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Practical tips to raise my fitness

- I eat at least once a day dark green leafy vegetables rich in magnesium: broccoli, spinach, chard, green salad …

Practical tip: eat a green salad every day systematically (simple and easy). The other green vegetables are added.

- I eat three times a week, dry vegetables: lentils, chickpeas, crushed peas, beans, soybeans

Practical tip: Take to alternate a pilau recipe. Fry an onion, add the lentils and cook 2 minutes more baking. Add water, two glasses of water per glass lentils. Let everything boil, then turn the heat and let simmer for another twenty minutes until water is completely absorbed.

- I sprinkle my prepared daily by 1 to 2 tablespoons of wheat germ and / or sprouted grains (soups, salads, raw vegetables, dishes …).

Practical tip: leave your own cereal seeds in a jar or germ unit. Buy biokiemgranen.

- I use organic or low-fat whole grain and sourdough bread.
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TOP-10 Nutrition

That fruit and vegetables contain lots of good nutrients has long been known. But following products are really at the top because they are full of healthy vitamins and minerals.

1. Broccoli

Broccoli contains a large amount of vitamin C, iron, folic acid, calcium and magnesium. Broccoli contains sulforaphane, the substance that is bactericidal and has a beneficial effect in protecting against certain cancers. The substance is also found in Brussels sprouts.

2. Citrus

Citrus fruits contain a large dose of vitamin C and bioflavonoids, a powerful antioxidant that protects against cancer, heart disease and inflammation. Besides all that pectin cholesterol to maintain.

3. Garlic

The allicin in garlic helps lower blood pressure and improves blood circulation and cholesterol levels. With regular use, you reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Garlic is also anti-viral and anti-bacterial so you are less likely to have colds.

4. Red pepper

Red pepper, chili pepper and cayenne pepper are high in antioxidants that protect against heart disease, cancer and premature aging. In addition, the capsaicin, which the hot, spicy sensation will, ensure that the brains are encouraged to create endorphins, a kind of natural analgesic, to the small fire to extinguish. This creates a pleasant feeling. Furthermore, the stomach induced to produce substances that help protect against gastric ulcers.

5. Grapes

Red and blue grapes, more than white, contain powerful antioxidants than vitamin C and E. Red grapes also contain phytochemicals that have a hardening and blockage of the arteries more difficult.

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