Eggs have gotten a bad rap in the nutrition world, probably because they contain a lot of cholesterol. Studies have shown, however, that eggs are really good for you and are one of the “superfoods” you should include in your diet. They are high in nutrients, which make them a healthy food to eat. In this post, I am going to give you 6 reasons to eat more eggs.

Here are six reasons to eat more eggs: 

1: Eggs are very nutritious.

Eggs are among the most nutritious foods you can eat. A single boiled egg contains the following nutrients:

• Folate—5 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA)
• Vitamin A—6 percent of the RDA
• Vitamin B12—9 percent of the RDA
• Vitamin B5—5 percent of the RDA
• Vitamin B2—15 percent of the RDA
• Selenium—22 percent of the RDA
• Phosphorus—9 percent of the RDA

Eggs are also high in vitamin E, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin K, zinc, and calcium. It contains only 77 calories per serving and five grams of healthy fat. It contains six grams of total protein.

There are trace nutrients in eggs that you can’t get in high amounts in other foods. Eggs are perhaps the most perfect food you can eat because they contain the vitamins and minerals the body needs for good health. Even better than regular eggs are omega 3-enriched eggs, that are higher in vitamin E and vitamin A.

2: Eggs might be high in cholesterol but don’t affect the blood cholesterol level.

Even though eggs are high in cholesterol, they don’t raise the blood cholesterol levels. One egg contains 212 mg of cholesterol, which is more than half of the 300 mg per day that is recommended that we eat.

You need to know, however, that the cholesterol in the diet doesn’t mean that the cholesterol in the bloodstream will be higher. When we eat eggs, the liver’s production of cholesterol goes down so that there isn’t more cholesterol in the bloodstream. In about 70 percent of individuals, eggs don’t raise the cholesterol level at all.

About 30 percent of people will have a mild increase in LDL and total cholesterol. The only people that shouldn’t eat eggs are those who have a genetic disorder that causes elevated cholesterol levels.

3: Eggs increase the HDL or “Good” Cholesterol level.

HDL cholesterol stands for High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol. This is the good cholesterol that decreases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other blood vessel-related health conditions. Eggs will increase the HDL cholesterol by 10 percent if you eat 2 eggs a day for a total of six weeks.

4: Eggs are a high source of choline.

Choline is a nutrient that few people know about. It is important for the health of the body and is often put along with the B vitamins. Choline is necessary for the building of cell membranes and signals molecules in the brain that help the brain work better.

According to USDA dietary surveys, about 90 percent of Americans aren’t getting the proper amounts of choline in their diet. You need to eat whole eggs in order to get choline. One egg alone contains 100 mg of choline.

5: Eggs turn LDL or “Bad” Cholesterol into good cholesterol.

LDL is considered the “bad” cholesterol that causes plaques to form on the arterial walls and contribute to heart disease. High levels of LDL cholesterol are connected to a greater risk of heart disease.

There are, however, subtypes of LDL cholesterol that are related to the size of the cholesterol particles. There are LDL particles that are small and dense and there are LDL particles that are large.

The LDL particles that are small and dense put a person at a higher risk for heart disease when compared to people who have mostly larger LDL cholesterol particles. Even if eggs increase the LDL cholesterol level, it turns the small and dense LDL cholesterol to the large variety, which is healthier for you.

6: Eggs contain Zeaxanthin and Lutein, which are antioxidants that are beneficial for the health of the eyes.

One of the signs of aging is that one’s eyesight tends to worsen. There are many different nutrients you need to counteract the degenerative processes that occur in the aging eye.

Two of these nutrients is lutein and zeaxanthin, which are strong antioxidants that build up in the retinal part of the eye.

Research shows that eating a high amount of these nutrients can significantly decrease the chances of getting macular degeneration and cataracts, which are eye conditions associated with aging. It is the yolk of the egg that contains these powerful nutrients.

Those are 6 reasons to eat more eggs, if do you want to learn more about foods that you should avoid in order to lose weight please watch this video as it explains the reasons to you.

Rooibos tea, also known as red tea, is a medicinal herbal tea that is made from the Aspalathus linearis bush, which grows in South Africa. It is not a true tea but is instead an herb that is fermented in the tea.

It has many health benefits that make it a popular tea in South Africa. The health benefits have been confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture, which has stated that red rooibos tea has the ability to decrease the risk of cancer, premature aging, and heart disease.

Red rooibos tea is high in many minerals, such as calcium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, and magnesium.

It is also high in antioxidants, such as nothofagin and aspalathin, which scavenge for oxygen free radicals that can damage cellular structures. It contains no oxalic acid, which means that it can be drunk by people who are prone to oxalic acid kidney stones.

Health Benefits Of The Red Rooibos Tea

This type of tea is one of healthiest drinks you can drink if you have concerns about your health and fitness level. Some of the most beneficial effects of red rooibos tea include the following:

It is high in polyphenols.

Rooibos tea contains plenty of polyphenols that have anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, and high antiviral properties. Polyphenols are excellent antioxidants that fight cancer and other diseases.

Antioxidants act as scavengers for oxygen free radicals in the cells of the body, which are metabolic byproducts that can cause damage to cellular structures, including cellular DNA. Tea containing rooibos can also enhance the immune system.

It is caffeine free.

Rooibos tea contains no caffeine, which makes it a good beverage for people who suffer from a lack of sleep. A cup of rooibos tea can be drunk just before bedtime to help a person sleep better and can reduce your levels of stress.

This can improve your mood and decrease your risk of developing heart disease. It can provide you with energy without having caffeine in it.

It improves hypertension.

Rooibos tea is a stress-reliever and can lessen nervous tension and high blood pressure problems. High blood pressure can cause health problems, such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease. Rooibos tea also acts as a bronchodilator, which means that it opens the bronchial tree so you can breathe better.

It is good for bone health.

Red rooibos tea is high in fluoride, manganese, and calcium, which are minerals that help maintain good bone health and build strong teeth. By increasing these minerals in your body, you can lessen the risk of getting things like osteoporosis, arthritis, and other types of joint pain conditions.

Manganese is especially helpful because it stimulates enzymes that repair damaged bones and builds new bones. Fluoride is good for the health of your teeth and is just as good as things like toothpaste and mouthwashes containing fluoride.

It is good for heart health.

Rooibos tea is high in quercetin, which is an especially good antioxidant. It has been found to reduce the incidence of heart diseases and has anti-inflammatory properties.

It increases HDL cholesterol and decreases LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of plaques on the arteries. This means that it can help protect you from atherosclerosis, strokes, and heart attacks.

It is good for children.

Rooibos tea can be used for infants suffering from abdominal pain or colic. You can give the infant the tea along with sweetened milk so the flavor is better and so the child will drink it. It is used in Africa to treat colicky babies but exactly how it does this is not known.

It helps diabetes.

Rooibos tea is high in aspalathin, which is an antioxidant that can help improve blood sugar levels, insulin resistance, and glucose absorption by the cells. It enhances insulin secretion by the pancreas, making it a good tea to drink for the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

It is healthy for the skin.

Rooibos tea is high in alpha hydroxyl-acid and zinc. These can help improve the health of the skin. It can be drunk as a tea or applied to the skin to decrease acne, sunburn, or other skin problems. It can reduce the signs of aging by lessening the appearance of wrinkles.

It acts as an antispasmodic.

Rooibos tea has many antispasmodic properties, making it a good tea to drink if you have stomach pains or abdominal cramps. It decreases the hyperactivity of the GI tract so that diarrhea can be prevented.

 

Final words

As you read, those are benefits of red Rooibos tea, it is worth to try out, but sometimes it is difficult to get the right recipe in order to prepare it. If do you want to try it and learn its ingredients and where to get them please watch this video.

We all know that losing weight it is not an easy task, and always you’re in search of ways to lose weight, I remember last year a tried a fruit diet for weight loss and I got some results with it. That is why I came out with a list of healthy fruits for weight loss.

I tested a lot of fruits but here are my top 10 healthy fruits for weight loss

1: Watermelon

This is my favorite one, they say that it contains 95% of water, this is ideal for you if you’re trying to lose weight, you can use it as a snack when you feel hungry. This will also keep you hydrated for a few hours.

2: Tomato

Where I came from they don’t consider tomato as a fruit, but I decided to include it. it is a fruit full of antioxidants, it will boost your metabolism and also help to burn fat faster. Where I come from we used to eat it every day, probably that is why most people are not fat.

3: Apples

Apples are included in the group of food called negative calories foods, ie foods that they have fewer calories than the number of calories needed to digest them.

They reduce a risk of cancer, helps with weight loss, boots your immune system etc, according to health experts eating one apple per day can help you to stay away from doctors if there is one fruit in this list you should try apple is the one.

4: Bananas

This is another of my favorite fruits, banana is rich in potassium and fiber, it can reduce heart disease and helps to improve the immune system.

5: Grapefruits

To be honest with you I am not a fan of this fruit, I just don’t like how it taste but apart from that it is an excellent fruit for weight loss. It is extremely low in calories (another negative calorie food).

Having a grapefruit meal lowers your cholesterol levels and it can help you with belly fat loss, it is a very good fruit for your health.

6: Blueberries

Blueberries are citrus species with very little carbohydrates, they can be used as detoxifiers, also they can help you with digestion and weight loss.

7: Pomegranate

I like pomegranate but sometimes I get frustrated when eating it, I think it has to do with the way it is structured inside.

But it is a fruit full of antioxidants, it can increase the blood flow in the body and reduce cholesterol.

8: Oranges

This is another fruit from the citrus family,  it is rich in vitamin C. The fruit is said to increase the metabolism rate and also you can use it as an alternative to sweets.

9: Papaya

Papaya contains papain, the enzyme that boosts the digestion in the body. It is also rich in vitamin C, antioxidants and the flavonoids.

10: Coconut

There is a buzz on the internet about coconut oil and that is for a reason, this is because this dry fruit is rich in saturated fats.

Saturated fats in coconut are healthy as they are not stored as unhealthy fats in the body.

Ok, those are my top 10 healthy fruits for weight loss, which one is your favorite? let me know in the comments section below.

 

We all know that food is a fuel that our bodies need in order to work properly, but eating in excess of it can cause you to gain weight. That is why in this post I come out with seven unconventional eating tips to help you to lose weight and keep it off.

As you know that having excess weight is bad for your health. It can lead to an increase in blood pressure, which in turn increases your chances of suffering a stroke. It can also lead to high blood sugar (diabetes), high cholesterol and heart disease.

Here are seven unconventional eating tips to help you to start losing weight. They are easy to do. They take no complex thought, no massive amounts of willpower. Anybody can do them.

Then once the weight starts coming off, maybe you will have the motivation to make even bigger changes that can lead to even more weight loss.

Tip 1 – Eat at the table

Most people these days eat their meals from in front of the TV or computer. This is bad because you can go into a trance of sorts while watching the TV or computer and end up eating way more than you would have at the table.

Tip 2 – Eat slowly

It actually takes a while for the stomach to signal your brain that it is full. By eating slower you will consume less “unnecessary” food. Eat slowly, chew thoroughly and really taste your food. Eat too fast and you will strain your stomach and intestines and possibly create uncomfortable indigestion, bloating and cramps.

Tip 3 – Drink less while you eat

Drinking more than 4 ounces of liquid with a meal dilutes stomach acid and digestive enzymes causing you not to digest your food well. Instead, drink water 30 minutes before a meal – this will also help you feel fuller so you will eat less.

Tip 4 – Eat while relaxed

If you eat while you are tired, upset or stressed can lead to improper digestion of food which can lead to more fat being stored on your body.

Tip 5 – Eat your heaviest meal earlier

That’s right, don’t save your heaviest meal for dinner, instead eat a heavier lunch and a light meal at dinner time. This will allow you to more easily digest your food in the evening – having digestion finished before going to bed allows for optimum cellular cleansing and rebuilding during sleep.

Tip 6 – Graze instead of gorge

Start eating more smaller meals and less big meals. Eating smaller meals frequently throughout the day helps keep blood sugar levels steady and ensures that you have good energy all day long.

Tip 7 – Start listening to your body

Ask yourself if you are really hungry, or have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty instead of hungry. Many hunger pangs are caused by thirst instead of actual hunger. By listening to your body and eating when you are really hungry instead of when it’s the time that you normally eat can lead to significant weight loss.

Those are seven unconventional eating tips to help you to start losing weight. As I said above they are easy to do. Just follow them and you will lose weight.

Ever since the 1970’s when folks like Jim Fix with his jogging book and of course fitness icon Richard Simmons began to get the world onto the fitness bandwagon, a lot of information has come through our TV’s about how to lose weight and get healthy.

Unfortunately, much of it is inaccurate, misunderstood or even dangerous over time. The weight loss industry generates something over $70 billion in the U.S. alone… it’s big business and these companies and personalities know how to tap into our psyches and tickle those nerves that make us want to try their pills, foods, workouts and vibrating belts that melt the fat while you veg out in front of the tube.

Food has always been one of these areas that are capitalized on the last 40+ years of America’s and other nations’ weight loss craze. First, it was reduced fat and fat-free! Sounds great, right? Yeah, except that when they take the fat out of your favorite cookies, they simply replace it with more sugar… hmm, doesn’t sound so great, does it?

In the early 2000’s, if you recall, carbs became fitness public enemy #1. All of a sudden, people who a year before barely even knew what carbohydrates were began to go on no carb diets. Then it was gluten. Again, before 2010 or so, most folks never even heard of this thing… and now, it seems like every food has a gluten-free substitute and half of all living humans are allergic to it. Weird, right?

But you know what one of the most attacked food items has always been, even before the 70’s – salt! Yes, good old sodium chloride is the arbiter of all that’s evil in the world. Salt raises your cholesterol… oh, no that’s actually not true… salt is a key ingredient in weight gain… oh, that’s false too…

The truth is, in fact, that salt is absolutely vital to your body’s health. It’s needed in the biochemistry of your cells. Yet even more obvious is that when you cut salt out of your diet, you actually inhibit your body’s ability to digest food! And of course, that means putting on more weight and also limiting the number of nutrients you can absorb.

Salt helps your body balance and optimize the PH level in your stomach. In other words, it helps to make sure that your stomach acid is strong enough to break down the food you eat so that the nutrients in it can more effectively be absorbed as it passes through your digestive tract.

Salt is actually one incredibly important element in any good weight loss program. Like many people, I thought differently until running into a Korean medical student in Afghanistan who opened my eyes to a whole new – yet ironically ancient – way of looking at health, fitness, and weight loss. He showed me the science behind what eastern cultures have known for millennia.

If you’re looking to lose weight, or you’ve ever been frustrated by your lack of progress… some of the latest science may shock you as to why. There are myths about weight loss that we’ve been fed for far too long and yet the scientifically proven and tested truth has simply been lying in the grass waiting to be uncovered.

To learn more about what does and does not work about weight loss and how you can truly drop unsightly pounds rapidly and permanently, click this link and check out a video I’ve put together. Learn how my nearly being killed in the Middle East led me to discover the amazing truth that you deserve to know – click here right now!