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What’s The Buzz About Juicing?

13 Thursday Dec 2012

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benefits of juicing, Cancer Treatment, Easy Absorption of Nutrients, Enzymes, Health, Healthy Eating, High Blood Pressure, high blood pressure medication, Hypertension, Improved Health, Juicing, Juicing Craze, Minerals, Nutrition, Over all Health, Phytonutrients, Radiation, Radiation Treatment, sleep apnea, Vitamins, Weight Loss

What's The Buzz About Juicing?A lot of people have been asking about juicing lately.  It seems like the latest craze. Is it real or just a fad?

I have personally seen the benefits of juicing in two people I am close to.  One has used juicing to get healthy and lose weight, and as a result he has been able to get off of high blood pressure medication and eliminate the need to use a sleep apnea machine.  The other has used juicing while going through radiation treatment after cancer surgery.  She has expressed having more energy, and over all feeling healthier when she drinks juiced vegetables and fruit.

Juicing provides bio-available nutrients to our cells without the need of our body to breakdown food or fiber, making the vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients easy to absorb.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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Boost Your Immune System

25 Thursday Oct 2012

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Antioxidants, Beta-Carotene, Boost Your Immune System, Cold and Flu Germs, Fruit and Vegetable, Healthy Eating, Immune system, Minerals, Phytonutrients, strong immune system, Vitamines, Whole Grains

When we take good care of our bodies, we may be able to ward off germs that are in our environment resulting in cold or flu symptoms in people with weaker immune systems.

By eating between five and nine servings of fruit and vegetables a day, at least one serving at every meal and snack, we keep our bodies fueled with vitamines, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients.

Produce highest in antioxidants, vitamin C, E and beta-carotene include: sweet potatoes, yams, spinach, kale, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, snow peas, green peppers, red peppers, yellow or orange peppers, carrots, tomatoes, collard greens, chard, pumpkin, avocado, oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, kiwi, mangos, blueberries, raspberries, papaya, apples, pears

Build your meals and snacks around fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds, for a strong immune system.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Nature’s Medicine

17 Thursday May 2012

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Antioxidents, Fiber, Food, Fruit, Healthy Eating, Phytonutrients, Supplements, Vegetables, Vitamines, Whole Foods

Healthy eating includes a variety of fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors.  

Apples, artichokes, arugula, asparagus, avocado, bamboo shoots, bananas, beets, beet greens, bell peppers (green, yellow, orange and red), berries (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries), bok choy, broccoli,  brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cabbage (red and green), cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, chives, collard greens, corn, cucumber, dark green leafy lettuces (baby greens), eggplant, endive, escarole, fresh lemons, garlic, grapes (red and green) green beans, grapefruits (red and pink), honeydew melon, hot peppers, kale, kiwi, leeks, mango, mushrooms, nectarine, onions, oranges, papaya, peach, pears, pea pods, pineapple, potatoes, pumpkin, radish, rutabaga, scallions, snow peas, spaghetti squash, spinach, sprouts, star fruit, string beans, summer squash, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, water chestnut, watermelon, winter squash, yams and zucchini.

How many of these have you tried?  How many do you eat on a regular basis?  What are your favorites? What sounds new and interesting to try?  A variety of fruits and vegetables can be eaten cooked or raw, by themselves or in recipes.  Some can be found fresh, frozen, or in a jar or canned. 

There are many health benefits to eating whole foods.  Each fruit and vegetable contains hundreds if not thousands of phytonutrients unique to that food, in addition to antioxidants, vitamines, minerals and fiber. It really will make a difference to your health. If you don’t get enough of “Nature’s Medicine,” on a daily basis, you may want to consider whole food supplements.  If you would like to learn more about whole food supplements click here.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Healthy Eating – One Meal at a Time

10 Thursday May 2012

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Digestion, Fiber, Fruit, Fruit and Vegetables, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Phytonutrients, Vegetables, Whole Foods

One way to transition to a lifestyle of healthy eating is to gradually add whole foods to what you already eat.  Whole foods are fruits and vegetables, grains, beans, nuts and seeds, that have not been processed.  For example, at breakfast, add a banana, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries or raspberries, or if making eggs, add some spinach.  At lunch add a cup of vegetable soup or a salad.  At dinner add an extra serving of vegetables.   In between meals, consider eating a piece of fruit (apple, orange, peach, pear, nectarine), raw vegetables (carrots, celery, jicama, red bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumber) dipped in hummus, or a small handful of almonds.

The advantage of eating whole foods is that your body gets all of the phytonutrients that are unique to fruits and vegetables and other whole foods, in their original form.  Whole foods also contain fiber that not only helps with digestion, but also gives you a satisfying feeling of fullness.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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