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Brown rice against diabetes and cardiovascular disease

2010-07-17T00:00:00.001-07:00

The results of the study by researchers from the University of Boston, USA, show that replacing the white with brown rice or other whole grains is associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Large scale survey covers approximately 197 thousand U.S. citizens seen for 22 years. Results were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

According to dieticians and nutritionists, brown rice is healthier because it contains a significant amount of fiber and nutrients, protecting the heart from the harmful proteins and decreasing cholesterol in the blood. In the conversion process of rice were, however, a large part of its beneficial substances are lost.

Besides being less caloric and less carbohydrate than white, brown rice contains more magnesium (85.8 mg), phosphorus (150 mg), potassium (154 mg) and calcium (19.5 mg) a quantity 200 grams. For comparison, the same amount of white rice contains 24.1 mg magnesium, 68.8 mg phosphorus, 3.94mg 5.6 mg potassium and calcium.

U.S. researchers have found that frequent consumption of white rice, more than five servings per week increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as 17%.

In study participants who have eaten brown rice at least twice a week, the risk of diabetes was 11% lower.

The survey results indicate that if the average consumed white rice and rice products - 50 grams per day are replaced by an equivalent amount of brown, the risk of type II diabetes reduced by 16%. In return for white rice, other whole grain products, the risk of diabetes insulinonezavisim is even lower - about 36%.

According to the authors of the study, this could explain why cases of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases are relatively rare in Japan, where traditionally eaten brown rice.

Food allergy - how to eat?

2010-07-16T23:47:00.000-07:00

Dairy products and flour are only part of a long list of foods that may cause an allergic reaction by the body in adults and children.

It is difficult to determine which foods and nutrients the body's immune system reacts. Many people who consider themselves allergic to food intolerances actually confuse certain allergy products. If food intolerance is not necessary to avoid the product until the allergy really requires.

Food allergy - what is it?

Food allergy is the body's predictable reaction to a food or food group. Caused due to immune reaction to food proteins, leading to a sudden formation of antibodies, which makes manifest the symptoms of allergy.

Usually symptoms appear several minutes to two hours after eating the food. May occur from moderate as a rash, swelling and redden the skin to an extent that endangers life with symptoms of breathlessness and swelling of the throat and tongue.
Recommended for allergy sufferers to carry a pen with epinephrine to be able to react promptly when a dangerous reaction to a food the body until the arrival of emergency medical team.
In many affected initially observed an allergy to a food product and subsequently developed further. In other allergens are grown. Usually, when tested allergic to one main product, milk for example, imposes a restriction of an entire group of foods in the dairy case.

What are the most common food allergies
Eight products are responsible for 90% of cases of food allergies: milk, eggs, peanuts, nuts, soy, wheat, fish, seafood (cancer, shrimp, mussels, etc.)..

In older children and adults food allergies are most often to fish, peanuts, seafood and nuts. This type of allergies are serious in most cases, since they can lead to life-threatening conditions.

How to avoid an allergic reaction?

If you want to protect yourself from food, which most commonly cause allergy, should monitor the content of food.

Try to understand the range of products to which you are allergic. If you're reaction to milk protein, avoid all products produced or including milk, cheese, cream, milk, butter and products containing milk whey, casein, caseinate laktoglobulin, lactalbumin, nougat, cottage cheese . Caution is required when buying margarine, ice cream, cakes, breads, soups, sauces and more.

People with allergies feel improvement in his condition in compliance with the diet diet consumed where possible, natural products or have undergone minimal processing technology. Usually these foods in a much less problematic.

Cherry juice for sweet dreams

2010-07-16T23:35:00.001-07:00

U.S. scientists have found that cherries can successfully cope with insomnia.

According to survey results published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, shows that regular consumption of a cup of unsweetened cherry juice will make you more energetic during the day and will give you sweet sleep at night.

Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York suggest that this effect is due to high levels of melatonin in red fruits.

The study's authors believe that chereshzhshiyat juice may be a good alternative for patients suffering from insomnia, because there are no unpleasant side effects of medications.

Cherries are very useful because they are rich in provitamin A, vitamin B group, vitamin C and D, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus.

Red fruits contain biologically active substances coumarin and oksikumarin which narmalitszirat blood clotting.

Dark red color of fruits are due to pigment substances with high content of anthocyanins and carotenoids - flavonoids, strengthening the walls of blood vessels and reduce high blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

Because the iron content, cherries are recommended for patients with anemia and the presence of salicylic acid makes them suitable for sufferers of arthritis, gout and rheumatism.

The high content of fiber and pulp, make appropriate disbakterioza cherries and constipation.

Health risks from the consumption of cherries are only linked to allergic reactions to these floors. Experts advise if you are intolerant or sour cherries, should avoid eating them not only raw but also in thermally processed.

Fruits and vegetables replace antibiotics

2010-07-16T23:30:00.001-07:00

There have been many laboratory studies showing that kvertsetin substance naturally found in fruits and vegetables lowers the risk of illness from influenza. This substance is found in fruits and vegetables such as grapes, black blueberry, broccoli, as well as tea and red wine, which have broad antiviral action of the cells.

Also been found that excessive exercise cause fatigue and settled opposite: increased susceptibility to respiratory infections.

Laboratory tests performed on mice confirmed that after three days of active training probability sick from flu reaches to 91 percentile.

In observations made immunologists from the University of South Carolina, USA, noticed that the substance kvertsetin prevent the development of the common influenza virus H1 N1 and reduces the severity of the symptoms of the disease. Furthermore, blocking the adverse effects on the body after intense physical activities.

Physicians state that during the cold winter months is extremely important to consume large quantities of fruits and vegetables. Unlike various food additives, medicines and vaccines are effective, tasty and safe protection from influenza.

Turn food into medicine!

2010-07-16T22:39:00.001-07:00

Proper nutrition is mainly weapon against all diseases. The longer tapchem is incorrect, the greater deposition of body injury

Body subjected to poor nutrition, is highly vulnerable - its stress threshold and pain are abnormally low. Muscles are poorly fed, so as a result of poor nutrition not only suffer from fatigue and emotional disorders, but also leads to the development of various physiological disorders.

The overall healing process of many diseases derives its logical completion after the intervention of a specialist therapist, dietician. 10-year experience of the Medical Center had the need for an integrated approach to health and patient examination of the healing process by mobilizing all organs and systems. For this purpose, prepare complex individual healing and rehabilitation programs to purify and strengthen the body, taking into account history of all organs and systems and methods are available for balanced healing diet.

Diets that are displayed in individual patients are consistent with their health. Prepare for each individual by a professional - dietitian and comply with age, physiological status, lifestyle, etc. The aim of all activities is to achieve

therapeutic effect with minimum possible medicines

Experts prepare dietitians for each individual patient food menu with useful and therapeutic feeding program. After the initial study and review to assess the overall condition of the body and in what condition is metabolism. The results contain the exact values needed for the body of the patient's basic substances: proteins and carbohydrates. So the doctor can prepare for this case, optimal diets and complete a comprehensive program for treating eating in certain diseases or even just for weight loss. Not surprisingly, talking about medical nutrition - many chronic diseases can be treated successfully without synthetic drugs and operations, and with proper diets and diet, herbs and supplements.

The question is not drastic and starvation diets, and in proper food combining.
Instructions that any nutritionist will prepare are divided into four main groups:

- Food and drink that can be used regularly every day;
food and drink with healing - they can be used and several times a day;
- Foods and drinks that should be taken moderate - several times a week;
- Food and drink, which although useful qualitative and are not suitable at present for a patient and should not be accepted.

Basic rules for full therapeutic feeding

Recommended number of servings per day:

- Basic: lunch and dinner, intermediate: half an hour after waking up to 16 hours and 3 hours before bedtime;
- Used only food quality;
- Combine food properly;
- Balance your meals! In each meal must be present proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, mineral salts, trace elements and dietary fiber.

Proteins come from meat, fish, dairy products or eggs - in quantity as the palm of your hand.

Carbohydrates are mixed salad - both in quantity as his hands. Fats from olive oil in salad and animal product itself. Other substances from the fruit, salad and food additives.

Diet for healthy heart

Today we offer one of the most suitable diet that will keep your heart healthy.

Eat 5 servings of fruits or vegetables daily: help in the fight against atherosclerosis and act as antioxidants in the body.

Consume whole-grain bread every day: a diet containing 3 or more servings a day of it, and foods from cereals and cereal rye crackers, brown rice, can reduce the risk of heart disease by 30 percent.

Decline of this fat and cholesterol will help: reducing total fat (especially saturated) will reduce the amount of cholesterol and fat levels in the blood. When you replace saturated with unsaturated fat will increase the level of good cholesterol at the expense of bad blood.

Limit salt: reducing the amount of salt consumed (7 g per day for men and 5 g daily for women) will help the blood pressure is not high performance.

Beware of alcohol: where lies in large quantities, it destroys the heart muscle, increasing blood pressure and a prerequisite for overweight. But the consumption of alcohol in moderate amounts will protect your heart, especially for men after 40 years of age and women after the menopause period.

Maintain a healthy weight: If you reduce the overweight will help the good work of the heart and you will be able to maintain normal blood.

13 food superzrenie

Proper and adequate nutrition is not just a way to maintain normal weight. It is also a prerequisite for good health and proper functioning of various organs, including eyes

Even if you enjoy perfect vision, it does not mean that old age will not have problems. About 30 percent of people reached the age of 65 suffer from any eye disease. For 80 year olds this percentage is reasonably higher - 50 percent, and this, unfortunately, some situations do not lend themselves to treatment, while others lead to blindness. The main reason for deterioration of eyesight doctors called age dystrophy yellow spot (DZHP). This is part of the retina at the back of the eyeball through which visual information is transmitted in the brain.

WARNING!
According to statistics, about 30 percent of people over 75 suffer from this disease, but factors such as the impact of intense sunlight, smoking, alcoholism and even overweight can significantly increase the likelihood of deterioration of vision.

Studies in recent years show that the use of large amounts of fats and vegetables neglect exacerbates problems of degradation of the retina.

The most famous natural "medicines" are carrots and blueberries, contain special pigments that enhance vision. According to the latest research green and yellow fruits and vegetables are much more useful to the retina, rather than orange. They contain significant amounts of lutein and zeaxanthin, which are also pigments but with very strong healing effect. Interestingly, these pigments are always found together.

We offer a list of products that contain lutein and zeaxanthin, and total pigments in them:

Spinach - (20). - 29, 811 mg
Balloon cabbage - (20.) - 23.720 mg
Chinese cabbage - (20). - 14, 619 mg
Zucchini - (20.) - 4.048 mg
Corn - (20.) - 2.429 mg
Broccoli - (20.) - 2.015 mg
Brussels sprouts - (20.) - 2.015 mg
Green Salad - (20.) - 1.295 mg
Lettuce - (20.) - 969 mg
Green beans - (20.) - 595 mg
Shamfastak - (30). - 342 mg
Eggs - (1 egg) - 166 mg
Avocados - (30 d) - 77 mg