Make the Most of Your Metabolism

In the effort to shed unwanted pounds people diet, exercise and purchase any miracle product that promises fast results. But the main thing many miss is the importance of catering to their metabolism. This part of the human body is the control center for anything weight-related. Just as keeping the body active is crucial for physical fitness, so is keeping the metabolism in shape. You don’t have to be a nutritionist to get a handle on this part of your lifestyle, either. All it involves are small changes that will produce big results.

In recent years, the transition from eating three, square meals a day to consuming five to six smaller meals has gained a strong following. Making this change alone gives the metabolism a huge boost because this forces it to constantly burn calories around the clock. Additionally, eating more often curbs hunger pangs and prevents overeating in one sitting. However, there are even more tips and tricks to be made that can assist the metabolism even more.

By now you know the importance of drinking plenty of water, such as keeping the body hydrated and revitalizing the complexion. But did you know that water also has the ability to help with a person’s metabolism? The more water you drink on a daily basis, the better your metabolism will perform. Studies show that individuals who don’t drink enough water actually burn fewer calories. This is the last thing you want, so why not do yourself a favor and make that bottle of water your best friend? This is perhaps one of the easiest ways to burn calories that doesn’t require a lot of effort or time commitments.

In addition to water, fiber should be your other best friend. You’ve probably seen all of the television commercials advertising some fiber product or another. Although the commercials are obviously trying to sell something, there is method to the madness. The metabolism and fiber go hand-in-hand in terms of weight loss. Individuals that consume a healthy amount of fiber on a regular basis tend to experience the least amount of weight gain over the years. In fact, fiber alone has the power to propel the metabolism to burn fat by as much as 30%. Squeeze in about 25 grams of fiber per day and weight loss will be the last thing to worry about.

Need another way to keep the metabolism revved up? Start adding more spicy foods into your meals, especially green and red chilies. Sprinkle some red pepper flakes onto your favorite foods and while your mouth may feel like it’s on fire, your metabolism will thank you by going into overtime.

Weight loss should definitely include some form of exercise but physical fitness doesn’t always have to mean sweating the pounds off at the gym. Studies have found that people with office jobs that require them to sit for extended periods of time throughout the day, tend to experience significant weight gain. Why? Because such inactivity negatively affects a special enzyme in the body that is responsible for controlling cholesterol and fat as it relates to the metabolism. Translation: get up and move around more often while at work. Doing so will put this important enzyme into action to boost the amount of fat being burned. Schedule a brisk walk every so often, take the stairs or the long way to the bathroom - whatever it takes so that you’re not just sitting on your rump slowing down your metabolism during the day.

Salad Dressings That Are Healthy & Homemade

As healthy as salads are, oftentimes the ingredients we add to them end up becoming anything but nutritious. If you’ve ever read a health-related article about the various types of salads we enjoy, you’ve more than likely come across information related to how fattening some of our favorite salad dressings are. To remedy this problem you don’t have to stick to buying low-fat or non-fat versions. Instead, create your own nutritious and delicious salad dressing. It’s a lot easier than you think.

Any homemade meal is a good meal for a number of reasons, including the fact that using fresh ingredients means consuming the food items in their most natural state, which provides the body with the richest levels of vitamins and minerals needed for proper nutrition. Any perk to putting together your own homemade meals is the fact that you can tailor the flavor to suit your taste buds - not to mention that the directions for preparation literally only take a few minutes, making it convenient, even for those with hectic schedules. When it comes to salad dressing, there are more recipes than one can count. This makes it easy to find the perfect salad dressing recipe for you.

Love ranch but hate how many calories you’re taking in with each forkful of salad? Why not try a buttermilk salad dressing that still gives you the flavor of ranch but without making you feel guilty? Gather the following ingredients together to get started: fresh or premixed bag of salad greens and other veggies of your choice, 2 cups cottage cheese (2%), 3/4 cup of buttermilk and 1 pack of ranch salad dressing mix. To prepare this homemade salad dressing recipe, combine all of the ingredients (except for the salad greens and veggies) in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into a container with a lid or small bowl and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.

Need a salad dressing recipe that is low on sodium? Then you’ll want to bring together the following ingredients: 3 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon garlic salt, 1 tablespoon canola oil, 1 1/2 cups tomato juice (low-sodium version), 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, 1/4 teaspoon celery seed, 1/4 cup chopped onion, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 teaspoon dried savory, 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper and 3/4 teaspoon dried basil. Combine all of these ingredients together into a blender and process until smooth. Place in the refrigerator and chill for at least four hours before serving.

Enjoy Dijon dressing and want to make your own nutritious version at home? With the following ingredients you can: salad greens (premixed or fresh), 1/8 teaspoon pepper, 2/3 cup mayonnaise (fat-free), 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley, 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard and 1 minced garlic clove. Set aside the salad greens for now and combine the remaining ingredients together in a bowl. Whisk the ingredients together until thoroughly mixed and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

Sexy Nutrition, It Does a Body Good

For centuries, couples have experimented with various food items, especially those known for being aphrodisiacs. Although this practice undoubtedly continues today, many people chalk the idea of a connection between food and sex as a myth. However, there is truth to this topic and if you and your significant other are seeking a delicious way to improve your sex life, the following food items mentioned below will definitely want to be added to the grocery list.

While there are a score of well known foods that are often turned to for aphrodisiac purposes, the good news about the particular food items discussed here are not only proven to stimulate physiology to enhance sexual pleasure and desire, they are also nutritious and ideal for keeping your health - as well as your sex drive - on the up and up.

Snack foods aren’t just good for settling a case of the munchies or to h

ave handy while watching a movie. The next time you want to spice things up in the bedroom, turn to the right type of snacks to get things going. Couples will want to reach for raisins, celery and peanut butter in particular. These may not sound like sexy foods, but the reality is that consuming these items results in quite a potent effect when it comes to sex.

Even though raisins are small, they contain high levels of antioxidants. In skincare and anti-aging, antioxidants are commonplace ingredients. However, in terms of sex, the presence of antioxidants found in raisins stimulates blood flow to a woman’s nether regions. Additionally, raisins are rich in lignans, which serve the purpose of balancing out a woman’s hormones.

Each time you bite into a stalk of celery, pheromones get released. When this occurs, it causes the body to produce odor molecules that influence the level of attraction and creates a high level of arousal - not just for yourself but your significant other as well. While you’ve got your pheromones running rampant by eating celery, why not add a touch of peanut butter? This popular food item has been shown to be especially beneficial for men when it comes to sex drive. This includes raising testosterone levels through the consumption of peanut butter’s monounsaturated fats and providing the body with an amino acid known as arginine, which enhances blood flow throughout the body, including the penis.

Want breakfast in bed? Then you’ll want to throw together a helping of scrambled eggs, sandwiched between two slices of an English muffin. Believe it or not, eggs pack a strong punch when influencing sexual desire in both men and women. Niacin is part of the vitamin B family and has the ability to produce histamine in the body, which is ideal for causing strong orgasms. In addition to niacin, eggs are rich in zinc. In men, the presence of zinc allows for the production of semen. On the flip side, eating foods high in zinc can help keep a woman naturally lubricated during sexual intercourse.

As you can see, it doesn’t take a three course meal to achieve sexual desire using the aphrodisiac approach. Obtaining more of a boost in this category is as simple as eating a hearty breakfast or snacking your way into the sack.

Oils: Good, Bad, What’s the Deal?

The word “oils” typically conjures up a bad image for most people. From the kind of oil that is known for causing breakouts on a person’s complexion (sebum), to the oils people consume that could result in high cholesterol, it seems that oils in general are given a bad rap. But before unfairly judging oils, it is a good idea to see which ones we should stay away from as well as which ones we should include more of in our lives.

There is such a thing as “good” and “bad” oils, especially when it comes to cooking healthy, nutritious meals. In general, “bad” oils are described as those containing trans fats and is listed on the label as having more than two grams of saturated fat per tablespoon. What makes this characteristic bad for oil is the fact that such properties are known for increasing a person’s cholesterol and, in some cases, their blood pressure, which is very unhealthy. Corn oil in particular is a culprit that is guilty of such crimes. It is best to avoid using corn oil in your cooking altogether.

The good news, however, is that there are more “good” oils than bad. Some of the most notable ones to add to your kitchen pantry include, but are not limited to: olive oil, walnut oil, almond oil, flax seed oil and canola oil. Peanut oil also makes the list of good oils but due to the fact that there are many people with peanut allergies, it is best to avoid using this oil for cooking. Or at least make sure to ask if anyone you’re preparing food for has such an allergy. Remember, even foods that have been exposed to, or come into contact with, peanut oil are strong enough to trigger a negative (even deadly) allergic reaction.

So what makes these healthy oils so good to use when it comes to cooking? For one thing, these oils are rich in natural antioxidants, which we all know contains numerous health benefits, including the ability to prevent or decrease a person’s chances of developing certain types of cancers. Other good oils are also known for having the natural ability to improve heart function overall, as well as lower bad cholesterol while raising levels of good cholesterol. Medical studies done over the years have also shown that individuals who included a moderate level of good oils in their daily diets were able to lower their risk of stroke by over 40%.

Of course it is important to know that too much of anything can still be bad for you, even if they are good oils. Always use these oils in moderation and avoid consuming too much, too often. When shopping for these oils, don’t take the labeling too seriously, either. For example, light olive oil does not mean it contains fewer calories. In fact, light olive oil has the same amount of calories as regular olive oil. The only difference is that the oil is lighter in flavor and color.

When cooking with these oils, make sure it doesn’t get too hot to the point where it starts smoking. When this happens, it causes the oils to break down, which can be toxic when consumed because it automatically targets the joints and arteries, causing them to become clogged. So use the appropriate temperatures when sautéing, grilling or microwaving and you shouldn’t have any problems.

Exercise Takes Two!

It can be hard to maintain an exercise regimen when you have a hectic schedule. It’s also hard to stay motivated when you’re the only one exercising. One way to make your exercise regimen more interesting is to involve your significant other as your workout buddy. Certain exercises designed for more than one person can make staying fit more fun and can be done in the comfort of your own home.

Life is hectic enough with work, school, kids and the daily wear and tear of a weekly routine. Often relationships can be put on the backburner because of other priorities. However, a great way to get more quality time with your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend is to do activities together, such as exercising.

Unfortunately, that can be easier said than done. After a long day at work or school, the last thing most couples want to do is make a trip to the gym. Often there isn’t enough time to fit in a good workout and if you have children, dealing with a sitter or sticking them in the gym’s daycare (if they have one) can be an extra hassle.

Make things easier on yourself by staying physically fit together in the comfort of your own home. How is that possible? First thing’s first: make time. Exercise workouts don’t have to be hours long. Even if you can only manage to fit in 30 minutes, if done on a daily basis or a few times a week, that can be all you need. To throw another factor into the mix, make your exercise routine fun by performing exercises designed for more than one person. This method of exercise makes things more fun and allows the two of you to become more hands on with your workout.

Try this exercise out as a fun way to add variety to your workout:

“Pass It”:

· Both you and your partner should be sitting on the floor facing each other with your knees up and together (think of the way you would position yourself to do a sit-up). Both of your toes should be touching but not overlapping.

· One of you should be holding a round ball no smaller than a tennis ball and no bigger than a basketball.

· To begin, whoever has the ball should lie down with their arms to their chest, holding the ball, while the other person stays in the upright position.

· As you do your sit-up with the ball in your hands, pass the ball off to your partner, who then lies down.

· Remain sitting up until your partner has come back up and hands the ball back to you.

· Each person should do a full sit-up (or crunch) 8-10 times and then rest. Repeat as desired.

Don’t have a ball to use? Follow these same steps but instead of passing a ball back and forth, share a quick kiss as you complete each sit-up. That may be all the motivation you and your partner need!

Yoghurt Diet

It is rich in easily assimilated proteins, calcium, phosphorus and vitamins. Buy only those yoghurts which includes alive cultures of germs, which facilitate and they speed up digesting. In this diet, except from mentioned lower fruits, bread and other components, it belongs to eat following kinds of yoghurts: natural with lower fat kontent, fruit with no fat, and fruit with normal fat content. We use this diet for two weeks, it is possible to lose in this time even 5-6 kg.

Note! It 175 g is a half of small yoghurt.

Monday

1st Breakfast: 150 g of natural yoghurt with 2 spoons of cornflakes, big mandarin.

2nd Breakfast: 175 g of natural yoghurt, slice of bread subtly oiled with margarine with one slice of chicken fillet, tomato.

Dinner: 2 cooked potatoes, 100 g of steamed fish fillet, with vegetables ( carrot, parsley, onion, half of celery), glass of salad from white cole with lemon juice, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of no fat natural yoghurt

Supper: Slice of whole-meal bread subtly oiled with margarine, 2 thinn slices of white cheese, 175 g of natural yoghurt, half of grapefruit.

Tuesday

1st Breakfast: 175 g of natural yoghurt with musli, an apple.

2nd Breakfast: 175 g of natural yoghurt mixed with half of glass of tomato juice, and one spoon of tops of parsley, sandwich from slice of bread roll, thinn slice of white cheese and 2 leaves of lettuce.

Dinner: 2 cooked potatoes, 100 g of fried on one spoon of oil chicken breast, 250 g of cooked cauliflower, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of fruit yoghurt.

Supper: Slice of grahama bread subtly oiled with margarine, tomato, half of paprika, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Wednesday

1st Breakfast: 175 g of fruit yoghurt with one spoon of petal oat, kiwi.

2nd Breakfast: Slice of crispbread with one spoon of cottage cheese, pickled cucumber, 175 g of of natural yoghurt.

Dinner: Cooked potatoe, vegetables strangled on 1 spoon of oil, ( 2 average carrots, half of average celery, half of onion) 100 g of smoked salomon, 175 g of of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of fruit yoghurt, half of grapefruit.

Supper: 175 g of natural yoghurt mixed with glass of multivegetable juice, slice of crispbread with one spoon of cottage cheese.

Thursday

1st Breakfast: 175 g of fruit yoghurt with one spoon of pumpkin pips, an apple.

2nd Breakfast: Slice of roll bread subtly oiled with margarine, with a slice of chicken fillet, fresh cucumber, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Dinner: 2 cooked potatoes, 100 g of turkey breast fried on 1 spoon of oil, salad from carrot and apples, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of natural no fat yoghurt, pear.

Supper: 175 g of natural yoghurt with half of pepper and a spoon of tops of parsley, slice of grahama bread.

Friday

1st Breakfast: 175 g of natural yoghurt with cornflakes, banana.

2nd Breakfast: Slice of crispbread, 175 g of natural yoghurt with a spoon of chives , tomato.

Dinner: Cooked potatoe, fish fried on 1 spoon of oil, salad from carrot and apples , 250 g of cooked asparagus, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of natural no fat yoghurt, 2 mandarines.

Supper: Cold soup from: 175 g of natural yoghurt, glass of beetroot juice, fresh cucumber, spoon of chives, spoon of dill, boiled egg.

Saturday

1st Breakfast: 175 g of natural yoghurt with a spoon of wheat brans, an apple.

2nd Breakfast: Slice of bread with thinn white cheese, pickled cucumber, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Dinner: 100 g of chicken breats fried on 1 spoon of oil, 3 spoons of cooked beetroots, 2 cooked potatoes, fresh cucumber, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of fruit no fat yoghurt, kiwi.

Supper: 175 g of natural yoghurt with a half of pepper and tomato, slice of crispbread.

Sunday

1st Breakfast: 175 g of natural yoghurt with a spoon of cornflakes, orange.

2nd Breakfast: Slice of roll bread with a spoon of cottage cheese and chives, half of pepper and 2 leaves of chicory, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Dinner: 2 cooked potatoes, fish fried on 1 spoon of oil with 2 carrots, half of celery and a half of onion, 3 leaves of lettuce, 175 g of natural yoghurt.

Tea: 175 g of fruit no fat yoghurt, pear.

Supper: 175 g of natural yoghurt mixed with choped cucumber, a spoon of chives, Pinch of garlic salt, slice of crispbread.

Vitamin-Bomb Diet for Weight loss

It is a short diet - it lasts about 3-4 days. The diet is appropriate for a weekend. You can lose 3 kilos and you gain shining hair and better complexion. The basis of a daily menu is a vegetable dip. To make it you have to grate carrots add celeriac, dice one small onion, put th

e mixture into a blender and add 4-5 tomatoes without peel. Blend it all together. Add 1 liter of mineral water. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into a thermos. Drink one glass of it before each meal.

A sample diet menu:

Breakfast: low-fat cottage cheese (100 g), some radishes.<
Lunch: 2 apples and 1 orange.
Dinner: 1 glass of rice with green peas and corn, add one spoon of butter.
Supper: a bowl of lettuce, 1 tomato, 1 cucumber and 1 onion, 2 wholemeal toasts.

It is good to chill the vegetable dip - it tastes better and gives you the feeling of satiety.

Rice and Apples Diet

It is supposed to be a one day diet that can be undergone once a week. It can a last 3 days as well . Eat 150 g of rice - about a glass, and 0.5 kilos of apples – about 3-4 apples, a day. You have to divide rice and apples into 5-7 portions and eat together or separately - as a salad.

Protein Diet for Weight loss

You can lose 4 kilos in 4 weeks. It is comprised of a hearty breakfast, a meat dinner and a dairy supper. It contains fruit and vegetable salads. In spite of the plentiful of food, you are getting slimmer. Just try and check how easy it is.

Your everyday menu should include 4 meals. They have to contain lean meat, cold luncheon meat, eggs, cheese and all kind of dairy products- that supply your body with protein. Rice, potatoes, pasta and groats will help you to consolidate your weight in the further phase. Start each day with a cup of herbal tea , and drink about 2 liters of mineral water between meals. Once a week treat yourself with a dessert- for example a bowl of pudding(123 kcal).

A Sample Protein Diet Menu:

Monday

Breakfast: a cup of fennel tea, 1 glass of milk (2%), 3 toasts with 3 slices of cold sirloin.
Lunch: plain yoghurt (150g), 1 apple.
Dinner: 1 roasted skin-less chicken leg (150 g), carrot and peas salad with a spoon of vegetable oil.
Supper: 2 fried eggs and 2 glasses of string beans.

Tuesday

Breakfast: 1 cup of anise tea, 1 glass of butter-milk, 3 rusks with 3 slices of turkey meat.
Lunch: 1 glass of kefir, 1 grapefruit.
Dinner: an aluminum foil roasted cod (200 g), cooked broccolis (1450 g), diced pepper with lemon juice.
Supper: 2 eggs omelet with 2 slices of cheese, 4 leaves of lettuce with olive oil.

Wednesday

Breakfast: 1 cup of mallow tea, 1 glass of kefir, 2 slices of brown bread, one boiled egg, 1 tomato.
Lunch: homogenized cottage cheese (50g), 2 oranges.
Dinner: baked turkey breast (200 g), cooked beetroots with lemon juice.
Supper: light cottage cheese with 2 spoons of chives and 1 big tomato (50 g).

Thursday

Breakfast: 1 cup of nettle tea, 1 glass of kefir, 2 slices of wholemeal brad with 2 slices of cheese.
Lunch: 1 yoghurt (150 ml), 1 pear.
Supper: baked chicken breast (100g), grilled cucurbit or zucchini.

Friday

Breakfast: 1 cup of burdock tea, coffee with milk (2%), 2 slices of pumpernickel with 2 slices of poultry ham.
Lunch: cottage cheese with strawberries (75 g).
Dinner: pork loin baked with 2 plums (150 g), 2 leeks and tomato salad.
Supper: baked trout (150 g), sauerkraut (100 g) and an apple salad.

Saturday

Breakfast: 1 cup of nettle tea, 1 glass of kefir, 2 slices of bread with low-fat cottage cheese, Ľ smoked mackerel.
Lunch: homogenized vanilla cottage cheese (50 g), 2 mandarins or 1 kiwi.
Dinner: baked chicken breast ( 200 g), cabbage salad (100 g).
Supper: 2 poultry sausages, chicories salad with a spoon of olive oil.

Sunday

Breakfast: 1 cup of mallow tea, 1 glass of milk (2%),a wholemeal roll with 2 slices of cheese and lettuce.
Lunch: kefir (150 g) and 1 apple.
Dinner: cooked chicken breast (100 g), 1 glass of spinach with a spoon of margarine, a sliced tomato with onion.
Supper: baked trout (200 g), celeriac salad with a spoon of grated horseradish.

No Starch Diet for Weight Loss

This diet is also called The London Diet. It was developed by an Englishman- D. Alan Ebringer form The King’s Collage Hospital in London. He discovered that a bowel microbe Klebsiella and HLA-B27 antigen, that can be found in digestion system, are responsible for some of the immune system dysfunctions and the development of ZZSK. The London Diet is suspected to reduce the quantity of the microbe in the digestion system. As a result, it reduces the production of antibodies by the immune system that attack the connective tissues and lead to its degeneration- also called ZZSK. The lower microbe number in a one’s body has a significant influence on diminishing of the disease symptoms. In short, during this diet you should avoid starch and sugar in the meals, or considerably reduce their consumption. Your diet has to be enriched by protein instead.

Reduce the following:

• Bread and flour products;
• Potatoes;
• Pasta;
• Rice;
• Sweet products;
• Other products containing starch.

Increase the following:

• Meat;
• Vegetables;
• Fruit;
• Eggs;
• Cheese;
• Fish.

As you see the diet is very rigorous , but there are some visible results. Some people undergoing the diet, stopped suffering from pain and stiffening. They could cease taking anti-inflammatory drugs without side-effects. Unfortunately, the diet works only with few people. Probably, taking Sulfosalazine (an antibiotic that destroys the microbe) may help in some cases.

My experience with The No-Starch Diet

I decided to execute The NSD for about a month. I restricted rigorously all the rules for two weeks. In the meantime, I tried Sulfosalazyna and quit taking anti-inflammatory drugs- just to try and see the virtual results. The pain and stiffening withdrew almost completely. Unfortunately, it worked only for few days. I ceased using this diet, because of its strict rules. I tried to contrive a menu, but it turned out to be very difficult. I could not replace bread by any other food. What is more, starch is a basic energetic constituent of our diet, and I think its limitation may be dangerous. Anyway, I can recommend this diet. Maybe you will achieve better results. Let me know.

Milk-Free Diet

Milk and other dairy products may cause allergic reaction. Usually infants and young children are afflicted by milk protein intolerance, e.g. it is experienced by about 3% of children aged 4. In the course of time, if there is a proper milk-free diet executed, milk intolerance usually diminishes. The further consumption of dairy products does not results in any problematic symptoms.

Milk substitutes

In most cases the problem of milk allergy diminishes with advancing age. The milk-free diet, which should be kept in this time, contains properly balanced products and supplies all the necessary nutrients required by a young body. In the period of infancy and early childhood milk has to be replaced by milk substitutes. They are based on casein hydrolysate or whey hydrolysate. Their allergy-inducing properties are about 500-1000 times weaker, comparing with traditional milk compounds. They should be given in the same amounts as traditional food. There is also a milk substitute based on soy but it need be said, that about half number of children allergic to cow’s milk proteins are also allergic to soy proteins.

More proteins

• After the infancy period, increase the amount of other sources of protein in a child’s diet i.e. poultry (chicken, turkey) or rabbit meat, which is said to be the least allergic, to help you avoid malnutrition.
• The amount of vegetables, fruit and cereals should by the same as in a healthy child’s diet.
• Replace butter with milk-free margarine.
• Many processed or commercially prepared foods, including frozen, canned or packaged foods, often contain milk, so always check carefully the list of ingredients on the label before you use the product.

Lactose Intolerance

Children
Some children may suffer from lactose intolerance. Any food intolerance is an adverse reaction of your body to food (unrelated to the immune system). It may be connected with such diseases as celiakia, alimentary canal allergy, lambliosis or digestive enzyme congenital deficiency. Symptoms include anything from stomach-ache, severe cramps, diarrhea and flatulence. Severity of lactose intolerance differs from person to person. For some, milk and dairy products must be eliminated completely, for others they only need to be restricted. In this case, you have to replace milk with milk and lactose-free substitutes. Older children (aged 5 and more) if not allergic to milk proteins, can drink small amounts of yoghurt or kefir.

Adults
Lactose intolerance may affect adults as well. Reportedly, 10%-15% of people in our country have been diagnosed with intolerance. They should remove all potential food allergens from their diet, and cannot drink fresh milk because it contains lactose. However, they can include different kinds of milk products in their diet without any serious consequences. It is possible because the bacteria in milk products consume most of the lactose as soon as the product moves from stomach to intestines. These bacteria are so efficient that they often break down the lactose before the lactose-intolerant person has a chance to react to it. It is said , that milk intolerance is usually a result of avoiding milk in the early stages of life. It effects in the lack or insufficient production of lactose. Most of the people who re-introduced milk-products and started drinking milk again, produced the enzyme and stopped suffering from intolerance. You can also start taking Lactosanol, or other drugs containing lactose that should be taken with milk. On completely lactose free diet, calcium supplements may be required. Milk products, green vegetables, pulses and sardines are the main sources of calcium.

A Sample Diet Menu I

Breakfast: A slice of brown-rye bread with margarine, poultry meat, lettuce with oil, tea.

Lunch: Plain yoghurt with muesli, mineral water.

Dinner: Ukrainian borsch, grilled fish, potato puree, spinach, pear, grapefruit juice.

Afternoon Snack: Curdled milk with potatoes.

Supper: A slice of brown-rye bread, low-fat veal sausage, string beans, mineral water.

A sample diet menu II (with milk products)

Breakfast: Kefir with corn-flakes, a slice of brown-rye bread with margarine and a slice of loin, cucumber and chives salad, tea.

Lunch: A wholemeal roll with margarine, cheese and a slice of tomato, orange juice.

Dinner: Cold vegetable soup with beetroots and egg, turkey chops in vegetable ragout, pearl barley; cabbage and carrot salad with yoghurt sauce, mineral water.

Afternoon Snack: A banana.

Supper: Chicken stewed in vegetables, white bread, vegetable juice.

Milky Diet for Weight loss

Adviced for people who like milk, cocoa, honey and consommé from vegetables, because this are basic components of this diet. Use it only at the weekends, from friday till sunday, however, during the whole week you can eat almost anything you want to, but only in smaller amounts, for example half of what you have been eating. All you have to do is to resign from fat meat and high calories cakes.

The only but very important recommendation is to consume on each day, from monday untill Thursday, in dinner-time one milky meal. After 10 days you can return to to your eating habituation, but at least once a month repeat this diet.

This diet is forceful, simple and safe, and it supplies essential amount of white protein. It can be used in each age. However, it requires strong motivation stand – because not everyone is strong enough to decrease daily meals from half.

Salad Diet for Weight loss

Applying salad diet, you Don’t hale such a big Hunter on meat, and fat dishes, so, it is possible to substitute them with low calories vegetables and fruits. This diet supplies 1000 cal a day it abounds with vitamins, minerals, fibre. It is not labor-consuming, and it is possible to carry away salads everywhere without problem, for work, on beach, on area. It is prescribed to drink up liters of liquids 2 a day.

It lasts: 7 up to 21 days.
It slenderizes: near 1 kg weekly.
It is possible to repeat her: in each vacations.
Adviced: for all adult, healthy people.
Not adviced: for growing young people, pregnant and feedein woman.
Particularly rich: A, E, C vitamins from group B and fibre.

Menu for salad diet:

I DAY

1st Breakfast 250 cal

Toasts with tomatoes, bavarian with milk without sugar 0,5%.

Ingredients: 150g tomato, 1/4 of toast bread, 1 clove of garlic, 1 spoon of oil from olives, 4 olives without pips, 1spoon of fresh sweet basil, salt, pepper.

Execution: steram tomatoes, peel them, remove pips and chop. Add basil, salt, pepper and stir it. Peel garlic and chop it with oil. Toasted bread cut to oblique slices oil it with garlic oil and bake it in the oven. Mix olives with oil and spread it on toasts. Impose tomato mass on it and serve.

2nd Breakfast 139 cal

Salad with melon, one glass of still mineral water.

Ingredients: 150 g of honey melon, 85g of water melon, 4 radishes, 1/3 of ice lettuce, 1/3 spoon of sharp mustard, 1 spoon of cress.

Sauce: 1 spoon of oil from olives, 1 spoon of lemon juice, kernels of pepper, salt.

Execution: peel melon and water melon, clean from pips, cut into small pieces. Wash radishes, cut them and cut off tails and cut on halves. Wash lettuce and tear on small pieces. Fruits stir with radishes, lettuce and mustard, put away on 30 minutes for cooler. Sauce: stir oil with freshly grounded pepper, add juice from lemon with one spoon of water, season with salt. Before serving pour salad with sauce and sprinkle with cress.

Dinner 325 cal

Rice salad, glass of tea from raspberries without sugar.

Ingredients: 70g of dry, full grained rice, 250 g of mushrooms, 3 pickled cucumbers, 1 average onion, salt, pepper, tops of parsley, 1 spoon of light mayonnaise.

Execution: Cook rice on dry, wash mushrooms, cut them and simmer them on water. Pickled cucumbers cut into slight pieces, chop onion. Mix all the components and add mayonnaise with seasonings.

Tea 99 cal

Cube of natural yoghurt without sugar ( 150 g), glass of corn coffee without sugar.

Supper 190 cal

Stuffed apple, cup of tea with lemon without sugar.

Ingredients: 1 big apple, stuffing: 50 g without skin breast chicken, 10 g of cooked pork ham, 1 slice of peeled celery, 1 dried apricot, 1/4 spoon of honey, 1/4 spoon of soya sauce, ginger, white pepper, nutmeg, salt,1clove.

Execution: stuffing: mix seasonings, cut to strips freezed chicken breast, sprinkle it with seasonings and put away on 2 hours for cooler. Apricot, ham and celery cut to strips. Mix soya sauce with honey and 1/4 spoon of water. Add the rest of components and stir. Wash an apple, cut off top, excavate and plunge on second in hot water, dry next. Fulfill with stuffing, cover with the top, put into the oven for baking for one hour ( 180 C degree).

II DAY

1st Breakfast 160 cal

Apple salad, cup of corn coffee without sugar.

Ingredients: 1 big apple, 2 spoons of raisins, 2 peaches from can without juice, 1 spoon of orange juice, 1/2 spoon of honey.

Execution: stir an apple on thick grate, the rest of component, except raisin mix and joint with apples and raisins.

2nd Breakfast 140 cal

With white radish salad glass of still mineral water.

Ingredients: 1 small carrot, 1/4 of big, white radish, 1 slice of cooked ham ( 25g), 1 spoon of cornfaleks, 1 spoon of natural yoghurt without sugar, 1/6 glass of orange juice, juice from lemon, 1/4 spoon of honey, salt.

Execution: wash radish and carrot, peel them and stir them on grate. Cut ham to small stripes. Mix components and sprinkle with petals. Mix yoghurt with orange juice, lemon juice,honey and salt. Pour sauce on lettuce.

Dinner 340 cal

Mexican salad, cup of green tea without sugar.

Ingredients: 100 ml of natural yoghurt without sugar, 1 spoon of tomato concentrate, 2-3 beads of tabasco, 1 spoon of lemon juice, 2 eggs, 50g of cooked red bean, 30g of corn from can, 2 leaves of lettuce.

Execution: Pound sauce from yoghurt, concentrate, tabasco and lemons. Cook eggs on rigidly and cut into pieces, mix with the other components and put on leaves of lettuce, pour with sauce.

Tea 88 cal

Glass of orange juice.

Supper 215 cal

Celery and raspberries salad, cup of tea without sugar.

Ingredients: 1 small celery, juice from lemon, salt, pepper, chilli, 150 g of natural yoghurt without sugar, 200g of raspberries, 1 spoon of sugar powder, 3 leaves of lettuce.

Execution: wash celery, cut it into pieces, small strips. Sprinkle with lemon juice, then mix with salt, pepper, chilli and yoghurt. Add raspberries and sugar polder. Put on lettuce leaves and decorate with raspberries.

III DAY

1st Breakfast 284 cal

Fruit salad, cup of coffee without sugar.

Ingredients: 1 small banana, 1 average orange, 1 pear, 100 g of hungarian plums.

Execution: all fruits after washing, peeling and cuting off pips mix together.

2nd Breakfast 70 cal

Water melon salad, glass of mineral still water.

Ingredients: 75 g of water melon without skin and pips, 1/4 of average apple, 1/2 tomato, 1/4 Hades of ice lettuce, juice from lemon, 1 spoon of natural yoghurt without sugar, 1/4 spoon of honey, salt, tops of parsley.

Execution: steam tomato, peel from skin and cut into fat stripes. Water melon and apple cut into fat pieces. Wash lettuce and tear on small pieces. Mix yoghurt with juice from lemon, honey, salt. Pour sauce on lettuce and decorate with tops of parsley.

Dinner 350 cal

Pirat salad, cup of green tea without sugar.

Ingredients: 100 g of smoked mackerel, boiled egg, 20 g of pickled onions, 5 black olives without pips, 1/2 tomato, 3 leaves of radicchio lettuce, 1 spoon of oil from olives, 1 spoon of vinegar, cayenne pepper, salt.

Execution: peel from skin mackerel and remove fish bones, crumble. Onions, egg, tomato and olives cut into small cubes. Make sauce from oil, vinegar and seasonings. Pour with it salad.

Tea 137 cal

Fruit salad with wine sauce, glass of still mineral water.

Ingredients: 100 g of water melon, 30 g of apricot, pears, sour cherries, peaches.

Sauce: 40 ml of red, dry wine, ½ spoon of honey, cloves, cynamon.

Execution: peel water melon, remove pips,cut pulp into pieces. Other fruits wash, peel and cut into pieces. Sauce: add to wine honey and seasonings, warm up, stir and cool. Overflow fruits with sauce and put away on 2 hours for cooler.

Supper 190 cal

Russian salad, cup of tea from rose without sugar.

Ingredients: 1 average tomato, 50 g of pickled cucumber, 50 g of peas from can, 50 g of green cucumber, vinegar, salt, pepper, 50 g of cooked chicken, 1 spoon of light mayonnaise, ettuce, tops of parsley.

Execution: wash tomato, wash green cucumber and with pickled one cut into small pieces. Cut chicken itno small pieces. Cut the top of tomato off and hollow pulp out. Put away. Mix all the components without tomato, lettuce and tops of parsley, Put in tomato, decorate with tops of parsley and put on lettuce.

Juice Diet for Weight loss

This diet appears to be light, delicious and appetizing. It helps to better your complexion and mood. It can be carried out once a week. During the diet you have to drink about 2-3 liters of fruit or vegetable juice.

• Carrot juice - betters and strengthens complexion, makes it luminous and vigorous.
• Onion juice - strengthens your heart and complexion.
• Pepper juice – keeps you in good shape and lowers the number of cholesterol, it helps to lose weight.

Liquid Diet (400 kcal)

A liquid diet consists of juices replacing every meal. Nutritionally this will provide virtually no protein or fat, and few calories. It may cause attenuation and dizziness. It should be tried during a weekend.

A Sample Diet Menu:

Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee with 3 spoons of whole milk or 1 glass of tea with 3 spoons of honey.
Snack: 0.25 liter of butter milk mixed with 1 pear.
Dinner: 0.5 liter of vegetable juice.
Supper: 0.25 liter of poultry or vegetable stock, 1 slice of wholemeal bread.

Drink about 2-3 liters of mineral water a day.

Grapefruit Diet for weight loss

You can lose 4 kilos in 3 weeks. If you like citrus and tropical fruits, this diet is ideal for you. Plan the menu including grapefruits in your 2 meals daily. The grapefruit juice is important because it acts as a catalyst that starts the burning process- you can burn calories twice quicker than usual. You can execute The Grapefruit Diet at most for 3 weeks. If you decide that 4 kilos are not enough, you can start it again after a month brake. To make use of the fat-burning ability of grapefruits, eat flesh of a fruit but also "albedo" - a white layer under the peel – you can find there pectin that helps in digestion. Drink herbal tea and mineral, still water ( at least 1.5 liter daily) between meals. When you lose your weight, go to the second phase that will last for 3 weeks and will help you to maintain your weight. Then you can allow yourself to have bigger meals – increase a number of calories for 400 everyday.

A sample diet menu:

MONDAY

Breakfast: 1 glass of milk (2%) with 2 spoons of oatmeal, cornflakes and 1 spoon of honey, 1 banana.
Lunch: 1 glass of low-sugar grapefruit juice.
Dinner: an aluminum foil roasted trout (150 g), 0.5 glass of pasta with diced tomato, cooked spinach (200 g).
Afternoon snack: 1 grapefruit.
Supper: grilled roast beef (100 g), 5 leaves of lettuce with vinaigrette, 0.5 wholemeal roll.

TUESDAY

Breakfast: 1 glass of orange juice, 0.5 wholemeal roll with a slice of ham.
Lunch: light fruit yoghurt (150 ml) with cereals.
Dinner: baked with olive and sage chicken breast (100 g), 0.5 glass of white rice with diced grapefruit and 1 spoon of oil, grilled broccolis (200 g).
Afternoon snack: 0.5 grapefruit.
Supper: 2 slices of lean ham, a medium sliced chicory with lemon juice and 1 spoon of oil, 2 thin slices of bread.

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast: 1 glass of milk (2 %), 2 slices of crisp bread with 4 slices of sirloin, 1 pepper.
Lunch: 1 grapefruit, kefir (150 ml).
Dinner: 0.5 glass of pasta, minced poultry meat with sauce (1 spoon of oil, tomato and a clove of garlic).
Supper: a wholemeal roll with melted cheese, an apple.

THURSDAY

Breakfast: 1 glass of milk with 2 spoons of cornflakes and 1 spoon of wheat bran, 0.5 grapefruit.
Lunch: low-fat fruit yoghurt (150 ml), 0.5 grapefruit.
Dinner: baked chicken breast (100g), 0.5 glass of rice , 1/3 glass of green peas, 2 grated carrots with lemon juice.
Supper: one egg with a wholemeal roll, some radishes.

FRIDAY

Breakfast: 1 glass of milk (2%) with 4 spoons of cornflakes, 1 banana.
Lunch: 1 glass of grapefruit juice.
Dinner: fried with onion sirloin (100 g), 0.5 glass of pasta, Brussels (200 g).
Afternoon snack: coffee with milk (2%) (150 ml).
Supper: 1 poultry sausage in a roll with tomato slices and 1 spoon of chopped onion.

SATURDAY

Breakfast: low-fat fruit yoghurt (150 ml) with 4 spoons of muesli without sugar.
Lunch: baked lean veal (120 g) , 2 spoons of rice with olive oil, cooked beetroots with a spoon of cream (2%) (200 g).
Afternoon snack: 0.5 glass of grapefruit juice or 1 grapefruit.
Supper: baked chicken breast (100 g), 2 chicories and 0.25 red grapefruit salad with vinaigrette.

SUNDAY

Breakfast: 1 glass of milk (2%)with 4 spoons of oatmeal.
Lunch: 0.5 glass of grapefruit juice mixed with 0.5 glass of kefir, sweetener.
Dinner: minced turkey meat stewed with vegetables ( onions, carrots, 1 tomato and 1 glass of string beans), 2 cooked potatoes.
Afternoon snack: 1 pear.
Supper: 2 slices of pumpernickel , an egg, red pepper and 0.25 grapefruit salad with vinaigrette.

Lips- Reveal Your Personality

Face reading is one of the latest and most fascinating sciences that aims to build a relationship between our features and various traits. Read through the various lip shaped and personality traits these reveal and find out whether the descriptions are valid for your character. Analyze the thickness and size of your lips and find out the main qualities of your personality. Learn to read your face and have fun while discovering some of your hidden traits from this amazing insight into the art of face reading.

Analyzing your face shape can be really fun especially if you know which feature can tell the most of your character. Indeed reading your face might seem challenging still professional face readers would offer you the chance to find out more on the relationship between the structure of your face as well as your qualities and traits. Lips are indeed revealing spots of our face, making them look sensual and perfectly conditioned is indeed one of the secret weapons to make our look more appealing. Find out the best means to pair the right makeup with the shape, color and size of your lips as this would be without a doubt the first step towards looking fabulous. These are some of the most prominent lip shapes and personality traits associated with one another illustrated with celebrity examples.

Full Lips
Rich and pouty lips are some of the most admired sex-appeals therefore those who were blessed with a similar feature would be eager to play up the volume and definition of this area with the various makeup products.

# Indeed as specialists claim full lips are the signs of confidence, therefore those who have it are in most of the cases able to solve the complex situations and radiate a self-assured personality. Moreover often those who have these lip shapes are also fun-filled personalities who know what entertainment really is.


# The great laugh is indeed their signature element therefore they might be able even to make miracles with a single wide smile. In order to to accentuate this feature there's no need for lip liners instead use lip glosses and lipsticks of a nude or sensuous shade depending on your attitude.

Thin Lips
# Thin lips are the obvious signs of a calm and balanced personality who is aware of the smallest details and might watch from the background and act when it is righteous to take an important step.

# The sensible look of their lips can be indeed misleading as they might appear shy and too modest, however it is in fact one of their secret weapon to win the difficult situations and come out as the ultimate winner of all debates and fights.

# However they can be also loving and super-kind if you manage to convince them of your loyalty and honesty. In order to bring out the best of thin lips use lip glosses and lipsticks of a lighter shade this way defining the shape of your lips and adding extra-volume to make them more prominent.

Downward-turning Lips

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Often creating the impression of a sad face, those who have a downward-turning lips might use the various makeup tricks to pull off the illusion of a perfectly-proportionate face.

# This lip shape radiates a more mysterious and sultry look which leads us to consider this person as having too many secrets and staying always in the background. Indeed in most of the cases this can seem fascinating in others might shy away the admirers. In order to achieve the most harmonious impression it is wise to play with the lip liners as well as cheat with the application of the lipstick in order to achieve your beauty goals.

# Use lighter tones as the dark ones might not help you as much due to their ability to reveal the tiny beauty flaws.

Heart-Shaped Lips

# Pro face shape specialists claim that heart-shaped lips would their owners extremely happy as it is considered by all people seductive and sensual. Those who were blessed with a similar feature should consider this spot the best area to accentuate and highlight.

# Independence and confidence are additional traits that can be read out of these cute shaped lips. The need for love and kindness is also important for these persons therefore they have the opportunity to make themselves even more appealing by trying their hand at the various lipstick trends that dominate the makeup industry this season.

# Using the lip liner is and additional trick in order to add more prominence to the well-defined line of the lips and make it even more sensuous. The color of the lipstick should be determined by the thickness of the lips as well as our purpose to pull off a flashy or classy design.

shape up your lips

shape up your lips

Applying lipliner is not only a great way to define and accentuate the shape of your lips, but also to keep your lipstick from feathering.
1. Begin applyling lipliner at the center of your natural upper lip line to define the bow then work toward the outer corners to complete the line.
2. Start at one corner of your bottom lip then follow your natural lip line all the way to the other corner.
Tip: Choose a lipliner that matches your lipstick or a flesh tone shade for a soft, natural look.
Tip: To get plumper, pinker looking lips, do not touch up by drawing a hard lip line; smudge it so lips look fuller! For a more dramatic fullness, choose a lipstick shade with a hint of frost.
Tip: To avoid lipstick on your teeth, put your index finger in your mouth and then draw it out slowly with your mouth closed. What you see on your finger is what would have ended up on your teeth!

Home Remedies For Lighter Skin Tones

Here are some simple home remedies that you can do to lighten the skin tone and get a lighter complexion. However, they must be done regularly and best results are obtained if they are inculcated as a part of daily routine.

* Mix 1 tsp of milk powder, 1 tsp of honey, 1 tsp of lemon juice, and ½ tsp of almond oil. Apply on face and wash off after 10-15 minutes. This pack helps bring shine to the skin and also removes tan.

* Mix oatmeal with curd and tomato juice and apply on the face. Keep it on for 20 minutes and then wash it off with cold water. It helps remove the tan and lightens the skin.

* Place sliced raw potato on the face. It helps reduce blemishes and other marks.

* Soak four tea spoons of split orange lentils (masoor dal) overnigth in milk and grind it to a paste next morning. Apply the paste on yor face and leave it to dry. Wash off the dried paste. This is very effective. ( The remiander of the paste can be refrigerated and applied the next day.

* Applying turmeric powder along with lime juice removes the tan. Lime juice is a natural bleach.

* Dried orange peels mixed with curd also help reduce blemishes and scars. Wash off this mixture with cold water after 15 minutes.

* Soak 4 almonds overnight. Grind into a fine paste using milk. Apply on face and neck and leave it overnight. Wash with cold water in the morning. Do this daily for 15 days, followed by twice a week.

* A tbsp of gram flour mixed with 2 tsp of raw milk and 2-3 drops of lime juice works well for lightening dark skin. Apply this mixture and leave it for 15 minutes before washing off. Repeat for 4 weeks and follow up with once a week.

* Apply a paste of fresh ground mint leaves and leave it for about 20 minutes. Wash with cold water, continue for 15 days.

* Make a paste of tomato and a few drops of lime juice and scrub this all over the body. This will have an instant bleaching and astringent effect on your skin.

* You can also apply cucumber juice to your body and leave it on for as long as you can.

* Aloe vera gel is also an excellent natural skin lightening agent. If you can get this gel from fresh leaves, it will work very effectively and well.

* Lemon juice can be mixed with sandalwood paste and applied to the entire body as well.

* Add a few strands of saffron to a cup of milk cream and leave it overnight. This can be mixed well and applied all over the body the next day. Leave it on for about an hour and then wash with soap and water.

All of these remedies can be used on all parts of your body quite easily and well. Do remember that you must try all the remedies for at least a month before you see any visible results.

The Dukan Diet

If you are looking for one of the most popular diets, you have found it! Pierre Dukan diet is one of the most popular diet these days. Why it is so popular? Is Dukan diet effective and safe?

Let's take a look on steps that diet includes:

Step 1: Only meat and dairy products

This stage takes five days and you will lose weight really fast. Foods you can eat includes just low fat proteins. Great thing is, you don't have to count calories! You can eat as much as you can. In this step though, you can't eat salt but you can replace it with: lemons, mustard, herbs, vinegar, onions and garlic - to give extra taste to your food. You have to remember to drink plenty of water - minimum 1.5 l/day. Coffee? Tea? Yes you can, but without sugar.

Step 2: Proteins and Vegetables

Last as long as many kilograms you lost in first step. For example, if you lost 4 kilograms -> 2nd step will take you 4 weeks. For first five days you will eat dairy products and meet, then you will include in your diet almost all available vegetables, excluding: potatoes, corn and some more. You will lose around one kilogram per week in this step.

There are another two steps in this diet, to keep the weight, not gain kilograms again. Following Dukan diet you will see effects in a week and it's easy to adopt, you don't have to say STOP, you can eat simply - as much as you can.

On the other hand, diet is not the cheapest one for sure. It includes a lot of proteins what gives extra work for your kidneys.

Pierre Dukan Diet Review

The diet is really famous and you can eat really good meals, while still losing your weight. The secret of losing weight rapidly, is that the diet is rich in proteins. You will need to burn more calories to digest the food, than you need to digest carbohydrates. It's important to drink plenty of water, when you are following the diet. Your body, eating mostly proteins has to work hard to digest it. When you stop eating products that contain carbohydrates (the main source of energy), your body will have to find energy in different ways, what consumes a lot of liquids. Don't forget to drink plenty of water. Diet is great if you need to lose weight for special event in near future, because it really can help you lose weight fast, maybe even faster than you think!

You can sign up on Dukan's website, for his unique program, where you will get professional help if you decide to follow the diet. You will receive diet menus, reports and assistance when you will need it.

Natural Teeth Whitening - Healthy, Beautiful, and Glowing

A whiter, chemical free smile is waiting for you, with natural teeth whitening products and ingredients. You can choose from recipes that can be done in your kitchen to items that you can buy. There are plenty of recipes to choose from at your local library or book store as well as looking on line. Browsing through a local store will also yield many natural products.

Remember that what you eat and drink will stain your teeth as well. Daily foods and drinks contribute to the stains collecting on your teeth. Reducing the processed foods that you eat and drink will benefit your health and your teeth.

The right every day diet is also a key factor in tooth health. Like the old saying, "You are what you eat", your teeth are also affected by everything you put into your body. Choosing to whole, unprocessed foods for at least 70% of your diet will improve the chances of whiter teeth as a result of slowing the aging process.

Strange but true, you can actually use strawberries or orange peels to rub off stains from your teeth. Stain inducing tarter can be reduced if you will eat an apple or a carrot after a meal when you cannot brush.

Common items like salt, lemon juice, tea tree or peppermint oil can be used to make your teeth whiter. As more companies become concerned with the environment, we are also seeing more products on the market with these simple, yet effective, ingredients. If you purchase a pre-mixed version of your favorite natural ingredients, you won't have to worry if you don't have good measuring skills!

Budget conscience consumers are usually always looking for natural solutions. You may have many of the base ingredients in your kitchen or at your local stores. Brand name or local products are the best choices to insure product safety. There are times when off brand or products from other countries may not contain a complete list of every item in the product you are buying.

If you want to spend less, improve your health and have whiter teeth, natural is the way to go for you. Do it yourself or shopping for the right natural product will lead you to something that works, and all you will need to do is look in the mirror. Natural teeth whitening will be a choice that improves your health and your smile.

Chocolate Procedures

It slenderizes. Unfortunately, not sweet, but this cosmetic one. Pig who want to take care of line, should not eat her, but only lustering chocolate procedure.

Cosmetic mass is not melted table of goodies. Usually such chocolate includes 50% of cocoa pulp mixed up with oil from olives, almond oil or with grape stones. Aromatic seasonings come for it, e.g. cloves, chilli, pepper , honey. It works beautifying because seeds include cocoa flawonids, which neutralize speeding up skin aging process. It abounds with iron, magnesium, zink and calcium and caffeine - substances in skin cruising of blood incentive, decreasing swelling and speeding up incinerate fat. That is why, series of giving body firmness procedure is prescribed on chocolate diet.

Creams and chocolate masks are also taken advantage for cherishing of face. They detain water in skin and they smooth complexion. Relaxation is important element of cosmetic dessert. Cocoa prompts production of hormone of luck – endorfin. It is them you owe after eating scrap of chocolate correction of frame of mind memorial. Mood is ameliorated during procedure influenced by smell of cosmetics already.

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All About Weight Loss Pills

Many of us are tempted by the promise of a quick fix that is offered by weight loss pills. The truth is, many of these pills, whether they claim to be herbal, and therefore "good for you", or not can have very negative and sometimes long lasting effects on the body, and some are just plain dangerous. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at three types of weight loss pills and why they are bad for you.

One popular type of weight loss pills are used to reduce the appetite. This may be tempting for those that have overeating issues, but they can actually be quite dangerous. It has been well documented that these pills, which often include substances such as phentermine, fenfluramine, sibutramine and diethylpropion, can cause depression, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, heart palpitations or high blood pressure.

Drugs that block the body’s ability to absorb fats, such as Orlistat, are dangerous because the body does need natural fats found in healthy foods in order to function. Blocking these fats can result in a vitamin deficiency and a whole host of digestive track problems, from diarrhea to bowel inconsistency.

Other diet pills are nothing more than diuretics, which force out the body’s supply of water. While diuretics can have positive effects for those that are suffering from a build up of water or swelling, when used as a form of weight loss pills they can be quite dangerous. While they may be successful in ridding the body of excess water, if used in the long term they can flush the water that is stored in the kidneys and liver, which they desperately need to function. Remember, our bodies are made up of around seventy percent of water, from our blood to our brains. After all, you need to be getting rid of fat, not water!

Vitamins and Weight Loss

Vitamins play an important part in the fight to lose weight, but don’t be fooled by "lose weight fast" gimmicks of pills and supplements. The safest and healthiest way is to lose weight through a healthy diet and exercise program, and all of the vitamins that will help you lose weight can be found in a wide range of healthy food choices. Plus, when you lose weight gradually through diet and exercise, you’re less likely to gain the weight back. Here are a few vitamins that will help you lose weight and the types of food where you can find them.

Vitamin B2 helps promote healthy thyroid and metabolic production, which in turn helps you burn calories more efficiently. Foods rich in Vitamin B2 include, milk, eggs, liver, kidney, almonds, hard cheese and green leafy vegetables.

Vitamin B3 also helps regulate thyroid hormone production and also helps your body tolerate blood sugar. Foods rich in Vitamin B3 include meat, chicken, turkey, tuna, eggs, salmon, barley, oats, cheese, dried fruit and brown rice.

Vitamin B5 helps us use fat to burn energy, instead of muscles, and helps in energy production. Foods rich in Vitamin B5 include poultry, meat, liver, kidney, eggs, nuts, wheat germ, beans, oats, barley, and green vegetables.

Like Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6 helps regulate thyroid hormone production and the metabolism. Foods rich in Vitamin B6 include beef, poultry, eggs, sardines, mackerel, dried fruit, cabbage, brown rice, bananas, avocados, wheat bran and wheat germ.

Vitamin C helps the body in a number of different ways, but it helps those trying to lose weight to convert glucose to energy. Foods rich in Vitamin C include broccoli, green peppers, black currents, kiwi fruit, Brussels sprouts, lemons, oranges, cabbage, and strawberries.

While Choline isn’t considered a vitamin, as it is produced by the liver, it does make up a part of the Vitamin B complex, and helps the metabolism work efficiently. A deficiency of choline can lead to a build up of fats in the liver. Foods rich in choline include beef liver, beef heart, egg yolks, cucumber, cauliflower and peanuts.

Much like choline, inositol is a part of the Vitamin B complex and helps the metabolism work efficiently. Foods rich in inositol include beef liver and heart, eggs, soy, nuts, whole grains and citrus fruits.

How i can loss my Weight? - Weight Loss To Do List

Losing weight has always been a challenge to many people especially women. There are many things you can do to shed some weight. One thing is for sure, losing weight too quickly is dangerous. So don’t compromise your safety, don’t go after overnight solutions, take a look instead of the following natural solutions:

1. Check your daily caloric intake and determine how many calories you can burn within a day. This is a simple math of course. There must be a balance between what you eat and what your body need. Do not over eat in short. To track down your caloric intake, do an itemized calorie count. Write down the number of calories in each thing you eat. You can search on the internet for the calorie count of food that does not have calories listed on their containers. You can consult a nutritionist or a doctor on the other hand to determine the number of calories your body needs every day.
2. Read your list very well and decide which foods you want to take out. Do not be afraid or stressed out, you don’t have to take out some high calorie containing food which happens to be your favorite food, just reduce your intake. But again it is best to cut the unhealthy foods you are eating and seek the healthier ones. It is good to choose lean meats such as chicken and fish. Choose vegetable salad over dishes such as macaroni and cheese, French fries, or potato salad. For your breakfast, go for yogurt, oatmeal or fruit smoothies.
3. Create a weekly plan for your meals. This is a good way of ensuring that you get a balanced diet. You can search over the internet to get good ideas. The most important thing you need to take note is on your list is to include more vegetables, more fruits, more high fiber foods, and of course drinking plenty of water.
4. Exercise daily. Whether you like it or not doing exercise is always part of any “Weight Loss Saga”. Spending 30 minutes of your time everyday is already a good start towards shedding some pounds.
5. The last but not the least on my list of tips is to be consistent on your weight loss activities. It will be a little difficult at first, when you get used to it, it will soon be fun especially when you start seeing the results.

Popular Diets - Weight Loss

Have you wondered what types of diet have been out there in the market over the past decade? We have compiled 5 of the more popular ones:

1. Low Carb Diet – A low-carbohydate diet means that the percentage of carbohydrate (sugar) intake measured by calories is low. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) is 300 grams of carbs per 2000 calories (about 60% of total calories). Generally speaking, a low carb diet will also tend to be a high-fat and moderate protein diet.
2. Tofu Diet – Tofu is a soy product rich in protein and other nutrients. Soy and soy products are proven to be very nutritious as they contain all of the essential amino acids the body requires, making it a complete protein. Soyfoods are high in fibre and contains no cholesterol.
3. Meal replacement diet - Lose some pounds and maintain the weight loss by replacing at least one of your daily meals with either a healthy drink or a snack.
4. Single-food diet – A quick calorie plurge diet that allows a person to eat one kind of food only.
5. Vegetable diet – Food-based diet that focuses on getting the vital nutrients in healthy balanced intake

The Right Swimsuit for Your Body Type

One piece suits are not conservative. In fact, when worn right, they can make that much of a difference. They can enhance your assets while concealing your imperfections perfectly.

However, two piece swimwear have also made a name for themselves. If you want sexy, then go for a two piece swimwear.

Small Busts

If you have a small bust, opt for something that has padding or underwire. You can also wear bandeau tops or even the triangle tops.

Big Busts

Halter top bikinis go well with bustier women. If you prefer one piece swimwear, choose one that has soft foam cups or a shelf bra. Wide shoulder straps are also more recommended than spaghetti straps.

Short Legs

If you have short legs, choose swimwear that is cut high on the thigh. Avoid boyshorts and skirted bikinis as these make you seem shorter.

No Waist

If you are straight from the torso to the hips, choose a belted suit. Avoid solid coloured or horizontal striped swimwear.

Wide Shoulders

Avoild the V silhouette by staying away from plunging necklines and small bottoms.

Losing Weight is One Thing - How not to Gain it Again?

If you have recently lost weight, congratulations! You have done a great job of making sure your body is more resistant to disease and have certainly added years to your life. But many people that have lost weight are concerned about how to keep it off. In this article, we’ll discover how everyone that loses weight can keep from gaining it back again.

The most important thing in losing weight is making it a lifestyle change instead of a temporary diet. It is absolutely certain that if you return to your old bad eating habits, you will certainly put the weight back on in a short amount of time. This is especially true if you’ve lost weight by following a crash diet or diet supplements, as these tend to force our bodies to lose carbohydrates and water instead of fat.

Not getting enough of the calories our bodies need to function forces the body to go into a starvation mode, storing as many calories as it can. When you return to your old eating habits, the body can’t handle the new influx of calories and stores them as well, prompting weight gain.

If you’ve been following a healthy diet and exercise routine, you already know that you need to eat a healthy amount of calories and the exercise helps burn off the fat. In order to keep the weight off, continue with the healthy meals and exercise. You may need to make a few changes, such as increasing slightly the amount of calories you consume in a day or take down the intensity of your exercise routine.

You may experience a few weeks of adjustment, as you learn what your body needs to maintain your current weight. Simply remember that there are no quick fixes for losing weight, and making the lifestyle change is the best way to take off the weight and keep it off.

Are There Any Disadvantages of Losing Weight?

Keeping your body in top shape is the best way to ward off disease and will help you live a longer, fuller life. For those that are overweight, losing weight can be a difficult but rewarding road. If there are any disadvantages to losing weight, they are usually because of the manner in which the weight was lost or how quickly. There are also some instances where losing weight can be a sign of illness. In this article, we’ll take a look at the few disadvantages of losing weight.

The best way to lose weight is to follow a healthy diet and exercise regime, but some are tempted by losing weight fat schemes that include following a crash diet or taking diet supplements. Crash diets are notoriously difficult to follow and rarely end in long lasting results. These diets often are made up of extremely low calorie meals, which will lead to losing carbohydrates and water stored in the body, instead of fat.

Most people resume their normal eating habits after following a crash diet, and this leads to not only gaining back the weight lost, but additional weight as well. This is because the body puts itself in starvation mode when it doesn’t get the amount of calories it needs, and once the calories are increased when the diet it over, the body doesn’t know how to process the new amounts and stores it instead of burning it off.

The best way to lose weight safely is to forget trying to lose weight in a short amount of time and do it safely by following a healthy diet.

However, sometimes losing weight is a sign of illness. If you haven’t changed your eating or exercise habits and are losing weight, this could be a symptom of problems like diabetes, an overactive thyroid or even some types of cancer. If you believe you have lost a great deal of weight without changing your usual habits, you may wish to consult your doctor.

Lose Weight - Not too Fast!!!

One of the best things you can do for your body is to get rid of that excess body fat and lose weight. But it’s tempting to try out weight loss pills or crash diets that promise a quick fix. The truth is that the safest and most effective way to lose weight and keep it off is to follow a healthy diet and exercise program. Don’t forget that it may have taken years for you to gain the weight. Why would you expect it to go away in a week? It takes work, but the rewards are well worth it. In this article, we’ll learn why it’s important to lose weight, but not too quickly.

Everyone knows that the best way to lose weight is to burn off more calories than we consume. That being said, many of us take this thinking too far and drop the amount of calories we consume drastically. This can be dangerous and can lead to long lasting health problems. We need a minimum amount of calories in order for our bodies to function properly, and if you’re exercising, you may need more calories than you think.

Here’s what happens to your body when you follow a diet that is extremely low in calories: First, your body will use up its stores of carbohydrates, or glycogen, as well as the water that is stored with it in the liver and muscles. Once the body has used up this source of energy, it starts using the proteins that are found in the muscles, which can leave you feeling tired and irritable.

Soon, the metabolism will slow down, forcing your body into a kind of starvation mode. At this point, the body will start storing up calories because it doesn’t know when it will get more.

Even worse, when crash dieters resume their former bad eating habits, as they are often want to do, the body doesn’t know how to process this new influx of calories, and starts storing it as well, prompting weight gain.

Not every body is the same and the amount of calories you need may not be the same for other members of your family. In order to be sure you’re getting the calories you need to lead a healthy lifestyle, talk to your doctor or nutritionist.

Should I Lose Some Weight?

Maintaining a healthy diet and following an exercise regime are the best ways to ward off disease and live a long, full life. Unfortunately, gaining weight and obesity have been a growing problem not just in the United States, but all over the world. With our ever increasingly busy lives, we rarely leave ourselves enough time to eat a balanced meal or make time for exercise. In this article we’ll discuss why maintaining a healthy weight is so important and how to know if you need to lose some weight.

Losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are very important in preventing a number of different diseases and disorders. Being overweight can put extra strain on the heart, causing high blood pressure and can eventually lead to heart disease. Exercising helps build healthy bones and can prevent or slow down the onset of osteoporosis. Not only is exercise good for the body, but it’s also good for the mind. Exercising releases serotonin, which regulates the mood. It can leave you feeling elated after a good workout and can relieve stress. Exercise can also relieve tense, stressed muscles after a long day.

Getting in better shape will not only help you in the long run, but will give you a better sense of self confidence. Let’s face it – there’s plenty of discrimination out there for people that are overweight. Getting in shape will make you feel better about yourself.

If you’re not sure if you need to lose weight, try calculating your BMI, or your Body Mass Index. This calculation, based on your height and weight, can give you an approximation of how much fat is in your body. To calculate your BMI, multiply your weight in pounds by 703, and then divide by your height in inches twice. The target is to have a BMI of between 18.5 and 25, while 25 and higher indicates being overweight, while over 30 is obese.