Muscles that we don't typically work

At the time to work the different muscle groups almost always we usually stop at the most common parties which are usually placed in the standard routines that we are always accustomed to seeing in the gymnasiums identical routines that are forgotten by many parties who almost never work. Therefore us on this occasion we are going to dwell on those parts of the body that always forget, but that it is necessary to work.
Normally these parties that do not work are those that are not considered important because they do not develop as expected or is not appreciated at first sight its evolution. It should be borne in mind that these small muscle groups are required to get a perfect development of the sporting activity, because they are part of a whole and it is therefore necessary for the work.
We will start with a part of the body that very few we work, it is of the forearms. It is true that we usually work in an indirect way when we do other exercises that we use the arms, but it is not enough, because it is necessary for this part have power so it can respond better in periods in which the arms are a fundamental tool for its implementation.
The teres major is another muscle that is usually left in oblivion. It is very easy to work with little intensity will suffice, but it is important to keep that in mind at the time of animators, since they were in good condition will be necessary to achieve a perfect alignment of the shoulders, and specifically of the shoulder blades.
Attention with the neck and the legs
the trapezes are also another of the parts of the body that just work. As happens with the teres major simply with simple exercises to keep the muscles toned and well get the shoulders are perfectly aligned in addition to help us get a neck strong and in perfect condition to eliminate tensions in this part and be able to cope with the daily activity.
The abductor are another part of the body that are often left on the forgetting to work legs. The same is true with the buttocks. Many are people who only work the quadriceps, the isquios and the twins, leaving the rest in oblivion. It is important that we work these muscles of the legs if we do not lose strength against the rest, thus achieving a series of imbalances that we must avoid at all costs.

Bread Day

Today October 16 is celebrated the World Day of bread as each year since 2006. Here are five reasons to eat bread daily and in addition, approach healthy recipes of bread for inclusion in the diet for the benefit of the agency.
Five good reasons to eat bread on a daily basis are: It is the source of
carbohydrates, the basic energy nutrient in our diet which must derive more than 50% of daily calories. And the bread contains mainly complex carbohydrates remain those derived from the wholemeal bread the most desirable because of its low glycemic index.
The bread has almost no fat and no cholesterol provides, therefore, is a suitable food in the diet of people with dyslipidemia or high cholesterol in the body.
It is a source of B vitamins, including vitamin B1, B2, B5 and folic acid. All of them contribute to the smooth functioning of nervous and muscular systems and are involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates.
Offers important minerals for the body such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and selenium, all of them present in greater proportion in the wholemeal bread.
Food is a popular and versatile that it can be included in all meals and in various preparations with ease. It is a food that all we usually incorporate to the usual table, pan
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with these five reasons to eat bread on a daily basis, it is essential to select the best alternatives, why, then let some healthy recipes of bread you can make today in tribute to the World Day of bread:
Bread seed
bread mold Multicereal
twisted spelt bread with seeds and raisins
rye bread with nuts and seeds
of spelt bread and
homemade bread soybeans without kneading
you know, the bread is a very noble food that we can all included in the daily diet, always in response to the needs and choosing the best alternative in function of each person.

Salt and Health

The diet is very important to get a nice physical, but not always the we in the right way and not always achieve the goals that we are looking for. Why in this post we are going to stop at something that is of concern to us all, the fluid retention. In particular we look at some food that cause or are likely to occur.
First and foremost it should be borne in mind that many times the fluid retention occurs by renal deficiencies or problems that have a background and that we must deal with a health care provider when the problem persists and we cannot do anything about it. But in most cases it is something transitory that normally is related to the power that we are following or with the lifestyle that we have.
It is true that physical activity will help us to eliminate the dreaded retention of liquids, but it is not always enough, since in most cases the problem is in what we eat. A classic is the excess of salt in the diet, because the sodium that brings us the salt makes our body does not properly dispose of fluids, and accumulate.
The sausages are another type of food that can cause fluid retention, since they contain high amounts of salt that are causing in excess of the body is not capable of properly eliminated toxins and fluids. Next to this the lettuce or certain raw vegetables are foods that tend to favor the retention of liquids, because the ferment in the stomach can slow the metabolism and to avoid this the correct disposal of liquids.
Careful with the excess of protein
a diet very rich in protein can also be a disadvantage at the time of ending with the retention of liquids, as proteins in excess can slow the liver activity, so that the elimination of fluids derived from the seepage of waste will not be the proper way, doing that accumulate the work and accumulate in the body.
An excess of dried fruit and chips also promote fluid retention, since they contain the vast majority high doses of salt that we will be eating without hardly noticing it. It is therefore necessary to keep a healthy diet and free of any excesses, because they are often the key to the hour of suffering from these evils.

Sports that have Health Benefits

Sport is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy organism and in perfect condition. But on this occasion we would like to emphasize the activities that will keep us more young people.
First and foremost, it must be borne in mind that the youth is related to the care we give to our body throughout life. What is essential is to keep moving, agile, and vital. What we need to do is to practice sport and to that end, we want to give the keys to choose the best when it comes to achieving a few muscles, joints, and ultimately a young body.
In the first place we are going to recommend the realization of yoga. This activity in addition to remain active will help us monitor our body much better and achieve greater agility and flexibility. The different exercises and figures that will be held in a session of yoga will help us achieve a few muscles more elastic and better conditions thus braking his aging.
Pilates is another modality that cannot be overlooked, because as the yoga, will get to keep the muscles much younger for a longer period of time. But not only help us to achieve a younger body, but also will help us tone up all the muscle groups by doing that we will achieve a body more stylized and in better conditions.
Smooth Running is another activity that we need to practice if we want to find ourselves as teenagers, and is that the moderate aerobic activity not only helps us to get burn more calories and maintain a physical in perfect condition, but will also have a strong heart and a few bodies to bullet-proof.
Swimming is another activity that you will lengthen the youth of our body, and it is that this is a totally safe activity for all the joints already that we have in a medium that dampens any impact. In addition we will strengthen all the parts of the body at the same time that we had a few joints much more resistant and in a better state.

Impact of Taking in 100 less calories

The energy balance is what allows you to maintain our body weight stable in time and although small variations in the same may not significantly affect our body, in a sustained manner we can see significant changes, therefore, we show you what only 100 calories less per day can produce in your weight.
Only 100 Kcal a day less in the long term if
steadily we subtract 100 Kcal per day to our energy balance, that is to say, we remove them from the diet or the burn through exercise, we can bring about changes in our long-term weight almost without noticing it.
That is to say, only 100 Kcal not coupled with each day in time can prevent an increase in long-term weight or what would be the same, afford to maintain a stable body weight. But in the same way, if we subtract 100 Kcal to the energy balance daily, we can achieve a reduction of approximately 5 kg of body weight after a year, depending on of course, of the characteristics of each person.
A variation greater than 1% in the energy balance on a daily basis sustained over time, you can have an impact on our body weight significantly.
Given that 100 Kcal are not many and we can shut it out or burned with ease, the cost-benefit is very beneficial, since almost no effort we can achieve a reduction in long-term weight.
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As subtract 100 Kcal per day
to prove that it is not difficult to remove 100 Kcal of energy balance our journal, we show you which are equivalent to 100 Kcal in food:
1 tablespoon of oil to the ras (11 grams)
1 of post-its , cafeteria of butter (13 grams)
2 units of chocolate chip cookies (20 grams)
small a bowl of crisps (22 grams)
5 units of biscuits Maria (26 grams)
2 large slices of white bread (40 grams)
1 large glass of juice packaging (250  ML) 1
heaping tablespoon of mayonnaise (14 grams)
that is to say, just remove one of these alternatives to the diet because we will be subtracting 100 Kcal to our daily energy. Although instead of removing what we eat we can also move more, because with the following activities in the time marked you can also burn 100 Kcal:
walk for 25 minutes.
Swim for 20 minutes.
Dance or do aerobics for 17 minutes.
Run for 13 minutes
playing basketball for 15 minutes.
Pedaling in the mountain-biking for 17 minutes.
Sleep for 90 minutes.
Of course, the calories burned are approximate, since the higher body weight and a higher proportion of muscle mass, higher is the calorie expenditure. Well, the men always spend more calories or will need less time to burn 100 Kcal than women.
You already see that it was not difficult subtract 100 Kcal to your days by either modifying a little diet or moving a little more. But only 100 Kcal can make a big impact on your long-term weight.

How to Win a Race

If you're trying to get defeated little by little to long distance races or if you go for your first marathon, it is essential that your mind, in addition to your body, be ready, because after 30 km running fatigue begins to regret and you get defeated in the last 12 km to go. Therefore, today we show you how to deal with mentally a long-distance race.

For that physical tiredness and boredom not allowing you to lower the arms, it is essential to work mentally during the race so as to not suffer psychologically. Some techniques that may help in coping with a long-distance race are:
Divides the long race in short goals, i.e. faces by stretches the entire marathon, feel that you achieved your goal when warners your first 15 km, then, when faced him 10 km more and subsequently, overpowered by dividing a full marathon in the same short goals and more easy to achieve.
Envision and culminating the successful long-distance race, already positive visualizations are motivating to continue and sustain the effort. Think of the support of your family and friends to complete this great challenge.
Generates positive thoughts, i.e. hablate yourself by way of encouragement, for example, "I can do it", "i can resist", "I'm ready for this" or similar.
Avoids self-criticism, because at this time thinking that it would have been better if it was another way, if you'd had trained more or that you might have yielded more is not helpful for dealing with a long-distance race and complete successfully.
Do not think of what is missing, as far from Esmarellda can help. On the contrary think of everything you have achieved and in the dedicated effort and in what little is left to fulfill the great goal.
Be able to overcome mentally tiredness that generate the long distance races so as to face the last few kilometers to go is the key to fulfilling the objective and complete the grand challenge, therefore uses some of the techniques and tips before dice and you can reduce your desire for lower the arms to little time to arrive at the destination.

Exercises to Release Tension

There are people who think that they are always tense. Whether working as doing other activities, you can see that accumulate the voltage physically, especially in the area of the neck and shoulders. Are the people that costs them relax, because they are not aware that they are accumulating tension. If you're one of those, a simple technique to relax is to release the shoulders and relieve tension.
In this way it is possible to learn to distinguish the states of tension and muscle relaxation, and it will be simpler to correct those moments when we accumulate excessive tension in the area of the neck and shoulders.
The neck and shoulders accumulate physical tension.
The fibers of the trapezius averages are those which form "the triangle" that goes from the neck to the shoulders. Yes, it is the area that you touch yourself when you're very tired, and it is usual that hurt. There are also other muscles present in that area, such as the angle, or scapula elevator.
All of these muscles build up tension with activities such as continued use of the computer, hold the neck with the headset while we talk on the phone and we want to leave their hands free, we do activities with the arms as load weight, etc. it is also an area where the stress, the strain and emotional stress are converted to physical tension.
For all these reasons, learn to relax this area can be useful to decrease the physical tension, and thus ensure greater relaxation, both physical and mental. What is interesting is that the exercise are simple to perform, but many people are not aware that accumulated tension. Learn to differentiate between the states of tension and relaxation is vital. For this reason, we propose a few simple exercises.
Exercises to relax the neck and shoulders.
These exercises can be done on foot, but better sitting in a comfortable chair with backrest, to promote the physical relaxation of the body. The feet should be flat on the floor and should not be crossing the legs. The arms rest on your thighs. May also be done lying, while learning to make them sitting is more interesting, since it is a good thing learn to relax the shoulders in the position in which normally builds up the tension, which is usually sitting or standing.
Test to raise your shoulders, as when we say "no", raising the shoulders throughout your trip such as if you wanted closer to the ears, while holding the arms relaxed. Once on top of all, keep the area in voltage a couple of seconds, then slowly lower both shoulders, everything you can.
Repeated several times (about 7-10 repeticines).  Then you can try to do other movements, such as the shoulders forward and back, or make a circle. In all cases, the movement is purely in the shoulders, the arms should remain relaxed.
They can be supplemented with other exercises, such as cervical mobility: look to the left, right, to the roof and the floor, about 10 times on each side, very slowly, and always resting in the center, that is to say, with the view to the front.
These exercises are a beginning, ideal to do at home or at work, but they must be complemented with active exercises more intense, and integrated within an active and healthy life for helping to eliminate that tension in the region of the neck and shoulders.

Aerobic Exercise Tips

We still have more than clear that to get a few muscles free of grease there is a need for aerobic exercise, as it is the main engine at the time of burning fat, but still knew in advance many times it is difficult to know how to do. Why in this post we want to review the main points to be taken into account in conducting aerobic exercise to burn fat.

Many times insurance that theory we know, what is happening that we are not so clear which is the time or the way to do this to ensure that the results which we are going to get are best suited to what we are looking for or the goals that we are going to propose. It is important that we manage this at the time to burn the largest number of fats with the same effort.
Aerobic exercise is the best way to get the burning of fats. But we must do this after you have made the anaerobic work, since in this way what we are going to get it will be necessary to eliminate fats that we have more than enough, and that is that the anaerobic work will end up with glycogen stores, making the body acquire energy for the aerobic exercise of fat reserves that curbing. In addition, it is better to consume glucose with anaerobic exercise, as it will afford us an immediate energy.
Aerobic exercise should be long and of medium intensity, to be able to extend the activity in time and thus achieve greater burning of calories. If what we want is to burn fat is essential to extend the demand for energy by the body and fill all that demand with the reservations that we are in the body. Run slowly or walk quickly is a good way to practice this activity.
Another point to take into account is whether or not we must perform every day. It is true that if all the days we spent at least half an hour to the realization of aerobic exercise you will notice the results within a short time but with aerobic exercise at least three times a week is sufficient to maintain the active metabolism and burn more calories.
Another doubt we have has a lot to do with the type of aerobic exercise that we are going to carry out. The star is usually the race, but any aerobic activity such as cycling, aerobics, step… they are just as valid and will help us to burn calories in the same way. Even the collective aerobic activities will help us to achieve the objectives we have set ourselves.

Exercise Benefits

We know that exercise regularly modeled our body, provides shape and helps maintain the body weight stable avoiding excess, however, also generates other effects on our appearance. We show you five little-known aesthetic benefits of exercise in our body.

Improves the texture and color of the skin as well as the hair, because to stimulate blood circulation and oxygenation favors and arrival of nutrients to the hair as well as the skin, allowing a better tone, greater softness and shine.

Reduces the swelling in the limbs and other parts of the body by promoting the elimination of fluids and blood circulation, i.e. to prevent fluid retention as well as constipation.

Improvement and helps prevent skin disorders because the exercise promotes the production of sweat and this uncovers skin pores at the same time that eliminates waste substances. As well, the exercise can improve the control of acne, as well as psoriasis and other skin conditions that affect our aesthetic.

Delays the development of wrinkles, as the regular training promotes muscle tone and avoids flaccidity. In addition, it promotes the proper thickness of the skin which strengthens the same and reduces the risk of wrinkles.

Reduced and delayed the development of spider mites, varicose veins and cellulite, all benefits associated with the increased blood circulation that promotes regular exercise.

As we can see, in addition to help us to have less belly, to prevent excess weight and to develop our muscles to give shape to the body, regular exercise can offer all of these aesthetic benefits. Therefore, join reasons not to stop move each day.

What are the Benefits of Training Exercises?

Training exercises can add many benefits to your total health and wellness plan. Certain exercises can benefit your total health and balance as well as strengthen your bones and promote weight loss. Strength training is often something people think of when they consider body builders and other athletes. Training however is something that can benefit the ordinary person as much as it can body builders and elite athletes.

Many people go into the gym without a plan of attack. This can lead to failure and defeat. If you want to succeed in the gym, the best way to do this is with a solid plan of strength training and preparation. Training benefits people regardless of their age and fitness goals. People that are in the best shape are those with specific health and fitness goals.

Here are just a few benefits of training:

· It adds definition to the muscles and promotes a more toned body.

· It protects the health of bones and promotes greater muscle mass.

· It can help you to feel stronger and promote better overall fitness.

· It can reverse muscles loss and bone loss in some cases.

· It can improve weight loss efforts.

· Training improves posture and other body mechanics, including flexibility and total body balance.

· You can improve your total health and reduce your risk of succumbing to certain diseases, including the risk of arthritis and other chronic diseases.

· Training increases your total energy level, and can act as a supernatural antidepressant.

· You may improve the quality and quantity of sleep by training.

· You may burn more total calories by training regularly.

· You may find you are able to eat more and burn more, thereby enjoying a healthier lifestyle without having to restrict calories nearly as often when you train regularly.

What are the Benefits of Power Plate Fitness?

Power plate fitness technology is a machine that works to improve human muscle performance. This type of technology has existed since the earliest human beings worked out in ancient Greece. During this time vibration technology existed through use of saws covered in a cotton material, where vibrations were transferred to parts of the body requiring stimulation.

Later models of vibration technology allowed vibrations to be transferred to various muscles through crank technology. Later up and down piston type vibration technology was used during the 19th century and beyond to help treat various health conditions including atrophy, emaciation, constipation and even neuralgias.

Today vibration technology, offered from the power plate fitness product, offers many fitness and health benefits. Power plates work by stimulating the body’s natural neuromuscular system to activate. This benefits the body by promoting many strength benefits. Strength is promoted without having to heavily load muscles with weights, which is how traditional strength training typically benefits the muscles and bones. 

Power plate technology therefore also benefits the joints, by strengthening muscles and bones without adding additional weight to eh muscles and joints, or pressure. Power plate technology may enable maximum human performance by contracting muscles automatically. The vibrational device allows the body to react involuntarily to various stimuli. The mechanical vibrations that are produced by the plate device cause the muscles in the body to activate to recover from the stimulus of the machine.

The power plate device causes the body to be in a state of imbalance. As the body works to regain balance, the muscles activate. These contractions help to build new muscles. The technology behind power plates is referred to as Acceleration Training. The idea is that the muscles work to build endurance as they are stimulated to achieve equilibrium.

What are the Benefits of Peak Fitness?

Over the years many people have become addicted to long, slow and steady progress at the gym. They believe that to get results they have to spend hours at the gym, endlessly running or cycling away to get results. Recent studies however, show there is a better way. 

Peak Fitness is a new type of fitness regimen that engages the muscle fibers in the body so they twitch quickly and efficiently. This encourages the body to build muscle faster, so the body can burn off calories faster. The end results are that people can engage their muscle and energy systems without having to spend endless hours at the gym, sweating away.

While cardio workouts can be beneficial, most people do not have the time or the energy to spend hours at a gym. That’s where Peak Fitness comes in. Peak Fitness exercises recruits muscles in the body known as “fast twitch muscles” which work the heart not aerobically like cardiovascular exercise, but anaerobically. 

This encourages the body to maintain optimal or peak fitness regardless of how old you are. Perhaps the biggest advantage is that people can start realizing “peak” fitness levels regardless of their age. Many people believe that peak fitness levels can only be achieved in youth, but this isn’t the case. When you start engaging the fast twitch muscles of the body, peak fitness can be achieved at new levels regardless of your age. This is exciting. 

Another benefit of peak fitness is that you do not need to do peak fitness exercise each day. Peak fitness exercise allows for resting for up to 48 hours between sessions. Muscles engaged in fast-twitch exercise can be worked just three days per week and still benefit. That means you can exercise less and realize optimum results.

How to Improve Blood Circulation

Nothing feels worse than poor blood circulation. If you want your body to perform optimally it is important for blood to be circulating at its best. Signs of poor blood circulation include numb hands and feet, tingling or cold hands and feet. Some people with poor blood circulation may also feel dizzy or lightheaded.

What can you do about this? The best way to get blood circulating is to get your body moving. The goal is to get oxygen pumping through the entire body.

Here are some tips that will help get blood circulating throughout your body.

• Exercise regularly. Regular exercise helps move blood throughout the body, and improves circulation. By exercising a minimum of three to four days per week, you get into a healthy habit that helps improve circulation. Some good and simple ways to do this include going for a walk. Once you get used to exercising you can try swimming or bicycling. Other simple activities including cleaning may count toward improving circulation.

• Walk and do not drive. If you have to do something, try walking instead of driving if you can. If you need to travel a short distance, ride a bike. If you need to park in a lot, park further away so you can boost your circulation by walking further in the parking lot. Every small bit counts toward boosting your circulation

• Use the stairs. When possible, skip the elevator and use the stairs. This works dramatically to get your heart pumping and to boost circulation throughout the body.

• Use a hot tub. If you have a gym membership, or access to a local recreation center, try using the hot tub or steam room. The warm moist air will help stimulate your circulation. If you do not have access to a steam room, try sitting in a hot bath or hot shower at home for similar effect.

Possibilities for Cancer

Cancer has been one of the most tragic illnesses mankind as faced. There is no real cure for this illness, so the only way we can get rid of the problem is to expose it to treatments that actually do a lot of damage to the body that isn't infected with cancer. Through our fight to find a cure there have been very few breakthroughs in research, however, recently many scientist have had high hopes on a drug called low-dose naltrexone or NLD.

            Although you might not expect a cancer breakthrough to come from a drug that was basically used to stop many different forms of addiction, scientist are really considering NLD to be a drug that might save many people's lives. This drug is known to attach itself onto our opioid receptors which is why is help to break addicts away from the drug. It also helps the body create more endorphins so fighting off the pain from addiction is much easier. What does this have to do with cancer though?

            The increase in endorphins is actually one of the best things that can happen when someone is fighting off a strong illness. The increase of endorphins not only gets rid of the pain aspect of the cancer but helps boost the immune system. This immune system boost seems to be doing a lot for patients who are taking this experimental drug. The endorphin boost can also help with cell regrowth so your body can recover faster than ever.

            Low-dose naltrexone is not being used as a common practice for cancer, but one day it might be one of our best solutions. This drug is currently being studied to help us further our knowledge on how much it can help people who suffer from cancer. Of course, this drug is also being monitored for other major illnesses, so it might be something to look out for in the future. 

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Fighting Cancer With Fitness

            Being diagnosed with cancer can be one of the most traumatic periods of your life. There is always hope though and with recent developments things are looking up for many who have to face this tough diagnosis. One of the major changes with doctors today is their willingness to recommend fitness to their patients. Although most people who suffer from cancer feel exhausted the act of fitness at any level can help you fight the cancer off.

            Exercise is one of the best ways to keep your body healthy. With the lack of excess body weight to deal with your body is less likely to fall prey to other major illnesses like heart disease, diabete and arthritis. These problems can increase with cancer, so you want to do all you can to fight off any extra problems that might arise. If you get out and do aerobics every day you will find that your body takes to treatments better and you don't feel as bad.

            Fitness is also a great way to get feel better mentally. The exercise helps naturally raise your spirits so you won't lay around the house feeling worse than you should. Exercise produces hormones that bring happiness to the mind, which can also help you in the healing process. Studies have shown that when the mind is happier the body actually has a better chance of fighting off problems.

            Today, many doctors want their patients to exercise at least five times a week instead of taking it easy. The exercise will actually help fight many of the side effects of cancer, such as fatigue. Many studies have shown as much as a 30% decrease in fatalities amongst cancer victims who take to the gym when they are diagnosed. Exercise is great for preventing cancer and can keep it from reoccurring.

            Cancer doesn't have to be an end sentence. With physical fitness you can really boost your life and help fight off many problems that might inhibit your ability to live life. So, get off the couch and make sure you get your exercise in each week!

            

Better Get Moving

            We have all forgotten to do our daily work out on more occasion than one. With work and social outings taking up a lot of our time it is easy to push off exercising until the next day or week. Of course, after we do this a few times it gets to be a habit and we end up spending little to no time exercising. After some time we feel tired, a little down and might even begin to have health problems or gain weight.

            One of the most common reasons why people exercise is because it allows them to keep their weight under control. Sitting around and doing nothing leads to weight gain and can cause you to be unhappy with yourself. Of course, with weight gains comes a series of health problems light heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

            If you don't want to exercise for your health then get up and move to improve your attitude. Exercising releases hormones that actually make you start to feel happy. So, not only are you making your body feel great you are also bringing your mind to a nice peaceful place. If you've been feeling depressed or anxious lately then think about your exercise routine and perhaps adjust it, because a little more exercise might actually help you get to feeling better.

            Afternoons are a must for some people. If you've been feel excessively tired lately and don't know why then it might be your exercise regime. Although we might feel tired after a workout the exercise does actually boost energy and help keep the body in a natural cycle. If you can't break the napping cycle try adding a workout to your morning or evening and see how that helps effect your energy.

            Your body is designed to be on the go, so make sure you give it the time it needs. There are so many benefits to exercise, so make sure you find a few minutes each day to get your blood pumping the right way. You might find that in a week you actually feel better than ever. 

Honey:Its Sweeter Than You Thought

Honey has been a part of our diets since ancient times. It provides us with a sweet taste that doesn't cause as much damage as sugary foods, while also boosting up immunity. The best thing about honey is it is all natural and comes straight from the environment. There are many amazing things about honey that aren't commonly talked about though!

            For starters, honey is one way to help prevent cancer. It doesn't matter what part of the world honey comes from, as it will always have flavanoids in it. This substance has actually been linked to the prevention of terminal illnesses like cancer and heart disease.  So, next time you're looking for a snack you might choose something honey based.

            Honey is also known to help ease irritation in the throat and stop you from coughing. One of the most famous remedies is a singer eating honey to sweeten the voice before a show. Of course, you can use honey in your everyday life to help keep you feeling great during cold season. This is part of the reason why many cough drops now include a honey based flavor.

            If you're having trouble with your digestive tract then you might want to try eating some honey to ease the pain.  Honey is particularly used to help you fight off bad bacteria in the stomach or ulcers. This is due to the large concentration of anti-bacteria that honey provides. So next time you might be a little stressed out try eating a little honey to prevent any digestive symptoms.

            One big thing about honey is that it is filled with antioxidants and anti-bacteria. Honey, especially local honey, is great for you because it helps you fight off local issues. When the honey is made bees bring in all of the elements from the local environment, so the honey allows you to fight or prevent any of the problems that might be going around in your area.

            Honey is more than just a tasty treat. It can really help you stay healthy in the long and short term. Next time you get a chance, try indulging in a delicious honey based treat that will keep you feel great.

Carbohydrates: Simple Sugars

Every second, each cell of our body goes through thousands and thousands of chemical reactions that keep vital process working. In order for these chemical to reactions to work as they should, there are several macronutrients that the body needs. Among these macronutrients are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Here we will analyze one of these macronutrients, that is, carbohydrates.

What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are a wide group of nutrients that are found a large variety of foods. For instance, simple sugars and complex sugars are part of this group. Complex sugars include pasta, bread, cereals, for instance.

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What is the main use of simple carbohydrates? Simple carbohydrates functions as an energy source. They are used to provide calories for energy. They provide energy for the brain to function and for our muscles to do work. In addition, the muscles and liver covert sugars into a storage form called glycogen to be used later. For instance, when doing a long work out, the stored glycogen is used up. 

Simple Sugars

Simple sugars are what makes food sweet. These molecules include fructose, which can be found in fruits. Sucrose is another type of simple sugar. It is the sugar that is used in cookies and table sugar. More complex form of sugar include sucrose and lactose (found in milk). These more complex sugars are made up of simpler sugar molecules linked together. 

Another common type of simplex sugars is high fructose corn syrup. This type of sugar is commonly used in sweetened sodas, fruit drinks, and manufactured pastries and cookies. 

The downside to simple sugars is that they also do not tend to be low in vitamins and minerals. This then has the potential to lead to weight gain.