beta carotene), responsible for skin pigment and for giving your skin a brown and tanned look. Read more… The Tanning Diet

Strong legs

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

In order to strengthen the legs and help blood circulation it is highly recommended to try to move all your feet joints while you go up and down stairs. It is important to alternate legs when you go up and down stairs so you equally strengthen both legs. It is recommended to practice this type of exercise regularly until it becomes a habit to help you prevent stiffness.

Easy ways to exercise

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Exercise is essential in order to lead a healthy and balanced life but it is not always easy. Sometimes the belief that exercise must be hard to be effective, or that one must go to the gym to do it or that you need willpower and time to follow it regularly, can make it impossible to exercise in a natural and healthy way. That is why we suggest some tips to help you make it possible. Read more… Easy ways to exercise

Calories

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Calories are a type of unit used to measure energy.

In the field of nutrition the term “kilocalorie” refers to the amount of energy stored in the food that we consume to help our body work properly.

The human body is basically fed from three basic elements: carbohydrates, proteins and fat. These are the three major nutrients that allow human bodies to function properly when carrying out common and daily activities. Read more… Calories

Potato Diet

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

The potato diet allows you to lose over 6lbs in one week (3 kilos in one week).

It is important, as in all diets, to fall into good habits that will not only increase the likelihood of the diet’s success but also help you keep a more balanced and healthier lifestyle.

Among the many habits that we should have, we recommend drinking two liters of water a day as it will help cleanse your body from toxins, it will hydrate the body and it will satiate hunger. We also recommend you to perform some continuous physical exercise. Read more… Potato Diet

What’s a dissociated diet?

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

A dissociated diet is a type of diet based on the separation of food groups. It’s a diet that tries to avoid mixing proteins and fats with carbohydrates.

Such diets tend to be for times when it is urgent to quickly lose weight but it should never become an eating habit as it could create serious problems and nutritional deficiency. This is why it is not advised to go on this diet for more than one week.

The best advice when going on a dissociated diet is to stick to the basic guidelines of dissociated diets like never mix carbohydrates with proteins and fats, drink plenty of water and above all don’t go on this diet for over one week.

Symptoms of menopause or climacteric

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Menopause is a period of biological changes that happen to women when they reach adulthood.

As with the arrival of menstruation, menopause causes hormonal changes that may affect in one way or another the women who suffer it. To improve the quality of life, these changes can be controlled and reduced through appropriate care and with appropriate hormonal treatments. Read more… Symptoms of menopause or climacteric

Aerobic exercise

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Aerobic exercise is a type of exercise mostly recommended to maintain good physical condition and to reduce body fats and toxins.

Basically, aerobic exercises are considered to be exercises that help you take air into the lungs such as walking (fast), cycling, and all kinds of exercises that require moderate intensity. The aim of aerobic exercises is to increase the heartbeat rate and to allow the entry of more air into the lungs . Read more… Aerobic exercise

What is nutrition?

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Nutrition is the process our body goes through when it absorbs and assimilates the substances that our body needs in order to function. This biological process is one of the most important to determinate the optimal functioning and health of our body and it is very important to pay the attention and care it deserves. Read more… What is nutrition?