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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...

Eat Whole ,not processed, Food ! P roceed foods are designed for long shelf lives,and are loaded with sugar  and bad fats,plus three-quarters of our daily salt intake(too much has been linked with a high blood pressure ).Proceeding food often entails stripping natural foods down to their components before creating the final product,and nutrients that protect your heart,such as soluble fibre (its cut the cholesterol) ,antioxidants and good fats,can be left behind . Watch your portions However well you eat ,you have to avoid consuming too much-excess fat,particularly around the tummy ,is released into the blood system as artery-clogging fatty acids.Portion sizes of ready meals and takeaways have increased dramatically in the past 20 years as we have got used to eating more than we need. Use smaller plates to cut your intake by up to 25 percent .Don't eat too quickly -one study found that this doubles your risk of  being overweight ,perhaps because the body doesn't have ti...

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 ...

BE A BLUE BLOOD Blueberry He re's some sweet news :Blueberries may help lower blood sugar level and insulin resistance,found Canadian researchers .In a study ,overweight men at risk for heart diseases and diabetes drunk one cup of wild blueberry juice every day for three weeks.Their blood sugar dropped by 10 % and their insulin resistance also fell  compared to that of participants who drank a placebo.Study co-author Marva  Sweeney,PhD ,says the benefits may come from the effect on the pancreas of the fruits high levels of anthocyanins. (The pancreas regulates blood sugar by producing insulin.) TEQUILA ! W ho would have thought tequila's main ingredient could treat cancer? University of Guadalajara researchers say blue agave- a plant extract used to make tequila- can pass through stomach acids without being destroyed .The hope is that doctors will be able to use agave for delivering colon-cancer drugs more effectively.  7 percentage of stroke victims who are you...