Couver Health Journal

Archive for May, 2010

When we talk about hygiene we are not making reference to a complex issue. But it is something very simple, since many times the easiest way to prevent disease is not following costly treatments or going to therapies, is so something as simple as learn how to incorporate and maintain good hygiene habits.

The good personal hygiene is going to take care of our health, this implies small actions wash our hands often, take a shower to official, throw in the garbage, use protection when there is a risk of contracting an illness (I do not refer only to condoms, the gloves to wash the bath also are protection).

On hygiene is what we will talk here today. This is the type of hygiene more personnel, means maintaining our body clean. It is sometimes an item also culturally, in some cultures are expected to the showers daily to reduce the smells of the body, while there cultures that have other expectations.

With regard to the smell of the body, one can say that this is caused by different factors such as the chemical that dismisses the sweat, extracts of substances (for example, the smell alcohol that can have the skin of an alcoholic). The action of bacteria that live in the skin and feed on cells of the dead skin and sweat. You can also generate body odor dirty clothes and in particular the underwear dirty. So the best to avoid body odors are shower every day and use extra underwear different every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Lunch is a meal essential to the time to provide nutrients and energies. More if we talked about the smallest of the house. Without a proper lunch reduced levels of concentration and therefore worsen their school. Given the importance of this meal (and whereas many times the small do not eat at home) know what should include a healthy lunch.

In the first place you must include some carbohydrates (choose any snack or any wrapper). You can also opt for potatoes, rice, beans, or pasta (uses a condiment on the basis of yogurt instead of mayonnaise). Also adds a bit of proteins. The options can be chicken, one can small tuna or salmon, cheese, lean meats, eggs, nuts or pulses.

Don’t forget adding some vegetables. It is inevitable. Add to your sandwich or prepares a salad. Tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, celery, cucumber, red peppers can be one of the alternatives to include. In addition, complements the lunch with fruit (any fruit will be a good choice).

Finally, a subject to consider: the drink! The drink ideal is water. Using a bottle rechargeable and freezes water during the night. During the morning maintained the fresh food and melt enough to have a refreshing drink cold lunch hour.

When we are looking for effective methods to lose weight in permanently and healthy must know that the main thing is to learn to eat, because it can lose weight eating.

To lose healthy must be patient and understand that this is not a change to achieve a day for the other, but which will certainly take a time adapt, as not only we are looking for losing weight, but that the main thing is to incorporate healthy eating habits that will help us to lose weight.

One of the main habits now change is to avoid spend long periods of time without eating, i.e. incorporate collations to your diet. Healthy Snacks to eat every 2 or 3 hours and not just avoid you arrive very hungry at dinner, but also be helping your metabolism to burn fat.

Then you will see some tips to learn to lose weight eating:

*Eats slow. Takes 20 minutes on the process in which your stomach is “informed” to your brain that is satisfied. Read the rest of this entry »

The journals are filled with tips on how to lose fat and win muscle mass in a short time. However, these tips to increase muscle mass do not work for all of the same way. Then you teach how to increase muscle mass rapid and achieve your goals in a shorter period.

Arthur Jones was the discoverer of one of them: physical exercise beyond the limit. While those who are exercised regularly know your body and the manner in which this speaks to them, you know also that there is a thin line between a possible injury and a further effort during the meeting daily. The proposal of Jones is carrying the body to the limit, if and when you have the necessary safety precautions to protect it.

For example, if in the daily routine exercises of muscle is customary lifting weights and becomes a series of 100, it is advised go beyond that, make an additional effort for another 20 seconds, although it is not to make the full year, the repetition whole, since this action achieved that the muscles give more.

The second secret is very public, but still has not been given the emphasis enough: sit. The lifting weights in this position are the key to the exercise routine that will increase rapidly the construction of muscle mass. Read the rest of this entry »

The algae fucus is present in many creams, lotions and pills anti cellulite and to lose weight. In its composition are:

* The fucoidina
* The laminarina
* The alginic acid and other mucilage
* Various carotenoids (precursor’s vitamins)
* Vitamins B1, C, E and B12
* Essential Oils
* Mineral Salts as Bromine, Potassium, Iodine

Benefits of the algae Fucus:

* Stimulant of the thyroid gland. Its iodine content makes it ideal for stimulating the functioning of thyroid.

* Slows the absorption of the sugars: That’s why used ten diets of thinning are.

* Has power slightly laxative, thanks to the action of the mucilage and protects the intestinal mucosa. Read the rest of this entry »