Reduce Inflammation In The Body

It is a fact that high cholesterol levels cause dangerous deposits in the bloodstream, which lead to clogging/hardening of the arteries. As a consequence, this can lead to increased risk for stroke and heart attack. These bad cholesterol levels are known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL).

According to WebMD, inflammation causes several chronic diseases. Some include, arthritis, heart disease, and cancer.  

However, with careful attention to your health, you can be proactive naturally by doing small diet changes, yet very healthful and to guard yourselves of excessive inflammation in the body.

If you are interested in fighting off inflammation and preventing heart disease, you might want to consider lowering your bad cholesterol levels and start increasing your good cholesterol levels.

There are a few things that can help lower bad cholesterol, and raise good cholesterol, these

 

include:

·      Eating fruits of various kinds (make them colorful)

·      Eating 5 servings of vegetables per day (colorful)

·      Consuming fish,  (2-3 times per week)

.       garlic, onions, basil and ginger (as much as you can and often)

Have a great day.

Protect Your Teeth After Sports Drink!

Would be nice if Sports drinks expectations were true. 

 

Although they seem like they are a healthier choice compared to a glass of soda, a new study shows that the citric acid they contain can damage teeth.

 

The finding comes from a study involving teeth from cows. New York University College of Dentistry researchers cut the teeth in half and placed them in top-selling sports drinks. After soaking for up to 90 minutes, which the researchers said simulated sipping on the drinks throughout the day, the enamel coating of the teeth was partially eaten away. This allowed the drinks to leak into the bonelike material underneath the enamel, causing the teeth to soften and weaken.

 

Surprisingly, brushing immediately after having a sports drink might actually cause more damage, the study’s author said. “The softened tooth enamel is vulnerable to the abrasiveness of toothpaste.”

 

 He also offered the following advice to protect your teeth:

 

"To prevent tooth erosion, consume sports drinks in moderation and wait at least 30 minutes before brushing your teeth, to allow softened enamel to re-harden," he said. "If you frequently consume sports drinks, ask your dentist if you should use an acid-neutralizing, re-mineralizing toothpaste to help re-harden soft enamel."

 

Drinking sports drinks can be more satisfying than plain old water for many people and certainly healthier than soda, but you should take the right precautions when drinking it to avoid damaging your teeth.

 

Have a great day.

An Easy and Realistic Way That May Aide In Weight-Loss

Weight loss will continuously be a topic and no doubt, there are people who are seriously trying their best to lose a few extra pounds but for some unknown reason, they are just not getting the results as needed. But be encouraged, everyone doesn't lose weight in the same fashion, hence, for you, it may be as easy as eating slower along with some daily walking.

"Slowing the speed of eating may help to lower energy intake and suppress hunger levels

and may even enhance the enjoyment of a meal."

It may be surprising to realize that some ways that will help you eat slower is taking smaller bites and eating regular meals, never allowing more than four hours to pass between meals.  

Eating regular meals will help prevent the feeling of being starving and eating fast.

If you are interest in reducing feelings of hunger and managing your weight, you might want to consider consuming your meals slowly, take a walk around the block daily and consume a lot of water to help flush the system.

Finally,  a few changes during meal time may help slowing eating habit is to turn the electronics off during meal time.  In other words, no TV watching, no game-playing on the computer, and no telephone talking during your meal. 

Enjoy your day.