Showing posts with label drink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drink. Show all posts

Monday, October 12, 2009

The Facts of Colostrum

Breastfeeding in the first days after the baby is born is not available a lot. There is yellowish liquid instead, but don’t get it wrong, this creamy fluid is rich of immune substances.

"As soon after giving birth, I wanted to breastfeed my baby but why not the milk that came out, but yellowish liquid? Why is it not much? When will it be enough? ".

Those sentences are often spoken by mothers who have just given birth, especially new mothers who gave birth to her first child. Surely this will not happen if the mother knows how important of these fluids.

Patron Baby
Breastmilk is a liquid secreted (released) by the Mammary gland. Human milk contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals with different composition content from time to time.

Breastmilk which is issued the first time is known as colostrum. Colostrum was issued during the first few days after a mother giving birth, contains the necessary nutrients for your baby growth, development, and protection from infectious diseases.

The energy contained in 100 ml of colostrum is 67 calories. In the first 3 days, the volume varies between 2-20 ml each time out. Colostrum of a woman who had breast-feeded a baby before, is rapidly produced.

Gynecology and the benefits of colostrum
Composition of the colostrum content of mature breast milk (milk that was issued after a routine infant feeding) is different.
Colostrum contains more protein. High protein content is very rich of immunoglobulin which is necessary for the body's defense against infection, especially A immunoglobulin.

Colostrum facilitates the existence of Lactobacillus bifidus in the gastrointestinal tract, which plays a role in providing protection against intestinal infection.

Colostrum contains antioxidants which the body needs to overcome the inflammatory reaction that occurs as the body's response to an infection.

Colostrum facilitates meconium expenditure, ie newborn feces.

Rich Vitamin
Vitamins and minerals in colostrum are necessary for body metabolism. Vitamin A in mature breast milk is only one third as compared with the average content of vitamin A in colostrum on day 3 after birth.

B carotene content of which causes a yellowish colostrum, as much as 10 times compared with the mature breast milk.

Vitamin E levels in colostrum have 2-3 times higher than mature breast milk, so are the minerals sodium, chloride, and magnesium.

With the contents of colostrum which is so great, are you still going to throw it away?

Sea Cucumber Curing Several Diseases

Sea Cucumber can be used to treat diabetes, heart disease and other serious diseases

Yes, animals which are known in as Sea Pickles is also good to be eaten but it surprisingly turned out to have remarkable benefits for health.

Research conducted at several universities in Malaysia for several years indicate that sea cucumbers can circulate blood well, launch kidney function, increas levels of metabolism, cure joint pain, antiseptic wound, diabetes, hypertension, prevent clogging cholesterol in the blood vessels, digestive disorders , breathing problems, anemia and even can be used to treat heart disease.


The use of sea cucumbers as traditional antiseptics and versatile drug for various diseases has been known since 500 years ago by the community Langkawi island, Malaysia. Cucumbers are usually drunk with water by mothers who give birth out to stop the bleeding, or also to accelerate the wound healing process of their children who are out of circumcision.

Based on the research of scientists, sea cucumbers are considered to have the content of Cell Growth Factor. Therefore, it is able to stimulate regeneration of cells and tissue that has been damaged, decayed and even sick, so it can be back to normal, for example in the case of diabetes mellitus. In addition of drinking sea cucumbers, it can also be applied to the wounds that had rotted, and even that was almost amputated. This indicates that the existing content in cucumber able to work well so the injury can recover quickly. High protein content in cucumber which reaches 86% is good to be given to diabetics. High protein plays regenerate pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin. The result is increasing insulin production.

About its benefit to cure heart disease presented by researchers, it is claimed that docosahexanat acids (DHA) of the sea cucumber can lower blood triglyceride levels cause heart disease. This has been evidenced when examining fatty acids stichopus chloronotus of sea cucumber, sea cucumber has DHA content which is relatively high, i.e. 3.69%.

Furthermore, sea cucumbers can improve immunity, reduce pain and itching on the skin surface, lowering blood sugar, lowering cholesterol, knocked out toxins in the liver, lowering blood pressure , maintain blood circulation, heal ulcers, and cure chronic asthma. In addition, sea cucumbers can also be used for beauty treatments and materials of wound healing for mothers after childbirth, because of its protein and high collagen.

Cucumbers that we deem mediocre and uninteresting indeed have tremendous benefits for human health. Therefore, from now on do not be afraid to see its looks and do not hesitate to eat it even though according to several people it is not listed as delicious foods. So, good luck with getting healthy and keep the spirit .

Chlorophyll, Benefits for Your Health

Chlorophyll certainly is not a new word for you. You also must have known some of the health benefits of chlorophyll. Over the years, natural science and scientific research have revealed many health benefits of chlorophyll. What is chlorophyll? What makes it so special and what benefits you can get from chlorophyll? Here's the description for you.


What is chlorophyll?

Chlorophyll or commonly known as leaf chlorophyll, the same as the name suggests, it is the contained substances that causes the green color in plants. What is the function? It will absorb energy from the sun to facilitate the process of photosynthesis in plants. Chlorophyll is the same as in human blood. This substance has a very important role in metabolic functions such as for growth and respiration of plants.

Even more interesting, the chemical composition of chlorophyll is almost equal to the composition of human blood. The difference, the central atom of chlorophyll is magnesium and the central atom of human is iron.
This, added with the importance of chlorophyll in plant metabolic processes, attract scientists to find out whether the possibility of chlorophyll can bring the same benefits to humans. The result, many studies have found benefits of chlorophyll for human health.

Chlorophyll for health benefits

Chlorophyll contains antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and substances which can heal wounds. Gynecology is beneficial to health. Here are some other benefits of chlorophyll:

  • Chlorophyll helps tissue growth and repair.
  • Chlorophyll helps neutralize the pollution we breathe and that we get through food intake. Thus, chlorophyll is a very good supplement for smokers.
  • Chlorophyll efficiently releases magnesium and helps the blood to carry oxygen to all the cells needed in the body tissues.
  • Chlorophyll is also proven can assimilate the calcium and minerals, or other heavy minerals.
  • Chlorophyll also has potential to stimulate of red blood cells to provide oxygen supply.
  • Along with other vitamins such as vitamin A, C, and E, chlorophyll is proven to help neutralizing free radicals that damage the health of cells.
  • Chlorophyll also serves as a deodorant in reducing bad breath, urine, the remaining disposal, as well as body odor.
  • Chlorophyll also reduces the ability of carcinogenic substances to attach themselves to the DNA in the major organs of the body.
  • Chlorophyll is useful in overcoming disorders due to calcium oxalate stone formation.
  • Chlorophyll can also be used to overcome the natural wound infection.
  • Chlorophyll also contains substances such as anti-mutation and anti-carcinogen which serve to protect the body against toxins and reduce drug side effects.

Source of chlorophyll

Source of chlorophyll is obviously the green vegetables. However, it is better to be eaten in raw state, because heating process while cooking will destroy nearly all the chlorophyll content. Or, it could also increase the intake of chlorophyll by using supplements. Chlorophyll is available a lot in extract form, liquid or tablets. Whether it is liquid or tablets, chlorophyll will increase the body's immune system, strengthen the tissues and organs, and improve general health.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

How to do an Athlete Diet

Ordering diet or a diet is eating a healthy arranged food and balanced nutrition includes adequate macro-and micro-adjusted to the weight and height and fat of a person. In the long run, a successful athlete depends on the fulfillment of nutrition every day.


There are many ways and ways to make weight-loss diet for an athlete. Diet can be relatively easy and safe from people who are not athletes. Although an active athlete will spend more calories than the calories consumed. Metabolic system of an athlete's body is also relatively better.

Weight loss = calories out> calories in. Because of calories in and not used will cause fat deposits and gain weight.

How to do a very diverse diet? But for those who want to go on an athlete diet and continue to improve performance, you can perform the following steps:


1. Establish the hearts and minds. All the behavior and condition of the body is almost entirely controlled by the brain. So to go on a diet, you should start thinking about goals and intentions of doing diet.
2. Discipline. In the diet, there must be many temptations and distractions that can spoil our diet program. For that discipline in diet, managing diversion of mind when comes the temptation should be done.
3. Continue to exercise. The main key is the fat-burning moves. Perform routine activities in the morning and evening with outside sports activities during the day.
4. Be sincere. Another key is doing it willingly without feeling forced. Enjoy it!

As an example the daily diet of activities that can be practiced:

Morning
1. Doing sit-ups 25x waking.
2. Drinking enough water
3. Doing a small gym and a little stretch after that
4. Jogging or brisk walking for 30menit
5. Drink sports or warm drinks. Mix the tea or coffee (Nescafe mix, coffeemix or other). Small glass and do not add sugar.

Afternoon
1. Eat gravy food.
2. Perform Endurance Run for 20-30 minutes. (Most good runner wears jacket around the stadium). Do it every 2-3 days.
3. When you don’t run, do a fitness or other sports instead
4. Adequate rest

Afternoon
1. Drink cold drink supplement 30 minutes before exercise.
2. Exercise or practice games at the club. Do it with love!
3. Drinking water more. (You’re sweating for sure! Naturally)
Night
1. Do not eat at night!
2. If you feel hungry, eat a banana or green apple fruit 1-3.
3. Drinking enough water.
4. Prepare supplies drinking water in addition to 1.5 liters for the anticipation when awake or stomach feels hungry.
5. Try to sleep most nights at 10:30
6. The number of hours for sleep at least 6 hours

That's an example of activities that has been done by an athlete. Remember, the tips above are the example and not absolute programs with excellent results. However, with activities like the tips above, the relevant weight of the athlete dropped 12kg during 4 months.
But the key dietary laws are:
Weight loss = calories out> calories in
Hopefully useful.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Tips for Good Fasting and Detoxification

  • Make sure you drink a lot before fasting
  • Eat enough fruits and vegetables. Take fresh fruit to break your fasting
  • Limit consuming sugar, refined cabohidrate, white bread, and cake.
  • Avoid refined meat (sausage, corned beaf, or metballs), canned food, instant food, and food containing additive substances.

  • Avoid food with high fat, such as fast food, fried food, and cream.
  • Consume new food, do not reheat it too often
  • Do not eat too much before fasting and when you break your fasting
  • Enough with simple menu as long the nutrition is complete
source: Nirmala Indonesian magazine