Lentils: India
It’s important to eat only all-natural, plain yogurt to get the most benefit. A drizzle of honey with nuts or mixed fresh fruit provides a sweet and healthy snack.
Have you been watching your Dr. Oz lately? Oprah and the good doctor have started a segment called Prescription America. Dr. Oz gives viewers an assignment for 14 days and you’re supposed to write in with the results. The first assignment was to give up soda for two entire weeks. Die hard soda addicts wrote into the show after the two weeks were up claiming they’d lost as much as 10lbs; that their skinned cleared up; a fog had seemed to lift from their brain and that they no longer felt bloated. If those aren’t good enough reasons to give up the drink, I don't know what is!
Soy: There are a lot of easy ways to incorporate soy into your diet. Soy chocolate milk or veggie burgers are a simple alternative, or ordering your Grande Vanilla Latte with soy milk is a simple and tasty way to get it into your diet without even noticing!
First in a five part series of entries laying out the top healthiest foods in the world.Olive Oil:
Rich in antioxidants, studies have shown that as little as two tablespoons a day can lower the risk of heart disease. Olive oil can also help lower cholesterol, and prevent heart attacks and stroke.
Olive oil is also popular with the natural remedies crowd; some use it on their skin and hair. Jeanne Calment, who holds the longest confirmed lifespan at 122 years, often attributed her longevity and relatively youthful appearance to using olive oil in both her food and on her skin.
With so many choices on the market, choosing the right vitamin for you can be a daunting task.First, it's important to know that paying more doesn't always mean better quality. Generic brands are often just as good as the ones with fancy advertising.
Secondly, men and women’s vitamins are necessarily created equal. Are bodies are different and they need different things to run well. Women need much more iron than men, and for that reason, women’s vitamins often contain more of it.
Lastly, it's important that your vitamin absorb well. When placed in a glass of water, a vitamin should dissolve within 30 minutes, any longer and it's not doing its job.
Whether young or old, it’s important to be aware of the harmful effect the sun can have on our skin. Not only can it cause cancer and burn, but getting too much sun begins to show in the lines and wrinkles in our face. Here are some tips for staying safe: * Wear sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays, even on cloudy days.
*Limit you exposure in areas that are highly reflective, such as sand, water and snow.
*No tanning beds, ever!
I've been watching The Celebrity Apprentice lately, which is so entertaining! But last night I realized just how striking Carol Alt is, supermodel and raw-food eater. She has no wrinkles, no lines; her skin looks flawless and bright. Upon Googling her I found she's 47! There is no way she looks that great at 47 naturally. But she does; she claims she's never had anything injected into her. Her secret is single-handedly the raw food diet.
When she was 34 and at the height of her modeling career, she was feeling sick all of the time, taking prescriptions to combat insomnia, headaches and sinus problems, and began losing jobs because she was looking so worn down and old. Her holistic answer was a raw food diet. Thirteen years and two books later she looks better than ever and says she feels better than she did in her twenties. It seems as though Ms Carol Alt has discovered the fountain of youth! I want to learn more!
Being a raw-foodist isn't the same as vegan Carol says; she does eat meat. Raw. A little eww for me personally, but raw-foodists believe (as it’s been proven by scientific studies) that meat is not only much harder to digest when cooked, but as soon as it hits the heat, cancer-causing agents are formed. Is that why cancer is running rampant in today’s world?! Raw-foodists prefer their meat uncooked, dairy products unpasteurized (the process of heating the dairy), and their veggies fresh from the garden. The enzymes that make these foods so inherently healthy for us are completely lost in the cooking process. I have to say, I am much more interested in learning about this topic. Carol Alt says she can never eat enough to actually gain weight, whereas before her raw food diet she was eating nearly nothing and gaining like crazy. While I've never been one to commit 100% to any one diet, I do like to inform myself and incorporate bits and pieces from a variety of different diets I like. While I may not be reaching for the raw chicken breast any time soon, I just might reach of Carol Alt’s book the next time I’m at the bookstore.
Studies that came out in the last week show that many major cities throughout the
This is a scary finding. A person doesn't know what to do anymore. There’s no word yet whether an in-home filtration system can help to filter these pharmaceuticals in the water. Scientists aren't sure of much right now. But we always have a back up right? Bottled water. Or not. In the past month, the plastic used in the bottling has shown links to cancer. In fact, all plastics have shown links to cancer, from bottled water to the Tupperware we use to store our food. The world is becoming a scary place to live; we’ve come to the point where we seem to be killing ourselves from within. We don’t need
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While we’ve all heard the old adage work hard, play hard, it’s not something many of us give much thought to. But it is an adage for a reason! It’s true! We've all met those people who are entirely consumed by their work; my father-in-law is one of them. You know, those people who are nearing retirement age, but no one can fathom what they’ll do with their free time because their work has become their life. This isn’t good for our minds or our bodies; high blood pressure and anxiety are often a result.
That's why playing online bingo is a great de-stressor for everyone to partake in. Not only can you have some fun and brush up on your competitive edge, but you can also connect with other players who are interested in the same things you are. Bingo isn't for grandma anymore; it’s entered the 21st century with a twist. There are a variety of bingo games to choose from to fit every mood! The secret to life isn't wishing that you weren't working for forty years of it, but enjoying the time you have while you're here; and the more determined you are to enjoy life, the longer life you’ll lead.
While we all have our reasons for working to reduce global warming, mine is a pretty selfish one. I like the earth we live on. For me there is no greater peace than a walk through the woods, hearing the wind rustle through the leaves and the birds chattering. It's for that reason that I make an effort to have a positive impact on our environment as much as I can. I also take issue with those people driving big old gas-guzzlers around; it’s not just their business what they drive, it’s mine, because I live on this earth too. But that’s besides the point.
But don’t think you have to cut out beef all together to make a difference. If you’re really jonesin’ for some red meat, go organic. Organic beef raised on grass release 40% less emissions and use 85% less energy. Another option is to try a veggie burger. They are actually a really great tasting substitute for beef, and they're much better for you!
I've read at different times in the past the effect a clean house can have on your mind. Marilu Henner says that a clutter-free life starts with a clutter-free home. She does take it to the extent of organizing the sock drawer with dividers and perfectly folded rows of socks; that’s over the top for me, but who am I to criticize? Marilu’s house is infinitely cleaner than mine is.
I remember one Christmas season when we’d just put up the tree, the house was spic and span, and all the lights were out save for a yummy scented candle. I've never had a particularly good memory, but I remember that night and how I felt so happy and peaceful. I find when dishes have piled up and socks are strewn about the floor, I just get mad at the world. An anxious feeling starts to overtake me and I become overwhelmed with the clutter.
Martha Stewart has a list of six things you should do every day to maintain a clean house here.
With the snow melting and spring on its way, we should all make an effort to keep our homes in tiptop shape for our own health and happiness.
Last night I was up late flipping through channels (I have this insomnia thing) and I came across Namaste Yoga on FitTv. Has anyone ever watched? It’s really good! I’ve done yoga in the past and really enjoy it. I love the idea of a mind body connection, and the flexibility. For the body to be in perfect harmony with the mind with the organic movements, it’s really fascinating to me. So I stopped and watched the episode. It was called Lotus Link- how cool is that? One of the main movements was stretching your arms above your head and interlacing them, then moving them down in front of you and curling them up in front of the chest with palms opening like a lotus flower. It is supposed to help with shoulder and arm flexibility. It was really beautiful though. While Namaste Yoga is pretty fast paced (to get a full workout in no doubt), the moves are, for the most part, very simple and easy to follow along.
I've been reading a business book called The 4-hour Work Week, which has really opened my eyes on a couple of things. The book is about improving effectivity and efficiency to the point where you only need 4 hours a week to perform all your work tasks, allowing you to free your life to live it up and do whatever you want.
The first point I'd like to discuss regarding this is Pareto's Law or the 80/20 rule. You may have heard of this, but essentially much of business falls into this 80/20 rule. 80% of your revenues comes from 20% of your customers. Or 80% of your revenues comes from 20% of your products. And 80% of your headaches comes from 20% of your customers, etc. etc.
So, one way to start improving effectiveness is to focus on the pieces that matter, and discarding the rest. If 80% of your problems come from 20% of your customers - then shed those customers. Just drop them. You've just improved your life and your business. With all that time freed up, you can now focus on more important matters - like looking at the 20% of your products that produce 80% of your revenues and further promoting those. Or supporting the 20% of customers that produce 80% of your sales.
The point is not to just make a lot of money - the point is to free up your time so you can spend your money. Your job is not your life. Your career is lame no matter what it is. Life offers so much more than work - get smarter, streamline your business and your time, and then you can see what life has to offer. To have complete freedom is hard to imagine, but it is attainable.
Tennis is not a game known for its technological achievements; after all, when fans argue over clay versus grass, it's a sign that tradition rules. However, Babolat Racquets has been making small but significant changes since it was founded in 1875. Most of those changes have happened to the shoes and the racquets (there's not much you can do with the ball, and the outfits will always be subject to current trends), and some of those changes have been interesting.
The tennis racquets have improved, mostly from wooden framing to metal, and from strings made from intestines to graphite. The goal was to increase the endurance of piece of equipment that suffers a lot of indignities (as demonstrated by John McEnroe's ability to make a racquet bounce when tossed on the court), as well as increase the power of a hit ball. By increasing the use of space-age materials, the performance and longevity of the racquet has been increased significantly from its humble beginnings.
Mens tennis shoes have had an interesting history, especially as they have been used in more locations than just the court. They have been fashion statements of their own, usually signifying poor teenagers whose families could only afford one pair of shoes. However, they have had their own interesting upgrades; the newest is to use Michelin rubber (yes, the tire company!) on the soles of the shoes, for better gripping and traction (something valuable when in a sport where you need to get somewhere quickly and stop without falling down).
It will be interesting to see what happens in the world of tennis. It's a game that continually surprises, in that it seems to be continually bouncing back into the spotlight, and not always just when there's no other ball game on the television. It may not inspire the same level of fanaticism, but it is nonetheless a sport that will always be with us.
