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Using fruit to
satisfy your taste for sweetness can help you leave behind the use of
chemical, processed and refined sweeteners. Fruits are easy to digest, are
cleansing and cooling and are great for those who are over-stressed and
over-heated from excessive mental strain or hot climates. Fruits are
filled with fiber and liver stimulants, which act as natural, gentle
laxatives. Whenever possible, buy fresh, locally grown fruit as opposed to
imported fruits shipped form far off places. This keeps you eating in
season, so you feel more in harmony with your environment and
climate. Eating fruit raw in
summer months is highly cooling, while baking it in the winter months
neutralizes this cooling effect. Frozen, whole, pureed or juiced fruit can
make great summertime cool-down treats. Try frozen grapes, banana-coconut
smoothie popsicles or lime juice ice-cubes in iced tea! Whether you are
having fresh fruit for a light early morning breakfast, a mid day snack or
evening treat, enjoy nature's sweetness. Here are a few summer fruits and
their health benefits: Apricots: Great for lung conditions and asthma;
used to help treat anemia due to their high copper and cobalt content.
Bananas: Help to lubricate the intestines, treat ulcers, detoxify the
body, and manage sugar cravings; rich in potassium, which helps
hypertension. Cherries: Slightly warming in nature; increase overall body
energy, remedy arthritis and rheumatism, and are rich in iron, which
improves the blood. Grapefruits: Treat poor digestion, increase appetite
during pregnancy, alleviate intestinal gas and reduce mucus conditions of
the lungs. Papayas: Tone the stomach, act as digestive aid, moisten the
lungs and alleviate coughing; contain carpaine, an anti-tumor compound.
Raspberries: Benefit the liver and kidneys, cleanse blood of toxins,
regulate menstrual cycles, treat anemia and can promote labor at
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I find that I
always want to snack and then feel guilty after I do. How can i make my
snacks healthy and how much snacking is too much? There’s no denying
that everyone, at some time or another, has had a snack attack. Views on
snacking differ. Some of us feel that snacking is bad and that eating
between meals leads to weight gain. Others believe that eating many small
meals and snacks throughout the day is healthy for maintaining energy
levels and optimal weight. If there were one way of snacking that was
right for everyone, we would all be doing it! To alleviate snack
attack guilt, try to understand why you are snacking and what snacks work
best for your body. Perhaps you snack because your daily diet is missing
nutrition, or because you are eating too little at meals so you get
hungry. You might be snacking to soothe jangled nerves when you are
emotional or to entertain yourself when you are bored. Whatever your
reason is, the first way to reverse it is to acknowledge
it. Snacks can be great
energy boosters, mood lifters and a healthy and fun way to keep your body
fully nourished—as long as you use a little common sense. So many
convenient snack foods are highly processed and full of chemicals,
additives, damaging fats and refined sugars. When a snack attack hits you,
try foods that are filling and satisfying, but also nutritious. Snack on
things that don’t come in a plastic wrapper or a box, like fresh fruit,
leftover vegetables or rice cakes with almond butter and fruit spread.
Make your own signature trail mix, have organic hot chocolate sweetened
with agave nectar and almond milk, or munch on blue corn chips with
hummus. You can also try
“upgrading.” If you are craving something crunchy, upgrade from potato
chips to raw carrots, apples or wholegrain crackers; if you are craving a
candy bar, upgrade to a handful of nuts and dried fruit; instead of a cup
of coffee upgrade to green tea; instead of ice cream, upgrade to
applesauce with cinnamon. Upgraded snacks are high in nutrition and give
you a greater sense of satiety and satisfaction; you won’t feel physically
or psychologically deprived, and you’ll have plenty of energy to sustain
your activities for many hours. Snacking is something to look forward to,
and there are a wide variety of healthful goodies for whatever you’re
craving, be it sweet, crunchy, salty, creamy or spicy.
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It’s such a pleasure to help those closest to us become happier and healthier. Please forward this newsletter to friends, family members or colleagues who might be interested and inspired by it. If you are sick of yo-yo dieting and want to finally take control of your health please contact us!
Warmly,
Inna Topiler - Integrative Nutritionist Complete Nutrition And Wellness phone: 201-723-6092
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