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Without our bones we wouldn’t be able to sit, stand, walk or do any other sort of movement. Even though our bones allow us to move, keeping them healthy so as to avoid breakage or shrinkage is really important in order to maintain a certain level of activity. Exercise is a great way to keep your bones healthy, but the truth is, many people don’t have the time, let alone the motivation required for daily exercise. Another way to keep your bones healthy is by changing your diet.

Calcium is the number one way to keep your bones healthy. Because our bones continually break down, and build up, they need a continual supply of calcium, one of the basic building blocks of strong and healthy bones. Just one 8 ounce glass of milk contains 300 milligrams of calcium. It doesn’t even matter if it’s skim, low fat or whole milk either. They all contain calcium. There are other great sources of calcium also. Here are 5 amazing foods that will help strengthen your bones.

Yogurt – Yogurt is a great alternate source of calcium for people who don’t like milk. One cup of yogurt has the same amount of calcium found in an 8 ounce glass of milk. Because the amount of calcium isn’t reduced when lactose is removed from yogurt, if you don’t drink milk because you are lactose-intolerant, you can try lactose-free or lactose-reduced yogurt and still reap all the calcium benefits.

Vegetables – Vegetables are loaded with all sorts of nutrients that are excellent for your bones. Two of the best sources of calcium-rich vegetables are spinach and broccoli. Of course, fresh is always better. When any food is processed, the amount of vital nutrients and vitamins they contain are reduced, so always reach for fresh when it’s available. And try not to over-cook them either, because this can reduce the levels even more.

Fish – Fish is a great source of calcium and vitamin D. In case you didn’t know, your body can’t absorb calcium on its own. It needs vitamin D in order to be able to absorb the calcium. Fish is a great source of both. The fatty oils found in fish have been known to reduce bone loss. It’s important to avoid fish that contains high levels of mercury which can be extremely harmful to the heart, brain, and kidneys. Mercury will also weaken the immune system.

Nuts and Seeds – Nuts and seeds are great because they not only help to keep your bones healthy by providing calcium, certain ones like almonds and peanuts contain potassium which helps to prevent the loss of calcium.

Fortified Foods – Fortified foods are foods that are enhances with essential vitamins and minerals that are great for overall health; this includes calcium for healthy bones. By adding additional nutrients and minerals to the existing levels already present in food, the benefits you get from them are greater.

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Salmon is the best source of omega-3, DHA and EPA. All three are important to help the growth and brain function. EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) is believed to play an important role in the prevention of heart disease, while DHA (docosahezaenoic acid) needed for brain development and nerve.

Final research study – recently stated that the individuals who consume these fatty acids in their diet have a much mind sharp. The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer shows that omega-3 that contains DHA and EPA help to protect against the occurrence of breast cancer.

However, keep in mind, these fatty acids volatile when the fish cooked by frying or burned. The best way is with steamed recommended, because the fatty acid is not lost. Some tips for your diet variation with salmon: Read the rest of this entry »

Melon fruit with a high economic value has significance for health. Nutrients they contain, both for the skin, eyes, nerves, and kidneys, and able to ward off cancer.

Levels of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) per 100 grams of melon about 34 mg. Vitamin C can be relied upon as an effective antioxidant to ward off free radicals. Oxidants (free radicals) are dangerous substances that can attack the body’s cells.

The function of vitamin C is also associated with collagen. Collagen is a protein compound that affects the integrity of cell structure in all the connective tissue, like skin. The presence of collagen can accelerate wound healing and maintain skin firmness. Read the rest of this entry »

The beef can be processed into a variety of cuisines, both traditional (such as stews, kebabs, or bacon) or in the form of a modern processing (such as steak, corned beef, sausage, bacon, meatballs, etc.).

Apart from being a source of animal protein is very important for the body; meat also contains some saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, so that when consumed in excessive amounts can be bad for health.

Red meat consumption should be balanced white meat from poultry (chicken or duck) and fish. Better yet, if you can choose sea fish cooked by baking, steamed, or boiled, not fried. Read the rest of this entry »

Yogurt as we know it today actually has a very long history. Yogurt is one of the fermentation products with sour and sweet taste. In some countries, it was known as the yogurt different, for example Jugurt (Turkey), Zabady (Egypt, Sudan), Dahee (India), Cieddu (Italy), and Filmjolk (Scandinavia).

Yogurt contains live bacteria as probiotics, ie microbes from foods that are beneficial for micro flora in the digestive tract. So far the type most common probiotics are lactic acid bacteria belong to the Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Streptococcus themophilus, and Lactobacillus casei.

The concept of probiotics has been known since 2000 years ago. It is said that history, merchants from Turkey carrying milk in a bag of sheep intestines as the journey. Because the sun and exposed to the cold desert milk gradually turned into a solid mass. It was also changed, to be sour but very refreshing. Read the rest of this entry »

Be smart chooses foods of the season as the disease now. There are several types of food recommended by the experts to improve immunity and stamina.

1. Yoghurt
Probiotics, or good bacteria contained in yogurt produces a natural antibiotic that helps the integrity of intestinal mucosa, the metabolic processes, and boost immunity.

2. Oatmeal
Oatmeal and wheat also contain beta-glucan, the type of fiber that serves as antimicrobial and antioxidant. In addition to the antibodies the body increases, the consumption of these foods will speed up the healing process and help antibiotic work better. Read the rest of this entry »

Generally the fruit changes color from green (when young) to yellow, orange, or red (when ripe). Only a few types of fruits that remains green when ripe. One of them is the kiwi.

The green color is caused by the chlorophyll pigment levels remained unchanged in the ripening process. Foodstuffs generally contain more chlorophyll is a good source of magnesium.

Many research results have shown that chlorophyll anti mutagenic properties (preventing the spread of cancer-causing genes). This occurs because the nature of chlorophyll binding reaction can inhibit carcinogens with DNA compounds, and compounds to counteract the radical reaction. Chlorophyll can also protect the immune system through the ability to reduce reactivity of radical compounds. Read the rest of this entry »