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How to Find Your Passion and Boost Your Happiness

10 Steps To Get Your Passion Pumping

Do you have an idea that you are passionate about but do not know how to put it into action? If so, you are not alone. We often have wonderful ideas, aspirations, and goals that we truly want to start working on and our passion drives us to do so, but we are unsure how to get started. Here are few tips to help you put your ideas into action and your passion pumping!

  1. Clarify. Write down exactly what it is you want to do and be concise.
  2. Make way. This means clearing up your life by letting go of activities and ideas you are not passionate about and making way for the one true passion.
  3. Make time. Now that you know what it is you want to do and you have made the way, it is important to make the time. You need to schedule your passion into your life.
  4. Get set up. Get all of the supplies you will need to make your passion happen.  Being set up is key.
  5. Partner up. If you need a partner to get this accomplished, seek your partner out. Start a relationship with those who will help you succeed. Whether it is a friend, designer, supplier or advisor….get connected.
  6. Follow through. Now that you have your passion scheduled into your life, following through is essential.  You can know what you want, have the time, be set-up and have partners, but if you do not follow through, it will never happen.
  7. Watch and grow. Track your time, costs, conversations and feelings and grow from your successes and mistakes. Tweak as you go along.
  8. Do not give up. Patience is key, nothing happens overnight, but if you stick with it, your passion will pump you to places you never dreamed of.
  9. Believe in yourself. Every time you are working on your idea, talk to yourself and positively encourage yourself to keep going.
  10. Trust. Trust that what you are doing is right. Your passions do not lie!

Remember, if you do not follow your true calling, you are missing out on your true life!

Go for it and let your passion pump straight from your heart!

 

If you are looking for the highest quality Vitamin and Mineral Supplements personalized for you, please go to www.personanutrition.com and take their on-line questionnaire providing individualized vitamin and mineral recommendations. Persona is the only Science Based supplement provider on the web today! Take advantage of their knowledge and use it to your health’s benefit!
This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Do not use the information from this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this article.

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Loving Yourself: Have You Started Yet?

Wow, I know. Loving yourself? What a concept, what a question! Loving ourselves is often something we are not doing or something we subconsciously resist. Loving ourselves can appear to be much more difficult than loving others.  Loving others might seem less threatening or easier to do, but the reality is, if we do not love ourselves first, the way we love others becomes shallow and incomplete.

We are such complex and amazing beings with both a mind and a heart. Our minds often lie to us and talk our inner self, our true self, our self that lies deep in our hearts, out of being who we are meant to be.  We become lost in what others say or do and what society says we should be or do. We allow ideas of others that are constructed from fictions to take space in our mind and those ideas often commander our own thoughts and ideas, the thoughts and ideas that were once shared between our heart and our mind.

Starting to genuinely love yourself begins with introducing your heart to your mind again. Allowing conversation to occur, conversation that reacquaints the mind with its owner, the heart.  Deep in your heart radiates your true self.  The self that giggles, creates, dances, draws, writes, explores, cares, works, commits, seeks and grows.  This self has the vision and knows the way, this self can communicate these things to the mind and that is the way of accomplishment.  The way to live true, to live the path that your inner light shines upon. Such is the only way to finally experience self-love, through living your truth!

This is only the beginning, but much to think about.  I will continue in the following weeks to re-visit this question and I will do my best to offer you meaningful insights.

Take excellent care of yourself. Honor your body. Eat the best, fresh, clean whole foods and rest as much as you can.  Take your vitamins, drink plenty of water and begin your journey towards truly loving yourself today.

 

 

If you are looking for the highest quality Vitamin and Mineral Supplements personalized for you, please go to www.personanutrition.com and take their on-line questionnaire providing individualized vitamin and mineral recommendations. Persona is the only Science Based supplement provider on the web today! Take advantage of their knowledge and use it to your health’s benefit!
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Your Body’s Signs of Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

When your body lacks a specific vitamin or mineral it becomes unhappy and talks.  Yes, your body speaks through signs, signs such as lumps, bumps, rashes and pain.  Your body does not want to be ignored and will continually remind you of its unhappiness until you actually do something about it.  Your body wants to be nourished and cared for in the best way possible and I am sure that if it could, it would kick you clear in the behind begging for your best efforts.  So, come on and listen to your body talk!

  1. Your lips are dry and the corners of your mouth are cracking.  This is your body crying out for iron, zinc and B vitamins.  Up the oysters, salmon, tuna, clams, peanuts, legumes, lentils, swiss chard and sesame products, such as tahini.
  2. Your hair is dry and brittle and you have red bumps on your face.  This is your body asking for more biotin, better known as vitamin B-7.  The fix includes adding avocado, salmon, eggs, mushrooms, cauliflower, almonds, berries, bananas and soy into your daily meal plan.
  3. Your skin, hair, and nails are lack-luster and you have periodic brain-fog.  This is your body begging for good healthy fats.  The Omega 3’s.  Start taking fish oil caps and start incorporating sardines, salmon, herring, flax, nuts and seeds into your diet.
  4. Your behind has acne, or at least it appears that way!  This is your body punishing you for being a skimp when it comes to vitamins A & D.  Fix this fast with leafy greens, walnuts, seeds, hemp, chia, salmon, and sardines.
  5. Your feet tingle and your hands go numb.  Quite frankly, this is your body telling you that you have been eating dumb!  You need B vitamins. Lots of them.  Spinach, chicken, beans, beets, nutritional yeast, seafood, and eggs will help, but take a full spectrum vitamin B complex too.
  6. Your body cramps up and it hurts.  This is your body calling out for electrolytes.  Magnesium, calcium, and potassium.  Start adding a sugar-free electrolyte mix to your water and go crazy for bananas, apples, grapefruit, cherries, almonds, hazelnuts, squash and kale.

 

 

If you are looking for the highest quality Vitamin and Mineral Supplements personalized for you, please go to www.personanutrition.com and take their on-line questionnaire providing individualized vitamin and mineral recommendations. Persona is the only Science Based supplement provider on the web today! Take advantage of their knowledge and use it to your health’s benefit!
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5 Reasons to Add Avocado to Your Diet

Amazing Avocado: 5 Reasons You Should Have One Today

Avocados are absolutely one of my favorite nourishing foods. I like to have one with breakfast- spread some mashed avocado over sprouted bread and season with turmeric, cumin, and sea salt. It’s a heavenly and satisfying meal! Yes, avocado is high in fat and yes, it is very good for you! Avocado is a good source of a monounsaturated fat known as oleic acid. Oleic acid improves heart health by treating inflammations on the walls and arteries of the heart. Also, studies have shown that the average avocado consumer is actually lower in body weight and body mass index than the avocado non-consumer! (1)

Here are 5 good reasons why you should enjoy an amazing avocado today.

1.  More potassium than a banana.  The banana is known as a good source of potassium, however the avocado boosts even more of the important mineral! A cup of avocado contains 708 mg of potassium, while your average banana contains 422 mg. Potassium helps lower high blood pressure and also prevents kidney stones and bone diseases.

2.  Eye protection.  A well-known carotenoid found in avocados is lutein. Lutein is important for good eye health, preventing macular degenerative diseases that affect people in old ages, even causing blindness. Lutein also reduces the risks of cataracts, securing clear eye vision even in old age.

3.  Heart healthy.  Avocados are healthy fats. The oleic acid in avocados along with vitamin B6 and folic acid help control homocysteine levels in the body, which are linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

4.  Dietary fiber.   A cup of avocado, pureed finely or sliced, contains about 9 grams of fiber. You’ve probably heard that most Americans don’t get enough fiber in their diets. Fiber is important for bowel regulation, preventing constipation and intestinal cancer.

5.  Antioxidant power.  Avocados are one of the few foods that contain significant levels of both the antioxidants vitamin C and vitamin E. Avocados also contain glutathione, a chemical that functions as an antioxidant. The National Cancer Institute found that avocado’s glutathione levels of 19 mg per one-half fruit (2) is several fold higher than that of other fruits, making avocado a powerful antioxidant indeed!

Sources

1.  Fulgoni V. L., Dreher M., Davenport A. J. Avocado consumption is associated with better diet quality and nutrient intake, and lower metabolic syndrome risk in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2008. Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:1.  doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-1

2.  Flagg E. W., Coates R. J., Jones D. P., Byers T. E., Greenberg R. S., Gridley G., McLaughlin J. K., Blot W. J., Haber M., Preston S. Dietary glutathione intake and risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer. Am. J. Epidemiol. 1994;139(5):453–465. [PubMed]

 

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Chronically Late? 8 Tips To Make Every Date!

Chronically Late? 8 Tips To Make Every Date!

Many people struggle with punctuality and find that they are constantly battling the clock and running late. We are either late for a date, a meeting or even rushing to get to a class. Believe me, if this sounds like you, you are not alone. I too understand how frustrating and stressful running late can be and how it can annoy those who have to wait on you. But, rest easy, there are simple little tweaks you can try today that are useful for anyone wanting to be on time (or closer to it!).

Have fun with these tips and before you know it, you might just be the early bird!

  1. Please….go to bed early, or at least on time.  If you go to sleep when you know you should, you are most likely to wake up when you should.  This might take some practice, but you can do it and your body will love it!
  2. Try this next…..No snoozing allowed. Oh, I know! What discipline! It almost hurts to think that you cannot hit the snooze button, one, two or three times… Nope! This is part of it, learning to have a structured sleep and wake cycle.  If you follow tip one, there will be no more reason to sleep in or over.  This is an awesome way to start getting your day going on time.
  3. You’re doing it right…..Tip three is to stick with tip one and two until you have mastered them. If you are a late night owl, getting yourself disciplined and ready for a structured sleep wake cycle will be a practice that will take time and patience.  Keep at it.  You will be so happy you did.
  4. Ok, now we mix things up…..Like tea! Please start mixing up a relaxing tea in the evening and a refreshing one in the morning. This will help your body flow with what you need it to do…rest and relax at night and wake and become energized in the morning.  Try sleepy time tea for the evening and green tea in the morning.
  5. Map it out…..Become an organized planner and get ready the night before.  Set out your gym bag, work clothes, phone, keys and water bottle the night before.  You will be set up for a stream-lined morning and have more time to wake, get ready and leave at an easy to deal with time, that is, on time!
  6. Think safety and take it seriously…..Leaving on time or a bit early is not only stress-free and smart, it is safe. When you are running late safety is often looked-over. When you are on time, you can drive safely, manage traffic and drive the speed limit.
  7. If you have a watch, wear it.  Make sure you have a watch with clear numbers, with an easy to set timer.  If you find that you dilly-dally while shopping or running errands, put a limit on your excursions.  Set your timer when you walk in a store or the market and see how efficient you can be.  If you have a pre-set time allotted for a trip to the store, you will not have to worry about getting to yoga, school or the bank on time.
  8. Practice makes making it on time easier….If you have been a chronically late person longer than you can remember, change is going to take practice.  Set an intention, take it day by day and, like all things, you can do this…..you might be the first one to arrive! How about that “new to it” early bird!

 

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How to Simplify Which Vitamins & Supplements You Take

Vitamin on table

In my household we have a pantry and in the pantry we used to have a shelf stuffed with vitamin bottles. We had big bottles, little bottles, old bottles and new bottles all labeled clearly, but because there were so many, the labels were hard to see and we often forgot to take the vitamins we needed.

Honestly, there were vitamins in our pantry that no one needed and there were vitamins in our pantry that we did need, but we never took them!  I know, what a shame. What a waste of health, time and money.  Well, we learned from that and we have ditched our bottles and changed to vitamin packs.  Vitamin packs that we design with the exact vitamins that we really need and nothing more.

Why Should You Build Your Own Vitamin Pack?

“Building your own” vitamin pack is the best solution to what I described above and to what I believe most people deal with, vitamin confusion.  Building your own vitamin pack allows you to design the best vitamin, mineral and herbal formula suited to your health needs and saves you an extreme amount of time, confusion and money.  Persona Nutrition offers an exceptional inventory of the highest quality vitamins, minerals and herbs from Douglas Labs, Source One, Molecular Health, Vitamer Laboratories, Capsule Works, Pure Encapsulations, Source naturals and Planetary Herbals. From their amazing and comprehensive selections you can chose your personalized formula and “build your own” vitamin pack. I suggest you go to their site, click on “build your own” and start designing your unique, effective and confusion free vitamin pack today.

Benefits Of Individual Packaging

Your unique vitamin packs will be shipped from Persona Nutrition and arrive at your home in a dispenser box, a box that will keep your vitamins neat, organized and ready to go. Everyday, all you have to do is pull a new pack from your dispenser box and go! You will not have to look over multiple bottles, labels or messy shelves and you certainly will not be confused! Your vitamin routine will be easy, quick and efficient and you will have no problem remembering to take them….everything you need to take is packaged and ready to go! This is exactly why “building your own” makes the best sense.

Now, this is vitamins done right!

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Good Bye Trans Fats & Hello Good Health!

Good Bye Trans Fats & Hello Good Health!

Here is a health victory to go down in history.  The death of trans fats! As we approach the new year of 2014, trans fats are approaching the grave. This might mean a shorter shelf life for unhealthy processed foods but, most importantly, this means a longer, healthier life for you and me!  And that is simply a sensational health victory to be celebrated.

The Food and Drug Administration has finally called for the elimination of trans fats from all processed foods.  Trans fats are hydrogenated oils, void of nutrients, that have been clogging the arteries, raising the LDL cholesterol levels and increasing the incidence of cardiovascular heart disease and death by heart attack in the US.  The FDA has recognized trans fats as being unsafe and no longer usable in food products.

Trans fats have been lurking around in your coffee creamer, microwave popcorn, margarine, processed desserts, crackers, commercially processed bread, rolls, cakes, cookies, bars, boxed foods, frostings and even in so-called “health-foods” such as carob covered nuts, energy bars and vegetable chips in recent decades.  Trans fats have been used to increase the shelf life of processed foods and to add a velvety feel to the mouth’s perception of foods and to increase the yearning to eat.  Tran fats have no nutritional value, become addictive and actually decrease the health of our bodies.

Sooner than later you can look forward to products free of hydrogenated oils and free from the addictive properties trans fats present.  But, beware, trans fats are more ubiquitous than you might think and please pay special attention to what you eat until this policy becomes active.  Trans fats are found in most fast foods including donuts, french fries, burgers, nuggets, tacos, pizza, candy, breakfast wraps, pancakes, mixed coffee drinks and used in most restaurants.

Guard your health and start a preventative practice today by saying goodbye to trans fats and hello to good health.  Eat healthy, take your vitamins, exercise, rest and raise your hands to an all-out health victory!

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How Eliminating Sugar Prevents Diabetes & Helps Weight Loss

Tips To Get You Super Healthy Sans Sugar Sweety

If there is one thing that hinders good health in more ways than you could ever imagine, that would be good old sugar! Sugar sabotages our best health and fitness efforts and parades around as an innocent treat that we all deserve to indulge in and enjoy as often as possible. But indulgence and every day enjoyment of sugar will only decrease your body’s wellness and ramp up conditions you would rather not have. Sugar creates inflammation in the body, is metabolized into fat, feeds cancer cells and increases your likelihood of obesity. Sugar may taste sweet and be prepared in tantalizing and pretty fashions, but believe me, sugar is a serious contributor to all things “bad health”.

Yes, I know what you are thinking, how can anyone not eat sugar? Well, the truth is, sugar is everywhere and in most processed and packaged foods, but it does exist naturally, and that is where to get it! Fruit is full of natural sugars and fiber dense. Fruit is sweet and lends to many applications from a sweet dish to a savory one. Fruit is filling and fruit is unadulterated.  There is nothing processed, refined or chemical about it. Processed and refined sugar offers only an instant satisfaction within the body.  This is because it is void of nutrients and therefore does not quell hunger. This leads to over eating, weight gain and can cause obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, mood swings, accelerated aging and depression.

Think about sugar as a thief.  A shady character that sneaks around trying to look like a trusted friend. A friend that snatches your good health and your money at the same time.  If you are buying sugar, sugary products and processed foods, you are actually paying to give your best health away!  It is just like leaving the doors un-locked with your wallet on the counter….you are helping the robber steal from you.  This is a “yikes” situation, but there are many things to do.  Start slowly by taking an in-home inventory and remove the products that are depleting your best health. That sweet old sugar in your pantry is a regular criminal, but you are the one carrying the cuffs now…so take charge.  You can do this!

Here are my 10 top reasons to re-cap you why you should shelf the sugar ……

  1. Sugar feeds cancer. That in and of itself should get you thinking!
  2. Sugar causes inflammation. If you have arthritis or any inflammatory condition, each time you take a bite of a processed or sugary food, you are fueling your internal pain and inflammation fire….
  3. Sugar causes weight gain. It sure does, and it especially loves to present as belly fat and love handles.
  4. Sugar leads to obesity. Now seriously, who wants that!  Get serious about what you eat!
  5. Sugar spikes insulin. Danger! Insulin that is up and down is dangerous and precursors type II diabetes.
  6. Sugar leads to diabetes. Just as you read above, this is a serious disease that might cause loss of limbs and vision.
  7. Sugar is addictive. Sugar is a drug. Any addiction puts you at risk for a myriad of problems that lead to decreased health.  Sugar is no different than alcohol. Excessive use hurts you.
  8. Sugar is aging. Sugar does nothing for those wanting to remain youthful and spry. Sugar causes wrinkles and other less than desirable skin conditions.
  9. Sugar causes mood swings. You know this one….when you eat sugary foods you only feel good for a short time and then you “crash”.  This is not a good thing and we can all do without it!
  10. Sugar wastes your money.  If you are buying it, you are paying to abuse yourself. I know this sounds harsh, but just think, when you eat sugar does it do anything biochemically to increase your health????

Sugar is on the sly trying to get you….be smart, improve your health and feel great……shelf it!

(or, just decrease it!  I bet you are thinking now!)

 

 

If you are looking for the highest quality Vitamin and Mineral Supplements personalized for you, please go to www.personanutrition.com and take their on-line questionnaire providing individualized vitamin and mineral recommendations. Persona is the only Science Based supplement provider on the web today! Take advantage of their knowledge and use it to your health’s benefit!
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Do You Know Where Your Vitamins Come From?

Do You Know Where Your Vitamins Come From

I am here today to let you in on a little secret.  All vitamins are not created equal. Scary. I know. The truth is that the vitamin industry includes reputable, tested and regulated supplement manufacturers and others, those that are not reputable, tested or regulated. Vitamins are a hot topic, as they should be, and vitamins play a big role in the health and wellness of most people today. Come on, give yourself credit, you use vitamins and you care about where your vitamins come from. You are getting smarter and you are working hard to improve your health and wellness and you are demanding the best, highest quality, reputable, tested and regulated supplements and that is exactly why you can trust Vitamin Packs.

Ok, Yep, you guessed it, Vitamin Packs provides vitamins. They provide vitamins personalized to your specific health needs and they deliver straight to your door.  Vitamin packs saves you time and money and they totally remove the “confusion” from finding exactly what you need. But, most importantly, Vitamin Packs only provides exactly what the empowered consumer demands: vitamins, minerals, and herbs from the most reputable, tested and stringently regulated manufacturers.

Vitamin Packs partners with:

Douglas Laboratories

Source One

Molecular Health Technologies

Vitamer Laboratories

Capsule Works

Pure Encapsulations

Source Naturals

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Every time you receive your vitamin packs from Vitamin Packs, you will have the answer to the million dollar question “where do my vitamins come from”. They come from the best!

 

 

If you are looking for the highest quality Vitamin and Mineral Supplements personalized for you, please go to www.personanutrition.com and take their on-line questionnaire providing individualized vitamin and mineral recommendations. Persona is the only Science Based supplement provider on the web today! Take advantage of their knowledge and use it to your health’s benefit!
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Coconut Oil: 10 Beauty Uses

bottle of coconut oil next to a coconut

Coconut oil is a natural beauty lover’s dream product. This anti-inflammatory oil smells amazing and is ultra-nourishing to our bodies, both internally and externally. You can reap the nutritional benefits of coconut oil by using it in your favorite dishes, but did you know that coconut oil also has a myriad of cosmetic uses? Once you start using it, I think you will love it as much as I do! Read on for my top 10 favorite coconut oil beauty tips.

1.  Shaving Cream.  Instead of buying shaving cream, use coconut oil to shave your legs and underarms. It’s easy, cheaper, and moisturizes at the same time!

2.  Makeup Remover.  Simply rub a dab of coconut oil between your hands to warm and apply to your face. Wipe the oil away with a warm damp cloth and you’ll be left with clear, clean, fresh skin.

3.  Deep Hair Conditioning.  Coconut oil nourishes the scalp and promotes healthy hair growth. Massage 1-2 tablespoons of oil into the scalp and work down to the ends. Leave the oil on for approximately 20 minutes and then shampoo out for healthy, hydrated tresses.

4.  Body Moisturizer.  Simply massage 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil all over your body after bathing or showering for full body moisturizing. Coconut oil doesn’t absorb immediately, so towel off any excess after 20 minutes and dress in natural fabrics (such as cotton) to avoid transferring any oil to your clothes.

5.  Cuticle Oil.  Simply massage a dab of coconut oil onto your cuticles to soften and moisten them, then push those cuticles back. Just a little bit of oil goes a long way!

6.  Body Scrub.  Mix coconut oil with salt or sugar to create a great DIY body scrub. Apply it with a loofah or just scrub with your hands. It exfoliates, moisturizes, and smells great! Need a DIY body scrub recipe?

7.  Eye Cream.  Replace your night cream with coconut oil.  Apply coconut oil to the areas that tend to wrinkle and crease- the oil locks in moisture and hydrates skin.

8.  Toothpaste.  Combine coconut oil with baking soda, stevia, and essential oils to make your own DIY toothpaste. Tastes delicious and the coconut oil’s anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties will help keep your mouth happy and healthy.

9.  Deodorizing.  This is one of my favorites. Mix coconut oil with baking soda, cornstarch, and essential oils to create a natural DIY deodorant. Making your own deodorant means no harsh chemicals on your body and less expense. Win-win!

10. Lip balm.  Although coconut oil applied directly to lips will provide moisture, there are also easy recipes for creating your own lip balm product using coconut oil, beeswax, and olive oil. If you want to get even fancier, add beetroot powder for a natural tinted lip balm. Mix it up and have fun!

 

 

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This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Do not use the information from this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this article.

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The fast paced and high-stress lifestyle accepted by most Westerners is slowly working to reverse the health and wellness efforts many of us make on a daily basis.  Efforts made to eat healthy, sleep right, exercise and spend time with friends and family are being negated by the stress, anxiety and cortisol levels that constantly keep our bodies in a perpetual state of flight or fight.

Our daily wellness efforts certainly benefit our health, but the ravages of stress, chemicals in food and time spent sitting at work harm us.  We can take additional measures to support the good, healthy behaviors mentioned above and kick the stress, anxiety and excessive cortisol to the curb.

Start with adding probiotics to your wellness arsenal.  Probiotics are healthy bacteria that nourish your gut and assist it in keeping toxic invaders out.  Probiotics are found in fermented foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, and kefir and they help with food allergies, IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, Chrohn’s disease, lactose intolerance, eczema, yeast infections and diarrhea.

Next, find the best multi-vitamin you can and take it. Multi-vitamins fill the gaps between your nutritional deficiency seems when you miss a meal or eat a lousy diet.  They are not meal replacers, but they are nutritional boosters. If your body is tired, your skin is dull and your eyes are sallow, you are experiencing a nutritional deficiency.  Take your multi!

Buy digestive enzymes.  Digestive enzymes help you to better assimilate your food allowing for max absorption of nutrients, which decreases bloating, gas and discomfort experienced after eating.

Check out CoQ10, an antioxidant made by the body and found in an array of foods.  CoQ10 is essential for all body systems.  CoQ10 is our ATP, the energy from which we survive.  CoQ10 offers excellent cardiovascular protection, lowers cholesterol and protects your arteries.

Lastly, start taking Omega 3 Fatty Acids.  Omega 3 fish oils minimize and prevent inflammation and our body does not manufacture them on its own…they must be ingested.  Best sources include cold-water fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel as well as flax and green-food sources like algae.  You can opt to eat the fish, take a supplement or purchase a chlorella, spirulina, flax or hemp green-food omega blend.

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Edamame Cilantro Hummus

Edamame soybeans replace the chickpeas of traditional hummus in this fun twist on the popular dish. Edamame soybeans are a nutritional powerhouse. Soybeans are one of the few plant sources of complete protein, providing 30 percent of the daily value for men and 37 percent for women, based on a 2,000 calorie-a-day diet. Garlic and cilantro add a bright dose of freshness to this hummus dip that is simple, quick, delicious and nutritious.

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Edamame Cilantro Hummus

Serves 6-8

  • 3 cups frozen organic shelled edamame (thawed and drained)

  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled

  • 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, packed

  • 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice

  • 1/4 cup tahini (stir well before measuring)

  • 3-6 tbsp water, to thin as needed

  • 1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)

  • 3/4 tsp cumin

  • 1/8 tsp smoked paprika

For garnish: extra virgin olive oil, reserve 2 tbsp edamame, reserve 2 tbsp cilantro leaves, smoked paprika

  1. Rinse and drain thawed edamame. Set aside approximately 2 tbsp of edamame beans and a few cilantro leaves for garnish.
  2. Puree garlic and cilantro in food processor until minced. Add edamame, tahini, lemon juice, sea salt, cumin, and smoked paprika and blend.
  3. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the side of the bowl as necessary. Add water by 1 tablespoon at a time to thin as needed. Don’t be afraid to let the processor run for a few minutes and get it really smooth!
  4. Scoop into a serving bowl. Garnish with smoked paprika, a generous drizzle of olive oil, and reserved edamame and cilantro leaves. Serve with crostini, toasted pita chips, crudités, or crackers.

 

 

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Here are a handful of things raw foods have done for me that I hope they will do for you:

  1. Raw foods are alive and they have improved my nutrition.  They are not heated or cooked. Cooking denatures enzymes and depletes nutrients.  That means you are eating food deplete of energy… who wants that? I love the fact that raw foods fuel me the natural and nutrient dense way.
  2. Raw foods have energized me.  Have you noticed that you feel tired after eating a cooked meal? Raw foods offer an increase in energy as they are bursting with phytonutrients and micronutrients that the body loves to absorb. My body certainly loves it!
  3. Raw foods are fiber dense and have cleansed my system. Fiber cleanses the body and fills the stomach efficiently allowing you to feel satiated quickly.
  4. Raw foods have filled me up. Yep, this is an “all you can eat” diet. Raw foods carry no limit. Your body will let you know when you are full, but, counting calories is never required.
  5. Raw foods have cleared my mind. Mental fog is replaced with mental clarity. I have found that I remember more, learn quickly and retain information in an accelerated fashion that cooked food just seemed to zap.
  6. I have become a morning person. Raw foods naturally help set your body clock helping you to rest better and wake with energy.  No more tossing or turning or hitting the snooze button. You might even be able to wake without an alarm! How cool is that?
  7. I save time. It is much faster to whip up a salad and peel fruit than it is to fry a chicken.  Seriously…who wants to wash all those dishes?
  8. I save money. Again, go compare the cost of a chicken to that of produce… when you buy whole foods that are raw and living, there is no way you cannot save money.  Think about it, you are protecting your health, like an additional health coverage plan!
  9. I feel amazing. Raw foods simply give the body a serious dose of nutrients without any processed chemicals or additives.  You are no longer ingesting dyes, hydrogenated fats or other harmful ingredients. Your body loves it and you will feel it!
  10. I lose weight easily. With a raw foods diet, the body naturally rids itself of excess fat and excess weight simply drops off.  This is the happy and healthy way to weight loss… raw food eating and not worrying!

If you are ready to try eating raw foods out, here a few resources to get you started.  Have fun with it and give it a week or two.  If it is for you, you will know it, and, if it is not for you, that is A-OK.

Take great care and stay raw my friend ~

Sources

  1. http://www.living-foods.com/index.shtml
  2. http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/benefits-of-raw-food-diet.html
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All jokes about gaseous emissions aside, beans and legumes are a great source of fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals.  They’re also super versatile and can be found in foods of nearly every culinary tradition around the world.  Beans make appearances in dishes like minestrone soup, black bean sauce, chili, hummus, falafels, burritos, dal, mung bean noodles, tofu, tempeh, or are eaten on their own as edamame, black-eyed peas, or red beans and rice.

Many people shy away from beans because of their famous after-effect: flatulence.  But there are numerous things you can do to eliminate (or at least minimize) this effect:

  1. Rinse, soak, and rinse again.  To cook dried beans, rinse your beans, soak them overnight (at least 8 hours) in twice the amount of water as the amount of beans.  Then dump the soaking water, rinse the beans, and cook them in freshwater.   If you’re using canned beans, drain off all of the liquid in the can and rinse the beans thoroughly before using them.
  2. Cook with kombu.  When cooking dried beans, add a 2-inch piece of dried kombu to the pot.  Kombu is a sea vegetable that contains glutamic acid.  This helps tenderize the beans during cooking and also adds beneficial vitamins and minerals.  Remove the kombu after cooking.  Kombu can be found in the Asian food section of most grocery stores.
  3. Skim off the top.  As your beans come to a boil, foamy bubbles will form on top of the water.  Carefully skim this foam off the top and discard it.  Removing these sugars makes the beans easier to digest.
  4. Cook beans thoroughly.  A bean is done cooking when you can easily mash it on the roof of your mouth with your tongue.  If they’re still firm, let them cook a bit longer.  Small beans like lentils, may only take about 30 minutes on the stove top to cook through; big beans like kidney beans may take more like an hour.  If you’d prefer to let your big beans cook overnight or while you’re at work, 8 hours on high in a slow cooker will also do the trick nicely.
  5. Add spices.  Cumin, ginger, fennel, epazote, or winter savory added to the cooking liquid will help make beans more digestible.  Adding these herbs and spices to the finished dish, like ginger and cumin added to Indian dal soup, helps further aid in easily digesting the beans.
  6. Add salt and/or acid.  A little sea salt, miso, or soy sauce added at the end of cooking time not only contributes to flavor, but also helps make beans more digestible.  Acidic foods like vinegar help out in a similar way; add a little vinegar to the cooking liquid at the end of cooking time, or marinate the beans in a vinaigrette dressing after rinsing off the cooking liquid.  Or use acid in the final dish, like lemon juice in hummus.
  7. Eat more beans!  As your body gets used to more beans and legumes in your diet, they’ll become easier to digest.  Start with small amounts a couple of times a week and gradually increase the amount of beans in your diet.

Sources:

  1. Lair, C. (2008). Feeding the Whole Family. Seattle: Sasquatch Books.

 

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Heading into warmer temperatures has me craving a nice cold smoothie! This unique Tropical Matcha Smoothie recipe will have you happily sipping in the shade.

Matcha green tea is the highest quality powdered green tea available. Matcha is made from the nutrient-dense leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. The tea leaves are delicately processed and stored away from light and oxygen in order to preserve the brilliant green color and powerful antioxidant properties of the plant.

This smoothie recipe combines the antioxidant power of matcha and spinach with the delicious tropical flavors of banana, pineapple, and coconut.

Cheers to your good health!

Tropical Matcha Smoothie

  • 1 tablespoon matcha powder
  • ½ medium sized banana
  • 1 cup packed baby spinach
  • ½ cup fresh pineapple
  • 1 cup coconut water
  • 3-5 ice cubes

Combine matcha, banana, spinach, pineapple, coconut water, and ice in a blender. Blend until smooth. Serve immediately. Makes 1 large refreshing smoothie.

 

 

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