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May
Low GI Tips – Set a Timer
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Low GI Tips – Set a Timer
Set a timer for 20 minutes and reinvent yourself as a slow eater. This is one of the top habits for slimming down without a complicated diet plan.
Savor each bite and make it last until the bell chimes. Paced meals offer great pleasure from smaller portions and trigger the [...]
Tags: diet plan, eliminate overeating, fullness hormones, health and nutrition, healthy-strategies, low gi lifestyle, low gi tips, paced meals, slow eater, smaller portions
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22
Apr
Low GI Tip – Upgrade Oatmeal
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Upgrade Oatmeal
When Cornell University researchers tested 25 varieties of fruits, they discovered that wild blueberries contain the most antioxidants-even more than their cultivated cousins.
The wild berries are rich in vitamin C. This nutrient is needed to produce carnitine, a compound that helps the body turn fat into energy.
Choose frozen wild blueberries—they can actually contain more [...]
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Tags: antioxidants, carnitine, cornell university, healthy-strategies, oatmeal, wild blueberries
21
Apr
Low GI Tip – Boost Smoothies
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Boost Smoothies
Add Cocoa powder to boost your smoothies. Cocoa powder is rich in flavonoids — antioxidants that reduce blood pressure and cholesterol.
They also protect skin against sun damage and lower blood levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation.
“Unlike dark chocolate,” says Susan Kleiner, Ph.D., R.D., author of Power Eating, “cocoa powder contains no [...]
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Tags: antioxidants, boost smoothies, cocoa powder, flavonoids, healthy choices, healthy-strategies, reduce blood pressure, reduce cholesterol
14
Apr
Low GI Tip – Get a Fill Up
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Get a Fill Up
Instead of constantly thinking about what you shouldn’t eat, try focusing on eating more healthy, filling foods and there will be less room in your diet for foods that cause weight gain.
Many filling foods are also low in calories, such as apples, berries, whole-grain cereal, figs, and other high-fiber foods. Eating these [...]
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Tags: filling foods, focus on, healthy eating, healthy-strategies, low calories, weight loss
17
Mar
Low GI Tip – Sleep
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Sleep
We hear it time and again, yet most of us don’t get the 7 to 8 hours of solid sleep per night that our bodies require.
Almost as importantly, we should try to go to bed and get up at approximately the same time every day. Having an established sleep pattern leaves us better rested, and [...]
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Tags: daily health tip, healthy-strategies, prime dreamz, sleep pattern
16
Mar
Low GI Tip – Choose Sweet Potatoes
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Choose Sweet Potatoes
Although sweet potatoes may be part of the Thanksgiving tradition, be sure to add these wonderful naturally sweet vegetables to your meals throughout the year; they are some of the most nutritious vegetables around. Sweet potatoes can be found in your local markets year-round, however they are in season in November and December.
As [...]
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Tags: antioxidant, daily health tip, healthy-strategies, sweet potatoes, vitamin a, Vitamin C
15
Mar
Low GI Tip – eXtend Your Life
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eXtend Your Life
Want to add years to your life? Make regular, moderate exercise part of your healthy lifestyle routine. Physical activity is good for the body, mind and spirit, helps maintain and improve the health of your heart, reduces the risk of diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s, promotes energy, quality rest and a healthy [...]
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Tags: aerobic exercise, daily health tip, exercise, extend your life, healthy-strategies, stretching routine, weight training
26
Feb
Low GI Tip – Eat More Protein
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Eat More Protein
We lose muscle mass after middle age, which slows metabolism and can lead to weight gain.
Research shows that diets with up to 50-percent protein may help and are safe for most (except those with kidney disease). A 130-pound adult could aim for 70 grams daily.
A special thanks to the folks at Best [...]
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Tags: after middle age, eat more protein, healthy-strategies, lose muscle mass, low gi tip, mdarascom, slows metabolism, weight gain, wellness
26
Jan
Combating Obesity
Published in healthy-strategiesTransitioning to Low GI Lifestyle - Combating Obesity
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Tags: diabetes, diet, food glycemic index, gi diet, glycemic, glycemic index, healthy-strategies, low gi, Nutrition, weight loss
