Yogalosophy: A Whole New Way to Think About Health

If you are looking for new ways to improve your fitness and lose weight, you might want to look at yogalosophy. This programme is thought to be great for your wellness and wellbeing, and was made popular by the actress Jennifer Anniston, who used it in order to get into shape to play the role of a stripper in the movie, ‘We’re the Millers’.

 

Since the actress’s comments, yagalosophy has grown in popularity. It was created by a long-time yoga instructor, Mandy Ingber, and involves taking traditional yoga moves and introducing some cardio and toning exercises too, to keep the heart rate up and keep things interesting.

 

Yagolosophy takes a traditional yoga pose and then teams it with a toning exercise, making it into a sort of yoga workout. The system also incorporates cardio to help burn fat, and there are daily playlists for the regime, as well as recipes and journal questions.

 

Yogalosophy is designed to help you love your body, make healthy choices, set short-term goals, visualise yourself at your best and also works on the principle of both giving and receiving support. In this way, yogalosophy is meant to be an embodiment of everything that yoga is about: a mutual harmony between the mind, body and spirit.

 

According to the creator, yogalosophy makes people feel more connected to their body, which promotes mindfulness, where people are more aware of their own health and wellbeing, and feel inspired to make healthy choices throughout the rest of their lives, too.

 

Yoga is not intended to be a stand-alone discipline or a class that you go to once a week. It is intended to become part of who you are and give you a permanent relationship between your mind, body, spirit and put you in touch with your emotions, making you more tolerant and compassionate, both to yourself and to others.

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What Choices Should You Make With Fats, Carbs And Proteins?

With the many contradictions feeding their way into the media over the past few decades, it can be difficult knowing which proteins, fats and carbohydrates are actually good for us. These three macro-nutrients determine whether the diet we live off is really good for us or not, yet they’re often the last thing we alter in our meals. Adding vitamins and minerals to an otherwise unhealthy diet won’t benefit you in the same way as changing up the basic first will. So what should you be eating each day? Here are the basics for a healthy, balanced diet.

Protein

Protein forms the building blocks for our bodies, and it also plays an important role in the maintenance and repair of muscles. Most people believe chicken to be the best source of protein, but while they aren’t wrong, it isn’t the only source. How you cook the chicken also implements the health factor of the protein. Fried varieties of protein, for example, aren’t good for you. While chicken may be good for you, opting for a KFC over a healthy piece of steamed meat isn’t going to work out as equal in terms of the benefits. Processed meats and fried eggs have the same effect – generally speaking, if it’s fried, no matter how healthy it is to begin with, it won’t be that good for you. Some good sources of protein are lean cuts from red meat, cottage cheese and frozen processed chicken breasts. The best include egg whites, fresh chicken breasts, lean fish and legumes.

Carbohydrates

There are good and bad carbs, so it’s important that you differentiate early on between the two. You should aim to eat the majority of your carbs early on in the day, mainly at breakfast and lunch, rather than late on as your body will utilise them better. All simple carbohydrates are bad for you, which include white bread, white pasta, pizza, chips and doughnuts. Baked goods such as cakes and biscuits are also high in simple sugars and butter so these aren’t ideal choices. While they are fine as an occasional treat, you shouldn’t eat them on a regular basis. Complex carbs such as brown pasta, brown rice, whole wheat breads and vegetables such as corn or carrots are a better option. However, for the best source of carbohydrates, you should opt for sweet potatoes, fruit and vegetables, organic wheat flour and rolled oats.

Fats

Fats have a bad reputation, but there are certain fats which are actually good for you. There are a number of myths surrounding fat, but eating healthy fats won’t cause you to gain weight. People gain weight simply by eating more fats than they use. But if you eat healthy fats in the right proportions, then you’ll not only fuel your body correctly but you’ll also improve your body composition overall. Bad fats include saturated fats found in butter vegetable oils and clarified butter. Trans fats, especially, should be avoided, as they are extremely bad for your heart health. If you want to find healthy fats, you should opt for sunflower and olive oils, eggs, fish and nuts. If you can though, you should add omega 3 and 6 fatty acids to your diet, as these are great for your health. Where possible, with the exception of the occasional treat, you should avoid too much fat in your diet as it can lead to heart problems, strokes and obesity.

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What are the Healthy Choices in Asian Cuisine?

Asian food has a good reputation in the diet world for being low in fat and high in nutrients – Asian countries top lists for having the healthiest people in the world. It’s also a popular takeaway choice across the globe, meaning that what was once a nutrient-rich meal may not arrive at your doorstep in quite the same way. So what do you choose if you want to enjoy a takeaway but still want to maintain your diet? There are ways to get the best of both worlds, by choosing the healthiest options on the takeaway menu.

Chinese

Chinese food is notoriously high in fat and calories, not to mention the huge quantities of sugar and salt that are used to make it appealing to Western taste buds. Whether deep fried, doused in sweet and sour sauce or laden with salt on the buffet table, Chinese food isn’t good for your waistline. Instead of choosing a fried dish, you may want to try the Kung Pao chicken, meat dishes containing mixed vegetables, prawns and snow peas, or stir fries. Try not to soak everything in soy sauce, as this is high in sodium. See if your restaurant of choice offers brown rice instead of white, as this will be a healthier choice. You should also avoid the egg rolls and spring rolls, as these are fried and high in calories. If possible, also avoid noodle or rice-based dishes.

Japanese

Japanese is often considered to be the healthiest choice when it comes to takeaways, thanks to the high quantities of seafood and the fact that few dishes are fried. Sushi is healthy as it blends rice with fresh vegetables and seafood for a low-fat and high nutrient meal. There are other healthy choices too though, such as stir fries and miso soup. Avoid meals that have fried dumplings and tempura in them, as these make your meal unhealthy.

Thai

One of the spicier cuisines, Thai food has a number of hidden bad diet foods, such as the large amount of coconut cream that is used in these dishes. However, there are ways to keep this diet friendly, such as opting for satay dishes. These are dishes which take chicken, beef, tofu or shrimp and grill it on bamboo skewers. Naturally, they contain limited amounts of fat. Steamed or stir fried dishes are also healthy, as well as those with copious amounts of vegetables. Avoid choosing a dish which is made up of noodles or rice, as this will bulk up your meal with starchy carbs. Opt, instead, for vegetable-based dishes that will ensure you get plenty of vitamins and minerals.

Indian

Indian dishes are often vegetarian, but this doesn’t mean that they are automatically healthy. If the dish uses a lot of oil or butter, don’t assume that it’s fine just because it doesn’t contain any meat. Aim for vegetable dishes which include saag paneer ( a spinach dish with cheese) or aloo gobi (steamed and marinated cauliflower). Try to avoid the side dishes too, such as naan bread or samosas as these up the calorie count. There are a number of drier curry dishes which avoid the heavy cream or coconut base – these will be better for you if you do want a curry dish. If you want to avoid the vegetarian route, you could opt for something with a lean meat or fish, such as prawns or chicken.

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