10 Best High Protein Diet Foods for Better Sleep
March 29, 2011 by Perfect Shape
Filed under Food, Fresh Posts
A regular exercise regimen and a proper diet with wholesome food is what make a healthy living. A healthy living is one that involves an active lifestyle along with a proper sleep. But the fact in today’s world is that most of the people are deprived of sleep due to many reasons, be it stress due to the professional commitments or due to personal ones. If one is sleep deprived there are many complications in the health that the person is liable to face. To keep sleep problems at bay one of the best ways is to follow a habitual…Read the Rest
10 Surefire Ways to Quit Smoking
March 17, 2011 by Perfect Shape
Filed under Fresh Posts, Health
As you probably already know, smoking is associated with health problems such as lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases, gum diseases, high blood pressure, infertility, weak bones and joints, depression, snoring and bad breath. Moreover, smoking also affects the non-smokers around you. If that doesn’t convince you, then consider quitting just for the video below. A lot of people wish to quit smoking but they don’t manage due to addictive effect of nicotine. In the following we will show you the best 10 tips that can really help you quit smoking: 1. Make the right preparations Why do you want to stop…Read the Rest
10 Best Foods for the Brain
February 7, 2011 by Perfect Shape
Filed under Food, Fresh Posts
Think fast!!! Having a diet based on variety is a healthy one. All foods have different nutritional value and provide certain health benefits for the human body. There are some foods however which, due to their nutritional composition, are healthier and better used for a specific function of our body. So what would be the best foods for, let’s say… the brain!?! This is what we’re going to try and find out in this article. 1. Salmon Wild salmon and seafood in general are extremely healthy. Including such food products in your diet will be very beneficial for the brain.…Read the Rest
15 Health Benefits of Bananas
January 3, 2011 by Perfect Shape
Filed under Fresh Posts, Fruits
Bananas are among the most common and popular fruits in the world. If you will ask an American or European to name a fruit, they will most likely answer banana, apple or orange. So what does this heavily consumed fruit brings to our diet and health? A medium sized banana, weighting about 120 grams contains: – 200 calories; – 17% of the daily recommended intake of carbohydrates, with 28 grams of sugar; – 23% of the daily recommended value of dietary fibre; – 33% of the daily recommended intake of Vitamin C and 41% for Vitamin B6; – 15% daily…Read the Rest
Top 5 Most Nutritious Vegetables in The World
May 17, 2007 by Perfect Shape
Filed under Vegetables
According to Dr. Everett Koop (former US Surgeon General) and to Health magazine, 10 of the most nutritious vegetables in the world are: Broccoli Spinach Brussels sprouts Lima beans Peas Asparagus Artichokes Cauliflower Sweet potatoes Carrots 1. Broccoli Broccoli belongs to the cabbage family (Brassicaceae – to be more specific). The green flower heads and the stalk of the plant are both edible. Broccoli plants are closely related to cauliflowers, although the plants have extremely different colors. Broccoli contains high quantities of vitamin C, soluble fibers and the compound glucoraphanin. Glucoraphanin in broccoli leads to anticancer compound sulforaphane. Referring to…Read the Rest








