Short tid-bit on breakfast

We all know that breakfast is probably one of the most important meals of the day, and sometimes, resisting those tempting blueberry pancakes and hot steamy waffles is hard, but if you do, you'll be glad you ate something else.

Eating a breakfast high in fat will keep your sugar and snack cravings away. It really does. Eggs are a good choice for breakfast, and that too is protein. If you're able to cook your eggs using grass-fed butter, bam, even better. The chances are, you'll feel more full doing this than eating a bowl of cereal.

Are you eating this healthy food?

Almonds. I'm sure we've all had some of those at some point in our lives, right?

Well, if not, try some. These little nuts are quite healthy. They are full of antioxidants that are sai to help prevent breast cancer and lunch cancer. This happens because the antioxidants, gamma and delta tocopherols shielding your cells from free radicals that are harmful.

Another way to think of these antioxidants, is that they help make up Vitamin E.
They help to promote a healthy immune system response as well as promote normal cell growth, just two of the many benefits recorded (A.C. Grace Company).

These magical little guys are low in saturated fat and have calcium and magnesium in them -- not a fan of milk? Almond can support healthy and strong bone growth. (There's also Almond Milk, which is pretty good.)

Also, just one ounce (20-25 almonds) of almonds contains 12 percent of your daily intake of protein, who would have thought it's that easy?!

Obesity in Hawai'i

Luckily for our lovely state, we're ranked #49 on the most obese states, at 21.8 percent of people being obese, which puts us behind Colorado, according to an article posted by the Huffington Post.

I guess what could help that is people are all out and about at the beach and running around outside, gotta keep that figure in shape right? Let's keep that up. Though there is a problem of obesity in the nation, we can all help by promoting healthy eating, as well as knowing why we should put and shouldn't put certain things in our bodies.

Easy ways to avoid bad eating habits:

1.) Don't drink your calories: We all love a coffee, smoothie or milkshake on occasion -- or everyday. That's where it adds up...especially the sugar. Too much sugar will make us fat.  Drinking our calories is like drinking more than our days intake of sugar. It's easy to drink up to 400 calories, as well as non nutritious ingredients. To be safe, make your own drinks, you'll know what's in it, and you can alter it without feeling like you're getting on a worker's nerves.

2.) Eat to refuel, not because you're bored: Another big thing, eating because you are bored, and it gives you something to do. Eating is fun! It just is, tasting and enjoying the flavors of different foods. But hey, make sure you're eating to refuel your body, not beacuse you're upset, sad or even happy and think you need a reward. To curb sugar cravings (sugar is like a drug), eat snacks throughout the day, like apples and peanut butter, but of course not a ton of peanut butter. Have several almonds. Make sure these snacks are candy bars, or a bag of Cheetos.

3.) Eat breakfast: Some of us may not be fans of breakfast, but try to grab something, even if it's small. It'll get your metabolism up and running in the morning and keep you from wanting to over eat at lunch. Don't pick something like a donut, or a scone, save that for another day. Eat something with substance. A breakfast burrito on a whole wheat tortilla with some eggs and spinach, or make a kale smoothie. Google some recipe's for some health breakfast ideas, and create a daily plan for what you'd like to eat in the morning, lunch and night. Or just plan breakfast if the rest is too much to think about.

Little things here and there will help you stay healthy, all it takes is the first step to research information and try it out.

CUT BACK

So, how many of you may think about dipping those carrots, or celery sticks into some yummy ranch or blue cheese dressing? A nice way to dress up those bland orange sticks huh?

Well, I know that sometimes I do get tired of eating plain tasting carrots and like a dip every now and then. Those vegetables are good right, add that into your daily servings of veggies. But keep in mind that if you dip and eat, you're getting a heap of fat, salt and the terrifying -- calories.

Certain foods you eat make you crave those sugars, fats and salts. Of course the more sugar you consume, the more addicted you will get, and it'll be harder to say no when making a menu selection.

Relief is here, it's possible to stop those crazy menu decisions. You just need to know what you're looking for.

Dopamine is triggered in your brain when eating foods high in fat, sugar and salts, according to Prevention.com 

1.) Ask what some of the ingredients are
2.) if you see sugar substitutes, don't get excited, it's just as bad as regular sugar, if not worse.
3.) If you're grocery shopping, read the nutrition labels. It'll help put your mind in perspective after you see what makes up the food you wanted to put in your body later.

Give it a try, start to detox your body of those chemicals and bad things in it. Decrease your sugar intake and you'll feel more energetic.

tell me a bit about weight loss...

How do you feel about yourself??


The Organic Spa Magazine Web site reported that 65 percent of the adult population in America is considered obese, and up to 25 percent of kids are the same..(It depends on the state.)

It's important to stay in shape because obesity leads to health issues, type 2 diabetes and heart disease to name a few.

How come it feels like when you work out, nothing happens?! (I wish it was an overnight thing.) Well, calorie intake..that's so key. and I've always been told that 90 percent of it is what you eat. Obviously, if you take in more calories than needed, your body will store the extra and it'll turn into fat.

Simple stuff, if you burn off what you eat...eat fewer calories than your body eats a day, the weight will come off. But, you want to make sure you eat, because not eating is just as dangerous. Your body will end up holding onto any sort of fat you eat.

If you exercise and eat the same amount of calories than you'll keep the same weight you're at now.

HMMM.. Well, to read more, please visit... Organic Spa Magazine.

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