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Cooked beets, composition, use, boiled properties for weight loss

Beetroot belongs to the family marantaceae. Beets were grown in ancient Babylon, Armenia and Iran is still in the second millennium BC. And the first in the course was the beet tops, which was considered a drug. It was only much later began to eat the roots.
In the middle ages beetroot it was particularly popular in Eastern Europe, where the plague was raging. Local residents noticed an abundance of beets on the table in the villages of mortality was lower. This love of beets peoples of Eastern Europe and preserved to this day.
In Russia, beets extremely popular because of good taste, availability and simplicity of cultivation. There is, perhaps, no garden or private garden, where there is at least one of the beds with beets. Beetroot - one of the few vegetables that retain their properties during the entire year of storage, up to the new harvest, and do not lose vitamins.
Beets are often eaten boiled. Sometimes - as juices or crude.
Ingredients boiled beets
In 100 grams of cooked beets contains about 45 calories. Calorie beet may vary depending on the variety: the greater the beets contain sugar, the higher the calorie content. 86% beet is water, approximately 9% - carbohydrates. Other - proteins (1.5%), fat (0.1%), cellulose.
Beetroot is a good source of minerals and vitamins. It consists of iron, potassium, calcium, iodine, magnesium, fluorine, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur. In large quantities contains vitamins A, C, E, D, PP.
Beetroot contains a large number of biologically active substances, which are due to the beneficial properties of this vegetable.
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Cooked carrots, composition, use, boiled carrot diet
Carrot belongs to the family umbrella. It is considered the birthplace of Afghanistan to Europe carrots came only at the beginning of the last millennium. "Grandma" all the familiar orange carrot was purple. Bright colored root vegetables gave a positive farmers in the Netherlands in the XVII century, moving the new variety. Since then, it has gained such popularity carrots. However, in China willing to eat roots and purple.
Initially carrots grown for scented foliage, enriching greens meager diet. A juicy roots tasted much later. Nowadays cultivated dozens of varieties of carrots, which can be divided into the dining room, which we eat and feed, which is fed to livestock, or a raw material for sugar production.
In the food consumed as a raw carrots and boiled. And it is dried, pickled, fried and salted. As a result of the heat treatment carrots acquires new properties, wherein the vitamins lost.
Composition of cooked carrots
Calorie boiled carrots does not exceed 35 calories, most of which is accounted for carbohydrates, protein and fat in the cooked carrots minimum. The boiled roots grow carbohydrate content of about 30 percent compared with raw carrots.
Cooking destroys almost to the base of ascorbic acid, which is contained in raw carrots, but it does not reduce the content of pro-vitamin A - the main advantages of carrots. According to the content of provitamin boiled carrots is no different from the crude.
In 100 grams of carrot contains 7-11 mg of provitamin A, some varieties have a significant content. Such varieties are called vysokokarotinovymi. Enough to eat 10 grams of carrots a day to replenish the body's need vitamin A. 30 grams of cooked carrots conventional varieties provide the daily requirement of vitamin A.
In addition to provitamin A boiled carrots contains vitamins B1, B2, B9, K, PP and a small amount of vitamin C. Among the minerals should be noted the high content of calcium, iodine, phosphorus, iron.
Value boiled carrots impart essential oils and volatile, which are not destroyed by cooking. Boiled carrots - the source of alkaline substances that the body neutralize the destructive effects of acid.
The cooked carrots as a raw, high sugar content. Some varieties of sugar content in the dry matter can be up to 15%. Stored in the cooked carrots and fiber, but its content is lower than in raw carrots.
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Testosterone in women, how to increase testosterone
The body of each person is individual, but we all have a similar structure and a similar set of compounds, of which, in fact, is our body. The most important of them - it's the hormones, which all have heard, but few understand what they look like. Hormones - biologically active substances secreted by the endocrine glands and tissues of the body that are considered nezhelizistymi. Hormones are involved in the whole body and each body individually. Today we know of more than a hundred hormones, but not all of them directly affect our status and health. The most studied is considered a multi-functional hormone called testosterone is capable of regulating the flow of internal processes in the body.
What is testosterone

Among the variety of hormones can be distinguished one, aroused particular interest among scientists because of its features and abilities affect the body. Testosterone - a male sex hormone produced in the male gonads, and the adrenal glands. It was he who determines external features and characteristics of men, but in the female body, this hormone is also present, although in much smaller numbers. Although testosterone is considered a male hormone, women's body can not do without it.
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Nutrition for premenstrual syndrome (PMS products)

Premenstrual syndrome brings a lot of discomfort. These few days in a woman's life can be enough to change her appearance and general condition, which later became ashamed of their own behavior. However, any display can be corrected ICP, including by forming an optimum diet.
What to look for PMS
Premenstrual syndrome - a collection of disorders associated with neuro-psychic, vegetative vascular and metabolic and endocrine activity of the organism. All this translates into a number of symptoms that affect the health and behavior of women during the whole period of the ICP. These symptoms include:
irritability and aggressiveness;
Pain in the lower abdomen;
pressure fluctuations;
the development of the doldrums;
hormonal disorders;
swelling;
headache;
overall decline in performance;
dizziness and fainting;
increased appetite and thirst;
nausea;
deteriorating digestion, bloating, and others.
But it is worth noting that a strong manifestation of these symptoms characteristic only 10% of women. The remaining 90% of PMS, although an effect, tolerated by women easier. An important fact is the fact that the appearance of similar symptoms just prior to the onset of menses and continued after it is not talking about PMS, but the pathological changes in a woman's body, which should be a signal to a serious medical examination.
The reasons for the deterioration of the symptoms of PMS are often vitamin deficiency and lack of unsaturated fatty acids in the diet, which adheres to a woman. It is therefore important during the premenstrual period to take care of the correction of these things in the diet.
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Strengthening teeth and gums folk remedies
Healthy and strong teeth - is not only an indicator of overall health, but also evidence of a certain status. No wonder white smile is called Hollywood, in honor of the "gods" with tight wallets and often that is why snow-white smile.
Healthy and strong teeth throughout life - is as rare as in fact, do the inhabitants of the Hollywood Hills. As a rule, strong teeth require daily care, careful hygiene and often the use of special tools, including professional. It is extremely difficult to maintain a fortress teeth and gums without the help of a dentist. But at home, you can help your teeth stay in place, the gums - firmly hold the teeth in place of designated nature.
Oral diseases
Caries, stomatitis and periodontal disease are the most common diseases of the oral cavity. When caries affected tooth enamel first, then there is a gradual destruction of the deeper layers of the tooth structure. Periodontal disease and canker - a disease of the gums, if ignored, it can lose teeth, gums deeply softened not hold the teeth in the hole. If you suspect that any disease should consult a dentist, as a preventive measure should visit the doctor twice a year.
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Hormones of joy

Joyful emotions - that's what makes it through the difficult moments of life, and to cope with complex tasks. Creates a positive emotional background and help in the fight against depression and stress, the so-called hormone of joy. Knowing their characteristics and slightly adjust their habits, you will be able to increase their number and make your life more positive attitude.
The hormones of joy - what is it?
Hormones of joy called hormones, the effect of which ensures the correct functioning of the organism and supports the psycho-emotional state of a person is normal. In critical situations, in times of stress and depression, they play a major role in restoring the optimal mood to fight with the existing difficulties and trials.
The main hormones of joy believe serotonin and endorphins. The latter, in turn, holds a leading position in terms of maintaining and raising a person's mood, creating a state of euphoria, lightness, happiness. Endorphins are produced by the pituitary gland of the brain and contribute to the flow of processes that improve well-being. These processes include the normalization of the endocrine system, the analgesic effect, reduced sensitivity, improving mood.
But biologists say that can not be a hundred percent shift responsibility for the emotional state on the production of endorphins, as light joyful euphoria - is the result of complex biochemical processes that occur in the body in conjunction with the release of hormones. In particular, we note the fact that happiness is achieved by activation of another neurotransmitter - dopamine. It is also involved in the creation of a positive attitude, participating in the process of laying the responses to the actions that bring pleasure to the man. For example, great food, thrills, sex, joy of the gift, and so on.
Another pleasure hormone, serotonin, largely responsible for the intellectual development and emotional stability. If enough of this hormone, you will not experience problems such as irritability and suspiciousness in the moment when something fails. You will be more confident in yourself, your knowledge, appearance. The tendency to depression dramatically reduced, and you'll get pleasure from his success results.
Talking about the hormones of joy, you can not forget about the adrenaline, because it is it activates muscle endurance, increases mobility, availability, resistance to disease and other stresses. A feeling of power - it is a big argument in favor of a good mood!
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Catering (food) for tendons

Speaking of nutrition for healthy tendons, it is important to have a good idea of ??what the actual question. A tendon called connective tissue, which is "attached" to one side of the bones of the skeleton, and the other goes to the muscle itself. In tendons very important work - they convey movement performed by the muscles, bones. This is a mandatory condition for almost any motor effort of man.
Tendons are different: short and long, narrow and wide, cylindrical and flat, and there separating the muscle tendons on the piece and have the bones together. Tendon task - to minimize the possibility of deformation of the bone, despite the tension forces which produce muscle. All of this underscores the importance of tendon tissue and speaks of the need to take care of her health.
It is interesting to know what are considered to be the strongest tendon feet. So Achilles tendon can withstand a load of 400 kg, the quadriceps tendon - 600 kg.
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Hormone gymnastics by Tibetan monks

Everyone is looking for ways to permanently preserve health and prolong life. One such effective ways hormone serves Tibetan exercises. Now this technique is gaining popularity once again, accompanied by extremely positive feedback from those who regularly perform a set of exercises.
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Effective ways to increase hemoglobin

If there is a question as to increase the hemoglobin in the blood, when choosing a method, it is necessary to take into account many factors - for example, age, overall health, etc. The safest is considered to increase the level of iron through nutrition.

Why can drop hemoglobin?

Provoke a sharp decrease in hemoglobin may various reasons:
Certain diseases - hemorrhoids, ulcers, erosions.
The sharp increase in hormonal levels (for example, during pregnancy, menopause, disorders of the thyroid gland).
Incorrect and unbalanced diet.
High physical activity.
Failures of the menstrual cycle, which are accompanied by certain diseases.
Improper absorption of iron.
The postoperative period.
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Sex and women's health
The vast majority of people are having sex for the sake of pleasure, satisfaction of physiological needs, relieve sexual tension. And few people know that sex is a universal prevention of many serious diseases. How then linked sex and health?

Scientists have repeatedly examined the question of the effect on the health of sex. And they came to an interesting conclusion.

Undeniable positive effects of sex on health and the cardiovascular system. During sex the heart pumps blood more quickly with high pressure rushes through the vessels. This prevents the formation of blood clots, vein occlusion, is a good tool in the vegetative-vascular dystonia. Improved blood circulation promotes better tissue saturation of oxygen, activation of brain activity.
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