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Meal Planning

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Adam Pichette in Diet Logs

One of the most efficient ways to diet isn’t really by dieting. You don’t really even need to change what your eating, just the time, amount and way you eat it. By eating in reverse order from the way we normally eat. Usually breakfast is small and rushed, lunch is usually average [...]

Physiology of Mastication

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by madhavi krishnan in Diet Logs

Cutting the food substances into small particles and grinding them into a soft bolus is known as Mastication. The incisors provide a strong cutting action, and the molars have a grinding action. Mastication is a first mechanical process to which the food is subjected. It is centrally regulated by the cortex and [...]

After a nigh of fasting, our body needs breakfast. We burn about 450 calories while sleeping and wake up with an energy deficit. Eating breakfast restores the supply of blood glucose, the fuel used by our brain.
Also while we sleep, our metabolism slows down. Breakfast increases our oxygen uptake so that that food [...]

Honey for better health

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by madhavi krishnan in Diet Logs

Honey is used as a food supplement or as a medicine. It is good for health because it contains minerals like sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron as well as some vitamins of the B group and vitamin C. For centuries, honey has been considered wonder food in many countries. In ancient [...]

Contents of a good breakfast

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by madhavi krishnan in Diet Logs

High protein fish like pomfret, tuna, seer fish, mackerel and sardines contain substances which are converted into brain chemicals that boost mental activity. As it’s digestible, it would be the ideal choice for dinner which, at any rate, should not be heavy.
Lean meat too has a high content of protein, and so have all [...]

Kids and junk food

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by madhavi krishnan in Diet Logs

These days, many mothers complain about the poor eating habits of the children. Most of the kids thrive on junk food, hence the danger of having a nutritionally poor diet.
Children often emulate the adults. If you as parents are fussy and choosy about the food that you eat and throw tantrums on the dining [...]

Diet during pregnancy

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by madhavi krishnan in Diet Logs

With pregnancy confirmed, a woman must alter her dietary habits in order to nourish not only the growing foetus but to support the changes in her body. A balanced diet rich in calories, proteins, calcium, vitamins and minerals which, in terms of food translates into these:
4 glasses of milk per day in any form that [...]

Diet for perfect waist line

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by madhavi krishnan in Diet Logs

The main criterion is that the workout must be done on an empty stomach. If you feel you can’t manage without food, have a light breakfast, like the following combinations;
1 bowl of popped rice/pop corn/cornflakes + 1 banana+1 glass warm wafer with one tablespoon of honey and juice of ½ of a lemon.
1 bowl [...]

The Omega Diet

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by hubbort in Dieting, Weight Loss

Dr. Artemis Simopoulo, the author of The Omega Diet, based her book from the dietary approach of the mediterranian. This approach is more of a deeper understanding about essential fatty acids, its relationship with other essential fatty acids, and what can it do to to people who will undergo such diet. The omega 3’s main sources are [...]

Benefits of Ginger

Posted on August 24th, 2009 by hubbort in Healthy Eating

Ginger is one of the best and safest medicinal herbal supplement in the world. Here are some of its health benefits: 
Ginger is one of the best known treatment  for  nausea, morning sickness, dizziness and motion sickness.
It can help digest fatty foods and break down proteins. It is excellent for reducing gas, indigestion, diarrhea and other digestive problems.
Ginger [...]

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