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Four Immediate Benefits of a Healthy Diet

June 10, 2011February 20, 2012 David WardBMI, Dieting, Healthy Emotions, Obesity, Uhhealthy Emotions

There are four immediate benefits of a healthy diet; and, surprisingly, none of them have anything to do with physical health or losing weight. Yes, your physical health and losing unneeded pounds is a GREAT reason to change your diet, and a person who is overweight is definitely going to benefit physically from changing to a healthy diet, but that is something that takes time to realize the results – sometimes several months or even longer. If you are struggling with being overweight, and especially if you are clinically…

Preparing Fruit and Vegetables for Smoothies – Makes for Fast Food!

October 12, 2010February 21, 2012 David WardFruits, Health Tips, Preparation, Smoothies, Veggie Smoothies19 Comments

If your life is busy and you lack the time to be in the kitchen preparing food all the time, one of the best ways to do it is to prepare lots of food at one time so that you can just grab and go. The same goes for even something as easy as making a smoothie in the morning. Preparing fruit for smoothies is best done by preparing the fruit you will need for several days (or weeks) ahead of time. Doing this will make for health fast food when it comes time to prepare your meals or smoothies. Preparing fruit for smoothies starts with fresh succulent ripe fruit. Unless you have a really great connection for good fruit, succulent fruit is not easy to find.