BEST FRUITS FOR BELLY FAT

 

 Some fruits play a more powerful role in shrinking belly fat than others. All fruits contain health benefits, such as providing you with large amounts of disease- and inflammation-fighting antioxidants. The following are some of the most powerful belly-fighting fruits and why you want to eat them.

Eat blueberries to fight belly fat

Blueberries may be small, but they’re powerhouses! These tasty berries have many health and weight loss benefits. Consider the following:

• They’re powerful inflammation fighters thanks to their super-high antioxidant content.
• They’re potent belly shrinkers.
•  They can reduce triglyceride levels and increase insulin sensitivity, perhaps cutting the risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
• They have been shown to help reduce food cravings.

Pomegranates help fight belly fat

Pomegranates with their red, juicy seeds are a potent tool to include in your weight loss arsenal. Here are the main benefits:

• They have some of the highest levels of antioxidants when compared to many fruits.
• They contain high levels of the polyphenol catechin. This powerful chemical has been shown to increase your body’s fat-burning potential and may even help to boost metabolism, making it a strong belly-fat fighter. To further promote weight loss, catechins may also decrease appetite, helping to prevent overeating.
• They may help decrease fat buildup in the arteries, making them as healthy for the heart as they are for your waistline.

Tart cherries help burn belly fat

Tart cherries are rich in the plant chemical anthocyanin. Not only does this chemical give the cherries their bright color, but it also helps you burn belly fat.

A study conducted by the University of Michigan found that when mice were given food that contained added tart cherry powder, their body fat reduced by 9 percent more than mice fed the same diet without the additional cherry powder.

Even better, most of the weight loss came from fat stores in the abdominal area. The mice fed the cherry powder also showed significant decreases in cholesterol levels as well as a decline in inflammatory markers.

Tart cherries are different from the sweet cherries you may often eat raw. They’re not usually found in the fresh produce aisle. Instead, you can usually find them frozen or dried. Just be sure you buy an unsweetened variety.

Grapefruit, the super fat burner

Grapefruit is a super fat burner. It also has diuretic properties, which help you shed any unwanted water retention, leaving you looking and feeling slimmer, especially in the midsection. This refreshing citrus fruit has long been linked with many promising studies touting its weight loss benefits. Here are a couple to chew on:

• when obese adults consumed half a grapefruit or 4 ounces of 100 percent grapefruit juice before three main meals, they experienced a significant decrease in both body weight and waist circumference.
  Why? Perhaps the high water content and volume of the grapefruit prior to meals helped make them feel fuller sooner, allowing them to eat smaller portions at the next meals.
•  Eating a low-glycemic-index food, such as grapefruit, for breakfast before exercising helps you burn 50 percent more fat.

If you’re taking medications, make sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist before eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice. Grapefruit products can have potentially adverse interactions with some medications.

More fruits to enjoy

No fruit is bad for your belly as long as you consume the right portions per day. Besides the already listed fruits, you have many, many more great options, including

• Apples
• Blackberries
• Grapes
• Mango
• Nectarines
• Oranges
• Peaches
• Pears
• Plums
• Raspberries

DRINK YOUR WAY TO FLAT TUMMY

      Did you know that what you drink can significantly impact your belly? For instance, you probably know that sugary drinks like soda and lemonade can spike insulin and cause your body to store belly fat. However, did you know that drinks with excessive amounts of caffeine can increase belly fat as well? And did you know that other drinks can actually help burn belly fat?

   

     Caffeine can provide your body with a slight metabolism boost. So you may think you should consume lots of it to burn more calories and more fat. This thinking is true to a point, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.

A general rule is to keep your caffeine intake to no more than 300 milligrams per day. That’s equal to about 2 to 3 cups of coffee. Beyond this amount is where caffeine may have more of a negative impact than a positive one.

    Very high levels of caffeine in the body can start to impact you in a few unhealthy ways. You can start to feel more agitated, have trouble concentrating, and even suffer from a disrupted sleep cycle. These symptoms can all raise stress hormone production and slow metabolism.

If you need to cut back on your caffeine intake to stay within the suggested limits, try swapping your typical morning cup of coffee or your afternoon soda for decaffeinated green tea. This tea is loaded with stress-fighting antioxidants, which can help prevent cell damage and oxidation.

   Because green tea is one of the least processed teas, it also contains a high level of a catechin called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Promising studies have indicated that EGCG may help to reduce overall body fat, but especially belly fat. So drink up.

PLANT BASED FOOD

 

 

Garlic

The most pungent of the plant kingdom inhabitants, garlic contains the immune-stimulating compound allicin, which promotes the activity of white blood cells to destroy cold and flu viruses. It also stimulates other immune cells, which fight viral, fungal, and bacterial infections. Garlic kills with near 100 percent effectiveness the human rhinovirus, which causes colds, common flu, and respiratory viruses.
Because allicin is released when you cut, chop, chew, or crush raw cloves, allow freshly chopped garlic to stand for 10 minutes and then cook it, sprinkle it over foods, drop it into soup, or swallow bits of garlic with some water like a pill. You can also drop a clove of garlic into some honey and swallow it immediately for a quick dose that tastes good!

 

 

Onions

Onions, like garlic, contain allicin. They also contain quercetin, a nutrient that breaks up mucus in your head and chest while boosting your immune system. Additionally, the pungency of onions increases your blood circulation and makes you sweat, which is helpful during cold weather to help prevent infections. Consuming raw onion within a few hours of the first symptoms of a cold or flu produces a strong immune effect.
Chopping onions into your favorite soup or cooked recipe is a great way to enjoy them. Also, it may sound a little weird, but putting half an onion in your bedroom while you sleep can help absorb some of the circulating bacteria and potentially lessen the symptoms of your cold.

 

 

Ginger

Spicy, pungent, and delicious, ginger reduces fevers, soothes sore throats, and encourages coughing to remove mucus from the chest. Anti-inflammatory chemicals like shagaol and gingerol give ginger that spicy kick that stimulates blood circulation and opens your sinuses. Improved circulation means more oxygen is getting to your tissues to help remove toxins and viruses.
Research has indicated that ginger can help prevent and treat the flu. Ginger is also extremely helpful for stomachaches, nausea, and headaches.
If you’re feeling a little sickly, a homemade ginger tea is one of the best things you can drink. Slice some fresh ginger root, place it into a pot with water, and bring to a boil. Then drop in a bit of lemon juice or cayenne, which makes the tea that much more effective at nourishing and purifying your system.  

 

 

 

 

Cayenne

The cayenne family of hot peppers (cayenne, habanero, Scotch bonnet, and bird peppers, to name a few) contains capsicum — a rich source of vitamin C and bioflavonoids, which aid your immune system in fighting colds and flus. It does this by increasing the production of white blood cells, which cleanse your cells and tissues of toxins.
Cayenne pepper is also full of beta carotene and antioxidants that support your immune system and help build healthy mucus membrane tissue that defends against viruses and bacteria. Spicy cayenne peppers raise your body’s temperature to make you sweat, increasing the activity of your immune system.
The fresher the pepper, the more effective it is. However, fresher also means spicier, so choose accordingly.
When you’re sick, add organic cayenne powder to some warm water with lemon juice for an intense immune boost.

 

 

 

Squash

Squash is a good source of vitamin C and carotene. The six carotenoids (out of the 600 found in nature) found most commonly in human tissue — and supplied by squash and other gourds — decrease the risk of various cancers, protect the eyes and skin from the effects of ultraviolet light, and defend against heart disease.
One of them, alpha-carotene, helps slow down the aging process. Butternut squash is the strongest source of these nutrients, but you can also try acorn, Hubbard, delicata, calabaza, and spaghetti squash.

 

 

 

Kale

Like other leafy greens, kale offers up a good dose of vitamin E. This immunity-boosting antioxidant is known for increasing the production of B cells, those white blood cells that kill unwanted bacteria. Whether you eat kale raw in a salad, steam it, or lightly sauté it, you’ll reap all of its wonderful benefits.

 

 

 

 

Citrus Fruits

Adding a bit of citrus to your diet goes a long way toward fending off your next cold or flu. Packed with vitamin C, oranges and grapefruits help increase your body’s resistance to nasty invaders.
The best way to enjoy citrus fruits is to eat them whole. Otherwise, you can make fresh juice yourself (stay away from the premade stuff in cartons or in the freezer section at your supermarket).


 

 

Green Tea

Green tea is a potent source of antioxidants called polyphenols — especially catechins. Some studies have found that catechins can destroy the influenza and common cold viruses.
Sipping a hot cup of green tea when you’re feeling under the weather can really help you come alive again. Try adding some honey or lemon to kick it up a bit.

Miso Soup

Miso soup is the plant-based version of chicken-noodle soup. It has wonderful healing properties that are amazing at boosting immunity. As a living food, miso is loaded with enzymes and healthy bacteria that help fight infection and keep your cells thriving.
All you need is one teaspoon of miso paste stirred into a mug or bowl of warm water, and you’re set. Sip this down, especially at the first sign of a cold or when you’re just feeling “off” with a stomachache, headache, or something like that. This is sure to hit the spot and make you feel good all over.

 

 

 

Mushrooms

For centuries, people around the world have turned to mushrooms for a healthy immune system. Contemporary researchers now know why. Studies show that mushrooms increase the production and activity of white blood cells, making them more aggressive. This is a good thing when you have an infection.
Shiitake, maitake, chaga, and reishi mushrooms appear to pack the biggest immunity punch. Experts recommend eating a quarter ounce to an ounce a few times a day for maximum immune benefits.

HOW ELECTRIC CIGARETTES WORKS

   

      You're at your favorite restaurant, enjoying a meal. A diner at the next table is puffing on a cigarette, letting out a cloud of smoke. Because smoking isn't allowed in the restaurant, you're thinking about asking the smoker to put the cigarette out. But before you protest, consider this: Your neighbor may not be smoking at all.

   Electronic cigarettes, also known as smokeless cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or e-cigs, are an alternative method of consuming nicotine, the addictive chemical found in tobacco. Manufacturers often design e-cigarettes to look like regular cigarettes, but they contain no tobacco and don't require a match -- or any flame at all.

   An e-cigarette is a battery-powered device that converts liquid nicotine into a mist, or vapor, that the user inhales. There's no fire, no ash and no smoky smell. E-cigarettes do not contain all of the harmful chemicals associated with smoking tobacco cigarettes, such as carbon monoxide and tar.

    Manufacturers and satisfied customers say the e-cigarette is a healthier alternative to tobacco cigarettes, which cause millions of deaths every year. Some users say e-cigs have helped reduce their "smoker's cough," sharpened their senses of taste and smell, and even improved their sleep.

       The electronic cigarette was invented by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, who patented the device in 2003 and introduced it to the Chinese market the following year. Numerous companies are now selling e-cigarettes to customers around the world. But as e-cigarette smoking -- or "vaping" as it's sometimes called -- has grown in popularity, some have concerns about its safety, including the possibility that the vapor created by the devices contains dangerous chemicals.

     Is the electronic cigarette a cleaner, healthier choice for smokers? Or is it a dangerous device with hidden risks? Both viewpoints have their merits, but on the next page we'll start with the basics: how the product works, and why it's popular.

TEN WAYS TO PUT FITNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN KIDS' LIVES

• Model good behavior
• Increase your school budget ; healthy schools makes a healthy community.
• Can the soda ; replace consumption of soda with milk and you will help guarantee strong bones for life.
• Get 'em while they are young
• Get them moving
• Pay attention to breakfast and lunch    
• Don't use pressure
• Let them sleep in                                                               
• Set up for success
• Make vacations count

5 STEPS TO MAKE SUCCESS EASY

TAKE SMALL STEPS.

there's no shortcut or options,walking a mile is about 2000steps. and every one step is a tiny success that brings you closer to your goal. The same is true to any other big goal..

Plan your short-term goals so you have somethng within reach to shoot for. writing them down will give you a sense of whether or not you are on the track. Small success breed large ones.

  

LAUGH AT SETBACKS.

no matter how well you plan your progress you will have setbacks, That's part of life. The difference between successful and unsuccessful is not hwether they have setbacks, or even the frquency of their setbacks,but how they respond to them. Successful people are able to laugh off setback and get right back on the horse.having a bad day doent mean you av a bad life.don't be hard on yourself, Be nurturing and supportive. wite down your victories as you have them.

MAKE IT CONVENIENT

if you are a busy person-and who is not you will have to find ways to fit in your schedules.

Exercise takes time.praying takes time,reducing stress takes time...make them all convenient for you. Do what is simple and you will enjoy life more.

MAKE IT FUN.

be realistic you will only keep doing things if you enjoy them.

 

REWARD YOURSELF.

don't underestimate the power of silly rewards. treating yourself with a pair of shoes you have always wanted after you have reached your first short-term goal may be a prtty transparent motivational scheme, but it still works there's nothing wrong with making yourself feel good. It pleases God wen you take care of yourself

 Appreciate yourself. Celebration can be a big part of it.