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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CALORIES, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK. A calorie is a unit of energy that measures the amount of energy contributed by food to your body. A calorie is also understood as a measure of heat(energy) produced when food  is being processed during metabolism in the body. Good Calories v/s Bad calories Good calories are contributed by foods that give you energy as well as nutrition, eg, a big guava contains 100 calories, but it also stores minerals and vitamins. A small packet of potato chips , on the other hand, will give you 200 calories but no essential nutrients . Does gaining calories mean gaining weight ? Weight gain is determined  by the total number of calories consumed, as against the total number of calories burned / used for energy.In other words,if you consume more calories than you burn through  exercise or physical activity.your body stores these excess calories as fat,resulting in those extra unwanted kil...

PURGE THE POISONS ! L ike your car or household appliances ,your body works best when kept clean.. The following pollutants are particularly bad for your heart ; Tobacco . Innumerable deaths from  cardiovascular diseases are linked to smoking .Its effects include damaging the lining of your arteries,and carbon monoxide replacing oxygen in red blood  cells so your heart has to beat faster  to keep your body going .Quit ,and a year later your risk your risk of tobacco-related heart diseases will have halved.In 15 years ,it will be the same as for someone who's never smoked. Noise  A study carried out in 32 Germen  hospitals found that environmental noise increased heart-attack risk by three-quarters in women and 45 per cent in Men.Try earplugs or heavy curtains to reduce annoying  external din. Respiratory infections . Serve  problems ,such as flu ,more than double the risk of heart attack or stroke(probably by causing blood vessel inflammation) ,...

Regular exercise brings down blood pressure, makes heart pumping more efficient and reduces insulin resistance ,which can lead to heart attack  and stroke.Even little can mean a lot .Ten minutes` dancing a day, for instance ,can burn off about a quarter kilo in weight a month. The following activities can increase your daily exercise time by 40 minutes or more while barely changing your routine : 1. take at least two flights of stairs for up to three kilos of annual weight loss  2.  Fidget.It burns 350 calories a day. 3. Have meetings standing up or walk around when on the phone. 4. Keep your hands busy by,say,knitting while watching TV. 5. Stand up,stretch your arms to the ceiling and rise up and down on your toes ten times once every hour while working at your desk. H ealth experts say you should walk from 10,000-12000 steps a day (up to two hour's worth at normal speed).That sounds a lot, but even very sedentary people walk 3000 steps and other activities can count...

A nutritious diet needn't  be restrictive ,costly or time-consuming if you follow a few simple rules . 1. Stick to five groups proteins Nuts and fish, particularly cold-water  ocean species,are rich in omega -3 fatty acids that keep heart rhythm steady and discourage blood clotting. Research has found that just two servings of oily fish(avoid frying)a week can reduce your heart - attack risk by a third .Eat white meat , beans and eggs -regularly .For vegetarians ,there are fewer sources of omega -3 fatty acids , but walnuts ,lentils and flex  seeds are good options . Good Fats O live oil, soya oil ,nuts and peanut butter are full of monounsaturated  fat that ,unlike the hydrogenated fats of many bakery products  ,margarines and other processed foods,increase good high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and cut the bad low-density lipoprotein levels Fruit and vegetables These are rich in  cholesterol -lowering phytosterols, antioxida...

If you are permanently stressed ,you double your risk of a heart attack. S tress raises blood pressure,increases clotting and prompts the body of release the hormone cortisol which is linked to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure .By contrast ,a Dutch study of 65 to 85 olds found that optimists  had a 24 % lower risk of  cardiovascular death.These simple steps can make you and your health healthy and jolly: Laugh. It relaxes blood vessels and boosts blood flow by 25 percent Get enough sleep. UK's Warwick Medical School found that women who sleep six hours or less a night are twice as likely to have hypertension as those who sleep seven hours or more. Take a news break. A week without grim word events lightens the mood. Drink and be merry. I f you imbibe, try one relaxing alcoholic page a day but no more. Diet. Follow a healthy diet which includes fresh fruits and vegetables and a bits of nuts. Focus and finish. Don't try to do too much at once .Complete one ...