Archive for July, 2008

When water acts as a nutrient

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Performance of athletes in the winter season is usually degraded due to the unawareness of special nutrient needs of their bodies. The reason is that in cold weather conditions, the temperature level of the body is drastically reduced and the metabolism rate is incredibly increased, this demands you to burn more calories to keep yourself [...]

What a pre exercise meal should not have

Friday, July 18th, 2008

When it comes to impart nutritious food at the time of exercise, there are, in fact, some things you are not supposed to do. This is also as critical as a nutritious intake. Fatty food particles should be avoided in a pre exercise meal.
Fatty meals normally take some time to digest. For the digestion procedures [...]

Vegetarian athletes take care

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Athletes, who do not eat non vegetarian food stuffs, should take extra care to bring sufficient nutrients of various forms to maintain a healthy and fit body to prepare for strenuous activities. Vegetarian athletes are more likely to have considerable deficiencies of nutrients in the form of iron, zinc etc.
Also, proteins have biggest concerns in [...]

Time your food

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

If you are a body builder or a hard core exerciser, proper timing of food to achieve what you desire is absolutely critical. Many of us are under the impression that one should have some heavy food just before getting the practice session started. But, the fact is the food you intake is stored in [...]

Specialty of watermelons

Monday, July 14th, 2008

There is nothing good than a glass of icy water melon juice on an absorbing sunny day. Above 90 percent of the ingredients in watermelon is purely water and is the best suited nutritious intakes which don’t have any fats or acids.
The constitutes are vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin A is absolutely essential for [...]

Mushrooms-the mineral treasure

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Mushrooms are the plants that are very rich in minerals, Vitamin D, Thiamine etc. The medicinal importance of mushrooms is well known and intake of mushrooms will definitely help you to build a healthy body.
There are numerous varieties in the species of mushrooms and it has been estimated that over 200 different species of mushrooms [...]

More concerns for vegetarian athletes

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Vitamin B12 is a critical component to be stored in an athletic body. But, vegetarian athletes will find it hard since vitamin B12 is commonly available from animal sources. Here, literally no other sources have the so called constituent to build a strong body other than cereals and soy milks. Extensive usages of these are [...]

Mango- a good nutritional fruitMango- a good nutritional fruit

Friday, July 11th, 2008

It is highly recommended to have mango reasonably well since the contents of mango including vitamins and minerals make sure a good intestinal  health and it plays a critical role in ensuring a stabilized digestion for your body.
The beta-carotene content in ripe mangoes helps to prevent heart diseases. As a nutritionally rich fruit which helps [...]

Maintain a balanced sodium level

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

For sports persons and especially for athletes, a balanced sodium level of the body is absolutely essential to maintain fitness through out the day. Due to hectic training sessions and practices, chances are high for athletes to loose too much sodium content from the body in the form of sweat. So, special care has to [...]

Lead an improved healthy life with oats

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Oats, considered as a nutritious breakfast in western countries is indeed a rich food with lots of ingredients to lead a much improved healthy life. A cooked glass of oats which is nearly half a cup contains almost 4 grams of “beta glucan” which is an ideal fighter against bad cholesterol in your blood
If you [...]