Nutrition
EcoDrink Daily Vitamin Packets with BPA Free Bottle
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 @ 5:00pm
SGN Nutrition is a company in Southern California who's product EcoDrink Daily is now being carried in Costco. It's a daily vitamin packet that is more potent than drinks like Vitamin Water, etc. and comes with an eco-friendly BPA free bottle.
EcoDrink™ is a healthy and convenient way to get your recommended daily allowance of essential vitamins and minerals.
Formulation: Their special blend of vitamins and minerals have guaranteed potency and superior absorption with 100% natural flavors and colors. Each serving is 5 times more powerful than leading vitamin water brands, without the sugar and calories!
Technology: Convenient packet technology protects the blend of vitamins and minerals and keeps them fresh until you are ready for a refreshing and nutritious drink.
Convenience: They provide a high quality, reusable bottle, ideal for home, work, the gym or on-the-go. Simply add water, add powder, shake well and drink.
What’s in it for you? Finally, the perfect winning combination – a powerful, great-tasting nutritional supplement matched with a sleek, portable and reusable bottle. One EcoDrink™ box
Contains: 20 Individual serving packets 1 eco-friendly bottle – FDA approved, 100% BPA Free, dishwasher safe and reusable. Made in the USA.
Heart Health: Cooking With Heart
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 @ 2:00pm
February was heart health awareness month, but that doesn't mean that after February we should forget about the health of our heart. In light of heart health month and the AHA’s recent study showing women are misinformed about heart disease, I thought it might be interesting to share some heart healthy recipes and prevention tips from Dr. Richard Collins, The Cooking Cardiologist and director of wellness at South Denver Cardiology Associates to promote heart health.
Dr. Collins has developed recipes that are heart healthy yet still delicious, including favorites like Butternut Squash Soup and Crème Brûlée. The recipes (and delectable photos) can be found here or on www.floridajuice.com. You can also purchase his book "Cooking with Heart
Jamie Oliver's TED Award Speech About The Fight Against Obesity
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 @ 1:00pm
TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design is a non-profit community of some of the world's most influential "thinkers and do-ers, and previous TED Prize winners have included Bono, Bill Clinton and Dave Eggers. The prize is $100,000 to go towards current social projects as well as a "wish" – the TED community pledges to help make the wish come true.
Jamie Oliver used his speech to attack the global food giants for profiting from obesity without ever investing significantly in measures to tackle the world's most deadly – and worsening - health crisis. He asked the TED community to provide the talent, hard work and other resources needed to make the wish come true, including:
Have You Tried POM Wonderful?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 @ 6:00pm
Antioxidants are all the rage these days, and you can get them in a variety of ways, one of them being by drinking POM Wonderful.
"Hundreds of scientific tests also show POM to be a superior source of antioxidants, with more potent antioxidants than red wine, grape juice, blueberry juice, cranberry juice, green tea, vitamin C and vitamin E."
"It's the concentration of the polyphenols that appear to make [pomegranate juice] the most potent antioxidant in nature." --Michael Davidson, MD, Director of Preventative Cardiology and Atherosclerosis Research, Rush University Medical Center.
This drink is not your sugared up "all-natural" fruit juice. It is guaranteed to contain 100% authentic pomegranate juice with no added sugars, preservatives, colors or cheap filler juices. "Wonderful" is the variety of pomegranates that is a unique combination of superior antioxidants, delicious taste and deep crimson color.
I love this drink, totally beats out grapefruit juice and a glass of bitter red wine. However, it doesn't taste sweet, you may have to develop a taste for it, especially if you're used to a lot of sweetened drinks. I say if you're looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle or get on the right track with your diet, then you should at least try it!
Nutrition Label Lies & Loopholes: Serving Size Sleight of Hand By Tom Venuto
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 @ 5:00pm
For years, concerned consumers and watchdog organizations have been screaming that the U.S. labeling laws are full of loopholes and in need of serious revision. After years of talk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they're planning to so something about it. But will it be enough?
There are many food labeling issues we could complain about, but one of the biggest problems (due to its direct relationship to the obesity crisis) is serving sizes, not just talking about supersizing.
What's worse is that the actual calories are being disguised with serving size sleight of hand.
Tom Venuto shows us some examples:
Tostitos touch of lime. Calories per serving 150. Not too bad for tortilla chips eh? Not so fast. Check that serving size. 1 ounce. That's 6 chips. There are 10 servings per container. That's 1500 calories in the bag.
Most guys could knock off half that bag for a cool 750 calories. Ok, suppose you have some restraint and you only eat a third of the bag (20 chips). You still get 500 calories. But who stops at 6 chips?
Vitamin Water. While I could rant about how sugar water is being marketed as health food, I'll stick with the serving size sleight for now.
