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I think I need this supplement.
Biotin makes hair and nails grow fast and thick. It’s good for your skin and gives it a pseudo-tan glow all year long. It also helps prevent grays and hair loss.
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In my quest to be healthier, I have been reading up on juicing and its effects on the body. A friend recommended I try it, and I actually like it! I have been drinking carrot apple juice three times a day. And a 200ml yummy drink is composed of 3 apples and 3 carrots already! Can you imagine packing that much nutrients in a drink? (Can you imagine eating 3 carrots in one sitting?)
I want to try this green juice though. It says it is made up of spinach and bananas with milk (and nuts) and it seems like a complete power meal to me already – protein (spinach + nuts + milk), fruit (bananas) and veggies! If I can do this once a day, replacing one meal for the next three weeks, I am sure I can lose weight and maybe even shop at stores I’ve been dying to shop at (maybe I should keep the eddie bauer coupons 2012 I got!).
ngredients:
1 frozen sliced banana
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 cup 0% Vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt
1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (or other kind of milk)
4 cups baby spinach (or more, or less)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutritional stats:
350 calories, 10g fiber, 21g protein
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This is a great reference! If you are looking into seeing just how much sugar your “treats” contain, just click on the site above. You might just be better off locking whatever you save from buying Starbucks frappucinos in sentry safe (Just like me!). I would still indulge once in a while, but probably not more than twice a month from now on.
Just look at those sugar cubes! IN ONE DRINK!!
Most people often have the same resolution once a new year kicks in – lose weight, develop healthy eating habits, change into a healthy lifestyle.
There are a variety of diet plans out in the market today. For the most part, loading up on low carb food or cutting down on carbohydrates (rice, bread, starch) seems to be the most popular method in losing weight.
The challenge here is keeping yourself entertained with low carb diet food and be aware which are low carb snacks to fill you in throughout the day.
Here are some tips on how to enjoy while maintaining your diet:
1. Choose different food items.
Remember that there are a lot of low carb items out there and it shouldn’t be hard to vary your items on a frequent basis. In this manner, you will never eat the same thing frequently and can actually enjoy the food that you are consuming with ease.
2. Treat yourself occasionally.
Instead of going cold turkey on your sugar and other sugary items, it might be beneficial to think about enjoying some small treats once in a week or two. In this manner, you will not be depriving your body completely of the things that you like and you will still be maintaining your metabolism rate.
3. Set realistic targets.
When you do decide to follow a low carb meal, make sure that you have a realistic target that you can actually achieve. Many people assume that eating a lot of “healthy” food items will accelerate their weight loss. Portion control and exercise still play a huge part in weight loss.
If variety of low carb foods is a challenge, visit Lindasdietdelites.com. The web site offers a variety of low carb food and snacks for those aiming to be healthy.
Important information about antioxidants and its sources
Have you heard about free radicals? Free radicals are the harmful chemicals that attack our body. Our body can easily be attacked by the 100,000 free radicals created in just a few seconds by the food that we eat like microwaveable foods, our bad vices like drinking alcohol and smoking, lack of sleep, pollution and more. These free radicals are bad for our health as they attack healthy cells and damage tissues which can lead to illness like cancer, heart attacks, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease, aging and many more.
So how can we fight free radicals? We can easily combat free radicals by changing our lifestyle and eating food that are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are vitamins and minerals that protect our body against the free radicals. They can be found in vegetables like cabbage, carrot, broccoli, sweet potato; fruits like strawberry, blueberry, acai berry, orange, apple, mango; nuts such as peanuts, walnuts; meat, sea food and other poultry products.
There are also a lot of vitamin supplements, which are a good source of antioxidants. Here are a few of them:
We live in a world where we are constantly exposed to bad chemicals from the pollution, the food that we eat, our stressful life and more. That is why it is important that we take measure to combat these bad chemicals and taking food and supplements rich in antioxidants, can help us achieve a healthy life.
The Health Benefits of Eating Popcorn
It maybe hard to believe that the most popular snack choice for moviegoers can be considered as a super food but it is true – popcorn is a healthy snack for people of all ages!
Research shows that popcorn may not only prevent cancer but it can also help those trying to lose weight. It has been long regarded as junk food but with correct preparation and in moderation, pop corn can give more advantages than risks health-wise.
How? Here are some health benefits of eating popcorn:
Whole Grain
Popcorn is a wholegrain food. Wholegrain goods have been proven to reduce the risk of cancer and heart diseases. It helps to lower ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol as well.
Full of Fiber
Popcorn contains three times more fiber than sunflower seeds. It also balances blood sugar levels; keeps us fuller for longer periods of time, hence stops us reaching for sweet snacks.
Fiber is an important substance for the body that encourages healthy digestion and regularity of bowel movement. Foods rich in fiber take longer to eat; make you feel full sooner and help you resist eating other diet-busting snacks.
A Healthy Alternative
When it’s not coated in butter, salt or fattening oils, popcorn can be a very healthy replacement for potato chips, salted nuts and other high-calorie snacks that are often full of saturated fat.
Did you know? A 30g serving of popcorn is equivalent to one portion of whole-wheat pasta or a daily 30g portion of brown rice.
Full of Minerals
Popcorn also contains Vitamin B, which is known to boost energy levels.
Has Antioxidants
Popcorn has antioxidant properties known as polyphenols, similar to those found in fruits. These antioxidants remove free radicals in our body. Its iron content, especially the yellow popcorn variety, is particularly interesting because iron deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the entire world. A serving of yellow popcorn has 5% of the RDA for iron, 10% each for magnesium and phosphorus, and only a trace amount of sodium.
Low-Calorie
Unbuttered popcorn only has about 40 calories per cup.
Popcorn is healthiest in its butter-free, air-popped variety.
Nowadays with all the different disease that is plaguing mankind, we would really stop to ask ourselves if there is something with what we are eating that cause these diseases like the deadly and the traitor, Cancer.
That is why more and more people are starting to be conscious with what they eat and are now starting to live a healthy lifestyle. No wonder Monavie, a multi-level marketing company, is making it big and is named 18th out of the 500 fastest growing companies. From its humble beginnings in 2005, the company grew and is now part of the top companies who has reached $1 billion in annual sales.
Their secret is their Monavie acai berry juice, which is made from the Brazilian purple berry, the acai fruit. The Monavie juice drinks is made from the acai fruit plus 18 other fruits and vegetables that is beneficial to our body.
Some call this healthy juice drink as a miracle drink. It created hype and it was a popular health supplement for celebrities and athletes and you can see it being featured in the different news and TV shows.
So what is in this drink that made it as a popular health supplement? Why don’t we take a look at the benefits of acai berry, the fruit from which Monavie health drink is made of:
1.    All of the healthy juice drinks of Monavie contain antioxidants which serve as the protection of our body from all harmful toxins and less toxins means a healthy body.
2.    They say that acai berry drinks will replenish a person’s energy levels after taking it for a period of time. This is a very important benefit as higher energy levels mean more productivity for the person taking it.
Imagine you have renewed energy levels that make you more productive at work. This will make your boss happier, thus giving you plus points, career wise.
If you have higher energy levels, you will have added energy so you can spend more time with your family. Have you ever feel tired from all the days’ work that the last thing you wanted to do was just to sleep and rest as soon as you reach home? But if you feel rejuvenated, then you can spend more quality time with your kids and your family which will enrich your personal and family life.
3.    Acai Berry is also said to delay the ageing effects on your skin and of course all of us would always want to look and feel young looking, right?
4.    Acai Berry is also said to aid in losing weight. This is a very good option to try for those who want to shed off those excess fats as this is safe as it is made from all natural ingredients of just fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables is already naturally good for us so losing weight in the process is just an added benefit that one can get from drinking acai berry juice.
5.    Research has also proven that acai berry can lower the bad cholesterols in our body and we all know that bad cholesterol is bad for our heart. So lower bad cholesterol means lower risk for heart related conditions such as heart attack, stroke and even high blood pressure.
These are just some of the outstanding benefits that one can get from drinking any of the healthy drinks of Monavie. Check out their website now by clicking this link: http://www.monavieanswers.com so you can start getting the benefits that thousands of people are now experiencing from drinking the healthy juices created by Monavie.
For the longest time, I have been putting off taking diet pills to help me lose weight. I have this malformed idea that I can lose weight the hard way if I just put all my heart (and soul) to it. Look what I have been eating! It’s enough greens to make you gag:
Tokwa with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce | Green Salad with Sonya’s Garden Dressing
It’s not as bad as it looks actually, but I really cannot eat it everyday. So I try to make sure to avoid fatty foods and eat these instead:
Homemade Siomai | Adobong Kangkong | Adobong Pusit
But alas, it only made my consumption of rice bigger – too yummy!
My tragic life.