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Tips For Heart-Healthy Cooking

Posted by martin on October 27th, 2009

Healthy Tips

Best tips on how to make your diet more heart friendly.

1. Swap nonfat yogurt for sour cream.
Using nonfat yogurt instead of sour cream in this recipe for Salmon Cakes With Creamy Ginger-Sesame Sauce cuts out 4 grams of fat and 2 grams of saturated fat, and doubles the calcium, says Ellie Krieger, a registered dietitian and host of the Food Network’s Healthy Appetite.

Quick tip: Straining yogurt in a paper towel for at least 30 minutes will eliminate some of the water, giving it a rich, creamy texture closer to that of sour cream.

2. Say bye to butter with canola oil.
Krieger also suggests eliminating some of the butter in desserts and replacing it with heart-healthy canola oil, which is rich in monounsaturated fat. The neutral taste lets the remaining butter flavor shine through while slashing fat. Her Double-Chocolate Brownies, for example, call for only 2 tablespoons of butter, about 1 gram of fat per brownie in a recipe that yields 24. (more…)

Dietary Needs of Aging Women

Posted by Jenny on October 27th, 2009

Health Tips For Womens

As women age, their dietary needs change.A healthy diet is always important, but even more so as women get older.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests women should consume:

At least 1,500 milligrams daily of calcium, which may be found in dairy products and leafy green vegetables, or dietary supplements. (more…)

Tips on hormone use, coping with menopause

Posted by admin on October 26th, 2009

Health Tips

What to do if menopause makes you miserable?

Start with a visit to your doctor. If you don’t have one you really trust, fix that problem before you try to tackle the rest, women’s health experts recommend.

A good doctor will do an exam to make sure menopause is what is causing your symptoms, take stock of which ones are most bothering you, and help you weigh the benefits and risks of treatment options with your medical history in mind. For example, women bothered most by sleep problems may find a non-hormone solution. Ditto for vaginal dryness. (more…)

Tips To Avoid Back Pain

Posted by admin on October 26th, 2009

Tips to avoid back pain.

1. Your bed does matter- The physician advised tossing and turning at night and getting rid of sagging mattress if you have one.

2. What you do in bed matters- Reading or watching television while lying down is best avoided as when you lift your head to view the screen your muscles may contract causing pain in the neck.

3. Don”t just sit there- Apparently, staying in a particular position for too long stresses the postural muscles in your body. Hence, one should frequently change positions. (more…)

BPO work force-Improve your life

Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2009

BPO Health Tips

Try to follow a regular sleep schedule

Make sleep your top priority. At least till your body gets adjusted, avoid doing things that will keep you alert and awake when you need to sleep.
Get dark, solid curtains for your bedroom. Wear an eye mask to get total darkness. Even a bit of light can make your body react and tell you it’s time to wake up!

Play relaxing music. Suddenly the market is flooded with soothing music meant especially for people who need some external inducement – so stock yourself with your fave music. (more…)

Health Tips for Women

Posted by admin on October 20th, 2009

Health Tip For Women

Do you find it hard to balance your work and family? Have you thought of taking a much-needed break? Its medically proven women are much more prone to health risks than men. Women health needs extra care and attention. Here are some health tips for women, which should be religiously followed amidst all the ordeals, such as, full-time job, meeting office targets, family responsibilities and household chores. As they are the major factors that take its toll on women. Many a times it’s hard for women’s to juggle and strike a balance between their personal and professional life. Amidst all hard work, family responsibilities and hormonal changes like pregnancy, women’s health menopause; women rarely get the time to give personal attention to their health and wellness. Still the simple health tips for women must be included in the daily routine of every woman. (more…)

Essential Health Tips

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

health-tips

1. Move More
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it’s a stress buster. Think ‘move’ in small increments of time. It doesn’t have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. (more…)

Health Messenger-Recent Health Tips

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

Health

Feeling run-down? Can’t seem to get back the pep you once enjoyed? Well you’re not alone, thousands of people are experiencing symptoms of feeling overly tried during the day due to lack of energy.

For people in their forties and older it’s due to stress, anxiety, depression, not enough sleep, poor eating habits, and the lack of physical exercise. (more…)

Health Tips and Technics – Fitness and Exercist Tips

Posted by admin on October 15th, 2009

Simple tips and technics to keep

your body fit and healthy

How do you feel to be healthy? Nice! Must be wondering if there is that magic wand, I can become slim, fit and healthy. Nice to think but how to make this a reality? Takes time. Can’t happen overnight.

You can follow certain simple and easy technics which will help you be fit and healthy. Have you decided to go for it! then read on.

- Do not make a future plan for your exercise, if you have to do it, just do it now.

- Wake up a bit early, pull your pants up and start walking out. If not like an exercise, just walk out. Go where you like, spend sometime out in the morning. You can opt to buy milk, vegetables, newspaper or whatever… just go out. Slowly increase the speed of your walk. (more…)

Banana – The alltime favorite and affordable fruit.

Posted by admin on October 15th, 2009

Bananas have been the alltime favorite and perennial fruit for hundreds of years now. It has many curative properties. This fruit is affordable by anyone and is available in plenty in India. All the varieties available are beneficial in their own way.

Banana is rich in fiber content and also contains natural sugars like sucrose, fructose and glucose. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. (more…)