Anyone striving for good health will tell you that diet plays a major role in overall wellness and even physical appearance and performance. Getting enough of the right nutrients can prevent a host of health problems and stocking up on certain vitamins and minerals can even help your body to fight sickness and disease if you do get sick.

But a “balanced” diet is not the same for everyone. Dietary needs can vary greatly between people and men and women especially can have different nutritional needs. Of course, there are certain guidelines to a healthy diet that apply to all, but the truth is that men have different nutritional needs than women and they can benefit greatly by ensuring their diet is rich in certain vitamins and minerals.

Here are a few nutrient packed foods that can help you balance out your diet and keep you feeling and looking great.

Broccoli

This cruciferous veggie is packed full of goodness. It is a great source of  potassium, vitamin C and  beta-carotene. It also contains a phytochemical called sulphorophane that may help to prevent colon and prostate cancer.

Fatty Fish

Fatty fish such as salmon, sardine, mackerel and tuna are a great source of the “good fat” Omega-3. This wonder nutrient does it all – it’s good for your heart and brain, raises your immunity, promotes good circulation and even prevents prostate cancer.

Fish is the best source of Omega-3 and it is also a great source of vitamin D which many diets are deficient in.

Bananas

Bananas are a great source of potassium which can help to prevent strokes and heart attacks, both of which affect men 2 or 3 times as much as women. Potassium helps to regulate heartbeat and blood-pressure which is why a potassium rich diet is so important especially for active and stressed out men. The B-6 in bananas also serves to boost your immune system and calm your nerves. B-6 also helps metabolize protein for optimum muscle growth!

Another great benefit? They’re the perfect portable snack for busy men on the go.

Whole Grains

Men burn a lot of energy throughout the day and to make up for the loss they need to make sure that they are getting enough carbohydrates in their diets. However, the problem is that most men are getting the wrong kind of carbs. This leads to a lot of excess energy that can’t be used by the body and ends up being stored as fat.

Whole grains, however, can greatly decrease the belly bulge a lot of guys have to contend with because they are packed with fiber. Whole grains like oats, are rich in fiber which helps to lower bad cholesterol. Whole grains are also a good source of B vitamins which are important for prostate health.

Brazil Nuts

Brazil nuts are loaded with the powerfully antioxidant magnesium and selenium. Selenium is being researched for it’s role in prostate health as well as it’s ability to prevent heart disease and cancer. Brazil nuts are so high in selenium that eating just two nuts a day is enough to fill the recommended amount.

Adding these foods to your diet can help you to ensure that you are getting enough of these necessary nutrients.

A different approach to weight control is having a method for under eating, as opposed to dieting.  To learn about systematic under eating, and lots more about sexual and over all health, read on…

Rather than going on a diet to loose weight, think about the damage being done to yourself by overeating.  Some people are unable to loose weight because they cannot do something to make themselves look better, they may feel it is vain or they are trying to be someone they are not.

For these people, realizing how much harm overeating does may shift them into under eating mode, not to become glamorous, but to save or extend their lives.

Having a systematic way of under eating has been show in numerous studies of animals and humans to be promote good health and longevity.  This of course doesn’t pertain to anyone who is currently underweight.  But if you are average or over weight, under eating can help you live a long healthy life.

One easy way to begin such a system is to make food consumption a sacred occasion.  In the hectic lives we lead we barely notice what we’re swallowing as we multitask and rush to get everything done.

In contrast, we can eat with total attention to the taste and texture of each bite, and take much smaller bites, making sure each bite is fully chewed – in fact some nutrition experts say you should chew food to a liquefied state before swallowing. This saves the digestive system from stress and strain of digesting large pieces of food, causing your organs to remain youthful much longer.

It is like running your car on  dirty oil, if you don’t change it, the motor will burn up well before the cars full life. Similarly, if  you don’t use care regarding your bodily organs, they will break down and may be irreparable. Chewing food to the finest consistency makes your digestion work easily.

A method for under eating is not only better for the digestive organs, but  can prevent headaches, back and neck pain, and eliminate toxins causing mucous and allergies. For a longer life, pain free, healthy and happy, you may read more about systematic under eating by checking into Mindful Eating.  Cheers!

On youreddoctor.com you will find a refresher course on vitamins, plus loads of advise and facts about ED, so read on…

Much controversy surrounds vitamins but in my personal experience, some common ones are recommended by reputable physicians, so lets’ review their purpose.  If you choose you can buy supplements, or obtain them from certain foods: which we will mention.  The list of foods is not all-inclusive; if you don’t see a food you like, check for others that contain the vitamin(s) you want or need.

A  is for good vision, the skin’s ability to retain moisture,  helps with resisting bacteria.  Foods containing A:  Carrots, liver, spinach and other green veggies, tomatoes, milk, apricots

B1  helps the nerves function, metabolize carbs, fat and protein.  Foods containing B1:  Dried beans, peas, some grains, pork, and wheat germ

B2 facilitates growth and energy metabolism, has been known to help migraines.  B2 is in: Milk, liver, enriched grains, leafy green veggies

B3 helps metabolize energy and breaks down fat.  Foods with B3: Tuna, beef, chicken, peanuts, bran, grains

B6 is for hemoglobin synthesis, helps with neurotransmitters (which circulate feel good chemicals), and metabolizes protein.  B6 is found in: animal protein, bananas, potatoes, legumes, cereal, and wheat germ

B12 aides nerve function, foliate metabolism, and formation of red blood cells.  Foods with B12:  animal proteins including organ meats, clams, oysters, fish and cheese

C helps synthesize collagen and hormones, helps wounds to heal, helps with GI tract absorption and neurotransmitters.  It is found in broccoli, citrus, strawberries, O.J.

D helps to absorb calcium and phosphorous, maintains bone strength, and is found in: Fish oil, fortified milk, tuna, salmon and sunlight

E is an antioxidant found in some fruits and veggies, vegetable oil and fortified cereals.

K helps with blood clotting.  K is in: liver, intestinal bacteria and green veggies.

That’s a quick rundown.  If some functions of these vitamins stood out as something your body is in need of, try to add the noted foods to your menu and/or obtain vitamins from a reputable health food store or online store.

Summary: There is an old way and a new way health care operates; read to find out how it’s changing for the better, and much more about caring for your own health, plus other great information on keeping yourself fit and fancy free.

Tools Used by Surgeons In The Old Days

The health care industry operates from models, which determine how they approach care of patients with disease, prescribe drugs, and use technology, as well as the ultimate effectiveness of their services. Here are the main changes, which have or will come soon, making it easier for you to understand and care for your own health needs.

• The old way:  profits were greater when there were more sick people to treat. The new way: work for the greatest number of people to remain healthy, and the whole community profits.
• Old way:  Putting money and time into hot new techo-devices, the new way: emphasis on the human touch, realizing that if you feel that doctors, nurses, et al actually care about you, your chance of recovering from illness are greatly enhanced.
• Old Way: Most care given in hospitals, new way: care given in other facilities and in people’s homes, and on the Internet
• Old way: Focused on the body as separate from the mind, the new way considers the mind and body, how they affect each other.
• Old way focuses on doctors, and legal aspects of treatment, the new way: many people involved in creating a healthy population – your family, education systems, healing professions (stress reduction, nutrition, exercise programs… ).
• Old way: find the right drug to cure the patient, and/or surgery.  The new way:  Education to prevent illness.
• Old Way:  See the doc and carry the Rx  to a drugstore.  New Way:  Many Rx medicines are now available through on line an phone order drugstores, particularly what is called Lifestyle Drugs, such as birth control, ED pills, skin creams, weight loss:  medicines to better one’s life vs. medicines to cure an illness or disease.

Thoughts to ponder, and certainly going in a much more human, caring and healthy direction.  Yea!!!!