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Jumat, 25 November 2011

Breakfast Ideas to Lose Weight

Breakfast Ideas to Lose Weight

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients and energy required to start a day. Since a breakfast is the most important meal of the day, one must never skip it. Sometimes, people tend to skip breakfast in order to lose some weight. A good idea would be to instead opt for breakfast recipes that help lose weight. Following are some breakfast ideas to lose weight:

  • A hot cereal in the morning, mixed with low fat variants, such as low fat muesli, and low-fat milk are good options for getting into the habit of having a breakfast.
  • Another idea would be to add some fruit or reduced calorie syrup to provide a dull breakfast some zing.
  • Some people consider eggs as a diet disaster. On the contrary, eggs are a rich source of protein, vitamin B and vitamin K, folic acid - especially important for a woman’s health, and may be eaten with bacon, sausages or even a slice of whole wheat bread.
  • Make those high calorie foods  jewels in the crown. For example, you may make that spoonful of ice cream as the jewel sitting atop a bowl of fruit.
  • Once you are through with your breakfast, make water your primary drink. While an orange juice would be a good option after the meal, consumption of soda, juice or any other sugary drink adds to the body’s existing weight. Moreover, these drinks do not give the body a sense of fullness and barely suffice the hunger pangs.
  • Downsizing your meal plates would help further. Due to its low capacity, a comparatively small plate would contain less food. Moreover, since you would be more calorie conscious, you would opt for more healthy food items in that small plate, leaving less space for the non-healthy, fattening options.
  • Binge eating in cases when one goes over emotional, such as in cases of sadness, remorse, happiness, is not good for the health. Avoid this habit as it would lead you to regret later.
  • A positive state of mind towards your goal of losing weight, walking or jogging in the morning, eating a health oriented breakfast would definitely help you achieve it.
  • Eat a fruit instead of drinking  fruit juice. Whole foods keep you satisfied much longer than a box of apple juice, so you will eat less overall.
  • Opt for eating water-rich food such as tomatoes, zucchini, even cucumbers during meals to reduce overall calorie consumption.
  • If you want to have coffee or tea with your breakfast, take a cup of regular coffee with skimmed milk, which has only a small fraction of calories. which double due to whole milk, whipped cream, sugar, and sugary syrups when had had those fancy coffee joints. 
  • Eat cereal for breakfast five days a week to reduce the likeliness to be obese and have diabetes
  • Therefore, the key is to consume small portions of food and make sure you chew them well. Try taking out some time for breakfast and include only healthy food items in it. Eating fast food must be avoided because not only are they least nutrient, but also  responsible for building unhealthy fat in the body. One may therefore look at these weight loss ideas for breakfast.

Sabtu, 12 November 2011

Benefits of Sex for Women

Benefits of Sex for Women

Other than the gratification of physical craving, sex has many health benefits for women. With the sexual act, a lot of emotional and physical changes take place in the body and these have a positive effect on both men and women. Study undertaken by the researchers of Women’s Health Programme at Australia’s Monash University have shown that the women who had sex less than twice a month are inclined to be more sick than the rest.

How Sex Makes Women Healthier

  • Relax with Sex – This is the most obvious fact. Some people affirm that sex is ten times as effective in helping you relax as valium.
  • Sex makes women look better – There are two hormones that are released in the body as a result of having sex which make women look better. One of them is oestrogen which is produced in significant amount during sex. It makes the women’s skin smoother and the hair shinier. Having a sexual relationship increases the level of pheromone in the body and this has a positive impact on the looks of a woman. She turns more attractive with the rise of pheromone in the body.
  • Have active sex to lose weight – Experimenting with positions in having sex can be a good way to lose weight. Trying out new and new styles and positions for sex may be just the enticement you needed for being active!
  • Sex sports – Be a sport! Have sex. Just make sure that it is safe. Indulging in sex can be the best sport but you just need to make sure about your protection. Every muscle in your body is tightened during sex and this is good for health.
  • Skin health and sex – Sex releases sweat and it can cleanse your skin pores and make it glow. Not only this, having sex in a leisurely manner has been linked to reduction of dermatitis and lessening of rashes and stains on the skin.
  • Treat Depression with Sex – The oestrogen and endorphins released in the body during sex can give immediate relief from depression. It works even in persons beset with prolonged and deep depression.
  • Cure Headaches – Having sex can release tension in nerves that supply blood to the brain. The tension in such nerves often results in headaches.

In the Monash University research, it was stated that health benefit of sex in women is particularly dependent on the climax. That means women should have a satisfying orgasm to make the most of health benefits.

Sex can help you Live Longer

Sex can help you Live Longer

sex is a good way of boosting your overall health. Greater intimacy between you and your partner helps to keep you young and fit, and also improves your cognitive abilities. There have been many benefits detailed by Eric in his book, and these are given below.

Pain Relief


When you have sex, a hormone called oxytocin is released in the body. They improve your pain tolerance threshold. Oxytocin is released during and after orgasm. In women, along with pain tolerance, the pain perception threshold also increases. Similar to this hormone is another called endorphin released during sex. These not only decrease pain but create a positive perception of the environment. 

Risk of heart disease reduced



Men who had sex twice a week are under lesser risk of having a heart disease compared to those whose sexual encounters are once a month or even lesser. This study was reported by the American Journal of Cardiology in over a thousand men. Similar studies have not been conducted yet on women.


Stress management


Everyone has experienced the calming effect of having an orgasm, and it often brings about sleep. Having sex with an intimate partner would tend to bring the partners closer, furthering the reduction of stress. Social support gained through sex can only help in lowering stress level.

Good Psychological Effect



Having sex makes you intimate with your beloved. This can fix many psychological issues as intimacy provides healing at a psychological level. Satisfaction gained from having sex boosts your mood and improves your self-esteem. Such a person is able to interact more honestly with his or her partner, and ease out any pent-up emotional problems. The psychological well-being is conducive to having a healthy long life.


Burning calories


It has been estimated that sexual activity for 30 minutes burns around 150 to 200 calories. This is more than what you burn during a dance or golfing. You heart rate during sexual excitement is comparable to that of a person lifting weights or walking. Thus, it is clear that having regular sex would turn out to be good calorie burning activity for you.


The overall good effects on health due to sex make it a very important part of your life. But it does mean that you need to be healthy enough to be able to have sex, in the first place!