Green tea is the best in my opinion. It tastes good and there are so many great health benefits from it. For example it improves mental alertness and that is probably because of the caffein content but none the less it is helpful for you and has more benefits than coffee. Green tea that also has other herbs in it are quite tastey too.

If you want to make your snacks and foods little bit healthier then try sprinkling a few nuts on top of things…great for yogurt, salads and if you have a sweet tooth sprinkle some one ice cream. Get some raisins and mix them with the peanuts for a salty and sweet snack that is sure to make you feel much fuller than that candy bar.

Don’t be fooled…just because your food is labeled “stone-ground”, “100% wheat”, “Multi-grain”, “7 grain” or even “bran”…does not men that they are whole grain products. These are words to suck you in to make you think that you are getting something healthy when in reality you are just lining some greedy corporations pocket buying their totally unhealhty products.

They say children hould have no more than 4-6 cups of fruit juice a day but not all kids are FAT. Just because the majority are does not mean that all kids are and that all kids are prone to be fat. There are many kids out there that need the extra fat in their diets because they are too skinny. So, maybe everyone should just worry about themselves.

If you are getting herbal, botanical and phytomedicines…you may be better off when it comes to maintaining and even improving your overall health. Have you ever read the ingrediences on a medicine or a supplement. They are toxic. And I would never give my child and over the counter medicine for colds, flu or anything like that.

People should have more foods that are higher in fiber and I am not talking taking that metamusil drink that is as thick as molasses and doesn’t have hardly anything good in it. I can not even imagine what that stuff must do to your stomach too. Try having whole grains, fruits, beans and legumes for a change in pace.

Who does not like a great party especially this time of year! It is time to start planning your great party and that starts by sending out all of those christmas party invitations. Right now is the best time to buy them so that you can send them out in a timely manny to be sure that all of your guests will get them in time so they can attend!

Almond milk is so good for you. Now only does it have more vitamin D and calcium in it that a regular glass of milk but it also has vitamin e in it which is so important for good overall health. And milk is pasteuized leaving dead bacteria floating around. Almond milk is pasteuized too unfortunately and really it is not needed other than the fact that they want to leave it on the shelves longer….more money for big business.

Calcium is a great thing to have in your diet for so many obvious reasons. However, you should be sure to have magnesium in your diet as well as vitamin K to help better get the benefits of the calcium. You can not just take calcium alone – it will do nothing. And milk is fortified with it…if you want a great sourse of calcium try Almond milk!

What to do with the kids when it is cold, rainy and snowy outside for the next 4 months! This is a great time of year to take out the crafts and do something together that is fun. You can get really affordable and high quality school art supplies like paper, markers, pencils…..right online. And these make for great gifts and even stocking stuffers for the kids too!