"Excessive consumption of salt, sugar and fat is bad for health"

We see often in the media this "slogan" above, but nobody clarified for us how it really works, but now SM has a specialized nutritionist Kirsch Andrea.She will write for now on about these things every Wednesday...

Why would be "excessive"? 

1.Salt (sodium chloride, NaCl)

Sodium is an essential mineral to the body, most common is the “table” salt. The body needs sodium to function properly and this mineral it helps maintain the fluid balance in the body.

People without major health problems should consume max. 6-7 grams of salt per day, but you have to be careful because that doesn't mean we have to use 6 grams of salt/ day. 75% amount of salt is obtained by solely processed foods but if you counting the 6 grams added to your food than a person gets to consume more than 15 grams of salt daily, which is not healthy.

In the kitchen you should use max 2 or 3 g of salt per day so you can avoid the excess of the salt.

Tips: the first step towards healthy eating is to try to eat vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions) without salt. This statement is true too, if you eat oleaginous (nuts, seeds, almonds etc) and from here we have already reduced the amount of used salt ;).

2. Sugar

By refining, sugar loses protein contents and reach's to provide a lot of harmful calories  to the organism. When you set a meal plan, you should consult the product labels first.The largest amount of sugar comes from drinks and sweets. Two glasses of juice and a chocolate bar has, in the best case, 355 calories.

Rachel K. Johnson, nutrition professor at the Vermont University in Burlington, author of a study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. He advises us to be careful with the solid/liquid calories and the sugar which might be hidden in yogurts or cereals.

It is important to make difference between sugar and natural sugar which appear in foods, fruits and vegetables. Healthy foods are contain water, fiber and various micro nutrients. Look out for the addition of sugar that are added to the food which you buying.

Unfortunately there is no simple answer to the daily consumption of the sugar. Some people can eat sugar without affecting the body, while others should avoid it as much as possible.

American Heart Association (AHA) recommends:

Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons).

Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).

Tips: Try to replace sugar with dark chocolate, fresh fruits and honey. If you want to use sugar substitute, then I recommend you to choose natural sweeteners such as "stevia" (100% natural sweetener).

3. Fat's 








Not all fats are bad for health, but primarily are the saturated one, to clarify one thing is not all fats have the same potential toxic.

Saturated and trans fats raise the cholesterol in the blood which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Saturated fats are found in meat, cheese, etc. Trans fats are found in foods containing hydrogenated vegetable fats, usually used in pastries. Foods fried in oil is filled with trans fats for example.

Unsaturated fat helps to increase the "good" cholesterol in the blood and gives us essential fat acids what we need. Unsaturated fats are found in foods such as oil vegetables, oily fish (sardines, mackerel, salmon) avocado, nuts and seeds. Unsaturated fats can be: monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Monounsaturated fats can be found in certain plant, such as olive oil. Polyunsaturated fats is in the sunflower oil.

When we eat alimentary food we have to be careful to not exceed 30% of total calories consumed in a day.

Tips: an important step to reach a healthy life would be to try not to fry foods in oil and try to make it on the grill, or steam in the oven, boiled, etc..
And finally I want to share a recipe, because we all know fries are widespread in alimentation.

Here is how to prepare healthy and tasty potatoes:

Baked Fries 

Ingredients:
• potato
• salt
• pepper
• spices (if you like to put something else)
Preparation:
• peel the potatoes, wash with cold water, then slices it but not too thick.
• put in the baking dish with baking paper, place the potatoes in a thin layer, in that way the potatoes do not overlap. Put the potatoes in the preheated oven (at 200 degrees) for 20-25 minutes (until they are golden brown).

Everything should we eat in moderation.  

The Light Fastival

Hello, my dear readers! Have you hear about the light festival? Or who are the guys behind it? What’s the idea of the whole festival? Now I can answer all those questions!

A few weeks back, I was with my colleagues to drink a beer and, at the bar table, there was the invitation for the festival. I remembered last year being so romantic and I wanted to go this year to see it again and it turned out really good. The people were sociable and looked happy. 

This festival was created by SCOUTS and their point of view is to create a better world. The mission of this organization is to help the young generation and giving them new perspective about life and education. 

This light night is an artistic “festival” which lasts 2 hour long with different artistic programs. Most members of this organization are underage children. 

Why did they create this?

Life became hard for all of us, a routine which never ends, a job and family which we care about, and of course time management is getting harder and harder. The light is representing the hope and soul which they chose as their symbol. 

By this event the young artists can express themselves by giving a new point of view about life, like taking a break from our regular routine. 

On this event I met a lot of young artists with hopes and dreams. The festival itself was warm and welcoming. The entrance was full of candles in a romantic way. On the right was a group of organizers and children making lampions.

children making lampions...

children drawings :)

Going forward there were symbols of the organization on the street and more artists showing their work. I met a young artist who uses spray to make his works. I think it is something really interesting and hard to make… but about his work and perspectives I will write next time :D.

 Andrei's work

All the happy ppl :D

As the final of the festival there was a group of young people singing and entertaining everybody. I sat there and listened to the sound of the chorus and I was amazed by the view of the town. 

 cuz SM was there :D

Malachite Peacock

Hello my readers it's finally weekend and I'm so exited cuz I finally can sleep and think about the new collection for this fall :D

needs and tools:

• chain noised peeler
• 2 mm brown wire
• 0.25 mm brown wire
• wire cutter
• scissors
• plastic pearl or semi-precious one (malachite)
• copper circles
• copper chain

Steps:

This tutorial was made by AngelBijou! What do you think about this piece? I personally think that it's so gorges :D and you can wear it anywhere. If you want to order just click on the msg button.

Have a nice and creative weekend :D!

Innocence

By Google:

in·no·cence
/ˈinəsəns/

Noun:

The state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense.
Lack of guile or corruption; purity.

Synonyms:

purity - naivety - simplicity - guiltlessness

In Symbolism:

The lamb is a commonly used symbol of innocence's nature. In Christianity, for example, Jesus is referred to as the "Lamb of God", thus emphasizing his sinless nature. Other symbols of innocence include children, virgins, acacia branches, non-sexual nudity, and the color white.

Loss of innocence:

A "loss of innocence" is a common theme in fiction, pop culture, and realism. It is often seen as an integral part of coming of age. It is usually thought of as an experience or period in a child's life that widens their awareness of evil, pain or suffering in the world around them.

In real life:

In real life, when a child reaches puberty the innocence is shot down and forgotten. Sometimes I wonder "why is that?" ...but the only answer I can get is "society"... If you are different, if you have a soul, then they will laugh and call you naive or childish. 

You can chose right or wrong in a meaner of decision, but in the meantime I now you will cry your heat out if you lost, hurt or unhappy.

On this shooting worked:

Design:MA
Model: Nagy Deia
Photo: Fulop Barna

Numbness....

Numbness…A moment when the life go’s out from my body. Lying there all by myself frozen. A moment where everything moves so fast and I am just lying there …

The bones are too heavy to move so all I can do is let it flow with it. Letting the last breath out, like a pain which goes out from my body left all hopeless.

Maybe love is what we all searching for or maybe more, but this moment right here is a frozen one. You can think about his lips, arms or smile. Lying naked side by side him, looking in his eyes and feeling all that fake touch. Lying on your chest feeling your heart pumping blood in your veins, numbness I can feel…numbness I can get.

A moment of clarity… when I walk out from it realizing that moment is the past… 

On this photo shoot participated: 

Design: Mathe Annamaria
Hair: Markos Ildiko
Model: Karola Eva Bodo
Photo: Barna Fulop

Malachite tears

Needs/Tools
• Chain Noised Piller
• Different dimension copper pearl

• You need plastic ,malachite semi precious pearls on different size
• Malachite semi precious pearl in tear form
• Copper pearl in flower from
• Copper needles
• Copper chain
• Copper ring
• Wire cutter

Step 1: Take the copper needle, put in the Malachite pearl which has a form of a tear and make a loop on it.

Step 2: Take the assembly and put on big copper rings.

Step 3: In those rings put some smaller sized copper and malachite pearl. There is no rule for arranging the pearls but you can use asymmetry to get a nice design.

Sept 4: The chain it’s coming in the last upper ring.

Step 5: You can use more chain for this design. Anyway it depends on you what kind of look do you want to get, use your style and get your own necklace ...or you can order here.

As a result is a nice and unique necklace. This king of necklace is wearable on any weekday or occasionally, depends on the rock what you choose. You can add longer or smaller chain depends on the look you want get.

I hope you liked this DIY! Have a nice and creative weekend y’all!



AngelBijou!

Style, Ages and Fashion

This year the Style, Ages and Fashion will be held in October. The organizing has already been started so I think it’s time to make sketches. As I mentioned in my latest post, this show is inspired by great art styles of history. Every year the organizers choose a historical theme and make it real on the runway for the amusement of the audience. The show idea was to respect the tradition of the specific theme by using the same patterns, texture, colors or personality. This year the theme will be the Secessionism. The head organizer of the show is Marton Krisztina.

Last week there was a workshop made to help us, designers, think and organize our designs and garments within this theme. 

First steps: taking measurements. 

The workshop was opened with a welcoming introduction about the show made by Krisztina. She showed us some books about seccesionism and the essence of that movement. I think the secessionism is a good choice for winter/fall season of this year, 2013, because as we know LV came up with the patterns and geometrical forms inspired from the 60’s and that show changed the whole fashion industry. For this summer season all we see is geometrical forms and lines. Some of these forms are not advantageous for the woman body. Some lines and patterns can deform the visuals of the body lines, instead seccesionism is full of flowers and far east simbolysm which you can use as a decoration with a nice color mix, in this way you can paint the sad winter days in a spring fresh night. 

Making the patterns. 

The workshop was continued by Szilágyi Mária. She showed us some tailoring tips and ideas by making a dress. In the secessionism dresses were thinner, flowing tight to the body, compared to the impressionism, where wide forms were used. In the late secessionism women let up with the big dresses and the “S” shaped backs and they started showing the legs and wearing panties. These kinds of changes were made thanks to the invention of the bicycle which became a new hobby for the people really fast. 

 The execution. 

Maria gave some good tips about the execution of the patterns, like how to calculate them and leave place for finishing, as well as how to calculate the forms. If you don’t know how to do tailoring, you can buy the Burda magazine, which contains basic patterns, that helps you to recalculate easily and have your garment done. The teachers made accent on the dress, sleeve and skorts. 

Pattern copying.

The last presentation was made by Csíki Ágnes, about the periods of secessionism, about its customs and practices. Her presentation gave me some inspiration for this show and I was glad to be guided to see that kind of garment, all made by hand. Her presentation will be attached soon to the like page on FB.

Those who want to participate on this show can send their sketches until 15 Agust to Krisztina. The garments can be either pret a porte or couture, it doesn’t matter, what’s really counted is the accordance between the garments, it has to be wearable and beautifully finished. In this year the number of the garments will be reduced so participants can bring more quality. The rules are the same: If you are a student you need to do only one garment, if you are a designer bring 3 garments, beautifully executed. 

If you have any question about the show you can contact Kristina and don’t forget to send your drawing until August 15! More details about the show are coming up!