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Caloric expenditure during sports activities and its food equivalents Type of Sport Calories/hour* What can be eaten “for this price” Benefits of the exercise Badminton 350 1.3 pork chops or 2 hot dogs, or 3.5 bananas Excellent exercise for the heart and lungs, promotes flexibility and endurance. Has a good effect on strengthening back and…
HORSERADISH The storage roots of horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) exhibit a high concentration of vitamins, mineral elements (containing nearly all essential macronutrients and 9 micronutrients in significant quantities), essential and non-essential amino acids – specifically arginine (26.2% of the Daily Value [DV] per 100 g) and proline (11.3%) – omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (26.7%,…
Grapefruit – a danger for women? Estrogens and breast cancer? Weight loss? Several years ago, results obtained by American scientists from the University of Southern California and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (Monroe K.R., Murphy S.P., Kolonel L.N., Pike M.C. (2007)) shocked the scientific community. In a study of the health status of…
Tungsten (W) For plants – an antagonist of molybdenum. Tungsten can replace molybdenum in both animals and plants, as well as in bacteria, while inhibiting the activity of molybdenum-dependent enzymes, such as xanthine oxidase. With excessive tungsten intake, plants develop symptoms of molybdenum deficiency: a…
SWEET RED PEPPER Sweet red pepper (Capsicum annuum) is characterized by an exceptional concentration of ascorbic acid (271.0% of the Daily Value [DV] per 100 g), beta-carotene (42.0%), alpha-tocopherol (19.0%), folate (folic acid) (17.0%), and pyridoxine (14.0%). Its mineral profile is notably rich in: lithium (87.0% DV per 100 g), silicon (73.0%), cobalt…
18 tests to determine biological age and “health quantity” The tests presented in the table allow you to find out your biological age and assess your “health quantity”. First, try to test yourself according to the table, – and you will learn your true age, and then, following the recommendations, determine your “health…