Thursday, May 28, 2009

Health is Wealth


Health wellness tips for a healthy mind & body:

1. The best way in preparing vegetables is by steaming. Researchers found out that steaming only cause 11% loss of antioxidants content of broccoli. If you microwave them it destroys 97% of its flavonoids and antioxidants that protect your heart and lungs from disease. Boiling also destroy 66% of its nutritional content.

2. It was found that the phosphoric acid content in both diet and non-diet colas binds to your body�s calcium reserves resulting in preventing them from getting to the bone and causing some women to have low bone density which leads to osteoporosis.

3. If you suffer from gas and bloating all the time limit eating fructose rich foods like some fruits and honey. Limiting your consumption with fructose rich found will improve your digestion.

4. If you feel more tired than usual you may be experiencing unusual fatigue. You have to be cautious about this. Studies shows that 70% women who had heart attack experienced unusual fatigue, not chest pain for a month or more prior to the attack.