by wildcherry on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 | Health, Life | No Comments

Happily, maintaining a healthy heart is relatively simple, and it’s never too late to start. Do you smoke? If you do, the first step is to quit. Even occasional smoking has been proven to be detrimental to the health of your heart. Regular exercise is essential to help maintain weight and keep the heart strong. It is also important to limit fats in the diet particularly animal fats derived from meat and full fat dairy foods.

Enjoying health to a ripe old age is common in many Mediterranean communities where diet is based on olive oil, vegetables, fish, nuts, fruits, grains and pulses. Many doctors and naturopaths believe that it’s the low levels of cholesterol that make the Mediterranean diet an excellent model for those wishing to maintain their cardiovascular health.

Include in your diet:

- Seasonal fresh vegetables, especially leafy greens, broccoli, zucchini, onions, red and white cabbage, cucumber, potatoes, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.

- Fresh fruit, rich in antioxidants.

- Fish, particularly oily varieties such as sardines, mackerel and salmon.

- Fresh herbs, especially parsley, mint, basil, thyme, coriander, oregano and dill.

- Whole grains cereals, brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread and pasta, millet, buckwheat and barley.

- Lean meat, chicken and eggs.

- Nuts and seeds, small amounts of almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds.

- Sea vegetables, nori, arame and wakame.
Soy foods and tofu.

Keep to a minimum:

- Full fat dairy foods.

- Refined white flour products, white bread, pasta, biscuits and cakes.

- Salt.

- Saturated fats, butter, matured cheeses, fatty meats and fried foods.

Exercise:

Exercise is extremely important for the maintenance of a healthy cardiovascular system. In addition to keeping the heart itself strong, exercise helps maintain a healthy weight, which reduce pressure on the heart. You don’t need to become gym junkie. A brisk 30 minute walk at least three times a week can make a huge difference to your health.

Supplement with CoQ10:

CoQ10 occurs naturally in the body and levels decline with age. A CoQ10 supplement assists in maintaining a healthy heart, in particularly the function of the heart muscle. CoQ10 has been shown to reduce oxidation of LDL cholesterol.

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by sweetcherry on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 | Life, Love | 8 Comments

Cars have their own characteristics; similar like humans. They have parts just like us; some are very important parts; some are just there for accessories. Some have gone through a ‘plastic surgery’ process; replaced by used/new parts. Some cars have perfect body paints; some are damaged just like how humans have defects since they were born. Cars broke down if the timing belts are not replaced. Cars will need a regular oil change. Cars need to be washed just like humans.

Imagine you are buying a new car from a dealership. It’s like going to a place for adoption. You are thinking .. I’d like to adopt a car with the best quality that fits me and of course with reasonable and affordable price. The whole process of choosing “your” car is like choosing a new member to be added to your family.

You start thinking about the type of car, size, color, make, model, etc. you’d like to get. All of these factors are also going to affect you when you are choosing a partner for your life. Let’s say you are a guy, you want to find the right wife/girlfriend, then you’ll be looking at every possible factors that could lead you to say “Yes, she is the one.”

type of car: I like to travel and do outdoors activities. I am thinking of buying an SUV/Crossover.
Humanize it! -> She looks like the type that would enjoy going fishing with me.

size: I don’t think my garage will fit a Hummer.
Humanize it! -> She is really tall, I don’t really like dating with a girl that is so much taller than me. Forget it.”

color: I like white!
Humanize it! -> She has a very fair skin. I like her skin.

make: Which one is the “best”, well-known, and popular make for SUV/Crossover?
Humanize it! -> Well, I think from her parents’ genes, she looks like she’s very smart.

model: I really like the back of the RAV4. It looks really bulky.
Humanize it! -> She has a nice body.

That’s just a few categories; there are many more. If you already have your car, how do you maintain your car? If you do not maintain it very well, she might run out pretty soon … I think that would be another topic altogether.

What’s your type of “car”?

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