Everyday Health & Wellness
Supplement of The Week — Ferrochel Iron
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River Bend Ferrochel Iron is a true iron chelate from Albion Advanced Nutrition. Since the iron is in the chelated form it acts highly bioavailable and is more readily absorbed. Reducing common side effects of iron supplementation such as gastric distress or constipation, and decreased absorption of other nutrients. Would you benefit from Iron supplementation?…
How to discuss diet and exercise among the kids
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More than 90% of girls – 15 to 17 years – want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance, with body weight ranking the highest. Discussing diet becomes a very delicate conversation as evident by the rates of increasing body image problems in the United States, among both boys and girls. Yet,…
Cutting out added sugar
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The average American consumes an astounding 23 1/2 tsp of added sugar or 94 grams of sugar a day. How much is that? Well, the American Heart Association recommends us to consume no more than 25 grams of added sugar daily. Which, is already far too generous in my perspective. The average American should be…
Supplement of The Week — Complete Daily Probiotic
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Make your gut happy. Supplement of the Week Complete Daily Probiotic River Bend Complete Daily probiotic contains 20 billion live organisms per serving. Comprised of 5 acid tolerant, stable, and viable bacterial strains: Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Bifidobacterium longum. Featuring inulin: a prebiotic fiber shown to modulate gut microbiota. Fixing…
Don’t wait for New Years
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92% of New Year’s Resolutions fail. Installing bad habits through the holiday season with our food choices, portions, physical activity, and overall well-being will not make our New Years Resolution any easier. We are fascinated by the idea of enjoying ourselves during the holiday season with friends and family and once that clock ticks…
How many carbs are you actually eating?
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The Standard American Diet, or SAD diet, is dangerously abundant in refined and processed carbohydrates. Carbs are over consumed on a daily basis by Americans. Some willingly, but most without any acknowledgement. And, while portion control helps, it is only a small piece of the puzzle. What it comes down to is the food choices…
Preparing the Thanksgiving Dinner Table
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Approach Thanksgiving with a more goal-friendly approach. Here are Thanksgiving classics with a healthy spin. How can we keep our sugar and carbohydrate intake contained during the holiday season? Turkey? Most often you cannot go wrong here as long as it isn’t smothered in butter or overly-packed with stuffing. Here is an easy step-by-step turkey…
