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1. Eat protein at every meal: One of the most important ways to keep your blood sugar balanced and high energy levels is to include protein at every meal, breakfast and snacks included. The best sources of protein include fish, organic meat, poultry, eggs, yogurt, powder and whey protein. Consider making a healthy smoothie for breakfast or snacks using Paleomeal or other healthy organic whey protein, frozen fruit, and some almond milk.

2. Limit intake of sugar and caffeine: It may sound strange but give sugar and caffeine you immediate energy, but some hours later, and the long term, will make only more tired. Sugar, corn syrup, fructose, and caffeine weaken the adrenal glands, which in turn are responsible for your energy levels. Thus, consuming sugar and caffeine, are weakening the natural energy system in your body. You have to wean them off! Try eating a cup of green tea instead, and if you must sweeten your food or drink, try using Xylitol. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some dietary recoomendations:

- You should drink little or no water at meals as it dilutes the gastric juices
- Be chewed and spit food thoroughly
- It should be eaten with the tranquil mood
- Do not eat without hunger
- Food should not be too hot or too cold
- Sauces should not be abused and refined foods
- Variety of foods preferred color
- Prefer vegetables and fruits
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1 .- Dietetics is the science and art of selecting the food they need every person at all times. The nutritional and energy needs are not equal for all, we must look at the weight, age, sex, height, physical activity, work, anywhere.

2 .- No person shall feed in the same way as the others, nor in the same way in all seasons and of life. Has to provide enough food to meet personal needs, enabling good health and a balance weight, amount of energy contributing to the smooth development of the organism and variation of elements contain trainers, regulators and energy for growth of biological structures. Read the rest of this entry »

The word diet comes from the Latin, etymologically means “way of life”

The diet is part of the lifestyle, culture, is affected by social and economic factors. The set of nutritional eating habits or a person or population should not be confused with the popular idea that a diet is something you can eat or not eat to lose weight, in which case you can lose weight by choosing a balanced diet as a way of life style appropriate power.

The diet is determined by food availability, geographical, climatic, historical events, social, economic, political, cultural and religious. It is also conditioned by family, personal, aesthetic, culinary preferences, or influenced by advertising, the time available to eat, work and globalization of food which have no borders. Read the rest of this entry »

Nutrition is an involuntary and unconscious process, since it depends on bodily processes such as digestion, absorption and transport of food nutrients into the tissues that give the body the energy needed to carry out its functions.

Therefore, when we eat, we must also think that nourish foods contain stored energy, measured in terms of calories.

Light foods are products that have a third fewer calories or 50% less fat content than the original. Calories can be reduced through-fat, sugar or alcohol. Light means less calories.

Diet foods are products that have modified a component, some have reduced-fat or sugar or salt, without necessarily reducing calories. For example, some sweet dietary calories are more common because they increase the fat content and lower sugar. Read the rest of this entry »

Chest pain. Hormonal changes in the menstrual cycle also cause breast pain. In these cases, we must reduce the intake of fatty foods such as meat, eggs, dairy products and added oils. On the other hand, it is advisable to take plenty of vegetables, beans and whole grains.

For coffee, studies carried out so far have failed to clarify whether caffeine is good or bad for your chest pain. It is best to make sure that every woman for herself and see if leaving coffee, tea and cola drinks away or discomfort persists. Read the rest of this entry »

To combat the pain that accompanies certain illnesses, a headache, a cold, a stomach ulcer, … – is not always necessary to take painkillers, anti-inflammatories and analgesics.

Sometimes, just use more natural remedies: the food itself.

Heartburn. To treat them you have to avoid fatty foods, alcohol, chocolate and mint. All of them relax the sphincter that prevents stomach acid from entering the esophagus. Should also eliminate citrus fruits, tomato products and coffee. Read the rest of this entry »

The reasons why we can suffer from stress are not only psychological, since there is also a relationship between nutrition and mood. When we poor diet and do not get to meet the needs of our body we have energy shortages.

We need food for energy, but also give us energy to cause a strong stimulus to our moods.

Some foods may be considered foods stressful and affect our moods and emotions. For example can alter glucose levels which directly influences mental states.

One of the factors that can trigger stress is bad food. A lack of vitamins, minerals or other nutrients alters mental health, that we can check if we follow a diet too restrictive, where we experience a state of apathy or irritability and anxiety when we go hungry.

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The artichoke, also known as globe artichoke is a vegetable that provides many minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. It also contains a good amount of fiber, carbohydrates, proteins and small amounts of fatty acids.

Among the many benefits of health artichoke find that facilitates the removal of cholesterol by natural means, it has digestive properties, is helpful in the treatment of diseases such as anemia, diabetes, gout, rheumatism and for the calculations the gallbladder.

But fundamentally, the artichoke is used in diets for weight loss, thanks to its high fiber is an excellent home remedy for constipation, aiding the rapid evacuation of toxins and better cleansing of the body.

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The nutritional experts stress the importance of eating fruits, vegetables and dairy products for weight loss but despite these recommendations, many people do not eat these foods because they are unattractive or simply not to their liking.

The solution is very simple and can bring all these ingredients in a single drink: diet shakes, which are very tasty, nutritious and are a valuable option to help you lose weight.

Ideally, a meal replacement shake for good fruit and vegetables but sometimes this may not be sufficient to meet the dietary and energy requirements of some people, then the diet shakes can be used as a dietary supplement. Taking a large glass of fruit smoothie before each meal.

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