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Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Eating meat is often called the "tip of eating the food chain." In nature there is a long range of eaters; plants take sunlight, air and water, animals eating plants, larger animals or humans eat animals smaller. Now the farms around the world deal with the toxic chemical substances in the form of fertilizers and pesticides. Some of these poisons in the body of animals that eat grass and plants, for example, farms with a killer insect Without DDT, a pesticide chemical hard by scientists suspected as a cause of cancer, sterile, and serious liver disease. Pesticide DDT and the like are maintained in the body of animals or fish, in the fatty tissue, and it stayed there, hardly broken, and released. Such a grazing cow infected with the spray will still retain the toxic spray in fat, and when we eat his flesh, the means we take the concentration of DDT and other chemical substances that have been built during the life of the animal. Eat at the tip of the food chain, humans became the last eaters and therefore make the receiver the highest concentration of toxic pesticides. And in fact the meat contains 13 times more DDT than the plants, fruits, and grasses. This is very damaging newborn babies, her small receive all concentrations of the poison from his mother who eats meat. Experiments done in Iowa State University, USA showed that most of DDT inside the human body comes from the meat and the average concentration of DDT in the bodies of vegetarian people is less than half the meat-eaters. But the meat poisoning is stop here. The animals are forced meat with higher levels of another chemical to drive growth to quickly become fat, improve meat color, etc.
In order to produce meat with the highest profit, forced to eat animals, injected with hormones to stimulate growth, the stimulating to appetite, antibiotic drugs, sedative, and the food is mixed with chemicals (more info, find chemist blog). New York Times Magazine reported the possibility of danger that threatens the health of consumers from hidden contaminants, a bacteria, salmonella and waste pesticides, nitrates, hormones, antibiotics and chemical substances to another. Many of the chemicals have been identified as a cause of cancer and even many animals killed by chemicals before transported to the abattoir. Research has shown that many chemical substances that settle in the body of animals and fish can cause cancer and other diseases, make handicapped children in the womb, is very dangerous for pregnant women and small children. Thus mothers who are pregnant should be very wary of food that the children of the new physical and mental health
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Young people with healthy lifestyles have a good balance of work and play, a healthy diet and an appropriate amount of physical activity and rest. A healthy lifestyle is about both physical and mental wellbeing.
Education for health is concerned with the social and emotional aspects of learning, and relates to issues that are real and relevant to many young people, including sex and relationships, body image, drug, alcohol and tobacco use.
Education for health should seek to encourage young people to eat sensibly, stay physically active and maintain good levels of personal wellbeing. Young people should be able to look after themselves, and stay safe from violence, exploitation and injury.
Good health and effective learning go hand-in-hand. Schools educating young people on, for example, the benefits of healthy eating and regular exercise can bring about both immediate and long-term improvement to their quality of life.
In order to live healthy and fulfilling lives, young people need to understand the consequences of the choices they make. They need opportunities to develop self-respect and build the confidence to make responsible, informed and healthy choices about their lives.
Schools can provide the knowledge, skills and understanding that pupils need to lead healthy lives, not just through what is taught, but also through the school’s routines, organisation and environment.
Developing a curriculum that supports healthy lifestyles
In order to help learners understand the characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and make informed decisions about living healthily, they should have opportunities across the curriculum to:
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meet, talk and work with a range of people, including professionals from the health and emergency services
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develop positive relationships with a wide range of people
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consider social and moral dilemmas, including the varied attitudes and values underpinning some of the healthy lifestyle issues they encounter in their communities
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find information and advice, for example through helplines and websites, and learn how to provide information to others
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prepare for change, for example by anticipating the challenges of new and widening social groups as they get older, and by considering the choices they may have to make
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feel positive about themselves, for example by giving and receiving positive feedback, and keeping a record of their progress and achievements.
The DCSF has identified five key objectives to help schools create a healthier environment for pupils.
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To promote a school ethos and environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle.
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To use the full capacity and flexibility of the curriculum to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
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To ensure that the food and drink available during the school day reinforces the healthy lifestyle message.
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To provide high-quality physical education and school sport, and promote physical activity as part of a lifelong healthy lifestyle.
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To promote an understanding of the full range of issues and behaviours that impact upon lifelong health.
Supporting resources
Healthy schools
The National Healthy Schools Programme
Making sense of health
Making sense of health
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
NICE has issued the first national guideline addressing the assessment and management of weight and the identification and prevention of obesity in adults and children. The guideline contains wide-ranging recommendations, not just for the NHS, but also for schools and providers of early years' education, local authorities, employers and town planners.
The guideline recommends that schools address their environment and ensure that the ethos of all policies helps children and young people to maintain a healthy weight, eat a healthy diet and be physically active. This includes policies relating to building layout and recreational spaces, catering (including vending machines) and the food and drink children bring into school, the taught curriculum (including PE), school travel plans and provision for cycling.
The guideline is available from the NICE website, along with a version entitled 'Understanding NICE guidance: preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight.'
(NHSP) helps schools develop a whole-school approach to promoting young people’s health and wellbeing. The programme supports the link between health, behaviour and achievement – it is about healthy and happy children and young people doing better in learning and in life.
is an educational and community health, web-based resource for teachers and young people in primary and secondary education, and also for parents and public health professionals. It is a preventative health resource that aims to empower young people to make better lifestyle choices, engage with community health issues, become better informed patients and use the NHS more appropriately.
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Eating an adequate supply of healthy dietary fats is vitally important to your overall health as well as building muscles exercises. Fats are one of the main components in all of the cell membranes throughout your entire body. If you eat enough healthy natural fats, your cellular processes will proceed normally. On the other hand, if you eat man-made, heavily processed, chemically altered fats (damaged fats) that are found in most processed foods, your cellular function will be impaired as these damaged fats become part of your cell membranes, the body will have to work harder to operate correctly, and degenerative diseases can develop. In addition, healthy dietary fats are essential for optimal hormone production and balance within the body and are therefore essential for building muscles and burn body fat.
Did you know that eating a diet that is too low in fat will reduce your testosterone levels? You know what the results of that are: less muscle and more fat on your frame. Females, don’t be afraid…your testosterone is not going to go through the roof by eating more fat. It helps to keep everything in balance for both men and women, as long as you eat the right fats (more on the right fats in a minute). Other important functions that dietary fats play in a healthy body are aiding vitamin and mineral utilization, enzyme regulation, energy, etc. To burn fat is only a tiny part of being healthy
The Healthy Fatty Food Choices:
• Coconut fat (and other tropical oils)
• Extra virgin olive oil:
• Dark, bittersweet chocolate (>70% cocoa content)
• Avocados or guacamole
• High fat fish such as wild salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, trout, etc.
• Nuts (any and all - walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews, macadamias, etc.)
• Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, etc.)
• The fat in organically raised, free-range animals: This is one area where most people have been misinformed by the mass media. Animal fat is inherently good for us, that is, if it came from a healthy animal. Human beings have thrived on animal fats for thousands of years. The problem lies in the fact that most mass produced animal products today do NOT come from healthy animals. They come from animals given loads of antibiotics and fattened up with hormones and fed un-natural feed. The solution is to choose organically raised, free-range meats, eggs, and dairy. At this time, the price is still a little higher, but it is worth it, and as demand grows, the prices will come down.
The Deadly Fatty Foods:
• Homogenized milk fat
• Refined oils
• Anything deep fried
• Hydrogenated oils (source of artificial trans fats)
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
You worked hard like a dog for your new body. Every solid, toned inch is 100%. But those at the office, they just don't get it. They ooze from cubicle to cubicle, pizza-stained ties and pasty, unhealthy skin, happy to slurp sticky sodas and lead a life less extraordinary while you strive for more...
And they want you to come back into the fold They want you to eat junk and spend leisure hours doing a whole lot of nothing. Don't do that Unlike poor Michael Corleone, you don't have to be sucked back in. We've come up with a few tips to keep you stay health at the office. despite the bad habits of your co-workers.
1. Head 'em off at the pass. The thing is, if someone brings in a box of bear claws, they're going to seem a lot more attractive if you're hungry. So eat that balanced breakfast and have those healthy snacks on hand for the time between meals.
2. Find food that stays fresh. The frustrating thing about healthy food is that it doesn't keep; so, unlike Oreos, which would keep in your desk well into the next eon, a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, yogurt, and cottage cheese go bad quickly if not refrigerated. And if you do have a fridge at work, going there to get your healthy eats can be quite an ordeal when you have to walk past a caravan of crud sitting on the kitchen counter. So here are a few things you can keep at your desk that might last a little longer at room temperature:
Uncut fresh fruit
A handful of raw nuts (be careful with this one—less is more)
A tub of protein powder (just add water!)
A handful of whole grain cereal
That may not seem like much, but there are hundreds of variations of at least three of those.
3. Get the heck out of Dodge. It's 10:50 AM. You're sweating bullets. It's "Pizza Friday" and, in about one hour, the walking dead will be shuffling to the kitchen for multiple slices of gooey cheese and sausage on Chicago-style crust. Even if you stay in your cubicle, the savory scent will find you. How will you resist?
Well, when the going gets tough, the tough scram. At 11:50 AM, grab your good walking shoes and go for a stroll, have a picnic, go shopping, whatever. Just get out. That way you're avoiding the horror and getting a little cardio and vitamin D all in one fell swoop.
4. Hook up to a slow drip. You have the lunch and two snack times sorted out, but you never know when some supposed good Samaritan is going to swing by your office with a bowl of bite-sized Snickers, tempting you when you still have two hours until your next official eating time.
If this is a problem, parse out your snacks. The trick is, you have to plan out the size of said snack in advance. So after breakfast, set aside X amount of whatever and graze on that—but when you're done, you're done. That's the key.
The exception to this is raw, green veggies. It's really, really hard to eat too much broccoli or celery, so if that's your snack, eat yourself sick.

5. Give in to the dark side. It's okay to be a little naughty sometimes. It keeps you sane, it makes a diet more palatable and, well, it tastes good. The key is moderation. First off, pick the amount of cheats you have in a week. For someone trying to lose weight, one or two is a good number. For those who have already reached their goals, more are okay.
When the pizza comes, if this is going to be one of your weekly cheats, get your piece, love it, lavish it, pray to it, build a monument around it, and eat it—but then you're done. That's it. That was your cheat. No more. No, not another "half piece" or "cut off little bite." Just be done. Same goes for the candy bowl. Eat your mini Almond Joy and then walk away. Birthday ? Eat a small piece of cake. If they give you too much, cut it in half and dump half on someone else's plate, or pass it on until a smaller piece comes your way.
6. Back against the wall. Sometimes, there's an eventlunch with a client or an office partywhere all those "goodies" are unavoidable. When this happens, much of the above advice applies. Eat beforehand, use it as a cheat, etc.
If it's at the office, make yourself a conservative plate, picking foods you know are at least sort of reasonable. A pasta salad is probably a better call than marshmallow salad, for example. Once you've finished your plate, throw it in the trash and be done. Get a glass of water in your hands so they aren't tempted to wander into the M&M's bowl and relax.
If it's an outing, a few simple rules help with any restaurant experience. Choose a lean meat/protein. Eat half of whatever they serve. Choose salad or fruit instead of fries. Order water instead of Coke. You should be all right.
7. It's a matter of public record. Put your "Before" and "After" photos on your desk. When temptation calls, have a look. Remember how far you've come. Reaffirm that long-term happiness outweighs a temporary sugar rush.
It was hard work getting this far, so follow these few simple tips and it won't be for naught. The only thing you're going to get pulled into is a size 2 (or 30-inch waist) pair of jeans, you sexy beast you.
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Start the planning your daily healthy eating plan, consider where you already. You might want to keep a food diary for one week, one day or more. Writing down everything you eat and drink then compare with what the food pyramid suggests you should be eat, This will offer a better idea of what you need to add to your diet -probably fruits, vegetables and whole grains- and what you could cut back on -for example: fat, meat, salt, -.
Here are some TIPS to get you eating better:
Swap soda with water, Water is calorie-free and makes you feel full, which is important if you're trying to lose weight. Water is also vital if you're exercising more than you used to. Don't think that just switching to diet soda is good enough; getting rid of all carbonated beverages is better for you.
Get whole grains at breakfast. Try oatmeal, toast on whole-grain bread, a whole-wheat English muffin, even leftover brown rice in an omelet. Starting your day with whole grains makes you feel full longer, and we all can use more fiber.
fruit for snacks. Most people don't get anywhere near the recommended number of servings of fruit daily. Get closer by packing whole fruit, natural applesauce or single servings of mixed fruit in light syrup for snacks throughout the day.
Eat more often. Conventional diet wisdom lately is that eating more often during the day prevents blood sugar spikes and makes you feel full, even if you're consuming fewer calories. Go for five or six eating sessions a day rather than the usual three.
Plan ahead. Take time on the weekend to plan your menu—breakfasts, lunches and dinners—and do as much of your shopping and prep work in advance as you can. Being prepared makes it easy to stick to your healthy diet plan.
Try more beans. Americans eat almost 200 pounds of meat, poultry and fish a year, way more than anyone else in the world. Cut your meat intake (and therefore your fat intake) by using beans instead of meat at least one meal a week. Beans are rich in fiber and can help lower cholesterol.
Look for ways to add veggies. It's easy to add vegetables to salads, pasta sauces and rice dishes in addition to just eating them as sides. Each meal, think about ways to add a vegetable, and if you can, do it.
Eating healthy becomes second nature after a while. Once you've lived with your healthy eating plan for a few weeks you won't even miss the unhealthy junk you were eating before.
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
A Weight Loss Plateau is a period that occurs while dieting when the body exhibits zero to minimal results in regards to weight loss. A Weight Loss Plateau may last for a few days, or several weeks.
Weight Loss Plateaus are often confused with stagnated weight loss which occurs when the weight loss plan is too restricted in calories and the body struggles to maintain life itself. On that note, be certain that your weight loss plan is wise in the area of daily calories, taking great care to make healthy selections from those oh-so-important Food Groups housed within the Great Food Pyramid.
Our tips for getting over the Weight Loss Plateau include:Support groups can assist in keeping you motivated to lose weight during this rough spot.
- Ensure that you are experiencing a true Weight Loss Plateau rather than Diet Stagnation.
- Keep in mind that weight loss takes time. The body must slowly adjust to all the good things you're doing for it!
- Strengthen your Willpower. Without Willpower and determination, it will be almost impossible to conquer the Great Weight Loss Plateau.
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- As the body drops pounds, calorie needs decrease. Make sure that you're not consuming too many calories to support your goal weight.
- If you're eating the same foods day in and day out, change-up your weight loss plan which in turn can help boost the metabolism.
- Exercise can help you over the Weight Loss Plateau. Boost up your current routine another 15 minutes per day.
If you have a lot of pounds to lose, you may experience several Weight Loss Plateaus amid your Weight Loss Journey. In my personal experience, every ten pounds lost made a new Weight Loss Plateau surface.
Finally, keep in mind that good things come to those who patiently wait.
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