What And How To Eat In Winter At this time of year, a hot soup warms us up and brightens our day. That is why in this blog will review other foods for winter , tasty and ideal to increase your body temperature, but not your weight . A rule, to begin with: winter is not synonymous with eating all the time. You can feel a pleasant warmth with warm drinks, such as an emollient, an infusion, pineapple water or old coffee. As far as possible, avoid adding sugar or use panela, sweetener or some natural sweetener instead. Some essential foods at this time are fruits and vegetables, as they are rich in antioxidants . That is, they reduce the production of free radicals, molecules that cause some respiratory processes. Some recommended fruits in winter are: Lemon Plum Pineapple Orange Mandarin Orange apples Pear All of these contain vitamin C , which reduces the chance of acquiring respiratory tract infections. Vegetables also contain significant concentrations of this vit
What Is Metabolism and How to Activate It? We have heard a lot about metabolism. For example, those people who tend to gain weight have a slower metabolism, and that it is necessary to do sports to accelerate it. Or that our metabolism depends on a genetic issue. But what is metabolism? How does it work? How does it change with age? We will discuss in brief about metabolism in this blog. To some extent, those statements may be true. We are going to share some of the aspects that you must understand if you want to activate your metabolism and make it start working in your favour. What is metabolism? Although metabolism is the set of processes by which living organisms build (anabolism) and destroy (catabolism) molecules, in simple language, metabolism is the process by which our cells transform the food we consume into energy. This is commonly called " burning calories." Even when we are at rest, our body needs a certain amount of energy, for circulation, respiration, et