What is the ideal time for eating fruits?
More than just eating fruits, it is very important to know how and when to eat them. Fruits should be eaten empty stomach and not after meals or after deserts.
BENEFITS OF EATING FRUITS
- Best source of natural sugars.
- Best sources of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, amino acids and fatty acids that a human requires.
- Good sources of anti-oxidants.
- Easy to digest.
- Fruits are alkaline forming.
- Abundance of pure water.
- Healthy body and skin.
- Good source of fiber.
TIMING AND BENEFITS OF EATING FRUITS EMPTY STOMACH
- Eating fruits empty stomach will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
- Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
- After eating fruit, leave a time gap of 30 minutes before you eat any other food.
- After meal, take a gap of three hours and then eat.
- Try to eat fruit mostly before noon. This helps to raise blood sugar in a slow and unhurried manner.
- Try eating bananas and avocados in mid-day.
- Avoid canned, frozen and processed fruit.
- Go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days.
- Eating 5 servings of fruit a day is beneficial to weight loss and maintaining sugar balance and so on, but it is all about timing.
Some Fruits :
- KIWI: good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, fiber and vitamin C.
- APPLE: antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
- STRAWBERRY: highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
- ORANGE: reduces cholesterol, keep away from colds, prevents and dissolves kidney stones.
- WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher.
- GUAVA & PAPAYA: Highest vitamin C content. Guava is rich in fiber and prevents constipation. P
Diabetic person should be selective in eating fruits and the time for eating should be always in between the regular meals and definitely not after the meals. Timing regularity and punctuality in eating fruit is definitely important to get the desired result of eating fruit. Grape is good for health but preferably in limited quantity.
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Sauna Health Benefits : Are saunas healthy or harmful?
A sauna is an enclosed room which can be heated with the use of an electric heater, infrared heater, or wood stove. The elevated temperature in the room can be made more intense with the use of steam, or left dry, depending on the taste of the sauna bathers.
- During a 10-20 minute sauna session, your heart rate increases by 50-75%. This provides the same metabolic result as physical exercise. There is a nominal effect on blood pressure.
- Blood vessels become more flexible and there is increased circulation to the extremities.
- One of the main health benefits to owning a sauna is that using it rids your body of unwanted materials and helps to improve overall circulation.
- Another health benefit to owning a sauna is that it can help prevent heart disease.
- Steambaths and saunas induce sweating to provide a comprehensive cleansing of the skin and sweat glands.
- When taking a sauna, skin temperature rises to 40°C (104°F) and internal body temperature rises to about 38°C (100.4°F). Exposure to the high heat creates an artificial fever state. Fever stimulates the immune system resulting in increased production of disease fighting white blood cells, antibodies and interferon.
- Relief from the pain and stiffness of arthritis.
- Steam is an excellent treatment for respiratory problems, such as; chest congestion, bronchitis, laryngitis and sinusitis.
- Revives tired and strained muscles after physical exertion.
- The cleansing effect of profuse perspiration helps provide healthy skin and a clear complexion.
- Burns calories. About 600 calories burned in 30 minutes while sitting in a sauna.
Precautions before using sauna
- Avoid alcohol and medications that may impair sweating and produce overheating before and after your sauna.
- Stay in no more than 15–20 minutes.
- Cool down gradually afterward.
- Drink two to four glasses of cool water after each sauna.
- Don’t take a sauna when you are ill, and if you feel unwell during your sauna, head for the door.
Caution
Pregnant women, heart patient with low or high blood pressure condition or suffering from any disease which has negative effect of sauna bath should first consult a physician regarding their physical condition and the length of period they can take sauna bath.
NOTE : Using a sauna for weight loss is not a sole method. Used in conjunction with eating correctly and getting regular exercise a sauna can help a person to lose weight. It is also a great way to relax after a stressful way, which will also help keep the body healthy. A healthy body losses weight much better than one that is not healthy.
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