1/7/11

The Energy In Some Common Food

Product kJ kCal
Milk (semi-skimmed per 600ml ( l pint) 820 195
Nuts ( per25g /1o z) 760-800 180-190
Potato ( per 175g/ 16oz ) 630 150
Can of soft drink (non-diet) 550 130
Olive oil (per tablespoon) 525 125
Chees ( hard- per 25g/ 1oz) 460 110
Muesli ( no added sugar 2 5g /1o z) 460 110
Comflakes (per 25g /1o z) MO 105
Avocado (per half) 420 100
Fruit juice( per 250ml / 8 fl oz) 420 t00
Rice (per 25g /1 oz dry weight) 420 100
Pasta (per 25 g/ 1oz dry weight) 420 100
Bran flakes (per 25g /1oz) 380 90
Banana 380 90
Bacon (per grilled back rasher) 360 85
Wine (per 125 ml/4 fl oz glass) 354 85
Eggs (each) 340 80
Bread (per slice) 340 80
Lamb chop ( per 25g /1oz, fat removed) 260 62
Apple 250 60
Beef ( per 25g /1oz steak or roast) 210 50
Orange 210 50
Chicken ( per 25g / 1 oz, skin removed) 135 32
Rice cakes (each) 125 30
Shellfish ( per 25g /1oz without shells) 105-125 25-30
Fish ( fresh per 25g / 1 oz) 85-125 20-30
Tofu ( per 25g /1 oz) 105 25
Cottage cheese ( low-fat per 25g / 1oz) 90 22
Beans ( per 25g/ 1 oz raw) 85 20
Sugar (per teaspoon) 70 17
Yogurt (low-fat, per table spoon) 42 10
Watermelon ( per 25g /1oz) 38 9
Vegetables ( green per 25g /1oz) 17-34 8
Berries (pe 25 g/ 1oz) 30 7
Coffee (no milk) 0 0
Tea (no milk) 0 0




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1/6/11

Cellulite is a disaster or can we fight it? Cellulite Treatment


Cellulite has been called any given number of names, including cottage cheese, orange-peel skin, saddlebags, pruned legs, and even dimples. No matter the name,cellulite is unattractive and in some cases, unhealthy. Most women have some on their body somewhere and are unhappy about it, and would love to rid of it.

Cellulite is another one of those unpleasant facts of life we need to just learn to live with and accept. There have been surgical procedures developed to rid areas of your body riddled withcellulite but it is now thought that when you remove cellulite from one part of your body, it is likely to turn up on another part.

Let's delve into the facts behind cellulite. Cellulite occurs when body fat gets sandwiched into many tiny pockets separated by strong, hair thin threads called septa, which anchors skin to muscle. Mostwomen store fat in the hips, thighs and buttocks where this "tufting" becomes so pronounced that it dimples.

Men have it made when it comes to cellulite. Their septa attach in a crisscross formation instead of the vertical strands that are found in a woman's skin. Also, the thought that only heavy or obesewomen suffer from cellulite is not true. Women of any weight can have cellulite. There are even super-models that complain they have it.


While we are all aware cellulite is unattractive, it can also have adverse health effects. Accumulation of fluid can occur in the layers of the skin, it can cause impeded blood flow, toxin build-up, nutrient depletion and deterioration of the connective tissue as it loses elasticity and undergoes fibrosis, the development of an organ of excess fibrous connective tissue.

There are a couple ways we can help combat cellulite and its negative effects, but if you're genetically prone to it in a certain area, it is unlikely you will ever be totally rid of it. What you can do is reduce your overall fat intake to lessen thebuild-up of cellulite. Exercise can help build muscle tone, which in turn can make the contours of your body, including the cellulite, look better. Keep at it -- if nothing else, you can prevent it from becoming more pronounced and more importantly, from becoming a health risk.

Here is a recommended exercise to fight cellulite on the upper thigh area:

* Lie on your stomach with hipbones on the floor, legs extended. Rest chin on hands.
* Slowly lift left leg, foot flexed, about six to twelve inches, keeping hips glued to the floor.
* Move leg to the left 12 inches, hold for two counts and bring it back to center.
* Then shift leg 12 inches to the right (or as far as you can without lifting your hips), hold for two counts and return to center. Lower leg to ground and repeat. Do three sets of 15 reps on your left leg, than switch sides.

GOOD LUCK ladies :)
KimJ



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I graduated from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) of Tempe, Arizona in February of 2003, and have been practicing massage ever since. I am a member of the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals here in Amsterdam, Holland and as a lifelong learner, I am currently pursuing continuing education in health related topics. Right now I ma improving myself on the cellulite removal techniques. This is the reason I have oppened my Cellulite treatment blog. Hope you will like! Looking forward to your feedback! Kim J.

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