How sweet can you get?
This is the age of convenience, one that offers humankind an easy way, a faster way, a more time-efficient manner of living.And one major component of living is food.
Easy food
Fast, as against slow, or quick food is cooked to meet the time demands of people in a hurry. Enzymes that would otherwise be preserved if food is prepared in low heat, are killed due to high cooking temperatures.
As a result, when a person relies mainly on processed, overcooked food, a low nutrition diet becomes his/her regular regimen. Over a period of time, a high-fat, high-sugar diet will result in obesity and high blood sugar levels.
Sugar = wrinkles
Sugar is vital to cell life and health but sugar in the body that is called glucose can become poison to the cells.
A person’s skin condition is affected by sugar, which attaches to the proteins of collagen. This results in stiffness and inflexibility leading to wrinkles. So to protect the skin, the intake of sugar has to be reduced.
To do
1. Replace white bread with high-fiber wheat or multi-grain bread.
2. Remove all potato chips in your cupboard. However, if you have the habit of munching on chips, choose the high-fiber variety. Also, do not eat chips on an empty stomach. This will send your sugar levels soaring. Instead, eat them only after you have had a snack or a meal.
3. Snack on items that are nutritious—nuts and fruits.
4. If you have a supply of carbonated drinks, have an equal supply of fruit juices and soy milk.
5. Add a new supplement to your daily menu—the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid. It helps to keep vitamin C, E and glutathione longer inside the body thus providing the skin cells more protection.
If you also want to detoxify the system, especially the liver, consider metathione, a whitening pill if taken twice a day but is a detox pill if taken only once daily (available in Watsons & Mercury Drug).
Alpha-lipoic acid has more staying power than other antioxidants. Adding this to your supplement list is a wise choice. More than a health pill, it can also make your skin look younger.
6. Eat fish and more fish. It is lean and whatever fat it contains is omega 3. If you learn to eat more fish each day, you will find yourself losing weight gradually.
7. Reduce the carbohydrates. They add up to your sugar intake so go easy. Take a cup of ampalaya tea after meal time, especially after eating dessert.
Fatigue-buster
Did you know that maintaining a low insulin level guarantees you an energetic body? It also is a great fatigue fighter.
People on see-saw diets—over-eating then starving—will suffer from high-low sugar levels wreaking havoc on the body.
Keep your sugar level steady. If you are hungry, eat. But eat slowly.
You will find that your ability to concentrate will also improve. And you get a bonus—high levels of serotonin in your brain that will give you a sense of well-being.
Sweet nothings
Sweet nothings are made up of sweet things you do for yourself when you feel you are about to be in a foul or depressed mood.
Try to:
1. Keep your cool. Being in a sweet mood guarantees good health. Losing your temper will only quicken your breathing and make your heart race.
2. Keep a little love in your heart. It will make you smile not only at others but also at yourself.
Affirm: “My life is as sweet as my expectations.”
Love and light!
Reference: “The Wrinkle Cure” by Dr. Nicholas Perricone
Source: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20080121-113864/How-sweet-can-you-get
posted by Misteryo Philippines Network (MPN) @ 5:34 PM
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