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Thanksgiving: Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

In case you’re attempting to lose weight then Thanksgiving is not the best time for you. With so much tempting food on the platter it is almost impossible to keep up with your healthy diet. Even I love to heap my plate high at Thanksgiving dinner.Splurging too much on Thankgiving can lead to a serious increase in your weight and ruin your weight loss program, but not anymore. Today I will discuss five ways to ensure a healthy Thanksgiving and holiday season: Walk Those Calories Off   Go out for a stroll after your Thankgiving dinner. Ask your family members or companions to join you for the walk. A brisk walk after heavy Thanksgiving dinner will help you burn few calories and will help you avoid an extra piece of apple pie. Don’t Splurge On All The Appetizers   Stop over obsessing over food rather use this occasion to talk to people and celebrate. Thanksgiving comes once in a year, so make sure you use this occasion to interact with the people. Don’t gorge on al...

Top 5 Vegetable foods to Pack Muscle Mass

Muscle building is the process where you need whole lot of surplus calories from rich protein sources. Some of the richest sources of protein are from non vegetarian foods such as Lean Beef, Pork, Chicken, Eggs and fish. Protein is considered as the foundation of muscle building and if you are vegetarian then you will always have to struggle to get the right amount of protein in your diet. Does that mean as a vegetarian you could not build muscles? Yes you can, vegans or vegetarians can surely pack quality muscle. Today we have enlisted 5 vegetable foods to pack muscle mass: Tofu Soy protein is considered as one of the best protein sources and Tofu is rich in this high quality protein. Tofu also contains several essential nutrients such as isoflavones and amino acids which lead to muscle gain. If you need a speedy recovery of muscles after a strenuous workout, Tofu ensures a quick recovery of your sore muscles and at the end tastes better than scrambled eggs. Spinach ...