2008年8月27日星期三

Eating Fruits

We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

* IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS!

* FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.
Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals!
You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat banana I feel like running to the toilet etc - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

Greying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits like orange and lemon are acidic because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did a research on this matter (specifically lemon according to Edgar Cayce the socalled Sleeping Prophet).

If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT From the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins. But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice.
If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessels-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 -4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest Thirst Quencher Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

Drinking Cold water after meal = Cancer! Can u believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A toast to your health!

2008年8月10日星期日

快乐食品20种

1、深海鱼
全世界住在海边的人都比较快乐,不只是因为大海让人神清气爽,还因为他们把鱼当作主食。哈佛大学的研究报告指出,鱼油中的Omega-3脂肪酸,与常用的抗忧郁药如碳酸锂有类似作用,让我们的身体分泌出更多能够带来快乐情绪的血清素。

2、香蕉
不要羡慕大猩猩为什么永远那么傻气而可爱,嫩黄色的香蕉不仅美味,而且含有一种称为生物硷(al-kaloid)的物质。生物硷可以振奋精神和提高信心,而且香蕉是色胺酸和维生素B6的超级来源,这些都可以帮助我们的大脑制造血清素。

3、葡萄柚
葡萄柚不但有浓郁的香味,更可以净化繁杂思绪,也可以提神醒脑。至于葡萄柚所含的高量维他命C,不仅可以维持红血球的浓度,使身体有抵抗力,而且维他命C也可以抗压。最重要的是,在制造多巴胺、正肾上腺素时,维他命C是重要成分之一。

4、全麦面包
为什么总有那么多MM喜欢吃面包和点心,原来它们因为含有大量碳水化合物而成为抗忧郁食物。但是吃点心容易摄入过多热量,所以吃复合性的碳水化合物,如全麦面包等,效果慢一点,但更合乎健康原则。

5、菠菜
卡通中大力水手吃了菠菜后会力大无穷,其实吃了菠菜还会心情大好。
菠菜除含有大量铁质外,更有人体所需的叶酸。医学文献一致指出,缺乏叶酸会导致精神疾病,包括抑郁症和早发性痴呆等。研究也发现,那些无法摄取足够叶酸的人,在5个月后,都无法入睡,并产生健忘和焦虑等症状。研究人员推论,缺乏叶酸会导致脑中的血清素减少,造成抑郁症出现。那什么是富含叶酸的食物呢———几乎所有的绿色蔬菜和水果都含有叶酸,但菠菜最多!

6、樱桃
鲜艳欲滴的樱桃不止好吃,而且还和阿斯匹林一样有效。美国密西根大学的科学家们认为:吃20粒樱桃比吃阿斯匹林还有效。

7、大蒜
大蒜虽然会带来不好的口气,却会带来好心情。德国科学家从一项针对大蒜对胆固醇的功效研究中发现,病人吃了大蒜制剂之后,感觉比较不疲倦、不焦虑、不容易发怒。

8、南瓜
南瓜之所以和好心情有关,是因为它们富含维生素B6和铁,这两种营养素都能帮助身体所储存的血糖转变成葡萄糖,而葡萄糖正是脑部唯一的燃料。南瓜派也被认为是菜单上“最聪明”的甜点。因为每吃一口南瓜派,就会同时摄取3种类胡萝卜素,这对预防心脏病、抗老化都十分有用。
9.低脂牛奶
温热的牛奶向来就有镇静、缓和情绪的作用,尤其对经期女性特别有效,可以帮她们减少紧张、暴躁和焦虑的情绪。而选择低脂牛奶,绝对不妨碍MM的“美体计划”。

10、鸡肉
当我们体内缺乏维生素B12时,就会出现恶性贫血、食欲不振及记忆力减退等问题。而鸡肉正富含维持神经系统健康、消除烦躁不安的维生素B12。所以,当你晚上睡不好,白天总感觉是拖着疲惫的身躯时,多吃点鸡肉吧。

11、素食
这被素食主义者冠上了环保、人道、健康等高帽的吃食,着实让几家欢喜几家忧。欢喜的是那些坚定的食素者,因为长期食用以大豆蛋白为主成分的素食,而心情舒畅,精气十足;忧的是部分为赶时髦的伪素食者,因为素食之油水不能达到其自身的需求,常常是因饿得眼冒金星而火冒三丈。

12、甜品
无论是法式的芝士蛋糕,还是中式的红豆糖水,应该都是可以让大部分(不包括那些将减肥作为终生为之奋斗的事业者)女性笑逐言开而身心放松。放松地享受,放松地品味,放松地放纵自己的胃……只有这一刻,职场的竞争,情场的无奈,才会被她们抛在一边,吃完再说吧!

13、咖啡
让人亢奋该是咖啡的一大功效了,其实还有一点作用不知道大家体会到没有:让人学会了收敛。喝咖啡的意境与饮酒是完全不同的,它需要一个可能随意却不能大意,可能简单却不能简陋,可能杂乱却不能无张的氛围。在这样一个气氛下,大呼小叫的人可以变得轻声细语,张牙舞爪的人可以变得温文尔雅,烦躁不安的人也可以沉下心来,就那么坐着,品着,享着。

14、火锅
火锅一直给人红火、热闹的感觉。孤单的时候,打起精神找一帮朋友吃顿火锅,嘴里吃着热腾的涮食,眼中望着真实的食伴,马上有一种温暖、充实的感觉袭上心头。有什么事可以比朋友更重要呢!

15、辣椒
这种可以把人辣得大呼过瘾,也可以让人吃得泪流满面的东西,叫做辣椒。种类很多,红的、绿的,长的、短的,灯笼形的、指天状的……作用只有一个,刺激!刺激你的味蕾,刺激你的泪腺,刺激你麻木的感情。

16、生蚝
美国蚝天生甜美,丰腴可口;法国蚝富含矿物,金属味强劲;澳洲蚝先咸后甜,层次丰富。不同国籍的生蚝有着各自不同的风情,让食者也受其影响,风情了不少,万种了许多。所谓“蚝情万丈”形容的就是这种感觉吧。

17、鹅肝
鹅肝是与生俱来的贵族,配上以稀为贵的松露这位“千金”,真是最登对的一双了。对了,还有葡萄酒,在它的配合下,鹅肝让每个人都成了贵族——水晶灯下、高脚杯旁培养出来的贵气自食客心中油然而生。

18、炸酱面
如果有人告诉你,在某个地方有着58元一碗的炸酱面,而在同一时间的另一个地方花58元可以买一盆,你做何想法呢?如果是我,我会说这关我什么事呢?我始终觉得妈妈做的炸酱面是最美味而无价的。也只是这个吃食才让人觉得最无贫富差异,也没等级观念,于是,吃后,心中平和淡泊了很多。

19、花草茶
台湾人真是会享受,就用那几种花瓣,却泡出了一壶的春天。花香被水锁住了,而心情被茶解放了。就在这一泡一品的过程中,心中瞬间可以毫无杂念,就如这水清澈见底,再如这花阳光灿烂。

20、大闸蟹
前年是仿伪标,去年是注册指环,今年会用什么来让食客辨别真伪呢?正因“盗版”盛行,才更突出其可贵。大闸蟹是有文化的,谁也不能否认,但这文化却让这真真假假给掩盖了。食者吃时,心中该是百味杂陈吧,对大闸蟹失去了信任,还是对人没有了安全感?


(Source:中国食疗网