Toxic Mold & Diet

Written by Margot B


Some type of mold or yeast fungus disease affects an estimated 50% of patients, and can cause as many diseases as bacteria and viruses.

This affects digestion andrepparttar absorption of essential vitamins and minerals. Over time,repparttar 115822 result is chronic progressive disease such as cardiovascular ailments, arthritis, gout, asthma, allergies, sinusitis, gastritis, tuberculosis, cancer, and more. The most common symptoms include sneezing, wheezing, joint pain, muscle aches, headaches, fatigue, depression, anxiety, irritability, confusion, rashes, itching, poor memory, numbness, digestive ailments, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, constipation hives, rashes, vaginal yeast infections, and urinary frequency, attacks of anxiety and shaking when hungry, andrepparttar 115823 symptoms can be flu-like. Mold can cause fungal diseases ofrepparttar 115824 skin, nails, ears and lungs.

You may experience a few of these symptoms or many to have a mold or yeast infection. [Candidiasis].

This can be caused by a poor diet [high in sugar and carbohydrates] and high stress levels, which keep feedingrepparttar 115825 yeast overgrowth. Mold can grow on bread or cheese, overripe fruit, vegetables, grains, and other foods and get food by absorbing minerals, sugars, and water or from decaying matter on which they live.

Candida albicans is a harmless yeast that naturally lives in every one’s gastrointestinal tract, mucous membranes and onrepparttar 115826 skin. It lives there in a symbiotic world in a healthy person's body but when your body’s eco- system becomes unbalanced, Candida overgrowth can occur, thus allowing it to attack any organ or system in your body, primarily targetingrepparttar 115827 nerves and muscles, but can attack any body tissue or organ depending on your body’s predisposition.

Dietary changes can help reduce yeast as well as can a number of herbs and supplements and can promote a healthy digestive tract. Studies have shown that herbs such as garlic, barberry, oregano, Oregon grape and goldenseal, as well asrepparttar 115828 fatty acid caprylic acid, can inhibitrepparttar 115829 growth of yeast.

In case there is evidence of mold allergy, a four-day rotation diet is recommended to minimize contact with allergens. This is a diet where foods are eaten once every four days and food families every two days. Foods that my contain mold are peanuts, beef, tomatoes, citrus fruits, chocolate, soy, MSG, sulfites and aspartame [Nutrasweet/Equal].

This diet restricts foods that contain yeast and gluten, brown rice, popcorn, corn products, honey, smoked, dried, pickled and cured foods such as buttermilk and sour cream, [live cultured yogurt helps to replenish your bacterial intestinal bacteria], no aged cheese of any kind – [some cheeses are okay if milk is not a problem, e.g. cottage cheese, mozzarella, provolone, ricotta and farmer's cheese]. Avoid soy sauce, Tampeh and tamari, mushrooms, dried fruit, alcohol products, especially beer [the darkerrepparttar 115830 beer,repparttar 115831 more chance of mold] and wine, mustard, tomato products; juice, sauce paste, ketchup, are made from moldy vegetables, salad dressings containing vinegar.

Avoid eggs, beef, corn, and potatoes. mushrooms, nuts or nut butter [except almonds and almond butter], fruit juices, [frozen fruit juice is fine], dried or candied fruit and coffee, black tea, caffeine, cider and homemade root beer [commercial root beer is fine].

Fitness tips to suit your Body-Type

Written by Ms Namita Nayyar


Genetics playrepparttar leading role in creatingrepparttar 115821 basic shape of your body and you have to begin with being realistic, so that you can dorepparttar 115822 best you can, with what you have. Body type of an individual, is a word related torepparttar 115823 metabolism and genetic pre-disposition towards gaining fat or muscle or staying lean. All of us are programmed by birth to be tall and long-limbed, petite and short limbed, small framed or big-boned or whatever. It is better for all of us to begin acceptingrepparttar 115824 imitable things about our body type, and move towards improving on what can be improved.

Genetics also determine where you are likely to gain weight, which at times might not be appreciable by you. No matter what you do, you might find that any extra pound you carry appears around your middle, on your hips and thighs or below your beltline.

This clearly proves that women with different Metabolic rates and different body shapes need to workout differently. A woman who has a tendency to gain weight/fat easily will need to do more exercise than a woman who cannot gain weight no matter what.

Physiologists have divided women into three basic body types :

Ectomorphic: are lean, long-limbed and often tall. These woman have long torsos, slim hips and shoulders and small bones in proportion to their height. The Ectomorphic women generally have a very high metabolic rate making it difficult for them to gain both muscle and fat.

They generally need less aerobics and should do anaerobic/strength building or Resistance training exercises with repetitions inrepparttar 115825 range of 6-10 with a resting time of 45-90 sec between each set. The number of sets to be performed will depend onrepparttar 115826 need for fitness or a particular sport.

The aerobic workout should last for at least 20 minutes, 3 times a week for cardiovascular fitness. If you play a sport that requires physical conditioning, then you will need to varyrepparttar 115827 routine for aerobic workout according torepparttar 115828 need ofrepparttar 115829 sport.

If Ectomorphs desire to gain size, they should indulge in strength training repetitions of 6-10 with heavier weights with a resting span of 30-45 sec.

Endomorphic : are short of limb and torso with more rounded bodies. They tend to store body fat easily and might also be big-boned. They generally tend to gain weight inrepparttar 115830 lower part of their body. Endomorph women can be curvaceous like Madonna,or Pia Zardora. In reality many endomorphs spend their lives fighting fat.

A cardiovascular workout of at least 30-40 minutes, 3-5 times per week is desired. Similarly, due to a serious need of increasingrepparttar 115831 BMR to burn more calories at rest than fat, endomorphs need to take up a Strength training program composed of higher repetitions at least 12-20 reps (with 30-60 sec of rest betweenrepparttar 115832 sets). Aerobic exercise is essential for weight loss, cardiovascular fitness and body-shaping, onrepparttar 115833 other hand anaerobic exercise is essential to gain muscle and build strength.

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