Combat the Junk Food Blues With Healthy Nutrients

by Rosalie Moscoe

You may not want to hear this, however, while junk foods are fast, convenient, and tasty, they rob you of energy and a healthy mind and body. Each cell in the human body is powered by healthy nutrients; proteins, complex carbohydrates, healthful fats and their vitamins and minerals that are inherent in natural foods.

The body doesn't know what to do with chemically engineered foods. These 'frankenfoods' do not hold the promise of the real thing - nutrition health benefits. These benefits include: healthy skin, nails, teeth, emotional and mental balance, better energy and health and the possibility of less disease..

Within the past 75 years, the denigrated state of our food supply is unprecedented in human history. The majority of foods in the grocery stores are now treated. For the purpose of longer shelf life, oils are often heated to high temperatures that destroy nutrients. White flour crackers with little nutrients have added sugar and salt and are beautifully packaged. Margarines are often pumped with hydrogen, making the product more saturated and less healthy. Chemicals are added to many products to enhance flavoring; coloring is added to make foods look and taste pleasing. We must not forget processed sugar, excess salt, nitrates and pesticides that are added to the chemical mixture. Are these highly processed foods the making of a healthy diet or dietary deficiencies?

Our polluted world has spread to our food supply - our lifeline, and it's time to wake up and take charge of what goes down the gullet as much as possible.

Too Busy to Shop Wisely or Prepare Food?

• Keep it simple. Shop for organic produce as much as possible or at least use organic dairy products, since pesticides tend to reside in the fat of an animal.
• Become a label reader. If there are many items on the package that you cannot understand - don't buy it! Look for natural products, meats, fish, or even peanut butter without added salt and sugar.
• Use more fresh or frozen vegetables each day. Use fruit as snacks, 2 - 3 pieces a day.
• Use brown rice, sweet potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, whole grain breads and pastas..
• Make an oil change. Take a cue from those who live long and healthy lives in the Mediterranean. Use olive oil as your chief oil. Add raw almonds, walnuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds for a quick and healthy pick-me-up.
• Cut out soda pop. Resist store bought baked goods. Make your own muffins or buy healthier products.
• Brown-bag-it, instead of eating at fast food outlets. You'll save the added fat and calories.

Junk food blues? This all too common syndrome doesn't have to happen to you.. Rather than a pasty, tired, down-in-the-dumps life fuelled by fast food or processed food, choose an enriched life with a dietary intake of whole foods. The payback? An energetic, healthier, happier you.

Rosalie Moscoe helps people manifest productive, interesting and energetic lives. Stress Relief and Nutritional Consultant, she is author of print and e-book, Frazzled Hurried Woman! Your Stress Relief Guide to Thriving...Not Merely Surviving. Visit:
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Foods That Encourage Hair Health

by Lauren S. Johnson

Every woman wants a healthy head of hair. She wants her hair to be shiny, glossy, bouncy and the envy of every other female. However, it seems that no matter what we do, our hair remains brittle, dry, and out of place. We try the most expensive hair treatments and use the most scientifically proven shampoos, yet our hair still remains the same. Why is that? Well, healthy hair starts with healthy nutrition. If you are not feeding your body valuable nutrition, a hundred dollar shampoo will not make a difference. In this article I will list some of the most hair healthy foods.

1. Salmon. This particular fish is laden with omega 3 fatty acids, protein, vitamin B-12 and iron. The omega 3's found in salmon support scalp health.

2. Dark green vegetables. These yummy veggies are laden with vitamin A and vitamin C which helps your body produce sebum (also knows as a natural hair conditioner).

3. Beans. Yes, believe it or not, beans are good for your hair. They are rich in protein, iron, zinc and biotin. The protein which is present in beans promotes hair growth.

4. Nuts. Brazil nuts are some are the best for promoting a healthy scalp because they are rich source of selenium.

5. Eggs. Although it is not recommended to consume too many eggs, every now and then an egg is ok. This affordable breakfast treat is laden with protein, biotin and vitamin B-12.

6. Whole grains. Whole grains are a rich source of zinc, iron and B vitamins.

These are just a few of the hair healthy foods. Consuming a healthy diet can also help you lose weight. People who have a difficult time managing their appetite are encouraged to try various herbal remedies, such as appetite surpassing hoodia.

Lauren S. Johnson writes health articles about fitness and nutrition. Some of her favorite passions include studying the medicinal benefits of herbal remedies and diet pills.

Health Benefits of Grassfed Beef For You and Your Family

by Jeff Clear

When you consider the six primary health benefits you receive each time you eat a mouthful of grassfed beef, you won't want to ever go back to eating feedlot, grainfed beef ever again.

Benefit #1. Appetite Restored

It's easy to lose one's appetite, especially during times of stress. However, that's the time when we need to be nourished the most. And nothing compares to the aroma of a grassfed beef steak cooking on the grill flavored with a little garlic, oregano and basil! It's enough to break through the stressed-out mindset and allow one to enter into the mind's pleasure zone once again!

Benefit #2. More Nutrients with Less Food

A few decades ago, no one knew that organic foods contained more nutrients than store-bought fruits and vegetables grown with pesticides. Our taste buds knew it, though. Eating 'wild' foods, foods raised that are close to their original Garden of Eden state, have more benefits than what we realize.

Similarly, we are now finding that grassfed beef is higher in nutrients than grainfed beef. Specifically, grassfed beef is higher in healthy fats such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and omega-3 fat. The higher amounts of vitamin E help prevent the body from harmful free radicals that contribute to aging.

But there's more to the picture than just these healthy fats and vitamin E. Undoubtedly, phytonutrients will be discovered in grassfed beef that do not exist in grain-fed beef. So you can rest assured that your taste buds are telling you the truth - that grassfed beef is something to be excited about.

Benefit #3. Shuts Off Hunger

Perhaps the best news of all is that when we eat foods packed with nutrients, those nutrients end up activating the satiety center in our brain that shuts off any desire to gulf down large amounts of food that we don't need. It's one of the best internal checkpoints against overeating a parent could ever use to win the battle of childhood obesity.

Benefit #4. Less Risk of Degenerative Diseases

Every parent wants their children around them for many years to come, and they want them to be the picture of health during all those years. Life has enough obstacles to solve without overcoming health issues.

The addition of grassfed beef to the diet provides a great source of iron and vitamin B12, which builds blood and prevents fatigue so you can keep up with the kids. Its omega 3 fat content that helps strengthen cells so they aren't susceptible to attack from microbes while preventing biochemical pathways to run rampant causing inflammation. This prevents infections and allergies. The omega 3 fat content also is crucial for children's developing brains and an adult's maintenance of full memory power. The CLA found in grassfed beef is helpful in reducing the risk of cancer, as is the high vitamin E content.

When you consider these types of benefits that only occur from regular consumption of the food, grassfed beef is almost like an insurance policy against several different diseases and a way for you to maintain energy levels and vigor of youth.

Benefit #5. Satisfaction from Eating

Eating a large bag of potato chips won't allow you to feel the deep sense of satisfaction that you receive from food grown on a farm, especially grassfed beef. Filling up on pure wholesome foods does wonders for the mind, soul and belly all at the same time.

Benefit #6. Excellent Source of Protein

Eating a good protein source shuts off the hunger mechanism in the body and helps regulate blood sugar levels. Eating candy bars, cakes and other processed foods on the other hand, ends up shifting the body's biochemical pathways to store fat and raises havoc with blood sugar levels. Too much of these types of foods for too long can contribute to diabetes. But not with grassfed beef.

Benefit #7. Feeling Like You're the King of Your Home

Grassfed beef is the best type of beef on the market. Sitting down to a nice grassfed steak sends the message to your subconscious that you're worth it! There's no low self-esteem associated with eating a meal fit for a king!

To your health,

Jeff Clear

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