If there is one thing I am always trying to get into my body, it's GREENS! Sometimes I need a boost and a little help from one of my favorite smoothie enhancers, Greens + Advanced Multi Raw Superfood Supplement. The reason I was drawn to this particular brand was because it was gluten free. However, when I began to read the ingredients and realized that these Greens would be such an essential vitamin, mineral and antioxidant mix, I knew this is what my body needed. The other feature I really liked was that they used infrared activation so as to preserve the heat sensitive phytonutrients in the greens and maintains the quality of the superfoods! This means that what naturally occurs in your greens to give you nutrients in the raw form, is retained even through their …
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Are You An Antacid Junkie?
Do you feel bothered by a painful feeling from the burning sensation in your esophagus and/or stomach from acid indigestion and often pop an antacid to give yourself relief? Whether it's a chew or a pill, over the counter or prescription, you are creating a pattern of suppressing the acids that your body needs for healthy digestion. Chronic users are constantly on the merry go round, knowing they are going to eat, experience acid indigestion and take an antacid. Many people take them several times a day, exceeding the "recommended dosage" and thinking these are harmless. Well, they are not harmless. Quite often, you don't have an overproduction of acid, you have an underproduction of stomach acids, which essentially causes starvation in your body as the nutrients, enzymes, …
Some of My Favorite A’s
These are just a few of the A's that I love so much! Each A is a gift to my Palette and makes me oh so happy knowing that some of the seriously nutritious foods I eat begin with the very first letter in our Alphabet! Almonds- A handful a day helps you receive about of quarter of your daily nutrients like calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, potassium, selenium and they are high in fiber. Don't be concerned about the percentage of fat when label checking, almonds contain mostly healthy fat, the unsaturated kinds. They have been rumored to be good for your heart due to the Vitamin E content and good for your colon. It's also been mentioned that Almonds help give you a flat tummy! With those kinds of rumors, I think a handful a day is a good decision. Apples- When you …