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If you can change your eating habits and begin to eat in
time and more slowly, chewing your food 20-30 times
before swallowing, then you will likely begin to eat
fewer calories. To learn more, check out this week's
article on Eating late and fast : contributing
factors in obesity. In fitness
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Several small clinical trials have indicated that
consumption of milk fermented with various strains of
LAB may result in modest reductions in blood pressure.
It is thought that this is due to the ACE inhibitor-like
peptides produced during fermentation. Lactic acid
bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria are the most common
types of microbes used as probiotics; but certain yeasts
and bacilli may also be helpful. Probiotics are commonly
consumed as part of fermented foods with specially added
active live cultures; such as in yogurt, soy yogurt, or
as dietary supplements. Brine-cured pickles without
vinegar and sauerkraut are fermented foods that contain
probiotics. Sourdough bread made with true sourdough
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Positive Attitude
Its true, that all depends on the way you look at things?
If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude
towards life -- you've got everything! You can't buy any of these things. You
may have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the
future, etc.; but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!
Read through this story I came across, One day a father and his rich family took
his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor
people can be. They spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.
When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the
trip?" "Very good Dad!" "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Yeah!" "And what did you learn?"
The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have
a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no
end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars. Our patio
reaches to the front yard; they have a whole horizon." When the little boy was
finished, his father was speechless. His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me
how 'poor' we are!"
Try to look at things in a positive way, if you are not happy with your body
then the first step is to thank God for the beautiful creation and then set out
to take care of that gift by following a regular diet and exercise routine so
that you have a healthy body for years to cherish.
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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where
there is no path and leave a trail."
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Almond Fig Bars
Makes: 16
servings
Ingredients:
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Canola oil
spray
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3/4 cup
whole-wheat flour
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1/2 tsp.
baking powder
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1/4 tsp.
baking soda
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1/4 tsp. salt
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1 large egg
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1/4 cup honey
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1/4 cup
unsweetened applesauce
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2 Tbsp canola
oil
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1 tsp. almond
extract
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1 tsp. orange
zest
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2/3 cup
chopped dried figs
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1/3 cup
chopped toasted almonds
Directions:
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Preheat the
oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat an 8-inch square baking pan with canola
oil spray.
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In a large
bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set
aside.
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In a medium
bowl, stir together the egg, honey, applesauce, canola oil, almond extract
and orange zest. Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients
until mixed. Stir in the figs and toasted almonds. Spread the mixture into
the prepared pan.
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Bake about 25
minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the
bars in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into sixteen 2-inch squares. Store in a
tightly covered container for two to three days.
Nutritional
Information (Per serving):
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Eating late and fast: contributing factors in obesity
Late-night snackers and fast- eaters are more likely to
gain weight
For those people who work night time hours or who wake
in the middle of the night to enjoy a midnight snack,
this means that you are more likely to become overweight
or obese based on your habits alone.
The human body is governed by hormonal fluctuations and
routines, also called the circadian rhythm that
essentially ensure we eat at the right times during the
day. Since our energy needs are greater, it is essential
that we offer our bodies' ample caloric intake to fuel
our activities.
If we eat at odd times such as at night, we kick off a
hormonal imbalance where too much ghrelin (the feed me
hormones) and not enough leptin (the I am full hormone)
are produced. These hormones are the rulers of our
appetite and feelings of being satisfied and wreak havoc
on our metabolism when thrown out of sync.
Some people are convinced that not eating after 7 p.m.
helps them to lose weight and keep the weight off.
Whether or not this strategy works for everyone,
nutritionists are offering some advice on how people who
are interested in this approach can best accomplish it.
Similarly, the rate at which a person eats affects how
many calories he ingests. There have been two researches
in 2008 but perhaps the most intriguing research is this
year's study published in the Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism by Kokkinos et al. This
research gives us a better understanding of the
underlying physiological effect of eating speed.
According to research findings, eating at speed affects
certain hormone levels in our body, which in turn
interact with the hypothalamus to create the feeling of
hunger or fullness. The hormones PYY, GLP-1, and Ghrelin
all play a role. Kokkinos found that levels of both PYY
and GLP-1 are significantly higher in the body when a
person eats slowly. These two hormones cause a person to
feel full. It was found that Ghrelin levels were higher
two hours after eating for those who ate quickly.
Ghrelin causes the feeling of hunger. This research
supports the previous studies. It seems hormone levels
are responsible for the fullness slow eaters feel and
the hunger fast eaters feel. What's interesting is that
fast eaters feel both less full after eating more food
and hungrier just a couple hours after eating than do
slow eaters.
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