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Nano Nano was good for Mork, but you??
There’s been a lot of talk lately about nanoparticles in various skin products, eg – cosmetics, lotions, and sunblocks. I don’t know who came up with this stuff but I’m not putting nano particles on this temple!! If I want something to go below the surface of my skin and into my bloodstream, I will…
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PROTEIN for a PRO TEEN!!!!
If your teen is as active as mine, you will definitely want to make sure he/she gets enough protein to satisfy the growing and recovery demands of the muscles. Protein is of paramount importance when maintaining an active lifestyle. Fortunately, todays markets offer a wide variety of proteins; But which one should you use? I…
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There’s a reason they call them dyes!
Because most of them are horrible for you!! They should call them DIES!! Here’s what prompted this blog post. I got a bunch of crap for having mini chocolates in my fridge at work!! Now, because I’m constantly telling the office people that they are eating “CRAP”, they decided that their only recourse to feel…
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Going green? Don’t stop at recycling!!
Go green with your grilling too. Vegetables taste better and are healthier for you if you grill them because you are not losing any of the nutrients in the cooking medium (water, oil, steamer). And make sure you don’t “char” them because that char is loaded with carcinogens according to some recent studies. You can…
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GRASSFED BEEF!! Philly got it going on :-)
Here’s an article I received in my email from my mother (#bestmomever): Philly’s grass fed beef boom. If you are not sure why you should be eating grassfed beef, you will know exactly why after reading this article!! If you would like to know more about the nutritional benefits of only eating 100% grasped beef,…
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A NATION WITH INFLAMMATION!!
Inflammation causes more problems for people than you may think. You probably don’t even realize you have inflammation. Most people don’t acknowledge they have it because you can’t see it, taste it, or smell it, unlike an evisceration or a cold or gas respectively 🙂 It’s called silent inflammation and the only way you will…
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Ditch the ice, use this superfood instead!
Instead of watering your drink down with ice, why not infuse more flavor whilst keeping it ice cold. I use frozen blueberries. Although blueberries may not suit every drink, it will play nice with most of them. I fill my glass 3/4 full with frozen blueberries and then add the drink. Not only are you…
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Is this your next favorite snack?
It should be! It’s the kumquat. I bought some the other day because I love anything orangish/tangerineish/tangeloish, and really wanted to try them. Turns out that I can’t stop thinking about these pop in your mouth nutritional powerhouses. What makes them so good? The flavors of course. I say flavors because there are so many.…
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Protein pow”d”er!!!!
It’s not rocket science: The body needs protein!! We don’t, however, have access to the proteins we want all the time, such as pork, chicken, beef, BACON 🙂 etc. Enter, protein powders. There are so many protein powders on the market today. Which one should you use?!?! Here’s 2 that I would recommend; One is…