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Sunday, 1 September 2013

The Use Of Indoor Tanning Products Is A Healthy Alternative To Sunbathing

By Haywood Hunter


Health authorities are discouraging the public from sunbathing. It's because being exposed to excessive amounts of UV light can trigger skin cancer development. It's a good thing that suntan aficionados really don't have to give up their dream of having a sun-kissed complexion. That's because there are self tanning products these days that are safe alternatives to sunbathing.



Tanning products available on the market are formulated to darken the skin tone without the need for the users to bake under the blazing sun for several minutes. The application of self tanning products can considerably reduce your odds of having skin cancer. This disease can be fatal most especially if it's not detected and treated by a specialist during its early stages.

You may choose from a wide variety of self tanning products these days. You can find them in the form of lotions, sprays, gels, wipes and others. When choosing, consider your preference and lifestyle. It's a good idea to go for a solution that you find easy to apply in order to achieve the smoothest color, keeping everyone from suspecting that you have a fake suntan.



Indoor tanning products also vary in terms of the intensity of the results. Some of these topically applied solutions can produce mild skin darkening effect. There are others that are specifically formulated to give you the deepest fake suntan possible. When choosing, try to stick to a shade that's close to your base complexion in order to achieve a realistic outcome.

It's the amount of active ingredient present in the solution that dictates the color's intensity. Majority of the tanning products on the market rely on DHA, a chemical extracted from plants. DHA is capable of causing skin darkening minus the need for UV light exposure. In as short as 3 hours, the initial effect may become evident. The shade darkens within the next 24-72 hours. A fake suntan usually lasts for a week.

Not all tanning products out there are the same. While they may not be the same as those which showed up in the 60s, it doesn't mean that all of today's self tanners are impressive. Always go for a top-notch product. Otherwise, you are likely to end up with an orange skin instead of golden brown, causing you to gather odd stares rather than flattering remarks.

Get the recommendations of family and friends to know which of the tanning products on the market can impress. It's not unlikely that there are people you personally know who have abandoned sunbathing long ago. Check out the skin of those you approach for suggestions. If you can't believe that what you are seeing came from a bottle, it certainly is an excellent brand.

You may also go online to read reviews on tanning products. Many of them are written and posted by people who have actually tried using the brands they are evaluating. Reading assessments on the internet spares you from experimenting with different solutions just to find the best one. See to it that you read honest and objective reviews, talking about the pros and cons of various tanning products. Something that leaves the downsides out of the picture is likely to be written for marketing purposes.




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Saturday, 31 August 2013

Chicken And Rice Is Not Just for A Bodybuilding Diet

Chicken and rice cakes
Struggling to get your chicken and rice in?
This meal of the week is a bit different. Although I have aimed this at bodybuilders on a pre contest diet, this recipe is one of the best choices for anyone with weight loss plans who are after a tasty meal idea.
As some of you may know, I am into bodybuilding. I competed and placed in late 2012. I did struggle with the constant "force feeding" of chicken, rice and broccoli. If any of you have done a pre contest bodybuilding diet, you will know how tough this can be... It got so bad for me early on in the 20 week diet that I literally wanted to cry every 2 hours when it came to getting this bland mixture down.
As I am really into my food, I looked at better ways to cook chicken and rice for pre contest. As this diet is extremely strict you are very limited with the type of seasoning you can use. Anything with sugar is a massive "NO NO" and if you look at the ingredients on most seasonings you will see sugar and salt. All sauces are out of the question as these have a big calorie content, most again are loaded with sugar and salt.
The calories I got had to come mainly from chicken and rice.
So these "Chicken and rice cakes" are something that I managed to invent when I was struggling one weekend when I had some time.
The measurements of chicken and rice will vary for each person if you are competing. If you are just using this as a healthy option you can follow the measurements that I used.
You will need-
4 chicken breasts
300g of wholegrain rice (uncooked)
Ground Black pepper
1 chili
1 clove of garlic
A bunch of fresh coriander
No sugar/ salt seasoning. (I used Singapore seasoning made by "Penzeys spices") but any other seasoning that meets the criteria of your diet Will do)
Olive oil or "1 cal none stick spray"
Step 1
Cook the rice so it is ready to eat, leave this to cool slightly but don't allow it to go totally cold
Step 2
Wash and cut the chicken breast into chunks. We are not looking for anything pretty here, just chop it up and spray with the 1 cal none stick spray a few times.
Step 3
Crush or finely chop the garlic (If you have seen good fellas, you can use a razor blade) and cut the chili up. Make sure you remove the seeds from the chili here if you don't want it to be too hot.
Step 4
Pull apart or chop the coriander finely and mix with the garlic, chili and coriander.
Step 5
Season the chopped chicken with the Singapore seasoning or what ever you chose to use. (the Singapore seasoning will give the food a nice spicy Asian taste). Then mix in the chili, garlic, pepper and coriander. It is best to coat all of the chicken with this seasoning, so get stuck in to it with your hands.
Step 6
Put the raw chicken covered in seasoning into a food processor and also add the rice. Blend this in short bursts, you don't want to make a raw chicken and rice soup! It is personal preference on how fine you want to go here but I like to keep it fairly course.
Step 7
Once this is mixed or "Blended" take this out of the blender and put into a bowl. Make the mixture into a ball. Half the ball and half this again, you should end up with 4 balls... Nice! Squash these balls down so they are about an inch thick
Step 8
Use the 1 cal spray to lightly grease a baking tray or some tin foil, then place the 4 cakes onto the tray and again spray with 1 cal spray (This will give the cakes a crispy finish) or if you are not on a pre- contest diet, you could top with Parmesan cheese. (I haven't tried this but I imagine that it would finish off the cakes nicely)
Step 9
Put in a preheated oven at 180 Celsius or gas mark 4 for around 30 mins or until they have started to brown. Make sure that these are cooked thoroughly before eating.
Step 10
Serve with your favorite veg and eat while hot if you can. I have also eaten these cold as I will normally make a big batch. It's best not to reheat these as reheated chicken can cause you problems if it's not done right.
As I am into experimenting in the kitchen I came up with this healthy recipe but there are things that you could do to make this more exiting, like add onions (Another no no on my pre contest diet) or cheese, change the spices you put in or maybe make a blue cheese sauce to put over the top... I'm getting hungry now so I'm going to wrap it up!
I hope this has been useful. It certainly was for me when I fancied a change from the usual chicken, rice and broccoli mix on my pre contest diet.
Good luck if you are going to try this, let me know how you get on.
By James Atkinson
If this has been useful to you, there are more articles on training, diet, healthy meal ideas and inspiration on my blog http://www.jimshealthandmuscle.com
I would love to hear from you and I am always happy to help.
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