SUPERFOODS ARE FOODS FOUND IN NATURE THAT ARE FULL OF ANTI-OXIDANTS, ARE VERY LOW IN CALORIES, AND HIGH IN NUTRIENTS & OFFER AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS. THEY WORK WONDERS IN KEEPING YOUR MIND AND BODY HEALTHY.
SUPERFOODS, WHEN CONSUMED ON A REGULAR BASIS, HELP BUILD YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, HELP PREVENT DISEASE, HELP IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WEIGHT, AND STRENGTHEN YOUR BLOOD AND BRAIN. IN ADDITION, THEY GIVE YOUR COMPLEXION A HEALTHY GLOW. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE ORGANICALLY GROWN IN NUTRIENT-RICH SOIL WITHOUT THE USE OF PESTICIDES OR FERTILIZERS, THE VALUE OF THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS ARE INCREASED.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPERFOOD, EACH WITH ITS OWN BENEFITS. THEY CAN BE PURCHASED RAW OR FOUND IN POWDER FORM (WHICH CAN BE SPRINKLED ON PREPARED FOOD) OR AS TABLETS. SOME EXAMPLES OF SUPERFOOD AND ITS BENEFITS ARE:
MACA ROOT POWDER - INCREASES ENERGY AND STAMINA.
CHIA -HYDRATES AND PROVIDES STRENGTH
HEMP PROTEIN - CONTAINS ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS AND AMINO ACIDS NECESSARY FOR MUSCLE STRENGTH
FLAXSEED - HELPS PREVENT AGAINST CANCER AND HEART DISEASE
QUINOA - PROTEIN RICH, IT IS HIGH IN FIBER, CONTAINS IRON, MAGNESIUM, LYSINE, B-2, AND MANGANESE ALL OF WHICH HELP PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF HEALTHY BLOOD CELLS.
KALE - STRENGTHENS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, DETOXIFIES, AIDS IN WEIGHT LOSS
SUPERFOODS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS WERE AWARE OF THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS LONG BEFORE THEY GAINED IN POPULARITY IN OUR MODERN WORLD. BOOST YOUR DIET WITH THESE FOODS AND REAP THE REWARDS OF THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS TODAY.
IF YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR 2013 IS TO EAT HEALTHY, THEN START WITH YOUR SNACKING HABITS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY WE SNACK THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN BETWEEN MEALS OUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL DROPS AND WE NEED A QUICK "PICK-ME-UP". MANY PEOPLE SNACK WHEN STRESSED OR DEPRESSED TO SOOTHE AND COMFORT THEMSELVES.
SNACKING IS NOT BAD FOR US AS LONG AS WE MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES. SOME EXAMPLES OF UNHEALTHY SNACKS ARE DOUGHNUTS, POTATO CHIPS, CANDY, PRETZELS AND ICE CREAM. THESE FOODS ARE LOADED WITH CARBS, SALT, SUGAR, AND FAT. SUGAR WILL TEMPORARILY BOOST OUR METABOLISM ONLY CAUSING IT TO DROP QUICKLY, AND WE ARE BACK TO FEELING TIRED, STRESSED, DEPRESSED & HUNGRY.
HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES ARE SNACKS THAT ARE HIGH IN FIBER AND LOW IN SODIUM, CONTAIN DRIED ORGANIC FRUITS OR VEGGIES, SEEDS OR NUTS, AND ARE NATURALLY SWEETENED. AT ABE'S MARKET, YOU CAN FIND AN ABUNDANCE OF HEALTHY SNACKS. AND FROM 01/11/13 TO 01/13/13, GET UP TO 25% OFF SELECT SNACKS, SUCH AS:
Carrot, Ginger, Veggie Go's (These are also available in other flavors)
World Peas (available in several flavors)
Keenwah Clusters (also available in several flavors)
Sunbiotics Cheesy Almonds (available in other flavors)
Nude Food Bars
New York Naturals Kale Chips
Flackers Flax Seed Crackers
THE ITEMS ABOVE ARE ON SALE, BUT ABE'S MARKET HAS HUNDREDS MORE HEALTHY SNACKS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
HAPPY SNACKING!
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NASAL IRRIGATION (CLEANSING THE NOSE WITH SALT WATER) IS AN ANCIENT PRACTICE THAT BEGAN AS A YOGIC AND AYURVEDIC MEDICINE TECHNIQUE IN INDIA. IT IS SAID TO PROMOTE GOOD SINUS AND NASAL HEALTH AND AIDS PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM CHRONIC SINUSITIS, HALITOSIS, COUGH, AND NASAL CONGESTION. IT HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE RELIEF FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM HAY FEVER AND THE COMMON COLD.
THERE ARE SEVERAL METHODS OF NASAL IRRIGATION, ONE OF WHICH IS THE NETI POT. THIS DEVICE USES A SALT WATER SOLUTION TO CLEAN ONE NOSTRIL AT A TIME. THE SALT WATER SOLUTION, HOWEVER, TAKES TIME TO GET USED TO. HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL SALTS ARE EASIER AND MORE POPULAR FOR USE IN NETI POTS. THE SALT CRYSTALS REST IN A CHAMBER INSIDE THE INHALER. AS YOU BREATHE, THE SALT PARTICLES ARE ABSORBED INTO THE LUNGS THROUGH THE NATURAL MOISTURE IN THE AIR. THESE NATURAL SALT CRYSTALS ARE ANTI-BACTERIAL AND FREE FROM ALLERGENS. PEOPLE WHO WORK IN SALT MINES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE HEALTHY RESPIRATORY HEALTH AND DO NOT DEVELOP LUNG DISEASE AS THE MOISTURE AND SALT IN THE MINES KEEPS THEIR BREATHING PASSAGES CLEAR.
NETI POT SINUS THERAPY FROM SOLAY WELLNESS
SOLAY WELLNESS HIMALAYAN SALT CRYSTALS, NETI POT AND INHALER
FIBER CROPS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED TO FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES FOLLOWING WWII. THESE CHEMICALS WERE, AND STILL ARE, TOXIC TO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE WORKERS GROWING THE CROPS.
THROUGH THE YEARS, HOWEVER, CONSUMERS HAVE BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ARE PURCHASING PRODUCTS THAT ARE ORGANIC AND ECO-FRIENDLY. THIS HAS LED TO A RISE IN CLOTHING MADE FROM ORGANIC FIBERS.
FOR A FARM TO GROW ORGANIC FIBERS, IT MUST BE INSPECTED BY AN ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION THAT USES STRICT STANDARDS. FARMERS THAT RAISE ORGANIC FIBERS, WHETHER FROM CROPS OR ANIMALS, CANNOT USE TOXIC INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES OR FUNGICIDES. FURTHERMORE, THE ANIMALS BEING RAISED FOR THEIR FIBER MUST BE TREATED HUMANELY AND FED AN ORGANIC DIET.
THE ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION (OTA) PROMOTES AND PROTECTS ORGANIC TRADE IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. ITS PURPOSE IS TO BENEFIT FARMERS, THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PUBLIC AND HUMANITY. THE GROWING OF ORGANIC FIBERS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE TERM FAIR TRADE. FAIR TRADE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BUILD SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES THAT INFLUENCE THEIR COMMUNITIES IN A POSITIVE WAY. THERE IS ALSO THE FAIR WEAR FOUNDATION, WHICH IS BASED IN 7 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THEIR PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE LABOR CONDITIONS FOR GARMENT WORKERS.
ORGANIC FIBERS USED IN ECO-FRIENDLY CLOTHING ARE: CAMEL HAIR, ALPACA, YAK, WOOL, MERINO WOOL, CASHMERE, MOHAIR, LAMBSWOOL, PIMA COTTON, ORGANIC COTTON, ORGANIC LINEN, ORGANIC SILK, AND ORGANIC HEMP.
Virgin Wool/Silk Blend Scarf
Virgin Wool Scarf
Organic Cotton Sweatshirt
Pure Yak Wool Sweater
Organic Cotton/Cashmere Turtleneck
Alpaca/Silk Sweater
