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SAMPLE HEALTHY SNACKS courtesy of Seventeen Magazine

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To make a calcium and phosphorus rich snack use the recipe below for a yogurt parfait.

1/4 cup sliced strawberries
1/4 cup mixed berries
2/3 cup low-fat plain or vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup granola

Another healthy snack packed with omega-3 fatty acids are salmon sushi rolls & edamame. The recipe below is courtesy of FoodNetwork.com .

Ingredients

5 sheets nori

2 cups sushi rice, recipe follows

2 ounces sushi-grade tuna, cut into1/4 by 1/2 by 3-inch strips

2 ounces sushi-grade salmon, cut into1/4 by 1/2 by 3-inch strips

1 hot house cucumber, julienne

1 carrot, peeled and julienne

1/2 avocado, thinly sliced

Directions

Place a nori sheet lengthwise on a bamboo rolling mat, shiny-side down. Position the sheet about 1-inch from the edge of the mat closest to you and leave some of the bamboo mat exposed on either side of the nori sheet. Wet your hands in cool water and take a handful of sushi rice. Place the rice in the center of the nori and use your fingers to spread the rice evenly over the nori. Be sure to leave a 3/4-inch strip of nori uncovered on the far side. Place tuna strips and some julienne vegetable, cucumber or avocado along the center of the rice. Be careful not to overfill the nori. Place your fingertips over the fillings to hold them in place. Then, use your thumbs to lift up the edge of the bamboo rolling mat closest to you. Begin rolling the mat away from you, while applying pressure to the fillings to keep the roll firm. Roll the mat over slowly until it covers the rice and the near and far sides of rice join, still leaving the 3/4-inch strip of nori, rice-free, exposed. While holding the bamboo mat in position, apply pressure to the roll with your fingers to make the roll firm. Slice the roll in half, then cut both rolls twice to make 6 equal sized pieces. Repeat this process with the salmon and various fillings, nori and rice.

Sushi Rice:

5 cups short-grain sushi rice

6 cups water

1/2 cup rice vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

Rinse the rice in cold water while stirring briskly to remove any dirt. Drain the rice completely. Place the rice and the 6 cups of water in a medium sized saucepan and cover it with a tight fitting lid. Bring the water to a boil over medium heat. Allow the water to boil for 3 minutes and then reduce the heat to low and continue cooking 15 minutes without removing the lid. Remove the rice from the heat and remove the lid (the water should no longer be visible). Turn the rice out evenly on a well-greased cookie sheet using a spatula or rice paddle. Sprinkle the rice with the vinegar, sugar, and salt while mixing with a spatula or rice paddle until the rice reaches body temperature. Keep the rice covered with damp paper towels or napkin until the rice is ready to use.

ACID REFLUX TIPS

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• Eat small meals

• Lose weight

• Avoid causative foods like coffee, fried foods, spicy foods, beans e.t.c

• Take you medications-; Zantac and Prilosec are over the counter. You can also take Beano or and CharcaCaps, both over the counter, before meals

If you have already eating and start having GERD symptoms:

• Take Pectin- a soluble fiber from fruits that can halt already started heart burn for about 64% of people. It is an acid neutralizer.

• Mix 1-2 tbs apple cider with 8oz water or honey and drink before meals. It helps your food digest in a timely manner without sitting and causing reflux.

• Sucking on candied ginger after meals helps prevent reflux.

• Avoid waistline tight clothing.

• Avoid night time alcohol at least 3 hours before bed.

Above all, the best treatment for Acid Reflux is avoiding causative foods

SAMPLE SNACKS courtesy of Woman's World Magazine

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These snacks help fight comfort food cravings and stress fat! Choose one daily

3/4 cup nonfat frozen yogurt
1 cup plain fat free yogurt, 1/2 scoop whey protein powder
1 sliced apple, 2tsp peanut butter
1/2 of a Detour Bar or 1 whey based shake
10 almonds, 1 lowfat cheese stick
5 cups lite microwave popcorn

SAMPLE HEALTHY BREAKFAST MEALS

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As you know, optimum and sustainable weight loss involves good nutrition, excercise and when necessaey, a boost with a safe and nuatural supplement like SLIM MAGIC.

Let me begin with a sample of what I eat for breakast. They are:

An apple with a low fat yogurt and coffee or black tea or green tea.
A bowl of oat meal with a tbs of nuts and a 3/4 cup of fruits like strawberries
A bowl of chereos or Rasin bran, Kashi heart to heart cereal with nuts or berries and Almond milk ( I have lactose intillorance, you can use 2% or fat free milk).
One slice of 100% whole wheat bread with one egg and a tbs of peanut butter
An apple with tbs of peanut butter and one the beverages in #1
A smoothie made with Almond milk, yogurt, carrots, apples, bananas or any other fruit of your choice like strawberries during their season. You may also use any healthy natural or organic juice like cranberry juice instead of dairy product.

I was reading my daughters' Seventeen magazine issue of February 2010, and found these samples:

1. If on the go, stop by McDonald and pick up a fruit and yogurt parfait an a wheat muffin with jam.
2. Starbucks oatmeal with reduced-fat chocolate milk, dried fruits and nuts.

Goodluck and do not leave home without your SLIM MAGIC.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHROMIUM

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As you already know, Chromium is one of the key ingredients in SLIM MAGIC. What is it and what are it’s' health benefits. This information is extracted from the link at the bottom of this article. Please visit that site for an in-depth review of all you ever want to know about chromium. This is just a short summary.

Chromium is trace mineral essential for human nutrition. While food sources include meats, whole grains, cereals, mushrooms, and broccoli, it is difficult to get enough of it from eating. There is no recommended daily allowance. Deficiency can impact the potency of insulin in regulating sugar balance. No side effects have been reported. Due to the low absorption and high excretion rates, toxicity is unlikely. Some of the health benefits are:

• Regulation of blood sugar. Chromium aids insulin metabolism and helps to decrease insulin resistance, thus impacting the amount of medicine a diabetic patient may take. Supplementing with chromium should never be used to treat diabetes. You can ask your doctor if you can supplement with chromium to enhance blood sugar control in addition to your medical therapy. It may not only improve blood sugar control, it may play a role in the development of adult-onset diabetes.

• It may improve symptoms of depression in people with atypical depression or control food craving in depressed patients. If you overeat due to constant craving or crave sleep due to depression, supplementing with chromium can give your mood a boost. Serotonin, a happiness hormone, is decreased in chromium deficient individuals.

• It regulates hunger.

• It reduces cravings.

• It aids weight loss. People that supplement with chromium can boost their fat burning capacity by up to 50%.

• It plays a direct role in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism.

• It protects your heart.

• Boosts energy by helping the body convert carbohydrates, protein, and fat into energy.

For more Chromium info check out this site !

HEALTH BENEFITS OF ACAI BERRY

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One of the key components of SLIM MAGIC IS ACAI BERRY. What is it and what are the health benefits. The enormous health benefits of this berry were published by Oprah and Dr. Oz. My source for this article is www.acai.no/acai.html. Visit the site for a comprehensive review of everything you need to know about Acai Berry. I also encourage you to search Google and Yahoo for more information on this wonder Berry. The health benefits are too numerous to mention. Some of benefits include:

• Greater Energy/stamina

• Appetite Suppressant

• Better Sleep

• More protein than an average egg

• High amount of lipids that gives you the energy of a raging bull

• Acai has been shown to have up to 33 times the Antocyanine (a powerful anti-oxidant) than red wine

• Has two essential fatty acids known as Omega 6 (Linoleic acid) and Omega 9 (Oleic acid). These fatty acids help maintain normal cholesterol level

• Boosts immune system

• Cleanse and detoxify the body

GREAT NEWS ON BELLY FAT REDUCTION

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Nutrition and research experts are reporting new discoveries on ways to reduce belly fat, the hardest area to tackle during weight loss. Here is the scoop. Taking 1-2 tbs of vinegar with 5% acidity has proven dramatic results. Likewise, taking 1-2 tbs of safflower oil and or almond oil or extra virgin olive oil, also hepls. They signal the body to use fat for fuel instead of storing it. I also take CLA 1000mg daily. Consult your doctor before trying these suggestions. Goodluck as you fight the bulge. Share your experience with other readers on our blog.

TIPS ON LOWERING YOUR CHOLESTEROL

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Most people know that high choleterol is bad for a healthy hearth. However, most of our foods are loaded with bad cholesterol. In addition to eating low cholesterol foods, using these tips can help lower your cholesterol. Eat a cup of dried apples a day. Drink a tbs of extra virgin olive oil or add it to your salad. Eat 2-3 servings of veggies (carrots, green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, broccoli, etc) a day with fish instead of meat. Add Almonds to your morning cereals like cheerios and raisin bran or oat meal. Ask your doctor if you can take the Omega 3 fatty acids over the counter. Do not forget to exercise.

My HubPage

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Here is are links to my hubpages where I have posted two of my articles. Enjoy!

http://hubpages.com/hub/REFLECTIONSONLIFE

and

http://hubpages.com/hub/Reflections-on-Change

Nature's Health and Vitality: Slim Magic

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Slim Magic is an incredible natural weight loss supplement. It was accidentally discovered by a group of hospital employees, who at different times went to Ada Nwankudu, a Nurse Practitioner, to request a prescription for a weight loss pill. Ada refused each requestbecause of the possibility of long term side effects. In turn, she recommended using natural weight loss supplements with 10-20 minutes of daily exercise and portion control. The employees started taking the supplement but hardly followed the portion control and theexercise components of the advice. To a great surprise, the employees/patientsbegan thanking Ada for the significant weight loss they were experiencing.Two months ago, a group of them got together to tell their story. It turned out thata lot of them have lost significant amounts of weight, have incredible energy, have lostdistressing ankle edemas, and have a better nights sleep. Others are noticing better bloodsugar and blood pressure levels. They all felt better and were more vibrant. For instance, Kieklo Gattison who has been taking the supplement for three months, has already lost 35 lbs. Kenya has lost 40 lbs. Their story convinced Ada of the need to put the supplement on the market to help multitudes of men and women fight the obesity epidemic.
The result of this heartwarming story is the birth of Slim Magic, a natural supplement for sustained weight loss. Ada, who recommended the supplements started taking them two years ago to help prevent or delay the onset of the diabetes that runs in her family, also to help rave up metabolism and energy. She is ecstatic that men and women will now be able to reap the enormous scientifically proven benefits of the two supplements that make up Slim Magic.
BENEFITS OF SLIM MAGIC
• Enhances weight loss
• Reduces water retention• Increases energy• Increases metabolism• Antioxidant benefits• Better blood sugars• Better blood pressure

for the full line go to natureshealthandvitality.com

Wellness

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What is wellness? Wellness has many meanings. It can mean a process by which one makes themselves healthier or more whole or it can mean the state of total well being. I hope through future posts we can deeper explore the meaning of the complex idea.

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

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As a Nurse Practitioner, I practice western medicine when caring for my patients. However, I also believe in alternative medication especially for preventive measures or as complements to Western medication.

Alternative medication modalities includes herbal supplements, prayer, meditation, acupuncture and what is now being called Functional Medicine. There is an Institute of Functional Medicine located in Gig Harbor, Washington, DC. Dr. Emmanuel Quaye, my supervisor who is an Internist attended a six-day intensive Functional Medicine training in September 2009. In his press release, he described Functional Medicine as, "An integrative, science-based health care approach that treats illness and promotes wellness by focusing assessment on the biochemically unique aspects of each patient, and then individually tailoring interventions to restore physiological, psychological and structural balance." Dr. Quaye states that life style is a big factor because research estimates that 70-90% of the risk of chronic disease is attributable to lifestyle. That means that what we eat, how we exercise, what spiritual practices we engage in, how we control stress, all play key roles in our overall health. The press release also had this quote which summarized the justification for Functional Medicine. "...we have been able to identify modifiable behavioral factors, including specific aspects of diet, overweight, inactivity, and smoking that account for over 70% of stroke and colon cancer, over 80% of coronary heart disease, and over 90% of adult-onset diabetes." (Willett, WC. Science, 2002:296, 695-697).

If you have a condition that alternative medicine can help, it may be wise to seek out the practitioners that incorporate these modalities in your community. I have observed that I hardly see Chinese people in my hospital. I think it may very well have something to do with the alternative medicine they use heavily.

MEDITATION TIPS

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I meditate every morning for an hour. You need a quite place for serious meditation. I sometimes wear ear blogs because I have young kids. A lot has been written about the benefits of meditation. They include:

Reduce stress an anxiety
Enhance physical spiritual and mental healing.
Improves focus and concentration
Lowers oxygen cosumption
Helps decrease blood pressure
Enhances immune system.
Helps with weight loss
Helps cure or decease the occurence or intensity of headaches.
Helps link to universal energy and intelligence.
And much much more

I encourage you to invest in a good tutorial program if you do not know how to meditate or just want to improve on your technique. Spring Forest and Centerpoint Research Institute, both have great programs. They are fairly expensive, you may begin with just the meditation CD and go from there. The internet has
countless information on meditation and its' benefits.

For more information visit this site.

ABOUT SELF

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I am a Mother, full-time Nurse Practitioner, and a spiritaulist. I have four college degrees and an informal self-conferred degree in Enlightenmnet. I am also into holistic health. I combine formal medicine with alternative medicine modalities like prayer, meditation, herbal supplements.

Spirituality

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I recently announced my intention to start a spiritual book club in my town. As I began thinking of my first topic, it made sense to begin with the meaning of spirituality.
First, here is a synopsis how my spiritual journey started. I have the habit of frequently wondering where humans came from, what we are here for, why it seems like we do not really understand the purpose of life and our individual life purposes. I always find stories about life's meaning captivating. To my greatest surprise, I became chosen to find answers to the spiritual questions that captivate me.

About three years ago, I was sitting in my living room watching TV with my young kids and my mother. While sitting in the room where I was only present physically, I was startled by a voice that caused me to be jolted from the couch I was sitting in. Family members in the room began asking, "What's wrong, what's wrong." I replied, :A voice is telling me to find a way to help people seek him and find him." The voice continued, "So many people are depressed, angry, hopeless, addicted, and unfulfilled. They continue to seek answers in the wrong places and end up empty and disillusioned. I created them. The answer they are seeking lies with me." I tried convincing the voice that the wrong messenger has been chosen to no avail. Thus, began my spiritual journey. My three years of intense study ended with a degree in Enlightenment--a degree I conferred on my self by the power invested in me by "the Voice." I have four college degrees but quick to point out that this informal degree has changed my life in the most remarkable way that's beyond description. So, what is spirituality?

To me. it is the practical aspect of religion. It is a way to discover who we are, what our purpose is , our relationship to each other and above all, how to empower ourselves to manifest our highest potential. It gives one the faith needed to "seek first the kingdom believing that everything else will be added unto him/her." Spirituality lifts the veil that conceals our true identity. When we become spiritual, we become one with universal energy, divine intelligence, substance and abundance. Spirituality allows us to realize the interconnectedness of all creation. It is the unveiling of our inner light by peeling the layers that blind us. Layers such as conformity, addictions, race, hatred, ego, sexism, anger, anxiety, violence, junk TV and much more.

Slim Magic

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The result of this heartwarming story is the birth of Slim Magic, a natural supplement for sustained weight loss. Ada, who recommended the supplements started taking them two years ago to help prevent or delay the onset of the diabetes that runs in her family, also to help rave up metabolism and energy. She is ecstatic that men and women will now be able to reap the enormous scientifically proven benefits of the two supplements that make up Slim Magic.

BENEFITS OF SLIM MAGIC

• Enhances weight loss

• Reduces water retention
• Increases energy
• Increases metabolism
• Antioxidant benefits
• Better blood sugars
• Better blood pressure

HEALTH

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Health is a word with many facets. My concept of human health is holistic. Holistic health deals with the whole person. It addresses the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social components of human health. I usually tell my patients to write down or tell me what their health goals are in the key areas of mind, body and spirit. A lot of them give me a strange looked when I make that request. Most have never contemplated their health goals. People have career goals, financial goals, and relationship goals. These goals are short-term or long-term and includes everything but health. However, physical and spiritual health are the building blocks of life. In this section of my blog, I will be sharing some key ways to stay healthy physically, mentally and emotionally. You will be able to share your thoughts, insights, questions and experiences as it pertains to health.