Nutrition

Glowing Skin just by eating a healthy

Glowing Skin just by eating a healthy According to Natural News: A study done by by Dr. Ian Stephen at the University of Nottingham in Great Britain concludes that eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables can give you a healthier golden skin tone than the sun — without the use of make-up. Apparently, […]

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Nutrition, Fitness, Fuzzy Math and keeping balance

Nutrition, Fitness, Fuzzy Math and keeping a balanced budget What is it about nutrition that can make a person start mentally negotiating with themselves?  How often have we all heard skewed logic discussing the math of exercise and nutrition like this: “I exercised today, I’ll reward my hard work by having an ice cream when

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Chicken Nugget Paste: Where it comes from

(photo via: The Huffington Post) This is the source of that “mystery meat” inside the processed chicken nuggets found at the drive-thru or your local freezer department. You need to read this before allowing anyone you love to eat this disgusting paste product..  These blurbs are straight out frightening: “Fooducate writes: Someone figured out in

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Perfect Meals: A post by Simply Shredded

Perfect Meals: A post by Simply Shredded I was sent the following article to read by a fellow fitness enthusiast which I greatly admire.  This article, written by Chris Aceto, details some meals that the author feels are perfectly designed.  The meal amounts are for a male who is very active and total more than

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What’s wrong with what we eat

What’s wrong with what we eat I have listened to Mark Bittman’s talk on what is wrong with what we eat a few times. I really like the message he is sending.  In this talk he details: The current health crisis How eating foods in their natural state helps improve health That industrialized foods are

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Debunking the cookie diet (Via Men’s health)

Debunking the cookie diet photo via cookiediet.com We have all read the headlines while waiting in the checkout lines You know the which ones I am talking about right. These headlines try to get your attention with salacious promises like… “Eat all you want and still lose weight” or this one “The Cookie Diet” to shed pounds

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Hiking is Fun

Water, how can something so simple be so complicated

Water, how can something so simple be so complicated I have been thinking a lot about water lately which might be due to the summer’s high temperatures and trying to stay cool. Our bodies are made up of 66% water and it plays a vital role in how our body functions.  Your brain is made

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Lemon With Water in the morning

Lemon With Water Recently I attended a nutrition lecture, a nice addition to an otherwise dull conference.  The talk was very informative, again I was reminded of the importance of drinking a glass of lukewarm water, upon waking in the morning. The speaker explained that the body becomes acidic during our sleeping hours, this can

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Fish is a good food source but be sure to make the right choices.

(photo courtesy of: Monterey Bay Aquarium) We are trying to do the right thing by eating fish at least once a week and also making good sustainable fish choices.  The best way for us to do this is to keep informed and also keep a list with us when shopping so we know which fish

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