General Health
Diet for Patients with Hypertension
Who suffer from coronary artery atherosclerotic, in addition to being not elastic, also narrowed so that the resistance to blood flow in coronary vessels also rose. Rise in systolic pressure because blood vessels are not elastic and increase in diastolic pressure due to narrowing of blood vessels, known as high blood pressure or hypertension. His full name is essential hypertension.
Restricted amount of fluid, or fluid / water to drink more than usual to the patient, also turned out to be no impact on blood pressure.
Low-salt diet is generally recommended for patients with high blood pressure. But many medical experts who still doubt the effects of low-salt diet on blood pressure reduction.
The more so if the content of sodium in the diet of people in over 250 grams a day. So for a low-salt diet had an impact in the form of reduction in blood pressure, the sodium content in the diet should be between 200-250 mg daily.
If used diet with about 200 mg sodium levels, the diet should be given for long periods of time. Therefore, patients with hypertension, even though he had never salt diet, there is also need medication to lower blood pressure.
1. Foods that are recommended for patients with hypertension:
* Vegetables and fruits. The content of fiber and vitamin C can Formatting lower high blood pressure.
* Cereals also serves to help absorb fat and fiber content helps in food digestion poses.
* Types that contain lots of fat fish such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines.
2. Food should be reduced
* Foods that are canned or processed foods with high salt content.
* Types that contain lots of fat fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines
* Fatty foods.
* Alcoholic beverages.
3. Food should be avoided
* Foods high saline.
* Excessive alcohol consumption and smoking.
Keeping Health Gums To Stay Healthy Always
We have a lot to know that a lot of which are rarely dental care gums. And also Do not ever underestimate the health of the gums, especially in times of pregnancy. Section, the troubled gums can affect fetal health. How to treat your gums stay healthy during pregnancy?
Beautiful smile, white teeth are also average, not a guarantee that someone healthy teeth and gums. People who diligently brushing teeth not necessarily have healthy gums and manicured. Usually they are more focused than the dental care gums.
Told by a health expert Dr Yulia Rachma SpPerio gums that according to the research, people themselves are generally less noticed gum health. Their opinions are also supported by statistical data of the National Health Survey 2002. In the data recorded seven of the 10 people have gum problems. according to data from the Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI), the prevalence of gum inflammation (gingivitis) in the whole world is 75-90 percent. Read the rest of this entry »
Diet and Lent
I’m back on a diet, followed as always by the excellent Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Do Good Brothers Hospital in Rome.
The diet is always the same, that is what I called the diet of rugby. Only this time, since, due groin, I’m not doing sports, diet is only slightly smaller (2 teaspoons of oil per meal instead of 3, 100 grams of pasta instead of 120, no ham rose in mid-afternoon).
The results as you can see from dietometro are excellent: tasks even if I do sports I lose about 2 kg per week!
In reaching these findings I feel helped by two things in particular:
1. The fat yogurt with berries of Selex (supermarkets Elite), the only one I found with the sweetener instead of sugar (beware: often eat yogurt because dietary considered thin, but in fact are rich in sugar). I eat 3 a day for snacks.
2. The fact that we are in Lent, and then missing the temptations.
It’s going so well that the doctor said that for Father’s Day I can eat a cream puff S. Joseph Fried! Not a bad view, though, honestly I do not think I’ll give into temptation, as for ex-alcoholics: a glass just to start again from scratch … I’m afraid that might be enough for me … a cream puff.
Refreshing Fruit Ideal For Our Snacks
summer arrives with its delicious and refreshing fruit ideal for our snacks.
Yesterday I went to the nutritionist who left me a table with the amount of fruit you can eat for snacks, I the following:
* Strawberries: 300 grams.
* Apricots: 200 gr.
* Melon: 200 gr.
* Watermelon: 300 gr.
* Peaches: 200 gr.
* Cherries: 250 gr.
* Banana: 100 gr.
* 100 g fruit ice cream. (Equivalent to a small cup)
Obviously the weight is the net (weighted watermelon, melon and banana without the peel).
The ice cream should be taken into cup without cream, maybe if you find one without sugar it may take longer.
If you need to do workouts in the evening and do not want the ham sandwich you can take a fair shake.
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Diet Safely By Eating Slowly
If the first obesity or overweight is considered as a symbol of prosperity, is now regarded as the scourge of obesity instead of scary, this is associated with increased morbidity and mortality of various diseases.
Many ways to avoid this situation, for example, by dieting, whether it be traditional or modern manner. Even to get their ideal body, often the ‘torture’ ourselves and the fear that is not the ideal body shape has conquered everything.
A diet is actually not much help, because after a successful diet, your body will re-stretched if the old habits still can not be avoided.
To obtain the ideal body shape, there are actually more simple way, without strict dieting or tortured bodies follow certain dietary rules, that is how we behave when eating.
For some people who because of habit or because of hastily pursued the time, eating tends to be perfunctory. But what happens when you eat with full awareness? You will definitely enjoy eating slowly and paying attention to each of what you eat. Read the rest of this entry »
Balanced Diet
Heart Protective food
The eight basic rules of the cardioprotective diet
Rule 1: Increase the supply of fruit and vegetables
Beneficial effects
Fruit: Fruits are full of water (80%) and are therefore hydrating and diuretic thereby promoting the removal of toxins. They have few calories and give your body fiber, vitamins and mineral salts. They have antioxidant and protect our body against free radicals.
Vegetables: Vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, fiber and micronutrients protective against oxidant stress, and also contain potassium which is beneficial for the cardiovascular system. A good diet supply of potassium reduces the risk of hypertension (1) and reduces mortality from stroke (2).
Research
Countries where cardiovascular diseases are rare countries where the most fruit and vegetables, fish and unrefined cereals consumed. Several scientific studies have shown (3, 4, 5) that there is less cardiovascular disease and cancer when daily between 5 and 9 servings of fruits and vegetables are eaten.
Advice
Fruits: Choose preferred seasonal fruit or dried fruit.
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Vegetables: Vegetables can be eaten in various forms: salad, cooked, raw, soup.
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Rule 2: Increase the supply of omega-3 animal and plant origin
Beneficial effects
A shortage of omega-3 increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Contrast reduces an increased supply of omega-3 this risk.
Just mortality due to cardiovascular disease compared to many fish populations (Eskimos, Japanese) or little fish (western countries in general) to its beneficial effects can be observed.
Because omega-3 DHA and especially the risk of sudden death significantly less. The sudden death for 70% of mortality from cardiovascular disease amongst the western population.
Research
“DART” (6). More than 2000 patients who had survived a heart attack some general nutrition and especially the advice to put some more fish to eat. After two years audit was a marked reduction of 30% of global mortality and a 30% reduction of cardiac mortality observed.
Examination of Gissi (7) 11 000 patients divided into four groups. A control, a group with an omega-3 supplements in the form of viscapsules (1g EPA + DHA), a group with only one vitamin E supplements and one group with vitamin E + viscapsules. The four groups were four years long followed and the outcome of this major study showed a 20% reduction in mortality of 30% of cardiac deaths and 45% of sudden death among people with an omega-3 supplements + vitamin E.
Research of Lyon (8). The study of Lyon, the influence of diet enriched with omega-3 from vegetable (rape) on the risk of cardiovascular complications after a first heart attack, demonstrated in 600 patients. The researchers have a reduction of 50-70% of cardiac complications of cardiac mortality and the risk of a recurrent non-fatal heart attack, noted.
Advice
The dietary recommendations for omega-3 in subjects without cardiovascular disease are 1 g per day EPA + DHA, or oily fish 2 to 3 times a week.
In subjects with cardiovascular problems, it is recommended to double this to 2 g per day EPA + DHA. This corresponds to 5 times per week of fish. To this great offer to facilitate you in addition to eating fish, choose omega-3 from plant origin and / or a supplement specifically formulated with voedingscomplementen (rich in DHA).
Fish with the highest concentration of omega-3 is mackerel, herring, sardines, tuna as well (preferably white), salmon, dogfish, anchovies.
If you sardines, tuna or mackerel canned choose, check them in olive oil or rapeseed oil are.
Eat little or no fish sticks. This is made of white fish and has little or no omega-3. Moreover, they are breaded with cornmeal and fried in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (rich in omega 6 and trans-fatty acids).
The best sources of omega-3 plant origin: canola oil, flaxseed, walnuts, purslane, lamb’s lettuce.
Rapeseed oil can be used for baking and making vinaigrettes and dressings. One tablespoon provides rape 1-1.5 g alpha linolenic acid.
The only one in which rape to watch out for is the durability. It must be kept in a dark place and quickly consumed.
Linseed, a subtle nut flavor, it can be used to make bread or pancakes (one tablespoon per cup of flour). It can also be used in addition to breakfast.
Flaxseed is a dark place in the refrigerator, stored for up to 2 to 3 months.
Rule 3: Increase the supply of monounsaturated fat (mainly oleic acid)
Advantage
Olive oil contains antioxidants like vitamin E and polyphenols, where cardiovascular diseases and cancer but also with some aging can be prevented.
Olive oil also consists of monounsaturated fatty acids, unlike saturated fat (in butter, meat, cheese …) the “bad” cholesterol levels (LDL cholesterol). (9, 10)
Research
Recent research has the beneficial effect of olive oil omega-6/omega-3 ratio demonstrated (11).
28 patients 50 years old were given daily 20 g of olive oil as part of a usual diet. After 6 weeks, the researchers noted a reduction in total blood cholesterol, the bad cholesterol (LDL) in a clear reduction in the linoleic acid (omega-6).
Advice
Choose virgin olive oil by cold pressing and keep it mostly obtained no longer than four months.
Do not use more conventional oil, such as sunflower, corn, soybean, safflower oil, … they have too much omega-6 fatty acids. Use only olive oil and rapeseed oil for baking and making vinaigrettes and dressings.
Rule 4: Forget the nuts, hazelnuts and almonds not.
Advantage
Nuts and nuts especially have a heart protective fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid. They are also rich in unsaturated fat, predominantly monounsaturated fat. Nuts are also rich in vegetable protein, fiber, minerals (magnesium), trace elements (selenium in Brazil nut, manganese, copper), vitamin E (hazelnuts and almonds) and folate (vitamin B9).
Advice
The daily consumption of 3 or 4 notes in between a salad or contributes to heart protection.
Rule 5: Do not drink wine moderately
Beneficial effects
Wine contains polyphenols with antioxidant properties.
Advice
Drinking 2-3 glasses a day with meals partly protects against heart disease.
Rule 6: Reduce consumption of saturated fats
Note
Fat meats, whole milk, cakes, biscuits, butter, … are rich in saturated fats, partially responsible for the development of cardiovascular disease and cancer. An excess of saturated fats increases the risk of high blood cholesterol, joint calcification and heart attack.
Advice
Your choice of saturated fat reduction, you should be less fatty meats, whole milk and butter to consume and choose white meat or lean meat such as beef or horse meat, rabbit and even buffalo meat, ostrich meat or Beefalo from distant lands!
Choose lean or low-fat milk or cheese.
Eat no more than 30 grams of cheese per day.
Rule 7: Do not the legume
Beneficial effects
Pulses have several advantages, they are rich in fiber, vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals including folic acid and low in fat.
Advice
Among legumes include soybeans, chickpeas, split peas, dried beans, lentils, etc. …
By from time to time to replace the meat with legumes, the quality of the food supply improved and essentially be varied.
Rule 8: Choose preferably unrefined cereals and rice
Beneficial effects
Unrefined grains, but also wheat, rice and wholemeal bread are a source of complex sugars, the preferred fuel for our muscles and brains, they facilitate digestion and slow the digestion of sugar (reduction of the insulin peak). They also provide minerals such as selenium and zinc, essential for the proper functioning of our body.
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Disease, expression imbalance
Why do we have a body? We live for the feel and express ourselves. Expressed negative feelings that can not be seen from the physical side, in the form of various diseases, ranging from common cold to cancer.
Sickness teaches us about balance and change, how our lives have been unbalanced. Also told that we need to make changes, changes in mindset so that a balance can be recovered again. The disease is a learning experience. Diseases intends to teach us ways to live.
Here is how practical motivation, imagination, and perseverance to overcome disease and achieve a successful life. Read the rest of this entry »
Spinach Prevent Gall Stones
Perhaps only a few of us who care for gallstones. Yet, each person will almost certainly experience it and it is not impossible to get a gallstone problems in one day.
Gallstone formation is one of the major abnormalities that arise in the bladder and bile ducts. Gallstones occur due to chemical changes in the bile someone. Gallstones are formed from the deposition of cholesterol, pigment bilirubin and calcium salts are hardened, but most of the gall-bladder stones are formed from cholesterol.
In the gall bladder, stones can cause inflammation called acute colestitis, this is because of gallstone fragments in the bile ducts that causes pain. The stones of the gallbladder can be related in the liver and bile ducts, thus stopping the flow of bile into the digestive tract.
Although gallbladder disease rarely show symptoms, the situation could get worse torture. If someone is suffering from gallstones, the symptoms that may arise is the attack when a high-fat meal. Stone blocking the flow of bile will cause acute pain on the right side of the abdomen and towards the back, between the shoulder and the front chest.
According to a recent study in the United States, the formation of gallstones can actually be reduced by consumption of foods containing magnesium. Type of magnesium-rich foods include fish, dried almonds, spinach, avocado, banana, raisins and cashews.
A study of the role of magnesium reduce the risk of stone formation bile. To consumption magnesium in recent years due to the relative decline of food processing too long.
Lack of magnesium has long been known to increase levels of triglycerides and lower good cholesterol (HDL) in blood, which triggers both the risk of gallstone formation. However, until now the effects or long-term effects of magnesium on the risk of gallstone formation in humans is unknown depth.
For that reason, the research conducted by analyzing data of 42,705 men aged 40 to 75 years. These men watched their development from the year 986 until 2002 and they also surveyed every two years to find a new disease cases, including gall bladder disease. The researchers gathered information about the intake of magnesium through a questionnaire sent to semikuantitatif participants every four years. During the monitoring period, the researchers recorded about 2195 men diagnosed with gallstone disease.
Research shows, participants who obtained the highest magnesium intake had a reduced risk of gallstones up to 33 percent than those who received the lowest magnesium intake. Decreased risk was also seen when the researchers considered only contain magnesium intake without supplementation.
Of many research, it appears that a healthy diet, which prioritizes vegetables, fiber, complex carbohydrates and magnesium intake, will reduce the risk of symptomatic gallstones. A healthy diet can also help in preventing a person other than gallstone disease.
Reduce Hypertension squash
Who does not know squash? In everyday life, squash is known as a healthy fruit vegetables. The fruit can be cooked vegetable Lodeh, oseng-oseng, or vegetable acids. Stem and leaf buds used to make lalap youth as a friend to eat rice.
In Mexico, a year old tubers delicious food made after boiling. No wonder, the plant known as the pumpkin jipang, and in the international world of this so-called supernumerary chayote food for the people of Mexico.
These plants are planted people in the field or in the yard. Plants named Latin Sechium edule this reinw spread and wrapped around the trunk so that should be planted close to another tree or pergola-arbor provided that can be wrapped around the stem. This plant is native of South America, the leaf-shaped curve of the hand, while the bell-shaped fruit. Read the rest of this entry »
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Grass jelly, Cool Heat In
Behind the black color, grass jelly save a lot of benefits, including ease heartburn. Content of carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins (A, B1, C), water, enough to make Grass jelly is believed to be an alternative to relieve heartburn.
Stomach pains, nausea, and indigestion can be eased thanks to Grass jelly. Food relief refreshing thirst- is also beneficial for health because there is a water-soluble fiber (soluble dietary fiber).
In the body, water soluble fibers can bind to sugar and fat, so useful to prevent diseases such as diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and stroke.
Grass jelly gelatin derived from the leaves grass jelly crumpled and mixed boiled water. Water mixture turns green. After filtered and allowed to settle, there will be a layer of gelatinous green.
In addition to leaves, roots of plants can also be utilized Grass jelly. The fresh leaves can be used to treat stomach ulcers, typhoid and intestinal diseases.
The leaves are washed and crushed to pulp, then mixed with boiled water. The mixture was filtered and aged until thickened. Add sugar and drink three times a day.
Meanwhile, the usefulness of these plants can be overcome grass jelly fever. Sliced boiled with water, then squeezed. Besides boiling, can be brewed with hot water and then filtered and drunk.
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