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Tips on liquids to drink in summer. Summer arrives and we must keep an eye on the fluids that lost our body, and somehow we must replace the fluid to be and feel healthy.

Nothing better than water to replenish nutrients, but also there are other tips that we must bear in mind when it comes to drinking. The following 11 Tips refreshing:

1. Water is the best choice to quench the thirst.

It is a key ingredient to keep the body cool. With high levels of humidity, sweat not evaporating quickly. This prevents the body to release heat more efficiently. For this reason, it is necessary to hydrate and drinking water, even though it has no thirst. Increase water intake, irrespective of their levels of activity.

2 Avoid drinks with caffeine or carbonated beverages, alcohol, and high in sugar.

All these drinks contain preservatives, dyes, and sugars. They are acidic in nature, and act as diuretics. It cause fluid loss in the urine.

Many soft drinks contain phosphoric acid diluted, damaging the lining inside the digestive tract, and therefore affect their functions.

Non-alcoholic beverages also reduce the levels of minerals in the body in such a way that enzymes may not work well, resulting in indigestion.

3. Do not drink very cold liquids.

In fact, not help cool in summer. Drink very cold fluids when it is hot can lead to a slight constriction of blood vessels in the skin and reduce heat loss, that is not advisable when it comes to it to cool.

4 Limit any strenuous activity.

5 Have no fat and nutritious and light meals.

6 Reduce the intake of fruits and vegetables heaty, spinach, radish, chili pepper, onion, garlic, pineapple, beets, grapefruit and mango mature (if you can not resist the handles, be soaked overnight in water).

7 To minimize elconsumodefrutossecos. Increasing the intake of fresh fruit.

8 Includes lots of fruits and verdurasen formade salads and fresh juices, preferably without sugar in their diet.

9 Drink lemon juice, coconut water, and the fine butter, to replace the fluids that are lost in sweat

10 Avoid sugary foods, especially honey and molasses, and adhere to the available natural sugars from fruit and vegetables.

11 Minimize the intake of foods hot, spicy and very salty foods. The body retains emerging formaorgánica that is found in fruits and vegetables, the inorganic salt, for its part, is digested and needed to be cast out of the body. And why it is necessary to drink water

Nuts to lower cholesterol. The nuts are a major component of the healthy diet, given its high content of unsaturated fats and fiber, which contribute to the reduction of cholesterol, but also minerals, proteins, vitamins and other antioxidantsthat make these food truly natural health pills.

According to a study conducted by the Centre for research in biomedicine in network pathophysiology of obesity and nutrition (CIBERobn), dependent of the Ministry of science and innovation, theconsumohabitual defrutossecos significantly reduces the levels of cholesterol, triglycerides , and therefore, cardiovascular risk, especially in those people who have higher cholesterol are thinner or follow a diet little healthy.

For this reason it is advisable to use as a first tool elconsumodefrutossecos, to lower levels of colesterol. The report, published in larevistaArchives of Internal Medicine, has compiled the individual data of 583 people of both sexes participated in 25 studies on elconsumodefrutossecos in seven countries. After the analysis of the results, researchers have claimed that "all losfrutossecos reduce elcolesteroly triglycerides in a similar way".

One of the conclusions of the research, carried out in collaboration with the University of California, reveals that elconsumodefrutossecos helps to reduce elcolesterolmalo, without affecting alcolesterolbueno, which is why we recommend suconsumopara reduce the cholesterol and cardiovascular risk.

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Diets low in carbohydrates harmful to health. Currently have demodalas dietashiperproteicas or low in carbohydrates, but this entails consequences

High-protein diets are the road fast, with them is reduced weight, but you need to know that he brings negative effects that affect patient lasaluddel, are not healthy and eventually just recovering the lost weight, because > exercise rebound effect.

Inadequate nutrition is large physiological on the body, changes these changes fisioológicos are immediate, so may carry long-term, pathological problems to renal, cardiac or hepatic, level although they may develop soon with more aggressive.

The immediate influence of estasdietasaltas in protein and low carbohydrate in the nervous system, in cases of patients with epilepsy can be seen and used in them, when it is impossible to control the crisis with the medication, so they enter controlled ketosis and slow thus impulses nerve.

It is important before starting a diet of any type, that is properly controlled and justified by the medical, food must be balanced and should contain all the nutrients, whether it quiereadelgazarcomo if not; also must be borne in mind that not all lasdietassurten the same effect in all patients.

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Natural weight loss foods. According to a study conducted at the school of public health from Harvard, it was found that the people that rises elconsumode natural foodsrich in fiber, such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios and otrosfrutossecos of hard shell, as well as fruits, vegetables and yogurt, really drop weight.

Scientists indicate that against more healthy products eaten, more weight will be lost in the long-term, though that more aid is yogurt. In a study conducted at 120,000 people, mostly women, are them realizóun record for 20 years, to calculate the loss or gain of body weight.

The food associated with the largest increase in weight were the French fries, as each additional daily portion of French fries, produced an increase of almost a kilo and a half and similarly with the meat and the drinks sugary.

Products that achieved a reduction in body weight were healthy, as the hard shell frutossecos, whole grains, vegetables and yogurt, but more siorprendente was that the consumption of additional portions of yogurt yfrutossecos each gave, had more impact on weight loss in comparison with elconsumode fruits and vegetables.

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Aqua-jogging, exercises in the water to tone up the body in holidays. Aqua-jogging are exercises in the water. It is especially recommended for people who are recovering from injuries, this way is and prevents injuries.

Also aqua-jogging is ideal for holidays, so do not abandon the exercise during the hot months, and we can teach all lafamiliaa make them. It is a fun way to exercise no sweat!

Aqua-jogging tips:

Should be water shallow if it is necessary to use life-saving jacket...Start with a warm-up, just as you would with any other sport. Get into the water and swim for 2-3 minutes to get heat in your body.In deep water, where suspiesno can touch the bottom simulate function to run as if did it in soil.Try to use the same good shape to run.Does not tilt forward.Try to keep your body out of the water as much as possible.Keep the shoulders back and the head and eyes looking towards the horizon.Try to simulate his style, not paddle with their hands. You must maintain its lightly clenched fist, can swing their upper arms faster to intensify your workout.If cooled, remove the device of flotation and swim for 2-3 minutes.Exercise for more or less half an hour every day, in a week you will see results.

Beer in the summer diet: presentation of the manual of beer. East Thursday 30 June, between the 10: 30 and 13: 30 on the terrace of the Magadan, Pº Pintor Rosales s/n - face no. 52, in Madrid, will take place the presentation of the "Beer, hydration and older" Manual, which will expose all the advantages of beer in the summer.
This manual has ssido developed by the SEDCA, in collaboration with the Centre for information beer and health and has been endorsed by FHOEMO, andn he presents the advantages it is beer, as it hydrates the body in summer, especially in older people, needed is the hydration.

As well as hydration resulting from the beer, it will reveal, given its content in Silicon, the benefits of this drink, for prevent the osteoporosis.

In this presentation intervendran Professor Jesús Román Martínez, President of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish of Dietetics and food science society and author of the textbook and Dr. Manuel Díaz Curiel, Chairman of the Hispanic Foundation of Osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases.

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Tricks paraadelgazarel abdomen. To get a flat abdomen and Remove fats from the same, which mostly are toxic, the first thing to do is change the routine maintenance, opt for a healthy diet that includes lots of fruit and vegetables and to increase the number of meals per day, with less amount of food each one of them, that will be in great shape to your metabolism.

It is important to include a good amount of fiber, to maintain a good intestinal transit and more clean the colon, which will benefit your body, the control of cholesterol and the prevention and elimination of greases.

Eliminates completely the alcohol, sugars, fats, junk food and industrial pastry, which only provide empty calories in your body. It is essential to drink water every day, more in the summer, at least two liters out of food, that will not only help hydrate the body, help clean up of toxic residuso and maintain optimum kidney.

Don't forget daily perform a routine of exercises; walk half an hour at least daily, perform static bicycle and abdominal exercises will help to burn calories and in a few weeks you will notice the difference.

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The best drinks this summer, low calorie drinks. It is unthinkable to not enjoy the summer meetings, BBQ, drinks, etc. But many times we feel guilty of drinking alcohol, because it is known that alcohol and diets are not very well, by having many calories.

However, here I bring to 5 drinks that can occasionally afford the luxury of taste in meetings which are low calorie drinks. Read below:

Drink Margarita (99 calories)
Fresh and healthy ingredients are used in the drink Margarita including cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño and spicy chile may be collected in your market.

Ingredients: Tequila, 2 sprigs of fresh cilantro, 4 slices of fresh cucumbers, 2 oz fresh jalapeño slices, 1. lemon juice, 2 oz. Distilled water, 2 packets of Splenda or similar
Instructions: Add all the ingredients in a mixer with ice, shake and serve glass sobre ice cubes in large glass garnished with a slice of lemon.

Bloody Mary (155 calories)
With as much as 22 milligrams of lycopene, an antioxidant that can improve lasaludcardiovascular, a Bloody Mary is the healthiest cocktail that you can drink. This creative recipe is ideal for barbecues.

Sipper, drink of Italian summer (100 calories)
Italian summer bulb combines strawberries with ingredients Italian, like fresh basil and balsamic vinegar to create the perfect cocktail for the summer hot and windy nights.
Ingredients: Tequila, 2 strawberries, 1 sprig of fresh basil, 4 drops of balsamic vinegar, juice of lemon, 2 distilled water, 2 packets of Splenda or similar.
Directions: Mix well fresh strawberries and Basil in a mixing glass. Add the remaining ingredients with ice, shake and serve on the rocks glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh basil.

Sangria (185 calories)
Do you want to add a rich indented this summer? To vary the classical Sangria chipotle peppers you can add to the mix.

Asian Mojito (105 calories)
This popular cocktail is very low in calories in addition to having healthy ingredients like fresh mint and a few drops of lemon.
Ingredients: Saké, fresh mint, soda diet of citrus, splash of lime, lemon or orange

Healthy biscuits conaceitede high oleic sunflower, olive-a composition approaching quite the benefits found at elaceitede.  Oleic acid is a type of fat monounsaturated, capable of reducing bad cholesterol and the risk of diseases associated with the heart.

One of the few companies who are concerned with the nutritional value of their products is Arluy, founded in 1988, and until the present day promotes healthy habits in the feeding of children and youth.

Cookies Arluy son concerealesy made with oleic acid. Another curiosity is that they not hydrogenated oil, procedure carried out by many businesses for lengthen the life of their products.

These small details that make the cookies of Arluy special, stuffed with that homemade taste that we forget and the best, take care nuestrasaludy of our children.

The products of the brand aimed especially at children - what that also enjoy these delicacies - you will find cookies rich, healthy and fun to complement the food. Cookies have images and gifts very beloved characters such as Simpsons, Hello Kitty, Phineas & Ferb, wizards of Waverly Place, among others.

For chocolate lovers, Arluy released Megachok Extreme, a biscuit stuffed with a delicious chocolate and cream half bath of chocolate with milk.

Search for Arluy in your favorite market and enjoy a healthy life!

Short diet, diet to lose weight. Come the holidays, it's time to get the bikinis, and there we see the problem of some increase in weight, cellulite, localized fat, etc. But the good thing about this season is that it is easier to follow diets.

Our summer is lighter, and we have fruit and seasonal vegetables increase satiety which also provide us vitamins, minerals and also help us lose weight. Below is a diet of 7 days, which can lose weight 3 kilos.

Day 1
• Breakfast: Orange juice and a slice of bread with Dietetic jam.
• Mid-morning: A nonfat yogurt
• Lunch: Salad of carrot, tomato, lettuce and tuna. And dessert fruit salad.
• Snack: An infusion of red tea or green tea with 3 crackers.
• Dinner: Chicken salad with natural Tomato Burger. An infusion.

Day 2
• Breakfast: Skimmed milk with coffee or tea and 3 crackers or 30 Gr. grain.
• Mid-morning: 1 piece of fruit
• Lunch: Vegetables boiled or grilled and fillet of beef or grilled chicken.
• Lunch: Juice orange or grapefruit and toast of bread with curd cheese.
• Dinner: Soup of vegetables. Fiambre Turkey, with asparagus, tomato. An infusion.

Day 3
• Breakfast: An Apple and grapefruit juice.
• Mid-morning: 1 yogurt skimming with cereals
• Lunch: A quarter of a roast chicken with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and carrot salad.
• Snack: An infusion of red tea or green tea with 3 crackers.
• Dinner: A fillet of hake grilled with a tomato and vegetable stock. A jelly.

Day 4
• Breakfast: Skimmed milk with coffee or tea and 3 crackers or 30 Gr. grain
• Mid-morning: A PEAR
• Lunch: A small plate of spaghetti with tomato and lettuce, tomato, cucumber and carrot salad. A nonfat yogurt.
• Snack: a glass of milk skimmed with coffee, tea or single, and a toasted bread with cottage cheese.
• Dinner: Scrambled asparagus or Zucchini and a white triangles nonfat with 1 whole wheat bread toast. An infusion.

Day 5
• Breakfast: Skimmed milk with coffee or tea and 3 crackers or 30 Gr. grain.
• Mid-morning: a piece of fruit
• Lunch: salad of carrot, tomato, egg cooked (without the yolk), lettuce and tuna, and for dessert a piece of fruit
• Snack: beaten fruit without sugar with 3 crackers.
• Dinner: Salad with cabbage and carrot with yogurt sauce. Spinach with garlic and onion. An infusion.

Day 6
• Breakfast: fresh orange juice and a slice of bread with Dietetic jam.
• Mid-morning: a nonfat yogurt
• Lunch: tomatoes stuffed with rice, Zucchini cream. A nonfat yogurt
• Lunch: juice orange or grapefruit and toast of bread with curd cheese.
• Dinner: Soup of vegetables. The artichoke is boiled or roasted. An infusion.

Day 7
Repeat any previous menus

Nutrition in summer: tips to prevent of heat shock Not drinking enough fluids in hot weather can cause serious risks desalude even be fatal. From heat stroke can cause brain vascular accidents, rapid pulse, rapid breathing, and confusion.

If you experience any of these symptoms, fence to the doctor immediately, try to put in a cool, shaded area and fresh drinking water . Here are some ways to help you stay hydrated during the summer months.

Take a minimum of 2 litres of aguaConsuma many fruits and verdurasManténgase protected from the Sun, wear hats, glasses and Sun block.Do not take sunlight at peak hours.Beware of ultraviolet rays, staying in a shaded area.If you take Sun, do so during the permitted hours, refreshing intervals of 20 minutes.Have a bottle of cold water.If you exercise, try to do so in the early morning or in the evening.If you drink alcohol, do not take Sun.Include in your food fresh salads, raw or cooked vegetables, raw fruit.Meals that are not abundant.Natural juices are great allies in the summer.Take teas herbs, manzanillay mint ice cream, are very refreshing.

Appropriate levels of cholesterol: which are?. Elcolesterolviaja blood and should be noted that there are different types of cholesterol: LDL ocolesterolmalo and HDL ocolesterolbueno: the balance between the two types of cholesterol, which indicates your decolesterolsignifica level.

If your level of cholesterol total is high, is because your decolesterolLDL level is high and you can have a high risk of having a heart attack or a stroke; on the other hand if your total level high decolesteroles only due to a high level of HDLcholesterol, risk is not so high.

Level decolesteroltotal

The ideal is less than 200
200 to 239 are on the verge of a high level.
240 or more, meaning that you have a higher risk of having heart disease

Levels decolesterolLDL

Below 100 is ideal for people that have high risk of heart disease
100 to 129 is close to the optimal value
130 to 159 is on a high level.
160 or more means that you have a higher risk of having heart disease.

Levels decolesterolHDL

Less than 40 means that you have a higher risk of having heart disease
60 or more significantly reduces the risk of heart disease.

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Recipes of pasta, rigatoni with sauce puttanesca. A classic in the grancocinaitaliana of those dishes that our mothers and grandmothers bring with legitimate pride to our table.

Ideal to include in the menu of our next family celebration. A recipe that is nothing but desapercibida…, I promise.

Ingredients

300 g rigatoni
750 g of tomatoes peeled and mashed
30 gr of chopped capers
50 g of chopped anchovies preserved
50 g chopped deaceitunasnegras
Salt (to taste)
4 tablespoons deaceitede olive

Preparation

Heat a pot with plenty of water, salt and 1 tablespoon deaceitedeaceitede olive. To boil, dumps the rigatoni ycocinahasta that is "to the dente"; then drain.

In a deep frying pan put fried tomatoes, stir and cook for 15 minutes; In addition, almost all yaceitunas(reserva_algunas_para_decorar_los_platos) anchovies and capers. You're stirring with a wooden spoon.

Adjust the salt ycocinapor 5 minutes more.

To serve, this sauce is mixed with well drained pasta; each dish must be decorated with lasaceitunasy reserved anchovies.

Easy recipe: inverted pear. cake recipe A recipe for different cake, this time of pears, ideal for a rich breakfast with milkshake of fruits, or natural juice.

This inverted cake is very fast to and very nutritious. I hope will take a few minutes and for the next picnic to have that ready on the table.Ingredients:

-5 Egg yolks

-200 g yoghurt LC

-Zest of 1 orange

-5 Clear

-1 cup granulated no calorie sweetener

-200 g leavened flour

-c/n plant dew

-4 Pears

Preparation:

Mix the yogurt, the egg yolks in a bowl and add the zest of Orange.

Party beat the whites with the sweetener, together with the mixture and flour, trying to do with enveloping movements to take the mixed air.

Cover with vegetable spray the mold for the cake (of about 22 cm in diameter), cover with sliced pears and dump the mezcal.

Take oven 35 to 40 minutes at 170 ° to 22 cm. in diameter.

Summer recipe: recipe depizzade seafood. Who does not like pizza? Surely everyone we love, and is one of the foods we eat more in summer and in meetings.

This pizza's seafood is quick, easy and delicious, in a word impossible not to do. Accompany the pizza for a rich beer cold.

Ingredients:

1 pre-pizza (or make a pizza)

100 g tomato perita

1 tbsp. parsley

1 clove of garlic

1 cdita oregano

c/n salt and pepper

100 g cockles

100 g mussels

100 gr. shrimp

1 tbsp. grated cheese

1 cdaaceiteoliva

Preparation:

We turn on the oven to pre - heating. While putting the pre-pizza on an oiled plate.

Part cut it Additionally tomatoes in slices and condimentamos it with salt, parsley, garlic, oregano and pepper.

Mix all the seafood and flour

Available on the pre-pizza the seasoned tomato and accommodate the seafood, sprinkled with grated cheese and carry strong oven for 8 minutes. Serve as a