Today’s Healthy Dose – Vitamin D

Studies show that people who get sufficient vitamin D have an easier time maintaining a healthy weight. And it’s so easy to get some. Stick your arm out the window while you drive, work in the garden for a bit, hang out by the pool, go for a short walk, or just sit, relax and catch some rays. I’ll be there are others…

Today’s Healthy Dose – Double Whammy

Most processed foods will get you coming and going. Coming, they offer virtually no nutrition to support healthy cell function. Going, they assault the body with damaging toxins. No matter how you look at it, they’re really a lose-lose. 

Today’s Healthy Dose – A.K.A. Sugar

Did you know that there are over sixty covert aliases for processed sugary invaders on our food labels? Sixty!

But we have the power to look past ingredient deception to the the carbohydrate section of the label where it says “sugar”.  Be very wary of anything over 10 grams….

(or better yet, only eat foods that don’t come with a label)

Today’s Healthy Dose – Synthetic Cellulose

Naturally occurring cellulose, the kind you get from broccoli or celery, is a heart healthy soluble fiber. The cellulose found in items like pre-packaged shredded cheese and salad dressings is synthesized from wood pulp. Yum. And heart healthy? Not so much.

Today’s Healthy Dose – Healthy Bees, Healthy Food

Honey bees are responsible for 80% of all pollination, and they ensure we get to enjoy some of our most nutritious foods.  But they are just as afraid of us, as we are of them, so don’t swat, give them something to do instead. Long season or year round flowering plants that are native to your region will keep them hard at work and healthy too.

Time to plant some flowers?