Thursday, August 20, 2009

SUPERFOODS!


I think it's important for everyone to know what natural whole foods that are out there and how the options are really endless. Eating these amazing foods can help lower your Cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease AND cancer, and will actually boost your energy level. And to think, it's not in the form of a pill... no its at your local farmer's market!


So put the bag of potato chips down and try out some of these amazing treats! You will find your energy will skip rocket and you will start to feel much healthier (because you will be).
Here are a list of the Top Superfoods out there:

Beans


Blueberries


Broccoli


Oats


Oranges


Pumpkin


Salmon


Soy


Spinach


Tea (green or black)


Tomatoes


Nuts
Omega 3's: I can't express enough how important Omega 3's are for you. They can be found in foods such as: Walnuts, certain fruits and vegetables, and salmon. Omega 3's help reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, depression, ADHD.. I could keep going on and on with the benefits of making sure you get your Omega 3's!

Pumpkin: I decided to talk about pumpkin because I think alot of people under estimate what amazing things it has to offer! Pumpkin is actually a fruit/Squash and is one of the most valuable nutritional foods known to man! You can eat pumpkin year round it its great for baking! It's very high in fiber and low in calories, if your looking for a great pumpkin recipe please let me know, I have lots of them! Pumpkin packs an abundance of disease-fighting nutrients, including potassium, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and vitamins C and E. So next time you look at your jack-o-lantern on Halloween think about how yummy and nutritious it could have been in your stomach instead :)

Chocolate: ok this is the last superfood I'm going to talk about today, and I gotta say. It's my favorite. NOT all chocolate is a superfood, but Dark chocolate has great antioxidant qualities to it! But just because it's a superfood doesn't give you the clearance to go crazy and eat and entire dark chocolate bar in one day! Dark Chocolate helps with lowering blood pressure, and is very heart healthy! My personal favorite brand of Dark Chocolate is "Newman’s Own Sweet Dark Chocolate".

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