Wine Tasting: Acquiring the Delicate Talent of Wine Tasting

By KC Kudra

Wines tasting party is the perfect place to try out your wine tasting skills as well as learn from veteran wine connoisseurs. Wine tasting, contrary to what is usually thought, and is not a lot of people standing around looking chic while sipping, swishing and eying glasses of Napa Valley wines. It is actually an art form that requires a sharp sense of smell, taste, and an eye for the sublime. Mastering the techniques of professional wine tasting can take a great deal of practice and there is always some new technique to learn.

Wine tasting notes abound and can get your started. However, the only true way to begin to distinguish a fine wine amidst a variety of fine wines is a skill. Picking them reliably requires a trained palate, which takes years to develop. Wine tasting involves ascertaining whether the wine has been stored properly in a wine cellar designed to produce a beverage that is both pleasing to the eye and an exquisite experience for the palette.

The foundation of wine tasting is actually rooted in our sense of smell. In fact, over 75% of our taste is actually due to our sense of smell and has a major impact on the taste of the food and drink we consume. Moreover, this is also why when we have a cold our sense of taste is so distorted. Most wine experts will agree that wine has more to do with smell than taste, but that is often where the agreement stops and personal preference takes center stage.

In Napa Valley wine, tasting is always at the forefront of any party or gathering. Home of some of the best United States offerings, wine growers realize that swishing and sipping serves a very useful purpose. Circulating the wine in the mouth gives the experience breath and depth - it creates a symphony of experience.

Taste buds are called into action; the olfactory senses are sent into overdrive and through a carefully implemented wine tasting design, wine connoisseurs not only identify the beverage, but can usually figure out the quality of the wine from the aromatic wafting of the beverage. This can be ascertained early on in the wine tasting process.

Understanding the fundamentals of swishing allows the connoisseur to move on to the three basic principles of the art of judging a fine wine - observing, smelling, and finally tasting.

Wine should ideally be served in a crystal clear glass so that the delicate color and hue are not distorted by the color of the glass. This allows the first step, observation, to be fully realized. With the sample, a wine connoisseur can take a leisurely approach to examining the wine. This is part of the process, taking a deliberately slow look to see if any imperfections in color and hue can be seen. For instance, White wines actually are not white. They range in color from a golden, pale brown to a shade of light green. Red wine is, by contrast, darker with a pink hue and can run the gamut between a dark pinkish color to a darker brown color.

The second step is closely observing the smell of the wine that is actually accomplished in a two-step fashion. First, you should take a brief whiff of the wine to get a general idea of what you are dealing with. Next, you will take an extended, deep drawn in smell in order take in the full aroma of the beverage.

Experts will generally pause at this point to take in and process what they have learned so far about the wine. They will want to reflect on the total experience with the wine.

After letting it come fully into their consciousness, a wine taster will then take a sip, swish it around to activate all of the taste buds to ascertain the wine and savor it fully prior to swallowing. This method allows all senses to be engaged in the process of taking in the wine, figuring the quality of it. This allows wine growers to figure out if their grapes, distillation process, and procedures used to store it in a wine cellar or storage unit was sufficient to produce a fine quality wine.

Completing these steps of observation, smell and finally tasting the wine, is essential to discerning the quality of the wine from the wine connoisseur's viewpoint. The three-step process is the most complete way to ascertain age, storage, and overall quality of the wine, if it is ready to be consumed and if the wine cellar storage was adequate to bring the wine to proper fruition. As it is with any skill acquired, practice makes perfect and in evaluating wine, this is no exception. In order to become adept at evaluating the uniqueness and flavor of the sample presented takes time and effort. - 17274

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Vitamin C and Why it is Vital in Bodybuilding

By Ricardo d Argence

For a person to have a healthy life, he has to follow a proper balanced diet and have to follow a proper rotein of exercise. Good nutrition is crucial for healthy living. If you develop healthy eating habits you will have a better chance of remaining healthy for years to come.

A deficiency in essential vitamins is common in the modern diet, the result of poor eating habits. This -- the result of things like hectic life patterns -- can lead to ill health and sickness. However, there is a solution to this problem, many supplements on the market today ain in the prevention of vitamin deficiencies.

One such vitamin that is essential for good health is Vitamin C also known as 'Ascorbic acid'. Vitamin C helps in reducing oxidative stress that is caused by rigorous training during body building sessions and workout routines. Many animals produce their own vitamin C but unfortunately, primates and humans are unable to manufacture it. So, humans need their daily dose of Vitamin C from their diets, therefore, it is necessary to include food items in your diet that are rich in Vitamin C.

Vitamin C has a number of benefits, for instance, it can help protect cells and can aid the body to absorb iron from food. Vitamin C is also considered capable of fighting common cold. It even helps in the formation of collagen, which is a key factor in almost everything including muscles, veins, teeth, bones, cartilage, and capillaries.

In a nut shell, Vitamin C helps to support and maintain every part of your body and keeps it in perfect working condition. Vitamin C also plays an important role as a natural bodybuilding supplement as it helps maintaining musculature, keeping your body strong and your bones healthy.

Vitamin C can be found in many citrus fruits such as lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruits. Food items like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, peppers, kiwi fruit, sweet potatoes etc. are good sources of Vitamin C as well. In order to get enough Vitamin C in your diet each day, you should include these types of food.

Vitamin C can also improve your exercise routine. Vitamin C supplements help to boost your ability to prevent sickness, and can reduce the length of time that you are sick. Vitamin C is known to suppress a type of hormone called 'cortisol', which has been shown to encourage the body to build fat and to inhibit muscle growth. You can take Vitamin C on a regular daily basis since it is water-soluble and will not build up in your system.

If you want best results, it is advisable to consume 1000 mg of Vitamin C an hour before you begin your workout session. This would help reduce the muscle soreness and you would be able to recover faster at the end of the workout.

No other vitamin has such benefits on the body as Vitamin C. There are many various kinds of efficient forms of Vitamin C which can be found on the market today. Supplements, especially Vitamin C, can provide great aid in reaching your fitness or bodybuilding goals if used on a consistent basis. - 17274

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Eight Simple Secrets of Fast Weight Loss

By Ricardo d Argence

Before you start your weight loss marathon, take time to consider how long it took to put the weight on. It would be amazing to push a button and have the weight melt off in a matter of weeks, but that is not only, not practical, it is not safe. Be that as it may, there are some practical things that you can do to start shedding the pounds more quickly than you may have thought.

What I am saying and suggesting might sound odd, but if you listen for a minute, I think I can make myself understood. Reduce as much stress as possible by meditating, resting, reading, taking time for yourself, or whatever works to help reduce your sensation of stress. Our bodies naturally decrease metabolism when we are suffering from stress because stress-related things typically occur when food is scarce.

While it is recommended to eat constantly throughout the day, junk food needs to be avoided. At a minimum each day, you should eat six small meals, spaced regularly. This will fool your body into believing that the next meal is running on schedule and thereby metabolizing the last meal resulting into faster metabolism.

Your body is full of toxins, fecal matter, and general junk that are inhibiting proper absorption and digestion of your meals. A complete body cleanse will not only quickly reduce your weight, but it will give you more energy and a healthier physical appearance.

I am almost positive that you are not drinking enough water. Do you know how much you should be drinking? Using this calculation, if you weigh approximatey 180 pounds then you would want to consume at least 90 ounces of water each day. The number you get when dividing your weight in pounds by two is equivalent to the number of ounces needed for your daily water intake. Note: tap water is not an option. It is most widely recommended to drink water which has been filtered using reverse osmosis rather than distilled water. If you can't stand the taste of water, then add fresh squeezed lemons, but no sugar or sugar substitutes.

Even a thirty minute brisk walk will do wonders for your weight, with forty-five minutes to an hour of aerobic exercise being ideal for overall health.

Most of us do not get balanced nutrition in our diets. It would be hard to eat enough food to give us what we need, so add supplements to your diet. Be careful to not be tempted to get them from Wal-Mart or a chain vitamin outlet like GNC. If you want results, go to a natural health food store and ask a knowledgeable clerk for recommendations.

When you are losing weight and feeling good, you should let everyone know. Don't wait until you have results. Just say it. When you are dieting it is important to focus on the success that you have. While its easy to see the failures and set backs more than the success, if you focus on these things you may not be as successful with your diet. Bottom line: If you can BELIEVE IT, you can ACHIEVE IT!

You should determine how much weight you need to loose in order to be in optimal health. Then with a child of proportionate weight in your arms, walk for five minues. If you can't find a child, fill up a gym bag with books until it weighs the same amount that you want to lose. When you finally put it down, it will be a great relief, so just imagine how amazing it will feel to lose that much of yourself!

So many areas of your life being overweight is bead for you. The biggest concern regarding your weight is your health, but it can also leed to relationship problems, as well as social and psychological problems. Don't you deserve better than that? - 17274

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Cancer Stages, Treatments, and offsetting Side Effects

By Virginia Pipolini

Many of us have an inkling of information about cancer treatment and side effects. This article is in response to numerous requests for more details regarding the stages of cancer, the treatments prescribed, and ways to avoid side effects. Please remember, always consult your doctor or health practitioner regarding dietary changes before implementing any new diet.

The Stages of Cancer are as follows: Zero: small number of cells in one area. I, II, III: how involved; original area plus nearest organ affected, rate of growth and etc. IV: other areas/organs affected, numerous metastases, etc. (sometimes stage IV cancer is referred to as -- terminal -- where the patient is given six weeks to a few months to live.)

The typical treatment protocols for cancer vary as to the type of cancer and the current stage. Surgical treatment may be used to cut out the cancerous cells. Radiation may be used to kill the cancer cells or shrink cancerous tumors. Chemotherapy is another treatment that inhibits the growth of cancer through drugs or chemicals. Immunotherapy is a nutrient or drum treatment that either stimulates inhibits the immune system. Transplant therapy uses healthy bone or stem cell tissues to give a reminder to cells of a healthy environment.

The Side Effects of cancer treatment protocols (includes, but aren't limited to) the following. The most common: nausea; delayed healing; hair loss; nail changes; digestive problems; pain; loss of smell, taste, or weight; fatigue, anxiety and depression.

In addition to the more common side effects, there are numerous other possible complaints stemming from cancer treatment protocols. Those are changes to blood pressure, allergies, shock, infections, seizures, and vision problems. Long term issues can include mental health problems, and heart attacks, especially in chemotherapy treatment. Other long term side affects are kidney failure and death from the toxins.

Two simple ways to offset side effects: First we have Diet. High protein and high calorie, with plenty of liquids; in small servings spread throughout the day, rather than two or three larger meals. Suggestions include lean meat (no/low red meat); lots of veggies (especially cruciferous*); whole grain products/fiber; non acidic fruits, juices, and sauces; smoothies, shakes, yogurt, cottage cheese, gravies; and lots of water.

The second of the top-two self care aids in reducing the affects of cancer treatment is energy healing. This includes reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch, quantum healing or other healing modalities, including meditation and prayer . Many report decreased fatigue, and less mental, physical and emotional stress. It is believed that these self awareness practices bring balance to the body processes and improve the healing response.

There are many other helpful tips in dealing with the stages of cancer, treatment and side affects. Many who endure those strong cancer treatments have complained of changes to their taste. Most of us do not consider the pleasure we derive from the taste of our food, and to remove that taste or change it to a metallic taste often affects our ability to eat. Add a little juice for a better flavor. Serve smaller portions, and make sure food is easy to chew and digest. Provide hard candies to stimulate saliva production and aid digestion.

And last, but not least, when doing energy work on someone with cancer, be gentle; don't overwhelm them, and give them time to respond. You can serve in an important role as a caregiver, practitioner, healer or friend. - 17274

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Find Out How Vegetarians and Vegans Can Eat For Muscle Building!

By Caleb Lee

My article earlier on eating clean sketches out simple nutrition guidelines for you. Nonetheless, I received an email from a vegetarian wanting some tips.

Protein is definitely one of the most important "macro nutrients" you need to build muscle and to help you recover from your strength training. Most experts recommend at least 1g per pound of bodyweight each day.

But most of the opinion for getting protein involves consuming stuff vegetarians and vegans can't - if that describes you, read this article for muscle building nutrition advice for vegetarians and vegans...

How Do Vegetarians & Vegans Eat?

Most eat lots of vegetables, legumes, fruits, tofu and soy. Certain types eat eggs & dairy products too. But never any animal flesh (meat, fish or poultry). Here's a (not complete) list of types of vegetarians:

* Lacto-ovo Vegetarians. Eat eggs & dairy, but no animal flesh.

* Lacto Vegetarians. No eggs as well as animal flesh. Consumes dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, and cream.

* Ovo Vegetarians. Eat eggs, but no dairy and no animal flesh.

* Vegans. Does not eat any animal products or byproducts.

Problems You'll Run Into With Vegeterianism & Veganism.

Vegetables and fruits are great for vitamins, minerals and fiber. Green vegetables are also good since they boost your alkalinity levels and stabilize acidic foods like meat. Here's a few "problems" you'll run into eating like this though:

* Allergic reactions - if all you eat is dairy and eggs you for protein, then you can run into lactose intolerance, acne, or other allergic reactions from all the dairy food

Low Testosterone - meats, eggs, and dairy products have saturated fat and cholesterol which boost testosterone. If your T levels are at a low level you'll have a smaller amount of muscle, less strength, less energy, lagging libido, higher body fat, and less of an "ambition"

Good Sources of Protein for Vegeterians & Vegans

If you're lacto and/or ovo it's easy. Just don't eat meat and follow my other eating clean rules to get your protein: eggs, milk, whey protein, cheese, etc. If you're vegan, there's some other sources of protein:

* Beans. Kidney, fava, winged, mungo, lima, black, garbanzo, hummus ...

* Legumes. Snow peas, chick pea, cow peas, peas, lentils ...

* Whole Grains. Breads, granola, quinoa, oats, brown rice ...

* Protein Powder. Hemp protein, soy protein, rice protein ...

* Milk. Almond milk, coconut milk, plant milk, rice milk, soy milk ...

* Soy. Soy milk, deli-style soy meats, soy cheese, tofu, soy beans ...

* Nuts. Cashew, peanuts, peanut butter, walnuts, almonds ...

* Seeds. Sesame, pumpkin, hemp, flax - 17274

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