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4 magic keys to lose weight naturally!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

1. Drink plenty

It is important to drink primarily water, a minimum of 6 glasses per day, 1.5 l. Your body needs this moisture to allow it to regulate its temperature through perspiration. Also this water is used to prevent constipation. It is better to drink plain water (not soda) since the bubbles increase the pressure inside the stomach that promotes the ski acids and disturbs the normal process of digestion. Green tea seems to promote weight loss in addition to a multitude of health benefits. Drinking three cups of green tea per day will be a plus in any program of weight control.

2. Eat less, eat better!

It is important to change his eating habits if you want to lose weight. There is no miracle pill or diet infallible if you do not change your bad habits. In brief, here are 6 basic tips to follow:

a. Never skip breakfast.
b. Do not grocery shopping on an empty stomach.
c. Your grocery cart should contain more fruits, vegetables and whole grains (whole grains, whole grain rice) and meat and starchy foods (bread, pasta and cakes).
d. Eat only good fats, that is to say reducing the butter, animal fats and promote vegetable oils (soybean oil). Eat oily fish (mackerel, salmon, sardines, herring) at least 3 meals per week.
e. Take 3 balanced meals a day. Start your meal by a small salad dressed with cider vinegar or wine vinegar. You can replace the salad with a glass of water to which you add 2 tbsp tablespoons cider vinegar. If you need snacks, they should consist of fruits, vegetables or low fat yogurt.

3. The active walking and its benefits

One might think that jogging is more than walking but a study conducted at the University of the State of Florida has shown otherwise. Indeed, jogging burns a lot of carbohydrates because the body needs fuel more immediate while the labor market, made a not punctuated by moving arms, burns fat. So to lose weight, it is preferable to a low-intensity activity on a sustained and prolonged. For example, instead of jogging for 10 minutes, it is better to do brisk walking for 30 minutes. Pay special attention to respiration (breathing deeply as possible). Oxygenation promotes fat burning.

4. Encourage the elimination

To give you an extra boost and help your body better rid itself of toxins, there are plants that can be found in the form of teas, drinkable ampoules, tablets or capsules. Encourage plants purifying, diuretic and slightly laxative: Burdock, sarsaparilla, bearberry, buckthorn, senna, peppermint. A course of 2 weeks of lights based radish, milk thistle, Boldo and Artichoke, preparing for the liver to work its disposal and burning of fat.

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The benefits of running

Friday, January 1st, 2010

benefit of running

Many people “run” with different objectives: to incline to the good health, maintain their physical appearance or take time off. But when launching the business, he raises a number of questions that can not always answer.

Why run?
Our body has the wonderful quality of transforming chemical energy into “motion”, and does basically two ways: aerobically (in the presence of oxygen) or anaerobic (without oxygen). For the first case obtains ” fuel “of some of the foods that are nourishing, carbohydrates (such as potatoes, bread, pasta, desserts, etc.) or fat (such as oils, butter, and meats).

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