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Healthy Food List-Where to get your daily dose of Vitamins, Part 14 of 14

nina — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:07 +0000

Zinc: is a mineral that is found in every cell. It helps to maintain a healthy immune system, it helps to heal wounds, it is needed for DNA synthesis, helps to maintain your sense of taste and smell & also helps in normal growth and development.

Signs of Zinc Deficiencies:

weight loss
wounds taking too long to heal
abnormal taste in your mouth
mental lethargy

If you are experiencing any of these systems, consult your doctor.

Check out our Healthy Food List below:

Broiled beef tenderloin (4 ounces, 240 calories)

42 percent daily value

Roasted lamb loin (4 ounces, 230 calories)

30 percent daily value

General Mills Cheerios (1 cup cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 146 calories)

30 percent daily value

Wheat germ (1 ounce, 101 calories)

23 percent daily value

Venison (4 ounces, 180 calories)

21 percent daily value

Sesame seeds (1/4 cup, 206 calories)

18 percent daily value

Pastrami (2 slices, 82 calories)

18 percent daily value

Cooked green peas (1 cup, 134 calories)

13 percent daily value

Steamed shrimp (4 ounces, 112 calories)

12 percent daily value

Nonfat shredded mozzarella cheese (1 ounce, 42 calories)

7 percent daily value

Broiled beef tenderloin (4 ounces, 240 calories) 42 percent daily value
Roasted lamb loin (4 ounces, 230 calories) 30 percent daily value
General Mills Cheerios (1 cup cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 146 calories) 30 percent daily value
Wheat germ (1 ounce, 101 calories) 23 percent daily value
Venison (4 ounces, 180 calories) 21 percent daily value
Sesame seeds (1/4 cup, 206 calories) 18 percent daily value
Pastrami (2 slices, 82 calories) 18 percent daily value
Cooked green peas (1 cup, 134 calories) 13 percent daily value
Steamed shrimp (4 ounces, 112 calories) 12 percent daily value
Nonfat shredded mozzarella cheese (1 ounce, 42 calories) 7 percent daily value

(Original Source: Men’s Health)

Healthy Food List-Where to get your daily dose of Vitamins, Part 13 of 14

nina — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:13 +0000

Selenium: is a mineral found in seafood, meats, eggs, nuts and some cereals. It helps to slow down the oxidation process in the body, which is a chemical reaction that occurs during the development of some cancers and coronary heart disease. The mineral Selenium makes antibodies, improving our immune systems and giving us a boost of energy.

However, Selenium can be toxic in large doses. Make sure not to take more than 200 micrograms per day.

Check out our Healthy Food List Below:

Wild cooked oysters (3 ounces, 61 calories)

87 percent daily value

Cooked snapper (4 ounces, 145 calories)

80 percent daily value

Cannned white tuna, in water (3 ounces, 109 calories)

80 percent daily value

Cooked halibut (4 ounces, 158 calories)

76 percent daily value

Cooked shrimp (4 ounces, 112 calories)

65 percent daily value

Roasted turkey breast (4 ounces, 215 calories)

47 percent daily value

Broiled beef tenderloin (4 ounces, 240 calories)

40 percent daily value

Grilled portobello mushrooms (1 cup, 42 calories)

31 percent daily value

Hard-boiled egg (68 calories)

19 percent daily value

Raw tofu (4 ounces, 86 calories

Wild cooked oysters (3 ounces, 61 calories) 87 percent daily value
Cooked snapper (4 ounces, 145 calories) 80 percent daily value
Canned white tuna, in water (3 ounces, 109 calories) 80 percent daily value
Cooked halibut (4 ounces, 158 calories) 76 percent daily value
Cooked shrimp (4 ounces, 112 calories) 65 percent daily value
Roasted turkey breast (4 ounces, 215 calories) 47 percent daily value
Broiled beef tenderloin (4 ounces, 240 calories) 40 percent daily value
Grilled portobello mushrooms (1 cup, 42 calories) 31 percent daily value
Hard-boiled egg (68 calories) 19 percent daily value
Raw tofu (4 ounces, 86 calories) 14 percent daily value

Original Source: Men’s Health

Check out tomorrow’s Healthy Food List on Zinc

Using Natural Immune Boosters to Stay Healthy

Elizabeth Renter — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:31:27 +0000

It is officially winter. As people spend more time indoors, breathing recycled air from the furnace, they trade germs and illness like it’s going out of style. This is the time of year when we are most likely to come down with a miserable cold or the flu. How you prepare your body to defend itself from these viral and bacterial attacks is crucial to whether or not you win the battle. Natural immune boosters will ensure your body is prepared to ward of illnesses as the winter season has us in its grip.

When you undertake a new fitness program like P90X or ChaLEAN Extreme you need your body functioning at its highest level. One week out with a cold and getting back on your workout routine will seem like a major struggle. It’s interesting to hear how many people fall off a fitness wagon altogether during a period of illness, taking months to get back in gear. Using a natural immune booster ensures your body will prevent illness in the first place and possibly speed healing time after you get sick as well.

Most people are concerned that the supplements they take be all natural and contain the best ingredients. If you are using a natural immune booster to make your body healthier you don’t want to simultaneously be filling it with ingredients you can’t pronounce and you know were made in a lab somewhere.

Herbal Immune Boost is one of the best immune health supplements on the market. Made specifically with active people in mind, it allows your body to function at its peak while fighting off illness and infection. Natural immune boosters can mean the difference between a long, successful fitness program and one marked by serious periods of downtime and recovery.

Take a look at Herbal Immune Boost, a natural immune booster to keep you healthy while you get fit.

How to Boost Your Immune System

Elizabeth Renter — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:42:44 +0000

Your immune system is responsible for fighting off disease and illness. A strong immune system can mean the difference between fighting off a cold successfully or spending several days sick on the couch. A good immune system works hard when you are injured to repair tissues and get you back on your feet. Finding ways to naturally boost your immune system means better health overall and fewer days spent on the sidelines of life.Everyday our bodies are bombarded with germs. From the things that we touch to the air that we breathe, our immune system is constantly working to ensure our health and keep a balance within our body. All the anti-bacterial gel can’t stop the massive amount of germs, viruses, and bacteria we encounter daily. These preventative measures are only a support to an already healthy immune system. If you can boost your immune system, you will be better off should your wipes or gels not live up to their promises.

There are a few ways that your immune system keeps you healthy:

1. Your immune system protects you by defending your body from outside forces. Your immune system acts as a shield against attacks, keeping bad germs out by using your skin, mucus membranes, saliva, tears, and stomach acids.

2. A healthy immune system also works once the initial walls of the system have been breached. Sometimes germs get in and we get ill. Your immune system will fight off the illness once you are infected and it will actually remember that particular germ or virus in case you are infected again. White blood cells are on a warpath in your bloodstream, encountering foreign cells, destroying them, and then remembering those cells should they have to fight them off again. In this way you immune system steadily gets smarter and stronger, being able to resist infections it initially let creep in.

Your immune system is a very complex but amazing system that works constantly to keep you healthy and “in the game”. A compromised immune system is less likely to fight off contact with germs and slower to heal once sick. Finding a way to boost your immune system through natural means will help you stay active and healthier overall.

Generally, healthy people have healthy immune systems. This means that a good diet and regular exercise can boost your immune system and keep your body as a virtual fortress against germs. For additional immune strength, however, supplements may give you an additional edge.

For more information about your immune system, how it works, and what you can do to strengthen it, check out this article from WebMD. Also, if you are seeking a natural supplement to boost your immune system, have a look at Herbal Immune Boost from BeachBody, containing natural ingredients that protect your body when you are under increased stress or are exposed to greater amounts of contaminants.