Teh adalah minuman yang mengandung kafein, sebuah infusi yang dibuat dengan cara menyeduh daun, pucuk daun, atau tangkai daun yang dikeringkan dari tanaman Camellia sinensis dengan air panas. Teh diakui berkhasiat bagi kesehatan tubuh. Teh juga telah menjadi konsumsi bagi masyarakat sebagai minuman sehari - hari.
Teh dikemas dalam bentuk teh celup juga teh bubuk. Namun ada yang perlu diperhatikan pada teh celup, yaitu pemakaiannya. Teh celup sebaiknya tidak dicelupkan terlalu lama. Ini berlaku untuk semua teh, berwarna maupun teh hijau.
Ini disebabkan adanya kandungan zat klorin dalam kantong kertas teh celup. Zat ini fungsinya untuk disinfektan kertas sehingga kertas akan terbebas dari bakteri pembusuk dan tahan lama. Kertas dengan klorin tampak lebih bersih. Karena disinfektan, klorin dalam jumlah besar tentu berbahaya.
Tak jauh beda dari racun serangga. Banyak penelitian mencurigai kaitan antara asupan klorin dalam tubuh manusia dengan kemandulan pada pria, bayi lahir cacat, mental terbelakang dan kanker. Sehingga dianjurkan jangan mencelupkan teh celup dalam waktu lama.
Jika mencelup kantong teh lebih dari 3 - 5 menit, klorin akan ikut larut dalam teh. Dan banyak khasiat teh yang tertinggal dalam minuman teh. Agar terhindar dari kemungkinan - kemungkinan penyakit, sebaiknya jangan mencelup kantong teh lebih dari 3 menit.
Sejak diluncurkan 4 Februari 2004, situs jejaring sosial facebook telah memikat jutaan hati penggunanya. Mulai siswa sekolah, ibu rumah tangga, selebriti, hingga politisi, kini memiliki jejaring sosial facebook. Berkat kemajuan teknologi, kini kita pun dapat memperbarui status facebook dan mengomentari foto setiap saat. Rasanya, kini ada yang kurang bila setiap hari tidak masuk ke situs ini dan melakukan aktivitas "facebook-ing" .
Manfaat facebook memang tak cuma untuk pergaulan, tapi juga sarana komunikasi, mencari pekerjaan, hingga kampanye. Sayangnya kesibukan mengutak-atik facebook membuat banyak orang kini lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu ketimbang bekerja. Tak heran bila banyak perusahaan yang mulai menerapkan kebijakan mengeblok situs ini di kantor. Sebuah penelitian juga menunjukkan adanya kaitan antara facebook dengan meningkatnya angka perceraian di Inggris dan Australia .
Nah, apakah Anda termasuk dalam orang yang hidupnya mulai dikendalikan facebook? Simak 10 tanda berikut ini.
1. Facebook telah menjadi homepage internet di komputer atau laptop Anda.
2. Anda mengubah status lebih dari dua kali sehari dan rajin mengomentari perubahan status teman.
3. Daftar teman Anda sudah melebihi angka 500 orang dan setengahnya hampir tidak dikenal.
4. Bila sedang jauh dari komputer, Anda mencek facebook melalui BlackBerry, iPhone, atau ponsel pintar lainnya.
5. Rajin membaca profil teman lebih dari dua kali sehari, meski ia tidak mengirimkan pesan atau men-tag Anda di fotonya.
6. Anda mengubah profile foto lebih dari 12 kali.
7. Anda membaca artikel ini sambil mencek facebook.
8. Anda membersihkan "wall" agar terlihat sudah lama tidak masuk ke fb.
9. Anda menjadi anggota lebih dari 10 grup dan merespons setiap undangan meski sebenarnya tak berminat.
10. Anda mengubah status hubungan hanya untuk meningkatkan popularitas di facebook.
Sebuah pepatah "Tiada Gading yang Tak Retak" memang sangat cocok untuk diterapkan ke dalam segala hal di dunia ini. Dunia IT pun tak terlepas dari pepatah tersebut dan salah satunya adalah sistem operasi paling terkenal di dunia saat ini, yaitu: "Windows" milik Microsoft. Di bawah ini, terdapat beberapa keanehan pada sistem operasi fenomenal tersebut.Mungkin beberapa di antara anda sudah mengetahuinya, tapi tak ada salahnya untuk mencoba bukan? MAGIC #1 Orang India menemukan bahwa tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat membuat FOLDER di komputer dengan program Microsoft manapun dengan judul folder "CON". Ini merupakan hal nyata dan seluruh kru Microsoft sendiri tidak dapat menjawabnya kenapa hal ini bisa terjadi. Cobalah dengan membuat sebuah folder dengan nama CON atau con. Bukalah My Document -> File -> New -> Folder -> ketik CON atau Con atau con Apa yang terjadi? MAGIC #2 Bagi anda para pengguna Windows, lakukanlah hal berikut ini: 1) Buka sebuah notepad file kosong 2) Ketiklah "Bush hid the facts" (tanpa tanda kutip ya) 3) Save di mana pun anda suka 4) Tutuplah dan bukalah kembali file tersebut. Aneh bukan? MAGIC #3: Microsoft Crazy Facts Cobalah hal yang menarik ini, sungguh aneh! Bahkan Bill Gates sendiri tidak menemukan jawabannya kenapa ini bisa terjadi! Hal ini ditemukan oleh orang Brazil . Cobalah! 1)Buka program Microsoft Word dan ketik: =rand (200, 99) 2) kemudian anda ENTER Apa yang anda temukan? Menarik bukan?
Character basis
Roarke is in his mid-thirties; he is an immigrant from Dublin, Ireland; in NYC, he is the CEO of Roarke Industries, and one of the richest men in the world, possibly the richest.
He owns an old mansion off of Central Park that he remodeled to his specifications with very high tech security. Also in the home is his own personal collection of firearms, which are illegal in 2058 unless one possesses a collector's license. Roarke also owns maces, swords, daggers, medieval armor, and other assorted weapons. He is quite skilled in electronics and can dismantle any type of security, lock, or coding, as well as hacking into any electronic database—including but not limited to the FBI, Interpol, and Homeland Security.
He convinces Eve to move in with him in Glory in Death and then proposes at the end of the book. Roarke's house officially becomes a home once Eve moves in, and after this, Roarke is happiest at home rather than traveling. He also enjoys helping Eve with her cases, finding the role reversal quite entertaining.
Official Statistics
Date of Birth: October 6, 2024
Residence: 222 Central Park West
Roarke Industries Headquarters: 500 Fifth Avenue
Established Roarke Industries in 2042
Eve's computer in Naked in Death actually lists his birth to be in 2023, making Roarke's apparent age 34, but as Roarke discovers in Portrait in Death, his official record makes him one year younger than he actually is. Therefore he is really 33. Additionally, October 6 is an estimate; apparently Roarke simply picked this date as he knew he was born in the first week of October, as he tells Delia.
Roarke has a conversation with Summerset that indicates that at one point in time, Roarke had wanted to get rid of his name, as he did not like being connected with his father. Summerset convinces him to keep it and make it his own, but as seen in the In Death books, Roarke is only known as Roarke, a name that should be his surname, and has no apparent given name.
Physical characteristics
Eve looks up his statistics in Naked in Death. They are as follows:
Height: 6 feet, 2 inches
Age: appromixately 34 years old (but see above)
Weight: 173 pounds
Eye color: blue
Hair color: black
His black hair is long enough that he can and has tied it back.
Personality
Roarke appears to be very even-tempered, but he does in fact have a very nasty temper if riled. He does not lash out indiscriminately, however, and usually is only angry when the situation calls for it. He has his own personal sense of justice separate from legality; if he believes something should be done, he will do it, even if it is illegal. A case in point is the revenge murders he commits for the rape and murder of Summerset's daughter.
He wanted money because it gave him security, and makes no compunctions about enjoying its benefits. Roarke has a very nice mansion, tastefully but expensively decorated, particularly since Roarke has a fondness of antique furniture, old master paintings, and in general, anything with a past to it. This is, as Roarke dryly comments to Mira, because he has no real past of his own.
In addition, he can use the money to buy clothing (which he likes very much) for both himself and his wife. In particular, he enjoys dressing his fashion-unconscious wife, much to her distaste. Roarke also gives Eve as many gifts as he can possibly get away with, justifying it because he wants to make up for everything she was not given before.
When Eve is semi-living with him in Glory in Death, Roarke decides to get rid of the last remaining illegal businesses he has out of a desire to not make her life difficult. His illegal activity is mostly restricted to conducting illegal searches if he feels it necessary, and occasionally carrying illegal weapons with him (only police officers are allowed to carry stunners, but he has several).
Roarke's greatest and most impossible desire is to take revenge for Eve, impossible because the perpetrator, her father, is already dead. Her nightmares cause him immense suffering because he knows that they will never fully go away, as her father can never truly be beaten. That said, he is given a minor chance at reprisal when he discovers that in Divided in Death that the Homeland Security organization knew that Eve was with and being raped by her father, but instead recommended a course of nonaction. Roarke wants to hunt down and kill the people who made and complied with the order, but does not because Eve says she won't be able to handle it if he does. It is likely his largest concession to Eve.
Children are not likely to happen any time soon. Though Roarke has expressed a desire, the simple fact is that neither of them is ready.
History
Roarke grew up in the slums of Dublin, Ireland, directly after the last and worst part of the series' fictional "Urban Wars", a period of unrest, violence, and corruption. Roarke believed his mother to be his father's wife, Meg Roarke, an abusive woman who lived with his father, Patrick Roarke and walked out on him when the young boy was five. In reality, his mother was an eighteen year-old woman named Siobhan Brody, who Patrick beat to death after she ran away with Roarke.
Roarke is ten when he first meets Summerset and Summerset's eight year old daughter, Marlena. The father and daughter typically run cons. Shortly after their meeting, according to Roarke's account in Immortal in Death, Patrick beats Roarke almost to death and leaves him for dead. Summerset, who had medical training, saves and helps Roarke recover.
When Roarke is twelve, he finds out that his father has been murdered; he immediately heads down to the alley where the death supposedly occurred. Patrick Roarke is indeed dead, stabbed in the throat, an apparent victim of a mugging. Roarke checks his father's pockets and leaves.
It is revealed in Portrait in Death that the killing was not random. In fact Summerset killed Patrick, a fact he confirms only to Eve, who has guessed it. As of Memory in Death, Roarke still does not know that Summerset killed Patrick. Summerset's motivation was to protect Roarke.
When Roarke is sixteen, his gambling operation is earning a very high profit, too high for a competing group. Marlena confesses her love to Roarke and offers herself to him; horrified, Roarke rejects her and sends her away, thinking she would go back to her room. Instead, Marlena leaves the house and is captured by the competing group, and six men rape and torture her until she dies. They then drop off her body at Summerset's doorstep in the morning. When Roarke and Summerset call the police, they discover that the police have been bought off and will not pursue the case. Roarke thus takes his own justice by murdering those six men over a three year period.
Roarke founds Roarke Industries in 2042, when he is (supposedly) nineteen years old. Presumably he must have immigrated to America by this point in time.
Further detailed information—at least in terms of years—is given throughout the books, revealing that Roarke worked as a pickpocket as a child (he sometimes takes Eve's badge from her without her knowledge to tease her) and as an adult, a thief of very expensive jewels.
Roarke has left most of his friends behind; he has one who tends a bar in Dublin, and another dies in Betrayal in Death. Many others have died or are unknown to him by the time the In Death books occur. With that, Eve's friends are also his friends.
Continuity errors
In Divided in Death, it is revealed that Richard Troy picks up Patrick Roarke at the airport in Dallas shortly before Troy dies, on May 13th, 2036. Eve is eight when she kills Troy; Roarke declares 'prior to finding out his real age' that he was twelve when his father dies which he would be because he would turn thirteen ( actually he turns twelve) after Troy dies. However, in 2036, Roarke is supposedly thirteen, making it an error on the part of either Roarke's memory or the author.
Since Roarke's b-day is in Oct he would not turn 13 until then so in May he would in fact still be 12
In Vengeance in Death, Roarke tells Eve how he met Summerset and Marlena working as a father-daughter pair of con artists, and occasionally worked with them. Sometime after, Roarke's father nearly kills him, and Summerset is the one to heal him. However, in Memory in Death, he says that after Summerset healed him, Roarke thought he was an easy target, and tried to steal from him, which Summerset quickly stopped. If Vengeance is true, it does not make any sense that Roarke would then try to steal from a man he had been working with, however it could also have been that Roarke targeted Summerset as a mark, and tried lull him into complacency by gaining his trust.
Character Basis
Eve was found in an alley in Dallas, Texas, when she was supposedly eight years old. She had a broken arm, was covered in old blood, and had no memory. Unable to remember anything at all, her social worker named her and put Eve into a foster home, the beginning of Eve's life in the system. After reaching the age of majority, she moves to New York City where she becomes a police officer. The dates of all her promotions are not specific, but it is mentioned that she became a detective, second grade in early 2051, and eventually, by the start of the series, is lieutenant in the Homicide squad as a way of dealing with her own psychological issues.
Throughout the series, her memories return, mostly through a series of nightmares, revealing a history of incestual rape and patricide with her father, Richard Troy. It is revealed that he was raising her in order to sell her out to child molesters looking to easily rape a child. Her mother, Stella, was a prostitute and a drug addict and was occasionally beaten and raped by Troy herself, but hated her daughter. If Stella is alive, her whereabouts are unknown.
It was implied that since Eve had lost her memory, she had forgotten her name, as well, but it is eventually revealed in Reunion in Death that the reason Eve cannot remember her name is because her parents never gave her one. The fact that no one in Dallas could track down her ID indicates one of two things: that either Homeland Security interfered and deleted her data, or that her parents never had her registered in the first place. For all intents and purposes, Eve did not exist in any records before she was eight years old.
After her relationship and subsequent marriage to Roarke, Eve is a much happier and, to some extent, calmer person; she is more willing to work with and depend on other people. They celebrate their one-year anniversary in Reunion in Death, in July of 2059. Eve's relationship with Roarke is central to the series and her character (see below).
Eve's official residence is 222 Central Park West, New York, NY with Roarke.
Physical Characteristics
Eve is typically described as having whiskey-colored eyes and tawny hair and being tall and slim, with a distinctive dent in her chin. Her measurements are specifically revealed in Immortal in Death.
Height: 5 feet, 9 inches
Age: appromixately thirty years old in Naked in Death
Weight: 120 pounds
Waist: 26.2 inches
The latter two likely fluctuate throughout the series (it is mentioned in Holiday in Death that Eve has lost a lot of weight from injuries sustained in Vengeance in Death), but no numbers are given thereafter.
It has been noted repeatedly during the series that Eve does not have large breasts, which is in line with Eve's weight. In fact, in Naked in Death, Eve is not wearing a bra when she first has sex with Roarke and throughout the series, is not mentioned to wear one very often—even during scenes describing her dressing, presumably because she does not need one. In regards to her face, Trina, Mavis's friend, occasionally does make-up for Eve, and has commented several times that Eve has very good bone structure. In Origin in Death, Eve's aide/partner, Peabody, comments that Eve's nose is 'chiseled' while they are in a body-sculpting clinic (and considering if she, Peabody, might do well to have a similarly 'chiseled' nose).
Personality
Eve is a fiercely dedicated cop; she initially has very few friendships and remarks that she can "count on her hands" how many people there are who really mean something to her. Roarke says to her in Memory in Death that for someone who intrinsically doesn't like people, there's no one more determined to find them justice.
She comments once (to Roarke) that she was never sick upon seeing a body at a scene (if she was sick, it was later), as she feels that there has to be someone who can handle it.
Eve prefers to do things on her own, as it has less complications that way, both in her personal and professional lives. For instance, Eve sleeps with Roarke—a suspect in her murder case—an act that jeopardizes her job. However, she does not tell Roarke, even when he calls and asks her if anything has happened. As for her job, she chose to be a police officer because that way she could have definite control over her own life, something she didn't have until she was eighteen. She initially has, and still does have, difficulty in opening up to and depending on people. For example, she doesn't tell Peabody that she was repeatedly raped by her father and that she killed him in self-defense until Visions in Death. For another example, prior to Roarke, she had no serious romances. In fact, her relationship with Don Webster implies that she had rare one-night stands as opposed to relationships.
Given Eve's past—her memories indicate that her father started raping her when she was around five or six—she is extremely sickened by experiences with rape victims and has more difficulty with these cases. Due to this, she desires to save children and greatly regrets their deaths; at the same time, she has trouble in dealing with live children. They generally confuse her and she desires to stay as far away from them as possible.
Her darker past aside, however, Eve is rough, often brusque, in manner, tends to a great deal of sarcasm, adores chocolate and coffee, and can be very considerate. She wasn't particularly good in school, but nonetheless is very clever and has excellent intuition.
Society
The series is set in late 2050s New York, following a period of urban warfare sometime in the preceding decades that caused tremendous damage to cities and human populations. Whites are a minority in Eve's futuristic society, where most citizens are of mixed race. Other planets have been discovered and humans have built man-made worlds where they travel for holidays and where the most dangerous prisoners are confined. Androids or "droids" are commonly used as mechanical servants or extra office labor. Food is prepared by machines called "Auto Chefs."
Tubuh langsing adalah mungkin dambaan setiap orang, apalagi untuk kaum wanita, yang satu ini sepertinya menjadi bagian penting dalam kehidupannya, apalagi seorang wanita profesi semacam artis, photo model atau wanita karir. Mungkin sebagian orang atau mungkin pada umumnya untuk melangsingkan tubuh mereka menggunakan cara yang biasa kita sebut diet.. baik yang ketat ataupun diet longgar.
Tetapi diet jangan menjadi siksaan untuk proses pelangsingan tubuh. Paling tidak, begitulah menurut sejumlah ahli. Tidak hanya ahli gizi, dokter kesehatan olahraga, psikolog, dan konsultan gaya hidup sehat pun mencoba memberikan sejumlah saran sederhana. Misalnya, banyak minum air putih atau makan dengan jumlah yang kurang lebih sama setiap hari. Intinya, daripada menyiksa diri dengan diet super ketat yang membuat Anda senewen, lebih baik kembangkan pola makan yang benar dan sehat sedini mungkin, sebelum tubuh Anda ’mekar’. memang perlu melakukan diet penurunan bobot, lakukan dengan cara yang benar di bawah pengawasan dokter, Untuk langsing, juga perlu usaha. Tetapi, kalau Anda tahu strateginya, ternyata tidaklah serumit yang anda bayangkan.
Berikut beberapa tip agar tubuh Anda langsing bah bintang film ataupun photo model yang ada di catwalk:
BERHENTI MEMIKIRKAN HAL-HAL NEGATIF
Seperti perut yang membuncit atau tidak bisa makan coklat Sebagaii gantinya, bayangkan diri anda lebih langsing, lebih bugar, dan lebih sehat. Semakin nyata bayangan tersebut, semakin Anda merasa percaya diri untuk meraihnya. Setiap kali berpikir soal makan, misalnya, tanyakan pada diri sendiri seberapa lapar Anda pada skala 1-10. Kalau merasa skor Anda di bawah 5, coba untuk tidak makan atau paling tidak, tunda sejenak. Saat Anda betul-betul lapar, berhenti dan berpikirlah apakah makanan yang Anda pilih bisa membuat Anda senang atau apakah makanan tersebut cukup sehat untuk membantu Anda mencapai tujuan.
Bila jawaban kedua pertanyaan tersebut tidak, lebih baik pilih makanan lain yang jauh lebih baik untuk tubuh Anda. (Kutipan Pete Cohen, sports psychologist, personal trainer, dan salah satu penulis buku Slimming with Pete: Taking The Weight Off Body and Mind).
PERBANYAK KONSUMSI SAYURAN SEGAR
Kebanyakan wanita yang ingin menurunkan berat badan mengalami defisiensi magnesium. Padahal, magnesium berguna untuk mengubah makanan menjadi enerji, bukannya menjadi lemak. Karena itu, konsumsilah lebih banyak buah dan sayur segar atau belum diolah. Sekali-sekali, untuk merangsang sistem metabolisme Anda, coba lakukan diet jus. Caranya, dalam sehari coba hanya makan atau minum jus buah atau sayur segar. Memasak terlalu matang cenderung menghilangkan nutrisi penting dalam makanan.
Terlalu sering makan masakan yang overcooked juga akan membuat perut dan limfe mudah mengalami gangguan. Kedua bagian ini dianggap sebagai area paling lemah, bila pola makan Anda buruk. Selain mengkonsumsi sayuran segar, coba pula untuk lebih sering mengkonsumsi biji-bijian atau gandum-ganduman. Dengan begitu, Anda telah memperkaya diet Anda dengan enzim yang berf ungsi menyeimbangkan sistem metabolisme. Berarti Anda juga sudah membantu tubuh melakukan penurunan berat badan dengan cara lebih sehat.
MELATIH KEBIASAAN BAIK SAAT JAM MAKAN
Taruhlah makanan yang siap dihidangkan dihadapan Anda, kalau ANDA MEMANG PERLU BERDIET, Untuk mendukung program diet, coba kembangkan kebiasaan baik Anda. Ujung-ujungnya akan membantu Anda menjaga pola makan dan mempertahankan bobot. Satu di antaranya adalah kebiasaan membaca label kalori yang tertera di makanan kemasan. Hal ini tidak hanya akan melatih Anda menjadi konsumen peduli, tetapi juga mengetahui jenis, bahan, nilai nutrisi, dan besar kalori bahan pangan yang akan Anda konsumsi. Akhirnya Anda akan lebih peduli pada bahan yang Anda makan. Juga sebesar apa risikonya untuk membuat Anda gemuk.
Kebiasaan lain yang bisa Anda coba adalah makan malam sebelum pukul 18.00. Makan malam tiga sampai empat jam sebelum waktu tidur baik untuk pencernaan, sistem metabolisme tubuh secara keseluruhan, dan berat badan. Makan malam tidak terlalu larut mem-beri kesempatan pada pencernaan untuk membereskan pekerjaan lebih cepat.
Hasil metabolisme juga masih sempat digunakan. Sebaliknya, makan malam sebelum tidur membuat kerja pencernaan kurang optimal. Akibatnya, akan terjadi timbunan yang tidak penting pada tubuh Anda.
MAKANLAH DENGAN PORSI SAMA SETIAP KALI MAKAN
Dapat menahan dan konsisten melakukan asupan kalori setiap makan memang sangat penting. Sekali-sekali saja mengurangi makan hanya akan meringankan sistem metabolisme tubuh dalam jangka pendek dan justru bisa meningkatkan massa lemak dan menurunkan metabolisme jaringan otot dalam jangka panjang. Asupan kalori dan komposisi makanan yang berubah-ubah dalam waktu lama akan menyulitkan usaha penurunan berat badan. Bahkan, saat asupan kalori rata-rata per hari masih dalam batas normal (misalnya, 1500 kalori). Karena itu, menjaga kestabilan pemasukan nutrisi dan kalori harian merupakan cara penting untuk mencapai bobot tubuh sehat yang bertahan lama.
Bila hari ini Anda makan dalam jumlah banyak, jangan hukum diri keesokan harinya dengan cara kelaparan. Sebagai gantinya, tetap makan dalam jumlah sewajarnya dan pilih jenis makanan yang lebih sehat. (Kutipan Joanna Hall, Konsultan Gaya Hidup)
TAK ASAL KENYANG DAN SENANG
Pastikan anda tetap mendapatkan asupan nutrisi yang tepat dan seimbang yang dibutuhkan untuk mencapai bentuk tubuh langsing. Cermati bahwa makanan bernutrisi tinggi yang melangsingkan tidak selalu membuat Anda kenyang dan senang. Karena itu, makanan yang hanya menyenangkan dan mengenyangkan. Makanan macam ini biasanya berupa tiga jenis; cemilan berikut: goreng-gorengan, makanan tinggi kalori, dan makanan manis. Menjadikan ketiganya sebagai teman kala suka dan duka sama saja dengan meneken kontrak gemuk dalam waktu tidak lama lagi.
Lauk-pauk yang digoreng, seperti tempe atau tahu, yang dimakan bersama nasi biasanya dikonsumsi dalam batas wajar. Tetapi, bila Anda sedang; menjalani program diet ketat, lauk gorengan yang manis atau tinggi kalori! tetap harus dibatasi. Bukankah menggoreng berarti menambah lemakdan kalori pada makanan? Lain lagi ceritanya bila gorengan, makanan dan tinggi kalori ini hadir dalam bentuk cemilan. Selain nilai nu; minim, cemilan juga cenderung dikonsumsi dalam jumlah banyak, terus menerus, dan membuat penasaran. Disitulah letak baha, Anda bisa kenyang dan senang dengan cemilan macam ini. Tetapi, jangan harap Anda menjadi sehat dan langsing.
PERTIMBANGKAN KUALITAS BUKAN KUANTITAS APA YANG KITA MAKAN
Apabila Anda sedang menikmati makanan yang betul-betul Anda sukai, gigitan pertama dan terakhirlah yang akan terasa paling menyenangkan, Selebihnya, bagian di antara gigitan pertama |dan terakhir tidak terlalu besar artinya alias akan berlalubegjtusaja di mulut Anda. Jadi, pilih porsi yang tidak terlalu besar ambil makanan secukupnya.
Jangan tergoda untuk mengambil lebih banyak dari yang Anda inginkan atau butuhkan. Jebakan yang sering Anda temui misalnya godaan too-good-to- miss food (Ah, … chesse cake ini terlalu enak untuk dilewatkan). Anda boleh saja makan kue itu. Tetapi tidak perlu mengambil potongan besar, bukan? Potongan kecil yang sedap sudah cukup memuaskan. Godaan lain adalah promosi rumah makan. Misalnya, Anda biasanya makan sepiring spaghetti porsi sedang, Tetapi, karena sedang ada promosi Anda memilih porsi yang besar. Toh, dengan harga yang sama, Anda dapat porsi dua kali lebih besar. Nah, kalau itu yang terjadi, Anda sudah terjebak. (Kutipan DR.SUSAN JEBB, Head of Nutrition and Health, the Medical Research Council’s Human Nutrition Resen Center)
BANYAK MINUM AIR PUTIH
Bukan mitos dan tidak bisa disangkal kegunaan air putih untuk tubu kita, Air memegang peran vital dalam hampir seluruh proses biologis, dari pemapasan, pencernaan, hingga sirkulasi dalam tubuh. Air mengangkut nutrisi dan juga membuang racun dari dalam tubuh, Manfaat lain bagi mereka yang berdiet, air membuat tahan lapar. Air putih tawar, baik dingin, hangat, maupun panas, tak akan membuat Anda lebih gemuk, karena air tidak mengandung kalori (zero calorie). Minum segelas air dingin, bila timbul keinginan untuk ngemil. Perciki dengan jeruk lemon (tanpa menambah gula), bila Anda ingin air es dengan sensasi yang berbeda.
Minum air putih begitu bangun tidur atau sesaat sebelum tidur untuk meredakan rasa lapar yang timbul ketika bangun atau hendak tidur. Minum air putih sebelum tiba waktu makan, sehingga perut akan terasa penuh dan keinginan mengambil makanan dalam porsi besar berkurang. Pokoknya, jangan lupa minum banyak air putih. Selebihnya, tentu Anda harus mengubah pola makan yang salah menjadi pola makan yang sehat dan bergizi. Ini lebih baik daripada Anda melakukan diet super ketat.
PILIHLAH KARBOHIDRAT YANG BERSIFAT KOMPLEKS
Salah satu prinsip penting saat melakukan diet adalah memilih karbohidrat kompleks. Karbohidrat sederhana, seperti gula pasir, makanan yang bergula, nasi putih, roti putih, mi instant, bubur ayam, atau minuman makanan manis memiliki watak yang kurang baik bagi tubuh, Sebaliknya, karbohidrat kompleks, seperti nasi merah, roti gandum, pasta, oatmeal, ubi, jagung, atau pisang, lebih menguntungkan.
Respons insulin karbohidrat kompleks terhadap tubuh berlangsung lambat atau sedikit demi sedikit. Artinya, karena dilepaskan bertahap, gula darah cenderung digunakan secara optimal, sehingga kemungkinan untuk ditimbun atau disimpan dalam sel lemak berkurang. Tingkat enerji yang dihasilkan karbohidrat kompleks juga tinggi, sehingga cocok untuk menjaga stamina saat berolahraga. Efek menggemukkan karbohidrat kompleks ini juga lebih kecil.
Contohnya, pilih bubur kacang hijau dengan gula merah (jangan gula pasir dan jangan bubuhi santan), sandwich roti gandum dengan selai rendah kalori untuk sarapan. Pilih juga gado-gado tanpa lontong (ganti kentang rebus), sirloin/tenderloin steak dengan kentang rebus. kacang kulit, atau kacang rebus. Dan makan malam berupa nasi merah dengan lauknya.
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Soya
Kacang soya mengandung 48 % protein, lesitin, vitamin dan zat galian. Ia juga dapat menghindarkan penyakit jantung dan kencing manis. Kaya kalsium dan mineral yang membantu memecah lemak. Ia membantu menyusutkan kadar lemak jahat (LDL) dan meningkatkan kadar lemak baik (HDL).
Kuaci
Kuaci mempunyai kandungan zat besi. Melakukan pengambilan kuaci jenis tawar seperti dari jenis labu atau bunga matahari untuk menambah zat besi serta mengurangkan kolesterol.
Buah Kering
Antar berbagai jenis buah kering, limau kering adalah yang paling banyak mengandung flavanoid. Pengambilannya mampu menyingkirkan lebihan lemak LDL sehingga dapat mengurangkan resiko serangan jantung.
Ikan Tuna
Termasuk sumber asid lemak omega 3 yang popular, selain salmon dan makarel. Omega 3 secara khusus melindungi tubuh daripada peningkatan kadar kolesterol LDL.
Kacang Tanah
Kacang tanah yang dipanggang mengandungi lemak sehat dan kaya dengan vitamin E. Ia boleh menghalang radikal bebas agar tidak merusakkan kolesterol LDL dan dapat menghindari tubuh daripada serangan jantung.
Mangga
Vitamin C banyak terdapat dalam mangga. Sumber lain belimbing, kedodong, betik, rambutan, strawberry dan kiwi. Vitamin C berupaya mencegah kolesterol LDL dalam tubuh.
Kismis
Mengandung sebatian yang mampu menurunkan kolesterol. Sesiap yang mengamalkan diet dengan 400 kalori kismis setiap hari boleh menurunkan kadar kolesterol dalam darah sebanyak 8 %.
Oat
Lebih daripada kajian saintifik yang dijalankan telah menunjukkan bahwa pengambilan oat setiap pagi boleh menurunkan kolesterol dalam darah. Serat mudah larut dalam oat boleh mengurangkan resiko penyakit jantung sekiranya dijadikan sebagian diet rendah lemak dan kolesterol Anda.
Jambu Batu
Ia mampu menurunkan panas. Kolesterol dalam badan sebanyak 18,8 %. Disyorkan mengambilnya setiap hari dalam jumlah mencukupi bagi memastikan khasiatnya bertindak balas kepada tubuh. Jumlah yang disyorkan ialah 400 gm sehari, yang sebiji setengah selama 4 minggu. Bagi mereka yang ingin menurunkan berat badan tanpa melupakan diet seimbang, jambu batu adalah pilihan yang sesuai.
