The benefits of tomatoes are well known. Tomatoes contain many important compounds that play an important role in preventing cancer, heart disease, cataracts and many other common health problems. Tomatoes are rich sources of many nutrients. More and more people come to realize how important tomatoes in a healthy diet.
Why Tomatoes Are Very Healthy
Besides containing lots of vitamin C tomatoes contain lots of vitamin A, iron, and potassium. Vitamin A is contained in tomatoes is very good for eye health. Tomatoes are also widely used in the beauty industry, usually for masks and anti-aging pill. Processing tomatoes was not too difficult. Many processed foods that can be combined with tomatoes, one of the most popular is the fresh tomatoes in the salad dressing on the burger. Previous studies have found that tomatoes help maintain heart health by lowering cholesterol levels. In addition, food from tomato is also expressed to protect the skin from the sun and keep the skin looking healthy in old age.
In addition, tomatoes are also nutritious eliminate thirst, intestinal antiseptic, mild laxative (laxative), increase appetite in a way to multiply out of saliva, stimulates gastric enzyme solution, and the flow of bile into the intestine.
The important substance of the red color of tomatoes is known scientifically as lycopene. Lycopene is a natural substance found in large numbers in the tomato and other red-colored fruit like a watermelon, papaya and guava. These important compounds are powerful antioxidants, with the ability to neutralize free radicals that can cause damage to cells. These free radicals are expected to play a role in cancer, and therefore the tomato is considered important in the prevention of various types of cancer such as prostate cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer. Lycopene is also thought to help prevent the aging process, so that eaters tomato to stay active longer. As an antioxidant, lycopene two times more effective than beta-carotene in protecting white blood cells from membrane damage by free radicals. Once absorbed by the body, lycopene is stored in the liver, lung, prostate, colon and skin. Concentration in the tissue in the body tends to be higher than other carotenoids.
Choosing Tomatoes
Choosing a good tomato is not too difficult. Choose fresh skinned tomatoes and red. Organic tomatoes are better because more natural and do not contain pesticides. Organic tomatoes also higher content of calcium, about 23 mg compared to non-organic tomatoes contain only 5 mg of calcium.
Although tomatoes can be eaten raw but should be cooked first. Boiled or steamed is the best way. Tomatoes are also one of the rare foods that actual nutritional value enhanced by the cooking process. Valuable lycopene found in tomato cell walls, and because it cooks in a little healthy oil will help to more fully release of this important nutrient.
If you want to look more fresh and have a healthy body, you can eat the tomatoes. In addition to diet and exercise, tomatoes also were able to make you slim down.
Friday, 9 September 2011
Juicing To Help Against Cancer.
We do our thing here and get to know a good few people along the way, one harrowing thing is when we hear from recently diagnosed cancer victims told to start juicing by their health advisor.
Cancer is a cellular disease, your body is made up of millions of tiny cells of different types. Each cell is like an individual little factory with an affinity to the whole, it does it's job and gets on with keeping you going as a human being. Like factories your cells produce waste products and need to be kept running clean and efficiently.
Cellular disease such as cancer can set in if your cells are trying to work in poor conditions for too long, for optimum health you need to be nourished at a cellular level and do all you can to help keep your cells happy and running as they should. Anti-oxidants are a part of this as they neutralize the harmful free radicals that are generated in normal body functions and by other influences such as pollution. Free radicals are always on the attack so your cells need a constant supply of anti-oxidants to neutralize them.
Nature supplies us with the greatest health aids available in the form of fresh, organically grown fruit and vegetables, taken raw, juiced and blended. This is the best way to maintain nutrient quality AND make the goodness easy for our body to access and utilize. Time elapsed after picking, cooking and processing ALL negatively affect the nutritional content of your fruit and veg. Buy local, organic produce and ingest it raw, it's one of the best preventative medicines out there.
Here's what we reckon to be in good cellular health or you could say anti cancer measures.
a) Drink plenty of anti-oxidant rich juices and smoothies, this means good amounts of mainly veggie juice. For maximum retention of the fragile nutrients juices must be from a single auger juicer or a twin gear juicer.
b) Supplement 1000mgs of Vitamin C per decade you've been alive (you really have to supplement this as 1000mgs is about 33 oranges worth, too much even for us to juice!) Supplement a quality multivit and mineral tablet too.
c) Maintain a good level of physical exercise and general activity, breath deeply as this stimulates lymph system. Ever notice how you instantly feel better after returning to the gym after a break?
d) Keep your diet alkaline, read our article about this I supplement my juices with a greens complex too.
e) keep well hydrated with filtered or bottled water.
If you do have a toxin heavy weekend, give your body a helping hand to neutralise the damage with a good dose of Vit C and go heavy on the juicer too! Your body doesn't suddenly get ill, it will fight and fight given the right tools and often win. Disease only sets in when your natural defenses are overwhelmed after a long battle.
Gerson therapy often achieves very good results juicing for cancer sufferers as poor diet and nutritionally void food is a major cause of cellular diseases as they supply no anti-oxidant power. Gerson therapy patients undergo a regime of as many of 12 organic, cold pressed juices a day. As well as highly alkaline this treatment gives the body what it needs to strengthen and fight back as well as cleanse. Your body needs these building blocks of natural nutrition to build, maintain itself and fight disease effectively. It is critical for Gerson Therapy patients to use a slow turning juicer like an auger juicer and organic produce, the last thing your body needs is more work to do like booting out pesticide residue.
Fight the good fight on a daily basis! our cells are continually attacked by free radicals therefore need to be continually supported by good nutrition, plenty of water and regular exercise. Regular physical activity blows away the cobwebs by activating your lymph system, lymph is the fluid that carries away toxins. If you are ill and seeking help we can put you in touch with your nearest Gerson therapist and supply all the equipment you need to adopt a life changing diet.
Wheatgrass juice is a potent green juice too; heavily alkaline and very cleansing it's so powerful as a detoxifier it often causes pretty instant detox headaches or nausea when first taken. There are hundreds of stories and testimonials as to the power of wheatgrass, with good reason too, the juice is high in chlorophyll, offers pretty much every mineral and vitamin out there AND tastes pretty good too.
For more information follow the link on our resources page and remember, prevention is so much better than cure, make changes today that will positively effect all of your tomorrow's and you are well on the way to a healthy life.
Mark makes a lot of juicer recipes and tries to be as healthy as he can be.
For more ideas on juicer recipes and healthy foods have a look at our information archive.
For more information click here
Cancer is a cellular disease, your body is made up of millions of tiny cells of different types. Each cell is like an individual little factory with an affinity to the whole, it does it's job and gets on with keeping you going as a human being. Like factories your cells produce waste products and need to be kept running clean and efficiently.
Cellular disease such as cancer can set in if your cells are trying to work in poor conditions for too long, for optimum health you need to be nourished at a cellular level and do all you can to help keep your cells happy and running as they should. Anti-oxidants are a part of this as they neutralize the harmful free radicals that are generated in normal body functions and by other influences such as pollution. Free radicals are always on the attack so your cells need a constant supply of anti-oxidants to neutralize them.
Nature supplies us with the greatest health aids available in the form of fresh, organically grown fruit and vegetables, taken raw, juiced and blended. This is the best way to maintain nutrient quality AND make the goodness easy for our body to access and utilize. Time elapsed after picking, cooking and processing ALL negatively affect the nutritional content of your fruit and veg. Buy local, organic produce and ingest it raw, it's one of the best preventative medicines out there.
Here's what we reckon to be in good cellular health or you could say anti cancer measures.
a) Drink plenty of anti-oxidant rich juices and smoothies, this means good amounts of mainly veggie juice. For maximum retention of the fragile nutrients juices must be from a single auger juicer or a twin gear juicer.
b) Supplement 1000mgs of Vitamin C per decade you've been alive (you really have to supplement this as 1000mgs is about 33 oranges worth, too much even for us to juice!) Supplement a quality multivit and mineral tablet too.
c) Maintain a good level of physical exercise and general activity, breath deeply as this stimulates lymph system. Ever notice how you instantly feel better after returning to the gym after a break?
d) Keep your diet alkaline, read our article about this I supplement my juices with a greens complex too.
e) keep well hydrated with filtered or bottled water.
If you do have a toxin heavy weekend, give your body a helping hand to neutralise the damage with a good dose of Vit C and go heavy on the juicer too! Your body doesn't suddenly get ill, it will fight and fight given the right tools and often win. Disease only sets in when your natural defenses are overwhelmed after a long battle.
Gerson therapy often achieves very good results juicing for cancer sufferers as poor diet and nutritionally void food is a major cause of cellular diseases as they supply no anti-oxidant power. Gerson therapy patients undergo a regime of as many of 12 organic, cold pressed juices a day. As well as highly alkaline this treatment gives the body what it needs to strengthen and fight back as well as cleanse. Your body needs these building blocks of natural nutrition to build, maintain itself and fight disease effectively. It is critical for Gerson Therapy patients to use a slow turning juicer like an auger juicer and organic produce, the last thing your body needs is more work to do like booting out pesticide residue.
Fight the good fight on a daily basis! our cells are continually attacked by free radicals therefore need to be continually supported by good nutrition, plenty of water and regular exercise. Regular physical activity blows away the cobwebs by activating your lymph system, lymph is the fluid that carries away toxins. If you are ill and seeking help we can put you in touch with your nearest Gerson therapist and supply all the equipment you need to adopt a life changing diet.
Wheatgrass juice is a potent green juice too; heavily alkaline and very cleansing it's so powerful as a detoxifier it often causes pretty instant detox headaches or nausea when first taken. There are hundreds of stories and testimonials as to the power of wheatgrass, with good reason too, the juice is high in chlorophyll, offers pretty much every mineral and vitamin out there AND tastes pretty good too.
For more information follow the link on our resources page and remember, prevention is so much better than cure, make changes today that will positively effect all of your tomorrow's and you are well on the way to a healthy life.
Mark makes a lot of juicer recipes and tries to be as healthy as he can be.
For more ideas on juicer recipes and healthy foods have a look at our information archive.
For more information click here
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Ways to Implement a Healthy Eating Plan
Evaluate Your Diet
Firstly, when developing a healthy eating plan, it is important to carry out a lifestyle assessment . You probably have some bad eating habits and they must be revealed if a plan is to be successful and your to be healthy. Assessing the contents of your current food choices may be eye-opening if you have never done it before. Most people rarely assess their eating habits and carry on eating the same foods all of their lives. You must be brutally honest with yourself when looking at your family lifestyle and eating habits. Mark the bad food choices as discussion points when you and your partner brainstorm a plan.
Find more healthy eating advice at high protein, see low carb diet plans.
Have a Family Meeting about health
If you have any friends who is concerned about their health perhaps you can talk to them about a healthy eating plan. A family meeting is the best time to present the details that can come to the surface in the evaluation.With the details gathered from your assessment, this step should be very productive toward planning. It will be beneficial if you write down everybody's ideas and make it easier to remember too. Everyone should be involved from this point forward. Who knows maybe your partner was considering a change too and this may open up a dialog. Using the ideas that surfaced will help make a plan that can really work.
Develop the Plan
Giving the family a healthy eating plan will make change must easier, because it will provide definite focus. Do not try and change everything at once, but shoot for a over a period of time. It's much easier to meet your goal of good health, if you have a goal to meet. Meal planners are a great vehicle to post the meals and their components. Try to change the responsibility of planning, buying and making meals so everyone does their part. Avoid taking all the responsibility of buying and preparing meals, on your own shoulders.
See further information on 5 tips for developing a healthy eating plan.
Encourage Change
Bad habits are difficult to change and new habits such as a healthy eating plan will require help to succeed. If your partner isn't as crazy about the change in diet they will need a great deal of encouragement. Because this is a family affair, take it slow and avoid impulsive decisions. Small steps work much better for change and develop momentum over time. Long-term results are better than no results at all and last longer. Once the first results have begun to appear, then it becomes easy to encourage as you become successful.
Get Enthusiastic about the Plan
It may be obvious at this point that one or both partners trying to change to a healthy eating plan will need support. Encouragement and eagerness will be a great help toward expressing the worth of the plan, to the kids. Learning to enjoy meals that contain fresh fruits and vegetables or exploring new cooking techniques can create excitement for you. Maybe the pounds you will lose by eating healthier or being able to begin training for that 3k you always wanted to complete, can create the excitement you need. Everyone has something positive and constructive to offer toward the success of your plan so release it. Getting encouraged will allow you to focus on your plan and create a lifestyle change.
For more weight loss information, see Effective, Safe and healthy eating plans.
Firstly, when developing a healthy eating plan, it is important to carry out a lifestyle assessment . You probably have some bad eating habits and they must be revealed if a plan is to be successful and your to be healthy. Assessing the contents of your current food choices may be eye-opening if you have never done it before. Most people rarely assess their eating habits and carry on eating the same foods all of their lives. You must be brutally honest with yourself when looking at your family lifestyle and eating habits. Mark the bad food choices as discussion points when you and your partner brainstorm a plan.
Find more healthy eating advice at high protein, see low carb diet plans.
Have a Family Meeting about health
If you have any friends who is concerned about their health perhaps you can talk to them about a healthy eating plan. A family meeting is the best time to present the details that can come to the surface in the evaluation.With the details gathered from your assessment, this step should be very productive toward planning. It will be beneficial if you write down everybody's ideas and make it easier to remember too. Everyone should be involved from this point forward. Who knows maybe your partner was considering a change too and this may open up a dialog. Using the ideas that surfaced will help make a plan that can really work.
Develop the Plan
Giving the family a healthy eating plan will make change must easier, because it will provide definite focus. Do not try and change everything at once, but shoot for a over a period of time. It's much easier to meet your goal of good health, if you have a goal to meet. Meal planners are a great vehicle to post the meals and their components. Try to change the responsibility of planning, buying and making meals so everyone does their part. Avoid taking all the responsibility of buying and preparing meals, on your own shoulders.
See further information on 5 tips for developing a healthy eating plan.
Encourage Change
Bad habits are difficult to change and new habits such as a healthy eating plan will require help to succeed. If your partner isn't as crazy about the change in diet they will need a great deal of encouragement. Because this is a family affair, take it slow and avoid impulsive decisions. Small steps work much better for change and develop momentum over time. Long-term results are better than no results at all and last longer. Once the first results have begun to appear, then it becomes easy to encourage as you become successful.
Get Enthusiastic about the Plan
It may be obvious at this point that one or both partners trying to change to a healthy eating plan will need support. Encouragement and eagerness will be a great help toward expressing the worth of the plan, to the kids. Learning to enjoy meals that contain fresh fruits and vegetables or exploring new cooking techniques can create excitement for you. Maybe the pounds you will lose by eating healthier or being able to begin training for that 3k you always wanted to complete, can create the excitement you need. Everyone has something positive and constructive to offer toward the success of your plan so release it. Getting encouraged will allow you to focus on your plan and create a lifestyle change.
For more weight loss information, see Effective, Safe and healthy eating plans.
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