Grinding Nuts with NutriBullet

This morning I decided to try my NutriBullet  to grind up my flaxseeds. Flaxseeds are a good source for Omega 3 essential fatty acids, which help to lower the bad cholesterol and raise the good cholesterol.  The one thing about flaxseeds are they are so tiny that if you try to eat them with your teeth they can easily fit into the cusp of your teeth and not allow you to get the nutrients out of the seed.  For this reason you want to grind them up.  

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So this morning I got a cup of seeds and used the milling blade provided by my NutriBullet.  I am amazed at how well the milling blade ground up my flaxseeds.  I then added two scoop of flaxseeds to my oatmeal.  

Just so you know flaxseeds have a mild nutty taste so they go good with just about anything you put them in especially breads, oatmeal, ice cream, chilli's just about anything.  

You can purchase flaxseeds for any health food stores and a lot of the big box stores like Meijer's, Kroger, and Walmart also carry flaxseeds. The brand of flaxseeds that I use is Bob's Red Mill.  There are many brands out there and the great thing about flaxseeds is it is 100% whole grain and it provides fiber, lignans and omega-3 essential fatty acids. Eat to your health.

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My 1st NutriBlast Creation

     Today I got creative and made up my own NutriBlast.  I added one large carrot, one large Gala apple, 2 cups of Dole pineapple with a dash of cinnamon and some cubes of ice.  It was delightfully delicious.  The funny part was I made enough for my husband and son.  They at first were reluctant to try my NutriBlast creation.  My son immediately said he was full and my husband stood by the kitchen door saying he was not going to be the first giney pig to try it.  So I decided to just pour enough into a 1/2 cup measuring cup.  They both were pleasantly surprised and both of them asked for seconds.

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     So any time you can provide something as good as a NutriBlast to your family for their health.  That is a good thing.  We had broccoli at dinner and my son was so impressed with the NutriBlast I created he suggested next time add the broccoli to it.  I said yeah, that sounds good.  So next time I will add another veggie to the NutriBlast.  

     This is what I call a win win.  The NutriBullet takes hard to eat veggies and fruits and breaks it down, leaving the nutrients for our bodies to absorb.  I think this is a keeper.  And it feels good to know that I am adding good fuel to my body.  Foods that the maker intended for us to eat when he dropped Adam and Eve off in The Garden of Eden.

Center for Disease Control recommends we get in eight to nine fruits and vegetables a day.  This is great way to get started.

Till next til:

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NutriBullet

     Today I got my NutriBullet and I love it.  Let me repeat LOVE IT. in capital letters   I got a beautiful 207 page NutriBullet Natural Healing Foods book with my NutriBullet.  It has got great information on my circulatory, immune, digestive, nervous, endocrine, skeletal, muscular systems.  Choke full of colorful pictures of the body, fruit and simple easy to follow recipes to Blast your health into good optimal condition.

     I ran out to the grocery store and stocked my kitchen with produce instead of processed foods and meats.  It felt refreshing to purchase health foods verses cookies, chips, processed meats, foods that I would say are killing our bodies.

     This was the first time I bought Swiss Chard and an Avocado There are tones of Blast to mix, Omega Mix, Purple Heart, C-Side, Popeye and Olive Oyl, just to name a few.  They have complete sections on Anti-Inflammatory Blasts, Cancer Fighting Blast, Heartburn Healer Blasts and many more.

     All the Blast recipes are nutritious and good for you.  The first thing that I blended was garlic cloves and fresh tomatoes for my Veggie Chili. This is the first time I made soup without adding some prepackaged salt mixture that was 800 or 900 hundred milligrams per serving.  That was refreshing to make chili with no meat and it taste delicious.  I would highly recommend ordering your NutriBullet today.

     I will be writing more on my NutriBullet it is a real Blast.  Until next time:

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Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction occurs most often as men get older, but it is not inevitable.  According to WebMD "A diet that is bad for a man's heart is also not good for his ability to have erections."

So eating a healthy diet can help alleviate potential problems in the bedroom.  The Center for Disease Controls recommends eating 8 to 10 fruits and vegetables each day.  There are several benefits to the body eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.  It helps to prevent or improve:

• Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Lower Blood Pressure
• Increase Intestinal Health
• Lowering Bad Cholesterol
• Losing Fat
• Building Lean Muscle

Erectile Dysfunction comes from a lack a blood supply to the penis simply put.  The best ways to to ensure proper blood flow to all organs in your body including the penis is to eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetable along with healthy lean protein.  Adding to your diet a daily regimen of physical fitness will have you back in the swing of things sooner than you think.  

Eating healthy and exercising daily is a prescription for good health.

If you noticed your currently not getting in fruits and vegetables start by adding one fruit and vegetable to each meal.  Replace some of those simple carbohydrates with a serving of vegetables for starters and between meals eat that apple a day.

Also eating better and exercising daily can help to relieve anxiety, depression, stress, anger, gaining weight which can all lead to Erectile Dysfunction.  

As always check with your Doctor before starting any new health regimen.  Until next time.  Eat Healthy, Exercise Daily, Enjoy Your Body & Become Fit & Empowered with Marti Kay Your Online Personal Trainer.

Detox Your Body

Everyday our bodies are introduced to preservatives that we eat, pesticides and herbicides, daily prescriptions, radiation exposure from CT Scans & PET Scans, carcinogens from smoking not to m mention the host of pollutants we breath in everyday just because of where we live or work.

For these reasons alone it is recommended you add broccoli to your weekly regimen of fruits and vegetables.  According to www.whfoods.com broccoli has had over 300 research studies done over the last several years.

What the studies have revealed is broccoli has a strong impact on our detox system.  Broccoli has a unique combination of three phyto-nutrients that are not found together in any other vegetable that supports all three stages of detoxification: which are activation, neutralization and elimination.

Adding broccoli to your weekly eating regimen will help your body to do regular detox.  Being able to detox your body is crucial to a healthy lifestyle and body.  Without detoxification our bodies become hosts for sickness which is usually accompanied by multiple prescription drugs which have their own set of side effects.

Adding a cup of stemmed broccoli three times a week will be beneficial to your overall health.  

As always check with your Doctor before starting any new health regimen.

Until next time, Eat Healthy, Exercise Daily, Enjoy Your Body & Become Fit & Empowered with Marti Kay your Online Personal Trainer.

FDA Approves New Diet Pill to Help Lose Weight

After a thirteen year hiatus, The Food & Drug Administration has approved a New Diet Pill called Qsymia pronounces (kyoo sim ee uh) formerly known as Qnexa.  

Qsymia combines a low does appetite suppressant, which will help to curb those food cravings, along with a low dose anti-seizure medication that has a side effect of helping people lose weight.

Researchers believe this one to punch can help as many as 72 million people that are considered overweight or obese.  The ideal candidate for the prescription will be people who are considered overweight or obese with at least one or more of the following conditions but not limited to:

• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol 
• Type II Diabetes

The drug Qsymia has said to help patients lose up to ten percent of their body weight, which can help a lot of people get that just start that they need to sustain the weight loss.

Some of the common side effects are but not limited to:

• Numbness of tingling in hands, arms feet or face
• dizziness
• change in the way foods taste
• loss of appetite
• constipation
• dry mouth.

It is recommended if your are pregnant that you do not take the drug it could cause birth defeats.  And if you are taking the drug and become pregnant check with your Doctor immediately before stopping.

If you would like to know more about this drug please go to wwww.vivus.com.

As always check with your Doctor before starting any new health regimen.  Until next time:

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& Become Fit & Empowered
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Viagra & Watermelon

What does Viagra and Watermelon have in common? Well for one they both can help correct erectile dysfunction for starters. Yes and there is medical evidence to back up this claim. Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M has been researching the effects of watermelon & viagra and has found watermelon can provide the same benefits. Watermelon is high in Citrulline an amino acid that helps relax blood vessels much like viagra without the side effects.

Watermelon is also an excellant source of Lycopene which helps reduce colon, prostate, breast, endometrial and lung cancer http://youtu.be/6C2h1f6cfIk . It helps eliminate free radicals that can oxidize cholesteral and increase inflammation.

So all and all Watermelon is a win win fruit to add to your weekly regimen of fruit. It is a seasonal fruit so eat up while you can.

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Message 2 David Kirchhoff, CEO Weight Watchers

Eat Plant Based Foods, Live a Better Life.

Eat Healthy, Exercise Daily, Enjoy Your Body

Daily we have the opportunity to live a better life, live a longer more productive life.  We do this simply by taking routine steps.  The first one is just eat healthy every time you get an opportunity to put something in your mouth.  Learn what benefits the foods you eat will have on your body.  Now you do this by taking the time to read a food label.  See how much fat, carbs, sodium & sugar is in what your about to eat.  Maybe at that time that is your only source for food, but you can make sure next time you go grocery shopping you choose a better choice.  That way when you go to eat you will be automatically be eating healthy foods.

The second thing you can do is find a way to incorporate exercise in your day, whether it is walking your favorite friend, walking to the park, going to the gym, doing some bicep curls for ten minutes, deep breathing for five minutes, it all leads to moving the body.  The body needs good oxygen.  Do yoga, pilate's, run, walk, jump, jump rope, play sports, any sports, do that exercise video you got sitting there, ride your bike.  Just get moving.  It will become easier everyday.

I have had some medical challenges, but that is all they have become, challenges that I have overcome.  The best thing I can say is Eating Healthy, Exercising Daily will get you to the point where you will Enjoy Your Body.

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Alleviating Pain with Dr. Oz & Montel Williams

First let me say I am an avid fan of Dr. Oz.  I try a lot of supplements and suggestions that are on his show.  So back on February 15, 2012 he had on Montel Williams from Living Well Montel www.montelwilliams.com Now I dont know if you know but Montel has suffered with MS for several years in excuriating pain.  Well on the Dr Oz show Montel spoke of some of the things he is doing to mitigate his pain. 

1. Ashwaganda  (Ah swa gan da)
2. Rhodiola (Roe d oh la)
3. Schisandra (Swa sandra)

Now when Montel mentioned that the last time he was on Dr. Oz Show the crew had to help him up into the chairs because of the pain he was in.  On this show he walked back a forth demonstrating he was not in pain.  And I believe he was not in pain, because when you live with pain you take a few steps as possible.

I am a Colorectal Cancer Survivor, due to the chemotherapy and radiation I went through my body was left with some creeky crunchy aches and pains.   I never knew pain like I have experineced in the last few years.  I would go to stand up and it would hurt, to bend down it hurt I would go to walk my dog and would have to shorten the trip because of the excruciating pain.  So when I heard Montel talking about some supplements that helped him, I thought I'm in.

The next day I went to my local health food store, www.thebetterhealthstore.com and purchased the above mentioned supplements.  It has been about two weeks and I will tell you my hips dont hurt, and I feel great.  I'm primarily taking the Ashwaganda & Schizandra.

Ashwaganda is an Ayurvedic Herb  and is best known for its restorative benefits. It has rejuvenating properties and enhances sexually potentcy for both men and women.  Research has shown that is has anti-inflammartory benefits along with helping your immune system. 

Schizandra is an adaptogen herb from Chinese medicine.  Adaptogen herb have the ability to normalize and balance whatever the pathological state.  So if when you wake up in the morning you find you are sluggish, Schizandra will balance out the sluggishness and bring you centerpoint.  Or if at night you are all wond up and can get to sleep taking Schizandra will allow you to balance that anxiety and bring you back to centerpoint.

Rhodiola has been more beneficial for my husband and I will write on that at a later date.

Note, whenever I try a new supplement, I first do my research online at www.google.com then I read several articles, search around for a distributor.  And if I decide to try the supplement I usually get the lowest miligrams and take it for several days to see if I have any side effects.  If so, I immediately stop taking it, if not I will begin to increase the miligrams to the recommended dose.

As always check with your doctor.  Also recognize that the herbs mentioned in this article would be considered alternative medicine, so your western doctors may or may not be aware of what they are and attempt to scar you from their use.  That is why I like watching www.Doctoroz.com Dr. Oz is a western heart doctor who is willing to look at other cultures to find cures verses popping a pill with many side effects.

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