Diet Reviews

Hydration means having enough fluid in your body. The majority of hydration comes from water. The rest is found in your cells and lymphatic system. Hydration keeps your skin moist and supple. It also affects your internal organs and cells. Without hydration, your body fails to work properly. This is called dehydration. The fluid intake you need comes from a great number of things, including pure water. Some of the foods you eat provide the necessary water you need to be healthy. Your diet and weight also depend on keeping hydrated. 

How Water Hydrates You

You hydrate your body by drinking plenty of water. Water

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One of the most common myths about weight training for women is that weight training reduces breast size and creates a flat manly looking chest. This misconception has prevented many women from incorporating weight training into their quests to lose weight and firm up their bodies- a path that inevitably leads to failure as weight training is without question the most effective way to really tone up and develop a tight body. But what about the prospect of becoming flat chested? To answer that I can honestly say that unless you plan on starving yourself  or using anabolic steroids, women have little to worry about in terms of their breasts getting smaller from weight training.

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Recipe by Ani Phyo adapted from Ani’s Raw Food Essentials cookbook

Makes 4 servings

Almonds provide calcium, protein, and vitamin E, bananas are loaded with potassium, and açaí is full of antioxidants and healthy omegas. This easy smoothie is a great post workout fuel – it helps increase circulation and blood flow to stressed muscles, while building lean tissue.

2 bananas, sliced
1/4 cup raw almond butter
1 tbsp raw cacao powder
3 to 4 cups Organic Sambazon Açaí Juice

Combine the banana, almond butter, and organic Sambazon Açaí Juice in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Best serv Read more…

-Nethmi from South Asia

  Nethmi is doing the right things: joined a gym, exercising 4 times a week, and trying to include a balanced diet throughout the day. So why is she not seeing results?

She is doing great in terms of improving overall health – exercising and incorporating nutrient balance daily – so there has to be some missing pieces here. Activity counts and to date, doing cardio and weights 4 times a week should help to see some results, but what about the daily food intake? When talking with Nethmi, first thing I asked was how many calories she was consuming? This does make a big difference. Too

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If you’re planning to live a healthier lifestyle by eating a better diet, a healthy kitchen is one of the things you need to accomplish. When you hear the term “healthy kitchen,” you probably think about improving your kitchen by replacing unhealthy foods with more nutritious items. Even though this step is necessary for your kitchen makeover, having a healthy kitchen involves more than just food.

The Right Kitchen Tools

Even if your kitchen is stocked with the healthiest ingredients in the world, you still won’t be able to eat most of them if you don’t have the materials needed to cook or prepare them. Start by

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