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You are not only what you eat, you are also the consumed food of the animal that you eat

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Meat illustrates the idea that the health of food product can not be separated from the health of the food chain. This means that the health of the soil, of the plants, of the animals and of the consumers depend on each other.

This leads us to a special rule for those who consume products of an animal origin: You are not only what you eat, you are also the consumed food of the animal that you eat.

cow-eating-grass

This means that the animal nutrition whereby we eat is influencing the nutrition quality and the consequences that food has over our health, no matter if it is meat, milk or eggs.

This is supposed to be evidence, but unfortunately it is a systematic ignored truth of the industrial food chain, in his endeavor to produce huge quantities of cheap animal proteins. This effort changed the nourishment of the majority animals bred for consumption; they went from green plants to seeds and cereals over, because of the fact that animals grow faster and produce more milk and eggs if they are fed grains rich in calories. Some of these animals are ruminants which are evolved to feed on grass; if they eat too many seeds they get sick, therefore grain fed cattle should receive antibiotics.

girl-eating-butter

Even those animals that tolerate cereals, like chickens or pigs, are much healthier if fed with fresh green plants, therefore their meat and eggs are healthier. Generally if the animals raised for consumption are fed with grass, their meat, milk and eggs contain much healthier natural fats (more fat acids omega 3 and conjugated linoleic acid or ALC, less fat acids omega 6 and less saturated fat) and higher amounts of vitamins and antioxidants.

Sometimes is the difference visible, for example the yellow butter or the orange yolk is because of the beta-carotene content in fresh grass. So it is worth spending more money looking for products from animals raised in a traditional way on pasture. And even if, seen from the outside, an industrial egg looks exactly like the one coming from hens fed on grass; the industrial egg is several times more expensive than the first one and the two are completely different. So the rule to eat more leaves and less seeds are applied not only for humans but also for animals that are part of our tropic chain

Diets: why have we never succeeded until now? Part II

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Every diet is perceived by the organism as a threat. When this threat is repeated, metabolic adaptation appears, as a defensive reaction as a survival strategy that represents slowing down your metabolism so that it uses ‘less fuel’ to keep all mechanism in function.slow-down-metabolism

In other words, the less we give to our body, the less our body will get used to consuming less, and we won’t lose weight even if we’re consuming 700-800 kcal per day.

And the matter gets even worse! Due to the lack of results, we are tempted to go back to our old eating habits and, of course, the excess fat returns as well. Only this time it will be PURE FAT!!!

SO, after numerous diets our body composition changes so that, if we’re lucky and maintain our weight, the fat percentage will be higher, and because fat is lighter, weighting the same 60 kilograms will make us look worse.

pretty-girl-running-on-treadmill-at-gymFat tissue is less metabolically active, so, our daily energy expenses will decrease. This means that, eating the same things, with the same amount of calories will result in our weight increasing.

Diets: why have we never succeeded until now? Part I

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

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Please note that our organism doesn’t work as a balloon that we can inflate or deflate as we please. Losing weight, especially through very restrictive and short term diets, cannot lead to something else but to a very high organism disequilibrium, and, to make matters worse, pounds lost do not necessarily refer to the excess fat from your body.losing-weight1

Our body disposes of 125 000 calories stocked as: 80-85% in our fat reserves and the rest is in blood, liver, muscles etc. All of this reserve can be used by our body and can assure a 40 days survival without any alimentary additions (we would only need water).

Just by drinking water, for 3 weeks, let’s say, can only lead to a 18-24 pounds, from which only 4-10 pounds are fat! Why? Because our organism loses water first, then muscular mass and than fat.

lovely redhead drinking orange juiceThis is why losing weight from through extreme measures is not a correct method, realised most of the time by dehydration and simply muscles melting, whereas our goal is to lose FAT. This can only be obtained by maintaining a hypo caloric diet for a long period of time (at least a 3 months).

Every lost kilogram of fat means a 7000 kcal economy, and the daily restriction cannot be more than 500-800kcal, so, the correct manner of losing 1 kg would be in 7 to 10 days.

And the above cannot be repeated every time, as the danger of the yo-yo effects

Everything about meat: other tips and tricks

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Like I was discussing yesterday, meat has its ups and downs… Take into consideration also the following:

Here are some secrets to achieve your goal: a healthy tasty meal:
-Cut off all white fatty parts from raw meat before cooking it
-Cook the chicken with the skin, but remove it before consuming the meat.
-For healthier cooking, don`t add oil to the meat; add water or beer, wine, tomato   juice, spices and herbs… It gives a better taste and with a lower health cost
-The meat is fresher when the color is lighter, so chose pink pieces of meat if you want them tender.
-Boil the meat in already boiling water, in order to keep the nutrients sealed in the meat. If making soups, use cold water
-Don’t buy already minced meat. It has a high fat content. Prepare it yourself from low fat meat. It takes longer but it’s healthier.

Here are the calories table for 100 g of raw meat:

CALORIES FOR 100 G OF RAW MEAT
CHICKEN, TURKEY 100 CAL
BEEF 120 CAL
PORK 120 CAL
LIVER 150 CAL
LAMB 160 CAL

Also, keep in mind that:

- the meat from the chicken legs contains 3 times more iron than the chicken breast
- chicken leg contains more fat than chicken breast
- chicken and turkey skin is made 100% form fat
- goose and duck are richer in iron than chicken and turkey
- 150 g of roast beef contain 20% of the daily needed quantity of iron for women and 25% for men.

The Secret of Health

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

The old Chinese knew the organs’  schedule. The body sends  its whole energy to some of its parts at a certain time. It is scientifically proven that persons that do not respect this inner rhythm  are prone to getting sick faster and more often.

 

  • 6:00        Your organism  wakes up. Even though you’re still sleepy, your body rushes into producing hormones. The sugar content in our body, the amino acids and hormones take action at full capacity. Alcohol and nicotine must be avoided.
  • 7:00        Your heart shifts into fifth gear. Sexual hormones production begins. Who enjoys exercising in the morning is making a big mistake because the heart is over solicited, and the result is the same. At this hour, you should stick to serving your breakfast , but before, drink a glass of water to help digestion.breakfast-picture
  • 8:00        Your organism craves fuel. Unfortunately this is also the hour at which most heart attacks and cerebral vascular accidents happen. It’s the perfect time to take your blood sample. At any other hour, the blood composition may be changed because of stress.
  • 9:00        The body almost doesn’t feel pain and is immune toward fear. Chemotherapy and shots should be done at this hour, because the risk of complications is minimal.
  • 10:00        It’s learning time! The brain is the most receptive. Making decisions and solving problems is easy. The body temperature reaches the highest level. It is the perfect time for taking a ride in your car, because attention and reflexes reach their peak.
  • 11:00         The body burns the fat. Just eat all you can. Your heart and blood circulation are at the top. Avoid going to the cardiologist’s because he may assert you a wrong diagnostic.
  • 12:00         Half of day is over! You should take a nap. The organism is tied up in producing acids and the brain is not exactly in its best shape. Get your room well ventilated! The stomach is the only organ truly active. It gets prepared for processing food .
  • 13:00   lunch-time         Attention drops, everything focuses on digestion. It’s lunch time , and then a little bit of relaxation. After lunch the gallbladder starts the digestion and absorption of lipids from the intestine.
  • 14:00           All functions are low. The body must rest.
  • 15:00          The brain starts moving again. Attention and focus are at their peak again. Start working!
  • 16:00           The body starts working. It is the ideal time for exercising. Lungs and air ways are widely opened. Just take a walk. Stomach drugs work at best at this hour.
  • 17:00       Hands do their job perfectly. Painters create masterpieces, magicians are excellent.  Sportsmen obtain the best results.
  • 18:00         It is time for cultural activities! The senses become sharpened; the taste buds and nostrils reception even the finest taste and scent. The nails and hairs have their biggest activity. The body is yet a little tired and the nerves react to pain or anger.
  • 19:00         Best time to take your medicines. Your skin craves nourishment, the pores open up and assimilate at best all cosmetic products. But be careful, the blood pressure drops.
  • 20:00         Visual capacities increase. It is the moment to choose fabrics and designs. Don’t take the last meal of the day later than 20:00, because all bodily functions are already decreased. The liver works perfectly, so alcoholic drinks are tolerated at best at this hour.last-meal-of-the-day
  • 21:00         Body temperature and metabolism decrease. No food is assimilated. Just the stomach and liver are working.
  • 22:00            The livers stops its functions for the day. Stop smoking, because, with the liver functions stopped, all the nicotine is absorbed  without filtration by the organism.
  • 23:00           The day dreaming begins. The body cools down. The blood pressure, heart rate are reduced at minimum. Cortisol (the stress hormone) production is shut down. The skin regeneration process starts.
  • 24:00            The organism auto regulates itself at minimum. You should sleep at this hour. At night, between 2 and 4, all the senses are inhibited. Between 3 and 5 the blood pressure drops.
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It is easier to remember information in the morning, but to memorize them, they should be repeated in the afternoon.