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Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Monday, May 5th, 2008
I love fruit drinks and especially smoothies, what about do you? I’m sure everybody does, but there is something that bothers me about those drinks – their preparation time. I know that even with the fastest smoothie blender or fruit press, it could still take about 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the quantity you wanna make).
Then I thought… What if you could have your favorite fruit drink or smoothie ready in about 1 to 3 minutes? I’d be great!
 This is possible if you use WonderSlim Protein Smoothies and Fruit Diet Drinks and it gets even better for you to know that those protein diet drinks are actually WonderSlim Diet meal replacements.
WonderSlim Diet Smoothies are high in protein, low in fat, and full of essential vitamins and minerals. You can enjoy their rich and creamy taste all year long, anywhere you like. As they are well balanced and nutritious you can take them instead of your regular meals or just as a quick and healthy snack.
These protein diet smoothies are the perfect solution for any busy dieter on the go who doesn’t want to sacrifice taste or nutrition and yet gets everything they need to lose weight healthy way or maintain your lost weight.
They are the ideal supplement to your WonderSlim Diet plan.
 Preparation is easy – poor the contents of one packet (100 calories) into a glass, shaker cup or blender. Add 8 ounces of cold water and stir or shake vigorously until dissolved…
…Or you can use both the Berry and Strawberry Smoothies to make a frozen pudding pops like Liz (one of the many happy users of these wonderfully flavored protein diet smoothies):
She combines fresh or frozen fruits, adds plain yogurt and blends. Delicious and nutritious these could be great frozen snacks for the hot summer days.
Tags: meal replacements, protein smoothies, wonderslim diet
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Hello to everybody who’s been asking these particular questions for some times now:
1. Is cinnamon bad for the liver and the kidneys?
 Coumarin is a chemical compound contained in Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum – aka Chinese Cinnamon) and is known to cause liver and kidney damage in high concentrations. True Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum – aka Ceylon Cinnamon) has negligible amounts of Coumarin, so no worries here folks as long as you use the True Cinnamon.
Coumarin toxicity is 275 mg/kg, which is relatively low compared to related chemical compounds. We humans are able to largely metabolize Coumarin to a compound that is of lower toxicity.
Also pay attention to the key phrase here “high concentrations” – half teaspoon a day is not high concentration. So if you’ve been using a half teaspoon of Cassia to prepare the drink, instead of the Ceylon Cinnamon, you don’t have to be worried, just try to find true cinnamon.
2. How long should I take it?
Important notice: You should not over use the honey and cinnamon drink, meaning you can’t use it forever.
If you reach your weight goal within a couple of weeks or a month – that’s fantastic. If you need more time, just use it for about 2 to 4 months tops.
3. Should the honey be added after half an hour (when the water cools)?
I know that in my original post I wrote to make a paste from the honey and the cinnamon powder and then to poor the hot water in the cup. However, I should agree with that the honey is better to be added after the water and cinnamon mix cools (in about half an hour).
Tags: honey and cinnamon drink
Posted in Foods, Health, Recipes, Weight loss tips | 11 Comments »
Friday, April 11th, 2008
If you are an old friend of the Medifast diet then probably you’d be happy to hear about the new maintenance package Medifast has prepared for you. It’s called Momentum Maintenance Package.
All newbies to Medifast know it’s difficult to lose weight, but Medifast makes it easer for you with the 5 and 1 Meal Plan. And once you reach your weight loss goal, you will need a little help to stay there permanently. That is why Medifast prepared the new Momentum weight maintenance package to make that easier for you, too.
With this unique maintenance package you will say Goodbye to the yo-yo effect.
Medifast Momentum program is designed to energize both you and your new way of eating, with its special formulas it helps you maintain your new figure, healthier and significantly reduced weight. The frustrating ups and downs will be gone for good.
Momentum is a part of the Transition and Maintenance phases of your Medifast Diet. It can help you achieve entirely new way of life and discover the happiness of getting fit again.
There is no better way to start your maintenance phase but with the 28 day supply of great tasting Momentum Meals and Flavor Infusers:
 21 Momentum Banana Creme Shakes
21 Momentum Cappuccino
21 Momentum Chai Latte
21 Momentum Flavor Infusers (1 box with flavor chosen by Medifast for you)
They are metabolism booster due to the unique contents.
What is so unique about Momentum products?
Each Momentum product contains 100 mg of Caffeine and 90 mg of Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the most potent antioxidant found in green tea. This combination has been clinically proven to have the maximum effect on inducing thermogenesis.
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
If you are googling for ‘free weight loss patch’ then you must be searching for a way to lose weight by using weight loss patches that offer free trial.
 This means that you do not pay for the patches (they are totally free) but you must pay as little as a couple of bucks for shipping. You will probably use the weight loss patches for one week (usually that’s how long free trials last); you will see the promising results (curbed appetite, more energy, etc.) and will return for reorder of a full pack (usually for one to six months).
At least that’s the way it works for most of our customers who have tried the one week free trial of Hoodia Weight Loss Patch. If you wanna give it a try, you can do it immediately at Hoodia Diet Patch official website.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
So you want to lose weight and want to know how many calories you should eat in order to achieve that:
First of all let’s remind us the number of calories contained in fats, proteins and carbohydrates:
1 gram of fat = 9 kilocalories ~ 37 kilojoules
1 gram of protein = 4 kilocalories ~ 16 kilojoules
1 gram of carbohydrates = 4 kilocalories ~ 16 kilojoules
And some more calorie values:
1 gram of alcohol = 7 kilocalories
1 gram of dietary fiber = 3 kilocalories
Having all these values in mind you can easily calculate the number of calories in food you eat every day. And how much calories you need a day is another question:
How to estimate your daily caloric needs
You can estimate your daily caloric intake with the Harris-Benedict formula. It helps you calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), i.e. the optimum amount of energy your body needs to function.
Let’s calculate your BMR
To do that you need to use your current weight, height and age in step ONE. It’s easy:
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Posted in Calories, Diets, Exercise, Foods, Health, Nutrition facts, Weight loss tips | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Do you know that a recent research showed that using artificial sweeteners might be related to weight gain? Amazing isn’t it?
The research was conducted by a team of scientists from Purdue University in USA and was published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience.
 In the experiment were used two groups of rats – each fed with yoghurt. The first group was fed with artificial sweetened yoghurt and the second one with crystal sugar sweetened yoghurt. After that each group was given food – plenty of it. The results were amazing:
The group of rats fed with yoghurt sweetened with artificial sweetener gained more weight and put on more fat compared to the other group.
Imagine if you drink your favorite morning coffee sweetened with saccharin and then eat up a lot of the chocolates and sweets from the local vending machine. Eventually you gain weight, whereas your closest coworker drinks her coffee with sugar and stays the same weight. Sound terrible, but it could be true…
It is all explained by the theory for sweet expectations:
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
When I started my cinnamon recipes section month and a half ago I didn’t expect so many people would show interest in it. Now a few weeks later I shall continue with more cinnamon recipes for tasty and healthy desserts.
Cinnamon Oranges
This is a very simple dessert that can be prepared easily any time of the year. Takes only 10 minutes to prepare and serve. As you might be guessing oranges taste best in the winter when they are at their peak, hence the cinnamon orange dessert will have better flavor if prepared in the winter. Lucky you, cause you can try it immediately  and it will taste best.
Ingredients:
4 servings
4 navel oranges
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar or (1-2) tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation:
Peel the oranges and remove the white pith from them. Use sharp knife to cut each orange into 5 or 6 slices and arrange them on 4 plates. Mix the orange and lemon juices, add the sugar and cinnamon and whisk. Poor 1 spoon over each orange slice pile and you are ready to serve.
Variation:
Instead of 1 tablespoon of sugar you can use (1-2) tablespoons of honey.
Nutrition Facts:
 This dessert is low in calories, sodium, and cholesterol with 86 calories, 2 mg sodium, no cholesterol, no fat, 1 g protein, 3 g fiber, and 258 mg potassium per serving.
Rich in Vitamin C – you get 150% of you daily value. Good for the heart.
Bon Appetit!
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
This is not a joke but a real British research conducted among 20 000 healthy British men and women from 1993 to 1997.
Participants were asked about their lifestyles and also have their blood tested, as well as their Vitamin C intake measured (Vitamin C is an indicator of how much fruit and vegetables people ate). All participants were middle-aged and older (45-79).
Here are the four small changes you need to do in order to improve your health and add 14 more years to your life:
1. Quit smoking
2. Eat fruits and vegetables – 5 servings every day
3. Exercise regularly
4. Moderate drinking
Quit smoking comes first as it has the greatest benefit – it gives up to 80 percent improvement in your overall health condition. Second is the fruits and vegetables consumption as it has the second great benefit to prolong your life.
Moderate drinking and exercising regularly have equal benefits and both share the third position. However, they are listed that way to keep the list simpler and clearer. This way you’d remember you have four things to pay attention to in order to change your lifestyle, not just three and to skip number 4 because it’s equal to number 3.
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
I hope next year we all will be healthier and happier with ourselves. I wish you need less weight loss products in the new 2008. However, if you do need a weight loss help, you know where you can find the solution – the quality weight loss and diet products we recommend. You will get advice and guidance as you have always had.
I wish you all the best for the new year!
Yours truly,
Galia
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
From the last couple of weeks Proactol free trial is no longer available.
It’s a bad new for those of you who are ready to try any new weight loss pills only for a couple of days and then claim they don’t work.
On the other hand Proactol Free Trial Discontinuing is good for people who are really determined to lose significant amount of weight for as long as it takes – a month or two, or may be more.
More details on Proactol and why you should give it a try here
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