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Healthy Food and Backpacking

2011-07-14 12:00:10

Have some serious time off this summer and searching for ways to have fun with some intense exercise and good food? Try backpacking through some of the 800 hiking trails in Yosemite National Park. Established around 1890 as one of the first national parks of our nation, the park's captured beauty and grandeur make it difficult to stay for just a couple of days. Granite peaks and lyrical streams provide the perfect background for the serious backpacker. Fee free weekends are happening July 18-19, as well as August 15-16 this summer. What a great time to take advantage of this scenic wonder!
Before going, preparation is essential. Amassing the right amount of food and also the right quality of food will mark backpacking a breeze. Keep in mind that practicing nutrition on the trail is just as easy as staying healthy at home. For novice backpackers, it is good to know that backpacking requires about 500 calories per hour and the high performance exercise will, without effort, use up ... [more]

Five Heart Healthy Foods

2011-07-14 12:00:10

Everyone knows that the heart is a vital organ. Unfortunately, many people choose to ignore this simple, but important fact when deciding what foods to eat. Heart disease is extremely prevalent in today's society and also plays a hand in thousands of deaths every day in this country. Today, let's talk about five foods that are good for you, and good for your heart.
The first food is blueberries. Blueberries are delicious and easy to find. They may be purchased fresh or frozen from a local grocery store or from vendors at a farmer's market. They are rich in antioxidants, which do a number of things. These antioxidants help to decrease the bad cholesterol, also known as LDL, that lines artery walls and may eventually cause stroke and heart disease. And, they also help to counteract the harmful effects of "free radicals" in the body that may contribute to certain diseases/disorders such as cancer.
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Healthy Foods for Summer

2011-07-14 12:00:10

When the temperature is constantly rising in the hot summer days, you easily get symptoms like anorexia, sweating, sleepy and so on. Therefore, you should have a reasonable diet to reduce the above-symptoms. The following list is the healthy foods which are good for your health in the summer.
Black sesame
Black sesame contains unsaturated fatty acids and lecithin, can maintain the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent arteriosclerosis.
 

Black sesame
 
Nuts
Nuts like almonds, peanuts are rich in amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids are good for heart. They may reduce the risk of heart disease.
 

Nuts
 
Celery
Celery contains alkali can protect heart function. You should need to eat leaf of celery, because the leaves contain more nutrients. The leaves contain more vitamin C than the stalks, it is also rich in plant nutrients and high nutritional value. Celery is a vegetable fiber. According to... [more]