Why Drink A Green Smoothie?

This one comes from http://www.fastestwaytoloseweightfat.com/.
Start drink the smoothies 2-3 times a day, and you will experience so much more energy and wellbeing that it will soon become your second nature. And you will start losing weight really quickly too, because you will be eating less of the fattening foods that you normally crave.

Green smoothies are easy to digest. When [...]

Recipe for an Incredible Chocolate Superfood Smoothie.

Chocolate Superfood Smoothie

Serves 1
1/2 c. young coconut meat
1 c. ice
3 c. coconut water
1 Tbsp. maca powder
1 Tbsp. raw cacao powder
1/4 c. Goji berries
1 Tbsp. organic hemp seeds
1 tsp. Spirulina Crystal Flakes
1/4 c. raw cacao nibs
5 pitted Medjool dates
1 Tbsp. cold-pressed coconut oil
2 Tbsp. raw agave nectar (optional) (I find Agave to be unnecessary when you use [...]

Green Smoothie Fast Day 2.

My workout yesterday was rough. It was my first day back in the gym. I did really well for the first 40 minutes and then I got very nauseous. When I got back, I ate a banana. I think that I just didn’t eat enough before the workout. I think that a couple of smoothies [...]

21 Day Green Smoothie Fast.

I’m away in beautiful Palm Springs, California right now. Warm weather and palm trees always seem to motivate me to eat super healthy food. At the resort that I’m staying at, I picked delicious ruby red grapefruits. I love picking my own fruit and eating it right then and then. While I was eating the [...]

People who eat processed food are depressed!

I read an interesting statistic in the July/August issue of  Maximum Fitness magazine. 58 is the percentage of higher risk of depression among those who consume a diet that is heavy in processed foods. (Source: British Journal of Psychiatry). I’ve known for some time that what you eat can really change your mood. When I [...]

Forget sunbeds and spray tans, the secret to a healthy looking glow is to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

I heard something on Cosmo radio (Sirius) today when I was listening to “Wake Up with Taylor” this morning that inspired this post. They said that you can get a natural tan by eating orange and green fruits and vegetables such as spinach, cantaloup, carrots, and apricots. The best way to eat them is to [...]

Organic Refreshing Drink Health Drink.

I saw this in a circular from  health food market called Wild By Nature. I think it’s the perfect summer juice or smoothie. Ingredients (Buy all organic)
cucumber, celery, lemon, apples   Â
They didn’t specify quanitities. Try 1 of each.

Here’s A Part Time Diet That Works.

I’m generally not for diets. You can’t lose weight long term without changing your eating habits permanently. That being said, sometimes we need a kick start and I think this one from The April 2010 issue of More magazine is a good one.
According to the More article, one way to slim down is by severely [...]

1/3 done. How is that possible?

It’s been a few days. I’m sorry about that. I was stuck without a computer for a few days out in East Hampton. I think you guys have been getting the general idea of what I’ve been eating. I’m now on day 10. I can’t believe it. I’ve done a third of this challenge and [...]

Another Day, Another Pound

I promised I continue to write about the raw food challenge. So, here goes. Day 6 was hell. I ended up going to a dinner on Day 5 for dinner and eating strawberries. I woke up about 6 times in the middle of the night and ended up eating 8 raw nuts twice in the [...]