Monday, December 16, 2013
5:02 PM by Unknown1 comment
With the end of Thanksgiving, everyone is now bracing for
the coming of further holidays, like Christmas and New Year. This only means we
have only a few days left to prepare everything - from our itineraries in going
home to the presents we need to buy for loved ones. With the cold winter air,
snow arriving earlier this year and increased stress levels with all the
activities, everyone will surely be susceptible to feeling weak, or worse,
getting sick. You better stock up on vitamin and herbal supplements like American ginseng to stay healthy and keep your immune system strong enough to
keep with the hectic season.
This is already a proven herb that has a lot of medicinal
properties including helping to boost the body’s immune system. The
ginsenosides that it has in its roots are the reason why this is miracle herb
that a lot of people are now appreciating.
So, one of the keys to keeping sane and stress-free
health-wise is to keep your immune system in check. Since Christmas is also
related to lots of eating, you might want to see if these foods are included in
your menu. Consuming this stuff are said to boost your immune system.
Oats
These are whole grains that are good for the body. It contains beta-glucan which is a type of
fiber that has antibacterial and antioxidant properties. It helps speed up wound healing, boosts
immunity and it aids antibiotics to be more effective when taken.
Chicken soup
This is said to be the cure-all and the best cure for bodies
that are feeling under the weather. Studies have shown that it blocked the
migration of inflammatory white blood cells.
The amino acid cysteine, which is released from cooked chickens closely
resemble a bronchitis drug. The salty
broth thins out the mucus which cough syrups also do. For a more immunity-powered soup, you can add
more spices and herbs.
Garlic
This relative of the onion has potent antibacterial
properties. Its active ingredient, allicin, is the reason why it this plant is
very effective in fighting the common cold. There are a lot of studies that
have come out proving the effectiveness of this plant.
Sweet potatoes
This root crop is essential in keeping our body’s largest
organ, the skin, to be in tiptop shape.
Vitamin A has a pivotal role in the production of connective tissues
which is the key component of our skin. This beta-carotene rich root crop is
one way to increase Vitamin A consumption.
Mushrooms
This has been used by people for centuries to help boost the
immune system. They help increase the production and activity of white blood
cells which is a key component in beefing the body’s immune system.
American ginseng
Be ready in coping with the stressful holiday season and
emerge healthier than ever, thanks to these foods. Make sure to have some
American ginseng tea as well, as it doesn’t only help your immune system, but
it also makes you less stressed and more calm and energetic.
Friday, December 13, 2013
7:54 PM by UnknownNo comments
During the holidays, we tend to do three things: shop for
presents, party ‘til we drop, and eat anything like there’s no tomorrow. But
then, while eating with abandon is supposed to be in tune with the spirit of
the season, extra caution should be exercised. After all, some kinds of food
may be dangerous to your health. So, as much as you would like to binge on some
yummy goodies at every dinner you eat from now until New Year’s it would be
more advisable to have a cup of American ginseng tea to keep your metabolism in
check.
Moreover, eating too much of some things can, at worse,
cause diseases. One of the conditions that can be aggravated with consumption
of some kinds of food is gout. Simply put, gout is a kind of arthritis that
causes painful inflammation in some joints.
For gout sufferers, here are some kinds of food that you
should avoid during these festive holidays:
Herring
You in all instances refrain from ingesting a lot of this
food because of its severe high-purine levels.
This is the reason why you should definitely avoid this kind of food.
Its high purine levels will dramatically increase your risk for gout.
Scallops
Seafood is on top of the list for those foods that should be
avoided by those suffering from gout.
Scallops are another kind of food that has high levels of purine. It is the accumulation of uric acid that
makes your body suffers from gout. It’s
not necessary to cut this off from one’s diet but consumption should be kept to
a minimum level.
Red meat
Although taken in small quantities, red meat is alright to
consume by people suffering from gout. But if given the choice, white meat is
the better option for your body’s daily protein requirements.
Asparagus
This is one vegetable that has high purine levels so this
should be taken in minimum quantities. Taking in American ginseng can
help control uric acid levels.
Liver
Organs like liver, kidneys and other offal’s are a no-no for
people suffering from gout because it can increase uric acid levels in the
body.
Beer
Beer should be crossed out from the list of drinks because
it increases the body’s uric acid levels and the alcohol in the beer makes it
difficult for the body to flush it out from the body.
Soda
Drinks that are high in sugar is a no-no, especially those
that have HFCS or high fructose corn syrup listed as one of its ingredients.
The sugar will help stimulate the body to produce more uric acid so downing in
a can of soda will definitely increase its levels right away.
Ultimately, gout is caused by high levels of uric acid in
the blood. Thus, stay away from foods that contain uric acid, as well as sugar.
If you can’t avoid them, try supplements like American ginseng.
Friday, November 22, 2013
6:31 PM by UnknownNo comments
When we hear the word cholesterol, we are immediately put
off and get disgusted because it is often associated with sickness and
diseases. A lot of people are suffering
from health problems because of the high cholesterol levels in their
blood. We conjure images of fats,
blocked arteries, people getting stroke and heart attacks with cholesterol. But
then, the truth of the matter is that not all cholesterol is bad cholesterol.
In fact, there is a good kind of cholesterol that brings benefits to your body
when taken. Besides, as for bad cholesterol, even if you take it, you can
actually control its levels. For example, American ginseng can help you regulate the levels of LDL, or the so-called “bad
cholesterol” in your body, thus creating a balance needed for you to properly
function and avoid those diseases.
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There are things that you can do to help increase your “good cholesterol” and lower your “bad cholesterol.”
It is just a matter of keeping a balance with your activities and
lifestyle and most importantly, maintaining a healthy diet. Diet plays a very important role in
maintaining higher levels of good cholesterol because it is in food where we
get most of the cholesterol that goes into our bodies. A diet rich in bad
cholesterol without the balance of good cholesterol, as previously mentioned,
can do a lot of damage to your body. These proteins can get stuck in your blood
vessels, producing a plaque that narrows down the passageways for your blood.
Thus, when these cholesterol deposits build up dramatically and cover entire
areas of your veins or arteries, your heart would need to work double time to
pump blood and keep it circulating. Moreover, when there’s no more space for
the blood to pass through, like a water pipe that’s pressured with too much
water, the veins and arteries connected to your heart will just burst, and yes,
this is deadly.
Thus, there is a need to watch what you eat, including
taking in supplements like American
ginseng. This is especially
necessary for some people who need to cope up with their cholesterol levels
because they have a hard time controlling their food intake. The goal here is to increase the HDL (the
“good cholesterol”) levels or high density lipoproteins in your body. HDL helps
in absorbing the excess bad cholesterol and in bringing them to the liver so
that they can be broken down properly and expelled out of the body.
Reducing the risk of heart diseases does not only entail
lowering the LDL or low density lipoproteins or bad cholesterol but more so
increase the HDL levels by eating foods rich in this. Aside from taking in American ginseng, drinking pure orange juice, eating whole grains, nuts
like almonds, walnuts and pistachios, fatty fish like salmon, mackerel and
halibut and using olive oil can definitely help.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
10:16 PM by UnknownNo comments
When people diet, there is one idea that they always
entertain: shun food. They figure that
since the cause of having weight is the calories in food is food, it would be
wise then to not eat. But is this really
the wise way to shed unwanted pounds? It
does sound very dangerous! Besides, the juiciness of a steak, the smell of
coffee, the tangy flavor of Torani syrups – are those the things you really
want to give up?
Starving to attain a certain weight is not only dangerous,
but very illogical as well. A person
cannot function properly without food.
Thus starving is just one very stupid manner to lose weight, unless a
person plans to be a vegetable while dieting.
So, how can one lose the unwanted pounds without going to the
extreme? There are a number of ways, but
a dieter should remember that going to the extreme never is the way to go. Lose the calories keep the food is one nifty
and very logical advice when it comes to losing weight.
By keeping the food while losing
only the unnecessary calories, the dieter is assured of staying healthy while
keeping unwanted pounds away. Here are
three tips on how to achieve the decision to lose the calories keep the food:
1)
A dieter should be able to monitor their
activities daily and be able to know how many calories they use. By knowing how many calories they burn, they
would be able to know how many calories they would need from its only source:
food!
2)
They
should be able to formulate a menu with foods that if they total their calorie
content, would be lower than the total number of calories that they use. That way, no extra calories will be left in
the body to be stored as fat.
Moreover,
whatever fats are stored in the body will be utilized for the body’s
activities. Now that the dieter knows
how many calories they need in daily activities, for example, 5,000 calories,
subtract 500. They will thus only need
4500 calories from food.
The
dieter’s body would then be in a calorie deficit, which would of course,
trigger weight loss. It’s simple
mathematics really, but make sure that the deficit created will not be too huge
that it will lead to starvation again!
3)
So that the body will not feel deprived that it
will only receive fewer calories, the dieter can cheat his or her body by
spreading out the 2,500 calories in 6 small meals. Metabolism will speed up and the body will
not like eating excessively anymore.
See? There really is no need to starve just so that one will
lose weight. Lose the calories keep the
food works on the simple logic of how the body works. You can have a lot of flavor without having
to gorge just by substituting actual calories with the exact flavor, like in
the case of suing Torani syrups. Starving could only work for the most limited
of time and will only cause the body of the dieter to eventually malfunction.
Monday, November 4, 2013
6:37 PM by UnknownNo comments
There are really no
special tricks when choosing an espresso bean. After all, espresso beans are
not really different from ‘ordinary coffee beans.’ There’s no way of
identifying beans that are exclusively for espresso, just like there’s no way
of identifying flavour from Torani syrups and flavour of “real” ingredients.” There
are no specific beans that are only available exclusively for espresso making,
although there are those that result to better espresso shots than others.
These beans for espresso are simply those that have undergone a specific
pressing method so that they would produce espresso. In most cases, the beans
are roasted to reach a darker color, which usually equates to a more bitter
taste once they will be pressed for espresso.
As there is no instant
or specific beans for espresso, choosing an espresso bean can be a bit of a
challenge. But, knowing some simple points to selecting them will guarantee
finding the best bean to result in a fine shot of espresso.
The first factor is
flavor. As indicated earlier, although people have grown fond of using the term
‘espresso bean,’ there is no such specific thing. That is because any coffee
bean can be made into espresso. However, the espresso maker should think about
the flavour of the espresso that will result in using a particular coffee bean.
For coffee connoisseurs, the best shot of espresso is bitter – the more bitter
it is, the better. Thus, the ideal bean to choose for espresso would be one
that can be roasted darkly.
But for those who are
not that fond of a bitter flavor for their espresso shot, a more subtle flavor
produced by a lighter roast is the option. Just remember: The color of the
coffee roast determines the resulting flavor, of the espresso, and the darker the
roast is, the more bitter the resulting espresso is. Again, espresso can be
produced from any coffee bean.
The strength of the
espresso is different from its flavour, although the two factors can be
related. For those choosing an espresso bean, the next question after deciding
how bitter they want their espresso to be is how strong they want it to be.
Various coffee beans contain different levels of caffeine. The more caffeine is
contained in a coffee bean, the more caffeine there will be in the espresso.
Caffeine levels determine how strong any coffee drink is, so those who want a
stronger espresso should choose beans with high levels of caffeine.
People drinking espresso
should also remember that espresso comes in shots, so those who want more
powerful espresso-infused drinks should either add extra shots or just stick to
one shot but made from ‘stronger’ beans.
For those who want just a slight kick, you can always add flavour to
your espresso with a shot of Torani syrups to soften the bitterness.
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