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I Got Grilled by Nick Nilsson

March 10th, 2010

Yeah you read it…

I GOT GRILLED!

Nick Nilsson, and I have been bashing it back and forth, nutrition versus exercise and its all good.

In fact we both agree that they are both integral to a successful fat loss and muscle building program.

Nick fully supports the Nutrition side of things.  I completely believe that if you are going to train you might as well get the best [Check out Metabolic Surge Program Click Here].  Like me, Nick believes you need to turn to a coach to maximize your results.  I mean for example the Olympics recently happened and some of the athletes had as many as 6 coaches… just for one sport… and guess what.  Some of them won medals!

We had a few glitches at the start (my call dropped) but definitely listen in…we covered a LOT of good stuff.

  • the ins and outs of how his personalized nutrition programs work and what they can do for you
  • should you eat first thing in the morning before training
  • what’s the best snack for on-the-go fat loss eating
  • can specific foods be used to target specific bodyparts?
  • do you HAVE to eat first thing in the morning in order to lose fat effectively?
  • is “afterburn” fat-loss real and does it stop if you eat after training?

Get all the info here!

Listen to Nick Grill me (Patrick) << CLICK  the LINK

If you are here to read or listen in to this interview where Nick Nilsson grills me about my Personalized Nutrition Programs and Nutrition Strategies.  I suggest that you add a solid workout program to your Empowered Nutrition and if you want to maximize fat burning and muscle building then you should check out Nick’s program Metabolic Surge Program

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“Cead Mile Failte” WINNER!

March 2nd, 2010

Congratulations to Shawn!

Shawn is the winner of our “Cead Mile Failte” contest within a contest (Fat Loss Super Shake and Smoothie Contest).  He correctly identified the saying as “a hundred thousand welcomes” for a Personalized Nutrition Program… must be the “luck’o'th’irish”

Slainte Shawn

This is often a saying when leaving good company.  It may have originated when long journeys or treks and pilgrimages were common ground. It more accurately reflects a desire to see one again and again, essentially wishing that no harm come to the individuals and a safe return.

Shawn you are the winner.  Shawn if you know this is you please comment since I do NOT want to post your emial in full and do NOT have your last name.

I will email you your link to a FREE Personalized Nutrition Program.

This is a professionally crafted and completed Personalized Nutrition Program complete with your Username and Password to our Empowered Members Area.  Full of recipes that will enhance your fat loss and muscle building goals fast and includes weekly grocery lists and a full color information manual with motivation, education and substitution lists.

Congratulations Shawn.
Look for your email from me
as soon as you read this.

Learn How You Can Get A Personalized Nutrition Program


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Anyone up for some Transformation Coaching?

February 17th, 2010

This is a short and pointed email. Sure you might decide this is shameless self promotion… well it is… for your benefit.

I wanted to let you know a few things of excitement around here.

The blog is taking on a new life and will undergo some VISUAL CHANGES in the next few weeks, some changes have already taken place, check out the new side bar images to your right ==>> over there ==>>

Changes 2 & 3+ are all about programs that are for you and your results. For years we have been teaching gyms and fitness professionals how to operate full blown transformation programs, even giving them manuals and guides to run the programs for the most efficiency and success for members. We even provided the prizes and support packages for the programs. Well the time has come to provide those very same services and personal touches you have been patiently waiting for, scouring the internet and attacking your trainers for. Very soon we will be announcing to a very private and limited group of our Empowered Insiders the live release of a scarce but much needed program and members area. We will be announcing the release of our Empowered Premium Membership Area and Transformation Coaching Program.

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM is all about a protected community of enhanced knowledge. This is NOT for everyone as there will be content that you may not want to hear but need to. There will be audio and videos you will NOT find anywhere on the internet as well as training programs, super bonuses, monthly freebies and more… I even have one more super surprise for you that is so over the top I can’t tell you about it here for fear of the volume of emails we will be getting prior to the announcement.

TRANSFORMATION COACHING is a 12 week total body transformation and make over program, actually it is 14 weeks. Transformation Coaching INCLUDES an Ultimate Transformation Personalized Nutrition Program printed bound and delivered to your door with weekly coaching calls, weekly conference calls, podcasts and more as well as even more rare nutrition and exercise coaching programs. This is the coaching you have been waiting for. This is NOT for everyone. This is NOT for you if you do NOT want to be told exactly what to do to accomplish your body transformation, fat loss or muscle building goals. Transformation Coaching will include everything from the Premium Membership Program and have the real deal, live weekly coaching for a truly unique transformation experience. [Learn More about Personalized Nutrition Programs >> CLICK HERE <<]

I have much more to tell you and am excited to release it all. But for now its just a teaser as I am working out the kinks and making sure all the content is “clicking” just right for you and the videos are all streaming just fine, fast and clean.

Cheers to you all, I will have new and unique post about the brain of a champion shortly… I think you are going to love this one and it will shed some light on why your brain is fighting your transformation fat loss and muscle building goals and how you can fight that with nutrition.

Your Transformation Coach,

Just to be sure you are ready for it and the new programs are right for you, I thought I would let you know in advance, you will be protected by my money back guarantee.

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Best and Worst Nutrition News of 2009: 10 Highlights and Lowlights in Healthy Eating

January 26th, 2010

Best and Worst Nutrition News of 2009: 10 Highlights and Lowlights in Healthy Eating

Well I was reading and scouring the net for great new nutrition news.  I came across an article from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.  Dietician Susan Levin originally posted this in its entirety, but I pulled some more bits and bites for us to think about.

I included a link to the full article and site at the end of the post.

Enjoy these odd balls of nutrition success from 2009 and fire up some comments to get some bickering and bantering going on the state of our current “healthy eating” lifestyles and new directions both personal and corporate.

My personal favorite worst offender the Fifth Third Burger >>

Patrick.


Tomorrow another monkey recipe… this one is more of a sweet dessert you will love… it’s almost like cheating.

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***Best and Worst Nutrition News***

President Obama, Sarah Palin among Worst Health Offenders

WASHINGTON—The year 2009 saw America reaching new nutrition lows with the release of a 4,800-calorie burger, the discovery of carcinogens in KFC’s new and “healthier” grilled chicken, and images of a president and his vice president chomping down on cholesterol-dripping cheeseburgers. But this was also the year first lady Michelle Obama sowed the seeds of healthy eating by planting the White House’s first vegetable garden in decades—a move that inspired thousands of Americans to follow suit.

Here are the highlights and lowlights of healthy eating in the year that was:

Most Unsurprisingly Unhealthy Product
The West Michigan Whitecaps of Grand Rapids, Mich., unveiled its Fifth Third Burger, which holds five one-third pound hamburger patties, chilli, nacho cheese, Fritos, salsa, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream on an 8-inch sesame seed bun, packing more than 4,800 calories, nearly 300 grams of fat, 744 milligrams of cholesterol, and more than 10,000 milligrams of sodium.

Most Paradoxically Unhealthy New Product
KFC’s Kentucky Grilled Chicken aimed to be a healthier version of its signature fatty fried chicken, but turned out to harbour the chemical carcinogen PhIP.

Worst Health Quote
“If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?”—Sarah Palin

Actually, This Might Be the Worst Quote
“I love meat. I eat pork chops, thick bacon burgers, and the seared fatty edges of a medium-well-done steak. But I especially love moose and caribou. I always remind people from outside our state that there’s plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals—right next to the mashed potatoes.”—Sarah Palin

Worst Lunch Choice
On May 5, the president and vice president dropped in—as much as a presidential motorcade can “drop in”—at Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Va. They ordered big, greasy, high-cholesterol cheeseburgers and soda and downed them while cameras whirred all around.

Most Health-Conscious City in Europe
The city of Ghent, Belgium, announced in May that it would go meat-free every Thursday, in a move aimed to fight obesity, global warming, and cruelty to animals, and to show people that meatless food can be totally delicious.

Most Health-Conscious City in America
The Baltimore, Md., public schools announced Meatless Mondays, giving all school children in the city their weekly dose of healthy nutrition.

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.

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Frozen Chunky Monkey Protein Smoothie Recipe

January 25th, 2010

Frozen Chunky Monkey Protein Smoothie 

OK so this is going to be more of a freebie and a suggestion than it is going to be an informative blog post.  I want to give you one of my favourite protein shake recipes.  I use it to grow and build muscle and cut for fat loss or weight loss.

I use it to replace a meal when late for a meeting and sometimes when I know I am on the road all day with little time to stop for food and don’t want to feel heavy and bloated in the gut while driving; I fire up one of these bad boys and load it up with ice.  (I make it a bit thinker than normal so by the time the ice melts its perfect).

So I am going to give you my standard recipe and some tips, then I add in some suggestions to help make it a MASS shake or use it for cutting up the fat.

My Frozen Chunky Monkey Protein Smothie

Ingredients:

  • Chocolate Protein Powder 28 grams = 28 grams protein (I count protein not weight)
  • Vanilla Yogurt  1 cup (8 oz)/226g = 10 grams protein, 38 grams carbs, 4 grams fat and lots of good bacterial cultures
  • Frozen banana ½ (half) = (approximately) 15 grams carbohydrates
  • Ice Cubes as many as you want… I like lots.. freeze brain is fun
  • Water, about 4-8ounces is all you really need, but I like mine thick and cold
  • Flax Seed Oil 1 tea spoon = 5 grams long chain triglycerides and lots of omega fats
  • Coconut Oil 1 tea spoon = 5 grams medium chain triglycerides and lots of omega fats
  • Peanut Butter 1 teaspoon natural organic = 5 grams fats

Portions and Grams:

  • 38 grams proteins / 5.4 portions protein = 152 calories
  • 53 grams carbs / 5.8 portions = 212 calories
  • 15 grams fats / 5 portions = 135 calories

Total (approx) Calories: 499 calories

As you can see I would easily drink my lunch in about 60 seconds.  So to make it a snack I cut it in half to a 2-3 portion shake or snack.  I like to make this and drink half at my mid morning shake and half as my afternoon or post workout shake.

[clearly that one to the right is a few more than 499 calories, but I thought it would get your juices flowing... like it did mine]

Now for the directions: Prep a clean blender, throw in ice cubes, add frozen banana (in chunks), yogurt, and peanut butter.  Cover and start blender.  Add in protein powder, then flax seed oil, coconut oil and finally water to desired consistency.  Serve and enjoy… that’s it, rather simple and simply satisfying.

To make this a bigger shake don’t cut it in half for two shakes, but drink it all for lunch or if you are on a balanced (zone like) eating plan increase or decrease the portion sizes.

Sometimes I like to add oatmeal raw just at the tail end of the blend cycle to give it added slow release carbs and longer energy or just to pump it up and make it a really think and chewy shake (as is the case when I do it for some lunches).

Now to make this a mass shake, well that is obvious and easy.  Add oatmeal to give you a higher percentage ratio of carbs and cut the flax seed oil to reduce the fats… like this -

MacroMASS Ratios: 35% protein, 45% carbs and 20% fats.

It’s still a very healthy mass gaining shake by all means.

Now to make a cutting Frozen Monkey Protein Smoothie is quite simple.

Cut the yogurt and DO NOT add Oatmeal.  It can’t get any easier than that.  When I am in real deal fat loss mode I even bring the banana down to 1/3 instead of half, just for flavour.  You can see now that the ratios are more in line with a restricted calorie and reduced carbohydrate program –

Advanced Fat Loss Ratios: 40% protein, 20-30% carbs and the balance being healthy fats and oils.

Sometimes I even opt out the peanut butter for the real thing and less calories.  This requires chewing your shake, but that increase digestion and personal satisfaction.

What is Protein Smoothie?

Enjoy.  Tomorrow I got a real eye opener on the state of a “healthy” 2009.  This is crazy it almost reads like a fiction story, but they are all real.  Its inspired by an article I recently read in the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Stay Empowered and Stay Focused on Your Goals.

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MOTIVATED & EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED (part 2)

January 20th, 2010

GOAL SETTING AND MOTIVATION

Let’s take a look at motivation and goal setting in order to understand them better. Setting goals motivates you to achieve them. Another way to help you achieve your goals is to visualize the end results.

Ever hear the saying “Build it and they will come”? The key concept here is to visualize the end result and it will happen. Visualizing the achievement of your goals not only makes you reach them faster and easier but also keeps you motivated!

Think of your goal setting like this: DREAM, GOAL, PLAN, EFFORT.

Try answering these questions for yourself:

Mario Lopez has goals

Mario Lopez sets goals

DREAM – What is your dream? BIGGEST GOAL

GOALS – What steps must you take to reach your dream?

PLANS – What will you need to do to achieve your goals? What are the consequences and requirements of your goals? TIME, MONEY, ACTION

EFFORT – How will you get started? What will you do to achieve your goals and obtain your dream?

Goals can be broken down into big goals, small goals, tangible goals and intangible goals:

Big goals are the big achievement markers, like losing 50 pounds or being able to run a 20 kilometer marathon.

Small goals are big goals broken down into small, manageable chunks. For example, if you want to lose100 pounds in one year, you can break that down into the number of pounds you must lose each week (about 2). That amount of weight loss becomes your small weekly goal.

Tangible goals are goals that can be measured quantifiably, with a weigh scale, tape measure, or stop watch.  For example, the amount of weight on a bar is a quantifiable measurement of how much you can lift. Losing 50 pounds is a tangible goal.

Intangible goals are goals that can’t be measured exactly, like “feeling better”, “being healthier”, “looking better”, “being at the top of my game”.

You also need to think about the rewards from achieving your goals. You’ll be rewarded by simply accomplishing your goal, but you should also reward yourself for your achievement. The reward for losing 30 pounds is that you look and feel great, but it also means you need new clothes, so reward yourself and go shopping! Give yourself big rewards for accomplishing big goals (a new bike, a shopping spree, even a vacation) and small rewards for accomplishing small goals (going out for dinner).

Tell everybody about the rewards that you’re going to get when you achieve your goals. By telling people your goals and the rewards attached to them, they too will get excited about your goals and rewards.

Other people may become your greatest motivational tools in staying on track and achieving your rewards!

They may even be inspired to follow your lead and your example and join you.

Let’s start by setting some goals right now. Just fill in the blank spaces with some simple answers, without thinking too much or over-analyzing. We’ll start with your big goal in our next section of Setting Goals to Stay Motivated.

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MOTIVATED & EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED (part 1)

January 18th, 2010

MOTIVATED & EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED

This is a short and easy post for you to work from and help fast track your results.  This is part 1 in a 3 part series.

Let’s establish two simple things: first, the reason you are doing this, and second, what the end results will mean to you. To answer those questions, go grab a pen, because you’re going to write your answers down right here in this book. After all, “a book not written in is a book not read”. Don’t think too much, just write down the first thing that pops into your head. This is your emotional reason and the true reason why you’re doing something to change your life.

1. Why are you embarking on a life changing and empowering nutrition and health program?

2. How will you feel when you achieve your Best Lean Body ever, the Ultimate You?

To understand your answers to these questions, we’re going to analyze them a little bit. The reasons for embarking on a journey to create Your Best Lean Body can generally be broken down into three main categories.

They are:

Personal – I want to feel better, be stronger, be leaner and have more endurance (self-enhancement).

Medical – I want to be healthier and live longer (self-preservation).

Cosmetic – I want to look better (self-esteem).

Notice that all of these reasons have one thing in common – they can be summed up with a “self” word – self-enhancement, self-preservation, self-esteem. These reasons are about you. That doesn’t mean you’re being selfish. You probably already spend most of your time doing things for other people, and that means you’ve had to make sacrifices. But those sacrifices shouldn’t have to include your health, self-esteem, well-being, or the opportunity to reach a new level of athletic achievement. After all, if you’re healthier, happier, fit and more energetic you will also be a benefit to everybody around you!

To get you to where you want to be, you’re going to set yourself some goals. That’s what we’re going to tackle in the next section.

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11 Do’s, 1 Don’t and a STOP for Fat Loss Success

January 18th, 2010

Top Tips To Implement A Successful Weight Loss Strategy

I got 11 Do’s, 1 Don’t and a STOP tip to make your weight loss and lean muscle body a success.

Ok so some of these are going to be simple, some obvious, some said before, some new and some just plain blunt and painful.  You don’t have to implement all the tips on this check list at once, but you do need to take action and implement a few to achieve your weight loss goals before your resolutions are wasted on yet another diet claim.

1. “DO “- Eat breakfast – this sets you up for the day and is all powerful in terms of weight loss and lean muscle building, especially over the holidays

2. “DO “- Eat smaller meals more often – Try to eat 5-6 times a day.  Eat the same calories, just more frequently in smaller portions; call it grazing if you like.  I bet you already eat 4-6 times a day, you just don’t count the coke and chocolate bar as a meal

3. “DO “- Eat Fresh – The fresher the better.  Fresh fish, meat, fruits and vegetables are best.  Get them at their freshest as often as you can.  Sometimes shopping at smaller market places are best for this as they get local farmers supporting them with fresh products often times daily

4. “DO “- Eat Treats – yeah you heard it here.  Eat treats, but keep it in check.  I have worked with some clients that just needed a treat daily, so we counted 31 pieces of chocolate and put them in a box for a daily treat.  They had the choice to eat 1 daily or all in one sitting, but that would be it for the month.  I think if you are 90-100% compliant to your game plan then a small daily reward can be factored in.

5. “DO “- Eat Fruits and Vegetables – they are packed with nutrients.  There is this cool school of thought coming back into research and it is a pretty valid point.  Eating lots of variety may be more beneficial in small amounts than eating lots of the same fruit or veggie.  It’s sort of like the theories of homeopathy or hormesis, it’s quite compelling.

6. “DO “- Drink plenty of water – increase hydration, fat loss, energy, mental alertness, satiation, digestion

7. “DO “- Portion Control – watch how big your portions can get.  Especially at restaurants, bigger plates, mean more foods and bigger bellies

8. “DO “- Reduce Liquid Calories – these are pops, sodas, fruity beverages, beer, wine and spirits.  I am not saying cut them out, but control them and limit them so on the occasions you are going to indulge, then you can without hesitation as you will already be ahead of your holiday weight loss strategy

9. “DO “- Keep a Journal – Food Journaling is a huge business.  You can get them online, offline, printed, digital, and many more.  Hey they even have cool little iPhone and Mobile Apps for this to make it easier.  Food Journals, help you track and create a more consistent eating pattern and change the way you think about food.  Sure it looks a little OCD but its all about you and your goals, not the weirdo watching you journal your foods

10. “DO “- Read Labels – this is more on the OCD side, but it helps too.  If you read a label of two similar soups, cookies, crackers or meals, you will be able to quickly choose the one that has fewer calories and better percentages or ratios of nutrients to support your fat loss goals.  Reading = Learning = Result

11. “DO “- Be Active – sure this is obvious, but I don’t just mean go to the gym.  Try to go for a walk 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 times a week.  Park far and use the stairs to the office.  Sure it will take more time, but worth it.  Try walking the stairs to and from or during lunch break.  Do a simple stretching routine at your desk 2-3 times a day, just 2 minutes will change the way your body looks and feels and your performance at work will benefit too

“DON’T” - Don’t Go Out on Empty – yeah all this positive stuff had to get ruined by one DON’T.  Sorry.  Don’t go shopping or out to a party on an empty stomach.  Eat a balanced nutritious meal pre event and fight off the cravings and subsequent binge eating of junk, sweats and treats.

STOP – There is a rather powerful technique you can use and that is the power of a STOP day.  Brad Pilon author of Eat STOP Eat (I have linked to an overview on this site for you) has a powerful theory that I use from time to time, especially before a big EAT day and that is a STOP day.  It’s that simple, just Eat STOP Eat for 24 hours and reap the amazing benefits of all the hormones and fat loss induced results of a STOP day.  Think of it this way, the average male eats 3700 calories a day.  A brick of butter is 1 pound of fat and a pound of fat is roughly 3500 calories.  So if you don’t take in 3700 calories for a day and do burn 3700 calories from exercise that day or week, then you have a sure fire way to lose 1-2 pounds of fat a week.

A great way to ensure fat loss success is by having a nutritional game plan and following a meal plan, check out this link to get 2 free sample meal plans
== > www.EmpoweredNutritionMealPlans.com

That’s it, that is a simple steps for successful weight loss and lean body check list you won’t have to make this year.

Patrick McGuire
President, Empowered Nutrition Products Inc.

For more amazing tips, tricks and articles to fight fat during the holiday season and to learn how to SAVE 50% on Your Personalized Nutrition Program…
==> www.EmpoweredNutrition.com/PNPpromo

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Top 5 Tips For A Great Day

January 14th, 2010

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Smoothie
  • Dinner
  • Snack

    • OK just playing with you…
    But seriously those are 5 great reasons to get out of bed each day.

    I have lots of other reasons to get out of bed each morning.  For instance each day is a BLESSING.  A chance to make up for something missed or lost yesterday.  That to some is a real grind and to others its a real blessing and CHALLENGE to be and do better than the day before.

    You can always count one of the REASONS if you have to jump up and get the KIDS to school, FAMILY counts on you or maybe even your JOB is waiting for you.  Yeah I know JOB sucks and its no reason to get out of bed.  Let me remind you… you HAVE a job.  Many people do not.  You could lose it tomorrow, then what will get your butt up out of bed.

    OK so I have to say it.  FOOD.  You get to eat again after a self inflicted 6-8 hour hibernation your body is ready for some good old protein, carbs and fats.  Start the day off right and enjoy it to the fullest.  For some great ideas on recipes try this link and get 2 free sample fat loss programs:
    Done-For-You Fast Fat Loss Meal Plans

    ACTION! Yeah action, exercise, activity, anything that makes you move is a good reason to get up and GO!  There are some people who would kill for the chance to leap out of bed and run around, exercise or just play with others.

    There you have it a few good reasons to get up and get going each and every day.  I am sure you can think of many more and better reasons to get out of bed, why not drop a comment and let me know your reasons to JUMP out of bed and start your day…

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    Reasons To Have An Apple A Day

    January 12th, 2010

    Apples are an exceptionally beneficial food for people to eat. They are sweet which makes them not hard to eat and there are enough varieties available that people can find one that fits the size of apple they’re looking for. In addition, they contain a variety of vitamins and nutrients that people need to be healthy.

    Apples are good for you. You’ve heard it from the time you were a tiny kid… “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. But how do apples actually benefit your health?They knew about the health benefits of apples centuries ago (where do you think the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” came from) and while many things have changed since then, the benefits of apples have not.

    Apples help our bodies fight cancer; studies have shown that there are several components in juicy fruit, such as apples, which help to prevent the growth of cancer cells. Healthy apples are most potent when the fruit is eaten whole, including the skin, and by choosing the darker apples, such as deep Red Delicious, Fuji, Jonathan, Rome Beauty and Red Spartan. Apples are a good source of vitamin C and fiber. Italian researchers found people who ate more than one apple a day lowered their risk for oral, esophageal, colon, breast, ovarian, prostate and other cancers by 9 to 42%.

    You know the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. It may well be true that it is time to rethink this, and start eating your apples as a receipe for healthy living.

    Here are some of the major benefits of apple cider vinegar alone:

    1. apple cider vinegar and weight loss
    2. apple cider vinegar and acid reflux
    3. apple cider vinegar and acne
    4. apple cider vinegar and wart
    5. apple cider vinegar and heartburn
    6. apple cider vinegar and yeast infection
    7. apple cider vinegar and arthritis
    8. apple cider vinegar for skin
    9. apple cider vinegar and cholesterol
    10. apple cider vinegar for hair
    11. apple cider vinegar and blood pressure
    12. apple cider vinegar for sinus infection

    Benefits of apple eating

    Apple is also said to be an “airy” fruit as 25 percent of an apple’s volume is air (this is the reason why they float when put in water) but remaining is filled with different vitamins and nutrients. Apples contain both insoluble and soluble fibre which can lower cholesterol, relieve constipation, and protect against cancer (especially breast and colon cancer), heart attack, macular degeneration, menopausal bone loss, asthma, type II diabetes, strokes, increased lung function and weight loss.

    * Provide antioxidant protection

    * Aid iron absorption

    * Help to keep bad LDL cholesterol level in check and can even lower it.

    * Help prevent heart disease, heart attacks and stroke.

    * Reduce the risk of lung cancer, improve lung function and reduce the severity of asthma. It seems that children who drink apple juice daily have less severe asthma compared to those who drink the juice one a month.

    * Reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

    * Help regulate blood pressure

    There are many more reasons to eat well and enjoy life, but none greater than to increase the quality and quantity of life  for yourself and those you love and care for like family and friends and even strangers.

    Go ahead share this blog post with someone you love or even someone you hate, just pass it on and give them a reason to think of you every time they eat an apple.  I hope its an apple a day.

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