Health and Fitness Oasis

Wouldn’t it be nice to have skin as flawless as the skin of a baby? A baby’s face has no lines, no signs that a pimple has even been there and actually, it’s perfect. As you age, you can’t help but accommodate a wrinkle in time until you no longer know where your baby skin has gone to.
To know why you get wrinkles, you must first know about the normal skin layers. These are the layers that constitute a human skin.

1. Epidermis
This is the outer layer of your skin. This protects the inner layers to whatever the environment may cause them. This seemingly tough outer skin is caused by the movement of keratinocytes, the cells of the epidermis, from its bottom part to the top. As a result, a large dose of keratin is produced. But when these cells reach the top, they actually flake off. So if you see scaly types of skins, it means that something went wrong in this process. Read the rest of this entry »

Two thirds of Americans are overweight today. Every year more and more people are looking for any natural weight loss options and vegetarian weight loss programs that suit their needs.

The commercial marketplace is overflowing with a large number of diet supplements and weight loss options. But natural options are the safest way to shed pounds. Dieticians and nutritionists recommend natural weight loss diets to people who are health conscious.

People who follow a diet of raw fruits and vegetables for weight loss are less prone to heart disease, stroke and cancer. Vegetarian weight loss programs can be structured using a point system so that vegetables are a “0”, fruits are between 1-3 points and nuts and seeds rank higher because they are higher in calories and fats.

The desire for a lean healthy body must include regular intake of water, the right foods and regular exercise. Like in any other program large helpings of high-fat protein sources such as peanut butter, nuts and cheese can cause vegetarians to gain weight. Read the rest of this entry »

Exercise gurus have said that circuit training is the best overall way to shape up your body in a short period. The gym offers a wide variety of machines you can use for a circuit training workout, but you don’t have to belong to a gym to get the benefits. A circuit can be set up in your own home.

Circuit training combines aerobic and anaerobic activities for a workout that builds muscle and burns fat at the same time. In one thirty minute session, you can work your entire body. Many health clubs have circuit stations where several people can participate at the same time. The key to success is that you keep moving without a break so the heart rate stays elevated to burn fat.

Here’s how it works. Aerobic activity is alternated with strength training. For example, you can perform one minute of stationary bike riding with one minute of bicep curls. After another minute of biking, you can switch to another body part for strength training, like leg curls. If you want more aerobics, increase to five minutes of aerobics for every one or two minutes of weights. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot baths do warrant a word of caution before we continue here.  Check the temperature carefully. While we say “hot bath” the water would feel better if it was warm to the touch but not scalding. It is hard to relax when you are sustaining third-degree burns.

Also, if you suffer from any condition where hot baths are contraindicated, don’t attempt them. This goes for pregnancy as well as if you have circulatory issues. You don’t want to faint and fall as you get out of the tub, because this can cause serious injury. Read the rest of this entry »

There are many people who turn to a vegetarian diet and stop eating meat, hoping it will help them to lose weight. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Unfortunately, while this statement may raise the brows of most vegetarians, the truth of this matter is that weight loss requires a negative calorie balance. Meaning that anyone who wishes to lose weight must take in less calories than they burn.

For a healthy adult, with no other underlying medical conditions, who receives a moderate amount of exercise daily, a calorie is a calorie. Research has shown that individuals who follow a typical vegetarian diet will consume approximately 500 fewer calories daily than those individuals who eat meat. And, that individuals who eat a vegetarian diet will actually consume more food than nonvegetarians. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you looking for an amazing way to help you and your family to get your 5 to 9 daily fruit and vegetable servings?  This tasty drink  is delicious and is easy to make a  part of your healthy eating diet. It comes in a 8.5oz bottle with a scoop. The recommended dosage is 1 -3 drinks daily.
The Chocolate Green Super Food contains only natural and organic ingredients such as:
* Organic alfalfa
* Organic barley grass
* Wheat grass
* Organic spirulina
* Organic spinach
* Organic chlorella Read the rest of this entry »

When you exercise, you do so in order to try and maintain good health. You should also know that you have to eat good foods so that your body will have the energy it needs to exercise and maintain itself for your everyday tasks of life. To make the best of your exercise, it is important to eat before and after each workout.

No matter if you are going to be doing a cardio workout or a resistance workout, you should always make it a point to eat a balanced mix of protein and carbohydrates. What makes that determining percentage of carbs and protein you consume is whether or not you are doing cardio or resistance exercise and the intensity level that you plan to work at.

The ideal time for you to eat your pre workout meal is an hour before you start. If you plan to work at a low intensity level, you should keep your pre workout meal down to 200 calories or so. If you plan to exercise at a high level of intensity, you will probably need your meal to be between 4,000 and 5,000 calories.

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It is not called “common cold” for nothing. This winter, millions of people will be affected by the common cold or the flu. Traditional methods are used by some people to stay healthy. You might want to try some of these super foods to keep colds & flu’s away this winter season.

Colds and flu are similar in that they’re both respiratory illnesses. They also have some of the same symptoms. While there are similarities, such as both being viral infections, there are also differences. Symptoms from colds generally begin slowly and consist of runny or stuffy noses, wet or productive coughs, mild fatigue, and slight body aches. Flu, on the other hand, makes itself know quickly (often within three to six hours); symptoms include fever, more severe body aches, chills, moderate fatigue, dry or burning cough, severe chest congestion, and headache. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever had a paper cut or scraped your arm on something and torn the skin? Cuts can be serious matters, creating an opening in your body where one shouldn’t be. Bacteria can get into the wound area which will make you ill.

When you get a cut, what do you do? Most people head to their medicine cabinet or the store for something to heal the cut. Before going there, consider a more natural remedy that could be around your house or as close as the neighborhood health store.

Herbal remedies have been used for thousands of years to treat everything from cuts to digestive ailments. Before there were proper manufactured medicines like we have today, there was the earth and the bounty it provided. Read the rest of this entry »

Macrobiotic is a Greek word in origin and means “long life”. More people today who are concerned about their health follow a macrobiotic diet, it’s a diet that integrates physical, spiritual and planetary health. A Macrobiotic diet is low in fat, mostly vegetarian, is fiber rich and incorporates whole grains/brown rice with lots of vegetables and soy products. Soy products are high in pytoestrogens, which may reduce the risk of estrogen related cancers.

The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health covers topics such as:

* The Macrobiotic way of eating
* The energy of food
* Diet and development of disease
* The natural approach to healing Read the rest of this entry »