Healthy For Life

Egg. Along with increasing public awareness of the dangers of cholesterol, in addition to meat, egg yolks which now include food avoided. In fact, experts now conclude that the egg did not affect cholesterol levels significantly. Given that it is not cholesterol that affects blood cholesterol levels, but the saturated fat. Eggs known to only contain less saturated fat.

Recent research also shows that eating eggs can improve the levels of lipids (cholesterol) of cholesterol a person up when eating foods rich in cholesterol. There are so many important nutrients in an egg. Call it choline, which is very important for brain function and health. One egg yolk contains more than 25 percent of the needs of choline each day. Adults need (more…)

In its development is not only a chocolate drink, but also become a favorite snack of children, adolescents, and adults. Besides it felt good, ate beneficial chocolate making age a person becomes longer.
By controlling the physical activity undertaken, smoking, and eating habits found that people who love to eat sweets / chocolates age older than one year are not eating. Allegedly contained phenol antioxidants in chocolate is the reason why they can outlive. Phenol is also found in red wine that is well known as a good drink for heart health. Brown has the (more…)

Negative effects of sugar that is often dreaded diabetes or diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus type two. The disease is caused by lifestyle such as unhealthy eating too much sugar. Excess sugar can also lead to increased weight gain and even obesity can cause various diseases. Another effect is easily tired, often sleepy and difficult to concentrate. While the sugar shortage of people who will look thin, weak due to lack of energy, malnutrition so easily hurt.

Sugar obtained not only from sweet foods, because foods such as rice, bread, potatoes, and noodles contain sugar. So also in the side dishes and fruit like bananas, watermelon or (more…)

Yogurt is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. Fermentation of lactose produces lactic acid which work on milk protein that makes yogurt more solid and has the texture and distinctive aroma. Generally the yogurt is made using cow’s milk, but there are some yogurt also use soy milk. Yogurt has a good nutrition for health. Some of the benefits of yogurt are rich in protein, contain calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.

Here are some of the benefits of yogurt:
• Healthy digestion
Based on research results, yogurt can be overcome various digestive problems such as diarrhea, colitis, colon cancer or lactose intolerance.
• Reduce the risk of vaginal infections
Women who consume yogurt can (more…)

To have strong bones to old, What should be done is to consume foods that contain essential substances needed bones.
Yourself is the best ally of the building and make the body strong, with healthy bones. What we eat has an important role in the formation of healthy bones. Especially by consuming the appropriate amount of calcium is about 1000mg for adults aged 19-50 years and approximately 200IU of vitamin D for adults aged 19-50 years. Magnesium and vitamin K is also very important for bone health. There are some foods that can strengthen the bones, or even destructive bone.

Here are foods that can strengthen the bones:
1. Bone Nutrition: Calcium
Calcium can help in strengthening the formation of bone, making bones become solid and stay healthy bones as we age. Calcium is a mineral that is important in life, unfortunately many people today who do not meet daily calcium dose. (more…)

Dragon fruit has a beneficial properties for human health such as balancing blood sugar levels, protecting oral health, prevention of colon cancer, reduce cholesterol, preventing bleeding and treating complaints whitish.
Dragon fruit is usually consumed in the form of fresh fruit as a reliever thirst, because the dragon fruits contain high water content of about 90% of the weight of fruit. It was pretty sweet because it contains sugar content reaches 13-18 Briks.
Research shows red dragon fruit is very good for the circulatory system, also gives the effect of reducing the emotional pressures and neutralize toxic in the blood. Research also shows this fruit can prevent colon cancer, in addition to preventing high cholesterol content in the blood and reduce levels of fat in the body. (more…)

Junk food is the most popular food at the moment, these foods became part of urban life easy and even some in the countryside. However, for those accustomed to eating these foods should not be complacent. Consuming too much junk food bad for the health effect. Besides containing many chemicals, junk food generally do not contain enough nutrients for the body, and more importantly, junk food does not contain dietary fiber.
Not surprisingly, various studies say that many people in major cities around the world – especially people who are always busy with work – generally lack fiber. In fact, on average, every human fiber needs only 25 grams to 40 grams per day.

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Carrots belong to the vegetable plants are very useful to humans. Edible part of carrot is the root or roots. Carrots are capable of storing large amounts of carbohydrates for the flowering plants in the second year. Flower stem grows to a height of about 1meter, with white flowers. Carrot or the Latin language is called Daucus carota vegetable plants can be grown throughout the year. Especially mountain area that has cold air temperature and humidity. Carrot plants require sunlight and can grow in all seasons. Carrots have a wet leaf stems that form a set of stem (petiole) that emerged from the top of the fruit base (root tuber), like celery leaves. (more…)