30 Sep 09 Benefits Of A Mediterranean Diet

You may not have heard of the Mediterranean diet, but it happens to be one of the most healthy diets around. In fact, the Mediterranean diet is really more of a lifestyle, and with a change to the Mediterranean side of life comes many benefits. Those include lower cholesterol, lower risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and can even help to control your body weight. So not only does the Mediterranean diet taste great, it’s fantastically good for your body.

Just look at the area where the Mediterranean diet came from. The European Mediterranean coastal region is filled with fit, healthy people. That’s not a coincidence either, a diet rich in fish, vegetables, fruits, olives, and crusty whole grain bread is about as healthy as it gets. On the Mediterranean coast this would be your daily meal every day. So as a byproduct the people are healthier and have much lower rates of cancer, heart disease, and fewer instances of people being overweight.

So applying the Mediterranean diet to your own life, what is it that you should eat? Fresh, organic, usually locally produced plant vegetables is the first key. You want to get your vegetables as fresh as possible, and the way to do that is to purchase locally. This way you guarantee your vegetables are fresh, and safer than vegetables that have been traveling across the country. The typical Mediterranean meal is heavy on fruits and vegetables and olive oil, a good portion of whole grain breads, and a small portion of animal protein, usually fish.

By eating like this you’ll find yourself feeling better, which is half the battle. The other half is maintaining healthy exercise. In the Mediterranean coast the people are more likely to be physically active. The diet combined with a good amount of physical activity will change your life around, and have you feeling great in no time at all.

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27 Aug 09 Eat More Fruits And Vegetables

Part of dieting is learning how to comfortably change your eating habits, without making too severe a change. By changing your diet too severely, and completely altering your routine, you actually make the dieting process more difficult. It’s slow transition that really changes the way that you eat, ultimately changing your life and the way you’ll feel for the better. And here are a few tips you can utilize to make yourself into a fitter happier you:

-Eating more fruits and vegetables is key to becoming a healthier person, the standard suggestion for fruit and veggie servings in a day is five. But realistically to be as healthy as possible, more in the 7-10 range is what you should shoot for. So start off by just adding 1-2 extra fruit or veggie servings a day, to make the transition smooth and easy, and something that’s more likely to stick.

-To help you add those fruit and vegetable servings, be sure to eat 1-2 fruit and vegetable servings with each meal.

-If vegetables feel like a hassle to you, try spending the extra dollars to purchase vegetables that are already washed and prepackaged. The extra money for convenience will make all the difference in your life later, as you become a healthier person.

-Still having trouble with the vegetables? Then concentrate on fruits. They are essentially just as healthy, and the natural sugars within make fruit taste great while you’re eating great. By concentrating on fruit and slowly integrating more vegetables, you can influence your pallet to become more vegetable friendly, while not sacrificing your enjoyment of meals.

-If you normally treat yourself to a soda, or other high sugar/calorie soft drink, try supplementing this with a can of vegetable juice. Most vegetable juices still taste great, and will having you feeling much better than that sugar and extra calories would anyway.

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22 Aug 09 10 Useful Eye Care Tips

Eyes are the windows through which we see the world, so it is our duty to take care of our eyes. Many people neglect their eyes until it is too late. Through this article, I will share some tips to keep your eyes healthy.

Wash your Eyes two to three times a day with cold running water. You will feel refreshed.
Eat fruits and vegetables that contain beta carotene like, Carrots, Drumstick, Mangoes, Papaya, and Spinach.
Do not unnecessarily strain your eyes. Give it plenty of rest.
Drink water. Lots of water, at least 12 glasses of water to avoid puffiness in the eyes. Drinking water will flush toxic out.
Do not rub your eyes; instead, blink your eyes when you feel like rubbing. Blinking is a good exercise for eyes.
Milk is a natural cleanser and using it to clean one’s eyes is safe. Use Milk to clean your eyes. Dip cotton balls in milk and clean your eyes.
Put two drops of rose water in your eyes to rejuvenate it.
Slice a cucumber or potato and put it on both eyes for at least 10 minutes, and then wash it with cold running water. This will help you avoid wrinkles and dark circles around your eyes.
When going out in sun, always wear UV protected sunglasses. It will keep your eyes safe from the harmful sun radiation.
Exercise regularly. This will boost your metabolism and your body will send enough oxygen to your eyes to keep it healthy.

Bonus Tips

Apply a mixture of oil and glycerin to your eye brows and eye lashes to keep them dark and dense.
Take gooseberry and soak it in water overnight, and use the water next day to wash your eyes.
Massage your scalp using curd to cure itchy eyes.

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27 Aug 09 Eat More Fruits And Vegetables

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