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Healthy Living– What are Antioxidants?

Organic Health--What are Antioxidants?
What are Antioxidants?

Hey Earth’s Enrichers 

Picture it– you’re walking around the grocery store and all of a sudden you get the urge for a green tea or fruit drink. You find the appropriate aisle and pick out a tasty beverage. As you study your selection to make sure it’s suitable to your taste-buds, you notice the bottle says your favorite flavor plus antioxidants– what are antioxidants?

Antioxidants are literally anti-oxidants, which refers to a process that prevents oxidative stress on the cells in your body or the breaking down of the electrons in cells. Oxidative stress can negatively affect cell structure leaving your body vulnerable to certain diseases.

To anti-oxidize is to get rid of oxidizing that causes cell damage by providing the free radicals (created by oxidizing) with natural or man-made electrons. Providing the free radicals with natural or man-made electrons keeps those free radicals from breaking down your body’s cells. So…in a nutshell, antioxidants protect your cells from damage and work to keep you healthy– neat, right?

For more information on this topic, check out this Healthy Living article (read more)

The EE 411: Healthy Living – Where Can You Find Antioxidants?

Natural Antioxidants can be found in the following teas, fruits, and vegetables: 

  • Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Cranberries
  • Prunes
  • Pinto Beans
  • Cooked Artichokes
  • Apples
  • Plums
  • Pecans
  • Sweet Cherries
  • Broccoli
  • Lettuce
  • Spinach
  • Kale and Collard Greens
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Green Tea
  • Whole Grains

Man-made Antioxidants can be found in some of the following products:

  • Soft Drinks like Soda and Juice
  • Milk
  • Chicken Broth
  • Sausage
  • Vegetable Oils
  • Processed Cheese
  • Peanut Butter
  • Instant Soups
  • Seasonings
  • Chewing Gum

Share with us: What is your favorite antioxidant? Did we miss any?

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Living Healthy – The Making of a Healthy Diet

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Let’s talk facts here ladies and gentlemen! The fact is that healthy balanced diets improve the quality of life! Yes, yes they do.

There are some awesome health benefits that come along with taking on healthy eating habits. Just think about it when you balance your diet appropriately, you fashion a disciplined schedule that eliminates over eating and overdoing saturated fats. This combined with a healthy workout plan, you could reduce and keep control of your weight.

Now, when setting up your meal plan, you should eliminate the unhealthy parts of your diet and replace them with healthier options. You are not just eliminating them! Everyone knows what happens when a person stops eating–they get angry. Not eating enough can cause mood swings; not eating right can just give you feelings like the “itis.” Balancing your diet appropriately can help improve your mood.

In all instances your body needs food for energy. Fuel is important for the body to do what is necessary. If you have a car that takes premium gas and some poor unfortunate soul puts in diesel, your car will not run. The same goes for your body it needs premium gold, the good stuff. When you feed it the good stuff, it helps give it enough energy to run, and boost its ability to fight disease. I’m not kidd’n.

Last but certainly not least, with all the healthy choices you are making, you are taking steps to improve your health. Not to mention that all of these benefits are encompassed with physical activity or exercise. Once you have worked with your doctor and established a healthy balance then you are increasing the span of your life. Unhealthy eating especially without minimal physical activity can invite possible health risks. That is why it is important to check with your physician or a health professional annually to check the status of your health.

The EE 411: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that is necessary for cell and hormone synthesis. It can help your body produce hormones and help you digest your food.Guidelines

These are some basic guidelines to you get started with creating a healthy diet:

● Select foods and drinks that don’t contribute extra or unneeded calories. Also, look out for saturated, trans, or added sugars, salt, or alcohol. They are not necessary for health.
● Balance your calorie intake for the amount of activity you have in your daily life. The more energy you are going to expend, the more calories you need. Calories contribute to weight when you’re not working them off.
● Do some sort of physical activity! Take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk to places (park farther away in safe situations), or chose greener ways to get to work.
● Balance your meals with the appropriate food groups. Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are great for maintaining one’s energy and health.
● Choose fiber-rich fruits like Apples (with the skin on them), vegetables, and whole grains.
● Try to consume less than a teaspoon of salt per day. (the biggest challenge of them all!)
● Prepare your food with care.

For more tips on health and nutrition check out Food and Nourishment. Also, to review what you know about Apples. We always encourage you to do more research to help you determine what’s best for you. Until next time! 🙂

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Organic Health – An Apple a Day

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You know what? We think red may be your color, or green, or yellow, how do you feel about all three? What’s with that look? We are talking about your color in fruit—apples, to be exact. Remember, the classic Red Delicious apples, the Granny Smith (green) apples, the Golden Delicious (yellow) apples, and the Gala apples?

We are pretty sure you are wondering why we are talking apples this week. It’s because the old saying may be true. An apple a day could keep the doctor away. The majority of you know that apples are healthy, but how many of you know how healthy? An apple by itself has a ton of benefits for you and your body.

Apples contain many benefits and these benefits can be found in certain areas of the apple. A word to you apple peelers! The skin of the apple is the most beneficial part; skinning it removes about 50% of its healthy charm. Apple skin contains most of the apple’s fiber and antioxidants. The dietary fiber can help reduce the amount of bad cholesterol in your blood. So you may want to stop peeling.

The apple as a whole has benefits like vitamin C and B. The vitamin C in the apple contains potent antioxidants that can help against radicals and boost the body’s immune system (keeping the doctor away^-^). The vitamin B or B-6 along with riboflavin, and thiamin can help maintain the red blood cells and the nervous system.

Other health benefits of apples tend to look after long-term problems like lowering the levels of bad cholesterol and reducing the risk of diabetes and breast cancer. However, with all good things too much can be a problem and result in counterproductive means to getting health.

An apple a day is okay and could keep the doctor away. An apple every day, all day, could give you a one way ticket. Eating apples to often can be bad for your teeth because of the acidity of the fruit. It’s best to eat smart. Also, be careful to not eat the apple seeds; they contain cyanide and can be dangerous if consumed one too many times.

Last, but certainly not least, look after your body. If you are worried about eating apples or if you have diabetes and are not sure which fruits to consume, it is best to consult your doctor. Stay healthy and cool!

The EE 411: How many ways can you eat an apple? 🙂 

We’ve checked out some healthy ways to eat a delicious apple. Here is what we came up with:

  1. Natural or organic applesauce
  2. Baked with cinnamon
  3. Mixed in with yogurt (greek or plain)
  4. Sliced
  5. Turned into a milkshake, smoothie, or juiced
  6. Apples + Peanut butter= yum!
  7. Add them to meals like stir fry or salad
  8. Add them to your deli sandwich
  9. Fruit salad
  10. With or in your oatmeal

Also, for your special treat, we were thinking you might want to know what different types of apples were out there and there are so many. Epicurious and Depin Heights both have an extensive log pertaining to the varieties, uses, recipes, seasons, and descriptions of the apple.

Share with Us: Do you have any healthy apple treats or recipes that you’d like to share?

(This post was brought to you by Earth’s Enrichments.  Similar posts can be found by visiting our Blog.  More information about our  company and products (USDA Certified Organic Soaps, Organic Bath Salts, Organic Sugar Scrubs, Organic Body Balms and Organic Lip Balms) can be found on our Website. Thank you Earth’s Enricher!)