June 12th, 2009, Friday, 06:44
Eating excessive quantities of sugar can have a negative influence on our health.
Diabetes is the worst and most dangerous side effect of eating too much sugar. The eating of sugar and sugary foods is the worst enemy of your pancreas. Eating huge quantities of sugar, in time your pancreas starts working at below normal parameters, and this leads to the development of diabetes. Diabetes creates major complications in your body.
Dental cavities are another side effect of sugar eating affecting many people. As sugar was gradually introduced into the daily nutrition, the proportion of the population affected by dental problems increased to almost 95%.
Obesity is frequent amongst consumers of sugar. Sugar has the capacity to affect your hormonal balance. This way your appetite increases and the proliferation of fatty tissue and cellulite is increased. Hormones are one of the keys that control your metabolism.
Osteoporosis and problems related to the assimilation of calcium are determined to a certain degree by excess sugar eating. Sugar affects the metabolism of calcium in your body.
A low immunity characterized by an increased receptivity of the body to various diseases like viroses, cystitis, infectious dermatitis. Sugar appears to affect the synthesis of some hormones that are directly involved in coordinating the activity of the immune system.
Other diseases caused by excessive sugar consumption are: allergies, sclerosis, gastritis, colitis, menstrual cycle perturbations in women, anemia, sinusitis, rhinitis, and asthenia.
Children who consume too many sweets have their growth affected. As well, their bones become really frail thus being vulnerable to bone fractures. Excessive sugar consumption by children leads to a premature puberty and behavioral problems.
The side effects of sugar eating are really serious and a major health problem. So, change your eating habits and switch to a healthier lifestyle.
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June 10th, 2009, Wednesday, 07:23
Refined sugar has multiple bad effects on the human body. All of us should stop eating sugar as fast as possible.
The high risk groups that must stop eating sugar so that they don’t get or aggravate a disease include:
- persons that have relatives suffering from diabetes
- persons under constant stress
- anyone suffering from one of the following diseases: diabetes, allergies, frequent infections, osteoporosis, hormonal imbalance, troubled calcium assimilation
- persons suffering from gastritis or colitis
- persons suffering from psychological problems like lack of willpower, asthenia, depression. It has proven scientifically that sugar accentuates these problems.
You should think about your health, and make the effort of stopping eating sugar. If you have decided to stop eating sugar you can start by reducing the daily quantity of sugar you eat, little by little until you don’t eat sweets anymore.
Check the food labels carefully and make sure they don’t contain sugar.
Eating excess quantities of sugar can generate a lot of diseases and imbalances in the body. Your health is very important, so stop eating sugar right now!
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June 8th, 2009, Monday, 06:48
Honey is a miracle of nature having numerous health benefits. Honey is rich in nutrients that keep your body healthy and help it to function properly.
Honey preserves its properties extremely well over time. Honey is a good analgesic; it helps to fight off insomnia ensuring peaceful sleeps; it has a mild laxative and antiseptic effect, and can help you get rid of nausea. Honey helps you detox your kidneys and liver by eliminating the toxins stored there.
If you have a coarse voice, you should eat a couple of spoons of honey. If you are anemic honey can do miracles for you. If you tend to get constipated, you should replace sugar with honey to solve the problem.
Children under 1 year old should not eat honey as they can suffer some health complications because of it.
By heating up honey you lose its medicinal properties. Honey should be consumed at room temperature.
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June 5th, 2009, Friday, 07:07
Magnesium is an essential mineral for a proper functioning of the human body. Your muscles and nervous system need magnesium in order to function properly.
Magnesium in your body is usually found in bones, over 50% of all the magnesium an adult has is stored in his bones, but it can also be found in liver, heart and muscles. An adult human being has around 20-30 grams of magnesium in it.
An adult needs around 300 to 450 mg of magnesium as a daily necessary dose. Magnesium plays an important role in the metabolic processing of carbohydrates, lipids, phosphor, calcium and vitamin C.
Magnesium relaxes and contracts the muscles, regulates the level of calcium, gives you energy and balance, strengthens your teeth and bones, regulates the temperature of your body and prevents heart attacks and infections.
Magnesium is better assimilated in the presence of vitamin B6. So, you should eat foods that contain magnesium and vitamin B6 at the same time if possible.
Magnesium can be found in foods such as: green leafy vegetables like spinach, salad, onion; whole grain cereals, nuts, peas, beans, bananas, apricots, plums, apples, etc.
You should take magnesium based food supplements if you suffer from conditions like: stress, dental cavities, constipation, insomnia, gout, allergies, irritability, digestive disturbances, lack of appetite, tuberculosis, respiratory diseases, ulcers.
Make sure to get the daily intake of magnesium that your body needs in order to gain all the health benefits it provides and stay healthy.
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June 3rd, 2009, Wednesday, 06:45
Vitamin C is essential for the human body because of all the health benefits it provides. Besides that it is a powerful antioxidant, vitamin C is necessary in the metabolic processing of carbohydrates, folic acid, collagen and some amino acids.
Vitamin C neutralizes free radicals, reduces the level of blood sugar and cholesterol, favors the absorption of iron, increases the resistance of your blood vessels, and strengthens your immune system.
Vitamin C has anti-infectious and renewing properties. You should increase the quantity of vitamin C you eat daily if you have a cold, influenza, or you suffer from vascular, digestive or respiratory diseases, anemia, anorexia, allergies, stress, diabetes, hemorrhages, asthma and rheumatism.
The daily necessary dose of vitamin C is of 50 mg for children and up to 100 mg for adults. Pregnant women, smokers, old people and those suffering from ulcer, tuberculosis and infectious diseases are recommended to increase their daily dose of vitamin C.
The lack of vitamin C from the human body could lead to low immunity, hemorrhages, anemia and joint pains.
The foods with the highest content of vitamin C are citrus fruits: lemons, oranges, grapefruits, etc. You can also get vitamin C from foods like tomatoes, cauliflower, peppers, potatoes, parsley, etc.
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