The Best Detox Foods

The body has natural mechanisms to defend itself from harmful substances that absorb and consume. With this vegetables and fruits you can help your body in the fight against toxins and their fast elimination:

Apples

Apples are first aid during detoxification, and also apple juice is effective. Apples contain a specific type of fibers that cleanse the body of heavy metals, and fight against parasites.

Celery

Celery perform detoxification in many ways: it is diuretic, it cleanse and purifies the blood, collects the liquid acids of joints, stimulates the thyroid and pituitary.

Cabbage

Cabbage has anti-inflammatory effects and is known as an old-fashioned remedy for ulcers. Cabbage has important role in detoxification because contain acid that disinfect colon.

Garlic

Improves the production of white blood cells, cleanse and purify the blood, bowel and respiratory system, relieve your body of nicotine and may help you stop smoking.

Artichokes

Besides being good for the liver, artichokes are also helping the kidneys. Artichokes are full of antioxidants and fiber, and generally protect the body from harmful substances.

Water

Lots of people do not see as strong detox product, but water is a key element that naturally leads to detoxing and cleansing the body.

Lemon

Lemon is full of vitamin C which helps in cleansing the digestive system, cleanse and purifies the blood. Lemon can cleanse the skin of dead cells, and hot lemon water is good for the liver and kidney complaints.

Ginger

Great for good digestion, relieve your body of toxins and harmful substances, and ginger can be used for colds and cough.

Carrot 

Treat respiratory and cleanse the body, beneficial for the skin, glands and menstrual pain.

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The best abdominal 6 pack exercises - P90x

One of the most interesting and quite good quality system for training abdominal muscles is precisely this complex set of exercises for abs which is known as "P90X Ab Ripper X". This training lasts 20 minutes and contains 11 exercises that will take care of your abdominal muscles.

P90X is an extreme home fitness program that gives incredible results in just 3 months training.

Here is the sequence of these exercises which are performed for 25 repetitions of each exercise.

Ins& Outs

       Bicycle (2 sets, one forward, one backward)

        Seated Crunchy Frog

         Cross Leg/Wide Leg Sit-up (Not shown)

         

         Fifer Scissor

         

         Hip Rock’N Raise

         

          Pulse Up

          Rollup/V-Up Combo

          Oblique V-up

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          Leg Climb

         

         Mason Twist (50 reps, not shown)

Be sure to stretch before and after the workout.

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Fitness exercises for women

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Six easy steps to weight loss

When it comes to losing weight, all the advice and tips from friends, newspaper and magazines sound very simple: take in fewer calories and burn out more calories. However, these weight loss plans have more probability of back-firing than doing you any good.

Here are a few simple and quick methods, which if you follow suitably, can really change your perspective on weight loss.

1. Eat to reduce: Don’t starve yourself to get that size zero, instead indulge in fat releasing foods such as honey, eggs, dark chocolate, shrimp, part-skim ricotta cheese and many more.

2. Prefer water over soda or other drinks: At breakfast, go ahead and drink any juice of your preference but throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda.

3. Break up your meals: A study conducted in South Africa back in 1999 revealed that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 30 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast.

4. Walking is the best medicine: Make it a habit to walk for 45 minutes every day, including your lazy Sunday. The reason for 45 minutes and not your typical 30 minutes is because while 30 minutes of daily walking is enough to prevent weight gain, exercise beyond 30 minutes results in weight and fat loss.

5. Brown is best: It has been discovered quite some time ago that brown coloured foods such as brown bread and brown rice is less likely to make you overweight compared to consuming the white counterparts.

6. Avoid eating out: When your mother calls you home for lunch or dinner, it is best you listen to her as you are likely to eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods when you eat out than when you eat at home.

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Cutting Fat From Your Diet Can Improve Your Weight Loss

Eating dietary fat is important to keep your body functioning normally. However, the type of fat that you are eating can be incredibly important. Trying to eliminate more of the “bad” fats and replace them with the “good” fats can make a big difference in your weight loss as well as your overall health.

Saturated fats that are found mostly in animal products such as dairy and meat can cause your cholesterol levels to rise and contribute to clogged arteries. Monounsaturated fats is a healthier fat that does not cause a rise in your cholesterol that saturated fats do and can be found primarily in olive oil and canola oil.

Polyunsaturated fats do not cause a rise in your cholesterol but they are susceptible to being attacked by free radicals. This attack can destroy some of their bonds and allow rancidity to occur. This in turn can cause damage to the cells and increase the risk of cancer. This is a type of fat that you want to use very sparingly.

Hydrogenated fats are polyunsaturated fats in the body recognizes them as a saturated fat resulting in a rise in cholesterol levels. These fats are sometimes referred to as trans fats. 

Studies have linked these type of fats to increase risk of cancer as well as a decrease in the body’s immune functions. Typically these fats can be found in most packaged and processed products.

Essential fats are the fatty acids that your body needs but cannot make on its own. These are healthy fats to promote a sample cholesterol level as well as help to keep your blood pressure low and keep the inflammation in your body low. These omega-3 essential fatty acids can be found in fatty fish such as tuna, salmon, herring, albacore, sardines, and mackerel.

There are some simple steps that you can take to eliminate the fat from your diet. The first step would be switching from 2% milk to 1% milk and then to skim milk. Try to build your meals around beans, whole grains, and vegetables. Try to include a variety of grains as well as plant foods. Grains such as bulger, barley, oats, and couscous as well as quinoa can all work really well.

Instead of using sour cream in your meal, substitute plain nonfat yogurt. When you are making recipes substitute evaporated skim milk for cream. Try switching to a light or diet margarine for everyday uses but do not use them in baked goods. Stick with eating whole-grain breads and occasionally you can supplement with a bagel.

You can experiment fat-free and low-fat foods from the market. Fat-free condiments and dressings work well. Low-fat crackers and cookies can also be a better choice. Some work well and some do not. You will find the taste of some products will agree with you while others do not.

By replacing and cutting the fat in your daily diet you will be able to increase your weight loss as well as your overall health.

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20-Minute Shrimp and Couscous With Yogurt-Hummus Sauce

This speedy shrimp dish gets you whole grains, protein, vegetables and fruit all ready to go in 5 minutes (Pro tip: prep the couscous while the shrimp broils.)

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat couscous
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped (or golden raisins)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup 2-percent plain Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon prepared hummus
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or dill
• Kosher salt
• 1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
• Juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions

Preheat the broiler to high. Combine the couscous, apricots and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a bowl. Add 1 1/4 cups very hot water, cover with plastic wrap and let sit until all of the water is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 5 minutes.

Stir together the yogurt, hummus, mint and 1 to 2 tablespoons water in another bowl. Season with salt and set aside.

Toss the shrimp, tomatoes, the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and paprika together. Spread out on a baking sheet and broil until the shrimp is opaque and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Drizzle with the lemon juice.

Fluff the couscous with a fork. Divide the shrimp and couscous among 4 plates. Scrape any of the drippings from the baking sheet into the yogurt-hummus sauce. Serve the shrimp and couscous with the sauce.

Per serving: Calories: 385; Total Fat 10 grams; Saturated Fat: 2 grams; Protein: 30 grams; Total carbohydrates: 47 grams; Sugar: 8 grams Fiber: 7.5 grams; Cholesterol: 180 milligrams; Sodium: 950 milligrams

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Dr. Oz Weight Loss Drink

Dr. Oz is a famous doctor who has the best advice for his patients. Some of his tips are associated with weight reduction and maintenance of the line. For this purpose, etc.. Oz recommends the best way of reducing weight with the help of the next drink.

Ingredients

1 squeezed grapefruit

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

This combination is recommended to drink before each meal, 3 times a day.

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