Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
Looking for some fun, new, holiday recipes! I've got you covered! Try out this simple Cranberry Apple Salad! Its best if it sits in the fridge for about an hour before you serve it, so you can prepare it before your company arrives!
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Eating healthy is one of the simplest things you can do for yourself BUT due to all the crazy diets, the celebrity fads, the online weight loss success stories, it can feel very difficult. It doesn't have to! I'm hear to clear things up and make it simple.
Eating healthy has two main teams:
Clean Eating vs. Calorie Counting
Let's discuss each and decide what is the better approach for you.
Clean eating- this approach to healthy eating is about incorporating whole foods into your day. Whole foods are vegetables, fruits, whole grains and anything that has not been packaged in a box, container or processed in a factory. Eating these non-processed foods is considered clean eating because you are not absorbing chemicals, additives and preservatives that come with processing. Clean eating is eating foods in their most natural form.
If you have never tried a detox, it could sound scary, or hard, or confusing. It doesn't have to be that way and I personally think everyone should regularly detox their life and their body. I want to tell you 5 Reasons Why You Should Detox.
There are so many additives that go into our bodies during every day life, from food preservatives, alcohol, pollutants, body care products and the strange ingredients in processed foods. Detoxing gives your body a break and gives a chance for all of your organs to strengthen and heal.
Here are 5 Reasons Why You Should Detox:
We all know we need to be drinking more water- but sometimes it hard. Whether you are not thirsty and forgot, or you forget to pack your water on the go, or drinking plain water is just boring- it often happens its the end of the day and we haven't had enough.
