What You Need To Know About Vegetarianism

What You Need To Know About Vegetarianism

Living healthy requires maintaining a healthy diet. No diet may be more beneficial than meals dominated by fresh, all-natural vegetables and fruits.

 

Lately, more and more people have shifted to vegetarian meals because scientific research has demonstrated the adverse effects of animal meat.

 

Nutritionists explain that the high amount of animal fat present in meat, dairy, and other animal products may be probable factors leading to the onset of diabetes mellitus, obesity, colorectal cancer, high blood pressure, and coronary artery disease.

 

To avoid these diseases, nutritionists have long expounded on the health benefits of a high intake of fruits and vegetables.

 

However, people generally have many misconceptions about vegetarianism or the practice of eating foods from the plant kingdom.

What You Must Know About Flax Seeds!

 

What You Must Know About Flax Seeds!

Fish oil versus Flaxseed oil

 

What is your opinion on fish oil supplements, and why not just take flaxseed oil since it has omega 3s? How much is needed to take daily?

 

The answer is straightforward. There are several Omega 3 fatty acids. They are named ALA (alpha linolenic acid ), EPA (eicosapentanoic acid) and DHA (docosahexanoic acid). ALA is found in flaxseed oil, whereas EPA and DHA are found in fish oils. ALA can convert into EPA and then into DHA, but this takes several enzymatic steps in the body. Not everyone efficiently converts ALA into EPA and DHA, particularly with aging.

 

Lignans are a type of fiber and, at the same time, a kind of phytoestrogen chemical similar to the human hormone estrogen. Flaxseeds are the richest source of lignans. When you eat lignans, bacteria in the digestive tract convert them into estrogen-like substances called enterodiol and enterolactone, which are thought to have anti-tumor effects. Lignans and other flaxseed components may also have antioxidant properties; that is, they may reduce the activity of cell-damaging free radicals.

7 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Coconut Oil

 

7 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Coconut Oil

It is a common misconception that coconut oil is bad for you. People worldwide are experiencing the healthy benefits of using coconut oil. It is one of the most beneficial oils you can consume. Here are the top seven reasons you should use coconut oil as an alternative to other common cooking oils.

 

1. Coconut oil doesn't turn to fat in your body.

Unlike many other common oils, like soy (vegetable) and corn, coconut oil won't make you fat. Coconut oil contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), an easy fuel for the body to burn without turning to fat. Most other cooking oils and fats contain long-chain triglycerides (LCT). LCT's are usually stored as fat. Since coconut oil is an MCT, it is more easily absorbed and converted to energy quicker.

 

For centuries, people in the tropics have relied on coconuts as a traditional staple in their diet. They consume large amounts of coconut oil every day. Instead of getting fatter, it helps them stay healthy, lean, and trim. When they switch from coconut oil to our modern oils, they develop obesity and the health problems that our modern society faces.

Your Diet And Nutrition Are You An Emotional Eater?

 

Your Diet And Nutrition Are You An Emotional Eater?

Emotional eating. Many people suffer from the same eating problems, but there is one that stands out among those eating issues. For most people, it is the leading cause of abnormal weight gain, as you end up compensating for your emotional distress by sitting down for a large snack. This is fine once in a while, but do it too often, and you will find it hard to lose any weight.

 

Every time you eat anything, you need to write down your state of mind in your food journal. Were you feeling tired, upset, depressed, happy, or energetic? Just writing a few words about how you felt when you decided to eat can make a world of difference when it comes time to analyze your eating behaviors.

A Gold Medal in Love

 

A Gold Medal in Love

Five-time gold medal-winning figure skater, Jenny Kilmer, has won the women's Olympics since she was 16. At 36, she is attempting to win her sixth straight gold medal. Kilmer has been blessed with such fame and fortune with sporting equipment endorsements and TV contracts. She has gotten everything that he has set out to get, except for one thing: love.

 

Love is what has been eluding her. She has had many relationships, but none have transpired into anything beyond just a relationship. Her latest relationship with Scott seemed to be destined for the same scenario.

 

Since two years old, Jennys life has been all about skating. Her intensive training has paid off professionally because of her gold medals, but personally, even her trainer, Yon, cannot stand around her. It was five days until the Women's Olympic medal competition.

There Inspirations for Happiness

There Inspirations for Happiness

The following three inspirations were adapted from A Daily Dose of Happiness, and they represent three key ways to increase our happiness.

1. FORGIVING FOR HAPPINESS

We like to think we are better than our friends below us in the food chain, like the octopus and the snail. After all, we have love. We feel happy. We have empathy. We have a conscience. We can reason.

 

We can also hold onto grudges.

 

Grudges are, in fact, prickly little creatures that worm their way into our hearts. Holding onto them is a self-defeating exercise.

 

Fortunately, forgiveness is also uniquely human. Forgiveness cleanses the spirit. Forgiveness lets us get on with enjoying our lives instead of being preoccupied with someone else’s. Forgiveness opens the door to happiness.