We have approximately 206 bones in our
body and over 700 muscles
Physically active adults have a 20-30%
reduced risk of premature death.
Your body burns more fat doing resistance training than cardio vascular
work!
For healthy skin eat foods rich in Beta Carotine found in fresh fruits
and vegetables. Excellent sources include carrots, cantaloupe, and
other yellow, orange and red fruit and vegetables.
Many pregnant women experience loss of memory. This is because their
unborn baby uses up their Omega 3. Replace it with oily fish and walnuts
and get your memory back!
Weight training strengthens bones as well as muscles. This helps
to prevent Osteoporosis as well as toning up.
The largest human organ is our skin and makes up around 7% of our
total body weight.
We all need Calcium in our bodies but many of us don’t know
that in order for the body to absorb calcium we need magnesium in
our diet. Great sources of both Calcium and Magnesium are green leafy
vegetables, nuts & whole grains.
Vitamin E is a great way to thin your blood resulting in reduced
blood pressure. Sources of Vitamin E are sunflower seeds, unrefined
corn
oils, sesame seeds and wheat germ
A kiwi fruit contains more Vitamin C than an orange - Vitamin C is
the only vitamin repeatedly proven to increase the human lifespan.
The World Health Organization estimates that than more that 2.5 million
people die each year from weight-related illnesses, a figure that
is expected to grow to 5 million by 2020
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