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What's a Coffee Nap?
Wellness Tip:- According to Japanese researchers, coffee naps improve alertness quickly. Most people experience a period of drowsiness at some point during the day. A coffee nap, which combines having a cup of coffee with napping for 20 minutes or less, has proven more effective than merely implementing one of the solutions alone. Scientists recommend drinking the coffee quickly to hasten the effect...
October 21, 2014
Wellness Tip - ​Is Drinking Coffee Good or Bad for your Health?
Wellness Tip:- Wellness Tip: For a long time coffee got a bad rap, reputed to cause heart disease, cancer, and shortened lifespans. Recent studies show coffee may actually provide health benefits: protection from Type-2 diabetes, liver disease, cancer, Parkinson's disease, decreased depression - even increased cognitive function. Not a bad benefit from your favorite java! There are caveats. Some people...
October 19, 2014
Vegetables: Raw vs. Cooked
Wellness Tip:- Which are more beneficial to health—raw or cooked vegetables? The answer is “both." Phytochemicals in vegetables fight free radicals (extremely reactive chemicals in the body) to help prevent some cancers and chronic diseases. However, certain plant foods retain more protective properties when cooked. For example, tomatoes provide more cancer-preventive lycopene (a carotinoid) when cooked...
September 23, 2014
The Trouble With Sugar
Wellness Tip:- Sugar, in its many forms, is added to just about every foodstuff in the grocery store that is not naturally grown. We all know sugar is harmful to the body in a variety of ways. Its overuse in the average diet is directly tied to obesity, diabetes and countless other maladies. If it is packaged, manufactured, pre-cooked, canned or preserved, you can be nearly 100% certain that sugar...
September 23, 2014
How to Avoid Buying GMO Foods in the Supermarket
Wellness Tip:- Polls show 90% of American consumers want genetically-engineered foods labeled, but the government, pressured by biotech companies, won't require labeling even though it's mandatory in many other countries. What can consumers do to steer clear of unwanted GMOs? ~Buy Certified Organic, regulated to be 100% GMO-free. ~Search for 'Non-GMO' labels voluntarily added by some producers. ~Avoid...
September 23, 2014
Energizing Superfood Smoothie
Wellness Tip:- The same old protein shake doesn't cut it in comparison to this easy, functional and exotic smoothie you can make in minutes. Instead of blending a simple protein shake or smoothie, try throwing in several extra hours of energy from healthiest possible real food ingredients. Your energizing smoothie can contain powerful superfoods including raw hemp seeds, chia seeds, maca and avocado...
September 2, 2014