Losing weight

In deciding on a meal plan, it is important to attempt to moderate your consumption of fats, refined carbohydrate and salt.

Some low carb diet pointers:
* Make reduced carbohydrate breadcrumbs for deep fried or oven baked foods. While you can possibly buy low carbohydrate bread crumbs, you can make them yourself by using reduced carb bread. Simply toast the reduced carbohydrate bread in a pre-heated oven on a cookie sheet. Once it is well browned, grind it in your food mill. To store, keep in a tupperware jar or container.

Lycopene super foods
(includes watermelon, red bell peppers & sweet gourd)

The nutrient lypcopene is a non-synthetic compound and part of the same family of phytochemicals as carotene. It is the reason for the vivid red color of a good number of foods.

Intrestingly, unlike many other nutrients, lycopene is not damaged if it is cooked, but is observably increased in efficacy by being cooked.

. Its key theraputic value is that it acts as an antioxidant and seems to be of use in the battle to lower the probabilty of developing cancer.

This useful phytochemical is the most effective quencher of singlet oxygen, which is connected with skin aging. It is also believed to slow down the growth of diseases affecting arterial blood vessels.