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Walk it!

January 9th, 2009

Do you know that 25 minutes of brisk walking a day may help prevent meno – pause related weight gain and headaches?

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According to a study by University of Saskatchewan, researchers tracked daily activities of 400 women ages 39 to 82 years old who had gone at least a year without menstruating. Based on that research, they found out, of the most active women, 22% fewer reported weight gain compared with sedentary peers who exercised less than 10 minutes a day. The active women also have fewer episodes of headaches. Research also shows that by moving regularly can help body to relieve Premenstrual syndrome ( PMS ) symptoms as well.

PMS and she is going to have a BF ( bitch fits )

If you have a treadmill, you can try this 30 – calorie blast walking plan. If not, try to power walk and it would be best if you could run at a constant speed for the next 30 to 45 minutes around your neighbourhood. You can try brisk walking with dumbbells.

walk that pounds away gal!

A steep incline and manageable pace engage more leg muscles and burn 60% more calories. Not only that you get two extra bonuses, a beautiful butt and sexier thighs!

You can have a body like Adriana Lima too...Nothing is impossible in this world, aight?

0 – 5 minutes Warm up at a comfortable pace of 3.5 to 4.5 mph

5 – 7 mins Slow pace at 5.5 mph nad bump incline by 2%. Take a long lunging strides.

7 – 10 mins Increase pace 6 to 6.5 mph. If possible try to run because it burn more calories.

10 – 11 mins Slow down to a comfortable pace at 3.5 to 4.5 mph.

11 – 25 mins Repeat minutes 7 to 10 for 3 more times with interval 1 minute.

25 – 30 mins Cool down at speed 3.5 mph.

The main point is consistency. Today you can start doing this for 30 minutes, after two weeks or a month maybe you will be able to do this for an hour a day. Try to make it a habit for two weeks. According to my experience, your body will adapt to changes and make it a habit when you do the same thing everyday for the next 2 weeks. You will feel something different. You will feel incomplete if you are not doing it. Try it!

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Heart – healthy Fish Alert !

January 4th, 2009

I read an article in a health magazine that some chemicals or growth hormones were injected into chicken wings to reduce time to market them. I believe something which is not natural will bring cause some bad results in the future. Bad chicken!

You would think that with the common belief that fats are a major cause of heart disease there would be over whelming evidence to support this theory. This is not the case. This can be best demonstrated by the fact that Eskimos on a traditional diet high in fat have little or no heart disease.

While their traditional diet is high in saturated fat it is mostly comprised of seafood (seal fat, fish, etc.) which is high in omega-3 fatty acids. You might conclude that Eskimos have good genetics and not prone to heart disease. But, when on a typical North American style diets their risk of heart disease is about the same as the average North American. It is believed that the key difference is the high consumption of seafood and the corresponding high level of omega-3 polyunsaturated fat in their diet.

Just recently, I changed my diet to “mostly fish” rather than “occasional chicken.”

But today, when I was at work I came across an article about some ‘ unhealthy fish ‘. For a while I was wondering, “ Is there such things beside yeah I know some sea creatures contain Mercury in them… but fish obviously never cross my mind “.

There are only some fish which is rich in omega-3, a heart – healthy substance which helps in reducing inflammation. On the other hands, most of the fish which are packed with omega-6 fatty acids in addition to omega-3s, which may actually cause inflammation to your heart.

Surprisingly, two of the most popular fish in United States ( both farmed tilapia and catfish ) fall into the category of the one that causing inflammation.

Catfish

Tilapia

This handy chart will help you choose fish with the highest omega-3 content.

Type of fish	Total omega-3 content per 3.5 ounces (grams)
Mackerel	2.6
Trout, lake	2.0
Herring	1.7
Tuna, bluefin	1.6
Salmon	1.5
Sardines, canned	1.5
Sturgeon, Atlantic	1.5
Tuna, albacore	1.5
Whitefish, lake	1.5
Anchovies	1.4
Bluefish	1.2
Bass, striped	0.8
Trout, brook	0.6
Trout, rainbow	0.6
Halibut, Pacific	0.5
Pollock	0.5
Shark	0.5
Sturgeon	0.4
Bass, fresh water	0.3
Catfish	0.3
Ocean perch	0.3
Flounder	0.2
Haddock	0.2
Snapper, red	0.2
Swordfish	0.2
Sole	0.1