Warning Signs You Could Be Dehydrated ...

Be careful if you ever experience this simple signs that could indicate you’re dehydrated:

• You’re thirsty
• Your skin and mouth are dry
• You have a headache
• You’re dizzy or lightheaded
• Your urine is dark yellow
• You feel sluggish and foggy brained
• You’re constipated
• You constantly crave snacks and sugar
• In extreme cases, you might experience confusion, palpitations, fainting, weakness, decreased urination and in severe cases, seizures. These symptoms require immediate medical attention.

When you're dehydrated, you lose sugar and salts as well as water. Drinking a rehydration solution will enable you to re-establish the right balance of body fluids. The solution should contain a mixture of potassium and sodium salts, as well as glucose or starch.

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More Great Reasons To Add Chia Seeds To Your Diet !

 

Mayans used chia seeds as a staple of their everyday diets, alongside corn and beans. “Chia” is the Mayan word for strength, and these ancient peoples understood the important health benefits of these seeds. 

 

Here are just 5 of the various reasons you should add 

this super food to your diet today:

1. Pack in your fiber. 

The American Dietetic Association recommends 20 to 35 grams of fiber per day, 

yet most people only consume about half of that. 

Chia seeds deliver almost 50% of your necessary daily intake, 

with 11 grams of fiber per ounce. Fiber is necessary for ultimate health, 

but especially for digestion and weight loss.

2. Trim the fat. 

Chia seeds absorb up to 12 times their weight and expand in your stomach, 

making you feel full and curbing your appetite. 

Chia seeds help reduce your caloric intake by filling you up and helping lower

 the energy density of certain foods — ultimately, assisting greatly in weight loss.

3. Get your omega-3s. 

Chia seeds are a concentrated sources of omega-3 fatty acids, 

and they actually have more omega-3s than salmon. 

Omega-3s are critical for brain health, 

and chia contains five grams per one ounce serving.

4. Build your bones. 

One ounce of chia seeds has 18 percent of the recommended daily intake of calcium. 

Chia seeds can help promote better bone and oral health.

5. Boost heart health.

Studies have shown that chia seeds can improve blood pressure and 

increase healthy cholesterol while lowering bad cholesterol. 

Chia seeds can help you maintain a healthy heart — a crucial element of your health.

Home Made Meal Replacements Recipes

We can always choose to say "NO" to unhealthy meals. Instead of skipping a meal or eating unhealthy, we can use a meal replacement, rich in vitamins and flavor. Here a leave you some recipes for meal replacements. #eathealthy

Creamy Peanut Butter Shake

  

Ingredients:

• Ice cubes - 4

• Milk - 1 cup

• Protein powder - 1 scoop (vanilla or chocolate flavor)

• Peanut butter - - 2 tbsp.

• Chopped peanuts - 1/4 cup

Orange Mango Smoothie

Ingredients

• Ice cubes - 4

• Mango pieces - 1 cup, frozen

• Protein powder - 1 scoop (vanilla flavor or others)

• Orange juice - ½ cup

• Low-fat yogurt - ½ cup (peach flavor or others)

• Sliced almonds – 2 tsp.

Banana and Mocha Shake

Ingredients

• Ice cubes - 2

• Freshly brewed coffee - ¼ cup

• Milk - ½ cup

• Protein powder- ½ scoop (chocolate flavor)

• Nonfat yogurt - 1 cup (vanilla flavor)

• Banana- 1 sliced

Apple Pie Shake

Ingredients

• Ice cubes- 4

• Protein powder- 1 scoop (vanilla flavor)

• Milk- 1 cup, skim variety

• Applesauce - ½ cup (unsweetened variety)

• Sliced almonds - 1 tbsp.

• Ground cinnamon – 1 tsp.

• Artificial sweetener - 1 packet

Infused Water over Sports Drinks

For those who are wondering, what is infused water and why should I drink it? Here's a simply answer to that question. 

There are products with electrolytes in the market, hydration drinks (or sport drinks) contains electrolytes and usually contains a high amount of sodium, and sugar. Sodium will assist the body on liquid retention during dehydration while practicing sports, exercising or working out. Sugar will only give a good flavor and a little bit of energy. Because of it, it is not recommended drinking any sports drink, if we don't really need that extra help for our body and if aren't really working out, most likely, that non burned sugar will become fat, if it's not converted to energy on the right time. 

A way to stay hydrated while working out, exercising, at school, work, while walking or any other activity is just drinking simple water. Sometimes, just drinking water may result boring, and there's were the fruit infused water takes and important role. The only thing you have to do is put some fruit into your bottle of water, and you are ready to go. 

A way to improve the absorption of water, in order to increase the flavor on it, is using hot water. You can prepare your hot water infused bottle one hour before going out, and add some ice when leaving, this way you'll have more flavor on it, and it will be refreshing when you need it.

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Benefits of Quinoa: The Supergrain of the Future !

A 100g serving of quinoa provides:

368 calories	14g protein	6g fat	64g carbohydrate	7g fibre

1. Quinoa is one of the most protein-rich foods we can eat. It is a complete protein containing all nine essential amino acids.

2. Quinoa contains almost twice as much fiber as most other grains. Fiber is most widely known to relieve constipation. It also helps to prevent heart disease by reducing high blood pressure and diabetes. Fiber lowers cholesterol and glucose levels, may lower your risk of developing hemorrhoids and may help you to lose weight as it takes a longer time to chew than does other foods because it makes you feel fuller for longer and is less “energy dense” which means it has fewer calories for the same volume of food.

3. Quinoa contains Iron. Iron helps keep our red blood cells healthy and is the basis of hemoglobin formation. Iron carries oxygen from one cell to another and supplies oxygen to our muscles to aid in their contraction. Iron also increases brain function because the brain takes in about 20% of our blood oxygen. There are many benefits of iron some more of which include neurotransmitter synthesis, regulation of body temperature, aids enzyme activity and energy metabolism.

4. Quinoa contains lysine. Lysine is mainly essential for tissue growth and repair.

Essential YouTube Channels for Health and Fitness Tips

Fitness

1. ACE: Ace is the American Council on Exercise, and their videos provide how-to information on specific exercises and sports as well as information on why these activities are good for you.
2. BodyRock.TV: Head straight to this YouTube channel if you’re game for some brutal workouts. Zuzana, a certified personal trainer, is host and producer of BodyRock.TV.
3. Evolution Fitness: A Toronto personal trainer, motivational speaker, and former strength athlete with over 15 years involvement in the fitness industry, provides his advice on health and fitness.
4. FreeStyleFitnessTV: This channel covers it all, from lacrosse to treadmills, and from interviews to footwork and core work.

Health

14. Diet.com Video Calorie Minute: the focus at this channel is on busy people who want to become fit and lose weight. The workouts last for one minute (although the short workouts may take more than one minute to learn…).
15. dLifedotcom: This channel is provided for diabetics, with information, inspiration and connection that can increase your chances for a healthy lifestyle.
16. eHow Health: This channel is jam-packed with healthy tips, advice and topics that range from mental health to nutrition.
17. ForwardFitness360.com: Although the title to this channel focuses on fitness, the videos touch on exercise, nutrition and general health issues.

Nutrition

22. EatTheWeeds: Learn about foraging from a life-long forager, gardener and outdoor health nut. Who says foraging can’t be healthy — especially since it forces you to get out and walk!
23. Foods that Improve Your Health: If you want to learn how to lower your blood pressure, control sugar and sodium intake and increase your strength and endurance — all through food — then, you may have a gem on your hands with this channel.
24. Regenerate Your Life! “Dan the Man” can guide you on juicing, natural foods and more to help you live an active and healthy lifestyle. He also throws in some workouts, so don’t expect to sit around in front of the television.
25. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: If you feel safer with governmental advice about health and fitness, then this channel is for you. Learn about food safety as well as about recalls on medicines and food.

Source from: Medicareer

44 Simple Nutrition Tips.

1. Plan healthy menus as a family.
2. Home-cooked meals always win over eating out.
3. Enjoy preparing meals as a family. It’s a lot of fun.
4. Mustard can be consumed guilt free.
5. Use peanut butter and avocado as healthy fat sources.
6. Eat cabbage to boost cancer-fighting enzymes.
7. Eat lettuce if you have a sleep problem.
8. Dark chocolate is packed with healthy nutrients. Moreover, it improves mood and pleasure.
9. Ginger is called “the universal medicine”
10. Onion is believed to clean the blood among many other health benefits. It is also one of the cheapest vegetables.
11. Use chocolate covered bananas as a healthy dessert.
12. The liver can make more enzymes out of fresh lemon juice than any other food element.
13. Whole oats are famously fiber, minerals, and vitamins rich.
14. Frozen vegetables retain almost all of their nutritional value.
15. Asian food is considered among the healthiest in the world.
16. To make any meal ultra nutritious, just add sea vegetables (can be found in Asian markets)
17. Fasting is one of the oldest therapies in medicine.
18. Spinach is one of the most nutrient-dense foods available that improve brain function.
19. Eggs aid in concentration and improves memory.
20. An orange a day keeps the doctor away!
21. Wait 20 to 30 minutes to have a second helping.
22. Swap soda for water.
23. Pack healthy snacks.
24. Select foods that have minimal saturated fats.
25. Avoid foods that contain more than 10 ingredients.
26. Avoid foods that contain man-made ingredients.
27. 3,500 calories = 1 pound of body weight
28. Spice your meals up.
29. Split your meal with a friend.
30. Avoid open buffets.
31. Eat your favorite foods – even if unhealthy – every now and then.
32. Don’t shop when you’re hungry.
33. Don’t put serving bowls on the table.
34. Protein bars make a good snack.
35. Research healthy restaurants.
36. Start each lunch/dinner with salad.
37. Drinking a glass of ice water can burn 25 calories!
38. Don’t leave yourself dehydrated. Water flushes out fats and toxins.
39. The best healthy cuisines are Indian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican and Greek.
40. Buy food in its season (e.g. strawberries in summer).
41. Buy from local farmers.
42. Veggie broth is a great healthy choice.
43. Eat less, enjoy more.
44. Make your own instead of buying in jars.