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What diet can help maintain healthy blood pressure?

Research has shown that diet affects the development of high blood pressure (hypertension.) As the heart pumps blood throughout the body, the blood exerts force or pressure against the walls of blood vessels (or arteries.) The Blood pressure is the reading, or measurement of this pressure. When the pressure rises above a certain point, it is called high blood pressure, another name for hypertension. High blood pressure is called the “silent killer” because often no signs or symptoms. It causes the heart to work too much and if left unchecked over time, may cause kidney and heart disease and stroke.

Studies have shown that following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or DASH diet (for its acronym in English) and lower sodium, lower blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, follow the DASH diet and reducing sodium intake can help prevent the development of hypertension Read the rest of this entry »

How do Heart-healthy diets and TCE?

Both diets help you develop a personal plan of feeding. Before starting any diet plan sure to talk with your doctor first. You may want to ask your doctor for a referral to a registered dietitian (RD) who can help you choose foods and plan menus, monitor your progress and encourage you to continue the diet. You might also want to enlist the help of a family member or friend, for support and help you stay on track. Also provide support to find a “buddy” to do one of these diets you. Try to stay focused on your ultimate goal: to prevent heart disease and protect their health and enjoy learning new recipes and different cooking methods.

Here are some general guidelines to follow for the Heart Healthy diet and TCE. Review the following table to determine, for each of the diets, the daily amounts of saturated fat, total fat, cholesterol and sodium you should consume. Read the rest of this entry »

What is cholesterol and how diet can help reduce or maintain healthy levels of cholesterol?

Our bodies need cholesterol to function normally. But if there is too much cholesterol in your blood, it can build up (called plaque) in the arteries (blood vessels that carry blood rich in oxygen and nutrients, the heart and lungs to all body parts.) Elevated cholesterol increases the narrowing and blockage in the arteries, which can cause heart disease. We all have “good” cholesterol, called HDL, which helps to remove cholesterol from the blood. We also have “bad” or LDL, which causes cholesterol to accumulate in the blood.

There are two diets that focus on reducing or maintaining levels of cholesterol (a natural substance similar to wax, which is found in all parts of the body, including blood), to reduce the risk of heart disease. Read the rest of this entry »

Why should I care about heart-healthy diet?

Diet is one of the elements that can affect heart health, as well as the risk of heart disease. And all women need to worry about heart disease, these are the leading cause of death in women (and men) Americans. The good news is that diet is one of the elements that can be controlled to improve heart health, and reduce the risk of heart disease. Making relatively simple changes in daily eating habits will be rewarded quickly, not only feel better, will also improve your overall health. Read the rest of this entry »

The avocado is a rich source of monounsaturated fat is good for the heart and is full of important nutrients. It has a high fat content, but are mostly monounsaturated. The monounsaturated oleic acid reduces the risk of breast cancer, as well as levels of “bad” cholesterol in blood, heart function as protector. It is considered one of the world’s most perfect foods.

The avocado has many nutrients, including vitamins C, E and B6, folate, iron, magnesium, potassium and antioxidant chemicals such as beta-sitosterol, which helps reduce cholesterol and triglycerides and glutathione, which protects against cancer, also provides vitamin B.

- Its high content in vitamin E strengthens the immune system, maintains healthy skin, helps prevent heart disease and help patients suffering from Alzheimer’s.

- The content of lutein prevents cataracts and macular degeneration.

- The high content of monounsaturated fat lowers cholesterol.

- A good source of magnesium, which keeps the heart healthy.

Tips:

Choose avocados without damaging skin and no soft spots. To verify that is at its press lightly with the thumb: the flesh should give slightly. To ripen faster, place them in a paper bag or newspaper with a banana. When preparing, cut across to the bone and turn in the opposite halves to separate them. Remove the bone with a knife. Once cut dip them in a dressing of lemon juice and vinegar or vinegar to prevent rust.

DID YOU KNOW …?

The extra virgin avocado oil is used for baking, for salad dressings or to serve with crusty bread.

This diet works in a very simple. Eat breakfast first, then the entire amount of chicken soup as you want during the day.

You can only eat breakfast once a day, then be restricted to eating soup. There is a recipe for this soup, and participants only have certain options for breakfast.

Recipe Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of oil. It is advisable to use olive oil.

• 4 parsnips (also known field parsnips or celery) cut into 1.5 cm. This is about ½ kilo of parsnips.

• 4 Cabitos sliced celery.

• 1 turnip cut into pieces of 1.5 cm. Approximately 350 grams of turnip.

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This is not a drug, of course, only an essential nutrient in our diet, the omega 3 billboard would not have so much were it not for the aberrant form in which we pretend we’re eating those civilized.

We have moved away from traditional ways of eating and of course our bodies we passed a costly bill that no social security (no matter how good) can be solved successfully.

Our body makes most of its components from others, others may require that food because you can not prepare them for himself, this is the case of Omega 3.

This does not mean that when we eat these nutrients we mend a disease, but rather we allow our bodies to function properly again because we have thrown the necessary fuel, the Omega 3 are essential for our health and if we deprive ourselves of adequate quantities them, will suffer imbalance and disease.

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Foods containing gluten are prohibited for those who suffer from gluten intolerance, also called celiac disease. Celiacs should be careful not to consume any of the many foods that contain gluten.

This disease is caused by intolerance to gluten, which destroys the walls of the duodenum (the lining of the small intestine) and prevents the absorption of food and causing chronic inflammation of the intestine when gluten is consumed foods.

It is one of the most common diseases related to food intolerance, and affects people of all ages. However, children 6 months to a year old and adults 20 to 40 years are most vulnerable, and almost 70% of those affected are women.

Gluten is found in bread and any food containing wheat, rye, barley or oats. Buns, pasta, soup noodles, biscuits, muffins and cakes in general. Durum wheat, manufactured products containing any of the previous meal and in general all manufactured products unless stated that is free of gluten. Food and malted milkshakes. Chocolate is not declared as free of gluten. Teas and drinks made with grains such as beer, malt, barley water.

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So many of kidney function. Therefore, if there are disorders that disrupt kidney, can we suffer various illnesses. Abnormalities can occur due to abnormalities in the kidneys (primary kidney disease). Can also be caused by complications of systemic diseases (secondary renal disease), such as diabetes (diabetes), and others.

Mild abnormalities in the kidneys can be cured completely if the cause can be overcome. Sometimes just with medication and diet regulation.

Conversely, if deteriorated, severe kidney disorder becomes acute renal failure. When allowed to simply get to a chronic stage, it will continue to be a terminal kidney failure.

Dialysis
Kidney failure can be treated by hemodialysis (dialysis). Dialysis is the process of separation (filtering) the remnants of metabolism through the semipermeable membrane in the dialysis machine dialiser.

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From ancient times man has always had the need to store food supplies in times of scarcity. The foods that were best served to those who stayed fresh longer before spoiling. So little by little and even today, different methods of food preservation were developed that are aimed at maintaining the properties of the food intact longer.

There are various methods of food preservation:

Dried or dehydrated: This is one of the oldest methods used to preserve all kinds of food. Fruit, meat or vegetables were placed to sunlight to remove water by evaporation, so was achieved with a much longer the food without this process. This method is based on the fact that microorganisms that degrade the food can not grow in a dry environment.

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