Posted on January 13, 2010, 6:53 pm, by libertees, under Breast Actives.
The human body is a large host to bacteria, micro organisms and yeast. One particular form of yeast found in the body is Candida Albicans and typically lives harmlessly in our stomach. There is only a problem if it begins to grow and then multiply. The body works hard at keeping it in balance but there are times it becomes unbalanced and if this does happen, there is a greater chance of a yeast infection developing. A yeast infection can form anywhere on the body with the right conditions. Normally, yeast needs a warm and moist environment to successfully grow. There are many parts on the body that are naturally warm and moist, but there are other areas that become so while in the presence of another issue.
Many people today believe that diet plays a big role in the risk of yeast infections and a yeast infection diet has been created as a way to avoid them. Food not only gives our body the fuel it needs to run, but also provides the body with needed nutrients for survival. The parts of the body that are not getting the needed nutrients are not able to function properly and may stop working.
To control a yeast infection, your diet needs to:
1. Provide vital nutrients that support healthy body functioning. 2. Rid foods that yeast may be feeding on. 3. Provide foods that fight against yeast infections, including prebiotics and probiotics.
Those who are behind the yeast infection diet claim this diet can prevent and cure an infection if you eliminate foods that have simple sugars, white flour, rice and anything that has been fermented with yeast. It is believed that by eliminating particular food may also eliminate or reduce the risk of overgrowth in yeast.
Foods that you should eat on a yeast infection diet:
1. Vegetables: cabbage, celery, broccoli, lettuce, eggplant, onion, kale, spinach, pumpkin, tomatoes, squash, rhubarb and turnip greens. 2. Meat: liver, beef, bison, buffalo, pork or sausage and lamb. 3. Seafood of all types 4. Other foods: real butter, green apples, fresh berries, lemons and limes, avocado, particular legumes and fresh vegetables juices. 5. Sugar substitutes: Xylitol or Stevia.
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Posted on October 19, 2009, 3:32 am, by libertees, under Uncategorized.
When it comes to dieting, far too many people set themselves up for failure before they even begin the process. They literally dread going on their diets and before they start the process are planning their mishaps along the way. Sad to say but true, far too many would be dieters are planning their first Rocky Road mishap while eating their last bowl of Rocky Road before the big event.
I have no idea why we tend to do this to ourselves but it is something I see in dieters everywhere. The far too popular notion is that one must binge on the foods most loved and enjoyed before beginning the dieting process because these things must be completely eliminated in to shed those unwanted pounds. If you are honest with yourself, nothing could be further from the truth. Moderation is simply a concept that many of us are loathe to embrace.
You must change your way of thinking about food and your personal enjoyment of food in for any diet you embrace to be successful. Food isn’t the enemy. And that is something that not enough people really understand. Even the ‘tasty’ foods aren’t the enemy. The enemy is your personal inability to properly portion the foods you eat. The problem is that the vast majority of us eat the wrong foods far more often than we eat the right foods. This is where the problems lie.
Our bodies need the nutrients we are lacking by not eating the five servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit each day that we should consume. Our bodies know that something is missing and we feel hungry or deprived. If we were actually consuming the proper balance of fruits and veggies each day we would find that we were far less likely to feel hungry and desire those foods that aren’t as healthy. This means we would be much more likely to enjoy them in moderation as they should be enjoyed.
Portion control is another problem that we have. We live in a society of “up selling”. Super sized fries and empty calories by the gallon of your favorite cola are offered with almost every fast food meal that can be bought. You must learn to say no to these things and avoid situations in which you may feel tempted to partake in these up sized orders.
To be truly successful when dieting you need to embrace the process as building a healthier you rather than depriving yourself of something. Do not think of your weigh loss plan as something negative but rather a positive force in your life to make changes for the better. When you have negative thoughts do not direct them at your diet. When you feel deprived remind yourself that you are depriving your bones of carrying around that excess weight. Remind yourself that you are depriving your wardrobe of those bulky clothes that are designed to hide the bulges. Remind yourself that you are depriving your body of years of bulges and bringing back the body of your youth.
Do not get so caught up in the dieting process that you forget to enjoy some of the goodies that life has to offer. Watching your weight and counting your calories does not mean that you can never go over your allotment. The goal however is to find balance. If you learn to portion your food correctly, indulge in moderation, and incorporate enjoyable calorie burning activities into your daily routine you may be amazed at the results.
Dieting for weight loss and health is only depriving if you allow it to be. If you cannot control yourself when it comes to indulging then by all means avoid indulging. However, if you can learn to incorporate those small treats into your routine in moderation and burn those extra calories as well, then you should find yourself a much happier and more successful ‘dieter’ than you have ever managed to be in the past.
Posted on October 12, 2009, 1:29 am, by libertees, under Uncategorized.
As a personal trainer and fitness bootcamp instructor in Singapore, very often I meet people who love their cookies. Even while being absolutely committed to healthy diets designed for weight loss, fat burning and muscle building, they still long for a little dietary indulgance once in a while.
What is the best step to take, when we are sincerely, absolutely, dying for a bite of sweet, warm cookie?
The answer simple: Just bake your own! That’s the BEST way to eat your cookies while on a healthy diet.
Making your own luxurious, sugary pastries and confectionaries beats buyin them by far. Why?
1. VALUE – when you bake your own, you get more joy per calorie, because the fun of making them, especially if you are making them with your friends or family, the good smells that drift out of the hot oven, the feeling of warmth that comes from sharing handmade goodies, become part of your cookie experience. You don’t get to experience all these things when you just pick up pre-made or packaged cookies.
2. QUALITY CONTROL – when you eat home-baked cookies, you eat only cookie and nothing else. When you stuff in packages, your cookie, biscuits etc has stabilizers, preservatives, artficial flavors, bulking agents etc added to it, to give it a longer shelf life and to help the producers save on costs. Granted your ingredients (unless you raise and mill your own flour, harvest and roast your own cocoa beans etc) will have gone through a fair amount of chemical treatment, it would still overall have less added junk than commercial versions. Furthermore, you know for sure that your goodies are made from the best ingredients e.g: real rich, yellow butter, rather than the cheap trans-fat filled butter substitutes commercial bakeries use.
3. ABSOLUTE FRESHNESS – you can pop them right into your mouth the moment they’re done (and cooled off!). Nothing gets fresher than that.
4. INCONVENIENCE – It takes work and time to make your own cakes and pastries, more than just picking them up at the store would, so if you only eat those you make on your own, ten-to-one, you’ll be eating these far less often.
5. AWARENESS – when you make your own cookies or muffins, you see what goes into them. Half a cup of butter. A cup of sugar. 2 cups of white flour. This makes you more aware of the depth of badness baked goods have. This helps us to say “No” to baked goods full of refined sugar, more cleanly, more often.
6. CALORIE CONTROL – I’m NOT an advocator of counting calories, but when it comes to baked goods, you can play around with ingredients to cut the calorie count, e.g. less sugar, some applesauce in place of fats etc. This is tricky though, since baking is all about chemistry and your product might taste quite different (in an unpleasant way) from the “original”. For low calorie baking, it’s best to work with low-cal recipes that’s already been tried and tested by those in the know. (Having said that, in my humble opinion, if you’re indulging – assuming that you only do this once a month – then just indulge!)!)
Baked goods are awesome. If you put one to your face, it smells like heaven, and when you put one into your mouth, it tastes like heaven. Sweet, savory, nutty, chocolate-y , crunchy, chewy, soft, crispy – no matter the texture and taste, cupcakes, pies, puddings, quickbreads and the like – they are all so addictive. My personal fav is brownies with ice cream.
Bake your own – that’s the better indulgence.
Here’s a recipe for some dietary excess:
The Easy Apple Crumble:
CRUST * 1 cup quick-cooking oats (80g) * 1 cup all-purpose flour (125g) * 1 cup packed brown sugar (220g) * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (2g) * 1/2 cup butter, melted (115g)
APPLE FILLING
* 2-3 thinly sliced apples * Tablespoon of flour * Squeeze of lemon juice * 1.5 g of cinnamon * ¾ tablespoon of vanilla * ½ cup of sugar * 1/3 cup of water
DIRECTIONS:
1. Place sliced apples in your baking pan, add rest of the filling ingredients over them and mix it up even with a big spoon. (adjust the amount of sugar and cinnamon as you please) Pour in the water.
2. Mix the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder and melted butter together in a big bowl. Make sure there are no big lumps and crumble this mixture evenly over the apples. You can double the amount of crust and put some underneath too.
3. Bake at 175C for 40-50 minutes, until the crust is a nice, crunchy golden brown.
For a peach-banana version, or a banana-peach version, you can use the following list of ingredients:
Banana-Peach version
* 1 medium banana, sliced * 2/5 tin of peach * 1g cardamom * Squeeze of lemon juice * Custard pudding (any brand from the supermarket will do)
Mix banana and peach and cardamom and lemon juice together. When the mix is in the baking pan, spoon the custard pudding over it. The custard pudding will become a nice, gooey custard sauce when baked.
Coach Jonathan Wong is a highly regarded Singapore personal trainer and performance expert who has helped hundreds of clients in Singapore achieve their fitness, fat burning, weight loss and sports performance goals. He is also a fitness author, fitness boot camp owner and a member of Singapore Men’s Health Advisory Panel. Visit his website and blog for a free 1500 page e-book and constant updates.