A vegetarian diet plan

In this post I have shared with you a healthy vegetarian diet to meet your nutritional needs. Stay healthy and fit.

Monday

Breakfast: 1 glass Light Milk, 2 spoons full of cornflakes and 1 fruit

Snack: 1 small piece of cheese and two roasted slices of breads

Lunch: 1 portion of okra, 1 slice of bread, salad and 1 fruit

Snack: A small cup of yogurt

Dinner: 1 portion mashed potatoes, salad and 1 roasted slice of bread

Tuesday

Breakfast: 1 cheese toast, 1 tomato and 1 fruit

Snack: 1 glass juice and two roasted slices of breads

Lunch: 1 portion of pasta with dressing as desired, 1 portion of cheese and salad

Snack: 1 fruit

Dinner: 1 portion peas, 1 portion of cheese, seasonal salad and 1 roasted slice of bread

Wednesday 

Breakfast: 1 cup of yogurt, 1 glass of juice and 1 roasted slice of bread

Snack: 1 fruit and 1 cup of yogurt

Lunch: 1 portion of bean sprouts, 1 slice of bread, salad and 1 fruit

Snack: 1 glass of milk

Dinner: 1 portion zucchini, seasonal salad and 1 roasted slice of bread and 1 fruit

Thursday

Breakfast: 1 small piece of cheese, 1 slice of bread and 1 glass of juice

Snack: 1 fruit and 1 cup of yogurt

Lunch: 1 portion of bean sprouts salad, 1 slice of bread and 1 fruit

Snack: 2 biscuits

Dinner: 1 portion of risotto, 1 small piece of cheese and seasonal salad

Friday

Breakfast: 1 cup of yogurt, 1 fruit and 1 roasted slice of bread

Snack: 1 cheese toast and 1 glass of juice

Lunch: 1 portion of lentils, 1 small piece of cheese, 1 slice of bread and seasonal salad

Snack: 1 glass of juice

Dinner: 1 cup of yogurt with chopped fruits, 1 portion of risotto, 1 small piece of cheese and seasonal salad

Saturday

Breakfast: 1 cup pf cornflakes with milk

Snack: 2 fruits

Lunch: 1 portion of hotchpotch, 1 small piece of cheese, 1 slice of bread and seasonal salad

Snack: 2 roasted slices of bread with marmalade 

Dinner: 1 portion of stuffed tomatoes, 1 small piece of cheese, 1 slice of bread and seasonal salad

Sunday

Breakfast: Toast and 1 slice of bread

Snack: 1 fruit

Lunch: 1 portion of pasta with cheese and salad

Snack: 1 cup of yogurt

Dinner: 1 portion of vegetable casserole, 1 small piece of cheese, 1 slice of bread and seasonal salad

Best cellulite treatment with caffeine

Coffee scrub to treat cellulite

Cellulite, about 90% of women have it. Basically, it is just fat deposited underneath your skin that pushes up the connective tissues, causing that bumpy appearance, which is not aesthetic at all, isn't it... Cellulite doesn't depend on your weight, women of all sizes have it. Yes, I am saying 'women' because men are luckier in this area. Well, we have better hair, if that's a bit a consolation...;)  

Cellulite is more linked with your skin thickness, color and appearance.That's why the easy solution is always having a good tanned skin to hide the cellulite. But it sure is disturbing and that's why I am going to share with you a easy homemade treatment that is very comparable with the formulations of the high priced cellulite creams. This in my opinion, along with exercising  to burn that extra fat and drinking a lot of water, is the best convenient treatment for cellulite. 

This is a scrub made from coffee beans and olive oil that promises to banish cellulite by breaking down fat and draining away toxins. Did you know that the main and most important ingredient in the best cellulite creams is caffeine. Caffeine can help boost blood flow and banish cellulite. Natural materials such as caffeine have firm scientific basis for use in cellulite treatments (topically only), as it can actually stimulate lipolytic activity (fat breakdown) and coffee is known to contain xanthines, that are found in most human body tissues. Their mission is to increase the lipolytic activity. Caffeine is also known to refresh and boost the skin appearance and that's why it is also used in many best-selling caffeine eye creams.

Cellulite

It is said that consuming coffee can induce cellulite production. This is true in an indirect way, because when you consume coffee this stimulates insulin production and that shuts down fat consumption and lipolytic activity. The key to using coffee products on cellulite areas is to use it during the time when you are not eating, such as early morning or hour before bedtime, when insulin levels are not active.

If you are like me, you would never give up the morning coffee, just because of the probability of inducing cellulite...Instead we can make coffee a great alley against this ugly and unfair skin condition. How is that saying? If life gives you lemons, add some vodka and you're ok...Or is it make some lemonade? Hehe I don't know about you but the first alternative seems better to me. ;)

After you have your morning coffee, just put the used coffee grounds in a bowl and add two tablespoons full of olive oil. Mix well and that's it. Now scrub the cellulite affected areas in your skin for about 15 minutes, rinse with water and you're good to go. Olive oil is not used just to improve the consistency of this scrub, but to further condition the skin. It is know that Extra Virgin Olive oil is full of vitamins So, just scrub you cellulite away and you will notice immediately how tight your skin will start feeling. It is totally ok and this happens because caffeine will increase the blood flow in the area, moving away the toxins and the fatty acids and on top of that it will also exfoliate the skin. The olive oil will make your skin baby soft and to top it, this is all NATURAL and inexpensive. That's it. 

If you are searching for the best cellulite cream on the market take a close look at the ingredients. You want to make sure that you find a safe and effective cellulite cream that uses the five key ingredient combinations such as:

1. Caffeine and elderberry

2. L-carnitine, Bupleurum Falcatum and Coenzyme A

3. Glaucine and Centella Asiatica Extract

4. Fucus Vesiculosis Extract

5. Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A)

Stay well!

Best Sun Protection Methods

Hi everybody living in the Northern hemisphere of planet Earth! The summer is coming and with it, the pleasure of going to the beach and... relaxing!

But be careful not to relax too much in the sun without the appropriate protection, especially if it is your first time this year. Otherwise you are going to get a nasty sun burn in just half an hour! Yes, I am not kidding!

If it is 12:00 AM to 2:00 PM and you are not wearing a protective cream containing  SPF 50 or higher, half an hour is enough to make your first day at the beach, a nightmare. 

If your skin is not so pale like mine, than maybe the sun rays will do the same job, in approximately 45 minutes! I don't want to scare you, but it is very important to be really careful when you go for the first time to the beach. Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to go  to the beach! Needless to say, I was very happy and in a hurry, resulting in me, forgetting my sun glasses. But, at least I took the sun protection measures, a hat and the spf cream. 

After sitting under the umbrella and listening to the sea I got so relaxed that I felt asleep. It was one of the best moments for a while, but when i got up, the shadow of my umbrella has moved leaving half of my body exposed to the sun! So, the next day one of my arms and legs were red as a tomato. But that's not all! I couldn't get any sleep that night, the sun burns were very itchy... Be careful not to ruin your holidays...
So my advices are as follow:

1. Before you go to the beach or anywhere outside to take some sun, be careful not to forget the sun protective cream spf 50 or 50 + in the first days, your sunglasses, a cap and a lots of fluids to hydrate your body (ice tea, beer, or whatever you like.) I prefer just plain water.

2. Do not stay long hours under the sun. The mid day hours are the most dangerous ones. Even if you have used a sun protection cream, try to avoid the long exposures. The best hours to get the 'good' sun rays are 7-10 AM. If you are like me, which means that you like to stay too much in the sea, having fun, then, may be wearing a white t-shirt is the best way to protect your skin. The white color reflects all the ray spectrum of the sun keeping you cool and protected. And at the same time use a hat and sun glasses! Yes, I do swim like this sometimes and believe me it is really cool! ;)

Now lets say a few words for the benefits of the sunlight, after talking too much of its dangers. First of all sun is life itself. Without the sun we can not live, I wouldn't write this article and you of course, wouldn't read it. :P

Second, from the sunlight we get the vitamin D! This vitamin is produced in our skins by the help of the ultraviolet spectrum of the sun rays . Our body can not produce vitamin D, if we are, let's say, exposed to the sun behind a window. We need to get direct sun light to be able to produce the vitamin D.

Exposing our cheeks and forehead for approximately an hour to the sun is normally enough to take the daily dose of vitamin D. Unfortunately, during the winter months, I don't think that the majority of us, can fulfill their vitamin D needs, in the natural ways, so we should take some vitamin D supplements.

But exposing your whole body to the sun, in the summer period can give you the chance to produce a supply of some months, of vitamin D, since this vitamin is an oil based vitamin. This means that in difference from the water based vitamins, it can by stored in the liver. So, it is no wonder, that when we have long summer holidays, we will feel better and be healthier during the cold winter months. This shows how important vitamin D is for our body.

The major duties of this vitamin are: 

1. Calcium metabolism regulator

2. Immune system booster

3. Insulin secretion booster 

4. Sustaining the low blood pressure.

Stay well and protect your skin. :)