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April 2012

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Health Foods That May Be Making You Fat
Brown Rice – again, while it may be healthier than white rice, it still packs 35 grams of carbs per serving.
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Health Foods That May Be Making You Fat
Fat Free Anything – when they take out the fat, they add sugar always
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Health Foods That May Be Making You Fat
Pomegranate Juice: whatever health benefits this wonderful fruit may have is destroyed by the 62 grams of sugar in a 16 oz serving.Get these antioxidants in pill form.
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Health Foods That May Be Making You Fat
Agave nectar: everyone talks about the evils of high fructose corn syrup and don’t get me wrong, it is indeed an evil substance which needs to be banned from the planet but it’s typically only 55% fructose whereas agave is 100%.
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Health Foods That May Be Making You Fat
Vegetable Chips: these have the same amount of carbs as potato chips – 16 grams per ounce. Switch to kale chips which have half the carbs and are packed with antioxidants
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Prime – this grade of beef has the most marbling (40% more than choice) It is the most tender and flavorful but the fattiest
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Choice – this is the most widely available in supermarkets –tasty and more economical
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Select – this is the cheapest and leanest grade; but also the least flavorful. It could also mean that it comes from an older animal
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Natural – this is minimally processed that contains no additives and the cow has never received growth hormones or antibiotics
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Grain Finished – these cows spend most of their lives grazing in a pasture then six months in a feed yard getting fattened up with corn. They most likely have been given antibiotics and hormones
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Grass Fed – these cows spend their entire lives grazing on pasture but then are ruined by antibiotics and hormones
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How To Choose The Right Meat
Organic – these lucky cows have been fed 100% organic grass or grain (I only eat the grass fed ones) and have never been given growth hormones or antibiotics
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Some Health Tips
39% of all physicians are overweight or obese.....
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Some Health Tips
69% of all Americans do not engage in regular physical leisure time activities.
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The average person will burn these number of calories in an hour
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Tips for living to 100
Stay Active – this can add up to 4 years to your life and cut your risk of stroke and heart attack by 20%
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Tips for living to 100
Quit Smoking – If you quit smoking at age 30, 40 or 50, you can add 10, 9 or 6 years respectively
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Tips for living to 100
Maintain a Healthy Weight – this can add 1
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Tips for living to 100
Eat Better – Eat fresh, local and seasonal and a varied diet – lots of different color vegetables, lean proteins, nuts and berries
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Tips for living to 100
Keep a check on your cholesterol – Take your omega 3 fatty acids, stop eating sugar, simple carbohydrates – its not rocket science to lower your cholesterol naturally
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Tips for living to 100
Control Your Blood Pressure – this will decrease your risk for heart attacks & stroke by 25%. Supplements can help this like magnesium orotate & coenzyme Q 10
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Tips for living to 100
Monitor your Blood Sugar Regularly – your fasting blood sugar goal should be under 80. Dropping just 5% of your body weight can help delay the disease.
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Sources of B12
5 delicious sources of B12 1.Lamb liver – this makes a great pate 2.Pacific Oysters 3.Mussels 4.Mackeral 5.Clams
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Keep a clean bedroom – according to the national Sleep Foundation, 71% of Americans claim to get a better nights sleep on clean bedding.
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Sleep in a cooler bedroom and make it as dark as possible
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Stay Hydrated – I mention this all the time but it is so critical for so many bodily functions.Even slight dehydration can affect mental performance
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Eat Breakfast – but not those carb laden ones like pancakes and muffins; a good omelet with vegetables will keep you alert and not hungry well past lunchtime
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Avoid a Full Stomach –huge meals will tend to make you sleepy so don’t eat a big lunch – just snack throughout the day
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Step away from your Desk – getting up and walking around can break the monotony and recharge your batteries – just make them brief and occasional and your boss won’t mind when you become more productive
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Do you feel like you could use more energy & who couldn’t, try these simple tips...
Take a Power Nap – studies have shown that nearly 30% of employers say they don’t mind their employees taking short naps during the work day if it makes them more productive
 
 
 
 
 

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