Archive for January, 2008

Diet pills can be an attractive option to anyone who struggles with their weight. With powerful drugs such as Phentermine now available over the internet, are they safe to use and how do the compare to natural weight loss alternatives like Proactol?

Phentermine is one of the many popular weight loss recipes that is widely available over the web nowadays, even though it is technically a controlled substance. This appetite suppressant, quite simply, stops you feeling hungry. The problem is Phentermine can have serious side effects. Firstly, it is important to remember Phentermine is a drug and can cause addiction as it acts in similar way to ephedrine, which crystal meth is derived from.

Tricking the brain into thinking you do not need food is never a good idea. Dizziness, headaches and mood swings can all be caused by not eating enough, and making your brain believe you have enough blood sugar in your body can have serious effect on diabetes.

Agitation, depression, drowsiness, elevated blood pressure, increased blood pressure,, irritability, chest pain are just a few of the long list of associated side effects of taking Phentermine, so always consult your doctor before buying any and the likely hood is they will strongly advise against it.

Before you rush out to doctors you might find these diet pill reviews to be useful.

Many published studies discussed medicinal benefits of goji berries, including its antioxidant properties, its potential roles against cardiovascular, inflammatory, and vision-related diseases, its neuro-protective properties, its roles as anticancer and immunomodulatory agent. Research have found that goji contains many nutrients including 11 essential elements, 22 trace dietary minerals, 18 amino acids, 6 essential vitamins, 8 polysaccharides, and 6 monosaccharidesm. It contain 5 unsaturated fatty acids (essential fatty acids, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, beta-sitosterol and other phytosterols), 5 carotenoids (e.g. beta-carotene and zeaxanthin etc), a xanthophy, and many phenolic pigments associated with antioxidant properties. 

Cacao is also known as Theobroma cacao. It is a tall evergreen tree, and native to the tropical area of Amazon in America. The Cacao Tree grows in lowland tropical forests with little seasonality. Naturally it grows under heavy rainforest canopy, it is cultivated underneath Banana or Casaca (Tapioca) or other large leaf, tree-like, grasses. It needs a consistent climate: temperatures of 21 to 32 degrees Celsius year round – never lower than 15 C, and 100 to 250 cm of rainfall, well distributed throughout the year with no month less than 10 cm. It grows only below 1000 meters of elevation, and usually below 300 meters. All of this means that it grows only in the tropics – almost exclusively within 10 degrees latitude of the Equator and only in places that are not too mountainous and do not have monsoons or droughts.

Spirulina is rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. It contains Lysine, Cysteine, Methionine, Phenylalanine and Threonine, whic are important amino acids that can only be acquired by human beings through food. Spirulina is also a very rich source of Vitamin B-12. It has much higher iron content than Spinach. It contains much higher amounts of Beta-Carotene than carrots.
As a food Spirulina has been consumed in various forms over centuries in different parts of the world. Its protein constituent can be easily digested form. It also contains minerals, vitamins, essential fatty acids and antioxidants that are not available to humans from any single food of vegetable or animal source known so far.

Maca is an herbaceous biennial plant or annual plant in Bolivia and Peru. Mostly it is known as Peruvian Maca. Maca grows on high mountains, and grows well only in very cold weather and in poor soil. It has been discovered that hypocotyls is one of the major constituents of naturally grown and organic maca root on mountaineous area. As hypocotyls do not form in greenhouses or in warm climates, cultivated maca in other areas than Andean mountains don’t have same content of hypocotyles and other nutrients as the naturally grown and organic maca root.

Wheatgrass is the young grass of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum), taken just after sprouting. It is freshly juiced or dried into powder for human consumption. The consumption of wheatgrass began in the 1930s. At that time Charles F Schnabel tried to popularize this plant. Then in the 1940s Ann Wigmore continued to contribute to the popularization of wheatgrass. Wigmore even has written several books about wheatgrass as she believed it helps treatig her cancer. About 70% of its content is chlorophyll. chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life, and is probably the most health promoting nutrient. Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development of unfriendly bacteria.

Recipe and directions for how to make a basic cheesecake. Once you learn the basic method you can change the flavour with different add-ins!

1. Eat either three regular size meals a day or four or five smaller meals.do not skip meals or go more than six waking hours without eating.

2. Eat liberally of combinations of fat and protein in the form of poultry,fish,shellfish,eggs and red meat,as well as pure,natural fat in the form of butter,mayonaise,olive oil,safflower,sunflower and other vegetable oils

3. Eat no more than 20 grammes a day of carbohydrates,most of which must come in the form of salad greens and other vegetables.you can eat approximately three cups . loosely packed . of salad,or two cups of salad plus one cup of other vegetables

4. Eat absolutely no fruit,bead,pasta,grains,starchy vegetables or dairy products other than cheese,cream or butter.do not eat nuts or seeds in the first two weeks.foods that combine protein and carbs such as chickpeas,kidney beans and other legumes are not permitted at
this time.

5. Eat nothing that is not on the acceptable foods list.and that means absolutely nothing !
your . just this one taste won.t hurt. rationalization is the kiss of failure during this phase of atkins

6. Adjust the quantity you eat to suit your appitite,especially as it decreases.when hungry,eat the amount that makes you feel satisfied but not stuffed.when not hungry,eat a small low carb snack to accompany your nutritional supplements.

7. Don’t assume any food is low carb instead read the labels ! check the carb count ( it.s on every package) or use the carb counter.

8. Avoid foods or drinks sweetened with aspartame.instead,use sucralose or saccharin.be sure to count each packet of any of these as 1 gram of carbs.

9. Avoid coffee,tea and soft drinks that contain caffeine.excessive caffeine has been shown to cause low blood sugar,which can make you crave sugar.

10. Drink at least 230ml glasses of water each day to hydrate your body,avoid constipation and flush out the by products of burning fat.

You probably already know what junk foods are, but do you think your knowledge of junk food is up to date? If the answer is no then you will find this site to be useful.