Energy Drinks
I made mention in an earlier post that I had found a more natural form of energy drink as apposed to other energy drinks on the market such as, Red Bull, Mother, Rockstar, and Monster just to name a few of the more popular drinks.
Most of these drinks are loaded with refined sugars and caffeine and/or other synthetic ingredients to give you a quick high only to crash back down a little while later. The video below is a gives you a good idea as to how much sugar you can expect to find in these cans of drink.
As I mentioned at the start of this post I have found a more natural form of energy drink that does not use the sugar that is found in the other drinks. It does use caffeine but not at unsafe levels, it is made up primarily of fruit juice concentrates including Acai, Grape, Plum, Pear, Plum, Kiwi, and Apricot.
When I take it I do not get and energy kick as such but I do find that I become more awake and alert and I find that very beneficial after a big lunch when all I want to do is lay down and go to sleep but know I have to keep working.
You can find out more by visiting this link Natural Energy Drink or you can contact me for further information here Contact Me
5 Year Anniversary
I have some good news that I want to share with everyone. I have reached my five year anniversary, but this is an anniversary with a difference and I happy to announce that I honestly not been sick for 5 years now, have not even looked like getting sick.
I can remember the last time well as I had to catch an early morning train to Sydney one weekend to buy a new car and what made this trip bad was I had a bad case of the flu. As you would already know if you have the flu the last thing you want to do is be up and about traveling and trying to organize things, all I want to do is stay in bed and get some rest.
That was the when I finally decided it was time to take health more seriously and as the old saying goes "I was sick and tired of being sick and tired". It was not uncommon for me to get sick and it was pretty much a yearly event for me to catch the flu.
Getting my health back on track did not take dramatic change in my lifestyle but the effects speak for themselves. Every now and then I still have the occasional bit of junk food or a night on the town so there is no need to go to the extremes when your after change in your own life.
I credit my turn around in health to a number of factors. First is supplementing my diet with quality nutritional supplements, some people think they are a waste of time and money but through my experience I have to say they are worth there weight in gold. Second is to eat as much fresh produce as possible (preferably organic if possible) and limit consumption of processed foods. Thirdly keeping active I found was important so doing exercise regularly during the week and getting some good exposure to sunlight also helps.
These are all things you've probably heard about before and I believe for a good reason, because it works. 5 years without being sick, its definitely worked for me.
Driving Foods
Last week I decided it was time for a break, so I packed my bags and geared up to for a long road trip that would stretch for more than 2200kms one way. This was a trip I had done more than once so I knew that the trip was going to be be long and boring, and to go along with that is the feeling of tiredness from all those hours behind the wheel.
Now when I get in a car to drive, it usually takes me about 5 minutes before I start feeling drowsy and that's not a good sign when I was planing to do around 12 hours or more per day to reach my destination.
I was wondering what types of food I should pack that would give me the energy I needed to stay awake and alert. Immediately I thought about foods high in carbohydrates as they are known to be energy foods, however after talking with my mother about the task at hand she told me about packing foods that are higher in proteins as they will not leave you with that drowsy feeling.
With that thought in mind I up some tubs of chicken salad to take with me as well as some fruit and a thermos full of home made ice tea. The salads were made up of grated carrot, beetroot, and broccoli with chicken, avocado and a salad dressing made up of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, onion powder and garlic powder. I also had a natural energy drink that I will talk about in a later post.
On reflection of this trip and previous trips I would have to agree that eating foods higher in proteins seem to keep you more alert for longer and feelings of tiredness do not strike until hours into the trip.
If you are planing a long road trip give the high protein foods a run and see if you get the same benefits as I did, its worth a shot.
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Stepping Up The Exercise
Its been a while since I last blogged so I thought I would let you in with what's captured my attention the last month or so. I have been bitten by the workout bug. I thought it was time to really get into shape, bring back the six pack abs.
Now, I've always been the slim type of build and never had any real problems with weight but over the past couple of years I have gained a little extra padding around my stomach.
So the last week I stepped up the exercise regime. I started with interval training Monday morning followed by a push up and chin up routine in the afternoon, an 8km cross country race Wednesday, and to finish the week off, on Friday afternoon my friend thought it would be a good idea to attempt 600 push ups and 100 chin ups in one hour.
I can tell you that I failed that challenge miserably. I could only pump out 300 push ups and 60 chin ups. It took a maximum effort and I am definitely feeling the effects in my chest, lats, and shoulders today.
In addition to this exercise I am going to be a bit more stringent with what I eat as well.
Next week I am planning on dusting off the kettle bells and skipping rope and doing a circuit in the garage.
If anyone has any good workout ideas or meal idea's for getting shredded let me know in the comment section below and Ill give them a try.
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S.R. BURZINSKI VERSUS THE CORRUPT, CRIMINAL CANCER INDU$$TRY
I have just received an email today from Phillip Day that has a link to a must watch video about cancer. If you know someone who has cancer and are still searching for answers then this is definitely a video worth watching.
It run's for an hour and fifty minutes and it is available to watch online for free until 20th June.
Phillip Day is an author, investigative journalist and international speaker. His work revolves around uncovering the most effective treatments available today and distributing that information to as many people as possible.
Phillip believes in taking responsibility for ones own health and that "prevention is worth a ton of cure at a thousandth of the cost." You can visit Phillip Day's site here at www.credence.org
Crucial Keys To Wellness Webinar
I would like to invite anyone interested listening to the Crucial Keys To Wellness webinar being held on Tuesday 12 July at 7:30pm (ACST). Guest speaker Hayley Wallace; Naturopath, Acupuncturist, Nutritionist, Herbalist.
With her qualifications, clinical experience and key lecturing roles at the Australian Institute of Applied Science covering Nutrition and Western Herbal Medicine, she will be addressing the issue's of chemicals and choosing the best for our skin, the importance of supplementation in nutrition and the importance of detoxing and parasite cleansing. You can Click Here To Register for the event.
I will be registered under the name of "ben@betterhealthworx" so feel free to say hi and ask any questions should you have any. The webinar's are extremely valuable pointing out the many hazards in the foods we eat and the everyday products we use but then give solutions to all these problems.
Look forward to seeing you there, here is the link again Click Here To Register
Here is the Australian timezone to which the webinar is based on you can also check your own time zone when you register for the event.
The History Of Network Marketing
The History Of Network Marketing
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The Obesity Epidemic
I have just watched this TV documentary from www.foodmatters.tv on whats causing the obesity epidemic around the world. It really makes you realize that the onus is on you alone to look after yourself. You will find that a lot of the major food companies as well as the government really do not have your best interests in mind. Its all about the money.
If you haven't already signed up for the Foodmatters news letters I highly recomend you take a look. They have a heap of interesting, informative and usefull information from world leaders in natural health.
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Nutrient Deficiency
It hasalso been stated out of the 90 essential nutrients there can be as manyas 10 deficiency diseases relating to each nutrient.
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Where do MD's turn when they get sick themselves?
Where do MD's turn when they get sick themselves?Surprisingly, instead of using the protocol they normally prescribe totheir patients, we are seeing more and more conventional MedicalDoctors turning to Natural and Integrative Medicine to heal themselves.
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