Nutrition

Health Benefits Of Pomegranates

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Health benefits of pomegranates

Pomegranates are a delicious fruit that can satisfy a craving at any time of day. But did you know that this tasty snack is also filled with nutritious goodness? There are so many wonderful health benefits of pomegranates! This food is actually considered a power food.

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Antioxidant Rich

These fruits are filled with antioxidants. What exactly are antioxidants? They protect cells from becoming damaged, reduce inflammation, and remove free radicals. Amazingly, pomegranates contain 3 times the amount of antioxidants found in green tea and red wine. [1]

Full of Vitamins

Not only are pomegranates filled with disease-fighting goodness, but they’re also filled with Vitamin C. Fresh juice from one pomegranate supplies you with 40% of your daily recommended intake! Plus, they’re rich in Vitamin E, potassium, Vitamin K, and folate, fiber, and iron. Read more

Is Trans Fat Bad? It Can Actually Kill You.

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What Is Trans Fat?

Trans fat is created in a factory where they take hydrogen molecules and pump them into vegetable oils. This transforms them from a liquid into a solid. In order to dump the hydrogen molecules into the oil, they must heat it to dangerously high levels and is chemically treated.

Once the oils have been hydrogenated, the oil is now a solid at room temperature and has a much longer shelf life. Vegetable oil now becomes margarine and is used in all sorts of products. This is why cookies can survive so long in the cabinet or why shortening can be used way after purchased.

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Why Is Trans Fat Harmful?

In November of 2013, the FDA determined that hydrogenated oils are no longer GRAS (generally recognized as safe) for human consumption. There is absolutely nothing natural about trans fats and didn’t exist 50 years ago. They’ve been connected to at least 30,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. Read more

Lose Weight Without Exercising By Removing These Foods From Your Diet

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Lose weight fast and easy by removing these certain foods fro your diet. Watch the belly fat disappear!

Weight loss can be confusing and difficult when you don’t know where to begin. There are so many diets that exist. Health experts teach various things and leave us questioning which one to follow. To be honest, losing weight is not rocket science. You can lose weight without exercise by changing around your diet.

Think of your body as a vehicle. Cars can’t function properly without oil, gas, antifreeze, etc. Likewise, our bodies function differently depending on what we put in our bodies. For example, lack of fiber can lead to constipation and lack of iron leads to anemia. Both of these symptoms come from the foods we eat! You only get one body in this lifetime. Please take care of it.

Although exercise is important and shouldn’t be neglected, I’m going to show you foods you can remove from your diet to lose fat without exercising.

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Health Benefits Of Olive Oil

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Olive oil has many health benefits and uses.

Awesome Health Benefits Of Olive Oil

Olive oil has been around much longer than you or I. In some cultures, olives are an important part of their community. Extra virgin olive oil is the greatest quality of premium olive oil. People use olive oil for all sorts of stuff, including medicine, cosmetics, and soaps. However, there are great health benefits of olive oil when you consume it too!

To find out more about olive oil and how to find the best one while shopping, please visit the page: “What Is Olive Oil?”

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Reduces Inflammation

Inflammation occurs when body repairs are needed and to shield us from illnesses. However, a poor diet, stress, and other contributors can cause the body to fight itself.

73% of olive oil is made up of a fatty acid called oleic acid. It’s a monounsaturated fat and offers great health benefits, including damage prevention caused by free radicals (oxidative stress). Oleic acid fights against inflammation which is connected to many diseases such as heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and arthritis. Read more

What Is Olive Oil?

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What is olive oil?

What is olive oil?

After my husband and I decided to begin eating healthy, we made a quick switch to olive oil after finding out the great benefits of it (and the dangers of many vegetable oils like canola). In our world today, olive oil is known to be a healthier, better quality oil. But exactly what is olive oil?

Olive oil is literally the fruit juice of olives. Seriously! How cool is that?!

How do we get orange juice? We apply pressure to the oranges until the sweet juice spills out of it. That’s exactly how this oil is made. Of course, there are more processes to ensure all oil is used from the olives. However, this yummy stuff contains a bunch of antioxidants and fights inflammation throughout the body.

How is olive oil made?

After the olives arrive at the facility, they are pressed on a machine until the texture is a paste. Then, the oil is separated from the watery substance in the paste. There is no heat involved in this step. (Otherwise known as cold pressed oil.) The high-quality oil from this first press is called extra virgin olive oil. Read more

Health Benefits of Honey

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Wonderful health benefits of raw honey when consumed on a regular basis.

Health Benefits of Honey

Most people love it because it’s a natural way to sweeten foods and drinks. But did you know honey offers so much more than just taste? Natural, raw honey yields many health benefits for the human body. It’s true! After reading this list, I pray you would swap out sugar for this wonderful natural substance.

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Plenty of Antioxidants

Of course, this natural substance is filled with plenty of vitamins, antioxidants, flavonoids, and minerals. However, it wouldn’t be a great idea to consume a whole lot of honey in the hopes of receiving your recommended daily intake of antioxidants. Nevertheless, it’s definitely worth replacing your current sugar intake with it. The minerals you can find within honey include:

  • zinc
  • potassium
  • iron
  • phosphorus
  • calcium
  • selenium
  • magnesium

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Deadly Consequences of Drinking Alcohol

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Many people associate having a great time with consuming alcohol. Just recently, my husband and I threw a little party at our home as our way of celebrating our first apartment together. However, many people were not okay with the fact that drinking was not allowed in our home. I was completely shocked. I’ve never experienced something like that before. People were verbally abusive toward us because of a rule we implemented in our house. I remember thinking, “People can’t go a few hours without alcohol to hang out? Seriously?!”

Growing up, I’ve seen first hand what alcohol is capable of. The blackouts, yelling, arguments, and disrespect was NOT fun to be around. My husband and I decided to change our family tree and discontinue the drinking trait. Trust me, we don’t miss it.

Nevertheless, the sad truth remains that alcohol use disorders affects more than 15 million people in the United States. [1] Alcohol is a legal drug and it’s extremely addictive. If you’re over 21, it’s incredibly easy to obtain and the majority of people spend their 21st birthday getting completely wasted. That’s the norm, right?

Advertising commercials make drinking look so great and fun, but 80,000-100,000 people die each year from alcohol related deaths. [1, 2]  I really don’t think drinking should be considered as a game or sport. It’s dangerous. Yet, drinking seems to be highly supported among most people. “What’s the big deal?” “Surely, you can have a drink or two. It won’t hurt.” Yeah… I’ll pass on that.

Stop Drinking Alcohol Immediately!

I’m not kidding. After reading this blog post, I pray it will have enough hard truth in it to keep you away from this liquid poison.

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Let’s look at the different parts of the body and discover how booze can negatively affect us. Read more