Archive for September, 2011

Dry Roasted Edamame Beans and Nutrition

All soy foods are made from soybeans. There are many different types of soy-based snacks that are good for you such as dry roasted edamame. Nutrition wise, dry roasted edamame is a healthy and convenient snack that you can take with you everywhere you go.

Soybeans, unlike most other legumes, are a fantastic way to get your body’s need for high quality protein. This is a great way for those following a strict diet plan, such as vegans and vegetarians; to get the much needed protein for their bodies.

There are many benefits in having soy a part of your continuous dietary habits.

  • Soy is an especially good way to increase the amount of protein that comes from plants in your diet. Studies show that including more proteins from plants in your diet can lower your blood pressure as well as other benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

Advantages of Broccoli Juice

Many people do not like the taste of Broccoli juice at all. Broccoli is a tasty vegetable to eat if cooked, but its juice does not sound too tempting. Even the green colored juices are not preferred by people. Instead, we gladly go for a red or blue colored drink which is not even as nutritious as green broccoli juice.

Broccoli comes from the Cruciferous family of vegetables which also includes kale, cabbages and Brussels sprouts. We all often hear about cabbage juice and its benefits, but we have never heard of kale juice or Brussels sprout juice. So many people wonder what is so special about the Broccoli juice, is it the taste or the nourishment in it?

Broccoli like other vegetables has 90 percent water content in it. The rest 10 percent is a powerful mixture of nutrients. Broccoli juice is highly rich in dietary fiber, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and potassium. It also contains traces of various important minerals and healthy amounts of vitamin C. There are many other vitamins in very small quantity and different amino acids as well.

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Foods That Cause Cellulite – Keep These Foods Out From Your Kitchen

Most cultures like dimples but there is one dimple which we hate most—cellulite. It is a condition of our skin that occurs in both men and women. However, more women suffer from cellulite because of the innate structure of their fatty cells that makes them less elastic.

The Journal of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (Volume 14, 2000) defines cellulite as a “condition…where skin of the lower limbs, abdomen and pelvic region becomes dimpled after puberty”. The word “cellulite” was first used in the 1920s.

There are many factors that cause cellulite, especially among women. One is the natural structure of women’s fat cells and the tissues that hold them together. They are known to be less elastic than their male counterparts. When women get fatter, their fat cells enlarge and expand and they tend to form lump-looking formations stretching towards the surface of their skins.

Certain disorders in the way our bodies retain water and abnormalities in the connective tissues also help grow more cellulite. Diet, lifestyle, stress and food also significantly cause cellulite build-up.

Keep these foods out from your kitchen

Minimizing intakes or entirely avoiding several foods and drinks will greatly help you avoid having cellulite. Watch out for these foods if you want a better looking skin free of cellulites. Read the rest of this entry »