Showing posts with label Keep your vitamins high. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keep your vitamins high. Show all posts

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Eating Habits - A new way of positivity

After a long stressful day at work, you feel that nothing is according to your wish, and suddenly the negative feelings just creep up into your thoughts. Office stress is a very common occurrence. Office stress comes about because of the burdens of the work, which is not so easy to describe. The trouble is that stress leads to tension and bad temper which can sometimes spoil your moments while you are with your family. There is definitely a way to beat the office blues, eat a healthy & fresh diet that will help you calm down your brain.

Recently, Researchers have found how micro-nutrients found in certain fruits and veggies can have a rapid influence on our brain. They found that some foodstuffs like blueberries, cocoa and green vegetables provide an immediate lift to our mental sharpness and mood, and help to clear off unhappiness. Also we share along some diet tips that will help you fight the stress.

Here are some recommendations that will help you eat better:

Plan a diet with all necessary Nutrients - Nutrients in foods upkeep the body's repair and progress. Plan a diet which includes all essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and protein.  Deficiency in any of these nutrients may upset your health and can even cause sickness.

Proteins help you increase attentiveness – High protein foods such as beans, peas, poultry and milk products hold an amino acid called tyrosine. Tyrosine provides a boost to your brain cells which benefits you to be attentive and makes it easier to concentrate.

Try the Mediterranean diet - The Mediterranean food is a balanced, healthy eating arrangement that includes good amount of fruits, nuts, vegetables, cereals, legumes, and fish. The diet consists of all the important nutrients and anti-oxidants which help you soothe your brain cells and decrease tension & stress.

Control your Routine Habits – Most people also experience stress due to their smoking or drinking habits. Besides, drinks and foods containing caffeine can generate nervousness in your mind and make it difficult to sleep at night. Dropping down on caffeine after noon each day can surely help you get a better night's sleep.

So cut down on your stress levels and live a stress free life.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Some interesting facts about fruits and vegetables



We all savor delicious fruits and vegetables on daily basis. These veggies and fruits have essential nutrients and provide vitamins like Vitamin C and Vitamin A. When it comes to usages of fruits, it is endless! Fruits are consumed as nourishment by millions of people in salads, juices, jams and pickles. We know that fruits and vegetables are highly suggested as part of a fit diet, but time and again, we munch these foods without really knowing much about them.

We share with you some interesting facts about fruits and vegetables:

  • Apple a day keeps the sleep away - Eating an apple is a more dependable way of remaining awake than consuming a cup of coffee. The natural sugar in an apple is stronger than the caffeine in coffee.
  • Keep your vitamins high - Darker green vegetables hold more vitamin C than lighter green vegetables.
  • Save the skin - Before you get out the potato peeler for your potatoes, you might want to think again. Most of the nutrients in a potato exist just underneath the skin layer.
  • Did you know - 35 % of a grown-up's day-to-day necessity of vitamin C can be found in a medium-sized potato.
  • They’re berry important for you - One cup of blackberries is a brilliant source of vitamin C and vitamin K.  Strawberries and raspberries are also good containers of vitamin C.

Hope you had as much fun reading them as we had collecting them!

And Last I share with you a perfect quote from Sir Henry Longfellow –
“Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine Kind words and kind deeds “ - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow