Foods that upset gut

Belching is the expelling of gas generated in the gut during digestion. Frequent belching may be a symptom of dangerous health condition.

Excess gas like burping, bloating and flatulence can be reduce by eating slowly, avoiding fizzy drinks and not talking while eating.

Acid reflux may cause burping or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The sphincter in the gullet fails to stay closed so stomach, food splash up, causing irritation and inflammation.

 Burping is caused by the loose valve at the bottom of the oesophagus, which cannot withstand pressure from the stomach, so gas escapes upwards. It can also be a symptom of bowel conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, coeliac disease and lactose intolerance.

Avoid these foods to reduce wind production: beans, peas, lentils and other pulses, bran cereal, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, egg, radishes, shellfish, milk, muesli, jacket potato skins, leeks, swedes, apples, coffee, parsnips, onions, dried fruits and junk foods.
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Eating protein three times in a day maintains muscle strength

Human organs, tissues, muscles and hormones are made from proteins, the protein in foods is used by every part of the body for proper development.

Eating protein three times in a day could maintain muscle strength in old age. Frequently eating foods rich in protein is linked to improved mobility in elderly men.

Breaking down of protein occurs rapidly in older people, adding protein to every meal of the day stimulate muscle building and strength. It also replace protein loss due to breakdown.

Muscle protein is constantly being broken down and built back in older people, eating protein throughout the day balance the protein levels in the body.

Eating enough protein is necessary to build and maintain healthy muscle mass, protein is important for bodybuilding. Foods rich in protein are: egg, beans, fish, lentils, yogurt, milk, chicken, turkey, beef, nuts and seeds.
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Common weight-loss mistakes

Lossing weight and maintaining a healthy weight have nothing to do with eating less or fasting. Eating the right food is the key to weight loss.

Avoid foods that have additives, artificial sweeteners and preservatives. Putting the right foods on your plate prevent counting of calories and measuring food. Over processed foods will increase your weight, avoid it.

Combining different foods will aids your goal of weight loss faster than eating a particular food. Plan to remain healthy while trying to loose weight.

 Nuts are good for weight loss, oleic acid in nuts prevent cravings for extra plates of food, grapefruit reduces insulin levels: the lower your insulin levels, the lower your appetite for food.

Eat variety of fruits and vegetables, healthy proteins for muscle mass and reduction of appetite, low calories carbohydrates, drink enough water and engaging in regular physical activities.
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Benefits of chewing foods

Chewing foods properly before you swallow boosts the mouth's immune system and protects against illness.

Th17 immune cell is triggered by chewing, it protects against bacterial and fungal infections that are on the tongue and teeth.

Those who chewed each mouthful food for 40 times ate less than those who chewed for just 15 times.

Chewing for longer prevents over-eating by giving the brain signals from the stomach that it is full. It also lowers the levels of ghrelin, the hunger hormone.

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Cinnamon may reduce damage of high-fat diet

Cinnamon may lessen the risk of cardiovascular damage of a high-fat diet by enabling the body's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory systems and slowing the fat-storing process.

Researchers fed rats cinnamon supplements for 12 weeks along with a high-fat diet. They discovered that rats
weighed less and had less belly fat and healthier levels of sugar, insulin and fat in their blood, compared to rats that did not receive cinnamon with their high-fat foods.

Rats fed with cinnamon also had fewer molecules involved in the body's fat-storing process and more antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecules that protect the body from the damages of stress. This shows that cinnamon may reduce the effects of a high-fat diet.

Vitamin B may protect against air pollution

B vitamins are water-soluble vitamins that aid cell metabolism, these vitamins are found in whole unprocessed foods but low quantity in processed food.

Researchers found that high doses of vitamin B may destroy the damage caused by air pollution.

Pollutants like smoke and chemical by- product can stay in human lungs and cause lungs and heart diseases.

Air pollutants alter the function of immune system. Foods rich in vitamin B can control the effects of these pollutants in the body.