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Give Your Skin a Lasting Glow With These Healthy Food Choices
LEI MAPINDAN
It's so easy to forget that what you put into your body plays a huge part in how your body feels and how well it performs!
When you get caught up in day-to-day happenings, you're likely to lose sight of the importance of watching what you eat. You start to focus on eating to sustain you throughout the day instead of eating to keep your body healthy.
Eventually, you'll start to feel tired and worn out, and also look pale and undernourished. If you're at that stage right now, it's important to make a conscious effort to assess what you're feeding your body. This is the first step for reviving your appearance and overall health.
In getting started, look at what you can include as well as what you can eliminate from your diet to help you get and maintain glowing, healthy skin. A glowing exterior reflects a healthy interior!
These food-related decisions will help you achieve and maintain a healthy glow:
1. Drink lots of water. Water has several benefits to the body, but specifically related to that glow you want is its ability to flush toxins from your system and keep you hydrated.
* Drinking 6-8 glasses of water each day will result in healthier, cleaner skin and a timeless natural glow.
2. Eat berries. Berries like raspberries, blueberries and blackberries are rich in vitamin C and antioxidants. Antioxidants play a huge part in helping to eliminate toxins from the body. As you may know, toxins are dangerous and contribute to all sorts of negative symptoms, including tiredness, weakened immune system, and even tainted blood.
* All of the above symptoms can manifest themselves very easily. You'll be able to look in the mirror and know something's wrong.
3. Avoid processed foods. In lots of cases, processed foods contain ingredients that the human body just doesn't know what to do with. When you eat them, the body just holds on to what it can't process. In such cases, you really don't know what kind of impact those ingredients are having on your system.
* Play it safe by avoiding processed foods as much as possible. They may very well be contributing to the missing glow.
* Shop at the whole foods stores in your area and have organic foods where possible.
4. Include fiber each day. Fibrous foods are effective at aiding digestion and allowing the body to get rid of free radicals that can wreak havoc on your system.
* When you eat foods high in fiber, like grains and green vegetables, your strengthened health is reflected in your skin, too.
* Whole grains can be found in some breakfast cereals, but be sure to check the sugar content so you're not diminishing the value of the grains.
* Broccoli is a particularly effective fibrous vegetable.
As you can see, it's really not that difficult to treat your body right. By making just a few changes to what you eat, you'll enable your body to function well and your skin to maintain a healthy glow.
When changing your diet, it's easier if you implement just one change at a time. Once that change becomes a habit, you can make another change. Your skin will show the results in no time!
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Discover In-Season Foods That Benefit Your Health and Budget
LEI MAPINDAN
Eating in-season foods is a wise decision that helps you strengthen your health and save money. Consider these facts about seasonal foods:
1. Eating in season adds variety to your diet. Eating fresh, in-season foods exposes you to new fruits and vegetables, expanding your repertoire of nutrients and flavors in your meals. Variety is crucial to a well-rounded diet. Experts agree that variety is important for health because your body needs many different nutrients.
2. Local, seasonal food has more nutrients. Food starts losing nutrients the minute it's picked. With in-season produce, the reduction in time from farm to table keeps the nutrient levels high. Additionally, foods that have to travel long distances are usually covered in chemicals to help preserve them.
3. In-season foods are less expensive. You can save money on your grocery bill every week by taking advantage of seasonal foods.
4. Seasonal food tastes better. Experts can't agree on a single answer for why food tastes better in-season.
A couple of factors, though, contribute to the good taste:
* Being able to wait and pick the food when it's ripe naturally makes it taste better.
* Not having to travel a long distance cuts down on the time between when it's harvested to the moment you eat it. So fewer chemicals are needed to preserve it.
These tips will help you discover a variety of foods that are healthy, budget-friendly, and in season:
1. Talk to your store manager. Shopping blindly isn't the answer. You'll benefit from asking questions and figuring out exactly which items are in season. Grocery store managers can provide you with helpful information on eating in season. They can help you pick out the freshest items and educate you about eating healthier.
2. Visit local farmers' markets and talk to the farmers. Your local farmers' markets are valuable sources of both food and information.
* Take a stroll through your local market and you'll see fresh produce at every turn. This is a good way to learn more about what is being grown in season in your area and to stock up on fresh food.
3. Consider these seasonal foods:
* Spring. During spring, you can find a variety of greens. Spring is the perfect time to find fresh greens such as spinach, lettuce and others. Leafy green vegetables are a healthy addition to your diet and don't add a huge amount of calories.
* Summer. During summer, look for berries and other fruits. Foods like strawberries and plums are a healthy addition to your diet during the summer.
* Fall. During fall, focus on vegetables and favorites like cranberries. The fall brings out beets, carrots, corn, eggplant, potatoes, and garlic.
* Winter. During winter, you can still find many vegetables, so your diet can stay healthy.
Consider shopping for kale, broccoli, squash, turnips, and potatoes. Eat healthier by adjusting your shopping habits to include seasonal foods. You'll like the way you feel!
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Making Healthy Food Choices In Our Busy Lives
LEI MAPINDAN
Here are some strategies to help you and your family make healthy choices:
1.Avoid temptation. It's so easy to walk into the store with good intent, but walk out with bags full of unhealthy foods. Unfortunately, our wills are weak, especially if we've trained ourselves over the years to buy junk foods.
* Never shop when you're hungry. This way you won't pick out unhealthy choices because they look good at the moment.
* Get rid of the unhealthy foods in your home. If they aren't around, you won't be tempted to eat them.
* Think of healthier alternatives to your family's favorite unhealthy foods. Rather than high calorie chips, try trail mixes or rice cakes. Low calorie puddings or frozen yogurts are better alternatives to higher fat ice creams.
2. Eat fast and healthy meals at home. When you're tired at the end of the day and you realize you still have to feed the family, it's easy to go to a fast food chain and throw fast food on the table. It may save some time, but it won't save your health – or your pocket book!
* The great thing is that there are many easy, fast, and healthy foods you can make at home. This takes some planning, but you'll be more satisfied, save money, and be healthier as well.
* Look online for quick and easy recipes made with all natural ingredients. Many recipes can be made in 30 minutes or less and only have 5 ingredients. Taking the time to do some recipe research will save your sanity in the long run. Then once you find a "hit" with the family, store the recipe in a book or on your computer.
* When you cook, make large batches and freeze the leftovers. This way, you'll already have meals in the freezer that you can just thaw, heat, and serve. No muss, no fuss! This is the opportune way to enjoy "fast" food at home.
3. Eat Slower. Since the brain takes about 20 minutes to get the signal that the stomach is full, if you eat too fast you'll pack in a lot more food than you need. When you're still thinking you're hungry, it's easy to make the wrong choices about food. If you slow down while you're eating, you'll eat less and you'll still feel full.
* Set a calming mood before sitting down for a meal. Avoid having the television on or eating as you're rushing the kids out the door to another activity. Sitting calmly at the table will allow everyone to relax and enjoy their meal.
4. Make dinner time a social experience. Dinner should be about enjoying your company and taking pleasure in the foods you're eating. When you begin to look at mealtime as a social experience, it becomes easier to make the right choices about healthy foods. Suddenly you aren't so worried about rushing through and making it quick.
Dinner becomes a great experience when you're able to enjoy healthy foods together. Take time to eat as a family and enjoy a real conversation with each other. Talking will naturally slow down your eating pace, while also reconnecting you with your family members.
Using these techniques will bring all kinds of healthy benefits to your family and teach your children a healthy lifestyle. Healthy food choices are a possibility in your busy life if you take the time to plan ahead and make dinner time a priority in your home
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