Eating for Health and Happiness

No Guilt Holiday Recipe Favorites

2011-12-18T10:41:00.000-08:00

Check out this find for pumpkin pie, stuffing, sweet potatos with marshmallow and more, all low calorie and guilt-free! http://www.hungry-girl.com/show/episodes/holiday

A Good Bible Study: Do other religions have anything to offer Christianity?

2011-01-14T09:44:00.000-08:00

A Good Bible Study: Do other religions have anything to offer Christianity?
Thomas Merton, religion, Christianity

What dermatologists do to look younger

2010-12-27T13:03:00.000-08:00

Dermatologists must know the secrets to looking younger, so here is what one has to say:

Mary Lupo, MD, age 55, Clinical Professor of dermatology at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans told Women's Day mag (Feb. 1, 2010) her personal routine:

Start each day with Philosphy Microdelivery Peel with separately packaged crystals and gel. Use on wet skin for gentle exfoliation or on dry for more intense effect followed with soothing gel.

Next apply vitamin C serum as a non-irritating topical anti-oxidant that brightens your skin while repairing it.

Last, Dr. Lupo applies a moisturizer with sunscreen (Docs recommend you add Vitamin D supplements if you use sunscreen all the time or you will become deficient which can lead to weight gain and depression).

She likes L'Oreal, Neutrogena, and Olay products. Dr. Lopu recommends one with a chemical barrier like Mexoryl for best protection, unless you have sensitive skin, then use sinc oxide or titanium dioxide products.

She washes her face each night with Philosophy Purity Made Simplebecause it does not change skin ph and negates the need for a toner.

Finally, the doc ends her day with retinoid like Renova (one tube costs about $175 and lasts at least 6 months or more, by prescription) or Tazorac to encourage skin cell turnover, reduce fine lines and discolorations like skin spots. There are good over the counter retinoid creams but they are not as effective. Try Good n' Natural's version for less than 8 dollars.

Her one simple rule for great looking skin? Eat well and healthy, never smoke or tan, use retinoids and antioxidants. I drink my antioxidants and get 13 servings of antioxidant fruits and veggies in only two 2-ounce servings of MonaVie juice, a day.

Effortless Weightloss: Working out, and what to eat AFTER for maximum wei...

2010-12-09T21:56:00.000-08:00

Read the full story at Effortless Weightloss: Working out, and what to eat AFTER for maximum wei...: "When you want to lose weight through healthy eating long with exercise, it's important to know what, and when, to eat. I told you in Effort..."

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Eating for maximum fat loss and muscle building

2010-12-08T18:18:00.000-08:00

Eating Higher Quality Foods is Not Enough! What?

On the surface it seems that not eating junk food and eating only healthy, living, unprocessed foods would do the trick. But in order to fuel your fat burning engine, you need to take it a step further. You need to eat smaller meals more frequently. I talked about this in depth in my best selling book Effortless Weightloss: Small Changes That Lead to Extraordinary Results!

For maximum weight loss and fat loss, you’ll want to eat 5-6 small meals per day, with protein and carbs combined in each meal. Use a high quality, organic meal substitute shake or snack bar in place of, or in between, 2-4 of your meals to aid in eating more often with fewer calories. I recommend RVL.

Dr. Mercola suggests we also:

1.Learn about the timing of your meals in reference to your wake-up and bed time, and your workout time. (See tomorrow's post)

2.Learn about your macro-nutrient totals. That’s just a fancy word for the optimal percentage of carbs, proteins, and fats in each of your meals.

3.Use good sources of acceptable proteins and carbohydrates. (See below)

4.Determine your nutritional type, which will indicate the ideal ratio of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats that your body needs for optimal performance.

SO, Beneficial sources of protein include:
•Organic chicken (dark meat for protein types)

•Fish (as long as it is free of heavy metals and other contaminants.

•Organic free-range eggs

•Lean, grass-fed red meat

•Whey protein

•Nuts and seeds

Beneficial sources of carbohydrates (fibrous veggie type) include:
•Any vegetable (the more colorful the better)

•Dark green, leafy vegetables such as spinach

•Apples

•Grapefruit

Good sources of starchy carbohydrates are:
•Brown or wild rice

•Yams/ sweet potatoes

•Bananas

Come back next time for what to eat after your workout for maximum results!

Eat this and get healthier now

2010-12-05T15:52:00.001-08:00

Click on my Effortless Weightloss blog to read all about the foods that look like the organs they benefit!

http://myeffortlessweightloss.blogspot.com/2010/12/eat-this-and-get-healthier.html

Simple things you can do NOW to prevent cancer

2010-12-03T20:33:00.000-08:00

Here are all of the simple steps you can take to virtually eliminate your cancer risk:

1. Normalize your vitamin D levels with safe amounts of sun exposure. This works primarily by optimizing your vitamin D level. Ideally, it would be best to monitor your vitamin D levels.

2. Control your insulin levels: Make certain that you limit your intake of processed foods and sugars as much as possible. Cinnamon is a natural insulin controller.

3. Get appropriate amounts of animal-based omega-3 fats. Use products that naturally improve your health and cholesterol levels, like Pulse with Resveratol, or (m)Mun with patented Wellmune to boost immunity naturally and effectively.

4. Get appropriate exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks. The Sole F80 is a great quality treadmill at a reasonable price, usually free shipping. I use it daily, especially in the winter months.

5. Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much under appreciated. When we treat cancer patients in our clinic this is one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies we have.

6. Have a tool to permanently erase the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes. Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. It is likely that this factor may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed. My particular favorite tool for this purpose, as you may know, is the Emotional Freedom Technique.

7. Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables, so by all means eat as many vegetables as you are comfortable with. Ideally, they should be fresh and organic. However, please understand that, frequently, fresh conventionally grown vegetables are healthier than organic ones that are older and wilted in the grocery store. They are certainly better than no vegetables at all, so don't use that as an excuse. If you are a carb nutritional type you may need up to 300 percent more vegetables than a protein nutritional type. Get 13 servings of organic fruits and vegetables per day in just 2 ounces of MonaVie whole berry Acai juice! Order it here and check this need off!

8. Make sure you are not in the two-thirds of the population who are overweight and maintain an ideal body weight. Order organic, nutritionally complete RVL here and lose up to an average of 30 lbs. in 10-12 weeks!

9. Get enough high-quality sleep.

10. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution. Clean the toxins out of your body with the most powerful antioxidant on earth: whole berry Acai. Click here for the only whole berry source.

11. Boil, poach or steam your foods, rather than frying or charbroiling them.

Original article by Dr. Mercola http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/27/the-coming-cancer-explosion.aspx

John Assaraf's free webinar will change your thinking about EVERYTHING

2010-11-22T20:51:00.000-08:00

I'm super excited. John Assaraf is going to reveal his latest discovery on how to reprogram your brain for wealth and success on a free training Encore Webinar tomorrow night at 6pm EST and 6pm PST.

I already watched it and that alone was worth it!! You can change your thinking and easily make choices to lose weight, eat healthy, and be happy. Check it out here
http://www.mindmovies.com/johnassaraf/innergame12.php?17929

Check this out today

2010-11-15T11:05:00.000-08:00

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Which foods are the most important to eat organic?

2010-11-01T20:19:00.000-07:00

We all want to eat right and eat healthy, but there is so much information we're all on overload. See this article for a quick and easy list of which foods you really want to eat organic.

http://www.examiner.com/healthy-foods-in-minneapolis/which-are-the-most-important-foods-to-eat-organic-and-which-don-t-really-matter

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Boston Red Sox Drink MonaVie!

2010-10-28T17:49:00.000-07:00

MonaVie in New England Patriots locker room

2010-10-28T17:48:00.000-07:00

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MonaVie featured on the Rachael Ray Show

2010-10-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

Institute for Responsible Technology -

2010-10-13T19:05:00.000-07:00

Institute for Responsible Technology -

This little berry killed cancer

2010-10-09T16:56:00.000-07:00

You heard me. A cancer cell-killing berry. Read about it here.

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This little berry killed cancer, continued

2010-10-09T16:54:00.000-07:00

A berry shown to kill cancer cells? Read about it here.

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It's all sugar, right? Wrong, and here's what you need to know to protect your health

2010-10-09T16:40:00.000-07:00

Sugar, high fructose corn syrup, what's the difference and is one worse than the other? Find out here.

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It's all sugar, right? Wrong, and here's what you need to know to protect your health pg 2

2010-10-09T16:37:00.000-07:00

Sugar, high fructose corn syrup, glucose? What are they and is one worse than the others? Find out here.

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It's all sugar, right? Wrong, and here's what you need to know to protect your health pg 3

2010-10-09T16:34:00.000-07:00

Fructose, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup . . . what does it all mean and is one worse? Yes, read about it here.

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Review of Healthy Blends, in Little Falls, MN

2010-09-30T12:02:00.000-07:00

Read about it here

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The first step in eating for health and happiness, is stressing LESS

2010-09-30T09:56:00.000-07:00

Read about stressing less here

New defense against frightening "superbugs" offers hope

2010-09-26T22:17:00.000-07:00

If you are concerned about the new "superbugs" like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), you are not alone.

A research team led by Monina Klevens at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that MRSA causes 19,000 deaths every year in the U.S. - that's more than HIV/AIDS.

Super bugs are hard to treat in part because they can spread quickly once gaining access to the bloodstream; and because superbugs are resistant to a major class of antibiotics (beta-lactams,) limiting your physician to use just a small set of antibiotics, each of which has serious side effects.

Because MRSA is a bacteria, it can be contracted easily. The bacteria is usually spread by someone that is carrying the disease, and when they get any of their bodily fluids (sweat, spit or blood) on any surface other people can come into contact with. The bacteria must have a place to enter into the body and go into the blood stream, so it can enter through cuts, scrapes, wounds or even areas of the skin that are weak or broken. The elderly are especially susceptible to MRSA due to their thinner skin, and people with psoriasis and eczema are also at a higher risk of contracting the bacteria.

They are fairly easy to catch as they are carried by bodily fluids (sweat, spit or blood) on any surface other people can come into contact with. The bacteria enters through cuts, scrapes, wounds or even areas of the skin that are weak or broken. "The elderly are especially susceptible to MRSA due to their thinner skin, and people with psoriasis and eczema are also at a higher risk of contracting the bacteria."

Common sites of infection: school gyms, fitness centers, health care centers, basically anywhere people are likely to leave behind their blood or sweat.

Since some strains of MRSA have already become resistant to the most effective of these, treatment takes longer and is more costly. "Even for those who survive, the price of MRSA is high: a patient who contracts it while hospitalized stays an average 10 days longer and costs an additional $30,000." says Walsh and Fischbach of Scientific American.

Without an effective pharmaceutical treatment, many people are turning more to preventative measures to protect themselves against superbugs. Doctors, professional athletes, and scientists, alike are touting the benefits of the patented immune-boosting supplement MonaVie (M)m?n.

MonaVie (M)m?n (pronounced "em-mune") is a beneficial blend of 19 fruits and the proprietary, patent-protected ingredient Wellmune®, and is scientifically formulated to optimize the body's natural defenses with powerful antioxidants (help protect against free radicals) and support the immune system on a daily basis.

What exactly does Wellmune® do? Basically it preps your immune system to identify and neutralize potentially harmful microbes. The ingredient is a natural beta-glucan polysaccharide (a complex carbohydrate) isolated from the cell walls of a proprietary strain of baker's yeast.

Jeff Graham, VP of Product Management says "MonaVie brings innovation in the healthy lifestyle product category with the introduction of (M)m?n. We have exclusive rights to market Wellmune® in our industry, delivering a daily immune defense solution to the health-conscious consumer who is on the go."

The best part is that it only takes 2 ounces of MonaVie (M)m?n, twice a day, to deliver a whopping 250 mg of Wellmune®, which has been shown in clinical research to help strengthen your body's natural immune defenses and promote overall well being.

In fact, in a four week study published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 509-515, marathon athletes who took Wellmune® reported "During the course of the 4-week study, subjects in the treatment groups (250 mg and 500 mg BETA-GLUCAN per day) reported significantly fewer upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, better overall health and decreased confusion, fatigue, tension, and anger, and increased vigor based on the POMS survey compared to placebo."

Minnesota Local source of MonaVie (M)mun
Outside of Minnesota you can also find MonaVie.

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Abdallah Candies' Caramel Apples

2010-09-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again. The leaves are turning golden red, and pumpkins line country drives dotted with plucky, hand-lettered signs glued to craft sticks. Watermelon and sweet corn make way for butternut squash and dried mixed nuts, and caramel apples balance happily on produce shelves, all dressed up in pretty, white, paper wrappers.

But, really, what can you expect from a store-bought caramel apple? More often than not, the apple is bruised, if not downright mushy, not to mention partially cooked from it's long ago drowning in overheated caramel.

Speaking of that brown, stiff glob of sugary rubber, it rarely meanders past the mid-point of said apple. Not particularly appetizing.

However, and you knew this was coming, hope springs eternal.

This very day in Coborn's Grocery in Little Falls, Minnesota a sale was to be had on caramel apples. Little eyes turned to saucers and tiny lips pursed into pink hearts full of desire for the golden orbs cased in clear plastic, complete with a happy, green label which said, "homemade." The kids were pretty excited, too.

Into the cart went three Abdallah Homemade Caramel Apples and into the car went three giddy children. About thirty seconds later, four of us were smacking sticky lips with silly, sugar-laden grins.

Abdallah Candies Who knew?
If you're in Minneapolis, Minnesota - pretty much everyone.

Since 1909, the fourth-generation business remains family owned, still using the old recipes, and even some of the original equipment. Only the good stuff, like copper kettles.

Abdallah creates traditional chocolates, caramels, and toffees as well as trendy flavors like licorice and chocolate mint, and a customer favorite "Cashew Grizzlies, in a 60,000 sq. ft. facility complete with viewing area. You can buy piece by piece in the store, or order online, even wholesale.

If Abdallah's can be judged by their caramel apples, dig in, you won't be sorry.

Read original article here.

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Want to lose weight or lose fat? Second of the top ten fat-burning foods to start eating now

2010-09-24T07:14:00.000-07:00

Coconuts and coconut oil.

According to Bruce Fife, ND, over the past 30 years fat consumption has decreased by 11%, and total calorie consumption has decreased by 4%, yet two-thirds of the people who lose weight on low-fat diets gain it all back within one year.

The fact is that eating enough of the right fats is essential for long term weight loss. Fat slows down the emptying of the stomach so that you feel full longer. As a result, you consume fewer calories.

While all fats suppress the appetite, those with Medium Chain Triglycerides are better for weight loss.

A recent study in The Journal of Nutrition shows that replacing your usual fats with MCT fats, like coconut oil, will help you burn more energy, eat less, and that "both animal and human trials suggest a greater satiating effect of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) compared with long-chain triglycerides (LCT)." In essence, you are satisfied with less food, and burn fat more quickly and easily.

Dr. Andrew Weil notes "that coconut oil is high in lauric acid and contains trace amounts of caprylic acid, both of which appear to have antiviral and antifungal properties, and support immune function," although he reminds us that coconut oil is still a saturated fat, and should be used in moderation. Other studies support the antiviral effect, in that coconut oil has been found to delay, and reduce the spread of viruses, including HIV.

Back to the first of the top ten fat-burning foods.

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Snap Fitness ‘Stretches Out’ Free Trial Pass to Facebook Fans

2010-09-21T08:51:00.000-07:00

Snap Fitness ‘Stretches Out’ Free Trial Pass to Facebook Fans -

Chanhassen, MN – As cooler temperatures approach and many people are looking to bring their fitness routines indoors, they are not looking to scale back on their budgets. Snap Fitness, the world’s fastest growing fitness franchise, has a quick, simple and cost effective solution to get you into shape at one of their many fitness centers by simply becoming a “Fan” of their Snap Fitness page on Facebook.

Snap Fitness has extended its one week free trial coupon to a 14-day free trial pass for their loyal Facebook fans which can be found on their Snap Fitness page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SnapFitness247).

IMPORTANT Those interested in receiving the free trial offer must “Like” the Snap Fitness page on Facebook, and print the pass to use at any of the nationwide locations. All of the Snap Fitness locations provide 24/7 access, top-quality equipment and a clean, safe environment.

“We are making it easier than ever for people seeking convenient and affordable ways to look and feel better by giving them the opportunity to try out our fitness centers at no cost by simply ‘liking’ our page on Facebook,” said Peter Taunton, Founder and CEO of Snap Fitness. “With this offer, we hope to expose more consumers to Snap Fitness and show them all of the benefits of being a Snap Fitness member, without having to pay a penny for the first two weeks.”

Snap Fitness, founded in 2003, has redefined the fitness club industry by providing high-end equipment with convenient 24/7 access. While Snap Fitness offers the same quality equipment as traditional health clubs, the booming brand is setting industry standards by focusing on complete member wellness and providing a host of products and services designed to give members better results and more value for their money.

About Snap Fitness, Inc.:

Named the 16th fastest-growing private company in Inc. Magazine's prestigious 2009 Inc. 500 ranking, Snap Fitness is experiencing phenomenal growth with more than 2,000 locations sold worldwide and some 30-40 new stores added monthly. Founded in 2003 by CEO Peter Taunton, the Minnesota-based franchisor offers compact, state-of-the-art, 24/7 express fitness clubs that emphasize fast, convenient and affordable workouts in neighborhoods across America and worldwide. For more information or to learn how to open a Snap Fitness Franchise, please visit http://www.snapfitness.com/.

After your workout, don't forget to increase your effectiveness by drinking MonaVie Active premium health juice!