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Maintaining heart health can be done in various ways. One way is to select and cultivate the right food. It is very important because you can not shy away from affairs of food each day. Here are some tips from the Indonesian Heart Foundation who can be your guide:
Guidelines for heart healthy foods
1. Limit cholesterol intake to only 300 mg / day
2. Fat intake of only 25% of total caloric needs. Fat is composed of 10% and 15% saturated fat unsaturated fat
3. Limit the use of table salt and foods containing high levels of fat and sodium. This substance is usually widely available on the pastry, cakes, chocolate etc.
How to select and cultivate the recommended food
For people who want to lose weight, many types of food into his prohibition. But there are some foods that can actually help you lose weight.
Here are six types of foods that can help you lose weight:
1. Watermelon
Watermelon contains vitamin A and C, also contain lycopene, which may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and vision problems associated with age. One cup of diced watermelon contains only less than 50 calories. That is, in addition to healthy watermelon is also not harmful to weight loss.
2. Avocado
Avocados contain monounsaturated fats are healthier for the heart, also a healthy alternative to help lower bad cholesterol (LDL). This versatile fruit can also lose weight. As long as they eat no added sugar, milk or chocolate.
3. Sweet potato
Fist-sized sweet potatoes can fulfill your daily requirement of vitamin A and also provides 4 grams of fiber. In addition, sweet potatoes have fewer calories than potatoes or other sweet, so these foods can help you lose weight.
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The excellent food is generally unhealthy because they contain different components such as calories and fat evil. Some ways you can do to reduce the content while maintaining flavor.
Modifications are intended to apply to several types of these delicious foods.
Burger
This food uses a lot of beef fat. In addition, the use of white bread also contains a lot of simple sugars that provide a higher glucose load for the body.
To reduce the fat content, replace the beef with the thinner. Cover with sliced onions and vegetables to prevent the meat does not burn, while providing vitamin content in the burgers.
If there is, choose organic beef because it contains more omega-3 fatty acids good for heart health and brain. While to close it, use whole wheat bread contains less sugar but rich in fiber.
This modification reduces the 6 grams of unsaturated fat in each serving burgers. Instead, there is an additional 47 mikrigram beta carotene, fiber and 5 grams of the compound allicin which is important for the immune system.
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Aka snoring Snoring experienced almost everyone, especially if sleeping in conditions that are too tired. And it turns out bad habits that often interfere with these other people can burn calories.
Scientists found that people who frequently snored in her sleep can burn more calories than people who rarely snore.
This is based on the grounds that the snoring and respiratory problems triggered due to increased activity of the nervous system. Thus, people who snore often will burn more calories.
Scientists from the University of California studied 212 people who snore often, talk during sleep, had difficulty breathing in sleep or even a periodic cessation of breathing. Then, scientists calculate how many calories you burned on several different levels of health problems.
The result, as reported from GeniusBeauty, Friday (8/20/2010), who always snored (regular) can burn about 2000 calories per day, while people who just snore from time to time (sometimes) burn 1626 calories.
However, with these results, it does not mean all people who snore have a slim body. Because basically, people who snore are people who experience sleep disturbance and fatigue. And those two things are precisely trigger people to eat more high-energy foods and choose.
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For those of us who have a super busy and difficult time for exercise, exercise the right choice is one way to lose weight efficiently. And the choice of the best sport that can burn 200 calories more a period of less than 30 minutes is …
Spinning is a stationary bike bicycle was often used by athletes to maintain stamina. This can be a sport that ignites our motivation. For every 30 minutes, calories burned is as much as 334 calories.
Jump ropes are inexpensive and fun ways to burn 320 calories per 30 minutes. Not only that, this exercise can be done anywhere. To be more challenging, as we have advanced the sport jump rope alone, try to get a friend to join. If we both have advanced, can try with two ropes that form a special formation so that every movement will flex our muscles.
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