Chocolate and cardiovascular health
The benefits of chocolate are sufficiently well documented as to enjoy that chocolate bar you have in your power with total conviction that makes you good. The list continues to grow and add more fuel to the fire with new evidence.
In the British Journal of Nutrition, a team of Italian researchers from the University of Milan published the results of an experiment conducted with approximately twenty volunteers, average age 24 years, who were offered a healthy diet for several weeks.
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Traditional Chinese Nutrition
There is a lot written and said about healthy nutrition. Often the information is contradictory and remains behind you with questions such as:
- What food is really healthy for me?
- Why can the property against spicy food and brings it to the other stomach upset?
- Why are you so lazily from one meal and you bursting at the other?
- Want to know how to feed your energiedip of the day or a particular season can absorb?
Then it is worth to you to study the insights from Traditional Chinese Nutrition (TCN).
What does the Traditional Chinese Nutrition? The TCN is among others, or your body the nutrients from your food is properly processed. There are relationships established between color and taste of food and such weather, climate, seasons, organs and times of the day. It would also take into account the effect of warming and cooling foods.
What food is good for you depends on many factors:
- Family Background
- Metabolic Type
- A previous illnesses and complaints
- Use of medicines
- Your sleeping eating and exercise patterns
- Quality of life
- Mental Institution.
By finding the right balance in your diet you get the most out of your health
Healthy Eating to prevent disease
Food plays a major role in preventing diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or degenerative diseases, among other pathologies.
Healthy Eating According to current data, 60 per cent of deaths are caused by non-communicable diseases, 170 million children suffering from malnutrition, more than one billion adults are overweight and in 2010 it is estimated that between 50-60 per percent of the population will suffer overweight, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and there has been an increase in diet-related diseases.
Among the key factors that are triggering this situation is the loss of the Mediterranean diet and the emergence of new consumption habits that have led to increased caloric and protein intake, the decline in time spent preparing meals; and increased consumption of frozen and microwave.
To prevent disease, live longer and in better shape, balanced diet, regular exercise and restful sleep. The truth is that it is hard to do, try it and see as soon you will feel with more energy and zest for life.