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Mercury Levels on the Rise – Tuna

Mercury Levels on the Rise

Many Americans are finding out that their mercury levels are high. High levels of mercury over a lifespan can cause brain damage, vision impairment, muscle weakness, memory loss and mental disturbance. This has been linked to eating too much tuna and other types of seafood high in mercury.

So, what do you do if you love tuna? First things first, get your mercury levels down. Eating green leafy vegetables can help. Chlorophyll (found in these veggies) is the best way to detoxify the liver. Wheat grass is another one to try-most health food store juice bars now serve this up in a shot glass. As for giving up the tuna sushi and sandwiches-substitute salmon in your spicy tuna roll and canned salmon on your sandwich. Bon Appetite!

Is Coconut Water Good for You?

Cuckoo for Coconut Juice

Coconut water seems to be everywhere! This delicious liquid is found inside coconuts and is extremely hydrating. Coconut water is packed full of nutrients and has a ton of potassium, which is great after any athletic activity! Vita Coco is one brand that comes in so many delicious fruit flavors! The insider juice-junkie at Eat Smart Age Smart says the original is the BEST!

Higher Cholesterol From Coffee??

Higher Cholesterol from Coffee??

This month in Fitness Magazine’s Nutrition Q&A page, a reader asked the question : “What’s the healthiest way to brew coffee?” It never occurred to me that my french press could be harming my health. According to an assistant professor at The Harvard School of Public Health, coffee contains a cholesterol stimulating substance, cafestrol, which can raise LDL (bad cholesterol). Using a paper or mesh filter can eliminate cafestrol from getting into your cup. The French press has no filter and should be avoided on a daily basis at least. Save it for your trip to Paris!

You don’t have to pass on Girl Scout Cookies!

It’s Girl Scout cookie season again and that can lead to extra unwanted pounds. They are so delicious no one should have to say no and now you not have to! Acocrding to Self, Skinny Chef Jennifer Iserloh developed her own ‘skinny’ version of the Somoa. She calls them Caramel Madness-how yummy does that sound?! All you need are few easy and healthy ingredients(see below). For the Full recipe visit Self.com.

1/2 cup sweetened coconut

24 reduced fat nilla wafers

parchment paper

12 chewy caramels

1/4 cup skim milk

1 oz dark chocolate chips

Peter Rabbit Organics Fruit Vegetable Pouch for a Healthy Snack

Baby food for Adults

Peter Rabbit Organics, Pea, Spinach and Apple Puree, 4.4-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 10)

Its 6pm and you’re hungry and on the way to the gym. We all know it’s not good to workout on an empty stomach, not to mention how bad you feel after, so what do you eat? Instead of grabbing something sugary try a Peter Rabbit Organics fruit/vegetable pouch. These yummy 100% natural fruit and veggie snacks are a mix between baby food and applesauce. Beyond delicious with no sugar added! Peter Rabbit Organics come in a variety of yummy fruit and veggie flavors and can be easily eaten right out of the pouch (no bowl and spoon needed). These snacks are also fun to cook with or add to your morning oatmeal!

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Santa Cruz Unsweetened Apple Sauce offers a Healthy Afternoon Pick Me Up

A cup a day keeps the sleepies away!

Santa Cruz Organic Org Strawberry Applesauce ( 12×23 OZ) ( Value Bulk Multi-pack)

The 3pm workday slump is never easy to bounce back from. Most people reach for sugar or caffeine, which due more harm than good and ultimately cause more tiredness. Insiders at Eat Smart Age Smart tried eating a small cup of unsweetened applesauce for a week and found that it worked! Apples have a low glycemic level so this snack won’t cause blood sugar to rise quickly. There are tons of different types of applesauce ranging in flavors and consistency. Some of our favorites are: Santa Cruz Organic Applesauce, Motts and Vermont Village. Put down that candy bar and reach for the sauce!

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Try Crystal Light Natural Pomegranate Cherry for Your Afternoon Sweet Fix

Crystal Light , Antioxidant, Natural Pomegranate Cherry, 10-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)

>>>Sweet Water!! Try Crystal Light for a healthy way to kill that afternoon sweet fix…

8 glasses of water a day is a lot, why not make it taste great? Next time you reach for your water cup put some Crystal light in it! Each serving has 5 calories and they offer over 30 different flavors! Instead of reaching for that candy bar for an afternoon fix try Crystal light for a sweet fix.

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Gevalia Coffee Review

Are you one of those people who just can’t be perked up without your daily dose of coffee? Do you demand the highest quality in your cup of coffee? Or perhaps you are tired of having your regular coffee and would love to switch for something better?

Now you can!

Now, you don’t have to go to the grocery store to get your coffee or spend money for just one tall cup. If you can’t get coffee, then, coffee will come to you. Gevalia offers you more than 40 kinds of coffee from the traditional blends to the dark roast blends. Coffee from all over the world is just right up your doorstep!

Coffee and tea, what better way to have it but the Gevalia way! Any kind of coffee from all over the world, from Antigua to Costa Rica can now be yours! Aside from those blended special Arabica beans, you can lso taste special blends of coffee from the four famous coffeehouses from Europe.

Gevalia has a wide variety of tea collections you can also choose from.

The best part of this is when you order two boxes, you get three free gifts! What more can you ask for? The bets blends you want right at your doorstep and with the three gifts to top it all.

We all know the benefits of coffee. Coffee is high in antioxidants that would help us in eliminating those harmful free radicals in our body. Free radicals would make you look older and we all don’t want that, do we?

Premium brand of coffee, like Gevalia, can make a person more alert and more productive because of the caffeine it has. As we all know caffeine is a stimulant and it such stimulates you after drinking a cup of Gevalia coffee.

For only less than $30 dollars, you can have this premium blend delivered to you. No more going to coffee shops and grocery stores. With the two boxes, you can get a free coffeemaker, a carafe and a stainless steel coffee mug to have your Gevalia coffee on the go. Go ahead, brew your own coffee.

Joe, Boynton Beach, FL

I just submitted my third order of Gevalia Coffee in as many months. This company’s products are good, their prices are right and I have found friendly customer service. I would recommend them highly.

Carla, Billings, MT

YUMM!!! We are fairly new to Gevalia Coffees, but we are already hooked. Nothing compares to the white crème brule here. We have been spoiled by it, and cannot find a better flavor anywhere! Keep up the great work!

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