3 Weight Loss Tips - Healthy Celery Snacks

Celery is a fantastic vegetable providing both fiber and natural water content. Celery is about 95% water, very alkaline and can be easily eaten anywhere, anytime as a handy weight loss snack.

Being both alkaline and of high water content, celery is perfect for smokers who have decided to quit and want to make sure their blood and body chemistry stays on the alkaline side. Those people removing the habit will often release enough toxins into the blood that it starts to become acidic and celery is a great way to balance that out. If you’ve just quit, keep celery handy and snack on it often.

3 Weight Loss Tips Using Celery

Celery can be eaten combined with almost anything. Here are 3 of my personal favorite celery snacks

1. Celery Stalks and Hummus – While I’m preparing a meal, I often snack on celery and hummus. Hummus is a dip made with Chick Peas (Garbonzo beans, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and often cayenne pepper. Darlene will be posting a Hummus recipe soon. Taken with you to work, Hummus can be eaten with celery, carrots, sliced peppers or any other raw vegetable or whole grain crisp bread crackers like Ryvita crackers (www.ryvita.com). Opt out of the wheat crackers and choose whole grain rye instead. High in fiber, low in calories and great with Hummus. I like the sesame rye crackers which contain only whole grain rye, sesame seeds, salt and that’s it.


2. Celery Stalks and Almond Butter – I often have this before bed as I simply love almond butter. Almond butter is a staple in our home and has been for years. The value of raw almonds is undeniable and is a staple of vegetarians and vegans alike. Lots of protein, vitamins and minerals, the almond is one nut that can be turned into a scrumptious butter. Simply spread some Almond butter onto a few pieces of raw celery and eat. This is another great snack that can be taken to work, in the car while traveling or eaten before bed like I do. For many, the good fats in the almond butter help a person sleep.

3. Celery Stalks and Hard Boiled Eggs – The egg is my own personal daily staple for protein. I choose local farm raised eggs from chickens allowed to eat grass and bugs like they were meant to. Egg’s supply a large amount of complete, high-quality protein, and provide significant amounts of several vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. They are also one of the least expensive single-food sources of complete protein. One large chicken egg contains approximately 7 grams of protein. Boil a dozen eggs and then take 3 with you to work to eat during a break with a little sea salt and black pepper. Add in a few celery stalks and you’ve got a nutritious snack, low in calories and fat, and which provides a 21 grams of protein.

You’ve heard that celery is a negative calorie food I’m sure. This means that it takes more energy to digest celery than celery provides. Celery is 95% water and is made up of cellulose. Cellulose can’t be broken down, resulting in the reverse energy load (my term, I just made that up). Thought to be a myth by many looking for an easy weight loss snack, Snopes was brought into it ….

The calories in food are a measure of energy content. For something we eat to be a source of “negative calories,” it must provide fewer of these units of energy than we expend in consuming it. Yet everything contains calories, so at first this concept appears impossible. Therefore, the hunt is on for ingestibles whose energy content is not released into our bodies because we humans lack the ability to break them down - it doesn’t matter how many calories these goodies have, provided we can’t extract them. Cellulose in plants is one such substance: although it contains a goodly amount of carbohydrates, they are packaged in a form we cannot digest, so we fail to absorb their calories. (source)

Celery was also strongly endorsed in the Cayce readings (Edgar Cayce) for its nutritional value and specific use as a nerve building food or medicine. Celery is rich in phosphorus, silicon, iron, and calcium. As part of a balanced diet, celery can help improve alkalinity which helps ward off infectious tendencies.

Because celery is of high water content, it’s great for before, during or after a meal when you want some water but don’t want to dilute your digestive juices.

Celery is a great all around snack for dieters or anyone simply wanting to increase their natural water intake or lower their alkalinity such as new non smokers or anyone with acidocis. These 3 weight loss tips are provided to give you some good food choices and healthy snack ideas for eating on the go at work or traveling.

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All you need to know about diabetes

All you need to know about diabetes

People with Type 1 diabetes have too much glucose because their immune system has wiped out the special cells in the pancreas (called beta cells) that make insulin- a hormone that helps the cells use glucose for growth and healing. For this reason, Type 1 is often referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes, because people who have it need to take insulin to make their blood glucose levels normal.

Effects

In the short term, excess glucose in the body can cause rapid weight loss, frequent urination, extreme thirst and hunger, fatigue, fainting and even coma. In the long term, untreated diabetes can result in eye, nerve, kidney and heart damage.

Type 1 diabetes can occur at any time between infancy and the late 30s (and, rarely, up to age 75), but it most often appears between the ages of nine and 11. Researchers don't know why it happens in some children and not others, but they do believe it is, at least partially, genetic. Half of the people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes are under age 20.


Risk factors for Type 1 Diabetes

1. Genetics. Either the parents or grandparents suffer from it.
2. Caucasian. Type 1 diabetes strikes people of every race, but it is most common among white people.


Type 2 diabetes is also called adult-onset diabetes because it primarily affects adults of middle age and older people. In Type 2 diabetes, the pancreas still create some insulin.


Risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes

• Genetics : Like Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 disease also runs in families.
• Age : Most people diagnosed with Type 2 are over age 40. Half of all new cases are people age 55 and older.
• Being overweight or obese: Insulin resistance increases with weight.
• Sedentary lifestyle : Insulin resistance increases with lack of exercise.
• Stress : Many patients report that the diagnosis of diabetes was made following a stressful event such an accident or bereavement.
• Women who have had gestational diabetes.
• The use of certain drugs : Thiazide diuretics (used to manage high blood pressure) and steroids (used to help with inflammatory conditions) may contribute to Type 2 diabetes.
  

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes develops in pregnant women with no previous history of diabetes, and in most cases - but not all - clear up after the mother has delivered her baby. The mother's glucose rises due to hormones secreted during pregnancy and she cannot produce enough insulin to handle the higher blood glucose levels. Although gestational diabetes usually vanishes after pregnancy, about 60 per cent women who have had gestational diabetes eventually end up developing Type 2 diabetes.

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10 Essential Health Tips

(The Basics to Practice Every Day)

"He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything." -Arabian Proverb

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. But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day: Cha, Cha, Cha…. Then do it!

2. Cut Fat
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine…. Then be one!

3. Quit Smoking
The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products that kill. Just recently, we've seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teens. Could it be the Hollywood influence? It seems the stars in every movie of late smoke cigarettes. Beware. Warn your children of the false romance or 'tough guy' stance of Hollywood smokers. Thought for the day: Give up just one cigarette…. the next one.

4. Reduce Stress
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible. Thought for the day: When seeing red, think pink clouds….then float on them.

5. Protect Yourself from Pollution
If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubbery in your yard. It's a good pollution and dirt from the street deterrent. Thought for the day: 'Smoke gets in your eyes'…and your mouth, and your nose and your lungs as do pollutants….hum the tune daily.

6. Wear Your Seat Belt
Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up.

7. Floss Your Teeth
Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Perhaps it's because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who don't? Thought for the day: Floss and be your body's boss.

8. Avoid Excessive Drinking
While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer. Thought for the day: A jug of wine should last a long time.

9. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook
There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life. Thought for the day: You can't be unhappy when you're smiling or singing.

10. Choose Your Parents Well
The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control your own destiny.

Protect your baby from IPD

There are so many strains of bacteria in this world, some are good but some are hazardous to human, especially to those little children, which may have capacity to kill little child within 24-48 hours after infection. One of them is “hazardous strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae” that usually causes Otitis, Pneumonia and Sinusitis. More than that, it is an important cause of Meningitis in children and immune deficiency elders.

This bacteria transmissions through respiratory system and destroy epithelium tissue within respiratory tract. Then it goes into blood circulation brought to Sepsis, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Middle ear inflammation and Sinusitis. These make this strain of bacteria be the first cause of mortality in children due to Meningitis because of its drug resistant property.

As the time goes by, this strain has developed until being much more resistant results more died children from Meningitis, although the children receives medication at early stage of disease. So, it’s important to produce vaccine protecting children aged less than 2 years from this strain of bacteria called “Pneumoccccal Conjugated Vaccine (PCV)”.

This vaccine has capacity to inhibit all of 7 hazardous strains from total 90 strains, both hazardous and non-hazardous, of S. pneumoniae as high as 70-90%.

And who will be qualified to get this vaccine? Well, to answer this question depends on economic status of each country because this vaccine is quite expensive consequences some underdeveloped and developing countries couldn’t effort that much expense. While developed country like United States of America and Japan have capacity to give this vaccine to every babies aged more than 2 months.

With these data, the conclusion answering this question is… the most qualified population is every children aged lower than 5 years, usually have respiration tract infection, live in the orphanage including immune deficiency children. These children are in the high risk group population which could be infected by these bacteria easily. Due to high cost of this vaccine, the side effects after injection is in the lower level of severity like redness and swelling around injection area, fever and bored with food.

In United States of America, they started giving PCV to children aged lower than 5 years since year 2000. And they found out that death rate from IPD was decreased up to 50% after given vaccine for 1 year. Furthermore, rate of severely diseases; for example meningitis, pneumonia and acute respiratory tract infectious disease caused by these bacteria including other strains involved: occurred have decreased also.