Tag: wellness

Today’s Healthy Dose – EFA’s

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EFA’s, aka Essential Fatty Acids, play an important part in your overall health. In fact, they’re ESSENTIAL. And because they’re fatty acids, they’re most commonly found in, you guessed it, FATS.

Here’s a list of just a few of the things these little gems are responsible for…

  • Formation of healthy cell membranes
  • Proper functioning of the brain and nervous system
  • Proper thyroid and adrenal activity
  • Hormone production
  • Joint mobility
  • Regulation of blood pressure, liver function, immune system, inflammatory response and blood clotting
  • Transport and breakdown of cholesterol
  • Healthy hair, nails and skin

Pure olive oil, real butter, nuts, unfiltered coconut oil, seeds, grass fed animals fats, pure palm oil, wild caught fish, avocados, grapeseed oil–it’s all good.

Canola oil, soybean oil, butter wanna-be’s, corn oil, vegetable oil–not so much.

Today’s Healthy Dose – So…Where Were We?

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That’s right. Whole, naturally raised foods-good 🙂 Processed, fabricated foods-bad 😦 If you follow my blog, you already know this. But how bad is bad? Try organ damaging, hormone disrupting, illness causing, immune system busting, bad.

Save yourself….get out while you can….

Today’s Healthy Dose – Creative Blogger Award

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To kick off my return, I’d like to thank Jen at A Venturing Girl for her nomination of A Healthy Dose for the Creative Blogger Award. I am deeply honored. As part of my acceptance of the award, I am supposed to share five facts about myself with all of you. The rules don’t specify that they have to be interesting facts, but I’ll try to lean in that direction. So….

  1. I have an amazing family, both immediate and extended, who provide me with unconditional love and support regardless of how wacky my ideas might sound.
  2. If I had to marry a food, it would be potatoes, hands down.
  3. My car’s name is Fabio. He’s a flaming red Dodge Charger with killer speakers and a Hemi.
  4. I have a short attention span, which I consider a blessing because it shields me from boredom.
  5. I love to dance; at a class, in the kitchen, in the produce section of the grocery store if there’s good music serenading from above.

I will now nominate 10 other bloggers for their creativity and dedication to sharing that creativity with others.

Look for my usual healthy rant, rave, or research results starting tomorrow!

Cheers to your health 🙂

Lane

Today’s Healthy Dose – Makin’ Bacon

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Enough with the bacon bashing! Naturally cured bacon without any of those nasty “…trates” or “…fites” is super high in Omega 3’s, healthy protein, the full range of B vitamins, and several essential minerals. As an added bonus, bacon has that aroma and taste that make you feel…well, satisfied (some might say blissful), like you’ve eaten something truly yummy. Oh, wait. You have!

Go ahead, make some bacon 🙂

Today’s Healthy Dose – What’s in Season?

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It’s summer – the best time of year to eat fresh foods! Many of us can buy almost any produce year round, but buying  locally grown fruits and veggies, in season, is the healthiest and tastiest way to go. Many local farmers employ organic methods without the certification. Just hit up the farmers market and ask. And there are so many options this time of year…

In alpha order:

  • Apricots
  • Arugula
  • Avocados
  • Beets
  • Berries
  • Chard
  • Cherries
  • Corn
  • Cucumbers
  • Eggplant
  • Figs
  • Green Beans
  • Herbs
  • Lettuce
  • Melons
  • Nectarines
  • Okra
  • Peaches
  • Peppers
  • Potatoes
  • Spinach
  • Summer Squash
  • Tomatillos
  • Tomatoes
  • Watermelon

Whew. No excuses now!

Today’s Healthy Dose – Savasana

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Also known as corpse pose, it reduces blood pressure, anxiety and insomnia, receives stress, and reconnects you with your breath. And it’s so simple! Just lay on the floor, let your arms and legs fall open, let your belly soften, and inhale deeply, noticing each breath. Too good to be true? Try it!

Today’s Healthy Dose – Vitamin D

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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…