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A “cleansing diet” and walk, key to combat the excesses of Christmas
Following a “” of two or three days, based on vegetables, fruits, milkshakes and “much water” and start practicing sport rides half hour from the time it begins to burn fat- is the formula to successfully combat the excesses of Christmas dinner, according to today advised Dr. Francisco Maldonado, Technical Director of Nutrition Center.

For the expert, most importantly to restore the line after Christmas is to increase water consumption, according to Maldonado, “can drop dramatically with the cold.” Then you have to start exercising “smoothly” with rides about 30 minutes and to move from inactivity to the sport “can be harmful.”

“Moving from sedentary parties to make a sport could be harmful. It is better to start the activity with trips and gradually increase the pace every day since, after 30 minutes of walking, they begin to burn fat,” said Maldonado.

Regarding the food, it’s best to “two or three days,” a “cleansing diet” based on vegetables, fruit milkshakes, and then switch to the traditional Mediterranean diet, while controlling products such as bread, pasta, rice or sweet, especially in the early weeks.

“This is a balanced diet, not a diet with fewer calories or that requires us to count the grams of each food, as this will eventually get bored,” noted the expert, who advises against leaving products like olive oil, whose hormonal benefits outweigh the calories in the long run, “helps to burn fat.”

to carry out a balanced diet is advisable to have the weekly menu prepared by hand, allowing the purchase plan and the kitchen. This is one of the advantages of the guide “Mealtime,” since it provides daily menus for eight consecutive weeks. In the event that any of the menus are to be replaced, you should do another for the same day another week, as they are designed in cycles of eight weeks, once completed you can start again.

Goes through a proper diet to make five meals daily, breakfast, midmorning, lunch, snack and dinner. This is a council that includes the guide, underscoring the misconception that weight loss should be eliminated foods such as breakfast, or not to take anything in the morning and not have to snack or dinner.

It is advisable not to arrive for lunch after twelve hours without eating anything, it is also important to exercise tailored to the abilities of each person, walking, running, swimming or dancing.

There are many ways to help our bodies to lose weight, but always bear in mind that food and a balanced diet are the mainstay for success by supplementing with activity, or practicing a sport regularly.

We can supplement our diet with some fruit teas that are excellent for purifying the body and eliminate toxins, helping to process food better, improving digestion and thus making our body dispose of anything not needed.

* Te orange, since citrus fruits are an excellent source, which is a part of the complex of B vitamins, help us to easily dissolve the adipose tissue, so eating orange peel tea, or take its juice fasting is effective to lose those pesky extra kilos. Read the rest of this entry »