Men over 50... stop and take a good look at yourself. Are you the man you've always wanted to be? Honestly - are you as man as your woman always envisions you to be?
Often times, when we take a good look at ourselves from inside out, we might find ourselves very much lacking in the masculinity that makes us "man."
Men over 50 are known to have declining testosterone level starting from the early age of 25. Without acknowledging how important testosterone is to our body, we don't seem to be too keen on replenishing our own male hormone as we should, thus unknowingly letting ourselves turn into a man of more femininity than masculinity.
Our dropping testosterone level is the main reason why we're turning more and more feminine these days, the causes for which can be from our wrong lifestyles and inappropriate diets. Therefore, we can also find our solutions there too.
This is a well founded "Testosterone Boosting Plan" men can take to reclaim their manhood:
1. Don't overdo the booze
Although moderate amount of alcohol is considered to be very healthful to the body, too much of it leads to male sexual impotence because it suppresses testosterone production.
2. Eat enough protein at each meal
Good quality proteins such as eggs, fish, pork, beef steak, chicken, turkey, oysters and all the yummy seafoods will help your body increase the production of growth hormone which then tells the body to manufacture muscle and testosterone. Besides, it moderates the production of fat-producing insulin which are our #1 aging factor.
3. Stay away from refined carbohydrates at all costs
Breads, pastas, biscuits and cereals urge our body to produce massive amount of insulin which builds fat and promotes feminizing estrogen that is the main factor to turn men into women. Insulin also ensures the speed of of the aging process which is often accompanied by atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, and others.
4. Eat foods rich in B-complex vitamins
Liver, lean meats, yeast, fish, wheat germ and peanuts are excellent sources of niacin. Raw nuts and asparagus contain Thiamine. For riboflavin, broccoli and bananas are excellent choices too. These B-complex vitamins enriched foods can help boost and replenish testosterone that makes us "man."
5. Eat small, frequent meals rather than 3 big meals per day
Since large meals are well known for stimulating excessive fat-producing insulin, it's always a good idea to eat wisely, such as: eat every two to three hours; eat before we get hungry; and eat for the activity we plan for the immediate future. Always eat the largest meal the earliest in the day.
With healthful diets as such, men over 50 testosterone levels are sure to increase by leaps and bounds and we can be as "man" as "man" can be!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Raw Foods Dieting And Eating For Men And Women Over 50
Eating a raw food diet is essentially a way of eating that does not involve the heating of foods. Part of the premise lies in the fact that heating foods above 118 degrees fahrenheit destroys their inherent food enzymes, a vast majority of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and their all important life force.
Chemical Changes in Cooked Foods
Heating foods radically changes their chemical properties making them less "recognizable" in once ingested. For instance, heating an egg renders into a solid mass whereas it began in a liquid, gelatinous. This occurs because the heat of frying or boiling denatures the protein structure within the egg, essentially making it more solid. As a result, this heated egg is now much more difficult for the human digestive tract to break down.
Another process that occurs with cooking foods is known as glycosylation. This is when sugar literally attaches to protein molecule. Glycosylation has been linked to the premature breakdown of the body's cell and many other undesirable health conditions.
The Importance of Raw Food Enzymes
The reason that the natural food enzymes are so important is that our bodies have only a limited ability to produce its own enzymes. Bear in mind that our bodies produce metabolic and digestive enzymes. The latter are used to breakdown foods whereas the former are essential to every single reaction in the body. But the problem is that we only produce a finite number.
When you eat cooked foods, you force your body to use more of its own enzyme reserves to digest them. Overtime, this is just like continually withdrawing money from your bank account without making any deposits. Eventually, you will run out of enzymes!
When you have no more enzymes, you no longer have any life - it's that simple.
Eating raw foods help you make more "deposits" into your enzyme bank account, allowing your body to preserve its own precious enzymes for more important uses such as breaking down problematic cells, immune complexes, and more.
What Can You Eat on a Raw Food Diet?
A raw food diet is mainly vegan for the simple reason that it isn't healthy or advised to eat raw animal products. Therefore, a raw diet contains no dairy, meat, or other animal products. Other than that, the choices are endless. Most raw foodists have diets that consist of vegetables, fruit, nuts, and seeds.
The amazing part is that the possibilities are truly endless with raw foods. Many people think of not being able to eat meat or wheat as a huge limiting factor. But the fact remains that processed, dead foods are dangerous to your body and there are tons of delicious and nourishing raw food recipes that will give you so much more than you can possibly imagine.
My Own Raw Food Experience
I started following a predominantly raw food diet in 2007 and it literally changed my life. From improved skin complexion to having more energy and mental clarity, I can't tell you how much better you can look and feel by eating the way nature intended for you to eat.
Growing up on dead foods like wheat, dairy, and meat literally destroyed my body and at the young age of 17, I lost my hair to Alopecia as a result of my immune system which had gone hay-wire and began attacking itself. Again, this was caused by years of abusing my body with foods that it was allergic to.
However, since eating a raw food diet, my health has never been better. My hair has returned (although I keep my head shaved because I like it like that now) and I have more energy than a teenager on red bull!
That's why I wrote Eating for Energy. If you'd like to experience the same kind of health and vitality then I urge to make the raw food diet more apart of your lifestyle!
About the Author
Yuri Elkaim is one of the world’s leading holistic nutrition and health experts. If you want to lose weight and live your healthiest and most energetic life ever, then you can learn more about his raw food diet book, Eating for Energy and get started with a FREE 6-part Energy Secrets e-course by visiting EatingforEnergy.ca today.
Chemical Changes in Cooked Foods
Heating foods radically changes their chemical properties making them less "recognizable" in once ingested. For instance, heating an egg renders into a solid mass whereas it began in a liquid, gelatinous. This occurs because the heat of frying or boiling denatures the protein structure within the egg, essentially making it more solid. As a result, this heated egg is now much more difficult for the human digestive tract to break down.
Another process that occurs with cooking foods is known as glycosylation. This is when sugar literally attaches to protein molecule. Glycosylation has been linked to the premature breakdown of the body's cell and many other undesirable health conditions.
The Importance of Raw Food Enzymes
The reason that the natural food enzymes are so important is that our bodies have only a limited ability to produce its own enzymes. Bear in mind that our bodies produce metabolic and digestive enzymes. The latter are used to breakdown foods whereas the former are essential to every single reaction in the body. But the problem is that we only produce a finite number.
When you eat cooked foods, you force your body to use more of its own enzyme reserves to digest them. Overtime, this is just like continually withdrawing money from your bank account without making any deposits. Eventually, you will run out of enzymes!
When you have no more enzymes, you no longer have any life - it's that simple.
Eating raw foods help you make more "deposits" into your enzyme bank account, allowing your body to preserve its own precious enzymes for more important uses such as breaking down problematic cells, immune complexes, and more.
What Can You Eat on a Raw Food Diet?
A raw food diet is mainly vegan for the simple reason that it isn't healthy or advised to eat raw animal products. Therefore, a raw diet contains no dairy, meat, or other animal products. Other than that, the choices are endless. Most raw foodists have diets that consist of vegetables, fruit, nuts, and seeds.
The amazing part is that the possibilities are truly endless with raw foods. Many people think of not being able to eat meat or wheat as a huge limiting factor. But the fact remains that processed, dead foods are dangerous to your body and there are tons of delicious and nourishing raw food recipes that will give you so much more than you can possibly imagine.
My Own Raw Food Experience
I started following a predominantly raw food diet in 2007 and it literally changed my life. From improved skin complexion to having more energy and mental clarity, I can't tell you how much better you can look and feel by eating the way nature intended for you to eat.
Growing up on dead foods like wheat, dairy, and meat literally destroyed my body and at the young age of 17, I lost my hair to Alopecia as a result of my immune system which had gone hay-wire and began attacking itself. Again, this was caused by years of abusing my body with foods that it was allergic to.
However, since eating a raw food diet, my health has never been better. My hair has returned (although I keep my head shaved because I like it like that now) and I have more energy than a teenager on red bull!
That's why I wrote Eating for Energy. If you'd like to experience the same kind of health and vitality then I urge to make the raw food diet more apart of your lifestyle!
About the Author
Yuri Elkaim is one of the world’s leading holistic nutrition and health experts. If you want to lose weight and live your healthiest and most energetic life ever, then you can learn more about his raw food diet book, Eating for Energy and get started with a FREE 6-part Energy Secrets e-course by visiting EatingforEnergy.ca today.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Women Over 50 And Pregnancy
There was once a time when pregnancy after the age of 50 was extremely dangerous for women. While certain risks do accompany the older mother to be, today’s knowledge along with state-of-the-art technology makes pregnancy after 50 much safer for both mother and child.
Many women are waiting later in life to start their families. That means that a woman might be pushing 50 – or even older – when she conceives her first child. If you are a woman over 50 and considering having a baby, talk to your gynecologist. And remember, you might not get pregnant immediately. So, deciding at 50 that you are ready to have a family might mean you are actually 52 or 53 before your bundle of joy arrives.
You may also want to considering making an appointment with a fertility specialist just to rule out any physical complications that may prevent you from conceiving. No matter what you learn, don't be discouraged. Many women over 50 are having great success getting pregnant after being diagnosed with infertility by using the assistance of a fertility specialist.
Your physician can also pinpoint the statistics for various complications, including Down’s Syndrome, based on your age. Be prepared to make some tough decisions. Chances are you won't have to, but always be prepared. Your doctor may ask you what you would do if you discover that your unborn baby will be born with defects. Be honest with yourself, your partner and your medical provider.
Doctors vary on the advice they give to prospective mothers. A good doctor will give you knowledge to make the decision right for you. Technology allows doctors to size up pregnancies quickly and the amniocentesis that was once a sure thing for older pregnant women can often be replaced by other less invasive procedures, such as a detailed ultrasound.
Once you have safely delivered your baby you may think – whew! But this may well be when you actually start to feel your age. Late nights up with a crying baby begin to take their toll on any mother, but an older mother may tire quicker. Then, the toddler years will keep you running. The rewards of motherhood are priceless, however, and you can combat the fatigue by taking good care of yourself before, during and after pregnancy.
The next conflict might arise as your child hits his or her teen years just as night sweats and hot flashes are symbolizing your start of menopause. It's something to consider, but again the rewards of motherhood will outweigh any concern. Just know the conflict might arise and address it by seeing a medical professional to keep your menopause symptoms in check while you help your teen through the rough, awkward years.
Many women are waiting later in life to start their families. That means that a woman might be pushing 50 – or even older – when she conceives her first child. If you are a woman over 50 and considering having a baby, talk to your gynecologist. And remember, you might not get pregnant immediately. So, deciding at 50 that you are ready to have a family might mean you are actually 52 or 53 before your bundle of joy arrives.
You may also want to considering making an appointment with a fertility specialist just to rule out any physical complications that may prevent you from conceiving. No matter what you learn, don't be discouraged. Many women over 50 are having great success getting pregnant after being diagnosed with infertility by using the assistance of a fertility specialist.
Your physician can also pinpoint the statistics for various complications, including Down’s Syndrome, based on your age. Be prepared to make some tough decisions. Chances are you won't have to, but always be prepared. Your doctor may ask you what you would do if you discover that your unborn baby will be born with defects. Be honest with yourself, your partner and your medical provider.
Doctors vary on the advice they give to prospective mothers. A good doctor will give you knowledge to make the decision right for you. Technology allows doctors to size up pregnancies quickly and the amniocentesis that was once a sure thing for older pregnant women can often be replaced by other less invasive procedures, such as a detailed ultrasound.
Once you have safely delivered your baby you may think – whew! But this may well be when you actually start to feel your age. Late nights up with a crying baby begin to take their toll on any mother, but an older mother may tire quicker. Then, the toddler years will keep you running. The rewards of motherhood are priceless, however, and you can combat the fatigue by taking good care of yourself before, during and after pregnancy.
The next conflict might arise as your child hits his or her teen years just as night sweats and hot flashes are symbolizing your start of menopause. It's something to consider, but again the rewards of motherhood will outweigh any concern. Just know the conflict might arise and address it by seeing a medical professional to keep your menopause symptoms in check while you help your teen through the rough, awkward years.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Can Vitamin Supplements Help Prevent Osteoporosis In Women Over 50?
It is a known fact that vitamins are essential to good health. In a perfect world we would obtain all needed vitamins directly from the food we eat on a daily basis. However, because this is not reality for many individuals, there are some convincing reasons to consider taking vitamin supplements.
Vitamins can help us overcome our lifestyle problems. On the whole, we are not very responsible when it comes to healthy habits. Many people play with their lives by smoking an endless number of cigarettes, drinking alcohol to excess and live in suffocated air-conditioned homes without ever considering the harm that they unknowingly invite into their lives. By taking vitamin C every day, some of these negative effects may be counteracted.
Women over 50 in particular have special vitamin needs related to osteoporosis. Although men can also have osteoporosis, it tends to attack women more and cause them greater suffering. By supplementing with calcium on a daily basis, much of the risk for osteoporosis can be offset.
Dieters have special supplementation needs of their own. Many young girls diet on a regular basis and consume far to few calories to accommodate their vitamin needs. While the wisdom of going on particular weight loss diets is a topic for another discussion, anyone on such a diet should look to vitamin supplements to avoid malnutrition and other maladies. Inadequate nutrition and vitamin supplementation can cause women over 50 to be vulnerable to various ailments and a weakened immune system
Another great reason to consider vitamin supplementation is the potential cancer prevention some vitamins are believed to provide. Research has suggested that vitamin E and vitamin A prevents skin cancer. Many studies in recent years have found that other types of cancers can be similarly prevented by taking certain vitamins.
While there is never a fail proof plan when it comes to vitamin supplementation, the evidence does suggest that risk may be reduced and conditions may be improved through vitamin supplementation. Due to all of the possible benefits, supplementation is definitely worth considering for women over 50.
Vitamins can help us overcome our lifestyle problems. On the whole, we are not very responsible when it comes to healthy habits. Many people play with their lives by smoking an endless number of cigarettes, drinking alcohol to excess and live in suffocated air-conditioned homes without ever considering the harm that they unknowingly invite into their lives. By taking vitamin C every day, some of these negative effects may be counteracted.
Women over 50 in particular have special vitamin needs related to osteoporosis. Although men can also have osteoporosis, it tends to attack women more and cause them greater suffering. By supplementing with calcium on a daily basis, much of the risk for osteoporosis can be offset.
Dieters have special supplementation needs of their own. Many young girls diet on a regular basis and consume far to few calories to accommodate their vitamin needs. While the wisdom of going on particular weight loss diets is a topic for another discussion, anyone on such a diet should look to vitamin supplements to avoid malnutrition and other maladies. Inadequate nutrition and vitamin supplementation can cause women over 50 to be vulnerable to various ailments and a weakened immune system
Another great reason to consider vitamin supplementation is the potential cancer prevention some vitamins are believed to provide. Research has suggested that vitamin E and vitamin A prevents skin cancer. Many studies in recent years have found that other types of cancers can be similarly prevented by taking certain vitamins.
While there is never a fail proof plan when it comes to vitamin supplementation, the evidence does suggest that risk may be reduced and conditions may be improved through vitamin supplementation. Due to all of the possible benefits, supplementation is definitely worth considering for women over 50.
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