Tips from gaining health

Sweet readers! I apologize for being kind of AWOL this week. (No Wednesday article! Ack.) Wedding planning is starting to really kick in, and our world is slowly being consumed by strapless bras and canapés. How did people do this before Excel spreadsheets?

Still, it’s a strong round of links this week with various tutorials, a coupla neat new sites, and a dashing finale. (Hint: The Old Spice Guy is involved.) Enjoy!

1) Wise Bread: 50 Healthy Foods for Under $1 a Pound
Wise Bread wins. They just do. (Pic from Natalie Dee.)

2) Washington Post: Kentucky town of Manchester illustrates national obesity crisis
If you’ve ever wondered how obesity affects and why it prevails in small towns, this moving, in-depth account of Manchester is the piece to read. The line about the intersection will tell you just about everything.

3) Casual Kitchen: Knowing When Not to Be a Food Snob
Sadly, the anonymity of the interwebs often means we foodies come off like raving packs of Comic Book Guys. (“Worst. Recipe. Ever.”) When do we hold back? When is it okay to unleash our inner elitists? Dan uses a fairly recent piece by Ratio guy Michael Ruhlman to discuss.

4) Surviving and Thriving: A big meal plus leftovers for less than a buck. (Hint: Let others do most of the cooking.)
Donna Freedman waxes poetic about potlucks. Most helpful? This gem: “Deviled eggs are a big hit because everybody loves them and nobody likes to make them.” Truer words, never spoken.

5) Urlesque: Annoying Cooks on the Web – a Field Guide
The title is a tad misleading; it should really be “15 Reviewers You Meet on Community Recipe Sites.” My favorite, and the one that makes me most crazy: The Ingredient Switcher. To wit: “I hated this recipe! I followed the instructions to a T but instead of white flour I used cornstarch and I swapped the honey for chili powder. It was terrible"

6) New York Times: Hungry Girl Offer a Real Take on Diet Foods
NYT’s (first?) profile of Lisa Lillien echoes a running theme in almost all HG articles. The author is clearly wary of her endorsements and use of processed foods, but has to maintain a respectful tone out of deference to Lillien’s bagillions of followers. Despite that, it’s still one of the better Hungry Girl pieces I’ve seen.

7) The Kitchn
10 Things to Eat When You Return From Vacation
Quick, Easy Ways to Get More Vegetables Into My Diet?
You think you’re so cool, don’t you, The Kitchn? “Blah blah blah here’s another positive, incredibly helpful and thoughtful post with a bunch of pictures that put Ansel Adams to shame blah blah blah.” Yeah, we getcher point. Punks.

8) Kitchen Myths
Oodles of Alton Brown-type cooking myths, busted in no-nonsense style, presented ing Internet-circa-1996 style. I give this three Bill Clinton heads out of a possible four.

9) Marketplace: Farmers Market Guide – 20 Cities, Coast to Coast
Ooo … handy!

10) Bargaineering: How to Dry Fresh Herbs
Just in time! We inherited our friends’ CSA shipment this week, and it came with the most enormous bag of tarragon you’ve ever seen in your whole puff. Anyone for some Tarragon Pops?

HONORABLE MENTION

Jim’s Pancakes
Oh, yay! It’s amazing what you can do with a little food dye and some hungry children.

The Kitchn: Zucchini At Your Door? 12 Recipes to Help Eat It Up
Again? Again with the practical deliciousness? Harrumph.

Promo Machine UK: Discount Design - 23 Fantastically Vintage Coupons
Who wants $0.07 off a box of Life cereal?

Village Voice: Americans Getting Too Fat for Theater Seats
Hey! We’re still fat! Whee! On a related note: Has anyone seen Twilight: Eclipse? My sister and I have three questions:

1. Why are these two supernatural, smokin’ hot dudes fighting over The Most Boring Woman in the World?
2. Why is being turned into a vampire so bad? You live forever, receive awesome powers, and still get to have sex. I don’t see the downside here.
3. Where was the eclipse?

AND ALSO

New York Times: On Facebook, Telling Teachers How Much They Meant
God, I love this story. Mr. Leogrande, this one’s for you.

BoingBoing: Goodbye Old Spice Guy
I will miss you most of all. SWAN DIVE!



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9 Factors Make Metabolism be Slows | Metabolism is a process, where the body change foods and beverages be an energy for done activity. If our body metabolism is good, the burning of calories in body will also be facile. But, if our body metabolism is low, The burning of calories in body will be low too.

Much of factors that make the process of metabolism in body will low, like: age, gender, weight, nutrition intake, and others. But, there are others factors that rare to know. Below is the explanation about it. Like quoted in symptomfind:

9 Factors Make Metabolism be Slows

1. Avoid caffeine

Caffeine is a stimulant that can increase the bodys metabolic rate. According to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity, consumption of caffeine can increase the bodys metabolic rate 4-5 percent, provided that the correct amount consumed. However, it is important to not eat to excess, because it can negatively affect your body.

2. Do not drink milk

A study showed that calcium deficiency has been associated with a slowing of metabolic processes in the body. Research also shows that consumption of low fat dairy products or fat-free will reduce the amount of fat absorption from other foods. If possible, you can eat yogurt at your breakfast or at your lunch time to get more calcium needs.

3. Skipping meals

Skipping a meal with a reason to trim, actually can cause metabolic processes in the body become slower. Why? Because, the body requires a certain amount of calories each day to support the functions of the body. So, if your calorie intake is too low, then the body will find other food sources and usually they take it from muscle tissue.

4. Too much alcohol consumption

According to an article written by Dr. Mauro At Pasquale at BodyBuilding.com, noted that alcohol can slow your metabolism up to 73 percent, even a few hours after you finish drinking alcohol. Some research indicates that drinking one glass of alcohol has some health benefits, but more than that should be avoided.

5. Low intake of vitamin D

Vitamin D has long been known as the "sunshine vitamin" and is crucial in helping the absorption of calcium. Spend a few minutes in the sun without sunscreen can give you a good dose of vitamin D, like getting a serving of tuna fish, a glass of milk or cereal. But remember, you should not spend too much time basking in the sun without protection to avoid sunburn and skin cancer.

6. Low muscle mass

Scientific facts that: muscle uses more energy than fat. Therefore, someone who has a greater muscle mass, generally tend to have a faster metabolic rate. So, by doing weight training, your metabolism rate will also increase. As an added bonus, weight training will also help increase your bone density.

7. Iron deficiency

Iron is an essential nutrient that the body needs to carry oxygen to the muscles to help burn fat. But many iron deficiency, especially in women who regularly experienced monthly periods (menstruation). This condition can cause people to feel tired, weak in addition will also slow your metabolism. However, iron can easily be found in foods such as meat and green leafy vegetables like spinach.

8. Protein deficiency

In addition to iron, protein also has a vital role to maintain muscle health. Protein can increase metabolism by 35 percent. Therefore, make sure that every food you eat contains several kinds of proteins.

9. Diabetes Type 2

Although the relationship is not known with certainty, but several studies have shown that a person with type 2 diabetes tend to have slower metabolic rates than those without type 2 diabetes.

9 Causes of Constipation - Experience hard stools, difficulty in bowel movements, usually less than three times a week, are the traits of constipation. This issue is actually quite commonly experienced people.

Constipation is divided into two types, namely primary and secondary constipation. Constipation is the primary functional constipation or no organic abnormalities found in the body after the examination. While the secondary constipation is usually caused by other diseases.
Most people think less of fiber as the main cause of constipation. Though there are many triggers constipation, ranging from lifestyle, medicine, until complications of the disease. Here are some of them.

1. Less liquid

Consume less fluid can cause the stool becomes hard, so hard to be issued. Drink at least 8 glasses of fluid a day.

2. Chocolate

There are several studies that have linked the chocolate with the occurrence of constipation in some people even though consumption of chocolate would help launch a bowel movement. If you are a fan of chocolate, you can begin to reduce them.

3. Pregnancy and childbirth

Constipation including problems that are often complained of pregnant women. Usually this condition will continue after delivery. Defecation disorders is due to the weakening of the muscles of the abdomen or side effects of analgesics.

4. Too much meat

A diet low in fiber and high in fat such as meat, eggs or cheese can make the digestive process is slower. Because it is also filled with the bodys need to consume enough fiber vegetables and fruits.

5. Vitamin

Vitamins generally will not cause constipation, but some types of components such as calcium and iron could be a trigger.

6. Pain relievers and antidepressants

Research shows people who experience frequent constipation mostly drug users in the long-term pain relief. Constipation is also associated with a class of antidepressants serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

7. Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism or thyroid gland is not active will slow the bodys metabolic processes and intestine. Not all patients will experience constipation hypothyroid but usually the doctor will ask patients to check the levels of chronic constipation thyroid.

8. Diabetes

Uncontrolled diabetes can cause nerve damage that affects the bodys ability to digest food.

9. Lack of exercise

Less mobile lifestyle can also trigger constipation. Make physical activity at least 30 minutes every day.