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Six Steps to Healthy Living

   Stay Physically Active
   Eat Foods Low In Saturated Fats and Cholesterol
   Maintain Proper Weight
   Have Regular Medical Checkups
   Don’t Smoke or Use Other Tobacco Products
   Have Your Blood Pressure Checked Regularly

Eating Healthy for your Health
A healthy diet is one of the most important ways you can maintain an active lifestyle and protect against health problems. Healthy eating increases energy, improves the way your body functions, strengthens your immune system and thwarts weight gain.

A healthy diet helps you:

Meet your nutritional needs. A varied, balanced diet provides the nutrients you need to avoid nutritional deficiencies. Non-nutrients, such as fiber, are also necessary to a healthy diet.
Prevent and treat certain diseases. Healthful eating can prevent the risk of developing certain diseases such as cancer and heart disease. It is also helpful in treating diabetes and high blood pressure. Following a special diet can reduce symptoms, and may help you better manage an illness or condition.
Enjoy life. Food is the mainstay of many social and cultural events. Not only does it provide nutrition, it helps facilitate connections between people. Cooking fresh, healthy meals can also be an enjoyable way to spend time, either on your own or with others.
Feel energetic and manage your weight. A healthy diet can help you feel better, provide you with more energy, and help you fight stress.
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Cancer Fighting Vegetables

Many types of vegetables can help prevent cancer and provide the protection against cancer. Research has identified many active ingredients found in vegetables and their roles in protecting different types of cancer.

Vegetables with the Highest Anti-cancer Activity:
garlic, cabbage, soy, ginger
Vegetables such as carrots, celery, cilantro, parsley and parsnip

Vegetables with the Modest Anti-cancer Activity:
onions, flax seed, citrus
cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower
solanaceous vegetables such as tomato (rich in lycopene) and peppers

Reasons to Buy Organic Foods

   Organic products meet stringent standards
   Organic food tastes great!
   Organic production reduces health risks
   Organic farms respect our water resources
   Organic farmers build healthy soil
   Organic farmers work in harmony with nature
   Organic producers strive to preserve diversity
   Organic farming helps keep rural communities healthy

Organic produce is not covered in poisonous chemicals. The average conventionally-grown apple has 20-30 artificial poisons on its skin, even after rinsing.
Fresh organic produce contains on average 50% more vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro-nutrients than intensively farmed produce.
Going organic is the only practical way to avoid eating genetically modified (GM) food.
If you eat dairy or meat products, going organic has never been more important to safeguard you and your family's health. Intensively-reared dairy cows and farm animals are fed a dangerous cocktail of anti-biotics, growth promoting drugs, anti-parasite drugs and many other medicines on a daily basis, whether they have an illness or not. These drugs are passed directly onto the consumers of their dairy produce or meat.

Healthy Recipes


Spring Omelet
12 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/2 cup onion, diced small
Four cloves fresh garlic, minced
12 stems asparagus, sliced lengthwise
12 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Two basil leaves, for garnish
Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Heat oil in a small, nonstick, pan (preferably oven-safe, so that you can keep it all in one pan). Sauté onions and garlic for one minute on medium-low heat. Add asparagus and sauté for an additional 30 seconds. Add in tomatoes and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Next, add egg whites to pan and whisk the mixture briefly.
Pour into a casserole dish, or, if in an oven-safe pan, leave in same pan and place it in the oven for approximately eight to ten minutes, until done.
Place basil leaves on top or side as a garnish.

Toasted Zucchini Snacks
2 cups shredded zucchini
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
In a bowl, toss the zucchini and salt; let stand for 1 hour. Rinse and drain; pressing out excess liquid. Add the next eight ingredients; stir until combined. Spread a rounded teaspoonful on 4 green onions, thinly sliced each slice of bread; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 10 - 12 minutes or until bubbly.

Italian Chicken and Peppers
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (4 half breasts)
3/4 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1/2 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons honey
Place chicken breasts between 2 pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap and pound to 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle on both sides with Italian seasoning and pepper.
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken breasts and cook 4 minutes on each side or until no longer pink in center. Remove to serving dish and keep warm.Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in skillet. Add red and green bell peppers and garlic powder. Cook 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly, or until bell peppers are tender. Spoon over chicken.Add vinegar and honey to skillet. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Spoon over chicken and bell peppers.

Baked Cajun Chicken
1-1/2 to 2 pounds split chicken breasts
1/2 dried thyme, crushed
Nonstick spray coating
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
2 tablespoons nonfat milk
1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 tablespoons onion powder
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions:
Rinse chicken, pat dry. Cut off skin and discard.
Spray a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Arrange the chicken in the dish; meat side up.
Brush lightly with milk.
In small bowl mix onion powder, thyme, garlic salt, white pepper, red pepper, and black pepper.
Sprinkle over chicken.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Pasta with Grilled Shrimp And Pineapple Salsa
3 cups rotini pasta
1/2 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored and chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1 large red onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
In a large bowl combine pineapple, red pepper, red onion, jalapeno pepper, orange juice, and lime juice. Mix well and set aside.
Prepare an outdoor grill with an oiled rack set 6 inches from the coals. On a gas grill, place the setting to high. Grill the shrimp for 2 minutes per side.
Toss the cooked noodles with the salsa. Arrange the shrimp on the pasta and serve.

Wonton Soup
½ lb. ground chicken, veal or lean pork
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 tsp. grated fresh ginger root
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. lite soy sauce
6 drops hot pepper sauce
18 wonton wrappers
Soup
4 cups chicken broth
2 tsp. lite soy sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
¼ tsp. hot chili paste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup shredded fresh spinach or watercress
1 green onion, thinly sliced
Wontons: In bowl, combine ground chicken, green onions, ginger root, cornstarch, soy sauce and hot pepper sauce; mix until well blended. Lay wonton wrappers on work surface. Place spoonful of ground chicken mixture in center of each one.
Moisten edges with water. Fold each wrapper in half to form triangle; press edges to seal. Arrange in steamer basket. Cover and steam over boiling water for 3 minutes.Meanwhile, in large saucepan, combine broth, soy sauce, sesame oil, and hot chili paste. Bring to boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Just before serving, stir in spinach until wilted.
Place 3 wontons in each bowl. Ladle soup over top. Garnish with green onion rings.

     

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Improves muscle tone, flexibility, strength and stamina
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Boosts self esteem
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Lowers fat
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Yoga

Yoga originally came from India and it dates back over five thousand years ago. The Indian sage Pantajali, in his Yoga sutras defines yoga as the control of activities of ones minds. Yoga is founded on the belief of the progress of self awareness.
Classical yoga has an eight stages process of spiritual development known as the ‘eight limbs of yoga”.

Yama - attitudes towards other people and our world

Niyam - attitudes about ourselves

Asana - practice of using/improving the body

Pranayama - practice of using/controlling the breath

Pratyahara - use and self-control of our senses

Dharana - capability to direct the mind

Dhyana - capability to interact with the object of our concentration

Samadhi - incorporation within the object of our concentration

 

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