Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Walnuts: Makes Your Skin Gorgeous and Healthy

- Keep Signs Of Aging Away:Rich in antioxidants, walnuts are effective in regenerating skin and elasticity and even boost cell repair and collagen production. Also, it improves the skin tone, thereby keeping signs of aging at bay. This way you can keep your fine lines, age spots or wrinkles away from your face every day.

- Get Clear and Glowing: These have chemical properties to boost up blood circulation, supplies oxygen and nutrients to every cell. Improved blood circulation brings glow to the skin and makes it healthy.

- Prevents Infection: Walnut oils contains properties to treat skin infections and is also known for its anti-inflammatory and anti fungal properties. It is even effective in curing diseases like Candida, Athlete’s foot and Psoriasis.Mixing the oil with natural anti fungal ingredients like garlic will help speed up the process of healing.

- Skin Texture: Being rich in vitamin E, it protects the skin from sun damage. The omega-3 fats contained in it helps strengthen the skin cells, keeping the toxins out and locks the moisture in your skin. It even boosts up development of bones and assists the production of collagen in the body.

- Gives A Tension Free Sleep: Vitamin B and omega-3 fatty acids helps fight depressions and even balances your mood. It also keeps away anxiety, insomnia and fatigue and therefore, it is always good to add walnuts to your diet. This will in addition prevent wrinkles, puffy eyes and weight gain.

- Weight Loss:Walnuts contains high fat content, proteins and fibers, it helps lower blood cholesterol levels, thereby reducing the accumulation of fats in the body. According to a study, it was found that the people who consume walnut regularly have 31% more chances of weight loss as compared to those who do not consume any. Avoid having the salted ones and try having it moderately.

- Boosts Up Immunity: A rich source of vitamins, good fats, proteins and other nutrients, walnuts is responsible to boost up the overall health. It also prevents heart diseases, improves digestion and boosting metabolism.It helps in efficiently getting rid of skin impurities and tackling vision related problems.

- Brains’ Health:Very few times, the saying beauty with brains comes true. This dry fruit brings it all. Its structure resembles that of brain as it also helps in its development.Having a handful of walnuts daily not just boosts up power of the brain, but also of the entire nervous system. Omega-3 fatty acids in it help improve circulation of nutrients and oxygen rich blood in your body, assisting in proper functioning of your brain.

- Good During Pregnancy: Vitamin B complex groups contained in walnuts aid in adding riboflavin, folate, thiamin and other things into a pregnant mother’s body. It is a rich source of proteins, fatty acids, magnesium and healthy fibers which is even good for mother and baby. Applying walnut oil to the skin will also make the skin grow healthy and good.

- Beautiful and Long Hair: Walnut oil makes hair black and lustrous and contains essential nutrients, biotin making your hair voluminous and strong.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Consume The Right Snacks For A Healthy Weight Loss

Snacks are a vital part of our diet and therefore, should be chosen very carefully while having it. If you are one who is fond of having a variety of food, then you need to be careful about the intake of calorie content on an average daily basis. At the same time, you should also be concerned about the nutrients contained in it. Here are some simple and effective food items which can help you with your weight loss, at the same time, providing you with complete nutrients and low calorie content.

Know What To Eat and How Much:

Right snacking at right timings can keep your energy levels high all the time, helping your body to fill nutritional gaps in your diet and assisting weight loss. Here are some healthy ideas for you if cravings strike the next time.

- Cheesy Popcorn: Yumm………..favorite of most of us, is actually a healthy snack. Just take three cups of air popped popcorn and sprinkle a tablespoon of parmesan cheese over it. Containing merely 115 calories, 3 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein, it will give you a power pack snack.

- Dried Figs: This snack item offers a fiber-rich option, every 3 grams of dried fig contains only 70 calories. They even contain muscle repair mineral, potassium. Just add half-ounce of almonds containing 1.5 grams fiber, 81 calories and 3 grams proteins and enjoy your crunchy and interesting snack. 
                 

- Nuts: Whether dry or raw cashews, roasted almonds or pistachios, it will make you feel fuller and help you suppress appetite. They are a mix of protein, omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, containing lower calories content, as well.

- Sweet Cottage Cheese: Dieters swear by this powerhouse of protein, that is to say, it contains a healthy snack just by mixing half cup of low fat cottage cheese, 1 tablespoon of cashews, 1 tablespoon of honey and some cinnamon sprinkled on it. 

- Berries and Milk: This will help you to crave your likings for calories and contains anti-oxidant and fiber. One cup of berries combined with a glass of fat free milk for supplementing the need of vitamin D, calcium and protein will give you excellent snacks. 

- Egg Salad: This snack combines essential fats and proteins. Just mix a cooked egg or egg white and a tablespoon of reduced fat mayo. This will bind it together. This food item will help you be full till the next meal, that too at 145 calories.