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Green Tea Nutrition Facts
September 22, 2008
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My Take On Green Tea: A Favorite Hot Drink With No Additives…
I did some digging and came up with these green tea nutrition facts that you may be interested in. I love this drink and find it to be very soothing and a great natural late night beverage that helps to suppress hunger.
The story behind green tea and weight loss is simple; green tea contains caffeine [approximately 1/3 that of coffee], which helps weight loss by boosting your metabolism and suppressing your appetite.
The drink is even reported to burn 78 calories per
day, which equals out to over 28,000 calories per year. Studies show that the relation between green tea and weight loss are substantially linked together through the plant’s thermogenic properties.
Thermogenesis is the process by which the body produces heat by speeding up metabolism, burning calories and breaking down fat.
Green tea is the mature leaf, left unfermented. Green tea may be steamed or kiln roasted before packaging or brewing. It’s loaded with powerful antioxidants called polyphenols
Polyphenols protect cells from the ravages of oxidation, a chemical reaction that can lead to cancer and the hardened arteries that cause heart disease. Green tea nutrition facts you might have never heard of before.
In fact, researchers at the University of Kansas say that one antioxidant, a tongue-twister called epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, is 25 times more effective in laboratory tests than the much-touted vitamin E at helping cells resist the damage caused by oxidation and helping damaged cells repair themselves.
Green tea is easy to prepare, but some varieties are sensitive to the brewing conditions. In most cases, about 2 grams of tea leaves the amount in a tea bag is sufficient for a cup of tea.
It is simply brewed by pouring boiled water over the tea and letting it steep for about 1-3 minutes.
Green tea is common in many other fat burner products because it helps with improving metabolism and thermogenesis without increasing heart rate.
Green tea may help boost the metabolism and burn fat. For this reason it is included in many weight loss products. It’s a powerful anti-oxidant, just like vitamin C and beta-carotene.
Although many of these claims have not been scientifically proven the benefits of green tea have been documented through case studies.
I hope these green tea nutrition facts have enlightened your curiosity about this natural fat burner that you can drink throughout the day.
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An Essential List Of Good Fats
September 10, 2008
*Essential fat is important for proper functioning of the nervous system and needed by our body’s hormones for proper functioning of our immune system.
What is referred to as essential fat is the type of fat needed to do just that — help the body function well. We also have fat in our breasts, genitals, and muscle tissue.
Essential fat is stored in the bone marrow heart, lungs, liver; spleen, kidneys, intestines, muscles and other organs. The percentage of essential fat is higher in women than in men.
Women need more fat than men because of childbirth demands on the body, as well as other hormonal functions.
In men, essential fat is approximately 3 percent of body weight. Women, however, have a higher percentage of essential fat - about 12 percent. Generally speaking, a female’s essential fat is 10-12% and a male’s is 2-4%.
Storage fat lies beneath the skin and serves as insulation and nutritional reserve; it also protects internal organs from trauma.
Nonessential fat is the result of taking in more calories than you burn. When nonessential fat accumulates in excessive amounts, an individual may become overweight.
*Here’s A Healthy List Of Good Fats:
- avocado
- almonds
- cashews
- canola oil
- flaxseed oil
- flaxseeds [ground]
- extra virgin olive oil
- Udo’s choice essential oil blend
- walnuts
- peanuts
- natural peanut butter
- salad dressing: olive oil & vinegar, light Italian
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The Dangers Of Taking Diet Pills
September 9, 2008
Diet pills and supplements try to either replace food or suppress your appetite. No pill will ever provide the the nutrition that fresh foods will, and anyone that tells you otherwise is lying.
Besides the health risks, appetite suppressant weight loss pills are not a permanent solution to controlling your weight. Almost all consumers who take appetite suppressants eventually regain the pounds they shed, FDA spokesman Jason Brodsky says.
Most weight loss pills are full of drugs and stimulants that leach nutrients from your body. Usually people go to pills because they feel hungry during their diet which usually leads to cheating on their diet and then failure.
One big complaint of main stream diet pills is that they make people stay up through the night, jittery and sweaty.
There have been strokes and heart attacks due to use of over-the-counter diet pills, and heart valve problems due to prescription appetite suppressants. As stated above, diet pills result in only a modest amount of appetite suppression
The FDA urges everyone to consult with a doctor before trying any ephedrine diet supplement. Individuals with heart disease, hypertension, and glaucoma should avoid these at all costs.
Medications to reduce appetite (including fenfluramine, phentermine, diethylpropion and sibutramine) are associated with high blood pressure, heart palpitations and irregular heartbeats, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression.
If you can’t pronounce the names of these diet pills doesn’t that make you think? Compare that to “apples ” or “fish” there’s no comparison. The dangers of taking diet pills are numerous along with high costs and low success rates.
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How To Burn Calories Quickly Using Strength & Cardio Methods
Have you ever wondered how many calories you could burn everyday taking the stairs instead of the elevator? If you added them up you would be amazed at the thousands of calories burned in one year.
Nothing Happens Overnight: You Need To Give Yourself At Least 3 Months To See Any Results. Cardio will eventually become a routine and you’ll start to become addicted to the great feeling it brings.
Brisk walking or Power Walking burns calories twice as hard and helps you lose weight rapidly. But you might complain that you don’t have the time to walk, in this case the best possible option is to stop driving to the nearest mall or the grocery store.
Of course, for increased intensity, you may need to add aerobic or fast paced type of exercise if you want to burn more calories just for the sake of losing weight. If you are covering two or three laps of the swimming pool, the extra calories are burned out giving your body an excellent exercise.
Swimming along with a regulated diet is one of the quickest methods to lose weight as compared to some of the other exercises.
Not only does exercise burn calories, it also induces the processes of digestion and metabolism. Because your heart is a muscle, over time and exercise, it too will become stronger. Aerobic exercise burns fat calories while you are engaged in the exercise itself.
Strength Training Accelerates Fat Loss
On the other hand, strength training primarily contributes to weight loss by helping to increase the speed of your resting metabolic rate (RMR), which is the number of calories your body burns while you are at rest
The more calories your body burns, the more weight you are able to lose. And the more muscle tone that your body has, the more calories your body will burn around the clock, whether moving or at rest.
I hope this post has enlightened you a little on how to burn calories quickly & the many different ways you can exercise to fight the boredom. Once you experience an intense workout you’ll be amazed at the physical & mental rush you’ll feel afterwards!
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Best Exercise To Lose Fat
September 8, 2008
What Is A Good Cardio Workout?
Healthy dieting and weight loss happens by replacing the wrong foods for the right ones, and getting into routine of doing daily exercises to help stimulate calorie burning.
Running burns serious calories, a 145 LB person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.
Although it is very possible to lose weight by eating less calories alone, but the real results are produced when you combine better eating with proven Weight Loss exercises. Its like doubling your weight loss efforts when you combine dieting and exercising.
Drinking water is one of the most rapid weight loss tips that dieticians suggest to people and leads to 100+ calories extra burned a day. Running at an 8-minute-mile pace might be a great calorie burner, if you’re not going to do it, it’s not going to help you.
Instead, start with something you can do, like walking or working out on an elliptical machine or exercise bike.
Treadmills & Elliptical are very good aerobic machines to help burn a lot of calories. Remember, the more muscles you have, the faster you burn fat. For a healthy person weight loss is simple: burn more calories than you consume.
Your healthiest weight is determine by height to weight ratio or Body Mass Index (BMI) and the amount of fat in your body.
Stepping up and down will have your heart rate elevated and the calories will be burning. Try to complete 3 sets of 20 steps every day, but increase the number of steps every few days as your body adjusts as your fitness levels rise.
Most people are aware that exercise assists weight loss by burning calories, but other important benefits are less known. A weight loss fitness program involving daily aerobic exercise causes glucose in the body to be processed .
You will burn calories with Cardio training during the exercises, and this will continue after you have finished your work-out to a lesser extent but all your hard work will still be working for you!
So when you ask yourself “what is the best exercise to lose fat?” it’s what YOU like to do. Running, machine work-outs or a brisk stroll. It all helps contribute to fat loss and you have the freedom to choose!
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Chart Of Protein Foods For Burning Fat
An all round diet is required to properly give our bodies the nutrition it requires. Lean Protein actually turns the stomach into a fat burning furnace.
Here’s a list of protein food that helps build and sustain hair, skin, bones, muscle & much more. We need it on a daily basis, check out the chart below and see if you can fit lean protein into your diet.
The average daily quantity of protein required is around .5 to .7 grams per pound of body weight depending on how active you are. If you’re working out hard in the gym you’ll need more to build those muscles!
| Food Item | Quantity | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
| *Chicken Breast [skinless] | 4 oz. | 196 | 35.1 g | 0 | 5.1 g |
| *Lean Ground Beef 96% | 4 oz. | 171 | 28.5 g | 0 | 5.1 g |
| *Beef Top Sirloin | 4 oz. | 229 | 34.4 g | 0 | 9.1 g |
| *Beef Top Round | 4 oz. | 214 | 32.0 g | 0 | 6.8 g |
| *Cod | 4 oz. | 119 | 25.9 g | 0 | 1.0 g |
| *Egg Whites | 6 | 102 | 21 g | 1.8 g | 0 |
| *Eggs Whole | 1 | 75 | 6.3 g | .6 g | 5.0 g |
| *Salmon [Atlantic] | 4 oz. | 206 | 28.8 g | 0 | 9.2 g |
| *Tuna [canned in water] | 4 oz. | 120 | 26.0 g | 0 | 1.0 g |
| *Turkey Breast [skinless] | 4 oz. | 178 | 33.9 g | 0 | 3.7 g |
| *Shrimp | 4 oz. | 120 | 23 g | 1.0 g | 2.0 g |
The following is a list of Protein Food with some important details. You’ll notice that other foods such as Beans, Soy, Dairy Products and even Pork [in moderation] are also accepted Protein Sources.
White-Meat Poultry
Stick to the white meat of poultry for excellent, lean protein. Dark meat is
higher in fat. The skin is loaded with saturated fat, so remove skin before
cooking.
Milk, Cheese Yogurt
Not only are dairy foods excellent sources of protein but they also contain valuable
calcium. Choose skim or low fat dairy to keep bones and teeth strong, prevent
osteoporosis and enhance weight loss.
Eggs
Eggs are one of the least expensive forms of protein. The American Heart Association
says normal healthy adults can safely enjoy an egg a day.
Beans
One-half cup of beans contains as much protein as 3 ounces of broiled steak.
Plus, these nutritious nuggets are loaded with fiber to keep you feeling full for
hours.
Pork Tenderloin
This great and versatile white meat is 31% leaner than 20 years ago.
Soy
Twenty five grams of soy protein daily can help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk
of heart disease. Combine soy proteinfoods like tofu with a healthy low fat
diet.
Lean Beef
Lean beef has only one more gram of saturated fat than a skinless chicken
breast. Lean beef is also an excellent source of zinc, iron and vitamin B12.
Protein on the Go
Grab a meal replacement drink, cereal bar or energy bar. Check the label to be sure
the product contains at least 6 grams of protein, and is low in sugar and fat.
*This Chart Of Protein Foods is a general guide you can follow and use to get a nice mix of Protein,
Carbohydrates and Fat in your diet since we need all 3 of these components to keep our bodies
healthy and strong!
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Why Water In A Weight Loss Diet Is Essential!
September 6, 2008
WATER BURNS FAT!
When it comes to dieting always try to drink at least
6-8 glasses of water per day, if possible (10 glasses
per day is preferable, but at least 6-8 glasses per day if
possible).
Water is a very important part of your daily effort to stay
slim. If you don't drink enough water then your body will
begin RETAINING WATER and you'll get a more "puffy" look
when that happens.
Contrary to popular belief drinking lots of water does not
make you retain it -- in fact, you'll begin to retain water when you don't drink
ENOUGH water per day.
Not Enough Water Causes Retention!
This is true because when you don't drink enough water each day then your
body begins HOLDING ONTO AS MUCH WATER AS IT CAN (as a panic response).
So remember, to stop retaining water you need to start drinking MORE water per day.
*Water also helps your body to burn fat believe it or not. Our Bodies are
70% water and is required to carry out it's daily functions. The largest
benefit of water is it flushes out harmful toxins.
*Without enough water in your body it does everything it can to retain it causing
bloating and a lot of discomfort. Since almost 3/4 of muscle is water the more
you drink gives your muscles a full pumped up appearance.
Ice Water Burns Calories!
*Drinking ice cold water makes your body burn more calories since our body
temperature is much higher requiring more energy! Not only will you burn stored
body fat for energy but you'll get rid of up to 100 calories a day!
*So by adding water to your diet the benefits are endless. Compare this to the
negative effects of sugar laced sodas and loss of water drinking coffee, you can
see the huge difference in nutritional value!
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The Best Fat Burning Vegetables
September 2, 2008
Here’s a list of fat burning vegetables that will still give you the required protein, Carbohydrates & Fat quantities you need to maintain all your body’s requirements.
Plant oils have no cholesterol and flow easily at body temperature which allows faster metabolism & weight loss to increase. The following vegetables are all natural fat burners. Eat as much as you want of these Protein filled Veggies & Greens [the more the better!
BROCCOLI
1 Cup = 46 calories, 4.6 g Protein, 8.6 g Carbs & 0.4 g Fat.
BRUSSEL
SPROUTS
1 Cup = 60 calories, 4 g Protein, 11.6 g Carbs, 0.4 g Fat.
CAULIFLOWER
1 Cup = 60 calories, 4.8 g Protein, 13.6 g Carbs, 0.8 g Fat
GREEN BEANS
6 oz. = 50 calories, 2 g Protein, 12 g Carbs, 0 g Fat.
KALE
2 Cups = 56 calories, 4 g Protein, 11.6 g Carbs, 0.8 g Fat.
MUSHROOMS
1 Cup [cooked] = 42 calories, 3.4 g Protein, 8 g Carbs, 0.8 g Fat.
PEAS
1/2 Cup = 57 calories, 4 g Protein, 10 g Carbs, 0 g Fat.
SPINACH
1 Cup [cooked] = 42 calories, 5.4 g Protein, 6.8 g Carbs, 0.4 g Fat.
ASPARAGUS
10 spears = 40 calories, 4 g of Protein, 6 g Carbs & 0 g Fat.
*The Power of these fat burning vegetables will allow you to eat as much as you want to feel full and get the nutrients you need without the fat. Plant foods are natural fat burners when mixed with steady cardiovascular & resistance training workouts.
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