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New moms: are you satisfied with your jarred baby food? Ever thought about exploring more organic options?
According to KXAN.com, Nurturme has officially hit the Austin, TX market. Nurturme is an alternative to baby food which has been dehydrated to keep the nutrients and needs either water, breast milk or regular milk to serve.
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Do you know what your carbon footprint is? Hopefully, you’ve used your recycling bins, replaced light bulbs, and even bought a hybrid car. You think…I’ve done all I can, to live green. On the contrary! Have you considered your exercising habits…are they eco-friendly?
Health.com has provided 10 ways to green-ify your workout routines:
* Try organic cotton workout gear
* Use a biodegradable yoga mat
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Pregnant? Worried about all those pregnancy myths out there? For the longest time women who became pregnant thought they had to start eating certain foods, avoid eating certain foods, to exercise a certain way, not practice particular exercises, etc. Today we are going to set the record straight for all you moms to be.
Below BBC News.com provided a list of those pregnancy myths that should be followed:
* Eating for two results in unnecessary weight gain
* Drink 1% or fat free milk vs. whole milk
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Do you pay attention to the ingredients in the food you buy? Today, many things can be misunderstood or misconstrued. We have helped set those health myths straight.
According to Health.com there are four food myths that need to named true or false:
* The key word in the phrase healthy fat…is FAT- regardless of olive oil being full of monounsaturated fats versus saturated fat it is still high in calories. Yes switch to using olive oil instead of butter but don’t over do it.
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Ever met someone who eats nachos, candy, hamburgers, and drinks soda all in one day and weighs no more than 120 pounds? Unfortunately, a huge percentage of us do not work that way. Why? One word…metabolism.
Slow metabolism can be caused from genes, but it’s also because of the choices you make. When you confuse your system with yo-yo diets, eat processed food, and surround yourself with toxins then yes you’re not going to lose weight.
According to the much loved Biggest Loser trainer, Jillian Michaels, there are a few ways you can turn your metabolism around:
* Get off that couch! Quit being lazy, don’t blame your weight on your slow metabolism.
* Stop the crazy diets. Your weight has been dramatically fluctuating over the years and it’s time for that to end. Stay on a regime that’s easy to stick to.
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Remember the Atkins diet? When that became a huge hit everyone started looking at ‘carbs’ differently. Then the media made a huge deal about carbs and health companies started panicking, because of how their products were being seen by consumers.
EveryDayHealth.com, has helped provide the difference between good (aka complex) and bad (aka simple) carbohydrates:
* Carbohydrates are your primary energy source and should not be avoided
* There are two types of carbs: simple and complex… complex= whole grains, legumes which take longer to break down in the body
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When grocery shopping, a lot of people see the ‘organic’ label on food and automatically think it’s the better choice. Even though it may be healthier, it doesn’t necessarily mean there are fewer calories. According to UPI.com, a U.S. researcher advises people who count calories to look beyond the organic label.
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Do you find yourself eating healthier everyday? Hopefully that answer is yes. In the last year or so the media and the health industry have made a huge commotion about a few words…organic, fortified and natural. Companies have thrown these words all over their product labels to catch the consumers eye. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, have lenient rules which allow certain language to be used on the front of their products. Yet, when you take a look on the nutritional label you’ll quickly see that this product is not healthy at all.
Health.com has spent quite a long time detecting the most overrated health food products that seem to be fooling even the most serious, health-conscious shoppers. These products may not be all that bad but they are not what they ‘claim’ to be.
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Get a not so hot hair cut and wishing it would grow already or just hoping to try some long locks?
DailyGlow.com has provided a few tips to help keep your hair healthy and growing fast:
* Consume nutritious meals (i.e. poultry, fish, dark veggies, whole grains)
* Steer clear of dropping too many pounds too quickly
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