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Foods with Diuretic Effect

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Within food, you should choose a diet that includes foods that help you lose fluid, ie having a diuretic effect, such as:

  • Vegetables: celery, parsley, berejena, cauliflower, broccoli, onion, garlic, asparagus, artichokes, among others.
  • Fruits: Cantaloupe, watermelon, pineapple or pineapple, lemon, apple, pear, blueberry, etc.
  • Takes liquid to help stimulate the kidney.
  • Regarding physical activity, it stimulates both the metabolism and fatty tissues and help you enhance weight loss, although it is slow.

Above all you must have patience and perseverance, these 2 qualities are very important to carry out first a treatment for lupus and a second to lose weight. Remember to consult your doctor. Tell him your concerns about your weight, you probably can provide a treatment option suitable for you.

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The role of vitamins in the diet

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

vitamin in dietVitamins are complex organic substances required in the diet in small amounts in comparison with other components such as proteins, carbohydrates or fats. The lack of vitamins in the diet result in various deficiency diseases. Vitamins do not provide energy or matter but involved in their use in the synthesis and maintenance of tissues and in countless metabolic processes. They are indispensable in the daily diet for healthy people.

They are divided into two (2) groups:

Water-soluble vitamins
* Not stored in large quantities
* Requires regularly in the diet
* Generally not toxic excess

Fat-soluble vitamins
* They are stored in the liver
* Not easily absorbed or excreted
* The excess can be toxic

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Weight Loss Surgery

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Weight Loss Surgery

For many, cosmetic surgery has always been thought of a female thing. This option has always been that men are too burly and masculine to deal with cosmetic surgery. Well, things have changed since then. In recent years there has been a significant increase in men with plastic surgery for different reasons.

Some of the different things that men are using plastic surgery to our face lifts and skin hardening. One of the biggest things that men resort to cosmetic surgery is a weight loss surgery. And weight loss from liposuction surgery is one of those procedures.

With obesity is the biggest disease in the United States, not surprisingly, weight loss, liposuction and surgery has become almost commonplace. Some see this as the achievement of the system to lose weight and many believe that this is purely frivolous. However you look, the fact is that this trend is not one to be anytime soon. (more…)

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Obesity and smoking shorten life in 10 years (II)

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Obesity and smoking

Much of obesity is related to the risk of heart disease and stroke and to a lesser extent cancer.

Among middle-aged people in the UK, as one in four deaths are caused by heart attack or stroke, and one in 16 cancer deaths are due to overweight or obese, according to researchers estimate.

Fat at 40:

In adulthood, it may be easier to prevent substantial weight gain, to lose weight once you have won, they say.

Thus the body mass index (BMI) was calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared, an example would be:

Normal: 18.5 to 24.9
Overweight: 25 to 29.9
Obese: Above 30

It is very important to calculate your BMI, to avoid excess in middle age, which could add years to life. (more…)

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It is necessary to control weight

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

control weightObesity is a problem that every day is more common although there is greater awareness about its impact on health. Besides being an important factor in risk for heart diseases, may also increase the likelihood of developing a variety of ailments, including diabetes, arthritis and certain cancers.

The fact of being overweight or obese can cause profound psychological effects and terrible misery. Diets snapshots, however, have their own problems and in few occasions lead to lasting weight loss. Rather, it would have to reduce excess weight in a gradual manner through a balanced diet and healthy.

In large part, a healthy weight is a personal matter. Each person is comfortable with a certain weight and shape and, for many, the ideal weight is best determined on the basis of how they feel, rather than using a table of weight. While these tables can provide a basic guide as to which is a healthy weight for each individual, are usually too limited in taking into account the structure and physical characteristics of each.

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