Centenarians of the Okinawa

March 18, 2008 in around the world, cultures, diet, Food, health, Life style
Tags: centennials, community, fish, flavonoids, green tea, Okinawa, Okinawan diet, omega-3, slow life, social suopport, soy, stress-free, sweet potato

The Okinawa islands are situated few hundred kilometres south from the mainland Japan. They are small paradise in the middle of the fishy sea and grow different kind of delicious fruits. The culture is original mixture of impacts from both China and Japan during last two millenniums. It also contains the idea of macrobiotic diet.

Eating Hempseeds?

February 26, 2008 in balancing act, diet, Food, health
Tags: dieatary fats, dietary fibre, hefu, hemp milk, hemp oil, hemp protein, hemp seeds, hemp tofu, Legal, minerals, nutritional value, vitamins

Industrial hemp does not have psyoactive qualities like its narcotic cousin. It is mainly cultivated for its fiber and has some other excellent qualities too. It is not illegal (at least in the most of the world – althugh cultivation is illegal in US; in EU and Canada licence for cultivation is needed) as it is not narcotic.

The hemp seeds are the best known source of vegetable proteins (22,5 % all the essential proteins) even better than soy (or even egg whites) and they contain plenty of polysaturated omega-3 fatty acids in excellent balance whit omega-6 (1:3,5 in average) and in much better balanced than soy (1:7). About 30% of the seeds are fats, of which most of these. The seeds also contain plenty of fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E as well as calcium and iron. They contain about 35 % dietary fiber.

How to Do Yoga at Work

February 20, 2008 in balancing act, health
Tags: easy exercise, easy workout, easy yoga, exercise, fun workout, workout, yoga

How to Do Yoga from Your Work Place

from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit

To avoid body pain and remain calm and focused, you can do simple yoga from your desk.