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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Healthy eye vision guide:

Practice Distance seeing (more than 20 feet’s away): The human eye was not designed by creation for extended use in close-work (reading, computers, factory work, sewing etc). Gazing into the distance is the natural position of the eye (20 or more feet away). Eye muscles RELAX when distance seeing. So it is always good for your eye and vision, if you regularly practice distance viewing or gazing.
Don't do Close Work during and immediately after Meals: During digestion, blood are drawn to the stomach for digestion purpose, so close work during or after digestion has shortage of nutrition to eyes, thus this lack of nutrients to the eyes, weak eye muscles and thus cloudy vision.
Avoid reading when tired or sick: Weak bodily energy weakens the entire system. Reading during illness or fatigue weakens the focusing eye muscles.
Should not read more than thirty minutes at a time: Thirty minutes is about maximum time the eyes can handle without strain or fatigue. So practice some eye relaxation exercises in between to avoid eye strains.
Sunshine(Rising or falling) is Food for the Eyes: It is nourished and healed by its warm radiating energy. So it is always best to expose yourself and particularly your eye to the sunlight to nourish it.
Eye massages and Eye exercises: Eye exercise and or massages gives some physical exercise, better blood flow and thus high nutrients to our eye muscles thus they regain its lost elasticity.


7 Tips To Overcome “Junk Food” Addiction



On the table is served a dish of food which is so tempting. There is a very tasty potato chips. Beside it, there is a biscuit. There is also a plate of fried foods.
You can not resist picking and eating them all? You may have entered the category of eating unhealthy foods addiction. Do not worry, you can stop it. Here’s how:
1. Have Breakfast correctly 
                Start your day with a healthy breakfast, such as fruit juice, low-fat milk, yogurt, high fiber cereal, and fruit. People who diet high fiber foods digest slowly. As a result, the hunger is delayed and the desire for fatty foods are also reduced.
2. Cut the portions and sizes 
                Do not even try to abstain from unhealthy foods as a result you are more tempted to get one. If you want to, buy it in small portions and then share it with your friend.
3. Choose quality 
                If a you like chocolate, choose a high-quality chocolate (which should be quite expensive). Because if it is expensive, so you won’t often buy it.
4. Start exercising 
                Sports will pump endorphins, the natural morphine in the body, to circulate throughout the body. With exercise, you so have little time to eat. To reduce the desire to eat chocolate or sweet foods after a big meal, try a walk around the house for a moment.
5. Eat regularly 
                Passing eating time will lower the blood sugar levels. As a result, you’ll grab sweet foods near you so that sugar levels can be normal. Keep your sugar levels to remain normal with three meals a day with balanced nutrition and appropriate portions for you. Remember, do not overdo it.
6. Look for other alternatives 
                The desire for fatty foods can be a sign of the body needs fat intake.  You should meet the needs of body fat with healthy fats, like avocado and use the salad dressing of olive oil. Eating yogurt, fresh fruit, sorbet, or low-fat ice cream to be able to meet the body’s need for sweet and fatty foods.
7. Consider using supplements 
                Many people do not realize their lack of minerals zinc, a substance found in shellfish and beef. This mineral deficiency that causes the tongue to be losing sensitivity. As a result, we  need more salt and sugar to enjoy the food.

Is Chocolate Really Healthier Than Fruits?

Dark Chocolate Healthier than FruitsChocolate are often used as ‘medicine’ to eliminatestressand improve mood. Not only does it taste delicious, it is also known to have manyhealthbenefits.
Researchers at the Center for Health andNutritionof Hershey declared that chocolate is worthy of the title ’super fruit’. From studies in laboratory, it is known that chocolate have many antioxidant.
The level of polyphenols and flavonoids in one gram of cocoa powder is more than the ones in fruits used to make juice.
Experts discover that cocoa beans (origin of chocolate) has extraordinary nutrition with macronutrient content, according to medindia.
The findings, which were published in the Chemical Journal, showed that dark chocolate and cocoa powder contain higher flavonoids and polyphenols than fruit juice.
Antioxidants are found in fruits such as grapes, strawberries and pomegranates, some types of juice, dark chocolate, green tea and red wine. Antioxidants are compounds that will fight cell damaging free radicals. When the body lacks antioxidants, it can cause health problems.
However, other experts assessed the phrase ’super fruit’ not true and is just created by chocolate makers as part of marketing. Because, there is no single type of food that contains all the essential nutrients.

Hot Chocolate Drink is Healthier than Chocolate Candy

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Besides flowers, a gift most often given to the loved ones on Valentine’s day is chocolate. It is better to choose chocolate powder, because a hot chocolate drink is more healthier for the heart than a chocolate candy bar.
“In relation to heart health, drinking hot chocolate is as good as a glass of wine, which is reducing the risk of heart attack,” said Lona Sandon, a diet expert at the University of Texas, according to HealthNewsDigest.
Chocolate powder, especially the ones processed from dark chocolate has the highestflavanol content than any other form of chocolate. Flavanol compound is one which has the effect of protecting the heart from damage.
Other content of pure cocoa powder is an antioxidant that protects cells from damage, especially cells making the blood vessels leading to the heart. Healthy blood vessels will ensure smooth blood flow and is not easily clogged.
According to Sandon, various benefits will be reduced when the chocolate cocoa powder is processed into chocolate candy bars. The addition of sugar, milk and butter add calories, which indirectly is hazardous for the heart.
High calories can trigger obesity in people who rarely exercise. For people with diabetes, increased blood sugar due to excess calories can not be tolerated by the production of insulin that could endanger their health.
In addition, the structure of fat in milk and butter used in chocolate candy and chocolate bars can also be changed during processing so it becomes bad fats. The bad fats in the blood clot easily, and can lead to blockages and heart attacks.