7 Quick Tips to a Healthier, Happier You
Health and happiness are not that difficult to have in one'slife. It just takes some attention and some action to insurethat you have as much of both as you desire.Far from being difficult, tiring exercises, getting healthycan be quite easy. A few simple acts or lifestyle changescan put you on the path to feeling happier and healthier faster than you can imagine...1. Eat breakfast every day.Your mom was right, it's the most important meal of the day.Don't skip it.2. Drink lots of water.In these days of coffee, tea, sodas, seltzers, colas andcoolers it's easy to think we're getting all the water weneed, but nothing beats good ol' plain water.
Eight glassesa day.3. Get a good night's sleep.As one who deals with sleep problems, I can tell you fromexperience, poor sleep patterns can quickly disrupt yourlife. Research shows that 6 to 8 hours of restful sleep iswhat most of us need to be happy and productive. If you'rehaving problems sleeping, contact a doctor immediately.4. Eat more fruit.The old "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" saying maynot be 100% true, but the truth is that fruit provides yourbody with need vitamins, minerals, and natural sugars.
5. Start walking.For short, nearby trips in the neighborhood, leave the carat home and take a walk. Do this a few times a week and theresults will amaze you.6. Turn off the t.v.Read a book, get outside and play with the dogs, have aconversation with your spouse. Look for things to do otherthan watch the telly, especially around news time.7.
Laugh.Every day. A real, good, hearty, belly laugh. Look for thefunny things that life has to offer. Share a joke with afriend. Share a lot of jokes.
Laughter is good for the heartand soul, for your health and spirit. None of these things requires you to spend a lot of money.None of them take much time or energy. But each one can,over time, dramatically improve your physical and mentalhealth. Pick one or two to focus on this week and behealthy!.
Gianduia Peaches
Grand Prize Winner1st Prize ? Dessert CategoryRecipe created by Wolfgang HanauWest Palm Beach, FloridaMake It Special Chef Recipe ContestMakes 12 servingsChef Quote: "I enjoy cooking with fruits because they are naturally sweet and healthy. Fruits provide the sugar your body needs to sustain itself and their natural flavors are so good that they sweeten desserts beautifully." ? Wolfgang Hanau(NC)?Juicy, ripe California peaches with espresso-dipped ladyfinger cookies, mascarpone cream, hazelnuts and a warm Gianduia chocolate drizzle create a decadent dessert that's a perfect encore to any meal. The combination of tangy peaches and rich chocolate set the stage for this beautiful, flavorful and elegant dessert.Ingredients:1/2 cup hazelnuts1 cup sugar1 cinnamon stick6 large California peaches, peeled1 cup heavy whipping cream1/2 cup light corn syrup1 cup mascarpone12 soft ladyfinger cookies1/2 cup brewed espresso (or espresso liqueur)2 ounces Gianduia chocolate, chopped*1/2 cup unsweetened...
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Pineapples: The Healing Fruit of the Tropics (includes a recipe for Pina-Banana Orange Smoothie)
For a natural and tasty way to improve your health and boost your healing capacity, add fresh pineapple and pineapple juice to your diet.
Pineapples are nutritionally packed members of the bromeliad family.
This delightful tropical fruit is high in the enzyme bromelain and the antioxidant vitamin C, both of which plays a major role in the body's healing process.Bromelain, a natural anti-inflammatory with analgesic properties, encourages healing, promotes well-being and has many other health benefits.
Bromelain is very effective in treating bruises, sprains and strains by reducing swelling, tenderness and pain.
This powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect can also help relieve osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and reduce postoperative swelling.
Additionally, bromelain can relieve indigestion.
The enzyme contained in fresh pineapple helps break down the amino acid bonds in proteins, which promotes good digestion. Pineapples...
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Quick Weight Loss Secrets
The Secrets have been in our family recipes, some even date back as far as 3000 BC. For years our Ancient ancestors have been using natural herbs and spices to heal and cure, even to take the weight off. For example: The Ancient Mayans used cayenne pepper which has been studied to increase the rate of metabolism of fats and carbohydrates. Some Additional research also indicates that cayenne increases production of epinephrine and nor epinephrine which together decrease appetite. The Chinese have used ginger root for years for all sorts of things like cleansing the colon, reduce spasms and cramps, stimulate water retention, earache, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, stimulate circulation, and of course to aid the metabolism.
HCA (Hydroxycitric Acid), a natural appetite suppressant found in the rind of a small tropical fruit, Garcinia cambogia has been used as a condiment in Thai and Indian cuisine for years. Bromelain which is found in pineapple is very useful in helping with the...
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Modified Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet has been identified as the secret of greater life expectancy among the people of the Mediterranean region. Mediterranean cuisines are a combination of vegetables, nuts, fruit, legumes and beans cooked in olive oil, with a moderate intake of dairy products and red wine. They consume very small quantities of animal fat, meat and sugar in their diet, on a weekly or monthly basis. This nourishing balanced diet along with an active life style help prevent some of the chronic diseases of the heart, as well as cancer, diabetes and gallstones.
Researchers have identified the traditional Mediterranean as a healthy diet compared diets rich in animal fats and products.
Americans and Europeans consume poultry, eggs and red meat cooked in animal fat such as butter or margarine that are a rich source of saturated fat. The intake of such food with little or no fiber, deficient in essential vitamins, minerals and nutrition vital to the human body...
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