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February 29th, 2008 Milan
If in 1 gram of:
- Carbohydrate is 4 calories
And you are trying to loose weight, than you should:
- substitute low fat for high fat foods
- eat fewer processed foods
- emphasize the complex carbohydrates
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February 28th, 2008 Milan
The bad fats are:
1.Saturated fat, raises bad cholesterol and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer.
The most saturated fats are found in foods like:
2.Trans, or hydrogenated fat, raises bad cholesterol and lovers good cholesterol.
Trans, or hydrogenated fat is found in:
- most commercially packaged baked goods
Do some careful nutritional label reading to determine if food has trans fats.
Check the ingredient list for ” hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.” The higher up on the list this ingredient is, and the more total fat that’s in the product, the more trans fat the food has.
Chose low-fat baked goods, stay away from packaged and prepackaged foods, eat more raw foods like fruits and vegetables and cook as much as you can home.
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February 26th, 2008 Milan
The good fats are:
1.Unsaturated fats:
Monosaturated fat, helps lower bad cholesterol (LDL) while maintaining good cholesterol (HDL) and has been shown to protect against heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Foods rich in monosaturated fat:
2.Polyunsaturated fats, omega-3 and omega-6, both are critical to the health of all of our cells, especially those of the skin and immune system.They also:
Omega-3 fat
- keeps good cholesterol stable
- helps reduce tissue inflammation which is closely related to heart disease, stroke and arthritis.
The best sources of omega-3 fat are:
- fish – salmon, sardines, tuna
- flax seeds and flaxseed oil
Omega-6 fat
Benefits are mixed, good and bad.
- it lowers both bad cholesterol and good cholesterol
- it increases the inflammation
Big omega-6 sources include:
- mayonnaise made with these oils
Many foods, like walnuts, tofu, wheat germ, soybean oil, are rich in both omega-3 and omega-6 fats.
Eating the mixture of these three types of unsaturated fats – mono, omega-3, and omega-6 is important.
The key to consuming more healthful fats is consuming more omega-3 and mono unsaturated fats.
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February 24th, 2008 Milan

Survivor:
- he or she is confident but also
- he/she doesn’t complain or blame others
- he/she thinks: “what is the next right move to get out of this”
- he/she doesn’t give up and
- she/he is going to do whatever it takes
Fit and active people occasionally face dangerous situations.
There’s no such a thing as magic plan for every sort of emergency. But there is a basic strategy:
- in battle against nature you first need to win a psychological battle against yourself – calm, cool thinking is a key. If you run around saying, I’m going to die! I’m going to die! You probably will.
- stay calm and focus on what you can do
- take 7 minutes to calm down and asses the situation
- don’t start moving for the sake of action
- don’t make any hasty decisions
- give yourself a pep talk/use your sense of humor – “That’s a cute bear, I wish I had such a beautiful white teeth”
- celebrate your little successes along the way – “I got a fire started!” “I claimed a tree” (bear can climb too)
- Think creatively to make use of the things available to you
- try to get enough sleep (make sure you’re getting at least 2hr sleep per 24)
Be prepared:
I am a surfer, and occasionally I am thinking what I will do if shark is around. I learned few simple things how to behave in these situation. I will fallow these steps before he eats me:
- I will not confuse shark fin with fin of dolphin – If it’s shark, I will typically see dorsal fin and tail fin at the same time, wit dolphin you are not likely to see dorsal fin and tail at once
- whales are harmless, but they are big and scary, I’ve seen them right next to me
- no urinating or bleeding in the water, no shiny jewelry, they all attract sharks
- I will watch shark – large circles mean curiosity, sharp turns mean an attack may be next
- I will bluff aggression – I will swim toward the shark with confident stroke, then I will slap the water with the palms of my hands and shout underwater
- I will fend of with my feet
- I will try to go for the eyes and gills with my fingers and fists (gently to don’t harm that beautiful animal)
Ok, I will certainly let you know, how I did, if that happens.
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February 21st, 2008 Milan
Symptoms of overtraining:
- Elevated morning pulse (10beats per minute higher than normal for several days in a row)
- Consistently elevated blood pressure
- Decreased or lost motivation to exercise
- Increased frequency of colds and influenzas
- Increased frequency of injuries
While some people don’t want to work very hard in the gym, others drive their bodies too hard in effort to achieve their goals more quickly, or just very ambitiously push their bodies to the limit every day. They believe the “no pain, no gain” approach and find themselves plagued with injuries or symptoms of overtraining.
The role of proper rest and exercise program intensity, duration, and frequency is important.
If you don’t train with fitness professional, then your approach to exercise should be “train, don’t strain.” That is certainly the most enjoyable approach to exercise.
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February 18th, 2008 Milan
One of the most important ways to get a good night’s sleep is to eliminate “sleep robbers:”
1. Coffee, many teas, chocolate, soft drinks, some over the counter medication is full of caffeine.
Caffeine is a stimulant, which means it has a wake up effect, and heavy use of coffee – about 3 cups daily can cause sleep problems.
It also depends how sensitive you are to caffeine. Even small amount of coffee early in the day can keep you from falling asleep 10 -12 hours later.
Caffeine stays in the body for roughly 20 hours.
Drink decaf instead and stay away from caffeinated beverages, at least in the afternoon.
2. Alcohol
Alcohol keeps you in the lighter stages of sleep so you never really achieve restful, restorative sleep.
3. Smoking
Nicotine, like caffeine is a stimulant that makes it hard to fall asleep and contributes to problems waking up.
Give up smoking! It will improve the quality of your sleep and certainly the quality of your health.
Also protein can keep you awake. Cut back on protein consumption especially in the evening, and eat more quality carbohydrates. They have naturally tranquilizing effect on the body.
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February 15th, 2008 Milan
Healthy diet is a diet with raw foods in it. Foods in these category, which are all plant foods, give you the most nutrients for the fewest calories.
These foods supply most of the vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and enzymes your body needs. Eating a wide variety of these foods will help you achieve top form.
It is very important for health and fitness to include some raw foods in your diet.
Raw food, sometimes called living food, is a type of vegetarian cuisine using foods that have not been heated above 118 F. When foods are heated above that temperature, enzymes in them are destroyed and the foods lose much of their nutritive value.
A basic raw foods diet includes fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted whole grains eaten in their raw state, but prepared very tastily.
Eating more fruits, vegetables, and other plant based foods is great for your health. Enjoying them raw, however, offers some additional health benefits. For example, eating raw foods:
- Leads to almost automatic weight loss, without feeling of hunger or deprivation because raw foods are filling and delicious
- They assist in better digestion
- Can reduce LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol, that clogs up arteries).
- They may reduce the severity of inflammation in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis
- Helps normalize blood pressure
- Allows for higher intake of vitamins A, C, and E, potassium and copper than eating cooked foods
- Helps improve your skin, so you look younger
- Leads to increased energy
Eating raw foods all the time would be going to the extreme. As a general rule, just remember that the closer you can get to fresh, whole, natural nutrition, the better your health will be. I know that, the more raw food I eat, the better I feel.
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