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What is your favorite spice? Personally, I put cinnamon on EVERYTHING from oatmeal, yogurt, cottage cheese and even eggs! I love it! It is also VERY good for you. There are many spices that are good for you, the top 5 on my shelf…. 1. Cinnamon: comes from tree bark and contains essential oils that help stimulates the circulatory system with its anti-clotting properties which may help in lowering triglycerides and cholesterol. It can also help with inflammation. Recent studies have found that it also has anti-bacterial functions which may help with the dreaded candida. It also slows the rate
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Sodium is naturally occurring in most “natural” foods in small amounts but the majority of the sodium we get in our diets is from prepared foods. Sodium is added to foods as a preservative, binder, color and flavor enhancer. In some foods such as lunch meat, canned foods, cheese, dressings and soups — a lot is added! But how much is too much? Most people that suffer from high blood pressure have been told to limit their sodium intake to under 1500 mg a day. The reason for this is that sodium is an electrolyte that works with potassium to
Read more →Why can some people drink diet coke and coffee all day and still function? Aren’t they diuretics that rob your body of fluid? It is true that anything with alcohol and/or caffeine does enhance urination and therefore makes you release more water from your water reserves but they can count toward your water intake. Another source of water could be fruits and vegetables as they are high in water content. The best way to get water is by drinking plain water. You can add lime, lemon or flavored herbal tea in it for flavor to prevent boredom. Here are a
Read more →What are artificial sweeteners and are they safe? That is where the controversy lies. The FDA has approved the use of many of the artificial sweeteners that you are aware of: saccharine, aspartame, acesulfame potasium and sucralose. A few of the highly refined stevia preparations have been deemed “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by the FDA, which means that they do not require FDA approval. They have also set upper limits on how much is safe to consume each day. But what are these artificial sweeteners and are they really safe? “Most” of the studies show that they are safe in reasonable amounts,
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Thanksgiving is tomorrow and that means stuffing, pie, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, jello salad and all kinds of other “interesting” things that you only eat once a year! But what about the protein? Out of all of the dishes on the table, the turkey is the ONLY protein! So, that gets me wondering……on a “normal” day, what is your protein intake like? Most of us know that meat is a protein but what else qualifies? What if you are vegetarian or vegan? I have compiled a list of proteins to help you plan a balanced diet each and every
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