Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Do Spices Help In Weight Loss?



Spices are considered as the secret ingredients for making the dishes delicious, but they may also help you in losing extra weight. Health researchers found that many spices and herbs are effective in shedding extra pounds. Having said that, let us check out how they can help in weight loss.

Spices not only make your recipes taste amazing, but also have certain benefits that can drop extra pounds to make your body look slim. I am talking about those spices that comprise anti-inflammatory properties, rev up your metabolic rate and limit your calorie intake. So if you are looking to lose extra weight and maintain a normal body mass index, you need to know the relation between spices and metabolism.

Metabolism is a normal biological process of the body that is characterized by the amount of calories or energy required by the body to function properly. Everybody’s metabolic rate is different; some may have slow, while few of them may have high. People with fewer muscles tend to have lower metabolic rate and vice versa. Obese people often have less muscle and more fat, hampering their metabolism.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Muscle Cramps–Causes And Prevention



Have you ever noticed that you suddenly experienced pain while walking or running in the calf region? If yes, then probably you may be suffering from muscle cramps. Muscles cramps are quite common and can affect any person, irrespective of age and gender. Let us check out some of the causes and preventive aspects of muscle cramps in this particular blog.

Muscle cramps are very common and they could happen when you walk, run, go to sleep or while performing any other activity. You must have experienced tightness or hardness with extreme pain in your legs (especially in calf). Yes! That is the muscle cramp. However, it may occur in other muscles of legs and hands, but calf muscles are more affected.
Muscle cramps are often caused by spasmodic contractions of one or a group of muscles, which are involuntary in nature. Sometimes, muscles cramps are called as muscle spasms or Charley Horses. As mentioned earlier, muscle spasms may also occur in other muscles viz. thigh, hands, arms, rib and abdomen muscles, so it is important seek medical help. Muscle cramps are experienced without any specific warning or signal; hence, it is imperative to known about the causes and how to stop muscle cramps.