10 makanan yang bisa menurunkan berat badan

Losing weight is not just about reducing food intake and cutting things out of your diet,there are a few additions that you can make to your daily diet that can indeed help you lose weight. We've found 10 foods stuffs that incorporated with a healthy eating approach can help you shift those extra pounds and speed up weight loss.

Grapefruit

We've all heard of the grapefruit diet but you don't have to live on a diet of grapefruit alone to lose weight. It's been found that that eating half a grapefruit before each meal or drinking a serving of the juice three times a day can help you drop the pounds. The magic ingredient is the fruit's phytochemicals and their effect of reducing insulin levels which stimulates your body to convert calories into energy rather than storing as flabby fat.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a super spice when it comes to boosting your wellbeing as it has many health-giving properties. In terms of weight loss, it's all to do with controlling those post-meal insulin spikes, which is what make you feel hungry. And you don't need to get much of the stuff to get the benefits; studies have shown just a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon a day can lower the blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. To up your cinnamon intake either sprinkle it on to your breakfast cereal, or maybe mix it into your morning latte.

Chili peppers

Adding a bit of heat to your diet can give you a weight-loss boost. Studies show that having a spicy start to your morning, i.e. eating chilies as a part of your breakfast can make you opt for a smaller lunch. Apparently it's down to capsaicin which is found in chilies and red peppers that has appetite suppressing properties. Granted - chilies aren't the easiest of items to face as your morning meal but how about as a part of a spicy egg-white omelette or stirred into scrambled eggs for a spicy weight loss kick.

Fennel tea

Again fennel tea is a food stuff that boasts a list of health giving benefits; it's packed with good levels of potassium, magnesium and calcium as well as the vitamins B and C. But when it comes to the weight-loss stakes fennel had a double benefit: working both as an appetite suppressant and a metabolism booster which really are both useful if you're trying to lose weight. Fennel tea is widely available in supermarkets so add it to your daily diet to stave off cravings and boost your fuel burn.

Salad

Eating a low-calorie salad before your main meals can help you to lose weight and ensure you get recommended daily intake of veggies. And it's not rocket science as to how it works for weight loss, the key is the sheer volume of a salad, which makes you feel too full to pig out when it comes to your main meal. You need to make sure you don't drown it in a fatty dressing though - a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar makes the perfect healthy accompaniment to a fresh salad.

Green tea

Another powerful brew - green tea really has a multitude of health and wellbeing benefits. And if you are a keen into fitness it makes the perfect pre-workout drink; it's been found to increase endurance by as much as 24%, allowing you to exercise longer and burn more calories. But in terms boosting your weight loss power, a study carried out by the Journal of Nutrition, drinking five cups of green tea per day can help you lose twice as much weight, most of it where we want to lose it most - around the middle.

Celery

Celery rates well as a weight-loss food as you can actually end up burning more calories eating it than your body will take on consuming it. But by no means does that make celery low in nutritional value; it's super-packed with fibre (great for digestion) and foliate (the essential nutrient for the care and production of new cells within the body). Get your celery fix by making sure it's featured in your pre-meal salad, as an accompaniment to your lunch or as a healthy snack when you want to satisfy that 'munch' craving.

Lentils
Lentils are great weight-loss food as they have the power to really satisfy your hunger without packing your body with loads of calories and fat - that's often why lentils feature heavily as a meat substitute - they can make you feel like you've had a meaty dish minus the calories and saturated fat that come with eating meat. Again like celery, lentils are full of fibre and foliate so as well as giving you the full feeling, they are great for digestion and healthy cell growth.

Dark chocolate

Granted chocolate is not low in calories nor in fat, but dark chocolate has two major dietary positives that can lead to long term weight loss. First, it's quite difficult to scoff massive quantities of high-quality dark chocolate as compared to the milk stuff. Secondly, dark chocolate is very high in health-promoting antioxidants. In terms of a weapon in your weight-loss armoury you can use dark chocolate as a way to curb any sweet cravings, just a few small squares to quell a full on chocolate pig out is well worth the modest calorie intake.

Quinoa

Pronounced 'Keen-wah' quinoa is known as the 'mother grain' by the ancient Peruvians. Quinoa is good for weight loss as it has the power to keep you feeling fuller for longer due to its high protein content. Also the carbs that are present in the grain are released slowly into the body so you won't get that rush of energy after eating quinoa as you would with other foods like white rice or pasta. You can eat quinoa raw but we reckon it's best when it's cooked in a similar way to rice or couscous.

Tips for Your Allergy Action Plan

Mild to moderate allergies can ruin a beautiful day. But allergy symptoms are manageable when you plan ahead and prepare for pollen and other allergens.

Make these six tips part of your allergy action plan.

1. Discover Your Personal Allergy Triggers

Most people blame pollen for their allergies, but dust mites, pet dander, and mold also trigger many allergies. To avoid the allergens that trigger your allergic reactions, you need to know what they are. Get an allergy skin test. Skin tests are the one way to know what's triggering your allergies.

2. Check the Pollen Count

Pollen counts are highest on hot, dry, windy days. Check the forecast before making plans. Pollen is released by plants between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., but travels best on mid-day breezes. Plan outdoor activities for early morning or at sunset. Remember, ragweed releases its pollen in the fall, so pollen counts may be high into September or even mid-October.

3. Allergy Proof Your Home

Keep windows and doors closed on days when pollen levels are high. Use an air conditioner to circulate and cool indoor air. And be sure to change the filter every couple of months. If you have carpets, consider replacing them with hardwood or linoleum floors.

4. Clean House to Reduce Allergy Symptoms

Pollen, pet dander, and dust settle throughout your house. Vacuum twice a week -- floors as well as furniture such as couches -- to remove these allergens. Use a microfiber cloth to dust bookshelves, blinds, and other surfaces that collect dust. Don't hang clothes out to dry -- they'll bring in pollen. Use the clothes dryer instead.

5. Rinse Allergens Out of Your Hair and Clothes

Pollen collects on your clothes and hair. After an outing on high-pollen days, wash your clothes and rinse your hair. If you like to jog or ride bikes, choose allergy-friendly workout clothes. Polyester fabrics attract and hold less pollen than clothes made of cotton or wool.

6. Proactively Treat Allergy Symptoms With Medicine

The sooner you take allergy medicine, the better it will work to reduce symptoms.
Antihistamines work by occupying histamine receptors sites in your body, thus preventing histamine from causing allergic symptoms. Histamine is the substance your body releases that leads to stuffy noses and itchy, watery eyes from allergies. Antihistamines are most effective when taken continuously during allergy season.
Decongestants decrease nasal congestion by causing blood vessels to constrict, reducing blood flow to nasal passages. They are best for short-term use. Using decongestant nasal sprays for more than three to five days can aggravate allergy symptoms.
Steroid nasal sprays decrease inflammation (swelling) and mucus production. This action helps reduce the reaction of the nasal tissues to inhaled allergens. Nasal steroids can also treat nasal polyps that often cause obstruction and lead to nasal congestion and sinus infections.
Allergy eye drops usually contain anti-inflammatory agents, decongestants, or antihistamines. Depending on the active drug in the eye drops, they work by decreasing inflammation or inhibiting histamine release. The result: a decrease in itchy, tearing, or swelling.

5 Cara Mudah Bakar Kalori Tubuh

Kadar kafein yang terkandung dalam kopi meningkatkan jumlah pembakaran kalori.

Tertawa lepas (inmagine)

Bukan hanya saat berolahraga, tumpukan kalori dalam tubuh ternyata juga bisa Anda bakar kapan saja. Saat bekerja atau berkumpul dengan teman-teman, tanpa disadari kalori dalam tubuh juga cukup banyak terbuang.
Ketahui lima hal mudah untuk membakar kalori, yang bisa dilakukan kapan saja, agar tumpukan kalori dalam tubuh bisa dikurangi.

1. Minum kopi : Penelitian menunjukkan kadar kafein yang terkandung dalam kopi meningkatkan jumlah pembakaran kalori. Anda bisa minum kopi hangat pada pagi hari atau kopi dingin pada sore hari.

2. Sarapan : Hal ini adalah cara paling mudah untuk memicu tubuh mulai membakar lemak. Hal itu karena otak tidak mengirimkan sinyal lapar hingga menjelang siang.

3. Tertawa : Buatlah diri Anda tertawa, dengan membaca cerita lucu. Tidak hanya membuat suasana hati menjadi lebih baik, kalori dalam tubuh pun ikut terbakar dengan tertawa. Karena, tertawa selama 10 hingga 15 menit per hari bisa membakar 50 kalori.

4. Tekanan : Stres atau tekanan yang Anda alami saat bekerja juga membakar kalori dalam tubuh. Jadi, jangan selalu anggap negatif tumpukan pekerjaan, karena itu membuat kalori terbakar.

5. Jalan-jalan : Saat makan siang, pilihlah tempat yang agak jauh dari kantor atau datangi pusat perbelanjaan. Hal ini membuat Anda berjalan lebih lama, dan sambil cuci mata kalori pun terbakar. (mt)

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Mengapa Mereka Gemuk Usai Menikah

Masalah obesitas sangat berhubungan dengan perubahan gaya hidup.

Pasangan menikah menjadi gemuk (inmagine)

Pernikahan seringkali tak hanya membawa perubahan sikap, namun juga fisik. Pasangan menikah cenderung memiliki tubuh lebih gemuk dibandingkan saat masih lajang. Mengapa?

Studi Universitas Salonica dan Ioannina Yunani mengungkap, pria menikah memiliki risiko kenaikan berat tubuh hingga tiga kali lipat dari bobot saat masih lajang. Sedangkan wanita dua kali lipat.

Profesor Dimitris Kiorsis, salah satu peneliti, mengatakan, masalah obesitas sangat berhubungan dengan perubahan gaya hidup. Setelah menikah, seseorang cenderung malas berolah raga, frekuensi bercinta menurun, dan mengasup makanan bernutrisi buruk.

Berdasar penelitian yang dilakukan terhadap 17 ribu pasangan menikah usia 20-70 tahun, itu juga terungkap, pasangan menikah cenderung menjalani gaya hidup 'nyaman'. "Banyak waktu santai dan tanpa sadar menjadikan makanan sebagai pelampiasan," kata Kiorsis.

Mayoritas responden cenderung memiliki gaya hidup lebih sehat saat masing belum berumah tangga. Mereka lebih peduli dengan bentuk tubuh dan kesehatan tatkala belum memiliki pendamping tetap. "Para lajang lebih peduli penampilan untuk mendapatkan kekasih," ujarnya.

Di sela-sela presentasi hasil penelitian di Panhellenic Medical Conference, para pakar mengingatkan seluruh suami-isteri untuk memerangi masalah obesitas sedini mungkin. Mereka menyarankan para pasangan untuk mengagendakan aktivitas kebugaran minimal 30 menit per hari selama lima hari per minggu.

Obesitas tengah menjadi permasalahan serius di dunia. Jumlahnya terus berkembang. Pada 2020, delapan dari 10 pria dan tujuh dari 10 wanita diperkirakan menderita obesitas. Itu berarti secara tak langsung akan meningkatkan jumlah penderita jantung, diabetes, dan stroke.

Sumber : Pipiet Tri Noorastuti • VIVAnews

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Wow, Enam Bulan Susut 83 Kilogram

Wow, Enam Bulan Susut 83 Kilogram

Pria asal Jakarta itu memenangi kontes penurunan berat badan 'The Biggest Loser Asia'.

David 157 kg (gambar kiri), David 74 kg (gambar kanan) (Hallmark Channel)

Enam bulan yang lalu, orang begitu mudah mengenali David Gunarni, 25, karena ukuran tubuhnya yang mencapai 157 kilogram. Namun kini, bobot tubuhnya hanya tersisa 74 kilogram.

Pria asal Jakarta itu baru saja memenangi kontes penurunan berat badan 'The Biggest Loser Asia' yang diproduksi Hallmark Channel. Ia menyingkirkan 15 kontestan dari berbagai negara di Asia yang berebut predikat 'The Biggest Loser' pertama di Asia.

Di malam puncak yang digelar di Malaysia, Selasa, 9 Maret 2010, pria yang berprofesi sebagai salesman itu menumbangkan tiga kontestan lainnya yaitu Carlos Antonio Miguel asal Filipina, Aaron Mokhtar asal Malaysia, dan Martha Lai asal Hong Kong.

Selain membawa pulang uang senilai US$ 100.000 dan satu unit mobil Renault Koleos SUV senilai US$ 70.000, ia juga akan menjadi duta gerakan anti-obesitas di Asia. "Hal terpenting, saya telah menjadi pemenang bagi diri saya sendiri, karena saya telah berhasil mendapatkan kembali kesehatan saya, yang menurut saya lebih penting dari apapun," ujarnya.

Bersama 15 kontestan lain, ia mulai masuk karantina di sebuah area terisolasi di Malaka, Malaysia, pada akhir September 2009. Selama tiga bulan, ia menjalani program penurunan berat badan di bawah pengawasan trainer, ahli nutrisi, dietician, tim dokter, fisioterapis, dan psikolog.

Dari Senin sampai Sabtu, mereka bangun pukul 05.00. Lalu berjalan kaki sejauh 9,5 kilometer. Setelah istirahat satu jam dan sarapan, mereka fitnes mulai pukul 08.00 sampai 11.00, disusul makan siang dan istirahat hingga pukul 17.00. Sore harinya, mereka berjalan kaki lagi dan latihan fisik hingga pukul 23.00. Hari Minggu adalah hari penimbangan berat badan dan hari istirahat.

"Program diet cukup berat karena kami hanya mengkomsumsi 1.200 - 1.600 kalori setiap harinya dan membakar 5.000-6.000 kalori setiap harinya," kata David. Selama karantina mereka digoda dengan sajian makanan lezat dan satu kontestan tereliminasi setiap minggunya.

Pada minggu ke-13, David berhasil menurunkan berat badannya sebesar 55 kilogram. Ia dan tiga kontestan lain yang tersisa kemudian dipulangkan ke rumah masing-masing untuk melanjutkan program penurunan berat badan dengan caranya sendiri. Bersama para kontestan yang telah tereliminasi, mereka dikumpulkan lagi pada 9 Maret untuk penimbangan terakhir dan pengumuman pemenang. (pet)

Sumber: Pipiet Tri Noorastuti, Gestina Rachmawati • VIVAnews

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INFO :Benarkah Tak Makan Nasi Bikin Langsing

Tak sedikit wanita hindari nasi agar bisa kurangi bobot secara drastis. Tepatkah cara ini?

Tidak sedikit wanita yang menghindari nasi agar bisa mengurangi berat badan secara drastis. Tapi, tepatkah pola diet seperti ini?

“Mengatur pola makan bukan berarti Anda harus menghindari nasi sebagai sumber karbohidrat. Nasi dan sumber karbohidrat lainnya tetap dibutuhkan tubuh untuk cadangan energi. Pola diet yang tepat adalah tetap mengonsumsi makanan sehat lengkap, namun porsi tak berlebih. Itu kunci sukses untuk menurunkan berat badan,” kata Founder & CEO White Lotus sebuah perusahaan penyedia menu sehat seimbang, Jenny Poespita yang ditemui di Hotel Indonesia Kempinski, Jakarta, Rabu 7 April 2010.

Jadi, makanan yang dikonsumsi, menurut Jenny, harus bernutrisi seimbang. Ada karbohidrat, protein, lemak, mineral, vitamin dan kandungan gizi lainnya. Karena, 70 persen kesuksesan dalam menurunkan berat badan terletak pada kebiasaan Anda mengonsumsi makanan.

Selain itu, indikator makanan sehat pun tak memulu harus menggunakan bahan makanan organik. “Bahan makanan organik memang penting, tapi daripada mementingkan organiknya lebih baik lagi mementingkan kandungan gizinya. Dan, yang lebih penting lagi, porsi menu sehat pun harus diatur,” ujar Jenny menjelaskan.

Tak hanya itu, kualitas cara memasak juga perlu diperhatikan, sebab cara memasak yang salah juga bisa menyebabkan kandungan gizi dari bahan makanan yang diolah hilang. Jika mengonsumsi buah pun, Jenny memaparkan harus merupakan buah pilihan yang kaya manfaat. Jangan terlalu sering mengonsumsi buah dengan rasa terlalu manis.

Ditambah lagi, agar makanan sehat Anda tak berasa hambar, bumbu-bumbu pilihan yang beraneka ragam juga bisa dikreasikan dalam masakan agar cita rasa makanan sehat Anda bisa menggugah selera. Perlu diingat juga, jangan pilih bahan makanan karena murahnya saja, tapi lihat juga kualitasnya. Dan, pengaturan pola makan sangat penting untuk menjadikan tubuh ideal,” kata Jenny menegaskan.

Petti Lubis, Lutfi Dwi Puji Astuti • VIVAnews

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INFO: Langsing Sehat Sehabis Bersalin

Lakukan dua olahraga ini agar Anda tenang mengurus bayi sekaligus bobot tubuh berkurang.

Yoga ibu hamil (dok. Corbis)

VIVAnews - Rata-rata wanita yang barus melahirnya mengalami krisis percaya diri. Bagaimana tidak, tubuh mereka lebih terlihat besar dan berat badan terus bertambah. Abaikan apa kata orang tentang tubuh Anda. Belajarlan menerima bentuk tubuh baru Anda.

“Semua orang berbicara tentang malam tanpa tidur, popok menumpuk, tangisan yang tak terduga, dan seks yang jarang. Tapi, bagaimana perasaan Anda saat pertama kali melihat bentuk tubuh Anda di depan cermin. Jangan kaget,” kata seorang wanita yang baru melahirkan seperti VIVAnews kutip dari Bettyconfidencial.com.

Apa yang perlu Anda lakukan? Untuk memberikan rasa rileks, sebaiknya lakukan latihan yoga. Ini bisa dilakukan pada usia kandungan di bawah 9 bulan dan setelah melahirkan. Jangan khawatir dengan tubuh melar yang Anda alami saat masa kehamilan, bayangkan saja tubuh Anda akan kembali normal seperti layaknya Gwyneth Paltrow dan Angelina Jolie. Meskipun mereka sudah punya momongan, tubuh seksi tetap bisa kembali.

Anda juga bisa menyelingi yoga dengan berenang. Olahraga ini bisa menenangkan Anda, sekaligus perlahan bisa membuat bobot tubuh berkurang.

Menurut Dr Sears, saat masa kehamilan tubuh menjadi melar selain dipengaruhi berat badan bayi, wanita hamil membawa ekstra dua kali lipat beban berat. Mulai dari plasenta, cairan ketuban, pembesaran rahim dan payudara, darah ekstra, dan-kengerian-kengerian tambahan cadangan lemak menumpuk dalam tubuh ibu hamil.

Lemak ini secara genetik dihasilkan untuk melindungi ibu dan bayi melawan rasa lapar setelah lahir. Beberapa kelebihan berat badan ini akan menyusut setelah bersalin. Namun, tumpukan lemak tidak cepat meluruh. Namun, lemak ini bisa digunakan sebagai cadangan energi saat mengurus bayi mungil Anda.

Sumber: Petti Lubis, Lutfi Dwi Puji Astuti • VIVAnews

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