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Lose weight naturally with exercises

Losing weight is the burning extra calories that you intake. This can be done naturally with exercises. The benefits you acquire with daily workouts are manifold like:
®  Control of weight is achieved
®  Shapes and tones your body
®  Turns your body lithe
®  Regulates metabolic rate
®  Self-confidence is attained
®  Stimulates body functioning
®  Keeps you in a perfect [...]

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My Stress Symptoms Just Could be a Garden Gnome?

You might wonder what kind of statement is that. My stress symptoms could be a garden gnome. A good portion of my blogs have pointed towards eating healthy foods and doing some type of good hard core exercise. Besides doesn’t everybody seem to have that sure diet to lose weight. I know that eating healthy [...]

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Greens for Health, Vegetable Smoothie, Vita Mix Recipes

When I think of greens for health, right away leafy vegetables come to mind. One way of getting raw, dark, leafy vegetables into my diet is by making a vegetable smoothie with a healthy Vitamix recipe. Recently, I purchased a Vitamix. I am really excited about the endless possibilities of combinations for smoothies, nut butters, [...]

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What Foods Are Super Foods? I’m Confused

What foods are super foods and where did they come from? Everyday there’s a new super food born whether it comes from the media, TV show, or some website’s top choices. On browsing the Internet for super foods, I’m more confused now than ever before. I’ve found somebody’s top 10, top 12, top 20 and [...]

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Eating Healthy, Coupon Shopping?

When shopping with coupons at your neighborhood supermarket, eating healthy just might be impossible. One of the biggest beefs that people have with healthy foods is that they’re just too expensive for their budget. While coupons seem like a great way to save a tremendous amount of money, I have to ask myself, maybe it’s [...]

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Nov 14

Lose weight naturally with exercises

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Losing weight is the burning extra calories that you intake. This can be done naturally with exercises. The benefits you acquire with daily workouts are manifold like:

®  Control of weight is achieved

®  Shapes and tones your body

®  Turns your body lithe

®  Regulates metabolic rate

®  Self-confidence is attained

®  Stimulates body functioning

®  Keeps you in a perfect track

®  Keeps you reach out of laziness

®  Keeps you fit & active all the run

®  Boosts oomph and controls bad temper

®  Improves blood circulation throughout the body

®  Attractive physique grabs the attention of the people

®  Supplies blood and oxygen to all the organs of the body

Apart from the listed advantages, there are several other pluses that can be acquired by calisthenics regularly.

There are various workouts to burn the calories. In fact these are categorized into several forms like

  1. Exercises to reduce tummy fat: Push-ups and crunches are the best proven techniques to keep your stomach and abdominal muscles fit. Push-ups every morning and evening when executed 40-60 times will reduce the belly fat within 2 weeks. Pedalling is also the best method which leaves you constructive and shows results within a short time. The slow, medium and fast movements when performed in both forward and reverse cycling draws more pressure on the belly and thus makes it trim.
  2. Cardiovascular exercises: These are workouts designed to make the cardiovascular system i.e. the heart muscles stronger. Running and jogging are the best approaches as they target the heart rate by pumping blood to the heart which increases the stamina. 1hour run early morning when implemented regularly fetches you surprising affirmative effects.
  3. Exercises to cut down fat in the thighs and hips: Swimming is the best line of attack to shape your thighs and hip area. In fact, swimming is a great workout for all the ages. It not only refreshes but also gives movement to all the muscles and joints which stretch during swimming. This gives a passive recreation to both soul and mind. One must experience this during leisure and should swim once in a week for about an hour to aid the obligatory advantage. It’s an intrinsic worthy way to count the calories.

Besides the activities listed, if you can carry out the stretching exercises, you will experience a miraculous change in less than 10 days. All you need to have before going to take up exercises is a strong ‘determination’ to sustain the exercise strategy by espousing low calorie diets and by avoiding junk and oily foods. If it’s for the first-time you are stepping into workouts, then it’s recommended you consult a fitness trainer and consider advice from the instructor personally with the help of same day cash loans to meet the health training expenses as after all, ‘happiness is nothing more than a good health’. So, start practicing exercises and lose weight naturally.

 

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Aug 07

My Stress Symptoms Just Could be a Garden Gnome?

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You might wonder what kind of statement is that. My stress symptoms could be a garden gnome. A good portion of my blogs have pointed towards eating healthy foods and doing some type of good hard core exercise. Besides doesn’t everybody seem to have that sure diet to lose weight. I know that eating healthy food and staying away from processed foods is a must to fight diseases and to keep your body healthy. How about all the exercise programs that promise to get that fat off. I do cardio kickboxing 5-7 times a week averaging 600 to 900 calories per work out to keep myself toned. However, I think there is much more to the picture of health than just eating healthy and exercise. My guess is that stress of some type especially when it comes to work is where most people either gain weight or are unsuccessful at losing weight.

I have to apologize for not blogging for the last three months on Crunch Your Health. No I wasn’t vacationing in Hawaii but have been stressed out working on my other website Garden Gnomes Etc. I actually slept, ate, and thought Garden Gnomes Etc 24hrs a day and 7 days a week. I kept my good eating habits and my good exercise practices but still managed to put a few unwanted pounds. It’s an outstanding website where I make my own customized garden gnomes, yard trolls, tree ents and offer great garden and home products but may not have been in good health. Here is the link to Garden Gnomes Etc for your enjoyment and my days of stress.

Conclusion:
Living a healthy lifestyle is a lot more complexed than diet and exercise. When I see an add for a 15 minute workout or some new fangled diet for a sure way of being toned and healthy I just have to wonder why do people still believe in the false hopes of the media. Stress seems to be a major concern for most of us and just maybe blogging on Crunch Your Health more often would help my stress.

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May 07

Greens for Health, Vegetable Smoothie, Vita Mix Recipes

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When I think of greens for health, right away leafy vegetables come to mind. One way of getting raw, dark, leafy vegetables into my diet is by making a vegetable smoothie with a healthy Vitamix recipe. Recently, I purchased a Vitamix. I am really excited about the endless possibilities of combinations for smoothies, nut butters, raw milks, hummus, and soups. Prior to my Vitamix purchase, I used a blender. Blenders seemed to have limitations on what they can do. The Vitamix makes smoothies very creamy, fast, and doesn’t leave lumps, like blenders do. My video shows how to make a raw, nutritious smoothie that consists of green vegetables, fruit, protein, and healthy fats for a complete meal. An added plus, when considering the benefits of green smoothies, is that it’s easy to hide vegetables that may not be your favorite (i.e., I don’t care for lima beans; so, a handful gets thrown into the Vitamix).

Conclusion:

When it comes to health, it’s hard to put a price tag on a Vita mix. I contend that Vitamix is the ultimate appliance that delivers the healthy raw foods in a variety of ways. No other appliance is quite like it.

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Apr 08

What Foods Are Super Foods? I’m Confused

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What foods are super foods and where did they come from? Everyday there’s a new super food born whether it comes from the media, TV show, or some website’s top choices. On browsing the Internet for super foods, I’m more confused now than ever before. I’ve found somebody’s top 10, top 12, top 20 and a top 44 list of super foods. Welcome to the age of super foods and where they all of a sudden came from.

When looking at lists upon lists of super foods, they all seem like they have been around since the beginning of time. What foods are super foods? The list is simply huge and they include whole grains, seeds, nuts, vegetables, fruits, and also healthy fats. I don’t think anybody can argue the fact that these are real foods that keep our weight in check, contain the daily recommended amount of fiber, essential vitamins, nutrients and anti-oxidants to keep our bodies healthy from disease.

What foods are super foods and why are we labeling normal foods as super foods? Is it possible that we didn’t know the harmful effects coming from boxed and canned foods known as processed food? Peoples’ lives have become so busy that this way of processed eating has been the norm for years. I don’t think we had realized that this cheap attempt of artificial food that contains fillers and harmful chemicals would make us obese and lead to so many diseases. It’s really too bad that these artificial foods get us hooked with sugar and sodium to the point where it’s hard to avoid them.

Conclusion:

I think that by labeling good healthy wholesome foods in their raw form as super foods, we can get people to change their eating habits. Maybe, we should start to eat foods that are grown and harvested from natural plants and avoid eating processed foods from manufacturing plants.

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Mar 16

Eating Healthy, Coupon Shopping?

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When shopping with coupons at your neighborhood supermarket, eating healthy just might be impossible. One of the biggest beefs that people have with healthy foods is that they’re just too expensive for their budget. While coupons seem like a great way to save a tremendous amount of money, I have to ask myself, maybe it’s probable that coupons are going to cost us more in the long run by using them. This might be a little puzzling to you at first; but coupon manufacturers make our highly processed foods. A lot of these foods are simple carbohydrates that use enriched white and wheat flours, which not only pack on the pounds but cause us to become hungrier. Other processed foods tend to get us hooked on sugar and sodium and use similar inexpensive ingredients that are also unhealthy for us. While most of us rationalize eating processed foods that we have become accustomed to by using the phrase “eating in moderation”, we need to be honest with ourselves and avoid such unhealthy foods at all times. Below is a brief list of ingredients and foods that must be avoided in an attempt to reach optimum health.

1. enriched white and wheat flour products
2. products using white salt and high amounts of sodium
3. white and brown sugar and all substitute sugars, including high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
4. white rice
5. saturated fats, including hydrogenated oils

While this is just a small list of ingredients that we need to avoid, it is necessary to avoid all processed foods that we may come across. One question remains: How can we afford to consume these types of foods if they lead to obesity, which can ultimately lead to diabetes, heart disease, and various forms of cancers? I have a short video of interest for your viewing.

Conclusion:

Can healthy eating be expensive? Do complex carbohydrates, like vegetables, beans and whole grains leave us feeling fuller longer periods of time? We need to consider probable health issues that may develop over time, such as heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers due to eating processed foods. Is the savings earned from coupon shopping worth taking a chance on our health?

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Mar 03

Healthy, Chocolate Brownies: Are Brownies Healthy?

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Chocolate brownies are one of my family’s favorite desserts. Brownies even top desserts, like cakes, cookies, and pies. I ask the question, “Are brownies healthy?” When you think of brownies, don’t sugar, enriched flour, and partially hydrogenated oils come to mind? I received a book a few years back called,  Now Eat This!: 150 of America’s Favorite Comfort Foods, All Under 350 Calories. One recipe that caught my attention in the book was healthier brownies, which calls for black beans that replace enriched white flour, among other ingredients. This is one that allows for calories and fat to be lowered.

Another recipe that allows for calories and fat to be cut is Butt-Busting Brownies, revealed by Dr. Oz this past week. His Butt-Busting Brownies use oats, cacao powder, and cinnamon that deliver a scrumptious, raw brownie dessert. I searched the World Wide Web to look for similar healthy, chocolate brownies. To my surprise, most so-called healthy brownie recipes use enriched flours, unhealthy sugars, and fat. Finally, I found a very popular raw vegan brownie recipe that consists of healthy raw ingredients. I assembled a short video that explains what types of ingredients to avoid when making raw brownies, which take less than minutes to make.

Conclusion:

To answer my question,” Are brownies healthy?” we can certainly substitute alternative ingredients for a healthy nutritious dessert. When looking for brownie recipes, enriched flour, sugar, and hydrogenated fats should be avoided. These ingredients can easily be substituted with healthy ingredient options.

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Feb 20

Eating Healthy: Dr. Oz’s 100 Foods

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Last week, I was watching The Dr. Oz Show. One particular show that I viewed was The 100 Foods Dr. Oz Wants in Your Shopping Cart. I loved the show and, overall, I think we are very lucky to have such an icon bring us the cutting edge technology in health. In the health field, it has always been controversial as to what constitutes a healthy food diet. Several diet plans turn out to be unsuccessful, including vegetarian diet and raw food diets. For example, we err and forget that people are different and can’t always adapt to these types of diets. With these thoughts in mind, immediately, I was in disagreement with some of Dr. Oz’s food choices. We apt to think food at the local supermarket as being nutritious for us to consume or else why would it sell as a food?

 

Years ago, when I started to eat healthier foods, it was a struggle to decipher healthy food choices verses unhealthy food choices. Statistically, more people are becoming overweight and facing health issues and diseases. It seems quite apparent that many people are struggling with deciding what to eat. Dr. Oz’s 100 food choices is an excellent tool for people to gauge a healthier eating style. This list appears to be more of a complete list of good foods that is able to be incorporated by every type of food eater. With adapting to eating these healthier foods; maintaining a routine exercise program; ensuring that we get the proper sleep and relieving stress; weight loss with reducing illnesses and diseases can be a very realistic goal.

 

Conclusion:

 

I think The 100 Foods Dr. Oz Wants in Your Shopping Cart is a very doable list for everybody to incorporate into their diet. I see a few food areas that, in time, could be improved upon even more. How many of you agree with Dr. Oz’s 100 food choices? Do you think that these healthier food choices are realistically attainable? Which areas or groups of foods would you like to make healthier or perhaps eliminate for a healthier way of eating?

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Feb 10

Cacao Chocolates for Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day is one of the biggest holidays for unhealthy sweets but what about cacao chocolates? Everybody’s heard about the nutritional facts on chocolate. Can we think of dark chocolate and health benefits in the same sentence? We have all heard about health benefits from dark chocolate from the media over and over again. Surprisingly, without really thinking about the other ingredients that make up dark chocolate, most of us consider cacao chocolates a super food with an enormous amount of antioxidants. What ingredients make dark chocolate so unhealthy? The two main ingredients of dark chocolate are saturated fats and sugars. A few of the major health risks stemming from saturated fats and sugars are obesity, diabetes and cancer. So, again how can dark chocolate be healthy when it causes health issues and diseases? I think a lot of us are so infatuated with antioxidants from certain foods that we sometimes forget about other possible health risks that the foods pose.

When we look at raw cacao powder, it is the true antioxidant powerhouse. It isn’t contaminated with unhealthy saturated fats and sugars. Nevertheless, how do we use raw cacao powder, cacao nibs, and even cacao beans? I think a lot of use would use raw cacao powder in recipes that call for enriched white or wheat flours, margarine, butter and Crisco, and white or brown sugars. So, what happens to the health benefits from raw cacao once we add it to a host of known unhealthy ingredients? What happens when we take raw cacao and add healthy fats, such as raw nuts, raw nut butters, and coconut butter? Maybe, we can add raw cacao to healthy natural sweeteners like raw honey, natural maple syrup, dates, agave nector or even brown rice syrup. Listed below are raw cacao and cacao chocolate ideas, recipes, and sources.

1. Making raw chocolate almond milk
2. Is hot chocolate healthy?
3. Making dark chocolate sauce and raw cacao fudge.
4. Chocolate avocado ice cream using raw cacao powder.
5. Raw chocolate mouse cake and brownies.
6. Cacao chocolates like truffles and turtles.
7. Naked chocolate
8. Raw cacao cookies, shakes, and dipping sauces.

Conclusion:

Don’t associate the true antioxidants that come from raw cacao powder, cacao nibs, and cacao beans from that of processed, dark chocolate. Make your own nutritious recipes using chocolate and create your own raw cacao powder treat or dessert. Desserts using raw cacao powder can be just as nutritious as they are tasteful.

Resources:

http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/2005/10/Raw-Cacao-Recipes.aspx

http://thesunnyrawkitchen.blogspot.com/2007/04/all-things-chocolate-or-celebrating.html

http://www.navitasnaturals.com/recipes/cacao-recipes.html

http://smcaudi.food.officelive.com/Recipes.aspx

http://www.naked-chocolate.com/

http://healthfoodlover.com/hfl/

http://evolvingwellness.com/topics/food/recipes/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Feb 02

Health Benefit of Cocoa & Is Hot Chocolate Healthy?

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When I look at the statement, “Is hot chocolate healthy,” I have to wonder how the media was able to find any health benefits of cocoa “hot”. Just a few weeks ago, on the news, I heard about the amazing health benefits of hot chocolate. A study was done from a university claiming that hot chocolate had more antioxidants than wine and tea. Now, not all hot chocolate, and I know what your thinking, is the same. For most of us, we tend to buy the more popular brands at our local food marts. Let’s look at the nutritional facts.

Ingredient label:

When looking at a couple of our more popular hot chocolates, the first ingredient was simply unhealthy sugar; the next ingredient was corn syrup, followed by processed cocoa; then,  hydrogenated coconut oil. There isn’t a need to look at any other ingredients because the first few are very unhealthy. So, is hot chocolate healthy?

Nutritional Facts:

 If we were to make our “healthy” hot chocolate with water, we consume 150 calories, 3g saturated fat, 170mg of sodium, and a whopping 18g of sugar. If we substituted 2% pasteurized milk for water our nutritional value declines. Our calories jump to 240 followed with 5g of saturated fat, 16mg cholesterol, 250mg sodium, and 27g of sugar. So, I guess I’m still looking for a health benefit of hot cocoa.

 Making our own health benefits of cocoa “Hot”:

 1.  In the past, I talked about how every kitchen should have a soy milk maker. I have made outstanding raw milks from seeds, nuts, and beans (most notably being soy milk and almond milk).

2.  I have also looked at the amazing health benefits of raw cacao powder and why dark chocolate isn’t the super food power house that we were led to believe. Considering that cacao is reputable for containing powerful antioxidants and notoriously referred to as the real super food, why not use it in making a healthy hot chocolate?

3. Every brand of hot chocolate requires sugar as a main ingredient since raw cacao powder is quite bitter. As a sugar, I suggest Medjool dates, which is a great natural sugar. Medjool dates contain significant amounts of potassium and dietary fiber. Another favorite sugar substitute of people is agave nector. I invite you to watch my video as I try to show that hot chocolate is healthy. United With Earth Medjool Dates, 16-Ounce Containers (Pack of 4)

 

Conclusion:

Do you think we can alter an old fashioned favorite beverage, such as hot chocolate, into a healthier cold weather drink? Can hot chocolate, actually, be healthy? Keeping in mind the idea that many health benefits originate from raw almonds, cacao powder and dates, we need to ask ourselves, “What are the health benefits of hot cocoa?”

 

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Jan 29

Cancer Insurance Coverage: Are Our Worries Over?

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My blog was hand-delivered by the USPS a few days ago. I happened to fit right in with the millions, if not billions, of people that receive daily mail trying to sell some type of insurance. Oh, believe me; it’s overwhelming on the types of insurances and the number of things that could be insured. I, myself, always file all of my mail concerning insurance quotes and sale pitches in its own special box. You really never know when you might need it. Unfortunately, my special box of mail, containing trying to sell insurance gets delivered to our recyclable container. To my amazement, the people who sort through the recyclable items at the recyclable plant send my unopened insurance sales’ pitches right back to me, figuring that I threw it out by mistake. I, personally, think insurance has gotten way out of hand and a good portion is probably not needed. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes; insurance turns out to be your best friend. Now, let’s talk more about my mail. This one particular piece of mail concerning insurance really caught my eye and I decided to open it for a change. It came with big huge letters “Supplemental Cancer Insurance Coverage.”

Supplemental Cancer Insurance Coverage is probably a good idea for those with no motivation to exercise or the discipline to change their unhealthy eating habits. Maybe, you were already dealt a bad hand and have a family history of cancer. The statistics are overwhelming that cancer is a major part of our lives today and people are fearful that they will get some type of cancer during their lifetime. Today, 1 out of 3 Americans are expected to get cancer and those numbers are expected to continually rise annually. Men are already approaching a 40% cancer rate, which is scary.

 

 

 

I have my own policy for cancer and it differs from Supplemental Cancer Insurance Coverage. Now, we need to cut down on the amount of television we watch and, instead, take some of our valuable time and set it aside for exercise. Really, we need to make some achievable goals and develop some motivating skills for exercise that can help with weight loss, cardio, and toning. As you are aware, obesity causes many types of cancer and exercise can surely help. The second part of my cancer policy is the toughest. Since we have become a fast-paced society, unlike a couple of generations ago, we rely way too heavily on processed foods. Who has the time to eat healthy when we have to take our kids to their extra-curricular activities, such as soccer games, baseball games or dance recitals? We don’t have the time; therefore, we don’t hesitate to zap a box in the microwave. We already know the damaging effects of highly processed foods. Processed foods are very damaging to our bodies since they contain high amounts of sugar, sodium and unhealthy fats. Besides, no one is quite sure how damaging the other unpronounceable chemical additives are. We can classify these as dead foods, meaning they carry very little nutritional value to nourish our bodies, which create and feed cancer cells. John Hopkins Hospital explains that sugar is a major contributor in feeding cancer along with other cancer problems pertaining to highly processed foods. Now, we need to change our diet to more of a raw, healthy, and wholesome group of foods that contain antioxidants are that are proven to not only starve cancer but to fight it as well. We can consider these foods as live foods, which include vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and beans, seeds, and nuts.

 

 

Conclusion:

 

What do you think about your chances of getting cancer? Can we be more responsible for living a healthier lifestyle to possibly prevent and fight cancer?  Which option fits your lifestyle the best: Supplemental Cancer Protection, which pays for preventative screening and testing and many other aspects after getting cancer or making a solid attempt to prevent cancer by including exercise into your daily routine and raw and whole foods into your diet? What do you think of my cancer policy? Do you think we can prolong or reduce our odds of getting cancer with changing to a healthier lifestyle of exercise and eating raw, natural foods?

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