Month: January 2020

What is Noom Diet Plan About? App Review 2020

Noom App Based Diet Plan is not working for you in 2020? Read an unbiased review.

There are pros and cons of everything, and Noom Diet Plan is no exception. For those who have tried Noom App for weight loss, it can be a game changer or life changer as far as health is concerned. It all depends on the user. So what is Noom Diet Plan about? Let’s review it once again in 2020 and try to find out why it fails for many and why or how it works for others. And, of course how much is Noom a month?

First of all, Noom diet or app based weight loss plan focuses on your behaviour change towards your eating habits. It does not scare you about what is bad food or good food. It takes a different approach and tries to educate you on what you should eat by making a balanced choice. For example, red meat is high on caloric value, but low on nutritional value, which doesn’t make it bad. All you have to do is choose when and how much red meat is good for you.

Pros and Cons of Noom App based Diet Plan

We have talked a lot about pros of Noom Diet, in our previous post, therefore lets take a look at why it fails for many. Read Noom FAQs.

You do not log your exercise or diet

See, it is pretty simple. Any app works on the inputs that you enter and gives you output based on that. If you prefer to follow your own style by not logging your diet intake, then you will be disappointed. As the app will advise you based on your input, you’ll get instructions accordingly. For example, if you neglect recording your dinner or any heavy meal, then you’ll lose less weight than those who do. What will be the result? You guessed it right. You’ll say it doesn’t work. Is it really the case, or is it app’s fault? You know the answer.

Are you putting in honest data in Noom App?

It goes without saying that if you put in fake data, then results will be undesirable. Nothing more on that.

Any medical condition might be the reason if Noom is not working for you

Do you have hormonal imbalance, thyroid issue or insulin resistance? Please note that Noom diet is not magic or something that will do miracles to your health or obesity. If you have any medical condition, then speak to your doctor or physician first and discuss if you should try any new diet plan. Simply assuming that following Noom App’s advise will make you slim, then you’ll be disappointed. In fact, it may also interfere with current medication and result in other health issue. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

Do you spend time on Noom quiz?

Well, nobody has time to take quizzes throughout the day. I agree, but isn’t it worth it if you have to achieve your fat loss goal, which has been un-achievable for years? Just give it a thought. Noom doesn’t force you to eat something or avoid something without a reason. It gives you the exact balanced choice suitable for your body and health. And quizzes help you make an informed decision about where you are going wrong or what needs your attention. You avoid the quizzes and lose track of your weight loss goal. That answers your question.

How Much is Noom a Month?

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My favourite food is on Noom red food list

Yes, that can often deter many people from following Noom App’s advise. If you feel that it makes you sacrifice some of your favourite food such as peanut butter or almond, I am afraid, you must spend some time to make the right choice. If you are really short of time, then Noom can be a difficult program for you. As I said behavioural change is at the core of this program, you must be ready for that and it takes time. Some commitment is required from your end to get the desired result. You may have to restrict some of the below mentioned red food, as per Noom app.

Noom fed food list
Noom Red Food List

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Quantum Money and Bitcoin

Quantum money almost impossible to counterfeit

This article originally published in Albaron Ventures.

Deemed as one of the biggest potential technological revolutions of recent history, quantum computing also poses security risks for the cryptocurrency space. Quantum-computing is able to harness quantum mechanics to reach data processing levels otherwise impossible with traditional computing.

In 2015, Google announced that its quantum prototype was 100 million times faster than any other computer in their laboratory, and this was nearly five years ago. In that short time span, we’ve seen a massive explosion in popularity and quantity of cryptocurrencies. It’s been estimated that in order to hack a single a 64-digit hexadecimal private key, it would take most modern computers anywhere between 10,000 years to a few billion billion years to crack. Google’s quantum supercomputer could potentially shave that time down to 200 seconds. 

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Bitcoin’s security relies on the computational difficulty of the public-private key cryptography function (ECDSA), which becomes computationally feasible to solve with quantum computing capabilities. More specifically, it is vulnerable to a modified Schor’s algorithm (which normally makes integer factorization much easier) for solving discrete logarithm problems. 

Unlike a “quantum-resistant cryptocurrency” (which is something bitcoin can evolve towards by updating the signature algorithm), “quantum money” uses quantum mechanics — photons and their state — in order to mint, sign, and verify transactions. More specifically, instead of leveraging the existing cryptocurrency binary digital world (where a bit is either a 1 or a 0), quantum money uses quantum bits, or “qubits,” which can exist in more than one state at the same time. 

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Enter “Quantum Money”

Quantum cryptography’s security is based on the No Cloning Theorem, which gives mathematical assurances that it is impossible to exactly copy an arbitrary quantum state. More intuitively, the quantum state is always different than what can be measured/observed from the outside, and every measurement alters the quantum state.

Quantum money is one of the main concepts in the Quantum Cryptography field, which focuses on the creation of quantum-resistant primitives, such as randomness and signatures. The goal of quantum money is to create money that is physically impossible to counterfeit. 

This is in sharp contrast to the existing cash banknotes system, which is still capable of being counterfeited. According to the United States Department of Treasury, there are roughly $70 million counterfeit bills in circulation in the US, not counting the hundreds of millions that have been seized. 

Full quantum money would use quantum mechanics in each of the steps involving the minting, signing of transactions, and verifying transactions. 

For example, minting would entail having a quantum algorithm run by the bank, which would send the quantum state (photons and their state) to the user, through a quantum channel. Similarly, quantum verification would require sending of the quantum state to the bank to be verified. 

Semi-Quantum Money as a Hybrid Approach

An intermediary step to full quantum money could be Semi-Quantum Money, which uses classical minting and classical verification for the bank side. This means that while the user would still need a quantum computer, the bank would only use a classical computer and a classical communication channel. This lowers the barrier significantly, creating a more feasible goal for the evolution of money. 

Interestingly, in semi-quantum money, the user creates the banknotes, but the creation process is originated in the minting that involves the bank, which can identify if a state would be copied subsequently, attempting double spends. One area that still needs more research would be that of a public semi-quantum money, which wouldn’t require a bank to verify it. This would generally require a memory-dependent system (unlike private semi-quantum money), which makes it a lot more challenging due to how challenging it is to store information in quantum memory. 

What Would Happen to Bitcoin in a Quantum Computing World?

Bitcoin uses SHA 256 for the hashing algorithm and ECDSA for signatures. While SHA-256’s security wouldn’t be impacted by quantum computing (since it uses symmetric encryption), breaking ECDSA would become much easier, since it is based on the classical computational infeasibility of breaking the private key. 

However, breaking the private key assumes knowing the corresponding public key, which is only being revealed when trying to spend bitcoins (through UTXO). This means that if only one Bitcoin address is being utilized at a time, the risk only exists for the amount of time between transaction broadcasting and addition to a block. Therefore, the amount of time available for computing the private key (generally less than 1 hour) would still pose significant computational challenges, even in a quantum computing world, which is estimated at the earliest to in the 2030s-2040s (ECRYPT II).

Final Thoughts

Quantum computing likely won’t cause the level of problems we are envisioning today. As the threat of quantum computing materializes, Bitcoin would be able to adjust gradually by evolving to adopt more quantum-resistant cryptography such as  Merkle Schemes, Lamport’s Signature, and Secret Sharing. 

In the meantime, new versions of Quantum Money are being created, such as public and private quantum money, or semi-quantum money. Long term, the mathematical assurances provided by the No Cloning Theorem would be able to increase the security of the money, but the path will be created with intermediary building blocks that bridge the current fiat and crypto worlds with the more distant quantum money world.

Sesame Seeds Health Benefits 2020

Sesame seeds offer many health benefits from lowering blood sugar to overall good health.

During many Indian traditional festivals, sesame seeds are believed to bring in prosperity, health and overall happiness. In fact, the reason sesame seed sweets are not only popular but also mandatory for celebrating many festivals such as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, and Pongal in India.

Sesame Seed Laddoos or Sweets eaten during Makar Sankranti, Lohiri and Pongal

It will not be out of context to mention that Makar Sankranti is a festival marking the first day of Sun’s transit into Makara or Capricorn, which marks the end of the month, the start of longer days. As winter is at its peak during this time, we celebrate all this festival with eatables that generate heat and energy in the body to offset the effect of biting cold. Sesame seed and jaggery based food items are especially prepared during these festivals in India as these item generate heat. The tradition of eating sesame seed based sweets must have some other health benefits as welk. Lets take a look at health benefits of sesame seeds.

Health benefits of sesame seeds

Boosts energy
As a good source of healthy fats such as polysaturated fatting acid and Omega-6, sesame seeds boosts your energy

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Full of calcium and zink, sesame seeds work wonders for enhancing bone density, which delays and relieves osteoarthritis to a great extent.

Sesame seeds for constipation relief
if you suffer from constipation, start eating sesame seed based food at least once a day. You will be surprised with the results.

Manage hypertension or high blood pressure
Magnesium present in sesame seeds helps in controlling blood pressure, which is good for heart health and overall wellness.

Sesame seeds can Lower cholesterol
If your cholesterol level is high or are suffering from heart related issues, then sesame seeds can help you lower your LDL or bad cholesterol.

Want to manage blood sugar level? Give it a try
Low in carbohydrates and high in protein, sesame seeds can help you manage your diabetes or blood sugar level

The health benefits of sesame seeds are many including Thyroid health, hormonal balancing, digestive health , glowing skin, healthy hair and more.

Want to start 2020 with good food habits? Try Noom App Based Weight Loss system. Read the full Noom Review 2020.

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Metabolic Cooking 2020-Proven Fat Loss Recipes

Metabolic cooking involves use of fat torching recipes. Use this for weight loss in 2020.

Do you want to lose weight, and believe it is all about compromising on taste or pleasure of eating your favorite food? Then, you have probably not explored endless possibilities that metabolic cooking and fat loss recipes can offer. First of all, do you think that delicious food must be calorie-rich or unhealthy? I have mentioned in my previous podcasts and blog posts, that Noom app based system offers thousands of food items that you can choose to suit your exact nutrition and health needs without compromising on taste. Why should 2020 be tasteless for those willing to lose weight?

Today we are going to talk about metabolic cooking. Does the word metabolic sound slightly intimidating or does it give an impression that it must be very time-consuming or would need hours of preparation before actual cooking. The moment these points come to your mind, you start thinking

I don’t have time to spend on cooking.
I don’t have expertise in cooking.
I have tried all types of recipes, but they don’t work
Ingredients for metabolic cooking must be expensive or hard to find.

How about using the techniques and recipes developed by someone who has challenged professional methods and tried self-taught tricks that work wonders for fat loss? And yes, they are as tasty as any of your favourite foods.

I am talking about Karine Losier. who also has a Masters Degree in psychology. This knowledge has helped her understand the struggle any weight loss aspirant goes through. Keeping all of these points in mind, she has prepared a complete metabolic cooking guide that will tell you why most diet plans fail. It will further focus on

  • Personalised quick meal plans for you, which will be tasty and nutritious
  • Thermocharged fat burning ingredients that you must use in your recipes.
  • Food cycling trick and how it works.
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Detoxification for Fat Loss in 2020

Detoxification by intermittent fasting in 2020.

Detoxify naturally in 2020

Detoxing is often recommended by health and fitness experts as it is an easy way to flush out toxins from your body. It can help you achieve your weight loss goal in 2020.

As the holiday season is over and we are in the new year with some great resolutions. When it comes to health related resolutions, weight loss often tops the list. However, it is also one of the toughest resolutions to carry forward beyond a few weeks or a month. Well, the reason is obvious. It requires determination and ability to execute your fat loss plan until you reach your goal.

Many of us have already tried various weight loss plans, diets and exercise plans which did not work. So, we are kind of programmed to believe that nothing is going to work, and soon we forget our resolution and start our usual eating routine. What to do this time so that you can achieve your goal?

Start with detoxification

Yes, this works, if you choose the right method for you. There are various ways to detox your body. No matter what method your choose, the idea is to ensure that you achieve your goal.

Fasting or intermittent fasting

If you have not tried it yet, then now is the time. This is an effective method to help digestive system relax and detoxify naturally. Try 5:2 diet or any other intermittent fasting method that suits you. However, make sure that you do not stop midway or delay it for any reason.

Following are some common deterrents
Procrastination: I’ll start from tomorrow, this weekend or next week. The more you postpone your plan, the tougher it becomes. So start today.

Do not expect it to be easy: You must put in some effort to quit your old habits and pick up new ones. healthy ones. You may have to quit some tasty foods and start eating some bland ones. However, you can make your journey smooth by trying Noom Diet Plan.