Society puts a lot of pressure on us to keep looking young and beautiful. Plastic surgery is at an all time high. But if you're not prone to going under the knife, there are a few key things that you can do that will help to keep you young and vivacious. Here are the secrets:
1. Maintain a healthy weight: If you are overweight, try a healthy diet program that suits your lifestyle, to help you lose the 
weight sensibly.
2. Exercise! The more you move, the better. If you can only manage ten or twenty minutes, three times a week, you will benefit. Try to work up to doing some exercise most days- thirty minutes per session would be a great goal. Find something that's fun, whether you prefer a club setting, yoga, dancing or DVD's.
3. Drink green tea: It's loaded with Antioxidants. It has caffeine, so you can really on it for a boost when you have that mid-afternoon slump.Try it iced with a little lemon for a refreshing treat.
4. Eat whole foods: Stay away from processed foods. Eat whole grains, like whole wheat bread, oatmeal & brown rice. Be adventurous and try unusual grains like quinoa or spelt. If you go to a store with bulk grains, you can really get creative. Include fresh fruits and vegetable in every meal. You can find great recipes here.
5. Drink red wine: Some call it a miracle elixir. Sure it's old news that the substance in wine, called resveratrol is great for your heart, but there's more. Last June, "Science One", reported that a glass of 
red wine or any substance with resveratrol may slow down the aging of the heart.In addition to this, resveratrol reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat obesity. Just don't over do it- that will cause you problems.
6. Probiotics: Where do I begin to sing the praises of probiotics? They are good for your digestive system, they can ward off a yeast infection, even boost your immune system. You can buy them in tablets, but I always prefer a natural source. Just buy some yogurt. Eat some everyday. And when you choose your yogurt, check to see how many types of live cultures it contains- the more the better. These are friendly bacteria.
7.Maintain your blood sugar: Stay away from sweets, processed foods and too many starches. Eat slowly. Try to include coffee, cinnamon or chocolate in your daily diet. They help regulate blood sugar and they're delicious too!
8.Omega 3: You must include Omega 3 in your diet. It's been know to benefit everything from heart disease, high cholesterol, arthritis, depression and more. You buy tablets, but again- I believe the natural source is best. Try eating wild salmon twice a week. Other fish are good sources, just be wary of mercury content.
Most important of all- enjoy your life, spend time with family and friends, try to live a decent life and follow this favorite adage of mine:
Live, Love, Laugh!
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There is a lot of talk about resveratrol lately. North Carolina is home to the fruit with the highest level of resveratrol and anti oxidants found in nature. The Muscadine grape. Duplin Winery is the largest muscadine winery in the world and produces a variety of great tasting wines from this healthy grape. Another North Carolina company, NutraGrape, has put the power of the muscadine in their 100% pure muscadine grape nutraceutical. I'm waiting for the media at large to pick up on the incredible health found in Muscadine grapes and in our great state of North Carolina.
Resveratrol can help you to lead a long and healthy life so says many
doctors. Red wine alone does not supply enough resveratrol to achieve the
full range of benefits because one glass of red wine has only about
1mg of resveratrol and you need about 250mg/day. You need to take
high potency resveratrol supplements to achieve the results documented
in scientific studies.Resveratrol Supplements can also help you control
your weight naturally by increasing energy, reducing cravings, and limiting
your appetite.According to Wikipedia, Consumer Lab, an independent dietary
supplement and over the counter products evaluation organization,
published a report on 13 November 2007 on the popular resveratrol
supplements. The organization reported that there exists a wide range
in quality, dose, and price among the 13 resveratrol products
evaluated. The actual amount of resveratrol contained in the
different brands range from 2.2mg for Revatrol, which claimed to have
400mg of "Red Wine Grape Complex", to 500mg for Biotivia.com Transmax,
which is consistent with the amount claimed on the product's label.
Prices per 100mg of resveratrol ranged from less than $.30 for
products made by Biotivia.com, jarrow, and country life, to a high of
$45.27 for the Revatrol brand.
www.resveratrolzone.com. Commercial: We’ve been at the forefront of making reserveratrol available to the public since 2003. Our super fruits drink is loaded with 20 of the world’s best antioxidants(with 100 mg of Resveratrol and 4100+ ORAC units per oz), our daily vitamin pack contains 500 mg of Resveratrol and our pain/inflammation relief product - Emu-Eeze - is an amazing blend of emu oil, resveratrol and aloe, glucosamine, MSM and other ingredients believed to relieve inflammation and resultant pain.
I too cannot say enough good things about probiotics for digestive and immune health. They are wonderful! I also don’t really enjoy taking tablets, but there are much higher probiotic counts and strain variety in supplements. So, I compromised and bought my probiotic supplement in capsule form. They are easy to take apart and sprinkle in my yogurt or other room temperature food (no heated foods, because it can activate the bacteria before it reaches your gut) and are tasteless.
-Anna M.
www.nutri-health.com
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