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5 Reasons to Add Green Tea to Your Diet
1. Natural Medicine- The Chinese have known the health benefits of green tea for ages, it has been used to treat ailments from depression to a simple headache. It has also shown the ability to aid in wound healing and infection fighting. The rate of disease in Asian countries (where green tea has been consumed for thousands of years) is significantly lower than those of countries elsewhere.
2. Cancer Prevention- Green tea has been known to significantly reduce or prevent many different kinds of cancer in both men and women. The compounds active in green tea fight against radical cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. The herbal drink features specific protection against stomach, skin, breast, prostate, colon, bladder, lung, and esophagus cancer. In fact, a study featuring 2000 women who incorporated green tea into their diet showed a 90% decrease in chance of developing breast cancer.
3.Heart Benefits- Green tea does wonders for your cholesterol, raising the good and lowering the bad; as a result it helps block and prevent abnormal blood clotting which lead can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
4. Skin Health- Not only does green tea help prevent skin cancer, it helps the look and feel of the skin. Green tea extract is used in many moisturizers and creams that are used for skin health.
5.Taste- Organic green tea is not only very healthy for the human body, but it also has a delicious taste that makes it a very great choice in your diet. It refreshing taste can be a nice change from coffee or soda. Even if green tea isn’t your favorite taste adding a spoonful of honey may quickly make it one of your favorite drinks.
A simple 6-8 oz cup of organic green tea every day could significantly change your life, drink once a day for best results.
Açaí berry: Fruit of the Future
Over the past few years, the demand for the Açaí berry has gone up significantly for the fruit’s rich taste and its powerful nutritional value. The Açaí berry is a very healthy choice as a fruit, a drink, or in smoothies.
The Açaí berry is full of nutrients and minerals that make it possibly one of the healthiest fruits. It has one of the highest antioxidant levels in the world, and has nearly ten times more Anthocyanins than red wine. It is also rich in healthy fat that your body relies on such as Omega 3, Omega 6, Omega 9 and Amino Acids.
The Açaí berry is very useful for maintaining a healthy heart. It has Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C, and E. The minerals Potassium, Zinc, Copper, and Magnesium are rich in the berry. Instead of taking out a Gatorade or a Vitamin water, athletes would be better off hydrating themselves with a glass of Açaí berry drink, which will not only quench your thirst, but also refuel your body with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
The high demand for this unique and very beneficial berry has gone up for a reason, it is a superfruit. And there is more to find out. The Açaí berry is still not fully discovered as a fruit and still will have more health benefits to come. The unusual taste of berry and slight chocolate in the Açaí berry makes it a truly delicious choice for a snack or a drink.
Junk Foods: Food That Needs to be Thrown Away
Ever wonder why you are still sore in the morning? Do you know why your body still has little tweaks and you get headaches? The answer could be junk foods. Something that people are failing on is the ability to stop eating food that makes training difficult to maximize your full potential. Yes, junk foods are sometimes very tasty, but they are definitely not worth it if you want to be the best. The reason you feel lousy in the morning after a workout might be because of what you are putting in your body. Junk foods only have a negative effect people trying to train. They are not good for your heart, they increase cancer chances, and they also lower your immune system because they lack all the essential vitamins and minerals that most healthy and natural foods have. Many people forget that fruit is just ase tasty as candy, if not more so. There is no alternative to fresh and healthy foods.
Top 5 Junk Foods:
1. Fast Food chains: Possibly the worst of all, they do not give you the nutritional value that is needed for an athlete. For example the double quarter pounder with cheese is packed with 40 grams of fat, 19 of which is saturated, 160 grams of cholesterol and 1330 grams of sodium.
2. Candy: Candy is full of quick carbohydrate (sugar seen in candy) so avoid these as a way to fuel your body. These tasty sweets are full of sugar and almost no nutritional value whatsoever. Skittles has about 62 grams of sugar in one bag.
3. Chips: These are dangerous: very high in fat and sodium, be careful on which chips you decide to munch on. 1 bag of Doritos has 20g of fat and 250 calories.
4. Frozen foods: Frozen foods are a little different, but it is always better to have have the natural and fresh option. Hot pockets have too much sodium, calories, and fat to be a healthy choice.
5. Processed foods: You may think that Subway and Jimmy John’s is a healthy choice, but all the meat is processed. Processed foods are foods that are altered for convenience, they do not provide a fresh choice.
