Effect of Sleep Quality

Good quality night's sleep can reduce stress, produce new energy. enhance the body's ability to burn fat / lose weight. During sleep, the body metabolize carbohydrates efficiently for use as a source of energy. Poor sleep habits cause hormonal imbalance that affects the body's metabolism.

"Lack of sleep disrupt metabolism and cause fat deposits to increase, and the effect is weight gain," he said. "Lack of sleep triggers hunger and increase appetite. In fact, not infrequently provoke emotional hunger." 

Efforts to improve the quality of a good sleep is to sports. Exercise increases the chances of sleeping soundly, by pressing the stress hormones in the body. These conditions cause the blood vessels relax, thereby lowering blood pressure.

Good Food and Exercise For Pregnant Women

Proper diet can help improve the health of pregnant women and fetuses. Active sports (gymnastics pregnancy, morning walk or afternoon) during pregnancy will help a pregnant woman feel more easily through the period of 9 months of pregnancy and will help to expedite the process of childbirth. Examples of some very good food consumed during pregnancy

Salmon Fish and Fish Oil

Salmon and fish oil are very rich in Omega-3 that is needed by the growth of brain, eye and vision development in the fetus, especially during the last trimester of pregnancy.

Chicken

Chicken or turkey meat contains plenty of protein but low in fat. Protein is needed for growth and development in the fetus and low fat to maintain body weight of pregnant wnita

Yogurt

Contains a lot of calcium needed for bone growth in fetuses.

Whole Wheat Bread

Rich in fiber that helps pregnant women's health, Zinc helps the formation of new cells and the immune system, and vitamin B.

Red Meat

Cow or goat meat is needed to form red blood cells in the fetus and preventing anemia or blood deficiency in pregnant women.

Besides food, sports activities can also help pregnant women keep in shape and relieve pain in pregnancy. Some examples of sports which is recommended during pregnancy.

Walk

One of cardiovascular exercise that is recommended for pregnant women. Relaxed way to help keep in shape without having obtained a pain in the knee and ankle, is also very easily be done virtually anywhere and secure in times of pregnancy.

Swimming

Consultant Health and fitness experts believe that swimming as a sport is the best and most safe for pregnant women. Swimming is ideal because it involves the large muscles of the hands and feet, giving a lighter sensation despite the increase in body weight due to pregnancy.

Stretching

Stretching is very good done to relax the muscles in the body, relaxation and prevent muscle tension resulting in pain, stiffness, and muscle pain

Pregnant women who take the time to exercise during pregnancy is usually better, comfortable and enjoy during their pregnancy, and have more stamina and faster in the healing process after childbirth.

How to Maintain Natural Digestive Health

The food we eat is very influential on our digestive health. China traditionally the main principle is to eat regularly at a certain time. Often we eat, when our bodies do not need it, when we do not have enough digestive stomach acid to digest food. It makes the food is not digested properly. Experience shows that irregular eating cause digestive problems.

Some of the suggestions below, you can apply to maintain your digestive health:

1. Do not overeat, this can help your digestion to be able to digest the food properly

2. Do not chew the food too quickly, because this does not give your digestion a chance enough time to digest

3. Avoid eating in the middle of the night. Because it makes the body use energy Yin (because night work is the Yin energy), and the food is not processed again at night.

4. Excessive dietary cause weakness in your digestive and lymph.

5. Eating while walking or standing is not recommended, because it would result in blockage of your digestive energy.

6. Eating when stressed or worried, it is not good because it can cause abdominal pain and nausea. Likewise with eating when angry. If you frequently suffer from digestive disorders can be provided in your home, some of the following preparations: a drink containing lactobacillus (widely available in supermarkets), peppermint, chamomile and ginger herbal tea.

Some of the food according to Chinese medicine that can strengthen your digestion:

1. Grain

2. Sweet potatoes, is said to strengthen the internal organs and strengthen the body's energy, yam,

3. Pumpkin has a high content of various minerals and vitamins, including vitamin A, calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.

Sitting position and overworked can weaken the spleen meridian and digestion. Morning walk on a regular basis to assist digestion. You can also try stretching exercises on the spleen meridian and intestinal / digestion. Stretching is done with the knees bent and looked into the back of the head body (eyes facing the ceiling) and supported by the hand holding the floor.

Keep your spine stretch. Smell the air and stack your weight on your hands. Your Exhale slowly, drop your head backward and always in a state of relaxation. Make sure your muscles become warm after stretching for 10 minutes. When you first might be difficult, after a week to a month you'll get used to doing it.