Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Green tea in recipes of youth and beauty

From ancient times, green tea is rightly viewed as perhaps the best product for those wishing to lose weight. And this is understandable. Green tea is very ... rich, as rich in protein. This feature of his more celebrated English tapestry XIX century, tasting Chinese teas for Queen Victoria. Depending on the type of tea leaf in the drink may contain from 15 to 25% protein. This is partly why China and Japan actively used tea leaves in salads, soups or stew it with meat - the content of proteins tea can be compared with beans or lentils. It is not surprising that the beverage reduces appetite. 

After a light salad and a cup of tea, you do not want to eat cutlet with mashed potatoes or a dessert, but this is just what you need for women who are watching their figure. This, of course, does not mean that green tea will completely replace your lunch or dinner, but at a moderate diet with green tea, you can easily spend 1-2 weeks, providing the organism and the protein and all essential vitamins. Diversify your week with fruits and vegetables every day add to the diet of protein and at least 5 times a day, a classic drink green tea, and nice flexibility in your body and your home scale does not slow you happy! 

Green tea is steadily established itself as a unique cosmetic. It not only helps to get rid of extra pounds, but also fights wrinkles. Recent studies claim that green tea - in its purest form - can fight the manifestations of aging. It stops the inflammation and prevents DNA damage, prevents sun burn the skin. Of course, as is the case with many creams and lotions, the effect of consumption of green tea will not be instantaneous and can actually occur after a few years. However, green tea is an important advantage of - it is not harmful and brings many benefits the body as a whole. 

Common cold green tea may well replace aftershave: it disinfects the skin, relieves irritation and reduces inflammation - that is, performs all functions of a good aftershave. 

Green tea can be used when you decided to take a bath. If behind a difficult day, fatigued, then toning bath with green tea to help restore power and give courage. For her cooking 4 tablespoons of green tea brew in a teapot of boiling water for 10 minutes, strain and pour in the filled bathtub. At the same essential oils contained in tea, well perceived by the skin and organs of smell, and stimulate the activity of the body, raise vitality. Finally, ordinary green tea is an excellent tool for hair care and, importantly, is not as expensive as imported balms. When you wash my head's just soap (soap hair with a piece of soap do not need to - make the foam in the tub and wash your head in it), rinse your hair strong infusion of green tea. Prepared it simply: all week gathers the remains of the teapot tea leaves, then boil, let it brew for 1,5-2 hours and strain. Rinse hair to very carefully so that no traces of soap.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Eleven easy ways to burn calories

Anyone who has ever tried to lose those extra pounds knows that it is possible. But maybe you is not as necessary as it seems. The fact that you throw all the forces to solve the problem can cause rejection of the plan, which you swore perform. 

"You have to start small," - says Holly Wyatt, an impartial investigator Institute of Nutrition in Denver. - "People have a tendency to take on programs to reduce weight and at the same time trying to change everything in life." 

Experts say that this is the problem. Such attempt at radical change does not always lead to success. Want to find a simple solution? Take control of your diet and sports, which can burn calories with maximum effect. 

"For example, every day is enough to burn about 100 calories, not to gain 1-2 pounds (1 pound = 453.59237 grams), which, on average, a person gains for the year", - said Wyatt, who was one of the authors of the study related to struggle with obesity, the journal Saint. "To lose weight you need to do next - she says - to burn 500 calories a day. But we should not exclude them from your diet. "You can eat 250 calories less and burn 250 to walk 30-45 minutes. A week later you will lose about 1 pound (1 pound = 453.59237 grams)," - says Wyatt. But once you will not see drastic changes. 

1. Instead, order main dish meals 

It's no secret that over the past 20 years portion sizes in restaurants have grown exponentially. Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill showed that the average hamburger was 23% higher than it was in 1977, and soft drinks - 50%. So, instead of ordering a main course, the columns select appetizers pasta and salad or soup. Smaller portions do not mislead you with this goal. 

2. Sidestep Vending machines for drinks or food 

You should not eat up a huge stack of chips at once. Food should be taken in small portions. 

3. Start with a salad... 

and during the next meal you may eat less - said in a recent study by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania. 33 women who participated in the study, eating a garden salad for 20 minutes before the main course of pasta. Despite the fact that the salad sprinkled with plain, low fat mozzarella and low-calorie Italian dressing instead of high-fat sauces, the day women consumed 10% fewer calories. 

4. Dip fork in the refueling 

If you prefer your salad dressing, dip a fork into it before it spread on the green plug. This method allows avoiding up to 500 calories - saying Lisa Lakiotis and Tammy Lakiotis Shames, authors of the book "How to speed up your metabolism. 9 proven principles of weight loss." If the fork, which had been put in filling, dipped in buttermilk, then the plug will remain more cream filling and the calories contained in it. 

5. Keep track of calories in coffee 

A favorite by much coffee can contain as many calories as contained in the full lunch. For example, 16 drops of coffee Starbucks Cafe Mocha, with whole milk contains 400 calories-as much as is contained in a sandwich with grilled chicken, along with 22 oz. Fat and 33 grams. Sugar. If you get tired of regular coffee, dilute with coffee latte skim milk or 2% milk. 

6. Walk and talk 

The next time you're chatting on a mobile phone, put on your shoes and wander through the corridors at work or walk along the street. With such a 10-minute walk every working day with an average speed of 3 miles per hour (1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers), you burn about 1,000 calories per month and you reset the 3 pounds (1 pound = 453.59237 grams) per year. 

7. Eat nuts 

People who adhere to a diet based on research at Harvard University who eat up a handful of peanuts or nuts of different varieties on a daily basis, able to lose weight faster than the group of subjects, whose regime does not include meals with high fat content. But keep in mind that nuts are not only rich in natural fats for the heart but dense, control their consumption: Eat 15 pieces of almonds or cashews or 30 pistachios. 

8. Do not just sit 

Most people burn 100 calories an hour sitting and 140 - while standing. Another 6 pounds per year (1 pound = 453.59237 grams) you can save, if at work 2 hours a day you will stand. To this end, Frances Wilkins, publisher of diets for Slimming Memory Minder, puts on the desktop in the office of the table of weight measurement. "As a result, I no longer move, which allows me to change position," - she said. 

9. The more you sleep the more calories you burn 


According to recent research published in The Lancet, insomnia may prevent you from losing excess program. Because of the lack of sleep the brain is in a state of stress, a sharp increase in the production of the hormone cortisol, which regulates appetite. This reinforces the binge eating and intensifies the feeling of hunger, and moreover, from for lack of sleep, your body care not burn carbohydrates that turn into large amounts of fat. 

10. Double protein 

Rich in protein, low crab approach helps you to prevent loss of muscle mass along with fat, according to new research published in The Journal of Nutrition. 24 women with overweight ate 300 grams of lean meat, 3 servings of dairy products with low fat content and at least 5 servings of vegetables a day - on average, doubling the amount of protein and reducing the amount of carbohydrates that are consumed by the average American. Over 10 weeks, women have lost 16 pounds (1 pound = 453.59237 grams), about as much as the group of subjects, which was fed Program USDA Food Pyramid ". Women increasing the amount of protein to lose weight for more than 2 pounds (1 pound = 453.59237 grams). The secret is the following: Lucien (amino acid) found in beef, dairy products, to poultry, fish and eggs. According to research by Donald Lehman, Ph.D. Institute of Illinois, Lucien helps maintain muscle tissue. 

11. Keep a "sports magazine" 

Record their achievements - a great way to monitor progress, give yourself positive feedback and concentrate on their tasks. Molly Kimball, a sports nutritionist Sonora in New Orleans, offers its customers to show their "sports magazines" friends. Record your successes and an aspiration teaches accountability.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Tips for the perfect cup of tea

You can only make tea in a porcelain or earthenware, but not in any way in the metal. 
Kettle for tea leaves should have a hole in the lid and close tightly enough. 
Size (volume) and shape of the teapot are also important. Best geometrically regular shape (spherical, cylindrical), giving an opportunity to determine more precisely the proportion of the volume (fourth, third, half) in the brewing kettle. 

Water 
Tea needs oxygen. You should always use cold fresh water. In order to brew black tea, water should be given a rolling boil. And for the better green water, a little did not come down to the boiling point. 

The duration of brewing and the size of tea leaf 
The larger tea leaves, the more time required for brewing tea. And what tea leaves are smaller, the greater its surface contact with water, and the faster it is brewed. Teapot or cup should be pre-heated. Should proceed at the rate of one teaspoon (one bag) per cup, plus "one on the kettle. Cover with tea leaves or tea bags and leave the water brewing for 2-6 minutes (depending on desired strength). 

Do not lay brewed tea cotton dolls, pillows and other heaters - they negatively affect the strength of tea. High-grade Lapsany black tea infused for 3-5 minutes: if three minutes, then get an invigorating drink, if five, then soothing. In hard water tea should insist 7-9 minutes. 

If at the end of welding you have a foam, then the tea was brewed properly. Foam should not shoot unless it has no foreign odors. And that foam is not settled on the walls of the teapot, but became a tincture, tea is stirred with a spoon or a portion of tea leaves is poured into a cup or glass, and again poured into a teapot. 

Additives 
Well cooked tea by itself gives pleasure. If desired, add milk, lemon and sugar - in short, everything that will allow you to get the true pleasure of drinking tea! 

Storage 
In order to remain fresh tea, it must be stored in a cool, dry and dark place. It is best suited for this tight sealed jars. The tea should be treated like any delicate spices - to avoid overheating and moisture and keep it away from other teas with a strong flavor and spice! 
From frequent contact with air tea go bad, and the faster, more open container in which it is stored. Therefore, the house tea should be stored in two containers - large, which is rarely open, and small, which is often called. 

Tea, drunk after a meal, facilitates digestion, helps to digest heavy food, which includes meat, fish, and especially flour dishes. But people with increased appetite, not to overeat, it is helpful to drink tea before meals. Tea, drunk before meals, reduces appetite and makes you feel full.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Milk - one of the most important human food.

Milk 


Milk - one of the most important human food. This is especially useful for children, pregnant and lactating women and elderly people. Milk and a great variety of dairy products made in a variety of nutrition, improve taste, increase the nutritional value of our food and have a great dietary and medicinal value. Academician Pavlov said: "... Between the varieties of human food in an exceptional situation is milk ... food made by nature itself, which differs easy digestibility and nutritional content, compared with other types of food ... "If divided into three groups are located in food substances necessary to human body: the energy (of meeting human needs for energy), plastic (from that build cells and tissues), regulatory (involved in metabolic processes), it is easy to verify that the milk contains as the first - carbohydrates, fat, and partly - and second - the protein and minerals - and others - trace minerals, vitamins, enzymes. According to nutritionists, physiologists, pediatricians, milk and dairy products are essential for mental and physical development of children. "If during the months of 1200 you will one day drink a liter of milk, you provide a hundred years of life!" - The so-jokingly told a Swedish scientist Nile Gustavson. 

When Azerbaijani longevity Majid Agayev stepped over stosorokaletny abroad, was asked what he eats, he called the milk, cheese, yogurt and vegetables. In the village of Dugo Polje Yugoslavia stodesyatiletnyuyu peasant Irbishu Hrvachich asked what she prefers to eat. Throughout her life she never hurt and it does not go to the doctors. "I always preferred to milk products" - said long-lived. From ancient times the milk of different animals used for food both healthy and sick people. The ancient Egyptians used for medicinal purposes asses milk. Scientists of Ancient Rome and Greece - Herodotus, Aristotle, Pliny - milk is recommended for the treatment of tuberculosis. Hippocrates different types of milk attributed to the different healing properties, so for example, goat and mare - property to cure tuberculosis, a cow - to cure gout and anemia, donkey - many diseases. 

On the healing properties of milk mentioned the great Tajik scholar Abu Ali Ibn Sina (Avicenna). He wrote that milk and dairy products are the best food for children and elderly people. Especially useful it is believed goats and a donkey's milk, and recommended to drink it with salt and honey. In the Middle Ages treated milk has been forgotten and only at the end of XVI century doctors began to re-apply milk in therapy. Important role in this propaganda has played a French doctor, Raymond Restore to develop, based on the teachings of Hippocrates, indications and contraindications for the treatment of milk. In the XVIII century, Goffman first drew attention to the use of milk as an antidote, and offered his divorce mineral water. He considered milk anticonvulsants, slowing down and calming movement, believed that it improves the blood and displays the harmful substances from the body. 

In the "general and complete home lechebnik" G. Buchan, translated and published in Moscow in 1780, said the milk as the best means, along with vegetables, for the treatment of scurvy. The most common treatment of milk in Russia contributed F. Inozemtsev (1802-1869). He suggested that their treatments milk of pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchitis, pleurisy, bronchial asthma, gastro-intestinal diseases, scurvy, cholera, nervous diseases. In 1865 Petersburg physician F. Carrel described more than 200 cases of successful application of skimmed milk with cardiac decompensation, liver cirrhosis, lung disease, obesity, gout. SP Botkin evaluated milk as "... a precious tool in the treatment of heart disease and kidney disease. He also originated the idea of introducing into the milk for the best of his assimilation of carbon dioxide. At the end of XIX century thanks to the classic studies of Pavlov and his students was given a firm scientific base for studying the processes of digestion and confirmed by the special value of milk and dairy products in the diet of humans and animals. Milk is indispensable to supply depleted, exhausted and weakened people. It increases body resistance and normalizes metabolism.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Food & slimming

Which are not only the tricks of humanity to get rid of extra kilos? Chinese dieticians suggest to the thin rice and mineral water; German recommends a reduced calorie daily diet, as the Brazilian - and renounces the salty sour. So what is needed in order to lose weight? 

It has long been known that the secrets of harmony inherent in the system of power, and you can find the suitable for you. Include in diet products, allies, and they will help you get rid of annoying extra kilos. 

Delicious delicacies 

Apples and Pears 

These delicious fruits are rich in pectin - fiber, low calorie, with which the stomach fills and maintains blood sugar levels. Slow fruit quickly creates the effect of saturation. Take apples and pears in the way for lunch; they are energized and healthy vitamins. 

Figs 

There is a lot of fiber. An excellent choice for a snack during the day: a delicious fruit and sweet, it really is not fat. Add figs to muesli. 

Peanuts 

Nuts improve metabolism. Dieticians insist that the peanuts - the perfect snack between main meals. Those who regularly eat a few nuts, do not feel hunger, and receive fewer calories. 

Peanuts can help by 11% to speed up the metabolism. A fatty acid comprising the composition, reduce cholesterol levels. Keep in mind those 100 grams of peanuts - 560 kcal. For lunch a couple of pieces of all. 

Pine nuts 

It contains lanoline acid - a natural "brake" appetite. Some dietitian’s advice eats for half an hour before eating teaspoon of useful goodies. In the pine nuts more protein rich than all other types of nuts. 

Fried pine nuts are good not only as a snack between main meals, but also as an addition to vegetable salads. 

Mushrooms - appetizing and tasty 

These gifts of nature - not only delicious food but also the wealth of vitamins. By the way, some mushrooms (smock, for example) appear as early as May. 

As the content of potassium and phosphorus mushrooms can be put on a par with fruit, the quantity of calcium salts - with prunes and raisins. There are many lecithins which prevents deposition of cholesterol. In fungi contain up to 30% protein, mushroom dishes are very rich, so they can become an alternative to meat diet for a while. 

Beetroot - to find shapes 

This facilitates the exchange of useful vegetable substances, reduces sugar and cholesterol in the blood, and contains a large number of amino acids, minerals and vitamins. Beetroot is useful in the fight against hypertension, for lowering blood sugar and cholesterol in the blood. 

Plus: Out of raw or boiled beets, you can cook different dishes, in salads; it combines well with many vegetables and spices, fish, mushrooms. 

Tip: Diet based on dishes from beet is very effective. You can drop up to 2 extra kilos in just a couple of days. 

Fat cottage cheese 

Protein from the cream easily absorbed body and satiates long. If you do not have problems with ZHKT, you can make a cottage cheese discharge day, a three-day admission for eating 600 g of this useful product. 

Plus: The digestion of protein consumes more calories than carbohydrates and fats. 

Tip: The beat cheese with soda water - it will turn out the cream cheese, which can be spread on toast and eat breakfast. 

Legumes - mine of useful proteins 

During the week-long diet of beans, great weight and will help significantly to fix health. 

Lentils 

Rich easily vegetable proteins, and fats and carbohydrates in one grain just 2.5%. 80 g lentils provide a daily rate of iron, vitamins of group B, and important trace elements. 

Beans 

Contains a lot of cellulose, pectin and protein, which is well saturating the body with no extra calories. Also, a lot of beans substances that enhance immunity and protect against intestinal infections. 

Green peas 

There are a lot of vegetable protein, starch, vitamins of group B, vitamin C, carotene, and trace elements - potassium, manganese and phosphorus. 

Citrus in the fight against kilograms 

Citrus fruits contain a minimum of calories and many vitamins, reduce appetite. 

Grapefruit 

It is believed that half of the fruit before a meal or 150 g of juice will help to lose weight even without diet and several doles after eating will help burn calories obtained. 

Lemon 

It contains large amounts of vitamin C, which lowers blood cholesterol, speeds up metabolism, which contributes to the normalization of weight. 

Orange 

Is rich in pectin, which improves digestion and stimulates the bowels, removes excess cholesterol from the body and contributes to the rapid onset of a sense of satiety. 

Mandarin 

Normalizes the work of the digestive system, helping to remove the body from slag and other harmful substances. Prevents the accumulation of fat. 

Products for a flat stomach 

Dietitians compiled a list of products that help make the stomach flat. If you include them in your daily diet, morning exercise at the press and is not after 7 pm, in 2-3 weeks notice required result. 

Oat flakes 

If you did not expose flakes heat treated and do not add sugar to them, they help regulate glucose levels and cholesterol in the blood. So, help get rid of calories. 

Olive oil 

Hinders the sense of hunger, reduce cholesterol levels and speeds up

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Okroshka for fruit tea recipe

Boil potatoes in the skin, cool, peel, cut into cubes, and fresh cucumbers. Salad, parsley, dill finely. Protein cooked eggs orbit, and wipe the egg yolk through a sieve and combine with sour cream. All filled with fruit of this, add the vegetables, herbs, sugar and citric acid. To prepare the fruit of this 100 grams of apples or 25 g of dried fruit to fill the two glasses of boiling water, boil, and to insist, under the lid, 3-4 hours. Instead of fruit, you can take 100 g of rhubarb, or 20 g hips.

100 g of fresh cucumbers, leaf lettuce, 10 g, 5 g greens of parsley, 60 g potato, 5 g of dill, 1 egg, 50 g sour cream, 5 g sugar, 5 g lemon juice, 0,4 l of this fruit.