1 g carbs = 4 calories (Kcal) 1 g protein = 4 calories (Kcal) 1 g fat = 9 calories (Kcal) …

In time I've picked up some tips from TV shows and magazines, some basic principles that I try to apply (without always succeeding though ). 1.      I should eat small meals, eat them often each day.  Small and often eaten meals are better because our body is just like a machine that consumes energy when preparing the digestion. If we eat more often, it will have to prepare for digestion more often and that means energy (calorie) consumption. 2.      3 moderate meals with 2-3…

I would hardly call it dieting...yet some people do. I'm talking about the Mediterranean diet. This part of the world managed to get quite a few scientists interested because they found that people living there have really healthy hearts. They concluded this might be the effect of their eating habits. The Mediterranean diet mostly means: Olive oil gets to be used often and it's a good source of monounsaturated fats Fruits and vegetables also play an important part of their…

Fruits and veggies: eat more Bread, grains, potatoes (any kind of food that contains carbs): Eat more: wholegrain bread, brown rice, pasta, cereals and oats Eat less: puddings, biscuits, cookies or anything you can buy in a pastry shop Meat and dairy Eat more: lean meat, fish and chicken, skimmed milk, low fat cheeses, yoghurt Eat less: fatty meat and sausages Fat and oils Eat more: vegetable oils, olive oil, olives, nuts and seeds Eat less: butter,…

When it comes to taking control over your weight and health what you eat is as important as your lifestyle. Your body weight depends on how many calories you accumulate each day as opposed to how many calories you're burning every day. If you accumulate more than you burn, you're gaining weight. If you burn more than you accumulate, you're losing weight. Find more ways of making exercise... simple stuff like going for a walk ever day.…

Dieta ar trebuie sa fie un aspect important pentru toata lumea. Dupa 50 de ani, aceasta devine o necesitate. Multi considera ca arderea caloriilor depinde doar de miscarea pe care o fac, dar faptele arata altceva. Exercitiul fizic foloseste doar 25-35% din calorii, 5-10% se ard pentru a procesa mancarea, iar 60-65% din calorii merg catre mentinerea ritmului metabolic de baza (de exemplu energia necesara pentru a ne tine in viata in timp ce dormim) Odata cu trecerea anilor, organismul are…

Aceasta dieta sustine ca odata ce sunt eliminate sursele prin care se introduc toxine in organism, corpul nostru va incepe sa elimine toxinele care se afla deja in interiorul sau. Toxinele ajung in organismul nostru pentru ca se gasesc in aer,apa si chiar si in mancare. De asemenea tigarile si alcoolul sunt o sursa de toxine deloc de neglijat. Atunci cand ajung prea multe toxine in organism, acesta nu mai face fata, nu le poate elimina pe toate si, ca urmare, toxinele se acumuleaza in…