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Antioxidants: Eat the Colors of the Rainbow!
Most people know that it’s important to eat fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet, but did you know that it’s important to eat the colors of the rainbow? Each different color of fruits and vegetables offers unique nutritional benefits that are favorable to our health. The colors of the rainbow are loaded with…
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11 Steps To Look Younger
The secret for looking youthful has been a constant question since the beginning of time it seems. In fact, many researchers have done some experiments to find ways to slow down the aging process. There are some techniques that have been implemented, but the most important things for us to do are being consistent in…
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March Food Focus: Quinoa
March quote Proximity is power – Tony Robbins I’ve been super busy the past two weeks. I attended Tony Robbins’ virtual event, Unleash The Power Within. It was a phenomenal event and life changing. I want to share something with you that I learned from Tony. 5 Keys to Success Feed your mind Feed and…
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7 Reasons to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetable Garden
During the last decades there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind’s health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly amongst humans and animals (bird’s flu being the most recent one). There are several reports including report…
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10 Steps To Clearer Skin
At some stage in all of our lives, we want clearer, fresher, younger-looking skin. Well, it can be achieved without dropping a ton of money and it can happen naturally! What you must do is persevere and over the course of three weeks, your skin will begin to look fresher and clearer. Here’s how; Keeping…
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7 Ways to Make Alkaline Diet Benefit You
The premise of an alkaline diet is that the nutrients found in supplements, alkalizing foods, and water can bring the body back to balance. These vitamins, minerals, and herbs infuse the body with new energy, vitality, and better health. Alkaline foods and water must be consumed in order to provide nutrients the body needs to…
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February Food Focus: Lentils
Happy February! Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. -Rumi Comfort Food Think for a moment of a food from your past, one that makes you feel great after you eat it for no specific reason. Maybe it is macaroni and cheese, slow-simmered tomato sauce, ice cream cones…
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10 Ways To Get More Antioxidants Into Your Diet
It’s no secret that antioxidants are incredibly beneficial to good health. It’s believed the antioxidants in food can help prevent cancer, reverse or slow aging, enhance your immune system, increase your energy and improve heart and other organ health. Given all we know about antioxidants and their beneficial properties, it’s amazing more people don’t get…
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Oops…Here’s an example of a stress-reducing diet
Oops. I forgot to include an example of a stress-free diet in my post re: reducing stress with foods. Putting Together Your Diet Plan Planning your meals wisely is key to not only staying physically fit and healthy, but also to staying mentally strong and being able to best manage your levels of stress. Knowing…
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10 Ways To Sneak Some Extra Fruits And Vegetables In Your Family’s Diet
We all know by now that we should be eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. But knowing and doing are two different things, aren’t they? Sometimes it is just not easy to get them all in there. We are constantly tempted to fill up on convenience and junk food. If…