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Yoga holds
a number of benefits both before and during pregnancy,
however these practices call for modifications in order
to accommodate the growing baby and protect the
placenta. These exercises help in pre and postnatal
depression, basically by relaxing the mind and putting a
lot of fears at rest. To learn more check out this
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Aerobic exercise is generally meant to improve cardiovascular efficiency, but if
you do it long enough, you will burn up calories and in the long run drop the
fat.
Weightlifting can do the same thing, only better. Studies have shown that the
body burns fat more efficiently if exercise is performed at a moderate pace for
periods longer than 20 minutes. (It generally takes that long for the glucose in
the bloodstream to be 'burned up', causing the body to dip into glycogen
reserves for its energy) Once the glycogen reserves are used up, the body must
metabolize fatty acids for energy. That equate to lost bodyfat.
In the long run, bodybuilding is more efficient than aerobics for burning up
calories.
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Master Your Thoughts
The outer mask of the personality is like a robot programmed to do certain
tasks. Your habits and thoughts are the programs. Be free from these
programming and then the inner good that resides in you will be revealed.
Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in
the quietness that arises. The moments of peace will be brief at first, but in
time they will get longer. This peace is also strength, power, kindness, and
love. When you realize that you are one with the Universal Power, you begin to
act from a different dimension, not from the selfish, small, limited ego.
Do not think about the difficulties, otherwise that what you will see and
experience. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts and try to stay in
this peace. All the abilities and powers will awaken
spontaneously. You do not work on them directly. They are by-products of your
peace of mind. Just try to be calm and do not let yourself be carried away by
your thoughts.
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"When
defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are
not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more
toward your coveted goal."
- Napoleon Hill |
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CARROT NIBBLERS
Ingredients:
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6 medium Carrot, 1 medium
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1-1/2 Tablespoons Vegetable oil
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1-1/2 medium Garlic clove minced, 1 medium
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1/2 cup onion
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1/8 cup Vinegar, cider
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1/2 Tablespoon Pickling spice
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3/4 teaspoons salt
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1/4 teaspoon Mustard dried
Direction:
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Cut carrots diagonally into thin slices. In a 10-inch skillet over medium
heat, in hot salad oil, cook garlic and onion until tender.
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Add carrots, vinegar, pickling spice, salt, and dry mustard to skillet.
Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, about 7 minutes or until carrots are
tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
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Spoon mixture into a medium bowl; cover and refrigerate, tossing
occasionally. Serve with cocktail picks.
Nutritional Information:
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Calories 68.46cal
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Protein 1.04g
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Fat: 3.58g
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Fiber: 0.83g
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Vitamin A: 2011.00RE
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Vitamin C: 7.66mg
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Sodium: 314.34mg
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Potassium: 260.02mg
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Practicing Yoga during pregnancy
The practice of yoga gives you the opportunity to create
a world (your body) for your baby that is healthy and
peaceful. "What a child learns in the womb cannot be
learned on earth".
Yoga coordinates movement, breath and awareness. It
addresses health and well being on several levels:
physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual.
Because of its many benefits and the pleasure derived
from its practice, the time-honored art of yoga is
becoming increasingly accepted everywhere as part of
self-care during pregnancy and preparation for
childbirth and motherhood.
Yoga holds a number of benefits both before and during
pregnancy, however these practices call for
modifications in order to accommodate the growing baby
and protect the placenta. If you experience cramping,
bleeding or prolonged cessation of fetal movement, stop
practicing immediately and call your doctor.
Benefits of practicing yoga during pregnancy
Yoga relies heavily on breathing techniques to make
the exercise fruitful. Exhale and inhaling deeply
provides oxygen to the whole body, something we
desperately need during pregnancy. The fetus stands to
gain the benefit of this charged blood pumping in. While
doing the exercise, breathing and moving the body sets
the pace, and each is incomplete without the other. The
results of this coordinated activity are phenomenal.
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