The Heart Truth: Exercise For A Healthy Heart
Valentine's day is next week, and when it comes to your loved ones, the health of the heart is extremely important.
Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States, according to Center for Disease Control (CDC).
A sedentary (inactive) lifestyle is the biggest cause of heart disease. Fortunately, this is something we can change.
Regular exercise can:
• Strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system.
• Lower blood pressure.
• Improve muscle tone and strength.
• Strengthen bones.
• Improve oxygen circulation in the body.
• Increase your stamina, so you can do more without being fatigued, or short or breath.
• Help control your weight and aid in weight loss.
• Reduce stress, tension, anxiety and depression.
• Improve sleep.
• Make you feel more relaxed and rested.
There is not a single pill in the world that can give you all these benefits. Regular exercise can help you dodge a dangeorus bullet - a heart attack and potentially save your life.
A structured, supervised exercise program can improve your health and the quality of your life. ALWAYS check with your doctor before you start exercising, especially if you have any medical conditions and / or take prescription medications.
Sweet Potatoes Vs. White Potatoes
Here are a few of the benefits:
Immunity: Being very rich in beta carotene, which is a major anti oxidant, apart from vitamin-C and B-complex, iron and phosphorus present in them, sweet potatoes are excellent immunity boosters.
Inflammation: Like the common potato, sweet potato also has anti inflammatory properties, although it does not belong to the family of common potato. This is primarily due to presence of beta-carotene, vitamin-C and magnesium. It is equally effective in curing internal and external inflammations.
Asthma: The sweet potato is effective in curing congestion of nose, bronchi and lungs, thereby giving relief in asthma. Its typical aroma helps in this.
Arthritis: Beta-carotene, magnesium, zinc and vitamin-B complex, among others, make sweet potatoes a helping hand to cure arthritis. The water in which the sweet potatoes are boiled can be applied externally on joints too to ease pain in arthritis.
Digestion: The fiber content of sweet potatoes is higher than that of common potatoes and it tastes good too. When these two factors are combined with other minerals like magnesium present in sweet potatoes, it makes an excellent facilitator for digestion. Sweet potatoes are easy to digest too, since they mainly contain starch. They are soothing for the stomach and intestines too.
Cancer: Beta-carotene, the champion anti oxidant and anti carcinogen, the pigments responsible for the color of the peel of the sweet potatoes and vitamin-C, are very beneficial for curing many types of cancer, mainly those of colon, intestines, prostate, kidneys and other internal organs.
* For original article: http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/vegetable/health-benefits-of-sweet-potatoes.html
Fish Oil's Health Benefits
Here are some of the major health benefits fish oil has to offer:
Heart Disease
Weight Loss
Blood Circulation
Immunity
Inflammation
Depression and Anxiety
Arthritis
Alzheimer’s
Cancer
Diabetes
Healthy Greek Burger Recipe
Greek Burger With Arugula, Tomatoes and Feta
INGREDIENTS:
4 whole-wheat pitas ( 6 1/2 inches each)
1/4 cup skim milk
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
2 TBSP chopped fresh mint
4 TSP chopped fresh oregano or 1 TSP dried
1 TBSP fresh lemon juice
3/4 pound lean ground lamb
2 TSP olive oil
3 cups arugula
1 medium tomato, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 red onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/3 cup crumbled feta
Dressing:
2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 TBSP chopped fresh mint
2 TSP chopped garlic
2 TSP Dijon mustarf
1 TSP honey
1/2 cup peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber
PREP:
Heat oven to 350˚. Cut 1/4 off each pita (a half-moon shape from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock). Chop half-moons, transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with milk. Let soak 5 minutes. Drain and squeeze out excess milk. Puree soaked bread, onion, garlic, herbs and lemon juice in a blender or food processor. Transfer puree to a bowl. Add lamb, season with salt and pepper and combine. Form into 4 patties. Wrap pitas in foil and heat until warm, about 8 minutes. (Or place pitas between sheets of paper towel and microwave until warm, about 30 seconds.) Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook burgers to medium, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Whisk yogurt, mint, garlic, mustard and honey in a bowl. Stir in cucumber and season with salt and pepper. Open each pita, stuff with arugula and drizzle with some of the dressing. Add burger, tomato and red onion to pita. Sprinkle with feta. Serve leftover dressing on the side.
Nutrition Info:
377 calories per serving, 11 g fat, 43 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 32 g protein
* For original article:
http://www.self.com/fooddiet/recipes/2008/01/greek-burger
Coffee's Health Benefits
* For complete article, go to http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/coffees-mysterious-benefits-mount-0879/