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WINTER WELLNESS SHOTS 

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For those of you who juice, I got this recipe from NAMA, the company I bought my juicer from. A “Wellness Shot” is a condensed version of a cold pressed juice. This particular recipe has both ginger and turmeric which have natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties while lemon provides vitamin C. The black pepper is added to help your body optimally absorb the turmeric.

INGREDIENTS 
  • 1 lemon
  • 6 large carrots
  • 1-inch piece fresh turmeric
  • 2-inch piece fresh ginger
  • Dash of black pepper
DIRECTIONS
  1. Wash all produce well.
  2. Peel the lemon.
  3. Add lemon, carrots, turmeric, and ginger to the juicer, then pour juice into shot glasses or small glassware and sprinkle black pepper on top of your shot. Enjoy!

Are you heading for a Snaccident?

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“When you don’t plan ahead SNACCIDENTS happen! A friend has a long night ahead of him working a casino. Eating junk food and working until 4am is the perfect recipe to weaken the immune system and feel like crap. A few minutes of prep and he can munch away all night and put the odds in his favor to feel good tomorrow.

Like most individuals, i tend to ” get snacky” in the evening. To combat a potential snaccident, I often resort to Fiberwise. This stuff is amazing after dinner as a “dessert”. It helps to keep me feeling full and satisfied while eliminating my desire for late night snacks.

Over time, I have developed different hunger patterns and no longer have a desire for evening snacks!

It always matters what you eat! FYI, I have never had anyone deny me entrance when I show up with my own food.

Safer household at a better price

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My friend converted her home in a one-stop shop for $108.
She then went to Target to see how much she REALLY saved.
She scanned comparable items such as Seventh Generation.
The cost was over $200 with her Target Red card!

An interesting item to note is that most of the cleaners in the switchover
are concentrated, meaning they make the equivalent of six bottles of cleaner.

An added plus: is no child proof caps! Every product in this product line is non-toxic
so it is safer for your home. Safer for you and Safer for your family.

Of course having the ability to shop from the comfort of your home is pretty special too.
No heavy containers, bottles or boxes to lug from the store to the car to home..

Oh, another bonus, Target doesn’t give you $100 just to shop with them.

I love shopping with this store! If you haven’t tried them yet, you should!

A new me.

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This is one of the most dependable tools for losing weight and getting healthier that I have been around!

– Real food

– Easy plan…just eat often and pick from the long Yes List

– Fits all preferences including Paleo, Vegetarian, etc.

– Tons of others on the same path

– Tons of encouragment

– Tons of accountability, but make it even more so by buddy-ing up with a friend.

– Tons of awesome prizes

– Only $10 plus tax sign up fee

– Six weeks to a new HEALTHIER you

Link to sign up via Eventbrite.

The many names of sugar

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Something to note for those of us that are new to reading labels

What You Need To Know About Allulose,
The new FDA-approved sugar substitute is a sweet alternative
Learn more here…

Women drinking sugar-sweetened beverages have increased liver cancer, disease risk, researchers find.
Massachusetts hospital-led study surveyed nearly 100K women over a median of more than 20 years.
Learn more…

Clean Eating…What does it mean?

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Clean eating is the practice of eating primarily and unrefined foods, whole foods without any artificial ingredients. This typically involves the elimination of most processed foods, trans fats, heavily saturated fats, added sugar, and refined grains. And some choose to take clean eating a notch further by also eliminating gluten, dairy, and soy as well.

If you are looking to “clean up” your diet, learning how to eat clean is a great way to start. Here are some simple guidelines to help get you started:

  • Eat foods your great great grandmother would recognize.
  • Eat more whole foods you can identify without having to read the ingredient labels. This includes foods you would find in the produce section and perimeter of the grocery store.
  • Eat minimally processed foods with little to no ingredients.
  • If there is an ingredient list, aim to stick to ingredients you recognize as food.
  • Pay attention to the food’s nutrition and look for calorie-controlled options that are high in protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals

THE POWER OF GINGER 

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I love ginger and I was happy to learn that ginger is a powerhouse of an ingredient, with a 5000-year-old history in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a tool for digestion and fighting inflammation. 

FUN FACTS 

  • Ginger is closely-related to turmeric 
  • It’s among the healthiest spices on the planet and can be used as a fresh ingredient, a dried root, in powder form, or even as an oil or a juice. 
  • The rhizome (which is the underground part of the stem) is the part that is typically harvested and used for cooking spices. Hence the term “ginger root”.
  • The Gingerbread Man is credited to Queen Elizabeth I of England, at a time when ginger was being used in sweet treats. 

BENEFITS OF GINGER 

  • Alleviates nausea
  • It has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
  • It has been shown to help with pain with osteoarthritis and menstrual cramps.
  • It improves blood sugar and insulin resistance

Whether you use dried or fresh ginger, it’s great for use in broths, soups, and curries. Ginger can also be used in sweets like gingerbread, pumpkin spice, and it can even be candied!

Green Tea and Your Brain 

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Dozens of studies show that green tea consumption protects the brain as we age. Green Tea has been shown in clinical trials to boost cognitive function as well as lower rates of cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

The magic of green tea is found in the high concentrations of polyphenols, known as catechins. Catechins function as both antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.

Also, drinking green tea improves the diversity of bacteria in the gut and protects the lining of the gut, which helps to prevent leaky gut.

If you’ve heard of the brain/gut connection, this is a great example of it. Signals sent back and forth between the gut and the brain have a profound impact on aging and risk for disease.

So pour yourself a cup of green tea and curl up with a great book!

Sometimes, it’s about what you are avoiding instead of what you are consuming.

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The gold standard to personalizing your diet is to eliminate certain foods like gluten, dairy, wheat, nightshades, eggs, sugar etc for 21 days. Then on day 22, start adding one food at a time. Have it for a couple of days, wait 24 hours, and see how you feel.

It’s not easy, but sometimes it’s the best way for you to find answers to why you don’t feel well.

Help your immune system

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Do you know how much of your immune system is in your gut?