The Healthy Benefits of Juicing For The Family

By Mike Clarke

Establishments and franchises selling drinks like fruit smoothies along with health snacks have become very popular of late. However, the consumer has no control of the prices these places charge and they can easily raise prices. Many of these fruit smoothies can contain artificial sweeteners and run to many hundreds of calories. Investing in a juice extractor, can help reduce cost and help you control any other additives. This can make them more healthy, especially as you will know what is going in to them, and can be lighter on your pocket.

Juicing has many benefits, but one of the biggest is promoting a well-balanced and healthy diet to children. More and more children are refusing to eat their vegetables and fruit. This is not surprising as many are brought up on fast food, like hamburgers, and sweet fizzy drinks.

By eating unhealthy and fattening foods, children are not getting essential nutrients and vitamins. If children continue to refuse fruits and vegetables, then they are at risk for the following consequences: diabetes, colon cancer, constipation, and unbearable stomach pain. Fortunately, these consequences can be avoided by using a juice extractor.

Many children find vegetables very tangy or bitter as the foods react to their taste buds. Due to this, many kids seek refuge in sugary sweets and biscuits which is very unhealthy. Juicing, however, gets rid of a lot of this bitterness and so can encourage children to consume more vegetables than they would otherwise.

Juicing produces drinks that are very tasty, contain fruit and vegetables, without artificial sweeteners and provide all the nutrients and vitamins required. Not only are these juices high in nutrients but they also contain many cell protecting antioxidants. Doing this, you will find many children will eat several servings of vegetables and fruit each day.

It is not only children who can benefit though. Adults can also reap the nutritional gains of drinking fruit and vegetable juices. They can help improve hearing, memory, eyesight, energy levels and basically the whole of the body. Many people report feeling much healthier, full of energy along with improvement in strength and reduction in wrinkles. The result of this is that many people will experience a longer and healthier life.

Overall, juicing saves a lot of money for families every year. Also, juicing provides fruit and vegetable drinks that have fewer calories without using artificial sweeteners. As a result, people will experience positive life-changing results without any sugar or junk food cravings. - 17269

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Green Tea Weight Loss

By Jen Lore

Tea is the favorite drink of many people around the globe. Popularity of tea has encouraged scientists to carry out research on the benefits of drinking tea. Among all the three popular varieties of tea namely green, black and oolong or wu-long tea; green tea has gained recognition for being the most healthy and beneficial tea. We have heard a lot about the health benefits of green tea. Chinese people are known to make the most green tea consumption. Right from the ancient times, people of china have been drinking green tea. The popularity of this oriental beverage reached the occidental or western boundaries. But west needs more scientific basis to recognize and verify the health benefits of green tea. Therefore, many studies have been done on the health benefits of green tea from the past few years. Let us take a look at why green tea is healthy and beneficial for getting an improved life.

What makes green tea good for health?

All tea varieties namely green, black and oolong or wu-long tea belong to the same species; Camellia-sinensis but numerous factors such as weather, height of plantation, climate, temperature and processing cause the differences in the appearance, color, taste, aroma and qualities of the tea. The least processed variety of tea retains maximum natural quality. Green tea is the least processed variety among black tea and oolong tea. Therefore, it releases vast number of antioxidant polyphenols, especially a catechin known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). EGCG is considered to be the prime factor behind the health benefits of green tea. EGCG is renowned for it's anti-cancer quality. The absorption of EGCG is increased considerably when green tea is taken with black pepper.

What are the health benefits of green tea?

Study and research done by hundreds of reputed global institutes have highlighted some of the major health benefits caused by regular consumption of green tea. Those who drink green tea on a daily basis face reduced risks of bacterial infections, cardio- vascular (heart) diseases, viral infections, cancer, and obesity. Many people who want to lose weight in a healthy way are advised to drink green tea. Anti-cancer or anti-oxidant qualities of green tea can considerably reduce the risk of getting breast, lung and prostate cancer. Green tea is highly beneficial to those who are suffering from diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, weight loss, neurodegenerative diseases, and even halitosis. Excessive LDL Cholesterol that increases the risk of cardio- vascular diseases is reduced by the regular intake of green tea. Research conducted by credible Japanese, European and American institutes have concluded that a person who drinks green tea three times everyday is at a very low risk of acquiring any kind of mild or severe disease. Besides giving protection from diseases, green tea gives sense of rejuvenation and vitality.

What are other green tea health benefits?

Green tea is also effective in countering brain tumors in children, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases as well as flues. It reduces blood pressure and assists in the prevention of hypertension, arteriosclerosis, ovary cancer, osteoporosis and even colorectal cancer. It also protects liver from alcohol and other chemicals, kidneys from renal diseases; and helps in building bones.

These were few aspects of the health benefits of green tea. However, besides these benefits, green tea has an enjoyable scent, superb taste and is merely stimulating. - 17269

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Why Should You Use Bodybuilding Supplements?

By Henrick Scofers

If you exercise, do you really need to use bodybuilding supplements? It's true that exercise is very important when it comes to building muscles, but it's not enough to get you the muscles you want. If you want muscle mass and you want a significant amount of it, your eating has to support doing that. You can't build muscles if you don't have the proper raw materials to do so, so if you want to get the muscles you envision, you'll need to adjust those raw materials and then do the exercises to shape up, instead of the other way around.

Why are bodybuilding supplements so important? These supplements have a basic component to them that anyone who wants to build muscle needs, protein. Proteins are a particular kind of food substance that your body can convert to muscle easily once you digest them. And, of course, you need to eat to build muscle. That's because your body needs fuel, in the form of calories, to build and repair itself. Where you get your calories from matters, though. You can get your calories through carbohydrates, fats and proteins. If you consume protein calories, these calories are much more easily converted to muscle mass. Protein is high in foods like meat and eggs.

So why supplements and not just gorge yourself with meat and eggs? Protein is not the only thing you get when you eat meat. You also get fat which are stored in your body as those unsightly sagging lumps in areas like your belly and arms. How about eggs? The white part of eggs is indeed rich in protein. Unfortunately, the rich protein content is broken down when cooked. You can eat the egg whites raw for protein but it could be pretty risky since raw eggs can lead to salmonella poisoning. Besides eating egg whites and discarding the yolk could be pretty wasteful.

Bodybuilding supplements give you a high and safe dose of protein. With a generous amount of protein running through your body, the only thing you have to do next is concentrate activity on the body part you wish to bulk up. This is how your body works, if a certain part of it is strained more than the usual it compensates by sending more protein into the said body part, making it more prepared to handle the added strain and consequently it grows larger and leaner.

Once you have enough protein in your diet, it's a matter of simply concentrating on the exercise you do. Most trainers suggest you work your muscle groups to exhaustion. In other words, concentrate working out on a particular muscle group until you can't do any more repetitions. As one example, if you want to make your biceps larger, keep doing bicep curls until you can't do another repetition. As your muscle breaks down from this exercise, it rebuilds itself bigger and stronger from the protein you've taken in, thus giving you increased muscle mass.

Now that you know bodybuilding supplements are the perfect muscle building tools, you should be glad to know that they're very convenient to take; they come in forms like quills or drinks that can have you downing the protein you need in no time. - 17269

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Henrick Scofers has been a bodybuilder for 20 years. He is a scientist on the subject bodybuilding supplements. Get more info on top quality supplements now.

How to Jump Higher

By Jana Dibbs

Our bodies are able to adapt to their surroundings. This is why working out is so effective. If you start lifting weight that the body isn't use to it will grow and become stronger so that it can lift that weight easier. The exact same thing happens with jump training. The body will adapt and create more fast twitch so that it can jump higher than it currently does.

What are the differences between fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers? Well, as you might of guessed one is obviously faster but it also fatigues much faster. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

If you take a muscle from a sprinter they will have tons of red muscle fibers. This is because they need quick energy and only for a few seconds.

The body will never have all of one type but a combination of the two. You do need endurance muscle along with the fast muscle to function.

But you might be wondering how to get more red muscle. This is where your training becomes very important, the way you train affect the muscle you will get.

To get the fast red muscle you need to train in short high powered intervals. To get more white endurance muscle just train doing slower paced movements for longer periods of time.

There are exercises designed to make more fast twitch muscle that are called plyometrics. They will focus on fast movements to trigger red muscle production.

The way plyos work is by doing very high intensity jumps that don't last very long. Remember you are going for speed and not for endurance. It would defeat the purpose to do hundreds of jumps if you really want each jump to be it's highest possible. You need to train just like what you want to accomplish. It is time to stop thinking and hoping that one day you will be able to dunk and get off you butt and do something about it. You can learn to jump higher with the proper training exercises so get to work. - 17269

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Lose Weight by Dancing

By James Kim

Dancing is a terrific way to lose weight. There are many benefits to learning how to dance. This article will explain the benefits of dancing for weight loss.

Flexibility is very important part of your overall well-being, especially when you start to age. When you dance, you gain a longer range of motion, which leads to becoming more flexible. Many types of dances require that the dancer can perform moves that require bending, stretching and twisting. All of these type of movements will increase the dancer's flexibility naturally.

You will become stronger and tighter when dancing. Many forms of dance require that you jump and leap in the dance routine. Jumping is a great way to increase lean muscle mass in your body as your legs are flexing and exerting force when you jump off the ground. Again, you won't realize that you're exercising as you will be having too much fun dancing.

Endurance is a key aspect of an overall weight loss plan. The reason you need endurance is because you need your muscles to work hard for a long period of time if you want to lose weight. When incorporating dance in your exercise routine, you will improve overall endurance as well as your aerobic ability. Aerobic exercise is the best way to burn calories without "overdoing it".

An important part of any exercise routine is that it's enjoyable and not boring. Most exercise routines become boring quickly, which causes you to stop exercising. Also, dancing is a great way to increase your self esteem and meet people you wouldn't normally meet in your everyday life. - 17269

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James is preparing for the Oxygen's new hit show Oxygen's Dance Your Ass Off. You can read all about DYAO at his blog.

Great Protein Drinks

By Samantha Carter

Getting protein into your system, whether you were working out or not used to be very difficult, it involved eating a lot of lean meat and eggs etc. Along came whey protein, with the fastest absorption rate imaginable. This resulted in a massive boost in popularity and has to massive sales.

Making protein shakes are easy, if you are looking for, lets say as an example, 24 grams of protein, then you would add one scoop to whatever liquid you like, which could be milk or water or something else. Then to this you add the flavors or even additional protein in different forms and just blend it all together.

One of the reasons whey protein was shunned initially was because of its association to supplements with additives such as steroid and other agents harmful to the body. Fortunately whey protein is pure protein and its only real failing is that while affordable it is still a little expensive to have it in large quantities.

Here is an example recipe:

Peppermint Oatmeal Shake Ingredients: Mix 2 scoops of Alpine Milk Chocolate Protein Delite or other protein with 1 cup sugar free vanilla ice cream 1 cup oatmeal 2 cups non-fat milk 1.2 cup water a splash of peppermint extract!

Whey protein shake recipe 2:

Protein-Carb Almond Blaster Ingredients: Mix 2 Scoops of Vanilla MyoMax Meal or other protein with 10-12 oz of skim milk 1.2 cup of dry oatmeal 1.2 cup of raisins 12 shredded almonds 1 tbsp of peanut butter. Its like pudding!

You should definitely try on out after or before a workout. You won't regret it. - 17269

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The Importance Of Magnesium Supplements

By William Regsen

If you are not getting the recommended amount of magnesium from your diet that your body needs to function, you may benefit from taking a magnesium supplement. Magnesium is vitally important and is present in cells throughout the entire body.

One of the main reasons why people do not get enough magnesium is the lack of a balanced diet. Another reason is because people may not be aware of food sources high in magnesium.

Magnesium is found in foods such as tofu, legumes, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, bananas and even chocolate.

If diet intake of magnesium is not adequate in meeting the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of magnesium, consider the use of a magnesium supplement. Magnesium, available in tablet form, can give a person the extra magnesium that they may not be getting from the foods they eat on a daily basis. These supplements can be found in food and drug store chains and also in specialty vitamin stores in most cities.

If your dietary intake is not adequate taking a magnesium supplement daily can help provide you with the magnesium your body requires. Additionally, magnesium supplements are easy to obtain from your local grocery or drug store as well as in specialty vitamin stores. - 17269

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Natural Acne Remedies

By Rose Williams

Every person understands the value of our faces. The more handsome it is, the more advantageous it gets. Above anything else, it is the first thing others look at when they see you. Generally, our confidence relies on our level of contentment with our physical appearance. When one thinks he or she looks good, confidence really zooms.

When we are growing up, the development of acne or even pimples is a major concern. If you do not have a problem involving your face, then congratulations. On the other hand, if you are one of the majority who do have a problem, there is a solution to the problem!

Is acne one of your concerns? Are you spending too much money on chemical acne treatments? Do you want to apply a remedy but you are worried that it may be a bit on your skin? Then try a more natural way of treating your acne. You do not have to go very far to do it, because the treatment is right there in your own home. The doctor is within you. The most useful beauty advice of all time is: drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Hydrating your body will help you wash away your toxins. Take care of your body and take care of your skin.

Clean, healthy mannerisms may also help. Ensure that you do not leave make-up on your skin because it adds to the clogging of your pores, thereby causing even more pimples and blackheads. Do not sleep with your make-up on. Also, always keep your hair out of your face, because hair contains natural oils that can contribute to outbreaks of acne in your skin.

Put your pillow slip and face towels in the laundry often. Daily, if you can. They are absorbent and they also hold acne-contributors like oil and bacteria too. Lastly, never, ever pick your acne or pimples, since you do not want the dirt from your fingernails inside your face, do you?

You must eat healthy, natural food when you have acne, because you must try to cleanse yourself not only outside but also from the inside. It would really help too, if you could lessen your intake of oily, fatty food. Eating food rich in fibre helps|is a remedy, since the fibre helps clean your body of poisons too. Furthermore, eating food that is considered anti-oxidant would help a lot in order for you to maintain a healthy skin. Moreover, food rich in Vitamins A, B and D, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, chloride, magnesium, zinc, iron and sodium is also a great help too.

Follow a diet, which is high in beta-carotene and zinc is a great aid not only in the prevention, but as well as in the treatment process and anti-scarring by acne. Yes, beauty is only skin deep, but having beautiful skin also makes you feel more beautiful and confident in your self. - 17269

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Do Ab Cruncher Machines Work?

By Tom Leverson

One of the frequent questions I often get asked is, do the ab cruncher exercise machines you often see on television actually work? Yes and no is the answer to that question. I know this is not particularly useful but let me explain.

These appliances are designed to exercise the abdo muscles. Various parts of the ab muscles are worked by these machines. Hopefully, after using these machines the abdominal muscles will hypertrophy, or increase in size. Working out with these machines alone is very unlikely to produce a lovely set of lean, rippling abdominal muscles. The reason is that the abdominal muscles are hidden from view by a layer of fat tissue. This needs to be got rid of in order to reveal those lovely abs.

Ab crunchers will not normally remove the fat focally over the abs. Performing hundreds or thousands of sit ups will not get rid of this layer of fat tissue for the exact same reason. The only way to do this is by lowering calorie intake and burning excess calories, therefore reducing fat content all over the body.

Adding an aerobic exercise regime to your exercise program is the most effective way to burn off these calories. Also, exercises that use the big muscles of the body such as the quadriceps are great at burning calories.

The quadriceps is the big muscles that lies at the top, on the front of the thigh. A good exercise to work the quadriceps is squats. The size of the large muscles means that they burn a lot of calories and generate a lot of heat. They also stimulate the body's growth hormone secretion therefore encouraging muscle growth which is good for building those abdominal muscles.

The most common aerobic exercises are rowing, running and cycling. For burning fat it is best to do these exercises over a long period of time. Indeed, on machines in a lot of gyms you will often find they have fat burning modes which will keep you at an ideal steady pace.

These ab crunchers will, therefore, help you in getting a set of visible abdominal muscles but not without combining them with fat busting exercises. In as soon as 12 weeks you can see results if these measures are followed consistently. - 17269

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Tom writes articles about the Vince Delmonte fitness program which you can read about in his Vince Delmonte review.

The Truth About Gogi Berry and Weight Loss

By Dorthy Weatherbush

For hundreds upon thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine has incorporated the goji berry as part of its medicinal must haves. It is also a product that is currently carried in most health food stores.

Grown in both China and in certain areas of the Himalayas, the goji plant produces berries that are relatively small, are a vibrant red in color, and are extremely delicate to the touch. As a matter of fact, they are so extremely delicate that the berries are not plucked from the plant, but rather must be shaken off of the plant very gently. After they are taken from the plant, they are allowed to dry in the plentiful sunshine.

In recent years, the goji berry has been associated positively with weight loss; it is believed that this is related to their low Glycemic index.

The Glycemic index describes that speed at which the foods that we eat are converted into blood sugar or glucose. The lower the Glycemic Index (GI) of a food, the slower the rate at which it converts into blood sugar. One of the big problems that most people encounter in relation to diet and weight control is the craving and urges to eat sugary, starchy foods that have a high GI index. What happens then, when we give in to the craving and indulge our desire, is that blood sugar levels soar or spike.

The body fights high blood sugar levels by creating insulin, which is actually performed by the pancreas. The good news is that the insulin brings the blood sugar levels back down to normal very quickly. The bad news is that this rapid decrease in blood sugar levels makes you crave more sugary and starchy foods, which starts the cycle all over again.

The other side effect of this unstable blood sugar level is that you don't feel energetic and so you will not feel up to performing regular exercise. As a result, you have the perfect storm for staying overweight: a high desire for fatty foods, and a low desire to exercise. This is a recipe for disaster.

Examining now the goji berry, which has a glycemic index of 29, we can see that its glycemic index is very low, especially when compared to apples, 38, and oranges, 42. Moreover, goji berries are rich in fiber, which is known to help in moderating blood sugar levels, and chromium, which can enhance blood sugar control and is known to help retain muscle mass. Due to the fact that muscles use up more calories than fat, this can help to stimulate a better metabolic rate.

Goji berries also contain a number of energy producing vitamins and nutrients including thiamin, calcium, copper, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc. All of these help the body get rid of fat.

When we are young, our bodies are kept slim by naturally created growth hormones. Consequently, as we age, our bodies slow down on the number of growth hormones that are created which causes smaller amounts of muscle tissue to be created and but greater amounts of newly created body fat. Goji berries, however, contain amino acids and potassium which help the body to generate growth hormones.

As great as the goji berry is, it is not the sole solution to diet and weight loss, and they do not claim to be. However they can be helpful when used in conjunction with a good diet and exercise plan including meal replacement plans like Medifast.

Medifast is one of the worlds leading weight loss products and the use of Goji Berries as a supplement may enhance Medifasts already proven track record, and stimulate further weight loss.

Goji berries alone will not cause you to lose a lot of weight. However, when used in their supplemental capacity, the results can be astonishing. - 17269

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Dorthy Weatherbush is a leading expert in diet and weight loss for both men and women. She has used the Medifast diet plan in conjunction with the goji berry to help her customers achieve optimal results. In addition to Medifast , Dorthy utilizes lots of cardio activity and weight training to get her customers the bodies of their dreams.

You Don't Have to Lose Money to Lose Weight - Here's Why

By Patsie Adams

There are a variety of lose weight programs out there. All of them have their adherents. All of them have their detractors. So, how do you choose one? We will explore a number of lose weight programs so you can pick the one that is best for you.

First, note how new lose weight books come out regularly. Some espouse strict low calorie dieting. Some call for no carbs to low carbs. Some call for high protein and let you enjoy some fat in your diet!

If something feels right in your gut, its okay to try it for a few weeks and see if it pays off. Nothing you do for a few weeks is going to kill you.

Popular diet books often spin-off to paid membership web sites, supplements, and food delivery ventures. If the diet felt good for you during your trial weeks then it could be worth your money to subscribe to these lose weight programs. Just make sure you stick to the books plan for a few weeks before investing that money.

Some programs are based on meetings. In Weight Watchers, for example, you can have a set number of calories (divided into Points) on a daily basis. Weekly meetings are held for weigh-ins, progress assessment and motivation.

If you decide to do Weight Watchers as your lose weight program, consider going to two or three meetings at different times before you settle on one. Thats because different meeting leaders have different styles. Furthermore, the mix of people at a meeting can affect the tone, so find a group you are comfortable with.

If you are the busy type, Jenny Craig is a great lose weight program. The meals are all set and pre-prepared. All you have to do is zap in the microwave. Only things you need to add are milk and some items from the fresh produce section. A consultant will be available for one-on-one tracking of how you've been doing.

The problem with Jenny Craig is that it is very expensive. You will spend $150 a week or so on Jenny Food and then another $30 to $50 at the grocery store. However, the food is quite good, and some even say it is restaurant quality.

Nutrisystem will save you some bucks. In this lose weight program meals are delivered four weeks at a time. Most of the meals are shelf stable and freeze dried. Recently they added froze foods which can also be consumed throughout the month.

Some have been disappointed by Nutrisystem's freeze dried food. But, this is a program that's easier on the pocket compared with Jenny Craig.

These are only some of the lose weight programs available to you. So you really need to read up and eventually try out to see which is best for you. There will be some trial and error but try not to go from one diet to another.

When you've made the right decision and invested your money on a lose weight program, stick to it. Because you do want to lose that weight as well as make the most of your time, effort and money. - 17269

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Easy Solutions To Get In Shape

By Jerry Thompson

In my opinion, the best thing to do to be able to burn lots of calories is cardiovascular exercises. Another important factor that plays a major role in losing those extra pounds is eating healthy. For me this is the hardest rule to follow when trying to lose that beer belly.

Dieting doesn't mean that you have to starve yourself in order for you to lose fat. Eating right is. What this means is that you need to eat less fatty foods and eat more foods that your body needs in order to function every day. Eat foods that have plenty of fiber and in order to promote muscle growth, eat food with plenty of protein, such as beef.

Another great tip is to cut your carbohydrate intake down say 25%. By doing this you are just adding another piece to the puzzle of weight loss and shedding those pounds off of the waist line.

Participating in cardiovascular exercises will also help in burning off fat. Every morning before breakfast, try to at least go jogging or walk for 30 minutes. This will significantly improve your weight as well as your body. By exercising before you eat breakfast, you will be able to turn on your metabolism rate and make it a lot faster. This means that you will be able to burn fat a lot more efficiently than not exercising in the morning at all.

Muscle training should also be done about 2-3 times a week, the more the merrier, but make sure that you work your way up slowly so you don't injure yourself. Free weights are the best for weight loss as they use primary and secondary muscles when you are using them.

If you are wanting to bulk up, then you will have to do short reps of heavier weight. Also do not forget to strengthen the supporting muscles either, the biggest supporting muscle group there is would be the core, also known as the abs.

There is a lot more to weight loss than this, but this is definitely enough valuable information to get you started. There is no magic weight loss program out there, to lose weight will require eating healthy and staying on a consistent workout schedule. - 17269

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