vineri, 29 august 2008

Dietele care NU functioneaza


"Mananci ce vrei, cand vrei si vei pierde din greutate". Este recomandarea cea mai frecventa a multor specialisti in domeniu. O dieta nesanatoasa poate avea efecte imediate, de scadere in greutate, dar pe termen lung pot avea influente majore asupra starii de sanatate.

Mai multi nutritionisti americani au alcatuit un top al celor mai ineficiente diete pentru care multe femei opteaza, informeaza WebMD. Dieta bazata pe un singur aliment, sau o singura clasa de alimente este foarte frecventa.

Alimentatia bazata doar pe supe, pe fructe sau numai pe legume poate avea efecte imediate, dar organismul va avea nevoie dupa o perioada sa isi refaca echilibrul nutritional. Pe termen lung, aceasta dieta se va dovedi ineficienta si exista posibilitatea de a reveni la greutatea initiala.

Dieta de detoxifiere actioneaza direct asupra functiilor ficatului, colonului, dar si a activitatii hormonale, sunt de parere expertii. "Detoxifierea organismului nu are sens, nu este necesara si nu exista un fundament stiintific pentru a putea fi recomandata", a spus nutritionistul Pamela Peeke.

O alta dieta ineficienta, dar foarte populara, este bazata pe alimentele "miraculoase", suplimentele alimentare. Fie ca este vorba de o pilula minune, sirop miraculos sau aliment eficient, medicii resping acest gen de dieta pe motivul ca "nu exista astfel de ingrediente miraculoase".

"Nu cred ca exista vreo persoana care sa aiba nevoie de suplimente alimentare. Daca este vorba de multivitamine, atunci ele pot fi recomandate. Altfel, necesarul nutritional trebuie sa fie luat din alimentatia zilnica", a spus medicul Blatner.

Dieta bazata pe contorizarea numarului de calorii este recomandata pentru o perioada scurta, o zi sau doua. Altfel, organismul nu va primi necesarul nutritional, iar senzatia de infometare va fi frecventa. De aici pot aparea cresteri in greutate.

Dietele care suna prea bine pentru a fi adevarate, prin care poti pierde multe kilograme intr-un timp foarte scurt, sunt, in opinia nutritionistilor, complet nerealiste. In opinia lor, pierderea dramatica in greutate nu este sanatoasa si de cele mai multe ori se datoreaza unei posibile afectiuni.

miercuri, 30 iulie 2008

Do you have a gambling problem?

The Three Stages of Compulsive Gambling


You do not automatically become a compulsive gambler the first time you start gambling, the change happens over time. For some, it happens faster than others, but typically there are three stages that you will travel through before you become a compulsive gambler.

1. Winning

The first stage is the winning stage, this is where you are just discovering gambling and how it feels to gamble and WIN!! The feelings produced by winning are great. You feel wonderful! You are happy, and everything is right with the world. You are making money and feeling great at the same time, what could be better? This stage sometimes lasts a day or two, or sometimes it will last longer depending on your luck. During this stage, you might start feeling confidant about gambling, and you may think that you have the system beat, and therefore may place larger and larger bets.

2. Losing

The second stage of gambling is when reality hits and you begin losing your bets. This is where you will feel the ‘high’ of gambling less and less, until you rarely experience it at all. Typically, you will start to gamble alone, and may begin hiding your gambling habits from friends and family. As you lose more and more money, you may begin borrowing or stealing money to pay for your habit.

3. Desperation

The third stage of gambling is the most serious. During the desperation stage, you increase the amount of time and money that you spend gambling until you are in serious trouble. During this stage, you will start to experience serious debt problems, your family life may begin to suffer leading to divorce or separation. You may lose your job and find yourself in a dangerous cycle without much hope to escape. It is in this phase that some compulsive gamblers will resort to desperate measures to fix their problems including illegal acts or even attempting suicide.

The progression through these stages of gambling will vary depending on the personality type of the individual and the type of gambling that they engage in. It has been found that people, who play instant gratification games such as the slot machines, video slots or video poker, including online gambling, will experience these three stages faster than other gamblers.



Jocelyn is the author of "Your Life Beyond Gambling" - a straight-to-the-point self-help guide that will tell you everything you need to know about "problem" gambling and how to get rid of it. If you or someone you care about is susceptible of having a gambling problem, visit Jocelyn's website at http://www.yourlifebeyondgambling.com for help and advice.

You will find motivation, inspiration and a step-by-step plan to follow.

miercuri, 18 iunie 2008

Cioran - Despre romani si americani



Emil Cioran - Raspuns la eseul Homo Americanus de Petru Comarnescu
(publicat in ziarul Azi, ianuarie 1933)

Ceea ce caracterizeaza pe omul american este optimismul. Acesta trebuie sa fie intr-o masura atat de mare dezvoltat, ca insusi dl Comarnescu, optimist prin temperament si conceptii, simte necesitatea de a face rezerve uneori asupra lui. Pe cand noi, europenii de astazi, problematizam totul, suntem incapabili de naivitate, nu acceptam nimic, fara o dureroasa si chinuitoare cercetare, vorbim de tragic pana la banalitate, iar de echilibru si satisfactie ca de ceva iremediabil pierdut, americanii vietuiesc intr-o splendida incredere si intr-o naivitate ingereasca. Vorbind de studentul american, dl Comarnescu observa ca acesta crede in posibilitatea de a rezolva orice problema, constiinta lui nefiind zguduita de fenomenul insuficientii si limitarii intelegerii umane, precum nici de vreo indoiala asupra sensului ultim al vietii. "Omul american nu se teme de moarte pentru ca nu are constiinta ei". Neant, necunoscut sau moarte n-au pentru el nici un sens. O absenta scandaloasa de spirit metafizic a dus la apologia succesului si a muncii. "Francezul gandeste atat cat ii trebuie vietii; iar englezul activeaza atat cat ii trebuie vietii, pe cand germanul gandeste atat cat nu-i trebuie vietii (adica mai mult); iar americanul activeaza atat cat nu-i trebuie vietii (adica mai mult sau poate prea mult)". Gasesc o stransa legatura intre absenta spiritului metafizic la american si activismul excesiv, atat practic cat si teoretic. Fapta distruge procesul de interiorizare, iar munca face imposibila contemplatia metafizica. Activitatea paroxista din America rezulta dintr-o deficienta a interioritatii si a spiritului problematic. Curiozitatea americana nu este de o calitatea superioara, intrucat obiectul ei cu greu depaseste sensibilul si valorile practice. Prefer, insa de o mie de ori, curiozitatea americana, orientata inspre exterior si practic, indiferentii romanesti, care nu rezulta nici din exces de meditatie filosofica, nici dintr-o destindere a energiei vitale, ci din cea mai crasa impotenta si platitudine, dintr-o deficienta constitutionala care explica de ce a fi roman insemana a trai intr-un mediu unde tragedia individului nu se poate rezolva decat prin moarte. In aceasta privinta, observatia remarcabila a d-lui Comarnescu o accept integral: "Americanii spun da in fata oricarei posibilitati, contrar francezilor care incep prin a spune nu, sau romanilor, care stau la indoiala vroind sa profite si de pe urma lui da si de pe urma lui nu".

luni, 2 iunie 2008

Dieta spirituala


trebuie sa ai ceva bolnav ca sa fii sanatos.
trebuie sa ai ceva ce nu functioneaza, ca sa functionezi.
trebuie sa mori un pic, ca sa poti sa traiesti.
trebuie sa fie ceva anormal, ca totul sa fie normal.
trebuie sa te trezesti ca sa poti dormi.
ca sa te maturizezi, trebuie sa ramai putin copil.
trebuie sa fie undeva razboi ca sa te poti bucura de pace.
trebuie sa judeci mai putin ca sa poti sa iubesti mai mult.
trebuie sa fii in lumina ca sa poti vedea intunericul.
trebuie sa treci prin agitatie, ca sa poti fi calm.
trebuie sa fii poet ca sa cunosti dragostea.
ca sa poti pastra un lucru, trebuie mai intai sa ii dai drumul.
trebuie sa visezi, ca sa il poti vedea pe dumnezeu.
trebuie sa filozofezi ca sa iti dai seama cat de neinsemnat esti.
trebuie sa ai o baza ca sa poti sa plutesti.
trebuie sa creezi, ca sa poti fi creat.
trebuie sa ai imaginatie, ca sa poti vedea.

ca sa poti zbura, trebuie mai intai sa nu cunosti zborul.

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duminică, 25 mai 2008

Banc - Iisus si iadul

Iisus, dupa ce a stat o vreme de-a dreapta Tatalui, este trimis de catre Dumnezeu pe pamânt sa vada cum stau lucrurile.
Dupa o scurta vreme se intoarce Iisus si bate la poarta Raiului (cioc,cioc).
-Cine e? intreaba Dumnezeu.
-Sunt eu, Iisus, fiul Tau. Lasa-ma sa intru.
-Nu! nu te las sa intri, spune Dumnezeu. Du-Te in iad.
-Dar de ce, Tata? Ce am facut? Cu ce am gresit?
-Cu nimic. Asa vreau Eu, sa te duci in iad.
-Dar Tata, cum este posibil asa ceva? Ce am facut de nu ma lasi sa intru? intreaba Iisus, implorând.
-Nu vreau eu. Asa ca te duci in iad si cu asta basta, raspunde hotarât Dumnezeu.
Amarât, Iisus pleaca de la poarta indreptându-se spre iad. Pe drum se intâlneste cu Moise care il vede asa de necajit si amarât.
-Ce ai patit Iisuse, il intreaba Moise.
-Pai Tata nu ma mai primeste-n Rai. M-a trimis in iad.
La care Moise ii spune:
- Zambeste, esti la camera ascunsa !!!

miercuri, 21 mai 2008

Muzica si tensiune

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de Geanina Furdui

Aveţi tensiunea puţin mai mare decât valorile normale şi parcă nu vă simţiţi încă pregătit să urmaţi un tratament medicamentos? Specialiştii site-ului www.webMD.com vă sfătuiesc să petreceţi o jumătate de oră pe zi ascultând muzică şi respirând lent. Acest lucru va scădea cu cel puţin 3 puncte nivelul tensiunii arteriale.


Terapia prin muzică poate fi benefică persoanelor hipertensive. Acestea sunt concluziile unui studiu realizat de cercetătorii italieni pe 28 de adulţi care luau medicamente pentru reglarea tensiunii arteriale.

Mai întâi, pacienţii au purtat, timp de 24 de ore, un dispozitiv care le-a monitorizat tensiunea arterială. Apoi, ei au primit câte un CD cu muzică clasică, celtică sau indiană.

Toate melodiile aveau ritmuri lente, asemănătoare, spune prof. dr. Pietro A. Modesti, de la Universitatea din Florenţa, realizatorul studiului. Pacienţii au avut ca sarcină să asculte CD-ul 30 de minute în fiecare zi, timp de o lună.

Ei au fost învăţaţi ca pe parcursul celor 30 de minute să respire încet. La sfârşitul lunii, pacienţii au purtat, din nou, dispozitivul de monitorizare. Concluzia este că nivelurile tensiunii arteriale s-au apropiat de normal în timpul studiului.

Când experimentul s-a încheiat, cercetătorii au constatat că tensiunea medie sistolică a scăzut, în medie, cu trei puncte şi tensiunea diastolică a scăzut cu patru puncte. “Combinaţia dintre muzică şi exerciţiile de respiraţie a avut un efect antidepresiv”, a precizat prof. dr. Pietro Modesti.

Bauturile energizante afecteaza dintii

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Băuturile energizante, consumate mai ales de tineri după ce fac sport, afectează sănătatea dinţilor, potrivit unui studiu realizat de cercetătorii italieni, citat de Mediafax.

Potrivit cercetătorilor de la spitalul San Paolo din Milano, băuturile energizante afectează sănătatea dinţilor din cauza capacităţii de a menţine nealterat PH-ul gurii, care joacă un rol important în eroziunea dentară. E de preferat ca acest tip de băuturi să fie înghiţite cu ajutorul paiului pentru a nu afecta smalţul dinţilor.

marți, 20 mai 2008

Vorba zilei

Ma intreaba unul:

- Ce faceai?

raspund:

- Gandeam.



un lucru pe care oamenii il fac rar

marți, 29 aprilie 2008

Dieta cu Mere


de Florin Drx




- dureaza intre 4 si 6 saptamani (in functie de kilogramele pe care vreti sa le debarasati)

- se consuma intre 1 kg si 1kg jumatate de mere, pe zi

- se consuma intre mese

- mesele pot fi alcatuite din meniul obisnuit

-reduceti grasimile, zaharul si sarurile, deserturile si mai ales, nu mancati la nici o masa in exces, pentru a lasa loc merelor

- cina nu poate fi luata dupa ora 18

- de preferat ar fi putina miscare dupa ultima masa (se poate incepe cu un kilometru mers pe jos, la pas, si macar o data la 3 zile se mai adauga 500 de metri la distanta initiala)

Succes!

p.s. anuntati-ma daca a functionat si la voi.

luni, 28 aprilie 2008

Healthy Diet

What's a healthy weight-loss diet?

Dr Toni Steer
Dr Susan Jebb

To maintain good health, we need to eat a variety of foods from the five food groups. Eating them in the right proportion will help to keep your weight under control.



A sensible rate of weight loss is around 0.5kg to 1kg (1lb to 2lb) a week. To achieve this, you need an energy deficit of 3,500kcal to 7,000kcal a week, which means eating 500 to 1,000 fewer calories a day.

You can do this by replacing high-fat foods with those that are low in fat such as fruit, vegetables, unrefined carbohydrates and lower-fat dairy products, and by being more physically active.

It's also important to watch the size of your portions. This can be difficult, because over time you can lose touch with what's a sensible amount of food.

Meat, fish and alternatives
Meat, fish, eggs and alternatives, such as beans and lentils, provide protein, which is essential for growth and repair. These protein-rich foods, meat in particular, are also good sources of iron, selenium, zinc and B vitamins.

Lean sources of protein can also help to curb your appetite. To help reduce the calories you get from fat, remove the skin from chicken, cut off obvious bits of fat from lamb, pork and beef, and use minimum oil for cooking.

Aim to eat two portions of fish a week, one of which should be oily fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, sardines or trout.

You should have two portions of protein-rich foods every day. A portion is equivalent to:

Meat and fish the size of a pack of playing cards
Two eggs
Four tablespoons of lentils or beans


Bread, cereals and potatoes
Starchy carbohydrate foods, such as bread, potatoes, rice and breakfast cereals, provide us with energy and other nutrients, including iron and B vitamins.

Starchy foods should make up about a third of your total daily energy intake.

Choose unrefined types that are higher in fibre. They'll make you feel full for longer and help to control hunger.

A balanced diet should contain about five portions of starchy foods each day. A portion is equivalent to:

Three tablespoons of breakfast cereal
One large slice of bread
One chapatti
Three heaped tablespoons of pasta
Two egg-size potatoes
Two heaped tablespoons of rice


Fruit and vegetables
Fruit and vegetables provide essential nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, and contain many other compounds associated with good health.

Everyone should aim to increase the amount of fruit and vegetables in their diet.

Because fruit and vegetables are bulky and contain a lot of water, they can help to control your calorie intake. Aim for at least five portions a day.

A portion weighs about 80g and can include fresh, canned, frozen and dried fruit and vegetables. A portion is equivalent to:

Two large tablespoons of vegetables, such as peas, carrots, swede or broccoli
Whole fruits, such as one apple, one orange, one pear
A handful of grapes
Two tablespoons of strawberries or raspberries
One small glass of fruit juice
A handful of dried fruit


Milk and dairy foods
Foods such as cheese, yoghurt and fromage frais are an important source of calcium as well as providing protein and vitamins. Choose low-fat or reduced-fat versions to reduce the amount of calories in your diet.

Aim for around three portions of dairy foods a day. A portion is equivalent to:

A medium-size glass of milk
A small pot of yoghurt
A small matchbox-sized piece of cheese


Foods containing fat and/or sugar
Fatty and sugary foods, such as crisps, spreads, oils, creamy dressings, sweets, cakes, biscuits and chocolate, and sugar-rich drinks, including alcohol, are high in calories but relatively low in nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals.

Eating healthily means including foods that are packed with nutrients rather than packed with energy.

You should reduce your intake of these foods as much as possible. You can do this by:

Swapping sugary and fatty snacks for fruit, diet yoghurt or a slice of wholemeal toast with reduced-fat spread
Choosing water, reduced-fat milk or low-calorie drinks instead of sugar-rich drinks
Using only a scraping of spread on your bread and using an oil spray to limit fat when cooking


Alcohol contains around 7 kcal per gram. As well as adding calories to your diet, it can stimulate the appetite and weaken your healthy eating intentions.

For more advice on cutting calories, see How to lose weight.

A word about salt
On average, we eat over 50 per cent more salt than the recommended level and more than twice the amount we actually need.

We've become used to eating foods containing salt, so reducing the amount we consume often means adjusting our palates.

A lot of salt comes from processed foods, so look for low-salt varieties and check the salt content on the label. You can also cut salt by:

Preparing foods from fresh ingredients as much as possible
Avoiding salty snacks, such as crisps and salted nuts
Choosing 'unsalted', 'no added salt' or 'reduced salt' foods

miercuri, 23 aprilie 2008

Living longer?

from BBC


How long can we expect to live these days?
Life expectancy has increased by one to two years in men and women every ten years. We're now living longer, and not just longer but also healthier lives. We still experience periods of ill health and dependency before death - that hasn’t changed – it’s just that now it happens later.

Why are we living longer?
There are two main reasons. The first is better healthcare treatment and the successful battle against infectious diseases. Vaccination programmes made a huge difference to combating diseases such as diphtheria, TB and smallpox. The second factor is a higher standard of living - for example, improved childhood and maternal nutrition and higher quality housing. We've also managed to improve healthcare for older people. A lot of money is now spent on older people, treating cancers, mental health and heart disease, which has brought down death rates.
What are the most important things we can do to live longer?
Increasing your life expectancy is about looking at your life and asking what you can do to make yourself happier? Often this is down to taking control, sometimes through physical activity or healthy eating. This then leads a person to feel more in control and starts them thinking about their health behaviour. People will revert to unhealthy behaviour unless they look at their entire life.

Do we underestimate the importance of other lifestyle factors such as sleep and stress?
I think we can do. Stress isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it's about controlling it. If your life's out of control and you can't do anything about it then that can lead to things like road rage. This kind of stress can increase your risk of heart attacks, violent behaviour and depression, but stress can also be an important natural state. Basic ageing is about damage versus repair. We repair our body through sleep so it’s important to get seven to eight hours of high-quality sleep each night. The body's repair mechanisms can be knocked out by smoking, which affects every cell in the body, diminishing its ability to repair. Similarly, if we drink too much we don’t sleep properly and this doesn’t give the body a chance to recover.

How do you calculate a person's biological age?
If you're interested in your biological age, there are five main areas you can consider to see if you're living a healthy lifestyle: emotional wellbeing, social networks, nutrition, physical activity and risky behaviours.
Try our online quiz to see how you rate and whether you need to make any lifestyle changes.


What steps can parents take to ensure children live a healthy life?
Happy, well-nurtured children tend to receive the emotional support that helps them adopt a healthy lifestyle. We need to be responsive to their emotional needs. It’s also important they learn about healthy eating and exercise. The five-a-day programme is good for children because they can make their own choices. If you say: “Eat your greens, they’re good for you”, they probably won’t. If you let them know five a day is good, but that they can choose what they have, that's more appealing.

What do you say to someone who says it’s too late to change their habits?
The biggest benefits of changing your behaviours come later in life. Of course, we should try to improve our health as early as possible, but it’s never too late. In old age a small difference can affect a person’s independence - something we call the 'fitness gap'. In fact people aged over 60 tend to be most successful in giving up smoking.


What are the main things people worry about as they get older?
The two main concerns are money and health. Money-wise, it’s personal finance and how that may affect their wellbeing. People also worry about their health, particularly losing their independence and becoming a burden on friends and family - it’s an altruistic concern.

joi, 17 aprilie 2008

bancul zilei:


un nebun se certa pe strada cu doi invizibili:

- numa unu',? ... vino-ncoa!