Beautiful Health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Together, heart disease and stroke, along with other cardiovascular disease, are among the most widespread and costly health problems facing the Nation today, accounting approximately $320 billion in health care expenditures and related expenses annually.  Knowing the signs of a stroke is the first step in stroke prevention. A stroke, sometime called brain attack, occurs when blood flow to an area in the brain is cut off. The brain cells, deprived of the oxygen and glucose needed to survive, die.  If a stroke is not caught early, permanent brain damage or death can result.  Causes of coronary heart disease and stroke Healthy blood vessels are flexible, but with age and unhealthy lifestyle choices, they can become thickened and stiff, and this can restrict blood flow around the body. This process is known as arteriosclerosis and is commonly cal...

What is High Blood Pressure? Blood pressure is the measure of the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into blood vessels, which carry the blood throughout the body. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood out to the body and contributes to hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, to stroke, kidney disease, and to heart failure. What Is "Normal" Blood Pressure? A blood pressure reading is written like this: 120/80. It's read as "120 over 80." The top number is called the systolic, and bottom number is called the diastolic. The ranges are: • Normal: Less than 120 over 80 (120/80) • Elevated: 120-129/less than 80 • Stage 1 high blood pressure: 130-139/80-89 • Stage 2 high blood pressure: 140 and above/90 and above • Hypertension crisis: higher than 180/higher than 120 -- See a doctor right away If your blood pressure is above the normal rang...

Type 2 diabetes People who are middle-aged or older are most likely to get this kind of diabetes, so it used to be called adult-onset diabetes. But type 2 diabetes also affects kids and teens, mainly because of childhood obesity. It’s the most common type of diabetes. There are about 29 million people in the U.S. Type 2 diabetes can be caused by: • Being overweight • Eating a lot of foods or drinks with sugar and simple carbohydrates • Artificial sweeteners (sugar free sodas, sugar free foods) intake • Lack of activity (sedentary behavior) • Lack of exercise • Stress and stress hormones • Genetics The major symptom is often being overweight. Other symptoms and signs include: • Excess thirst • Urinating a lot • Gaining or losing weight unintentionally • Dark skin under armpits, chin, or groin • Fatigue • Unusual odor to urine • Blurry vision The prognosis for a person with this health condition is estimated to be a life expectancy of 10 years less than a pers...

Post workout meals. To understand how the right foods can help you after exercise, it's important to understand how your body is affected by physical activity. When you're working out, your muscles use up their glycogen stores for fuel. This results in your muscles being partially depleted of glycogen. Some of the proteins in your muscles also get broken down and damaged. After your workout, your body tries to rebuild its glycogen stores and repair and regrow those muscle proteins. Eating the right nutrients soon after you exercise can help your body get this done faster. It is particularly important to eat carbs and protein after your workout. Doing this helps your body: • Decrease muscle protein breakdown. • Increase muscle protein synthesis (growth). • Restore glycogen stores. • Enhance recovery. Protein, Carbs and Fat This section discusses how each macronutrient protein, carbs and fat is involved in your body's post-workout recovery process. Protein Helps Repai...

Fat is a living, breathing thing that affects your hormones, inflammation and even the level of toxins in your body. The study’s lead researcher, Willa Hsueh, M.D. says, “the bottom line is, you’re feeding and feeding these fat cells and they’re turning around and biting you back. They’re doing the thing they’re supposed to do — storing energy — but reacting negatively to too much of it.” Excess weight may increase the risk for many health problems, including: • type 2 diabetes • high blood pressure • heart disease and strokes • certain types of cancer • sleep apnea • osteoarthritis • fatty liver disease • kidney disease • type 2 diabetes

Pre-workout meals. Fueling your body with the right nutrients prior to exercise will give you the energy and strength you need to perform better. Each macronutrient has a specific role before a workout. However, the ratio in which you need to consume them varies by the individual and type of exercise. Below is a brief look at the role of each macronutrient. Carbs Your muscles use the glucose from carbs for fuel. Glycogen is the way the body processes and stores glucose, mainly in the liver and muscles. For short- and high-intensity exercise, your glycogen stores are your muscles' main source of energy. But for longer exercises, the degree to which carbs are used depends on several factors. These include the intensity, type of training and your overall diet. Your muscles' glycogen stores are limited. As these stores become depleted, your output and intensity diminish. Studies have consistently shown that carbs can increase glycogen stores and utilization while boosting carb oxid...

Workout should be everyone’s daily routine, not only one should look beautiful or handsome but one should have a beautiful health as well. Workout doesn’t mean that you should do all the exercises without meals in order to lose weight or you will be eating all you got to gain weight. There are several ways to maintain your weight and maintain your body shape out of which we will check out on major one.  Workout meals. Practicing physical activities is essential for a healthy life. And when it comes to pre- and post-workout nutrition, some precautions are important to ensure good performance during and after exercise. Choosing the right foods helps to provide the body with the necessary energy to practice the activities, in addition to helping to replenish the energy dispensed during training, ensuring that the body recovers quickly and healthily.   “A healthy, varied and personalized diet, that is, individual and specific for each person, is essential for the practice of phys...

The food we eat everyday contains nutrients that provides energy and other substances the body needs.  Nutrients are in three major groups,  proteins, fats and carbohydrates. To much of fat consumption is not good for health.  Some examples of food that contain fats are, butter, oil, nuts, meats, fish and dairy products. Excess fats raises your risk of serious illness. Every major system in our body feels the stress of excess weight.  The heart is the most obvious victim.  Women have higher level of male hormones, which raise up their risk of heart disease. Those hormones also cause male pattern balding, some excess facial hair and acne.  Excess weight affects another hormone called insulin, which leads to diabetes. Moreover you are at high risk for bone thinning osteoporosis. You will develop hip and back problems.  CUSTOM KETO DIET. Do you have belly fats and unhappy? Are you afraid of crowd because you are fat, ashamed in front of all those...