Madonna, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Aniston swear by the results of the Zone Diet, which was created by Barry Sears, PhD.   The Zone Diet contains 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein, and 30% fat and is known as the 40-30-30 plan.

As the food industry evolved, more carbohydrates have been introduced into our daily diet, thus causing an imbalance in our metabolism to burn fat.   The reason for our extra weight can also be attributed to the many grains and starches in our diet (pasta, rice, breads, and potatoes).   The Zone Diet’s approach calls for a return to the diets of our ancestors where meat, fruits, and vegetables are the main dietary foods.  

The Zone Diet suggests that you need the right ratio of carbohydrates to proteins and fats in order to control the insulin in the bloodstream.   Too much of the hormone (insulin) can increase fat storage and inflammation in the body (conditions that are associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease).   Sears asserts that by using the Zone Diet, you are actually optimizing the body’s metabolic function.   Through the regulation of blood sugar, you allow your body to burn excess body fat.

Although you are not prohibited from any particular food group, it is best to avoid food with high fat and carbohydrates such as grains, starches, and pastas.   The ideal sources of carbs are fruits and vegetables and for monounsaturated fats olive oil, almonds, and avocados are recommended.   The Zone Diet claims to use food as a drug for overall good health, weight loss and prevention or management of heart disease and diabetes.

Sears says that you can test to see whether you are ‘hormonally’ correct by eating following the Zone diet and see how you feel four hours later.   To simplify the Zone Diet, fill one-third of a plate with low-fat protein, and then two-thirds with fruits and vegetables.

Celebrities and some health experts say that the Zone’s recommendations do not stray far from the USDA’s (United States Dietary Association) dietary guidelines and therefore are advocates of the Zone Diet.   Others argue that the Zone Diet has flawed ratios but Sears argues that the Zone diet is a low-glycemic-load diet that has adequate protein.   .  

A critic of the Zone diet such as the AHA (American Heart Association) classifies the Zone Diet as high protein and does not recommend the Zone Diet for weight loss.   They contend that the Zone Diet has not been proven effective in the long term for weight loss.   The AHA issued an official recommendation warning against diets like the Zone Diet.   They believe that the Zone Diet is hazardous as it restricts the intake of essential vitamins and minerals present in certain foods.   The AHA also contends that the protein ratio in the Zone diet is too high even if the minimal fat ratio is good.   Robert H. Ecker M. D of the A. H. A. finds the Zone Diet’s theory on insulin flawed and argues that there is no scientific proof that the hormone insulin plays a big role in weight regulation.

Nowadays the problem of obesity, uncontrollable increasing in body weight, is increasing. There are some reasons why people have obesity. First, there are a lot of unhealthy foods which are extracted by body. It might be uncontrolled eating habit of junk food and other unhealthy food. The other reason is that the less of physical activity like doing exercise. This thing makes unbalance process in our body happens since the total intake of calories contained in food exceeds more than the total number of calories burned in the process of metabolism that it is due to the less of physical exercise of the body.  The other factors which influence this problem is genetic factor and also psychological factor as well. a little bit different from obesity, the increasing of weight for women after delivering a baby is also a problem that must be overcome soon before it is fossilized than becoming obesity. What is the risk of being fat? Yes! There must be easy for every disease come to the body such as congestive heart disease (Congestive heart failure), hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, and inflammatory joint disease (osteoarthritis) and others. Knowing that the risk is very dangerous, it is better for those who get this problem except they have to loose body weight immediately.

Loosing weight is somewhat difficult and somewhat not, it depends on which way that is taken. There are some activities which can be done to loose weight. First, increasing the physical activity like using a ladder to reach a height of two floors instead of using the elevator, this activity will burn off excess calories in your body; using a bicycle to visit friends or relatives house that is only a few blocks from your house rather than use the car; get used to light exercise for 30 minutes per session with a frequency of three times a week. The next is about the eating habits like start eating when you are really hungry and stop eating before satiety; consuming much junk food; and stop munching habits of snack whenever you are watching TV. It must be done continuously if you really want to loose your weight.

According to the site mypleasuretreasures.net, massage partner will not only increase the excitement. You and he can also mutually contribute to relaxation, relax muscles rigid, and of course creating a pleasurable sensation before having sex.

Before practicing the activity generating this passion, prepare a few things, such as:
* Rooms with atmosphere and the environment comfortable.
* Lighting is warm with the lights dimmed.
* Add romanticism with aromatherapy candles, for example.
* Favorite music is gentle with small volume.

If this equipment is ready, lay the body to relax. Started doing massage alternately with appropriate techniques. Try to touch on the skin couples gently as possible, but with the pressure comfortable to the body. Please note that the skin is the largest organ in the body that is surrounded by nerves are sensitive.

Touch sensitive point man, as in the area of your buttocks and inner thighs. Recognize parts of the body and the point is sensitive to your partner other. With effective communication, you can help each other to satisfy a partner.

- Avoid stress
During sex, forget it difficult to get pregnant bumps and want to quickly get pregnant. “Husbands and wives should enjoy sex to get pregnant quickly,” he said. This theory was based on the findings that while women have an orgasm, it becomes alkaline in the vagina. This condition is preferred by the sperm.

- Orgasm same
Some sources say that during orgasm in women, the vagina is experienced as sucking movements, where movement of sperm is advantageous because the sperm can get sucked into. This is advantageous because the task of sperm to swim towards the egg cell becomes closer.

- Position based forms of cervical
Form of a woman’s womb to determine the right sex position for conception. For those who shape her womb antrofleksi (bending forward), any position will facilitate the travel of sperm to the egg cell.
However, to those who shape her womb retrofleksi (bending backwards), which suggests the kneeling position or doggy style position. This position will help “drive” the sperm as close as possible to reach the oviduct.

- Lifting a leg or hip
In addition, often the wife with a pillow propping buttocks immediately after the ejaculation so that sperm flooded longer. However, one thing that is no less important so that you’ll get pregnant is when cleaning the vagina. Women should avoid using vaginal cleanser immediately after sexual intercourse due to vaginal cleanser can be toxic to sperm and will complicate pregnancy occurrence.

- Select a convenient time
To get pregnant quickly, you do not have to have sex as often as possible. The most important thing to note is how often you have intercourse on fertile days. Too frequent intercourse would likely reduce the quality of sexual relations because of the number of mature sperm cells are not sufficient to meet the minimum standards of the sperm cells so that pregnancy can occur.

While this statement will seem ridiculous to most of us, this is true and can be proven even using simple logics. You won’t see a poor man or woman worrying about their lost success, or craving for a new car they want to get so bad. The only thing they worry about is getting food and having a place to spend a cold night. These people are free from aspirations and stresses most middle and upper class individuals have to deal with. If put simple, poor people are in a dream-like state of full mental harmony with their physiological needs. They aren’t troubled by their spiritual or emotional desires, they aren’t troubled by things others might think or say about them. Of course, living below the line of poverty has its stresses and burdens but they are always stripped down to simple bodily needs. No psychological worries, no stress, no depression.

In contrast, you will find the majority of extremely rich and upper class individual taking Xanax, Prozac or Valium to calm down and get them through. Having much money or being in the spotlight has its price tag, which usually comes in the form of certain limits, responsibilities and things to worry about. People from middle and upper classes pay too much attention to they way others see them and this alone is a rich source of mental stress. And what happens when something goes slightly wrong? A homeless individual won’t bother if his or her new Bentley gets stolen, because they don’t have it. A rich mogul will hire dozens of professionals to protect his private house and spend hours (and tons of valium)on worrying about the latest news from stock exchange. And isn’t it ironic that in such a situation the poor are actually richer than the rich, if you know from what point of view to look?

However, since the era of Queen Cleopatra to the current urban women, diet for slim body is an example of pain for beauty is crushed timeless time. As time went on, how to diet, too, evolved.

Of limiting yourself to only eat foods with vegetables, fruits, and fresh fish a la Cleopatra, regular drinking herb teas like the daughters of China, until the low-carb diet has become a favorite of urban women, both to lose weight or to maintain it.

What makes low-carb diets as the right solution to get a slim body? Take for example the Atkins diet, which is one variant of low-carbohydrate diets that are now popular among Hollywood artists.

Dr. Robert Atkins, the initiators, in his book says, the diet called Atkins nutritional approach is a revolution in losing weight without torturing yourself with starve.

“Dr. Atkins did research of various medical journals and found that low-carb diet is the perfect solution for those who want to lose weight without feeling tortured by hunger constant. The diet is not engineering, even more as a guide to nutrition for the body more healthy, “said Director of Research and Development Collette Heimowitz Atkins Nutritionals is.

Low-carbohydrate diets, like Atkins diet, is actually a combination of restriction of carbohydrate intake and increased consumption of protein and fat, either vegetable or animal.

Something that makes low-carb diets became popular because of high success in dealing with excess weight. Besides this diet helps lower blood cholesterol levels, diabetes risk mengurasi, and prevent heart attacks.

So, how do low-carb diets work really? Heimowitz explained that the low-carb diet will stimulate the body’s metabolism to burn more fat reserves for the low carbohydrate intake.

“What we eat everyday are mostly complex carbohydrates, like rice, bread, pasta, junk food, too,” said Heimowitz.

Basically carbohydrates that contain glucose is the energy source of the most easily broken down body protein or fat than the basic material of amino acids and fatty acids.

Carbohydrates explained it took 4 hours, whereas protein and fat take 6 hours to digest the body. It also makes those who consume more carbohydrates hungry faster.

With low-carbohydrate diets, complex carbohydrate intake will be reduced so that the body will be provoked to produce energy through fat reserves and higher.

“Proteins and fats require more time to digest completely, because it was the hunger will be captured,” he explained.

He also explained that consume large amounts of carbohydrates will only increase the weight because the rest of carbohydrate metabolism will be stored as fat.

Not only reduces weight significantly, compared to other diets, low-carb diet can also reduce the risk of diabetes. Even the diet is highly recommended for those who suffer from diabetes and want to lose weight.

Researchers from Sweden, Jorge told Vesti Nielsen, low-carb diet good for diabetics because of the low carbohydrate intake is reduced glucose production that would trigger an increase in insulin.

This is evidenced by Nielsen study involving 16 subjects with excess body weight diabetes, it can reduce weight, while controlling blood glucose with a low-carb diet.

Because, with perfect physical condition is expected fetal growth is also going well. Therefore, good nutrition and balanced so that the fetus can grow flowers with a healthy and normal.

Pregnant women need to consume good nutrition, proper and balanced, one of which is folate, in order to optimize fetal development as well as supporting their own health. However, the facts show women of Asia, including Indonesia, could risk having a baby with a Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) defects of the brain.

Adequacy of folate in general play a role in reducing the risk of NTD and other birth defects, risk of megaloblastic anemia and homocistein lower levels in the blood, where high value terasosiasikan with an increased risk of preeklamsi.

Obstetrics and gynecology specialists from Hermina Hospital, Dr. Ifzal Asril, SpOG explained that the risk of NTD can be reduced by 80 percent by taking folate before and during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester.

“Folate is known to reduce levels in the blood homocistein. Homocisteine high levels is associated with complications during pregnancy such as preeclampsia, premature birth, and born to die,” he explained.

Preeclampsia is marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria (protein in the urine) and edema (swelling) after a 20-week-old pregnancy. In the womb, the fetus began early in life. Only at the age of 17 days of pregnancy brain cells already began to form and grow.

In addition to folate, there are a lot of the necessary nutrition during fetal brain development among the DHA, iron, Omega 3 and 6, Choline and Gangliosida.

Nutrition for critical fetal brain development during pregnancy, because the baby’s brain development accelerates during the 3rd trimester until the age of 30 months. Gangliosida sight was played since the beginning of the process of migration of brain cells.

Placenta model studied by Professor Murray Mitchell et al, showed that maternal gangliosida of the compartment (the mother) into the fetal compartment can be transferred significantly within 1 hour. Gangliosida concentrated in the brain and plays an important role in the development of memory, nerve cells, and the formation of synapses.

Gangliosida high concentration in breast milk during lactation and brain breast-fed infants, concluded that gangliosida role in infant development and can increase the value asupannya in gangliosida tissue.

Brand Manager System Anmum Fonterra Brands Indonesia, dr Muliaman Mansyur said that to meet the need of folate, can be done by consuming 2 servings of milk that have been fortified Anmum folic acid (to give the amount equivalent to 680 ug DFE) per day for 12 weeks significantly increased folate levels red blood cells and plasma folate that can help reduce the risk of having a baby and the NTD can reduce the levels seen homocisteine.

Sports are important. But do not be heavy. After all, you do not have much time. Actual walking is also sport. And that you can do on the sidelines of your busyness. You only need to deal with it. “Sports is very important to one’s physical health. Good for the heart, muscles, and energy levels. More not exercising, there are not more energy. But everyone is free to choose which sport he wants to. After all this time and place of choice loads, “said Devi asmarani from Jakartadoyoga Studio in Jalan Sunda No. 7 Jakarta Selatan.

According to this yoga teacher, a good sport is sport that has elements of aerobics. And it has to do with the time and cost. “Every person has the option exercise different. There is more like the gym because there many facilities ranging from treadmills and stationary bikes, various classes such as aerobics, a facility that offers squash and swimming pools. But there is also a sports that there is an element of competition, such as tennis. There is also the more chose yoga. A lot of really right choice? all depends on budget and time available, “he explained.

A good exercise is exercise that makes a person’s body more fit and healthy. If people feel the opposite, it means people have the wrong type of exercise. “Exercise is good just make the body more fit rather than for our bodies so tired. If we tasted tired means dijalanin wrong sport,” he added.

Fatigue, stated Devi, then be disallowed if the sport is right or not. Here the condition of the body becomes the center of attention. Let’s not too hard if the body condition was not possible anymore. “Basically, do not do too much. Look at the condition of the body. Do not get mad. For example, more muscular pingin, excessive exercise immediately. That’s not allowed. Let’s 3 times a week or 5-6 days a week with one day off. But adjust to push.’ll even stiff and sore, “he continued.

There are so many benefits from exercise. Sport makes the heart work more efficiently, blood circulation becomes more fluent, and muscle tone. “With exercise, we can prevent many diseases that can come. Especially if we’ve aged. Sports will make our health can be more awake and can avoid bone thinning. For women, the additional benefits the body and the skin becomes better, waking body weight, the muscles become tighter.’s not just sports hurt, “he said.

One type of exercise suitable for a career woman is yoga. Yoga, Devi said, is a holistic exercise. First, yoga, ask someone to be more aware of himself. With a focus on breath and the body itself, the possibility of injury is low. Secondly, yoga, working from within to outside the body, from organs heart, lungs, digestion, and others. Third, yoga also touches the soul or for prioritizing mental concentration. By bringing attention inward, we become calm disposition naturally. “Many people say that yoga is a spiritual exercise, the mind is more controlled, more peaceful life, and peace,” he said.

Major in yoga is to listen to your body. Many people are forced to work to exceed the limits of the body. People often do not even against the body by drinking lots of coffee. This is the wrong way “sports addition, we also need to consume lots of water, eating regular, nutritious food such as vegetables and protein and do not consume foods high in fat and cholesterol. Not excessive lifestyle. What is important mental health care, finding ways able to release stress liked things such as hobbies or take a walk. Every person has a way of relieving stress. That’s key to a healthy life, “he explained.

Yes, apparently acupuncture techniques derived from the country’s bamboo curtain can be used for pregnant women, loh! Duh, kok nggak ya horror pregnant pierced? Eits, not yet afraid, because a lot of good benefits during pregnancy or when going to labor.

Overcome nausea vomiting

Nausea, vomiting in the morning many expectant mothers experience in the first trimester. To fix this, Moms can try a special acupuncture techniques for pregnant women. Is a natural way and can handle all complaints.

Acupuncture has been known in their home countries since China about 5000 years ago. In Indonesia for acupuncture therapy for pregnant women was introduced for pregnant women to eliminate the main problems of pregnancy such as nausea, vomiting. But outside the country, this technique is very popular and even considered as one alternative treatment that is recognized by the medical world.

According to the National of Health (NIH) U.S., in 1997, acupuncture was recommended to overcome the excessive nausea in pregnant women, especially in the first trimester. Traditional Chinese medicine is applying the principle of connection between body, mind, and soul. This technique is done with an emphasis on several points on the face, legs, stomach, and back so that all complaints can be resolved. This method is also useful for the baby in the formation of the brain and organs are perfect.

Overcome pain during childbirth

In addition to nausea, vomiting, and lethargic, pregnant women often feel pain in the body. Consider it a “pleasure” while pregnant. Through acupuncture techniques can decrease the pain because when the needle inserted endorphin hormones can cause. The hormone that causes a sense of calm, comfortable, and can relieve pain. Endorphin hormone increases during pregnancy and peaked during labor.

To reduce pain during labor, acupuncture can be done at the end of the third trimester. The goal is to help prepare the body of a pregnant woman in labor, with focus emphasis to prepare the cervix and pelvic bones to expedite the delivery process.

In addition to reducing pain during childbirth, acupuncture techniques can also be used to reduce pain pascacesar. Generally, the body parts pierced with acupuncture needles is the abdomen, buttocks, hands and feet. Needle inserted to the slope of 45 degrees and attached to the skin, so as not to interfere with the birth process. Although not to be rid of but acupuncture can reduce pain about 78 percent. Needle inserted in one second after the needles can be stimulated manually or using electricity with very little power.

One condition

If Moms want to try acupuncture technique is one condition, blood pressure Moms should under normal circumstances and the estimated normal childbirth. For those who have high blood pressure should not do acupuncture techniques.

In addition, Moms who have had allergic to metal please be careful. Can-can while doing acupuncture sudden abnormalities. If there is, acupuncture must be stopped.

It is important and should not be overlooked is the use of needles should be disposable needle (disposible). Acupuncture needles are not infectious, it can transmit the disease is a syringe. The inside of the hollow needle so that when the needle is injected and withdrawn there will be blood or serum is carried. While certain acupuncture needles safe when using disposible needles or sterilization accurate.

Needle Size

Acupuncture needles to adult size, both for the pregnant or not pregnant at all. The size varies from 1.3 cm to 10.2 cm. Diameter of 0.24 mm to 0.45 mm. The longest size is used for the bottom. The shorter size to the entire body. And the shortest for the hands or face. Acupuncture needles made of metal different, but almost all are now made of stainless steel. But there are needle needles made of silver and gold, usually used for certain cases only.