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Natural Antacid
As you all knows, at this time we must do not like quique in typical Christmas lunch and dinner. As a result of these intakes, our stomachs are working harder than usual. This makes us feel heavy, discomfort and an acidity of horse. Well, not having to rely on antacids pharmacy, and thus take better care of our digestive system, I propose some simple guidelines that will help you avoid the heartburn this holiday as expected.
To start, you have a good selection of foods that help neutralize the acidity or at least that subsides. Should be included in the rest of the weekly meals soft rice dishes, cooked carrots and cooked or baked apples, which by its simple and smooth digestion contribute to neutralize the acidity as it desinflama before irritated the gastrointestinal mucosa. For breakfast or snacks, mid-morning or mid-afternoon, you can include rolled oats, rich in mucilage, a type of fiber with emollient effect.
These foods are added a few simple guidelines:
* Distribute food in five or more meals a day to reduce the volume of food intake and do not let more than three hours without eating or drinking something, improve stomach upset.
* Eat slowly and chew each bite enough.
* Leave at least two hours after eating dinner or bedtime.
* Eating foods that just need fat juicy or prolonged cooking.
* Reduce consumption of fatty foods and avoid highly salted, smoked or pickled.
* Limit high-fat sauces made with eggs, excess oil, cream or cheese, mayonnaise, carbonara or Dutch.
* Avoid foods that stimulate gastric acid secretion such as coffee or acidic (tomato sauce, acidic fruits and juices).
* Not very often consume excessive amounts of sugar or sweets, because it slows digestion.
Essential for health food
While it is true that foods essential to health include fruits, vegetables, tubers, liquids, milk and meat and fish, now also see that each of the foods that are provided to our body substances that are essential to its operation and development.
Essential for health food
Food and health: nutrients essential for life
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Fiber| Your New Best Friend
What does this title? It simply means that we should plan to eat more fiber we eat now. Thirty to forty grams is currently twice what is consumed in those days.
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Four Foods With “Bad Press”
We can say that there are foods that have had “bad publicity.” Often categorized as “unhealthy” foods that really are not so, and if we knew we could consume in our diets include no problem.
Within these foods with “negative press” are nuts, bread, frozen vegetables, and egg.
Nuts have a bad reputation due to its high calorific value, when in reality, our bodies also provide good quality fatty acids, vegetable proteins and fibers. In addition to vitamins and minerals.
The bread, enough alone to believe that fat. The nutrients that gives the bread is very healthy, his presence is important in our diet. The bread does not harm our health.
Frozen vegetables, is believed to be frozen for lost nutrients. In truth, they are plant, period. Frozen vegetables give us the ability to access them throughout the year, even when food is not at the station.
Egg, the belief that the egg is high in fat made this food for years was “marginalized.” However, the egg is rich in proteins, vitamins, iron and other minerals.
What is important for achieving a healthy diet is to combine all foods without removing any. Include all and any in excess, thus achieving a balanced diet.
Prevent anemia and improve digestion
We’re always outstanding plant in salads we eat at many restaurants, this is the arugula. This plant belongs to the cabbage family and is remarkable for its aromatic power and the amount of benefits provided to us. Although this series of virtues are valued at present, because not long ago was considered a rocket weed that killed simply unused.
The rocket is a vegetable that gives us high doses of benefits, as with the nutrients it contains we must emphasize the role when it comes to combat anemia, it helps us to maintain adequate levels of red blood cells and necessary for the proper functioning of the body. As a good plant that is also notable for its digestive value, which makes it an essential variety in our diet.
The rocket as every plant is a compendium of vitamins among which contained high amounts of vitamin C, beta carotene and provitamin A. Alongside this are remarkable minerals such as iron, which provided us in large quantities and is combined with vitamin C causes the body to assimilate much better. This is what makes the rocket the perfect plant for people who are prone to anemia, it directly helps maintain perfect red blood cells, for increasing the amount of iron in the body also increases the quality of blood .
The digestive properties of this plant should also be stressed, and that is their high fiber content is responsible for accelerating the intestinal transit and thus improve the absorption of nutrients by the body and the digestive process. But not for this alone is a vegetable arugula tract, but its great aroma makes this plant contains a number of acids that help to stimulate the secretion of gastric juices and stomach and help to make better digestion.
The Diet of Fiber
Fiber-rich foods play a major role for good nutrition.
Well known for its low calorie, fibrous foods like celery, green leafy vegetables, vegetables, apples, also have major benefits for weight control. Require more time to chew properly and are evacuated from the stomach more slowly, which helps to control feelings of hunger.
This plan will allow us to eat rich, while at the same time, control cholesterol and down some extra kilos.
Consuming foods rich in fiber will reduce the symptoms of constipation, diverticulosis and some types of intestinal irritation. Fiber without being absorbed by our body, remains in the intestine, stimulating peristalsis, increasing stool bulk, thus the daily evacuation is well benefit.
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Healthy Eating
Fruits and Vegetables
Why is it important to consume fruits and vegetables daily?
The latest national survey on eating habits in childhood and adolescence (Study enKid, 1998-2000), in which more than 3,500 people between 2 and 24 years of age, shows something that is new, although its significance: the fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents is inadequate. Fruits and vegetables are foods that are a significant source of variety of vitamins (folic acid, C, pro-vitamin A. …), minerals (potassium, magnesium), water, fiber and antioxidants.
Their consumption is important because, if you include them in adequate amounts in your diet, you are contributing to the health of the whole family, helping to reduce the risk of diseases such as constipation, hypertension, high cholesterol and even certain types cancer. Do not forget to include in your diet every day.
Fiber and Constipation
Constipation is one of the discomforts such as nausea and vomiting, usually appear in one or more periods of pregnancy. Constipation is a disorder that affects many women during different stages of life, especially during pregnancy. Getting a good bowel function is to feel better in many respects.
To increase the intestinal transit is necessary to increase consumption of dietary fiber. The fibers are not only found in cereals, but also in other foods such as fruits and vegetables. Containing all nuts consumed fruits, leafy vegetables, legumes.
Besides being beneficial in bowel habits have other positive effects such as reducing blood sugar levels in diabetic patients and that of cholesterol, lowering total cholesterol. Furthermore, greatly increase the level of satiety.
To add your ingesión in practical it is advisable to replace white breads of different cereals for comprehensive and include in salads or cooked vegetables (such as lentils, chickpeas, beans of various kinds).
Increased consumption of fresh fruit whenever possible-shell-is easy to do because you do not need development and are today available to all.Being well fed is always beneficial and even more when another being is growing in our bodies and our consciousness depends on what you chose and what we discard.