August 2019 - Health Happiness and Holidays

Chili Pepper Health Benefits-Chili for Weight Loss and CVD Prevention

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Do you eat raw chilli? if you don’t, then consider eating it a few times a week, if not daily. Well people in India and many Asian countries eat raw chilli everyday. And unknowingly, they reap many benefits of chilli including low or well-managed blood pressure. What really happens when you eat chilli is that your metabolism get a boost. It starts working faster, which kind of forces your blood circualtion to work better and more efficiently. Proper blood circualtion itself cures and regulates many health issues.

Chili and LDL or Bad Cholesterol

You may not have noticed that those who eat chilli or like spicy food, are often least likely to have a heart attack. And the reason behind this is chilli’s ability to offset the bad effects of LDL or bad cholesterol. I assume that you are aware that our body needs good cholesterol and must get rid of bad cholesterol for optimal health.

Is chilli good for heart?

In a way, yes because when blood gets pumped throughout your with a boost, you overall cardiovascular health improves, which results in better heart health. However, it doesn’t mean that you start eating more and more chili to cure your heart problem. That would be a lie and I have no intention to misinform you. So eat chilling in a controlled way.

Chili for Better Eye Sight

Have you noticed that your eyesight is weakening
Eating chilic can help. Being a rich source of Vitamin A, chilli improves your clarity of vision, and also reduces the risk of cataract and molecular degenerative diseases that usually start as we age.

Chili helps you feel happy or acts as an anti-depressant

The capsaicin present in green chilli releases endorphin, which is a kind of ‘feel-good’ secretion that helps you keep your mood calm, happy and positive.

Some experts belief that capsaicin present in chilli can prevent some types of cancer. It slows down or inhibits tumour growth. There is strong indication that chill has breast cancer preventing capabilities.

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How to Calculate BMI – Set Your Weight Loss Goal by Using a BMI Calculator

What is BMI and How to Calculate it? Listen to the podcast

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If you are reading this post or listening to this podcast, then chances are that you are aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy BMI

BMI is a number that you get when you divide your weight in Kg by the square of your height in meters. Please note that your height should be in meters, not in feets or inches. You can use any tool to convert your height in inches to meters. It is very simple. Once you get the number or BMI, you are ready to establish if you are in the ideal weight range.

Though BMI is not an exact indicator of your health if are pregnant, an athlete with muscular built or you a child teenager, you can get a fair idea of how healthy or obese you are. BMI in children is calculated using a slightly different approach, which is best done by experienced GPs or health practitioners.

How to interpret your BMI

If you are an adult and your BMI is under 18.5, then you are underweight
If you BMI is between 18.5 to 24.9, then you have healthy weight
If your BMI is between 30 to 39.9 the, you are obese. Start losing weight as fast as you can
If your BMI is 40 or more, then take professional help in reducing your weight

As a general rule, keeping your waist slim or within the healthy range is a good way to maintain health or delay lifestyle disease, especially diabetes, which often gives rise to many other health issues including heart problems.

You can measure your waist yourself using a tape measure. Wrap the tape around the smallest part of your waist and take the measurement.

35-37 is safe for most men
30-32 is generally safe for women

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Intermittent fasting

Jimmy Carr’s Simple Secret for Body Transformation

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Jimmy Carr didn’t realise that the diet habit or lifestyle he was unknowingly following was actually a form of intermittent fasting that weight loss aspirants follow under expert guidance, or as part of some weight loss program.

Jimmy Carr’s Weight Loss Secret

As a famous British comedian, Jimmy Carr calls it a simple trick that helped him lose weight almost effortlessly. What it that simple trick?

Jimmy had a large frame, and he has actually poked fun at his own obesity and weight loss desires. Not many obese people take their obesity light- heartedly. What’s more, as a celebrity, they often have erratic schedules, which further complicates their chances of losing weight easily. However, they can often afford to to hire personal trainers to keep them in shape.

But Jimmy Carr decided to take a different and rather simple approach that worked well him.

What did Jimmy Carr say when asked about his secret of losing weight or total body transformation.

He said he stopped eating after six in the evening

Jimmy Carr Followed No Exercise Program For weight loss

And you’d be surprised that he added that he did do any exercise to follow any other program to boost his weight loss effort.

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He just stopped eating at night, that’s it.

Is it so simple? Essentially , when you stop eating after six PM, you are actually allowing your body to go foodless for next 12 to 16 hours, which is a kind of intermittent fasting, when all calories for the day are consumed in an 8-hour window.

He further adds. “If you don’t eat after six most of all over the time you’ll be fine and then if occasionally you go out to dinner then it’s a treat, it’s nice.”

So folks, how about giving it a try. I am not saying that you’ll undergo a kind of body transformation. However, you’ll definitely see some positive results. Depending on your stamina and ability to continue with any fasting program, you’ll achieve great results. Your heart health will improve and you also notice that diabetes management becomes easy by fasting.

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Noom App Review 2019 or How Noom Diet Plan Works

Noom Diet Plan-Podcast Review 2019-Noom Diet Cost

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Noom Diet Plan Review 2019-Does it work?

There are many fad diets, celebrity diets, tested and proven diet plans with celebrity endorsements. However, Noom diet plan is different. It will not set unrealistic expectations for you. It will not promise you that you’ll lose this many pounds in a week or month. So what is noom diet or Noom diet app? Essentially Noom diet plan focuses on your individual health goals and dietary needs. No two people will use the same diet to achieve the same weight loss goal. This is what makes Noom diet plan slightly special or more in-demand than many other health programs.

What’s more, Noom diet plan offers you a personal health coach to help you achieve your goal. You will be given a 16-week nutrition plan and your progress will be monitored on a weekly basis. With various Noom diet recipes and tailored guidance, you can realistically achieve your fitness goal, manage your diabetes and boost your heart health.

How much does Noom diet plan cost?

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“Healthy Weight Program” for $44.99 per month or a “Diabetes Prevention Program” for $89.99. There’s no free version of the app, but Noom does offer a 14-day free trial to test out it effectiveness.

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Do not undo the benefits of intermittent fasting

6 Proven Habits that Help You Lose Weight Fast

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Do you wonder why you lost weight and gained it back faster than you lost it? It is simple. When you force yourself to stick to any weight loss program or diet plan,then you are essentially going against your routine or health rhythm. If you start making slight changes to your habits, then your goal will become more achievable. This podcast gives you information about 6 proven habits that every weight loss aspirant must develop.

You may also use Noom App Based system to trick your mind into changing your diet habits.

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Noom Diet Program Review-Podcast 2019

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Is it really Noom aap or full-fledged weight loss systems with personal coaching and tailored guidance to help you achieve your health goal? Making slight changes to your dietary habits can make a big difference in your overall health. And it easier than most people think. That is what Noom program helps you achieve. From fat loss and general fitness to managing diabetes or heart health, everything depends on how to manage your habits.

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Are you not a morning person? This health habit is proven

If you are not a morning person, then chances are that you are suffering from various health issues that your early riser friends have not experienced yet. It doesn’t mean that all morning persons are always healthy, or as a night owl you’ll be always be suffering from health issues. The point is that rising early gives you many health advantages that help you prevent or delay various lifestyle diseases, which are often at the core of poor health in general and form the basis of serious diseases later in life. Before we discuss how to become a morning workout person, lets take a look at why it works and whether you really need this habit.

Does being a morning person offer you health benefits?

Yes, people have tried and tested it for thousands of years that morning persons are more energetic and productive than night owls. And yes, it has also been proven scientifically. According to a new report published by Psychology Today, it has been proven that early risers or morning persons get more out of their day than those who wake up late or work night shifts. Read the full report here.

What is Chronotype?

According to the report, chronotype is essentially a formal term for morningness or eveningness. As confirmed by Altug Didikoglu and colleagues, of the University of Manchester (UK), your genes decide your chronotype. While it has been commonly observed and scientifically proven that your time of birth is when your energy level remains the highest. And this pattern follows throughout your life unless you change it by rigorous training, your nature of job or any other method. This report now confirms that the season your were born in also influences your personality, habits and overall lifestyle. Seems strange and interesting, doesn’t it?

Are you a morning person, evening person or in between?

This is pretty much self explanatory. When you wake up naturally, that time is when your energy level is at the highest level. Approximately 30 to 50% of people are usually comfortable being awake during daytime. However, there are people who are comfortable working night shifts. This sleeping and waking hours are dependent on your circadian system,which is pretty difficult to change. Read what science says about it. However, there are ways to adjust to your natural rhythm and get the best possible results or energy level.

Are evening persons not as effective or successful as morning persons?

This is not necessarily true. It all depends upon your ability to manage your day or night. Whether you are a morning or evening person, you must ensure that you sleep properly and for at least 7-8 hours a day. Those who don’t sleep enough are often prone to many health issues.

Side-effects of sleeping less or lack of sound sleep

Developing high blood pressure
High BMI
Increased calcification of coronary artery
Decreased sensitivity to insulin
Unregulated hunger hormones
Last but not the least, increased appetite which results in obesity

How to become a morning workout person

Sleep early, wake up early

Morning persons sleep early

This is pretty simple. The sooner you sleep, the earlier you wake up the next morning.

Say no to alcohol or frequent parties

No alcohol to become a morning person

If you are a party animal and attending parties is part of your job or something you cannot avoid, then forget about being a morning person. You must quit regular drinking habit to become a morning person, which is often not possible if you attend parties. You will need find out how it works for you.

Be social

Not just on social media, but also in your neighbourhood and among those you interact with over the phone or FB. Meeting personally or enjoying physical interaction with your friends and relatives help you become more active during morning hours.

Make friends

Make friends to become a morning person

If you don’t have friends, then develop friendship and interact regularly.

Exercise regularly

Exercise regularly-become a morning person

Join a gym, yoga classes or pursue a hobby that you can practice in morning hours.

Do not skip your breakfast

Eat breakfast-become a morning person

If you don’t eat your breakfast, then start eating because it will reset your metabolism and make you a morning person. Why not try Noom program to ensure that you eat healthy food while gaining health and losing weight.

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Are you undoing the benefits of intermittent fasting?

Can you eat whatever you want during intermittent fasting? This is the most common question asked by many who want to lose weight fast and enjoy the benefits of intermittent fasting. Those struggling to suppress their hunger by restricting themselves to limited number of meals a day, often undo the benefit of fasting. The reason is simple. You cannot expect instant results. In fact, you need to give time to your body to optimise the benefits of fasting.

How you undo the benefits of fasting unknowingly

First and foremost, it is all about making some changes to your eating habits. If you are accustomed to 6 meals a day, you cannot switch to 3 meals a day in a week. Intermittent fasting works only when you are mentally prepared to give it a try. You can and will undo the benefits by eating whatever you like during feeding times while on intermittent fasting. Alternatively, you can control your diabetes, manage your heart health and live an overall healthy life by doing it correctly.

Diet for weight loss — Rule breaker for weight loss aspirants

To optimise the benefits of intermittent fasting, you must

Eat nutrient dense food
Drink a lot of water
Not try to make up for the calories lost during fasting
Eat slowly while keeping in mind its long-term effects
Not give in to your food cravings, during meal times
Eat plant based food, and cut down on refined food
Consult your physician if you are also trying to manage diabetes

Does bulletproof coffee break your intermittent fasting?

Coffee lovers often find it difficult to do without coffee any day of the week, whether while fasting or otherwise. Well, it depends on the type of fasting you are on. If your calorie allowance during your fasting period is 1000 plus, you can give it a try. The kind of energy boost you get, far outweighs the downsides of calories you consume, which you’ll do anyway during your meal time. However, care must be taken that you reduce the calories accordingly while eating something else. You cannot have coffee in addition to your pre-determined fasting food, because you consume calories with coffee. If you do so, you’ll break your intermittent fasting.

What Wall Street Journal Says about intermittent fasting

Is fasting just another fad? No, it is not. In fact, fasting and its different variations has been one of the most Googled diet in the US in 2018. The trend is still continuing. From top A-list celebrities to those observing fast for religious reasons, everyone who has tried it, says that it works wonders not only for physical health but also for mental peace and better productivity. In fact, trying intermittent fasting is easier than most people believe. After eating your dinner, you go fasting for 7-8 hours anyway, until you take your breakfast next morning. All you need to do is eat dinner slightly early, and delay or skip your breakfast the next day. It will keep your body fasting for 16 plus hours, which is good enough to notice the result. Read more about why fasting cure is no fad.

Is skipping breakfast good for health or weight loss?

Well, frankly speaking, no. It is not advisable to skip breakfast on a daily basis. However, you can give it a try to see how effective it can be for your weight loss goals. Widening the gap between your dinner and breakfast is the best strategy. It is easier, healthier and suitable for most weight loss aspirants. Next step is to ensure that you eat what you need without adding fat. Noom app can help you a lot in choosing the best food for your weight loss goal. Read Noom app review in detail.

Eat lunch like a king for fat loss

During lunchtime, your body needs the greatest amount of energy. A U.K.-led study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2016 confirmed it. Read the full report here. The idea is to allow your body to absorb the nutrients from your food optimally, without compromising on your energy level and overall lifestyle. One meal a day or OMAD also works wonders for those who can go without breakfast without any difficulty. Read full OMAD review here and check how it can help you lose weight effectively.

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