Eggs are one of my favorite foods: nutritious, delicious, quick-cooking, and conveniently individually packaged. I specifically advocate eating fresh farmers’ market eggs from chickens who graze on a natural diet of green plants, insects, and grains. When cracked open, these eggs reveal a bright orange yolk and a white that gels together. They are rich in color, flavor, and nutrients (especially omega-3s, which support brain and nervous system development as well as cardiovascular health). Both the nutrients and omegas are concentrated in the yolk of the egg. Yes, eat the yolk; it is packed with good stuff! I freely admit that I pay $6/dozen for these superior quality eggs. Find this price hard to swallow? You can easily drop the same amount for a single cocktail at a bar. It’s all relative and a matter of priorities.
Why You Should Avoid the Acai Berry Diet
The acai berry grows on palms found in the Amazonian rain forest of Brazil. Touted for its high concentration of antioxidants and fiber, acai has become a supplement sensation. I will be the first to agree that antioxidants and fiber are essential for both wellness and weight loss, but are acai supplements the best way to get them? Before you latch on to the acai diet craze, take a deeper look.
Picking the Perfect Peach
To pick the best fruits and vegetables possible, you must fully engage your senses. A peach that is heavy for it’s size, fragrant, has smooth skin, rich color, and gives under moderate pressure of your thumb will be a juicy, sweet, delicious experience. Follow these guidelines the next time you are at the supermarket.
Become a Multi-Sport Athlete
A triathletes’ extraordinary fitness is a direct result of their diversified training regimen. But what if your “big race” is a tennis match and not a triathlon? Can your three sports be tennis, yoga, and weight training? I am suggesting that we borrow the term “triathlete” to describe one who trains in any three disciplines and, by this definition, that we all become triathletes.
