This video is a dramatization of how soft drinks pour on pounds of fat. It’s put out by New York City’s Health Department: What you drink has a real impact on your health, so remember! Healthy beverages are important!
Continue readingIf you’d like to try having a smoothie for breakfast, or even just as a good pick-me-up, here’s an all-purpose recipe you can use.
It’s a good Mix And Match Recipe For Smoothies.
We know water is important, and the most healthy drink available. This is assuming the the water is PURE. If you’re drinking polluted water, that rather negates the benefits you’re looking for, doesn’t it?
So how do you make sure you’re drinking pure water? The best way is to use drinking water purifcation at home.
Water is the most healthy drink available. You can live much longer without eating than you can without drinking. That’s because your body contains around 60-75% water, so you need to stay hydrated. Your brain, blood, muscles – all your body’s cells need water. What makes water better than other beverages?
Continue readingBesides tasting good and being so refreshing on hot summer days, tea is a super health food! True tea is made from the leaves, stems and buds of the Camellia sinensis plant. It doesn’t matter if you prefer black, green, white or oolong tea, they all come from this same bush. The only differences are when the leaves are picked and how they are processed.
Continue readingUnless you’ve had your head stuck in the sand, you know we’re in a recession. Because of that economic slow down, it was expected by market researchers that there would be a slump in sales of organic foods. Turns out instead of a slow down in organic food sales, they actually increased by 15.8 percent in 2008, according to a survey done by the Lieberman Research Group for the Organic Trade Association (OTA).
Continue readingFunctional foods are defined as “foods that have been linked to potentially healthful benefits.” The New York State Dietetic Association recently chose what they consider to be the top five functional foods. They polled nutritionists in their organization to list foods they considered to have the best health benefits and value. Not surprisingly, three of their choices are on the Super Hero Health Foods List.
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