Once a week I’ll make a frittata for dinner. I’ll sauté mushrooms, red peppers, onions, and toss in a few slices of a jalapeño. When the veggies are ready I’ll add egg whites and non fat mozzarella cheese. I’ll take it off the stovetop and pop it in oven for the final touch. When I plate it, I see how all the ingredients work together to make a tasty dish. No single individual item stands out. It’s a good life’s lesson for relationships, when we take our strengths and blend them with our partner’s strengths we create something wonderful.
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Today’s Health Tip ~ Let Life Give You a Lemon – It’s Loaded with Vitamin C
Lemons Have a Healthy Supporting Role
Along with its impressive concentrations of vitamin C, lemon’s flavonoid compounds have been shown to have anti-cancer properties. But lemons may be healthiest in a supporting role: Add a little to your tea, and your body will absorb more of the drink’s healthy antioxidants, finds research from Purdue University.
A Better Life ~ A Great Substitute
When WE replaces me, relationships flourish.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Dark Leafy Greens = Healthy Choice
Dark leafy greens, such as kale, spinach, and Swiss chard, tend to top health experts’ lists. Bursting with vitamins A, K, and C, kale is also a great source of calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium. Whether you toss it into soups, smoothies, or salads, gobble as much of this stuff as you can every day.
Today’s Health Tip ~ It Taste Good in Most Dishes and It’s Good for You
The Healthy Choice is Garlic
A Better Life ~ Is it Time to Loosen Up
Is it time for some therapy to loosen up a stiff neck? When we get too set on a way thinking, we begin to view all different viewpoints as the enemy. When we loosen up and listen, we may find we’re not so far apart and want many of the same things. The problem is often not in the ends, but over the means.
A Better Life ~ Fire Up The Passion
No matter how long you’ve been together, kiss like you’re lovers and haven’t seen each other for a while. Fire up your passion.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Are You Getting Enough Beta-Carotene
Beta-Carotene is Your BFF
One of the best ways to get vitamin A—an essential nutrient that protects and maintains eyes, skin, and the linings of our respiratory, urinary, and intestinal tracts—is from foods containing beta-carotene, which your body converts into the vitamin. Beta carotene-rich foods include carrots, squash, kale, and cantaloupe, but sweet potatoes have among the most. A half-cup serving of these sweet spuds delivers only 130 calories but 80 percent of the DV of vitamin.
Today’s Health Tip ~ What Food May Protect Against Heart Disease and Breast Cancer?
Tomatoes – They’re a Winner
Tomatoes are our most common source of lycopene, an antioxidant that may protect against heart disease and breast cancer. The only problem with tomatoes is that we generally eat them in the form of sugar-loaded jarred pasta sauce or as a thin slice in a sandwich. For a healthier side dish, quarter plum tomatoes and coat with olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Roast in a 400°F oven for 20 minutes, and serve with chicken.
A Better Life ~ We Are Connected
Travel opens our eyes to different cultures. We discover, no matter where our origin, we are much alike. We may speak differently, pray differently, and eat differently. When we meet people different from us, we understand how closely we are connected. Be open to travel, new experiences, and opening of the mind.
