Increase Your Intake of Fruits and Vegetables

A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Cancer Institute revealed that most Americans are not consuming the daily recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables suggested by the USDA MyPyramid diet guideline.

The pyramid is based on age, gender, and activity level but generally recommends that Americans consume at least two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables each day as part of a healthy diet. Because of the far reaching benefits that fruits and vegetables provide, most experts in the field of nutrition argue the USDA recommendations are still low. Walter C. Willett, M.D. author of the national bestseller Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, recommends fruits be eaten 2-3 times/day and vegetables eaten in abundance.

Do a simple Google search using “fruits and vegetables” and it quickly becomes clear why eating fruits and vegetables are so important. I did just this at my favorite health related website (NewsTarget.com) and here is a sampling of the headlines I found:

• Fruits and vegetables can help lower blood pressure



• Fruits and vegetables help protect vision



• Plant- based diet greatly reduces risk of cancer



• Darker fruits and vegetables found to fight colon cancer



• Availability of fruits and vegetables improves the eating behaviors of schoolchildren



• Blue, red, and purple fruits and veggies fight cancer



• Water rich food (read fruits and vegetables) allow people to eat more while losing weight

And the headlines went on and on, for 12 pages to be precise. If you were to read just one of these articles there would be no question as to why increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables is probably the single best thing you can do for your health.

So, we know we need to add more fruits and vegetables but how can you make this work for you? Easy, upgrade your diet by adding one more fruit or one more vegetable into your daily diet. Or, even easier, you can supercharge your upgrade by simply adding one ounce of NingXia Red® to your diet.


NingXia Red is a naturally delicious, nutrient-infused wolfberry drink that will energize, fortify, and replenish your body. Whole Ningxia wolfberries and other nutrient-dense fruit juices, like blueberry and pomegranate make NingXia Red the perfect choice for optimizing wellness and stepping up to a whole new level of health.

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If you have any questions please contact me and I'd be happy to answer them for you.

Yours in Scentsible Wellness,
Elizabeth

Alkalize with Lemon Essential Oil

Have you ever stumbled across something that was so simple to do, that took very little effort to add to your life, and brought great rewards? I love these kinds of moments because simple and me go perfect together. And when these ideas affect my health in a big way, well, for me, its like hitting the lottery!

I have one of those simple ideas for you and the effect it will have on your health is huge! Ready?

Drink a glass of lukewarm water with lemon juice in it every morning. Better yet, drink lemon water throughout your day. What's so great about lemon water?

Lemon water is very alkalizing and when your body is in an alkaline state your body functions more optimally.

Alkalize with 100% Pure Essential Lemon Oil .........

The body's entire metabolic process depends on an alkaline environment. When we ingest too many acidic or acid-producing foods, excess acid corrodes tissues and organs, which leads to illness, sickness and disease. In addition, acid also provides a favorable environment for harmful bacteria and other micro organism that can damage organs, glands and body cells.

Its nice to know that simply drinking a glass of lemon water can help maintain the alkalinity of the body and ward off the acid that causes so much damage, but there are additional benefits to drinking lemon water. Here are a few:

Benefits of drinking Lemon Essential Oil Flavored Water:

• Cleanses the digestive system and helps eliminate waste products from the body more efficiently.



• It prevents the problem of constipation and diarrhea from taking place, by ensuring smooth bowel functions.



• Relieves symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching.



• Good Source of Vitamin C.



• Enhances the beauty of your skin, rejuvenating it from within.



• Cleanses and aids in eliminating waste in the liver.



• Helps cleanse the kidneys.



• Eliminates water retention and helps with weight reduction.

• Lemon is antiseptic thereby able to help reduce or prevent infection



• Contains calcium, magnesium, and potassium.



• Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma.



• When served hot, offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C.



• Flushes out body toxins



• enhances concentration and decision making



• contains over 68% d-limonene. D-limonene has been extensively studied for its ability to combat tumor growth in over 50 clinical studies.

Great stuff right? HUGE benefits very little effort. AWESOME!! Add some Lemon water to your life and see if you don't feel the benefits!

You can make this an easy habit to incorporate by using Lemon Essential Oil. A bottle of lemon essential oil is so portable it makes drinking lemon water throughout the day simple and lets face it, it sure beats carrying lemons around with you

In addition to convenience Lemon Essential Oil is concentrated so a little bit goes a long way. You should know that it takes 3000 lemons to produce 1 kilo (2.2lbs) of lemon oil. Imagine how much benefit you'll receive from 1 drop of lemon oil in your water.

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Want to learn more about Lemon Essential Oil? Check out these related articles:

The Lighter Side of Lemon

Make your Own Flavored Water using Essential Oils

Lemon Product Information Page

Check out what others are saying about Young Living's Lemon Essential Oil here.

Let me help you discover the benefits of Lemon Essential Oil, contact me, I'd be happy to help you.

Yours in Scentsible Wellness,

Elizabeth

PLEASE NOTE: The information in this post is based solely on the use of 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils due to their high quality and tested purity. Do not ingest any essential oil that is not 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade.