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From the moment we were born, throughout our entire lives nutrition plays a vital role in our well-being.

The benefits of good nutrition are multiple, as everyone needs vitamins and minerals for proper growth, development and sustained good health. Besides helping you maintain a healthy weight, good nutrition is essential for the body and all its systems to function optimally for a lifetime.

In fact, the benefits of good nutrition can be found in physical and mental health because a healthy diet provides energy, promotes good sleep, and gives the body what it needs to stay healthy.

When you consider the benefits of good nutrition, it’s easier to eat healthy.

 

Whatever your goal is, we can help you achieve it, whether you simply want to lose weight or have a desire to Gain Weight, even if you are into Sports and just want to achieve a general healthy lifestyle, along with great nutrition.

Keep checking back here too as we have lots to tell you.

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Protein Foods at a glance

The following is a list of foods and their protein content in grams:

Dairy Products

  • • Egg whites: 7 whites = 25 grams
  • • Cottage cheese (low fat): 1 cup = 28 grams
  • • Mozzarella cheese (low fat): one 1-ounce stick = 8 grams
  • • Yogurt (low fat): one 6-ounce carton = 5 grams
  • • Yogurt (low fat, plain): 1 cup = 14 grams
  • • Semi-skimmed milk: 1 cup = 8.5 grams

Meats

  • • Beef (lean): 3 ounces (cooked weight) = 25 grams
  • • Chicken breast: 3 ounces (cooked weight) = 25 grams
  • • Turkey breast: 3 ounces (cooked weight) = 25 grams
  • • Turkey ham: 4 ounces (cooked weight) = 18 grams
  • • Pork tenderloin: 3 ounces (cooked weight) = 24 grams

Fish

  • • Ocean-caught fish: 4 ounces (cooked weight) = 25 to 31 grams
  • • Prawns, crab, lobster: 4 ounces (cooked weight) = 22 to 24 grams
  • • Tuna: 4 ounces (water packed) = 27 grams
  • • Scallops: 4 ounces (cooked weight) = 25 grams

 

Beans, Lentils and Grains

  • • Beans (black, pinto, etc.): ½ cup (cooked) = 7 grams
  • • Lentils: ½ cup (cooked) = 9 grams
  • • Quinoa: ½ cup (cooked) = 6 grams
  • • Tofu: ¼ block = 7 grams
  • • Veggie burger: one burger = 5 to 20 grams (varies by brand)

Note: Some ready-to-eat cereals are also good protein sources. Check the label as – some have more than 10 grams of protein per serving.

 

Herbalife. Foods

  • • Formula 1 shake (with 250ml semi-skimmed milk): one serving = 18 grams
  • • Roasted Soybeans: one packet (1 ounce) = 11 grams
  • • Protein Bar: one bar (1.41 ounces) = 10 grams
  • • Formula 3 Personalised Protein Powder

*nutritional values are approximate and may vary depending what brand and products you use.

AN Introduction to PROTEIN

 It seems everywhere we look someone is promoting a new diet that praises the power of protein.

But whether you want to lose or gain weight, or maintain your current weight, the importance of protein goes far beyond physical appearance and muscle building.

A necessity for every body Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. It is an organic compound, composed of 22 amino acids, otherwise known as the building blocks of life.

Protein is stored in muscles and organs, and the body utilises it to build and repair tissues, as well as for the production of enzymes and hormones.

Protein also makes it possible for blood to carry oxygen throughout the body. Along with fat and carbohydrates, protein is a “macronutrient,” meaning the body needs relatively large amounts of it. Read the rest of this entry

How to compare weight loss systems

With literally thousands of products and programs available for weight loss, all of them claiming  magical results and benefits, it’s essential to know how to compare weight loss systems.

Learn to read between the lines by noticing what they DON’T  say.

Use these simple steps to compare the available Diet / Weight loss systems in order to choose the one that suits your own needs, body and lifestyle.

Choosing the right one can maximize your chances of reaching your ideal weight and maintaining it long term.

 

So, how do you compare weight loss systems?

Diets and weight loss programs are a multi BILLION dollar business.

There are  thousands of products and programs offered for  losing weight, and new ones coming out seemingly daily,  each one claiming the best results and showing breath taking before and after photos.

But are all of these offerings really as good as they claim to be? and are all of them suitable for YOUR particular circumstances? Read the rest of this entry

10 easy tips that guarantee weight loss!

It’s harder to lose weight than otherwise claimed. 

Everyone wants to look slim and smart. But most of us have a few extra pounds which we want to get rid of.
All those nights of binge eating and food therapy are bound to catch up with you eventually.

We need to remember that there is no short cut to losing weight, even though it takes less time to gain it and more time to shed  those pounds.
We have to work and be patient about the results. We can be sure that we will get results, but to expect these results to be achieved overnight is wishful thinking.

Here are a few tips for effective weight loss that have been tried and tested.

I was in the same boat as you are right now. I used to read all the articles and not believe a word  of them because I felt like it was all a gimmick and that, if it was so easy, everyone would be doing it. Read the rest of this entry

5 ways to lower cholesterol

Whole grains, such as those found in whole-grain bread and pasta, promote heart health. 
Weight loss can have a good effect on cholesterol
Whole grains, fruits and vegetables are important for lowering cholesterol
Quitting smoking can lower risk of heart disease

Cholesterol has long been seen as a villain for heart health, but our understanding of this is now changing.
New recommendations suggest that risk factors should determine who should receive drugs called statins to lower cholesterol levels, and who should simply make lifestyle changes to combat the problem.

Anyone with diabetes, heart disease,”bad” cholesterol over 190 or a 10-year risk of heart attack above 7.5% should be taking a statin, the new guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology says…. Read the rest of this entry

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