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The whole idea of a detox program is
to remove the toxins from you body caused by substances such as
alcohol, tobacco and food consumed during the festive period. This
program helps your body by cleaning out the toxins that you have
absorbed, by passing them from your skin, liver and kidneys, which
act as cleansing filters. Check out this week's article on, Kick
off the new year with Detox.
WF team wishes all its subscribers A Very Happy and Healthy New
Year.
Enjoy good health,
Namita Nayyar, AFI |
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When initiating a resistance training program for
older women, start with the lightest weight on the weight stack. lf a one
repetition maximum (1-RM or 5-RM) test or maximum torque type of test is
administered, then use approximately 30% to 40% of maximum as the starting
weight. lf the you can comfortably lift up to 15 repetitions and perceive it to
be light (< 12 on the Borg rating of perceived exertion [RPE] 15-point category
scale), add 5% the next time. The goal will be to complete 10 to 15 repetitions
at a comfortably hard level (RPE = 12-13, somewhat hard to 14-16, hard). lf you
cannot complete, 10 repetitions, decrease the weight. |
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Get back up
Success is determined not by how many times you
get knocked down, but by how quickly you get back up. You cannot possibly
hope to prevent all the setbacks. It is unrealistic to think that you can avoid
all the problems and challenges, which will most certainly block your path.
But they don't have to get the best of you. Though you cannot avoid getting
knocked down, what you can do is to quickly get back up. Every successful person
is successful in spite of the problems, not in the absence of problems.
If you choose to wallow in anger, self-pity and despair, that will only put you
further behind. Is that really what you want? . Get back up. Get back in the
game. Get over it. Get going. And do it now. The faster you
recover, the more successful you'll become.
Note: WF Members receive motivation like
this in their e-mail box every Monday morning! Those of you looking for added
motivation, can go ahead to download Free motivational Wallpaper Changer at
http://www.womenfitness.net/downloads.htm
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"What this power is I
cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes
available only when a man is in that state of mind in
which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully
determined not to quit until he finds it."
-- Alexander
Graham Bell. |
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BEETROOT, CHICORY AND ORANGE SALAD
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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2
medium cooked beetroot, diced
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2
heads chicory, sliced
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1
large orange
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60
ml / 4 tbsp natural low fat yogurt
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10
ml / 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
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salt and pepper
Directions:
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Mix together the diced cooked beetroot and
sliced chicory in a large serving bowl.
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Finely grate the rind from the orange. With a
sharp knife, remove all the peels and white pith. Cut out the segments,
catching the juice in a bowl. Add the segments to the salad.
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Add the orange rind, yogurt, mustard and
seasonings to the orange juice, mix thoroughly, then spoon over the salad.
Nutritional Information: (per portion)
Energy 41 K cals / 172g
Fat 0.60 g
Saturated fat 0.08 g
Cholesterol 0.60 mg
Fibre 1.42 g |
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Kick off the new year with
Detox
After indulging in chocolate, wine, and cookies during the holiday and festive
season its time to kick off the new year with a two week detox diet.
The whole idea of a detox program is to remove the toxins from you body caused
by substances such as alcohol, tobacco and food consumed during the festive
period. This program helps your body by cleaning out the toxins that you have
absorbed, by passing them from your skin, liver and kidneys, which act as
cleansing filters. The whole idea of a detox diet is to strengthen up the organs
that your body uses to carry out detoxification of the toxins on a normal
day-to-day basis and release the toxins that have become stored up in your body.
The program involves fasting on liquids for two days, followed by a
carefully-planned five-day diet to allow the digestive system to rest.
Different Ways to Detox:
The best and probably the most cost effective way
of being able to remove the toxins from your body is to start eating more fresh
fruit and vegetables, try not to add too many spices or oil to them. Steamed
vegetables are a better option in order to retain the vital nutrients that you
require to assist your body during the detoxification period. Orange, yellow and
red-orange foods are rich in carotenoids such as beta-carotene, lutein and
lycopene. More than 600 carotenoids occur naturally, but carotenes are the most
widely known. Carotenes, destroy free radicals in lipids, enhance immune
response and protect cells against UV radiation. Green plants on the other hand,
contain particularly large amounts of chlorophyll, which is a detoxifier. Foods
rich in chlorophyll include chlorella and other blue-green algae, beet greens,
bok choy, collards, dandelion greens, kale, mustard greens and nettles. Another
class of vegetables with potent detoxifying abilities are those of the crucifer
family which includes broccoli, bok choy, Brussels sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower, mustard greens, radishes and turnips.
Click here, to
read the complete article on
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