Ansata Therapeutics

We all love food and fine dining. Well, who doesn’t? However, it is very important that we watch what we eat and control our urge to binge or excessively overindulge in food because that could spell trouble and disaster for us later down the road. Hence, it is very important that you design a healthy meal plan that suits your lifestyle but at the same time, does not take away the joy of eating from you. This can be done by simply look at what you eat every day and replace the food item with low calorie options. I will provide some examples below.

What do people usually eat for breakfast? Without any doubt, I am pretty sure that the answer will invariably be eggs, omelet and pancakes. You do not want to be consuming those for your breakfast daily because they are high in fat and calories. This is what you should do. Firstly, replace the eggs and omelette with scrambled tofu or egg white. Tofu and egg white have more protein and less fat than conventional farm eggs. Also, make sure you eat whole grain pancakes and dress it up with zero calorie syrup. This is one healthy way to keep your body lean. Read the rest of this entry »

With everybody catching colds nowadays, it is easy to want something that will help boost your immune system. I know for me that eating the right foods and supplements helps me stay healthy. Here are 5 excellent natural foods and supplements you can take to build up your immunity, this cold season.

1. Yogurt – Yogurt has good bacteria that is found naturally in your stomach. Mostly the good bacteria you want is from lactobacillus or bifidobacterium. Probiotics are an excellent way to get the good bacteria you need.

2. Garlic – I know the smell of garlic can be pretty bad, but it does wonders for your immune system. Some scientific reviews suggests that garlic can even prevent the common cold. Read the rest of this entry »

When two people have the same ideal weight, how can one be very unhealthy and the other is staying healthy?

The answer to staying healthy involves two things: 1) Knowing the different characteristics of muscle and fat. 2) Your method of losing the weight.

There are very interesting differences between fat and muscle.

o Fat takes up 3 times more space than muscle.

o Fat burns 2 calories per day.

o Muscle burns 50 calories per day.

So what does all this mean?

o It means that if you are mostly fat and have little muscle, you don’t burn as many calories doing nothing as a muscular person will burn. Read the rest of this entry »