The options for drinks seem to be at an all time high with energy and sport drinks, new flavored sodas, tropical fruit juices, fancy vitamin water, and even water with protein appealing to all ages. Sodas and sport drinks, however, can have as much as 13 teaspoons of added sugar. It is especially important to look at the serving size on the nutrition label. So if you quickly read that a beverage bottle says 80 calories, you may need to look again. For example, if the serving size sates 2.5 servings/bottle, you need to do the math. In this case, the 80 calories beverage actually contains 200 calories. Similarly, not all fruit juice is alike. Many do provide 100% juice but be careful of marketing. SunnyD may look like orange juice and sell you on it’s 100% vitamin C, however it’s second ingredient is high fructose corn syrup as well as other ingredients not found in juice.
So what is a parent to do? Certainly, 100% fruit juice can be counted as a serving of fruit in a child’s diet. Just be careful of portion sizes. Offering OJ in a small glass (4- 6 oz) is great at breakfast but shouldn’t be the main choice of the day. Orange slices would be a great option, providing beneficial fiber and phytochemicals. If the soccer moms are bringing in sports drinks, you may need to be the one to point out that water is just fine. Sport drinks can be useful for the athlete who vigorously exercises for more than an hour, but isn’t necessarily needed for kids, teens, or adults. It is more important that you child is hydrated. Have your son or daughter drink water at least a half hour before his/her practice. Bring a water bottle to ensure he can drink during breaks in the game. Offering watermelon after the game is great as it contains 90% water. Finally, most adults and kids get plenty of protein (think cheese, milk, peanut butter, chicken, tofu, etc). Adding protein to a beverage just comes down to marketing again. Similarly, children consume plenty of vitamins in real food as well as fortified cereals and bread. Drinking vitamin water adds no real health benefit.
When you are out and about doing errands with the kids, it is quite convenient to just to purchase sodas, Slurpies and even a Jamba Juice for you family. Again, it is all about portions. A 16 oz Jamba Juice Mango-A Go Go has 300 calories. Ask for an extra cup and split it up between your kids or just ask them to only fill it up half way (it is hard to stop halfway once it is in your cup). Even for yourself as you drop in to Starbucks for a 12 oz pick-me- upper café mocha (with whip cream of course) you’ll be drinking in 260 calories. Having young children have sips of your frosted mocha is not a great idea because caffeine can have more of an effect on children whose body weight is much less than an adults. Caffeine can cause upset stomachs and disrupt sleep. Read more…
Millions of people would love to live a healthy lifestyle. Everyone talks about getting on a healthy lifestyle but not many are successful in doing so. First, let us discuss what a healthy lifestyle is. It can be determined by four things. These items include the following actions: cutting out smoking, reducing your weight, eating better, and increasing the exercise you do.
Most people want to make good lifestyle choices and be trim and healthy. The problem is most people have plenty of excuses. They cannot, will not, or do not want to change their current lifestyle. One of the biggest excuses or reasons for not making the change is not having time to exercise. Many times, we come home and say no exercise today, I am too tired, or I do not have time to do that today. Another popular excuse is I am too tired today. I do not feel like cooking diner; let us just go get some fast food tonight. Being short of time is an epidemic as it affects a great number of people.
Have you noticed how we have time for the boss, people we work with and time to travel to work but have no time for ourselves and for those we love. You can do a lot in ten minutes and you certainly have ten minutes a day to spare for your own use. Read more…
You cook healthy recipes, take a multi-vitamin, eat enough vegetables to stock a small produce stand (or so it seems) and drink plenty of water. You also make sure you get enough sleep, and you rarely skip a day at the gym. Still, you have low energy and are frequently sick. What’s the problem?
It might be your enzyme levels.
Enzymes help the body with a number of specific tasks — digesting food, stimulating the brain, providing cellular energy, and repairing all tissues, organs, and cells. Our bodies get these valuable enzymes by naturally producing them and by receiving them through food. As we age, however, it becomes increasingly difficult for our bodies to manufacture all the enzymes necessary for proper functioning. Additionally, enzymes are destroyed by certain cooking processes and chemical additives in food, as well as when we expose our bodies to pollution and environmental toxins. And when our enzyme levels run low, our risk of illness increases.
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Almost all food today is cooked and processed. When food is cooked, however, many of the vital enzymes are destroyed by heat, as they are by the chemicals in processed foods. This places a burden on our digestive systems because when enzymes aren’t received through the food we eat, our bodies are responsible for manufacturing the enzymes necessary for digestion. And as the body directs all its attention to digesting food, other organ systems are compromised — vital enzymes that could be used for keeping our bodies healthy are diverted to the digestive system. The result? Illness and chronic disease Read more…
Acai berry is a small purple fruit that is harvested from forest in Amazon. Acai berry has the ability to speed up your metabolism. When your metabolism level is increase, your body will burn the fat in the body faster. Ultimately, you will be able to lose weight within a few months.
Acai berry is filled with a lot of nutrients which is good for your health. The antioxidants in acai berry can help fight the free radicals in the body. The free radicals interrupt with the normal cell by stealing the electron from their molecules. When you consume acai berry, the anthocyanin will destroy the free radicals. The free radicals are a result of consumption of processed food such as canned food, sugary beverages and etc.
It is easy to incorporate acai berry into your diet. You simply purchase acai berry product and eat it alongside with the normal meal. Acai berry can become rotten in a short time. You should only buy the required amount of acai berries which you can eat. Most of the acai berry supplements are in the liquid form. During breakfast, you can consume acai berry juice or smoothies. You can also mix the acai berry fruit into your morning shake. You should drink acai berry juice every day. It is recommended that you drink at least two cups of acai berry juice per day. By drinking acai berry juice, you will be able to increase metabolism. The higher your metabolism, the more fat you will burn.
Acai berries can be purchased at the local health store, department store and online stores. When shopping online, make sure you conduct thorough research on the acai berry product. If the acai berry product is lousy, many people will have already posted their reviews on the internet.
It is a situation that the media and many health experts cite as an epidemic, one that affects both the adult and childhood populations. These concerns have resulted in an array of actions from the removal of trans fat from hundreds of grocery store and fast food menu items to campaigns for fitness.
Many studies have found how much risk you face if your body fat. Not just a disease, you are also not free style, and choosing clothes for your fashionable wear. Would not it be nice if it had a more proportionate and healthy. Besides looking better, you also get more space activities, not at risk for disease and course of your life more enjoyable.
Many ways to combat obesity, exercising regularly, eating healthy foods, not eating junk food, but it would be better if the do it using the proper exercise methods and effective. So you can avoid muscle injury because of the exercise. That way you do not have to waste a lot of time exercising but not getting the results to your liking. Instead you become desperate and lazy back sports.
The method of offering P90X is the answer. By applying the method you will get Insanity Workout results in just 90 days of training. The exercise you do will give a good effect for blood circulation and body intake so you can live healthy, has a stunning body and people are more interested in seeing you. Prove yourself, and feel the benefits. For maximum results more you can try Power 90 Master Series