Nutrition and Diet Tips

diet to be in the area was made in America, thanks to Barry Sears.  The welfare, the absence of disease, optimal health is the metabolic state in which the body and mind work at maximum efficiency (that is to be in the area). The way to enter the Area consists of a balanced diet (zone diet) in which carbohydrate, protein and fat are tightly controlled within each meal.

The Zone diet was born as opposed to diets rich in carbohydrates, since they fail to remove the excess body fat, that is due to that cause overproduction of insulin and eicosanoid production bad. Too much insulin results in a decrease in blood sugar (glucose) in the blood, which is converted into fat and at the same time blocking access to our fat stores, all of which ultimately leads to disease. This is the explanation of why diets high in carbohydrates, they produce feelings of fatigue, each time makes us feel less physical energy and accumulate more and more body fat.

In the Zone Diet have easier access to stored fat reserves (rather than the accumulated carbohydrates) as energy source, which also translates into greater mental focus, which not only helps to be more productive, but improve physical performance.

In the Zone diet, it is advisable to make five meals per day, two of which will be lighter.  Never leave to spend more than 4 or 5 hours between them, because otherwise the fee is triggered insulin and altered levels of blood sugar.

Recommended foods in the diet of the area are as follows

* Carbohydrates: the benefit of carbohydrates depends on their speed in entering the bloodstream (indicated by its glycemic index) of the speed at which they are transformed into glucose depends on the degree of insulin secretion.
We have to avoid foods with high glycemic index that is growing substantially and very quickly the blood glucose levels as refined sugar, honey, glucose, white bread, potatoes and all the cereals, pasta and flour products white (refined).  On the contrary, we will take those of slower absorption and that found in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains and fiber helps to lower the absorption of sugars and fats (both in terms of quantity and speed).

* Protein: inside the plant have the tofu, gluten or Seiten, Spirulina algae, brewer’s yeast or lentils or soya sprouts and all the legumes (soy, lentils, chickpeas, beans, etc.)..  Among the recommended animal protein are meat chicken, turkey and rabbit, as well as blue fish and lean ham. Yoghurts and fermented milks, will escape from the rest of whole milk products such as cheeses. Be avoided red meat. To make our combinations can also use the protein powder.

* Fats: fats will get them in olive oil, olives, or mayonnaise.

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Legumes, also known as legumes, provide a quality and quantity of important nutrients to our body. They are of plant origin, bringing the largest number of proteins within this realm.

Along with grains, we can say that beans are the other pillar that allows you to feed the global population.

A diet with a good proportion of vegetables, is low in fat, highly nutritious, rich in fiber, with effective protection against cardiovascular disease and obesity.

Legumes group belong:

• Alfalfa,
• Beans,
• Peas,
• Green beans,
• Lentils,
• Chickpeas,
• Lupins
• Soy (with isoflavones, which is highly antioxidant),
• Peanuts

The cultivation of vegetables is very beneficial for the care of the ecological environment. In these times of so much pollution and environmental pollution, its culture promotes the fixation of nitrogen in the soil, and therefore enriches the fields for future crops and to feed livestock.

What is the nutritional value of vegetables?
As mentioned above, legumes provide us with an excellent quality and concentration of nutrients without the saturated fat intake with food of animal origin.

Carbohydrates: as in cereals, legumes carbohydrate is starch. In almost all the starch represents 50% ie in a ration of 60 gr., We have some 30 gr. carbohydrate as starch, the other 10% are simple sugars such as sucrose, glucose, fructose. A diet is not correct if he ignores carbohydrates.

Protein: excellent source of vegetable protein, between 20% and 40%. For example, 60 gr. soybean contain 20 gr. protein. These are incomplete or of low biological value and therefore should be combined with grains, nuts, etc.., To make them better quality protein.

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