Is tomato juice from the store as rich in vitamins and microelements as the one squeezed at home from fresh tomatoes?

Tomato juice is a rich source of vitamins and microelements and thanks to lycopene it has the properties that prevent prostate cancer, so it is very good especially for men. During production in the factory, tomato juice wanes about 10-15% of lycopene, which is not much. You need to know that lycopene is very sensitive to light and oxygen, so buying juice in a store, choose the one in a carton, not glass bottle.

Four simple rules.

Do not smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol responsibly, follow a healthy diet and be active physically, simple and profitable. A British study on a group of 20 thousands respondents shows that people who follow those 4 simple rules within 11 years of the study, were twice less likely to suffer a stroke than people who did not follow the rules.

Resistance training will help you cure your back pain

A study at University of Alberta proves that resistance workout is more effective than aerobic training in the fight against back pain. After 4 months of resistance workout 63% of respondents reported reduced back pain or back pain at all, those who trained using the aerobic method observed no changes. So if you suffer from back pain ask your personal trainer or fitness instructor about the best exercises for your back and start treatment.

I have a sedentary type of work, all day spending at the desk, talking on the phone. For some time I have noticed that my stomach is bigger and bigger. I desperately want to lose a spare tire around my waist, raise fitness level and de-stress after all day of work under pressure. What kind of sport do you suggest for me?

Definitely tennis, I think it is a perfect physical activity for you because it will help you developphysically and intellectually which can be also beneficial at your work. A study at University of Illinois showed that when you play tennis, the need to concentrate and continuous analysis of the opponent's game cause an increased activity of nerves in your brain thanks to which new nerve connections are formed in the brain making it run better. Also, having based on a 20- years study conducted by clinical cardiology centre in Cleveland, the scientists concluded that 3 tennis trainings a week lower on even halve a risk of premature death, not only that, during one hour of playing tennis you can burn about 750 calories and tennis players, as discovered at University of Connecticut, have a high level of optimism and self-assessment on the one hand, and a low level of susceptibility to depression on the other.

Do you train hard? Forget about low carbs diet.

Carbohydrates are necessary for the proper functioning of the body when you train or work hard, they boost your energy and help to regenerate your muscles after workout. Your body needs 30/60 grams of carbohydrates for every 1 hour of workout, to supplement needed carbs eat, for example a banana which contains approximately 36grams of carbohydrates.

Fish fat fights bad mood

If you are often in a bad mood, eat more fish or buy supplements with fish fat, scientists at University of Bergen conducted a research with about 22 thousand respondents. During that research they gathered data on the various factors of depressive such as : age, sex, smoking, drinking alcohol, physical activity and job, the study has shown that people who regularly take cod-liver oil are about 30% more resistant to depression than people who do not take fish oil at all. Cod-liver oil is a reach source of unsaturated fatty acids omega-3, like other study has shown, these acids improve brain work and have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. If you do not like the smell of the cod-liver oil, try to eat fat sea fish more than twice a week.

Fight insomnia in natural way.

If you suffer from insomnia, eat about 300mg of magnesium daily, find it in wholemeal bread, vegetables, nuts and seeds. A study in “Sleep” magazine confirms that magnesium can improve the quality of sleep, try to avoid large meals and alcohol before bedtime but do not go hungry to the bed. Also stay away from caffeine and sugar.

Do you want to feed your muscles faster?

Add some ginger to your breakfast or protein shake. The result of the test published in "European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology" shows that ginger stimulates frequency of contractions in the stomach, which helps digest proteins faster. Thanks to it, food is also more effectively transported through the gastrointestinal tract and consequently the arrival time of nutrients to muscles is reduced.

Burn about 500kcal just by drinking water!

The test at Franz-Volhard-Centrum fur Klinische Forschung in Berlin shows that drinking cold water, you can speed up your metabolism up to 30% and burn about 70 kcal. daily, which gives in total about 500 kcal. per week!!! It happens because your body needs to heat up water in your stomach, so it burns calories to make heat. Put a few ice cubes to every glass of water you drink during the day.

Find a moment for workout and speed up your metabolism.

Tests at University of Wisconsin showed that resistance workout can speed up your metabolism even up to 39 hours after a training session! Is it not great? Just imagine yourself sitting on the couch the day after workout with your metabolism still accelerating by the previous day training.