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Importance of Antioxidants for body

November 17, 2008 - Posted in health

To understand what an antioxidant is, we must understand the meaning of the two following terms first:-

FREE RADICAL:

The outer shell of this atom or molecule contains a singular electron in constant search for its pair.

OXIDATION REACTION:

In the event of the free radical losing its unpaired electron, the reaction is known as oxidation.

Although oxidation reactions are very important for our body, some of them are harmful and can cause damage to the cells and DNA of the human biology.

ANTIOXIDANTS basically prevent the free radical from shedding its singular unpaired electron in its outer shell so that it cannot begin a “chain reaction” that can be a health deterrent.

DARK CHOCOLATE:

Dark chocolate has been regarded as one of the most effective antioxidants of all time. It slows down the oxidation process greatly. Although milk is an antioxidant itself, doctors usually recommend people to consume dark chocolate on their own, without milk.

Dark chocolate antioxidants, within an hour of their consumption, resulted in increased level of epicatechin (polyphenolic component green tea also found in chocolate). The Cocoapro cocoa containing chocolate Dove Dark, made by Mars Inc. contains a heavy dose of flavanol, which is rich in antioxidants. These flavanoids neutralize the free radicals. Consumption of cocoa is a great way of antioxidant intake, which in turn lowers the risk of heart disease, cancer (lung, prostrate) and type 2 diabetes. Professor of Penn State University, Penny Kris-Etherton has found in his studies that those who consume high levels of cocoa and dark chocolate have lower levels of bad LDL cholesterol and higher levels of good HDL cholesterol. Cocoapro cocoa even helps in the clotting of blood and production of nitric oxide. Milk chocolate also contains flavanoids, but to a much lesser level.

RED WINE:

Two glasses of red wine if consumed daily, is a rich source of antioxidant. Red wine antioxidants help fight potential cases of cancer. This rich-in-color drink contains phytochemicals, polyphenols such as catechins and resveratrol all contain anti-cancer properties. Polyphenols (main source: skin of grapes) remain contained in the red wine after fermentation, providing a rich course of antioxidants. Since white wine does not include the skin of grapes, these polyphenols are not present, making it a less potent source of antioxidants. Resveratrol is the result of a plant fighting against fungus or injury. It is a strong antioxidant as well, present in red wine. It helps reduce incidence of tumor by sensitizing the cells to radiation treatments.

Red wine also helps fight pancreatic cancer by attacking the cancerous cells’ main energy source, the mitochondria. This ultimately results in the death of such cells.

Red wine consumption also reduces the chances of prostate cancer. However, to derive its beneficial effects, red wine must be consumed under controlled dosage. Excess consumption of it could have severe reverse effects and harm the health seriously.

Carrots, tomato, broccoli, peaches, and apricot (vitamin A), orange, lime and strawberries (Vitamin C), nuts and whole grains (Vitamin E) and fish, eggs and meat (selenium) are other sources of antioxidants.

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Men Building Muscle, How to Achieve Great Abs

November 6, 2008 - Posted in Strong Body

Although one could exercise their abdominal muscles for an extended period of time, if you have excess fatty tissue they will remain invisible. Because the fat stores mainly in your abdominal area, that is where it’s the hardest to burn the fat.

There is no magical solution to getting ripped abs, there are no special exercises or special machines that will reveal your hidden abs. Essentially you must bring your body fat down to around 10% to see optimal results, and this can be a fairly daunting task if you don’t know what you’re doing.

These simple guidelines help you tone up your stomach region by burning excess fat in an effective manner so as to develop a six pack. In this way you can show off your six pack and people can see all the hard work you’ve done to sculpt your abdominal muscles.

The only way to get ripped six pack abs and to effectively lose the extra fat around your stomach is to maintain a healthy diet, over 90% of your results will begin to show from what you eat. Tight restrictions never work to remove body fat, so you need to maximize your metabolism, so you can eat and burn fat. That means eating smaller meals more often. The consistent digestion of these foods will actually stimulate your metabolism to increase.

You may have become a junk food junkie with so many processed foods readily available. Unfortunately they are filled with chemicals that hamper the weight loss process. For real results you need to stay with real food.

Drinking water will help your body breakdown fat and shift it out of your system. You should drink at least 8 glasses a day as it also helps in nutrient absorption and digestion and will flush unwanted toxins from the body.

A much more effective method than normal endurance cardio to build muscle and lose weight is high intensity cyclic training. The product will accelerate your general metabolic rate and it will assist you in burning fat long after you finish your exercise routine. Around 4-5 times a week you should perform 20 mins of intensity interval training.

A combination of cardio, weight training, and diet will help you get the six pack abs that you desire, quicker that just crunches alone.

No doubt about it, when you can take off your shirt and look at those incredible abs, you won’t regret the effort for a moment.

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Lynne McTaggart and “The Field” of Health

November 5, 2008 - Posted in Happy Thoughts

Lynne McTaggart is an investigative journalist whose award winning books include “The Field” and “The Intention Experiment”. Not only is she a writer, but she was also a star in the film “What the Bleep Do We Know?” and is an international spokesperson for health.

Lynne is mostly interested in alternative medicine, as she is an editor of the health and spiritual newsletter “What Doctors Don’t Tell You”. Lynne is also co-executive director of the UK’s most successful publisher of health newsletters, Conatus PLC.

Passion leads Lynne McTaggart on her daily walk through life. Her passion for health started as a result of an illness in the 1980’s. She saw many doctors, both traditional and alternative, but none was able to help her. Finally, she took her health into her own hands.

Lynne’s health journey ended when she finally found a great doctor - one who treated her as a partner. Regaining her health was the pivotal moment that led her to “What Doctors Don’t Tell You”. It also led her to want to study spiritual healing.

As she was studying spiritual health, she often wondered, “If this is true, if one person can send a thought to someone else and make that person better, then our understanding of the world is incomplete.” Lynne’s wonder turned into a passion just as strong as her passion for health. Her new passion was “the field”.

What is “the field” exactly? Contrary to popular science, “the field” suggests that we’re all connected. We aren’t separate beings with our own laws within time and space. With this connection, “the field” also assumes that we all have an effect on each other. Relationship is reality, and “the field” is like a tape recorder of all information.

Like “the field”, science also believes homeopathy can’t work. Homeopathy is a substance that has been so diluted with water that little or none of the original state exists. However, since our bodies are more energy than chemistry, homeopathy also works like a tape recorder. Traces of the original, potent substance are all the body needs sometimes to regain health.

You can learn more about “the field” by reading Lynne McTaggart’s book, also called “The Field”. Lynne was a journalist and writer long before her passion for health emerged, so she purposely wrote the book in a way that average people could read and enjoy it. Sure it talks about quantum physics, but you don’t need to be a physicist to have great health!

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