How’s your health?

Unfortunately today, most conventional measures are a band-aid for symptoms without getting to the root cause.

Whether our bodies function, move or perform well has everything to do with the lifestyle stimulus we give it on a daily basis. The body needs a few simple things, and without them we cannot achieve our full health or human potential.

If we short change our body over time we eventually pay a big price. If we invest in ourself daily with a few simple principles and know about alternative natural health options, we can maximize the days in our life and the life in our days.

Regular Physical Activity Helps to Prevent Cancer

You already know that regular physical activity helps to control weight, maintain healthy blood sugar, elevate mood and strengthen the immune system. But, there wasn’t much research directly linking exercise with cancer prevention – until a landmark study in 2016.

An eye-opening study at JAMA showed that exercise can decrease the risk of various types of cancer by 20%!

You don’t have to be an elite athlete or marathon runner to benefit. Scientists concluded that we should get at least 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of “vigorous” activity every week.

In other words, a half-hour stroll, five days a week, could produce cancer- preventive benefits. And research suggests the benefits could be even better than we realize!

Getting and staying active is a powerful tool in your arsenal of weapons against cancer. Make exercise as enjoyable as possible, be consistent and you will enjoy the lifelong benefits!

How to Increase Protein in Your Diet

More and more research continually comes out suggesting that we should consume almost twice as much protein as we were told to do in the past. Today, many health experts recommend that we all shoot for 100 grams of protein each day. Doing so is crucial to help maintain and build muscle mass, but also it’s a great way to lose or maintain a healthy weight.
So how to we revise our day to make sure we can increase our protein intake?

Here are some tips:

  • Eat your protein first. Eating protein first a meal can prevent your blood sugar from rising too high after a meal.
  • Snack on cheese. Choose a lower fat one like mozzarella, parmesan, gouda or a low-fat stringed cheese.
  • Replace cereal with eggs or oatmeal. Both offer more protein than cereal.
  • Choose Greek Yogurt . Many Greek yogurts and top with almonds as a bonus.
  • Have a protein shake for breakfast, lunch or as a snack. A protein shake with milk can add 30 grams easily!
  • Add cottage cheese to your menu. One cup can contain as much as 23 grams of protein.
  • Munch on edamame. You can buy it frozen or get it in the salad bar at Whole Foods 

Increasing your protein can be super simple. It just takes a little bit of planning!

I love coming home

…to see my Wellness box waiting on my doorstep!

This shipment includes Sol-U-Guard Botanical wipes (similar to chlorox wipes but non-toxic) to kill germs on my work desk, Simply Fit snack bars for a quick snack, Vitamin Essential pack of vitamins, Luminex to help stress/anxiety, Florify probiotic for improving gut health, and Unforgettables for supporting optimal brain health.

This is all great stuff!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐧…

Magnesium and Anxiety

The correlation between magnesium and anxiety is so strong that researchers can intentionally induce anxiety in lab animals by depriving them of magnesium. Cruel, I know….but it’s true.

Magnesium is critical for hundreds of metabolic functions, yet fewer than half of us get adequate magnesium from the food we eat and most choose a low absorbing form. 

Low levels of magnesium in the body can increase stress, and high levels of physical or mental stress can lower magnesium. So supplementing is critical.

When purchasing a magnesium supplement, look for:

  • Maximum Bioavailability (If it doesn’t say it, it doesn’t have it)
  • Added B6 for better absorption (read the label)

I love mine because it’s a powder instead of a capsule, so I just toss it in my lemonade! If you need help with trusted resources, let me know!

Wine Wednesday – Stone Fruit Sangria

A refreshing warm weather drink!

A festive drink that originates from Spain and Portugal, this seasonal sangria utilizes summer fruits, and swaps wine for sparkling water. Great for those poolside parties!

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 large peach, sliced
  • 1 large plum, sliced
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 oranges
  • 2 apples
  • 1 ¼ cups sparkling water
DIRECTIONS
  • Wash all produce.⁣
  • Place the sliced peach and plum in a pitcher.⁣
  • Peel the lemon and oranges.⁣
  • Cut the citrus fruits and apples into the appropriate size for the juicer, and juice in the order given.⁣
  • Pour juice into the pitcher, stir, and allow the stone fruits to sit in the juice a bit before serving.⁣
  • Add desired amount of sparkling water to the pitcher. When ready to serve, pour the juice in a small glass with ice.⁣

Makes: 20 ounces, plus the sparkling water.

Are you reading your labels? Maybe you should!

At the beginning of this year, the USDA established some new rules for labeling on controversial modified crops and ingredients. Previously, these rules varied state by state and now there is a more universal approach to labeling “BE’s”.

Simply put, bioengineered food is any food that’s been genetically modified, or GMO’s. Below is a small taste of some of our food supply that has been are genetically modified/bioengineered, but I could post dozens of foods.

These actually say that they are BE in tiny letters but many others don’t. They can just put a BE seal, a QR code that you have to scan or a phone number. 

Most children’s cereals, PopTarts, Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup, Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, 

Believe it or not, even Argo Baking Powder has bioengineered ingredients in it.

This is a controversial subject. Some feel strongly about it, while the government will tell you GMO’s are safe.

What are YOUR thoughts?

20 year anniversary

This month marks 20 years of my partnering with the Best American Manufacturing Company a person could be blessed to find. How about you? Do you want to shop for better, safer, more natural products for your family? It truely couldn’t be easier!

My natural insect repellant

Living in Florida, I’ve discovered that I can’t live without this product!
I use it whenever I go to the yard to water the plants—several times a week!
All natural with no chemicals so it’s even safe to spray on pets —and I do, every time
Pinot and I go to the park, we both get a spray! He doesn’t mind it either.
Since you never know when it will come in handy, I even carry one in my car!