What’s healthy & Whats not !!

Is Green Tea actually Nutritional ?💁🏻‍♀️

All types of tea are made from the camellia sinensis plant. Green tea gets its name from the emerald green colour created when brewing these unprocessed, unfermented leaves.

With origins dating as far back as 5,000 years, green tea is commonly drunk and grown in East Asia where the health properties are highly valued.

Green Tea is nutritional in many ways like:

• High in protective plant compounds called polyphenols
• May support focus and attention
• May promote calm
• May protect the brain
• May boost metabolism
• May support blood sugar control
• May reduce diabetes risk
• May reduce the risk of heart disease
• May support bone health
• May improve gut health

The drink’s primary nutritional benefits lie in the active plant compounds it contains. These include epicatechin, gallic acid and epigallocatechin.

The tea you use, the temperature and the steeping time all have a significant effect on the levels of these compounds. Warm and ambient temperatures are best to retain antioxidant compounds, so allow the boiled water to cool slightly before pouring over the tea leaves, and steep for between 2-3 minutes.

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Green tea offers numerous health benefits – it’s a relaxing drink that helps increase our attention and focus, is heart-friendly, good for the gut and may help manage blood sugar. It offers a useful option if you are looking for a flavorful, low-calorie, unsweetened hot drink with less caffeine than coffee.

Are sugar-free sweeteners a TOTAL scam? 🥤

Slapping the word “Diet” on the product label is no new marketing strategy.

Here’s some not-so-sweet news about the sugar substitute in Splenda.

“Erythritol” the sugar-substitute found in Splenda, diet drinks and low-calorie snacks, has been linked to heart attack and stroke risks, according to latest research.

Data showed that the people with high blood levels of the sweetenerhad increases risk of heart attacks, blood clotting and strokes.

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So make sure to be wiser on your next grocery trip and keep an eye out for dangerous hidden ingredients like Erythritol.

How to maintain a Healthy🏃🏻‍♀️ Lifestyle?

How do you want to live?

Along with eating right and being active, real health includes getting enough sleep, practicing mindfulness, managing stress, keeping mind and body fit, connecting socially, and more.

Anybody can build healthy habits; they just need to know how to do it effectively. Although getting and staying healthy can feel like a big challenge, it doesn’t have to be. Working small, positive steps into your daily life can help you build a healthier life routine.

A healthy lifestyle can help you thrive as you move through your life’s journey. Making healthy choices isn’t always easy – it can be hard to find the time and energy to exercise regularly or prepare healthy meals. However, your efforts will pay off in many ways, and for the rest of your life.

Steps you can take:

• Be physically active for 30 minutes most days of the week. Break this up into three 10-minute sessions when pressed for time. Healthy movement may include walking, sports, dancing, yoga or running.
• Eat a well-balanced, low-fat diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Choose a diet that’s low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and moderate in sugar, salt and total fat.
• Don’t smoke, and quit if you do. Ask your health care provider for help.
• If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation. Never drink before or when driving, or when pregnant.
• Ask someone you trust for help if you think you might be addicted to drugs or alcohol.

You may feel pulled in different directions and experience stress from dealing with work, family and other matters, leaving little time for yourself. Learning to balance your life with some time for yourself will pay off with big benefits – a healthy outlook and better health.

Steps you can take:

• Stay in touch with family and friends.
• Be involved in your community.
• Maintain a positive attitude and do things that make you happy.
• Keep your curiosity alive. Lifelong learning is beneficial to your health.
• Healthy intimacy takes all forms but is always free of coercion.

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Learn to recognize and manage stress in your life. Signs of stress include trouble sleeping, frequent headaches and stomach problems; being angry a lot; and turning to food, drugs and alcohol to relieve stress.

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