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The current recommendation for
physical activity is something that virtually all of us can do.
That's 30 minutes of accumulated moderate physical activity most
days of the week. This week WF team brings you Top 10 to a
Disease-Proof Lifestyle, check out these tips and try to
incorporate them in your daily life.
Enjoy good health,
Namita Nayyar, AFI |
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Don't be afraid of good fats. Always include a
serving of "good" fat at each meal. Good sources of fat can help balance blood
sugar, control appetite, and provide essential fatty acids that are needed to
help keep your hormones balanced. Some of the best sources of good fats include
raw nuts and seeds such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, and
sunflower seeds, as well as olives, olive oil, salmon and fish oil, and
avocados. Use monounsaturated fats as your main source of fat and use saturated
fats sparingly. |
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Appreciate The Past.
It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and
unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in
the light of experience, acceptance, and growth.
Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and
loving. The relationships we entered, stayed in, or ended taught us necessary
lessons.
Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights
about who we are and what we want. Our mistakes? Necessary. Our frustrations,
failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary
too. Each step of the way, we learned. We went through exactly the
experiences we need to, to become who we are today. Each step of the way, we
progressed. Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is
mistaking that for the truth.
Let go of negative thoughts and accept, with gratitude, all that has brought
today.
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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"Never count the milestone
as you pass them one by one. Count your blessings, count
your friends, unafraid of anything you see, believing
that the best of the years is yet to be.."
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Cecilia Menon |
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Noodles with smoked tofu and
vegetables
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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175
g (6 oz) dried thread egg noodles
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sunflower oil, for deep-frying
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250
g (8 oz) firm smoked tofu, cubed
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1
onion, finely chopped
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1
teaspoon grated fresh root ginger
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2
garlic cloves, crushed
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1
small red chili, deseeded and finely sliced
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250
g (8 oz) broccoli florets
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175
g (6 oz) baby sweet corn, cut in half lengthways
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175
g (6 oz) fresh bean sprouts
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2
red chillies, deseeded and cut in half, to garnish
SAUCE
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250
ml (8 fl oz) teriyaki sauce
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2
tablespoons sake (Japanese rice wine)
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2
tablespoons lemon juice
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2-3
teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
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2
teaspoons brown sugar
Directions:
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Cook the noodles in a large saucepan of boiling water according to packet
instructions until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water
until very cold. Leave to drain.
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Heat about 5 cm (2 in) sunflower oil in a heavy-based frying pan or wok and
fry the tofu cubes for 3-4 minutes until crisp and lightly golden. Drain on
kitchen paper and keep warm. Remove all but a few tablespoons of the oil from
the wok and fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chilli until soft but not brown.
Remove from the heat.
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Blanch the broccoli in a large saucepan of boiling water for about 1 minute,
drain and refresh under cold water. Drain again and pat dry with kitchen
paper. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
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Return the frying pan or wok with the onion mixture to the heat. When
reheated, add the broccoli and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the sweet corn
and bean sprouts and stir-fry for about 3 minutes. Add the sauce, toss to
combine, then add the noodles and the fried tofu. Cook for another 1 minute
until heated through. Serve garnished with chilli halves.
Nutritional Information:
Carbohydrate 48 g/ protein 26 g / fat 17 g / Kcal
436. |
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Top 10 to a Disease-Proof
Lifestyle
Here are 10 key things you can start doing right
away to help keep you healthy and feeling young.
1. Toss the smoke. Lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, high blood
pressure, osteoporosis. The list of age-related diseases that smokers are at
higher risk for goes on and on. Not to mention the wrinkles and stained teeth
that make you look far older than your years. If you don't smoke, raise your
right hand and swear you never will. Then give yourself a pat on the back. If
you do smoke-stop. Within minutes of puffing your final cigarette, your blood
pressure and pulse rate drop to normal. And after just 24 hours, your risk of
having a heart attack decreases.
2. Add activity. Close to five million adults say they don't do
anything physically active in their leisure time. Now that's a lot of couch
potatoes. And it turns out that more women are inactive than men. Everyone knows
exercise is good for you�so why are so many women still stuck on the sofa?
Perhaps you haven't found a fun activity that keeps you coming back for more. Or
maybe you think you don't have the time. But it takes a lot less time than you
probably realize.
The current recommendation for physical activity is something that virtually all
of us can do. That's 30 minutes of accumulated moderate physical activity most
days of the week. Walking the dog, gardening, housework-they all count. In fact,
regular exercise helps prevent everything from heart disease and diabetes to
breast cancer and osteoporosis.
Click here, to
read the complete article on
Top 10 to a Disease-Proof Lifestyle. |
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