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Grilled Peaches with Gingersnaps
Ready in 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 firm peach, halved and pitted
1 teaspoon canola oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 scoops vanilla fat-free frozen yogurt
2 gingersnap cookies, crumbled
Italian Pasta Veggie Salad
Ready in 25 minutes
Ingredients
10 ounces fusilli pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 cup chopped mushrooms
3/4 cup fat free Italian-style dressing
Sarah's Applesauce
Ready in 30 iminutes
Ingredients
4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Multivitamins
Many Americans spend billions of dollars on Multivitamins. They are very healthy for you, they can replace any vital nutrients that you need to be a healthy person. A large percentage of the United States population takes multivitamins to try to stay healthy. One of the problems about the multivitamins is that people rely on them too much and think that if they take those then they are just going to be perfectly healthy without consuming healthy fruits and vegetables. People will not get healthier whenever they eat bad and also eat multivitamins. The overall benefits of people who take the multivitamins who also have an all around healthy lifestyle include resistance to cancer, heart disease,they can help with bone growth, and muscle growth. Studies of people who take multivitames are healthier. Forty-two percent of American adults take multivitamins regularly, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition. One thing that is questioned is that everyone is different and the supplements can or cannot help certain people. The statement that most of the leading scientists are saying about mulivitamins is that they cannot be used as the primary source of nutrition. If someone does this, there can be severe consiquinces in that person's health. Whenever someone decides to exercise, eat right, and use multivitamines recommended by their doctor, they can be extremely healthy. Based on the information given people should use supplements and have a healthy life style so that they can live their live to the fullest
Top Nutritious Foods
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245259.php
Apples
This is an article about ten very healthy foods that can prevent certain diseases, so that you can be healthy in your life. The number one on the list is apples. They have essential antioxidants that help your body get rid of the bad and take in the good. The saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is true. Apples can help your immune system and make you healthy.
Almonds
The number 2 on the list is almonds. The almonds that are not salted, roasted, or chocolate covered are very healthy for you. They have essential nutrients like good proteins, healthy fatty acids, fiber, etc.
Broccoli
Broccoli is a very healthy vegetable that has enzymes that can help prevent cancers. Allot of the nutrients are cooked away whenever steamed or boiled, so it is better for you to eat them raw. There are also several anti-inflammatory nutrients that are in the broccoli.
Salmon/Fish
Fish are a good source of protein as well as Omeg-3 fatty acids. Omega-3’s can lower blood pressure slightly and lower the triglycerides in your blood. Tuna contain most of the Omega-3’s that we need. Fish can also lower the risk of heart-disease.
How Sleep Is Good For You
Sleep is a very great thing that many people don't take very seriously. Whenever a person sleeps, their whole body s in a repair mode. You grow in your sleep, you feal better after you sleep, and your body fights sickness whenever you sleep. Whenever you do not get enough sleep it can cause many mentall and physicall problems that can threaten your life in the future. Getting less then 7 or 6 hours of sleep makes people at risk for a variety of diseases. Whenever the human body has a lack of sleep it goes through a state of stress that can cause you to not think logically and make you not feel well. Sleep deficientsy also causes inflimmation throughout your whole body that can lead to certain heart conditions, cancers, and diabetes. Obesety is one problem for people that get less than 7 hours of sleep. Lack of sleep affects your appetite so you can be hungary when you really shouldn't be. Naps are another way to get some great sleep. Taking naps actually make you smarter, they make you more alert and focused on tasks or work. Overall, sleeping is very important to a human's health. Whenever you sleep you will feel better and are better, because sleep is the bodies way of fixing everything and getting prepared for a new day.
http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongenergy/tp/healthy_sleep.htm