Eat Fresh #elleeyre #diet #nutrition #health

One of the reasons for consuming vegetables is for their natural enzymes, phyto-proteins, and fibres that feed and cleanse our internal systems assisting them in optimum performance. Eat fresh. Pound for pound you will receive more benefits from living produce than frozen.

Produce is picked before it's peak so that it arrives in the market semi-ripe and last longer on the shelf. if the product has not ripened by the time you purchase it you should treat it as the market does and leave it at room temperature until ripe. Direct from the farm markets or markets on the farm are the absolute best places to get your fresh produce. At the supermarket produce that is in season is the produce that is on sale or priced to move quickly.

Choosing foods high in nutrition density and foods that are in season will support the functions of the body during the current season and prepare the body for the oncoming season for maximum survival. Because we live in a global society and reap the benefits of fresh produce year round it is important to recognize what role produce plays in the human diet. Along with sufficient hydration, learning to shop and cook from the produce section is one of the best wellness practices you can develop. Not only will you save money on your grocery bill you will begin to notice a difference in how you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Making diet decisions based on good information is key in choosing eating strategies that maximize performance and benefit from our foods.

#Friday #FavesandRaves #TotalBodyDetox

Today Dr. Oz is talking about the 48 Hour Cleanse. Detox and cleanse are used synonymously to describe the best ways to begin a new diet, weight loss program, or boost the metabolism. Detox is a natural function of the body using the skin, lungs, liver, kidneys, and colon.

Today's fave and rave is all about a product that is gentle enough to use every day and powerful enough to do the job efficiently and effectively. Nutranomics Total Body Detox supports these elimination organs with nutrients they need for optimal function while assisting them in doing their job to cleanse toxins from the body.

A superior whole food product that doesn't include anything the body cannot use the Total Body Detox is part of my nutrition strategy. The foods Dr. Oz recommends are the bones of a successful eating strategy for optimum health. These two tactics are easy additions to your personal wellness strategy.

Keep your body rockin'

Elle

#Friday #FavesandRaves #TotalBodyDetox

Today Dr. Oz is talking about the 48 Hour Cleanse. Detox and cleanse are used synonymously to describe the best ways to begin a new diet, weight loss program, or boost the metabolism. Detox is a natural function of the body using the skin, lungs, liver, kidneys, and colon.

Today's fave and rave is all about a product that is gentle enough to use every day and powerful enough to do the job efficiently and effectively. Nutranomics Total Body Detox supports these elimination organs with nutrients they need for optimal function while assisting them in doing their job to cleanse toxins from the body.

A superior whole food product that doesn't include anything the body cannot use the Total Body Detox is part of my nutrition strategy. The foods Dr. Oz recommends are the bones of a successful eating strategy for optimum health. These two tactics are easy additions to your personal wellness strategy.

Keep your body rockin'

Elle

Caution: Incomplete Information Can Effect Your Health Decisions?

Prevention: Doubts on Women’s Use of Supplements

As shared in an New York Times article, older women who used common dietary supplements died at slightly higher rates than women who did not.

Incomplete information can cause us to draw conclusions that may not impact our lives as they are presented. Articles are not meant to give you all of the facts, just to peak your interest. In making decisions about your health consider reading the information from the source in order to assess the real risk. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/

Caution: Incomplete Information Can Effect Your Health Decisions?

Prevention: Doubts on Women’s Use of Supplements

As shared in an New York Times article, older women who used common dietary supplements died at slightly higher rates than women who did not.

Incomplete information can cause us to draw conclusions that may not impact our lives as they are presented. Articles are not meant to give you all of the facts, just to peak your interest. In making decisions about your health consider reading the information from the source in order to assess the real risk. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/

Better Thinking, Better Results in Six Simple Steps

I wanted to share this video with you because I was intrigued, inspired, and humbled by the ideas that were presented and how Mr. Mistry used information, his know-how, and resources together to put his ideas into action. Many of us will go through our lives accomplishing things that are less dramatic than what you see here, however, we can use the same methods to create success.  This reinforces in my mind that any successful strategy for accomplishing a goal begins with knowing what we have to work with and then implementing a plan using what we have learned.
Since my daughter turned eighteen we get together every Tuesday for breakfast to discuss her goals, strategies and tasks as part of her resolve to, "do my own thing," as she puts it.  Recently, at a breakfast following her first real world job interview, I felt that it was important to reinforce some key points that had come up in our conversation the day of the interview.  That day I called her to find out how everything went. She had concluded that it was, "bad."  Wanting to be positive and productive in my approach, I began to scan my mental database for something appropriate to say. I had done my "homework" and the conversation was successful in that it accomplished my objective with positive results.

"I needed to call in reinforcements."

In the days leading up to our meeting I happened to have been reading articles on success and failure, discussing it with friends and writing about the topic. Recognizing that I needed to be somewhat diplomatic, allow her to feel as if she was handling the situation well on her own, and yet drive home a lesson that would prepare her for future let downs, I needed to call in reinforcements and gather more information. So I began resourcing people I respected and knew I could trust. My conversations about how to guide her through this jungle resulted in some very usable information to keep her focused on what she was learning and how to apply it to future interview experiences. The key was to get her to ask questions that would lead her to connect ideas and draw on the information she had gathered to improve her confidence in future interviews.

"Fear is the twin brother of failure and can become an enemy to success unless used constructively."

As my daughter and I talked through the situation I began to ask her questions like, "Why do you think that is?" and "How can you use this information to improve your next experience." The point that caught her attention and seemed to make the most difference for her was how empowering information could be when collected and used properly. We discussed how successful people are resourceful and that information was one of their most powerful tools. After a calm and productive conversation I felt that she had what she  needed to take the world on by storm, okay, maybe not that far, however, it certainly seemed to change her confidence level going forward.  Which leads me to the reason I wanted to share this with you. My daughter was able to see that fear was extinguished with information, and information could be gathered by asking questions about an experience, which, would lead her to use the information to her advantage the next time a similar situation arose. Many fears have reared their ugly heads throughout the course of my business experience that have shaken my confidence and tested my resolve. I recognize that fear is the twin brother of failure and can become an enemy to success unless used constructively.

"How we use information can be the difference between success and failure"

While growing a business, information about the many facets of business as well as our competition and customers can fuel our desires to take our products to market. How we use information can be the difference between success and failure. Information is something we have in spades. With access to information from all over the world at our fingertips we need only to identify how to collect the information we need and then put that information to work for us. Consider the questions and answers that fueled Mr. Mistry's ideas and how he used information and resources to develop his ideas into real applications. Practice methods that help you to build good critical thinking skills and will lead you to the information you need to accomplish your goals. According to the work of Dr. Linda Elder and Dr. Richard Paul of the Foundation for Critical Thinking you can develop the quality of your thinking and in turn the quality of the information you collect by practicing some simple principles.

1. Clarify your thoughts. Be specific. Create a statement that begins with, "I think..."
2. Create a chain of questions and answers that develop a single idea. Ask: "How is this connected? How is that connected?"
3. Ask questions for clarification about things you do not understand.  Ask, "What information do I need to answer this question?"
4. Ask questions about a subject in more than one way. "Is there another to look at this question?"
5. Be flexible in your views and willing to change your mind as you build your understanding of the information.
6. Recognize when destructive  modes of function; thinking, feeling, acting, or sensing are holding you back from discovering something.

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Health Information You Can Trust

After a brief hiatus Friday Faves and Raves is back with a fave I know all of you will love as much as I do. The Dr. Oz Show. Dr. Oz and I were first introduced through Oprah, on TV of course. I found that as a heart surgeon Dr. Oz provided some valuable information about the organ systems and often showed up with actual organs when he was one of Oprah's guests. Now that he has his own show the information is not only informative but fun as well. You know me, I am all about information and filtering it correctly so I love it when I get information I know I can trust, and this is it. Combining holistic methodologies, practical applications with western medicine and science, The Dr. Oz Show offers the most well rounded information found on TV. His model for educating his viewers bridges the gap between alopathic health care and alternative health care which I appreciate and know you will to.