Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Ginkgo Biloba—An Antioxidant, Anti-Ager


Ginkgo biloba is one of many ancient botanicals that have been recently studied and incorporated into skin care products to take advantage of its anti-aging qualities.

It is one of the oldest living tree species with leaves that among the most extensively studied botanicals in use today. The nut-like inner seeds are particularly esteemed in Asia, and are a traditional Chinese food and an ingredient in Japanese dishes.1 In Europe and the United States, ginkgo supplements are among the best-selling herbal medications. It consistently ranks as a top medicine prescribed in France and Germany.2

Bilberry - The Potent Antioxidants


Bilberry, or Vaccinium myrtillus (Latin), is made from a small, blue berry that has been used medicinally for hundreds of years. bilberries have powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities. Bilberry has traditionally been used to treat diarrhea, varicose veins, mucous membrane inflammation, and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). It has also been shown to be particularly beneficial to the health of the eyes.

Bilberry contains flavonoids called anthocyanosides, which are found largely in dark-skinned fruits, and act as potent antioxidants in the body.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Yoga Poses for Weight Loss

In modern world, we tend to neglect our health by thrusting blame on time factor. The lack of time is usual complain made by people. In all this hustle bustle of life, we neglect healthy diet, adequate sleep, and regular light exercise. Saving time has lead to increase in weight gain.
In order to save time, people eat fast food, skip walking and opt for driving, dependency on electronic

Lose Weight, Burn Fat with Whey Protein

There are many ways to lose weight and burn fat: increase exercise and decrease food consumption is the most obvious and safest answer.

However, with the popularity of the Atkins diet (a high protein, high fat, low carbohydrate diet), many people claim they can lose weight by increasing their protein consumption.

My guideline is aim to eat daily between 1 gram of protein for every pound to kilogram of your morning body weight. If you weight 175 lbs or 80 kg, then aim to consume 80 – 175 grams of protein. It is nearly impossible to do with all natural foods without gaining weight from other calories, so protein supplements are a good alternative.