cholesterol's tag archives

Eating hamburgers increases testosterone levels

If you want to know how to increase hormones especially your testosterone levels you have to eat some foods that contain cholesterol because cholesterol is the building block of testosterone and this is how you can gain more strength and muscle mass than those who follow lower-cholesterol diets. Still don't forget that if you always eat like that, your body will be a fat storing and also muscle building machine. Eating some fats like a tasty hamburger when working out for building muscle mass ...

Walnut kernels lower cholesterol

Walnut kernels are rich in minerals, vitamins, vegetable fats and all these ingredients that come from the walnut are good for lowering cholesterol. Be careful though because if you eat too many walnut kernels you can easily add weight! Consumed after each meal, walnuts can prevent thickening of the arteries thus preventing heart disease and lowering cholesterol. If you eat large amounts of walnut kernels those being an important provider of proteins (good for muscles, don`t forget), fats, vi...

Attention! Too much fruit eating makes you fat!

From the start i have to tell you that ironically, in most cases only fat people that try fruit diets get fat and athletic persons remain the same because they need the caloric intake for the muscles but i will explain more, later in this post.Fruits are beneficial for health but excess consumption will only bring extra pounds !It`s true that fruits contain vitamins, fibers and antioxidants wich protect us from various diseases, but a large quantity of eaten fruits isn`t recommended even if you ...

What can you eat for Easter?

Easter is a good occasion to live moments of holy joy. Every year when Easter comes you have a table full of goodies: roast lamb, Easter eggs ( be carefull with the cholesterol), sponge cake etc. Those goodies are tasty but unhealthy too if you eat them in excess.Don`t fill your plate! If you want happy holidays don`t eat that much no matter how delicious and appetizing Easter foods are! Help your diet! Eat from each of the tasty foods but don`t be greedy.Eat small portions at least the first d...

Beans

For example kidney beans are seeds from a large plant used for human or animal food.Beans are one of the longest cultivated plants and they are very nutritious thus helping your muscle to grow. Beans were a important source of protein during the old and new world, and they still are.Besides protein, kidney beans or other beans have significant amounts of fiber and soluble fiber, one cup of cooked beans providing between 9 to 13 grams of fiber and you need that for your muscles don`t you? Beans ...

Carrots

Carrots keep your skin healthy and it helps your human body to fight infections. Carrots are rich in vitamin A, wich is very important for the health and beauty of the skin thus resulting a nicer tonus of the muscles. It also helps the hair, eyes, and it stimulates growth.Beta Carotene from the carrot helps in preventing heart diseases and cancer. Carrots also contain fibers and those fibers reduce the level of cholesterol from the blood. Eat carrots to have a great skin, hair, a good eye sight ...

List of Anabolic Steroid Side effects

If you don`t want to read the side effects from steroid summary this will give you a full view on some aspects.List of Anabolic Steroid Side effects: Many androgens are capable of being metabolized into compounds which can interact with other steroid hormone receptors and by combining with estrogen, progesterone, and glucocorticoid receptors produce additional unwanted effects:General Stunted growth Increased risk of HIV, HepatitisIncreased risk of Male Pattern Baldness Hypogonadism (shrinking ...

Eat Better To Prevent Heart Disease

Spinach: Spinach and many other green leafy vegetables such as lettuce contain folate, also known as vitamin B9. Although folate deficiency is well known for its effects in causing spinal malformations in newborns, recent studies reveal that folate may have a role in heart disease by reducing circulating levels of homocysteine in the blood. High homocysteine levels increase your risk of heart attacks as well as stroke; therefore, increasing your dietary intake of folate-containing foods may hel...

Minerals a very important factor of our diet!

Although minerals may be required in small quantities, they are still vitally important to our general health and wellbeing. 1.Calcium Calcium is needed for so many different functions in the body, from bones, to blood clotting, your muscles etc. People often think of bones as a static piece of the body, where very little change occurs, but that is a totally incorrect perception. Bone is a dynamic part of the body and calcium is constantly flowing into, and out of it.Calcium is needed for th...

Amino acids

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and unlike the two other basic nutrients – sugar and fatty acids, amino acids contain nitrogen – about 16%.Amino acids are used in most body processes from regulating the way the body works to how the brain functions - They activate and utilize vitamins and other nutrients.Proteins are chains of amino acids linked together, bound together with peptide bonds and there are about 29 amino acids commonly referred to in human health. The liver manufac...