Properties Nuts
The nuts can be eaten at any time, for its excellent properties. But especially at Christmas when they are most usually eat nuts, also served with chocolates and other sweets.
Nuts are antioxidants and anti-inflammatory, so they help prevent cholesterol buildup and plugging of the arteries. Physicians are advised to take two or three nuts per day because it helps burn fat and lower cholesterol. But as always, is much better to combine nuts with other foods such as vegetables, fruits and fish.
The usual use of nuts in the diet can reduce up to 50% the risk of cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks or angina pectoris. Eating nuts for about five weeks, instead of getting fat from other foods such as butter or lard is a good way to guard your heart.
However, do not forget that these nuts, like most, provide a very high amount of calories, about 700 per 100 grams. So we should not abuse them in case of obesity. Best not to overdo the intake of nuts, is considered a replacement for other food sources are not as healthy.
The Chocolate Diet
The Chocolate Diet has been seen as a miracle for those gourmands with extra kilos, but this diet is to eat chocolate on demand as there is a ration that must be respected, and combined with a regimen of low-calorie and fiber.
In previous centuries, chocolate was considered by the Spanish goddesses as the best stimulant drink at a time when stress and sadness were part of their lives. For years it was used for cosmetic and medicinal, which led to the emergence of countless recipes: cakes, ice creams, chocolates, sweets, among others. The chocolate was classified as a divine food. Over time, chocolate became a temptation and to integrate the forbidden list for those who want to look after her figure. Continue reading
Food Antioxidants
Is usually defined by natural antioxidants present in certain natural products and plants, more or less often eat in the diet to protect us against free radicals, which cause the aging process and certain other diseases.
Given the daily presence of these free radicals, the body must neutralize and defend, to avoid damage to the tissues, but the problem itself, occurs when the concentration of these free radicals is very high. It is therefore very important that the antioxidant nutrients present in our daily diet.