Vegetarian Means Vegan, Right?

Actually vegetarians tend to differ from what Vegans consider themselves to be. The exact reasons for why, evade me at the moment.

I eat plenty of vegetables but also enjoy eggs so I think this means I may be a vegetarian but I am not a vegan because eggs are not on their menu. I need to watch my calories and weight.

Veganism, if I may, seems to be more like a religion than just a healthy eating regime. I think the term is applied to not only eggs but even to wearing things that may have once been alive, like leather.

I have no feelings on this one way or another and think our life choices are just that, our life choices.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Juice Fasting Detoxification

By Kate West

The term "detox" has become quite the buzz word these days. You can hardly open the paper or turn on the TV without learning about some new potion or pill that claims to detoxify your system. Well, you might be wondering if you need to worry about detoxifying as well. The answer is yes! No matter what method you choose, these days detoxification is an important component to include in any health, weight loss or prevention regimen. Here's why..

We live in incredibly advanced and complicated times where much of what we take into our bodies on a daily basis was never meant to be there. For example, there are over 70,000 chemicals used commercially today which lead to more than 4 billion pounds of toxic chemicals being released into the environment each year-- bi-products of processes such as manufacturing, production and transportation. 4 Billion Pounds! Not to mention the fact that 72 Million Of Those Are Known Carcinogens, or Cancer Causing Agents.

Even our water is under assault. It was recently discovered that the water supplies of most major US cities contain traces of a wide variety ofpharmaceuticaldrugs, ranging from sleeping aids to baldness cures, medicines for depression and other psychological disorders-- things you don't want hanging around in your drinking water! Even traces of rocket fuel (yes you read that correctly!) are being found in the water we drink and the food we eat. With all of this evidence, is there any wonder why disease and obesity are at an all time high?

You don't need me to point out that these manmade substances were never meant to enter your body. But your body takes in everything you are exposed to in some fashion or another. Therefore, no matter how hard you try to live a healthy lifestyle, toxins are entering your system faster than ever before. In fact, some studies show that on any given day you can count on 30,000 foreign substance entering your body. Now that's a lot to process even for our exquisitely designed bodies!

But there is hope! Juice Fasting Detoxification can maintain and even restore optimal health despite the bombardment of toxins we face today. It's the the smartest, easiest and quickest solution to remaining clean from the inside out. Obviously, with this such contamination in the world, even a health-obsessed person should consider a juice fasting detoxification plan.

Juice fasting detoxification is done by ingesting large quantities of highly nutritious, enzyme rich fruits and vegetables in order to make sure that your body gets an abundance of the the vitamins and minerals it needs to rebuild. This boosts your immune system, the very thing under attack, and also gives your body much needed rest. Because you are juicing the vegetable, you are taking care of the 'breaking down' process and thus temporarily eliminating the need for digestion. This very fact alone frees up a whopping 75% or more your energy! And considering that the body has a built in house keeping mechanism that goes to work scrubbing your cells clean any chance it get, this energy does not go to waste! Instead, it goes toward cleansing and purifying you from the inside out and eliminating these harmful substances from your body and your life! (Imagine tiny scrub brushes polishing your cells clean!)

Considering the stress our bodies are put under by constantly being bombarded with harmful substances, juice fasting detoxification should be included as an important tool in the survival kit of every person living in the 21st century. Considering that it's a simple and natural method for detoxifying, increasing energy, facilitating the loss of unwanted pounds and even eliminating a whole host of medical conditions, it's easy to see why juice fasting detoxification is one of the very best things you can do to reclaim or maintain vitality and vibrant health!

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Coffee Pod Machines

By Deirdre Branwen

A single cup coffee maker is the most popular machine that is used in the home. Brewing your own coffee at home gives you that authentic cafe taste without resorting to an expensive set up. These days coffee makers are very affordable and come in a range of styles.

The single cup machine is highly popular as it is low maintenance. They are also very easy to use even if you've never used a coffee machine before. They are closed system machines which means that you can only use the type of coffee that comes with the machine. However if you regularly drink the one type and prefer it, that won't be an issue.

Douwe Egberts and Nespresso both manufacture a popular single cup coffee maker. A Nespesso machine will require that you use Nespresso coffee in it, and the same goes for a Douwe Egberts machine.

Being so easy to use is undoubtedly the top reason for these single serve machines' popularity. Being limited to one brand of coffee doesn't bother most people.

But if you want to work around that limitation, some manufacturers have instructions you can get on making your own pods. At first this was considered to be piracy, so the industry didn't like it, but now they realize that it just increases their sales and ability to compete. Senseo are the top manufacturers for custom pods. In their brewer, you can use any kind of coffee you like, thanks to pod makers and coffee ducks.

A novice is able to brew a terrific cup of coffee by using a single cup coffee maker. With these machines you will have a no fuss, gourmet cup of coffee without all the mess and machine maintenance. Best of all, you will save money brewing your own coffee and not paying the exorbitant prices at the local coffee shop.

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Juice Fasting for Weight Loss

By Kate West

Let's face it. Diets don't work! If you don't have first hand experience with that notion, ask anyone who has tried and failed to lose weight a dozen times or more. The dieting merry-go-round, as I like to call it, can be brutally discouraging and frustrating, not to mention that it plummets your self esteem to an all time low! "What's wrong with me?!" you think. "Why can't I find the right diet, program or pill?!" And once you think have, you wonder why you can't stick to it. Juice fasting to the resue!

There is one fundamental reason as to why you haven't been able to loose the pounds despite your most dogged and sincere efforts. And that reason boils down to one word-- TOXICITY! All disease-- including excess weight-- stems from the same problem. It's the result of a build up of waste materials in the body. In fact, I often tell my clients that fat is their friend. And after the look of bewilderment dissolves from their faces, I proceed to tell them that it's fat that's keeping their bodies safe from the harm of toxins. Let me explain...

You see fat has one purpose-- to buffer toxins. Just like an oyster will wrap a single grain of sand in an alkaline substance (the pearl) to prevent aggravation, so do our bodies wrap foreign contaminants. Only our bodies wrap them in fat! So, the more toxic you are, the more fat cells you will have and the more frustrated you will be. And that's why diets don't work! They don't address the underlying CAUSE of your weight problem in the first place. But the solution is simple... DETOXIFY.

Arguably the best way to help your body detoxify from the onslaught of environmental and food related toxicity that we are faced with today AND eliminate the source of your weight problem at once, is to use the age old, time tested technique of Juice Fasting. Juice fasting for weight loss has helped countless people eliminate their weight problems permanently because rather than being a 'diet', it is designed to simultaneously flush your body free of toxins AND saturate it with enzyme rich fruit and vegetable juices. This in turn sets up optimum conditions for your body to release the excess weight for good. (And to thrive!)

There are two main reasons why people are finding it so difficult to lose weight and keep it off these days. First is the fact that toxic substances are bombarding our bodies on a constant basis. The list of foreign agents in our food, air and water that have a negative cumulative impact on our health goes on and on. Second is that people are consuming far more calories than ever before. This is due to the fact the the majority of our food supply has become watered down and denatured due to processing and unsound farming practices, causing us to require twice as many calories to get the same amount of nutrition we would have had to have consumed only decades ago. Therefore people keep eating in order to satisfy their cravings which are simply signals from the body calling out to satisfy it's nutritional needs!

Juice fasting for weight loss takes both these of issue and swiftly nips them in the bud. Built around the simple idea that by flooding your body with abundant quantities of high quality bioavailable nutrition in the form of enzyme rich fruit and vegetable juices, the body's nutritional needs are satisfied and cravings disappear. Then, once the the body gets its nutritional requirements satisfied and fulfilled, it goes to work detoxifying your entire system and scrubbing clean each of your 80 trillion cells. Because all nutrition is ''juiced", the need for digestion (which can take up to a whopping 70% of your energy!) is eliminated and the body can spend that energy cleaning up the mess that is causing you to remain overweight despite any and all dieting efforts.

So as you can see, juice fasting for weight loss is by far the most efficient and health affirming way to jump-start your body and get you looking and feeling fabulous fast! And since there are no side effects, besides radiantly glowing skin, sparkling eyes and the energy of a ten year old, can you think of any reason not to give it a try?!

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Don't Forget Your salad With Dinner Tonight

By Chris Lee

Salads, when eaten daily, can significantly help you to improve your health. If you have not had your salad today, then consider adding it to your dinner. If you were to visit a restaurant, you would be offered a pre-dinner salad. So, if you eat salad when dining out, then why not enjoy one when you are eating at home?.

One of the healthiest things that you can do is to enjoy a salad every day. While many people are looking for the best diet, they are simply overlooking the things that work. Enjoying a dinner salad every night will in fact help you with all your health-related goals. It helps to fill you up, while providing you with a host of vitamins and nutrients. Salads are crunchy, which not only helps to fill you up, but they are just fun to eat.

Salads are fun to eat and even children enjoy digging in to those fresh, crispy vegetables at dinnertime. You can prepare your salad at home just the way you like it. You should however, keep in mind that not everything you can put on a salad is healthy. Be sure that you are not destroying the health potential in your salad by putting in things like bacon and high fat cheeses. Particularly if you are eating your salad with dinner, you should avoid things that are high in fat.

You can add a variety of vegetables and even fruits if you like. Be sure that your lettuce is fresh, for that wonderful crunch and flavor. While Iceberg lettuce is perfectly healthy, Romaine lettuce is actually healthier. If you like the taste of Romaine, then you are enjoying a much healthier salad. Mix it up and add as many vegetables as you like. You can also add a variety of mushrooms to add more color and healthy properties to your salad.

Whether you are eating beef, chicken or even pizza, a small salad makes an excellent addition to dinner. You can add things to your salad that will complement whatever you are having. Fruits such as grapes and cranberries are excellent in salads and compliment a variety of dinner dishes. Having a dinner salad every day will give you needed vegetable servings. In addition, salad is one of the easiest side dishes to prepare. You can even find pre-mixed salads at most grocery stores. Simply wash your veggies and throw them together in a bowl. You can prepare your dinner salad in just a few minutes and have a side dish that the whole family will love.

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