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Are You Really Green?
8 Ways To Be Greener. So easy you can start NOW!
Earth Day was started over 40 years ago to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment.
Most of the world did not know, at that time, how important this cause truly was. Many treated it like a pleasant social event; something to enjoy for a day and then easily forgot. Some people thought it was just for tree huggers. Now, almost everyone recognizes how vital this cause is and consider themselves green conscious to some degree. Read the rest of this entry »
Good Nutrition ‘Turns Off’ Alzheimer’s Gene
Can We Really Take Charge of Our Health Destiny?
For many years there has been a debate over Nature versus Nurture: Environment versus Genetics
Are people overweight due to 'fat genes' or is it because of poor diet and exercise habits common to their family or environment? Also, if your parents have a degenerative disease like diabetes or cancer, should you be preparing for the inevitable?
Now, this question has been answered to a degree in the field of Alzheimer's. In a landmark study, research has shown that a diet high in omega-3 fats reduces the expression of the Alzheimer's gene APOE4. Read the rest of this entry »
Walkin Them Blues Away
Do You Let Life Get You Down? Here is a One Shot Remedy!
Finally!
Days are getting a bit longer and warmer every day.
We are still in the season though, when many people get down in the dumps.
So many people do so that this effect has its own medical classification. (Seasonal Effectiveness Disorder or SAD) We have already talked about SAD in detail in 10 Foods to Improve Your Mood.
I wanted to share with you a one shot remedy for this – or any other depressing problem.
It’s a simple technique that anyone can employ – WALKING.
A 2006 study found that just one bout of exercise; a brisk 30 minute walk immediately improved the mood of depressed individuals.
Studies have also shown that walkers have less incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. They live longer and enjoy improved mental health and spiritual benefits.
I like what a friend, Lynn Fraser, The Practical Life Balance Expert, calls these strolls with her dog – BRAIN WALKS!
Are you walking enough? Tips on Walking
The 1996 Surgeon General’s report, Physical Activity and Health, recommended Read the rest of this entry »
Spinach – the First Green Powerfood
Spinach For Strength and Energy
Spinach was a powerfood even before there was the term Powerfood.
We’re referring of course to Popeye the Sailor Man . One can of the green stuff and he turned into muscle popping tornado of energy.
Even without Popeye’s recommendation, spinach contains more nutrients per calorie than any other food on the earth.
8 Benefits of Spinach:
1. Loaded with vitamins like A, K, D, and E and and a host of trace minerals.
2. Good source omega 3 fatty acid – the kind most of us need in North America
3. Anti-Cancer and Anti- inflammatory antioxidants:
Researchers have identified more than a dozen different flavonoid compounds in spinach that function as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agents.
In a recent study on the relationship between risk of prostate cancer and vegetable intake (including such healthy vegetables as broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts) only spinach showed evidence of significant protection against the occurrence of aggressive prostate cancer.
4. Alkalizes the body:
All those minerals helps to balance off the highly acid diet which most of us subject our bodies to and which drains our energy, increases obesity and a host of other health problems.
5. Good for the eyes:
The carotenoids found in spinach protects against eye diseases such as cataracts and Macular Degeneration.
6. Strengthens the Bones:
One cup of fresh spinach (or 1/6 cup of cooked spinach) contains TWICE your daily vitamin K needs. This along with the calcium and magnesium in spinach is essential to maintain healthy bones.
7. Perfect for Green Smoothies and Salads:
Organic pre-washed spinach is now readily available in most grocery stores. If you haven’t yet tried a green smoothie yet and think they might taste yucky then try one with the main ingredient as spinach. Spinach is so sweet, we guarantee you will be impressed. To see Diana make her own special brand of green smoothie click here. Diana’s Green Smoothie
8. Spinach is FRESH!
Studies have shown that those plastic tubs of spinach being exposed to even artificial light in the grocery store are actually help keep it from spoiling. This indicates the spinach is still metabolically active and fresh.
Tips and Cautions:
Tip #1: Make sure you only choose organic spinach. Non organic spinach is on the list of top foods with lots of chemical pesticides. You can assume that canned spinach is NOT organic. I can’t imagine anyone eating canned spinach anyway but since we mentioned Popeye I thought I had better mentions that.
Tip #2: Choose the GREENEST looking spinach you can find. Probably you would have anyway but studies have shown that the greenest spinach has the most vitamin C.
Tip #3: Because spinach contains high levels of so many nutrients it also has significant levels of oxalic acid. This has been associated with kidney problems and interference with absorption of other minerals.
There is much debate whether the oxalates in spinach would have this kind of effect but just be sure, if you have a pre-existing kidney problem, better to consult your doctor before eating too much.
At Real Food For Life, we recommend that a person balance their body enough so that they can use their own bodies as a gauge on how much or little to eat of a particular food.
For example, I usually crave spinach but sometimes I just don’t want it in my body. I suspect that perhaps I have reached my limit for something, (like the oxalates) within the food.
This personalized approach to your nutrition is the easiest and ultimately the most powerful approach to nutritional choices. We explain this more in our “Three Secrets” report.
Recipes with Spinach:
Power Spinach Salad: You just HAVE TO know how to make a good spinach salad. This one is great.
Miso Soup with Spinach and Mushrooms: This is fast, tasty, and contains at least three powerfoods.
Diana’s Green Smoothie With a Difference:
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Better Health Doesn’t Have to be Complicated
We want to make your life and health choices simpler.
There are hundreds of different approaches to optimizing health.
In over 30 years of experimenting, we have figured out what works…
and what doesn’t!
Ninety percent of the health benefits you desire will come from one or two simple steps – not complicated rules or fanatical ideologies.
These benefits include:
- Clear, radiant skin
- Increased energy
- A lean body
- Overcoming health challenges
Here is one quick tip… Try to emphasize real food; food that is whole and live… Read the rest of this entry »
Randy’s 10 Health & Personal Goals for 2011
Whaaaa Whoooo! 2011… Here I come!
These are 10 things I wish to improve in 2011.
Do you have any similar goals? 
1. Eat more of Diana’s ginger cake..
2. Pray more, Love more.
3. Chew more.
4. Move more.
5. Compute less.
6. Breathe more.
7. Master 2 healthy meals/month.
8. Take more vacations (WITHOUT business involved).
9. Listen to my body more.
10. Create systems to help myself and others do all the above.
Promise… Read the rest of this entry »
The Simple Approach To
Great Health
