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Healthy Ezine of the Week: Issue 212

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Fitness Tip

Focus on How Your Body Feels
When it comes to weight loss, the numbers on the bathroom scale are not always motivating, so reflect on other changes that your body is experiencing.

Do your clothes fit looser?
Has your energy increased?
Are your workouts easier?

Remember these benefits when it feels like the pounds aren't coming off as quickly as you'd like.

Nutrition Tip

Dress Your Veggies
Fat-free dressing may not be the most nutritious choice for your salads. A bit of healthy fat can help raw veggies pack a more powerful nutrient punch, according to research. In a new study, people who ate salads with dressings that had some fat in them absorbed more carotenoids from the vegetables compared to people who used non-fat dressing. Carotenoids are a family of potent antioxidants.

Herb of the Week

Licorice Root
Licorice Root is one of the most widely used remedies in all herbal systems. It is used to improve eyesight, physical strength, sexual potency and libido. Licorice calms down sensitive tissues and helps to reduce seasonal sneezing and congestion. It preserves the effect of the body's hormone, cortisol, allowing it to maintain longer anti-inflammatory action. It is a major for skin health, and it protects the liver. A blood sugar balancer, it soothes indigestion and heartburn, or a sore throat.

Quick Recipe

Burrito Bake
Place frozen burritos in baking dish and microwave according to package directions. Top with canned reduced-sodium enchilada sauce and reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese. Microwave uncovered, on medium power until cheese melts. Top with shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes. If you like things a bit hotter, add sliced jalapeno peppers!

Tidbit(s)

Mighty Chocolate Morsels
Get the heart benefits of chocolate without blowing your diet. A report found that just one ounce of dark chocolate was enough to inhibit blood platelets from forming clots. Until now, it was thought it took four times as much. Get one ounce of healthful chocolate by enjoying 57 Nestle's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels (150 calories). Consider trying the Deep Dark Hot Chocolate Recipe or perhaps our Deep Dark Fudge Sauce.

Food Fixes

If you're watching your weight or cholesterol, you'll want to remove the skin from chicken. But don't do it until after it's grilled -- the skin holds in the meat's natural moisture. Chicken grilled sans skin can quickly become dry and tough.

Warmth ripens tomatoes, not sunlight. Storing tomatoes with the stems pointed down will help the tomato stay fresher, longer.

Sprinkle cinnamon on aluminum foil and place it in a hot oven, leaving the door open. As the cinnamon heats, the cinnamon will permeate the house.

This 'n That

Fitness and Freebies Sister Site, focuses strictly on nutrition! Lots of great food information! BellyBytes.com

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