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Diet And Season

With upcoming summer we are to experience a change to the diet. Switching in between cold and warm weather can be sometimes tricky for our body that needs some time to adjust. When we are thinking about the diet suitable for summer we might also think about the law of opposites and it’s application. Typically when there is hot outside we are inclined to eat diet rich in fruits and vegetables with as little cooking as possible. This diet typically includes plenty of raw vegetables, fruits, salads, dips, cold soups, fruit and vegetable juices. During summer months the meal preparation time also shortens. With little meal preparation time we preserve and deliver rich nutrient in the most natural state of being to the body.  Fresh fruits and vegetables including cherries, apricots, nectarines, melons, grapes, various berries, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, variety of lettuce and greens, deliver abundance of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants and enzymes and water rich in electrolytes that cools down the body and helps to adjust to summer heat.  For a summer breakfast  you can try to make a quick fruit salad mixing strawberries, blueberries and peaches and top them with a little lemon juice and maple sirup. For a quick summer lunch a quinoa salad with peppers, tomatoes, sesame seeds, lemon juice and cilantro makes a refreshing addition to a side of beans.  And what is better than to enjoy a warm summer night on a patio or terase with friends and family over a light gaspacho soup followed by a steamed fish with fresh salad and tiramisu.

 

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Being Healthy Means To Be Balanced

To get into better shape we need to be  motivated and energized. I do not mind to share some of the ‘recipes’  on how to:
– We always need to keep in mind that each of us is different by genetic construction with individual food sensitivities, metabolic rate, life style, etc.
Based on this facts, our diet can be different and vary from time to time.

– In our body are constantly running biochemical processes with goal to maintain homeostasis of our body and mind.
– Not only what to eat, but how to eat seems to have certain importance.
– There are three macronutrients (energy nutrients): carbohydrates, fat and proteins and three micronutrients: vitamins, minerals and water that need to be supplied in proper rate into the body and kept in balance.
– Try to avoid consuming of the following stimulants (not nutrients):
Coffee, tea, milk chocolate, white sugar, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, salt and Tabaco
– If the goal is weight loss, separation of carbs and proteins perhaps can be helpful speeding up digestion and make it more efficient. The animal protein is heavier and it takes longer time to digest compare to vegetable protein. Proper food combination produces less toxins giving more opportunities for body to absorb nutrients, improve cell waste and better maintain homeostasis.
– Moderate consumption of the fresh fruits one hour before the main meal seems to be good option.
– Do not eat in the late evening hours
– Read a book before you get a sleep
– Keep good regular sex life
– Do not sleep in near to electrical equipment and electronic devices that are turned ‘ON’
– Exercise at least one hour, three times per week (keep emphasis to endurance and flexibility)
– Exercise your mental and motoric skills
– Avoid stereotypical life style
– Reduce stress
– Detoxify your body and mind
– Keep positive thinking
– Keep in mind: being healthy, means to be balanced

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Cravings, law of opposites and balance

I had an interesting discussion with my friends about a law of opposites and how is it connected to our daily life. Have you thought how what you eat determines your health, your well-being and the quality of your life? About quantity and quality or a lot and a little? Have you thought about the law of opposites? Let’s say, you had a pizza with coke. How did you feel? More likely good. Diet high in salt forces one to eat food high in sugar and vice versa. I often hear people to say: “I’m not sick but I feel somehow off balance” A feeling that is vague but describes what majority of us experience. In order to understand this we need to remind to ourselves the basics. Day alternates with night, sun with rain, heat with cold, joy with sadness, noise with stillness, ……. According to the natural law everything moves as a pendulum between the opposites from one extreme to another without one or the other being better or worse. In chinese philosophy these opposites were categorized into two groups: “yin” and “yang”. For some this might be a little confusing, however when we look at life, we can see how everything comes through various stages of development from buildup and breakdown, expansion and contraction. These opposite characteristics are also recognizable in food. Food can heat or cool, acidify or alkalize …. and our body always responds. When “off balace” a feeling that we recognize as a cravings comes giving us signal that we need to deal with an extreme condition and we do one way or the other. It is important to listen to body to keep the balance. When in balance, we do not feel awkward or off, we just simply feel right.

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Food, Diet, Lifestyle & Aging

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How to be healthy and be able to maintain youth to live long active life? Question, that has been triggering studies involving many scientists all over the world.

There have been many studies proving that a human life is not limited to 60-70-80 or 90 years.

Generally all studies indicate that main triggers of the body deterioration & aging are stress and lifestyle related issues. Consequently if the human being is able to reduce stress and maintain healthy lifestyle including healthy diet the life expectancy increases.

People of various cultures around the world follow very specific lifestyle and diet adjustments to maintain health, provide for healthy, fulfilling lifestyle and delayed aging.

It has been discovered that diet rich in natural food close to the food source, almost non existent food processing providing for food low in artificial sugars and fats together with regular physical activities have positive effects on aging process.

There have been studies done on various food articles that claim to be better than others to slow down the aging process. The food articles were divided into four groups:

  1. Berries – rich sources of vitamin C and antioxidants
  2. Onions and Garlic – with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties
  3. Green Leafy Vegetables – with anti-inflammatory properties full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and rich source of chlorophyll (plant blood)
  4. Nuts and Seeds –  rich sources of good fats and vitamins and minerals