Christine Chowning

In a medium size bowl add 1 medium green cabbage, trimmed cored and shredded. Or I use Broccoli  Cole Slaw  (packaged) 1/2 cup dried cranberries  1/4 cup sliced almonds In a small bowl whisk together the following: 1/4 cup chopped cilantro  2-4 garlic cloves minced 1 green onion 2 tablespoons EVO 3 tablespoons Raw Apple Cider Vinegar 1 teaspoon Raw honey (optional ) or Maple Syrup  Pinch of salt (optional) Add dressing to cabbage, cranberries and almonds mix all together. Rushed for? Skip the chopping and grab a bag of this great tasting Broccoli Cole Slaw. Makes it as easy as 1,2,3

Yikes! Getting older sucks, no more eating what you want, your body changes how quickly you gain weight and how slowly you lose it.  What is up? Sounds depressing not really, keep reading.   As we age both men and women experience a declining metabolic rate, what is that? (Metabolic rate is the rate at which our body burns calories) and to add to that, women have to deal with menopause. Yippee! No not really.  Gaining weight after menopause, mean you’re more likely to gain it in your belly.  What happens is the production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone slows down.  While, testosterone levels also start to drop, but at a slower rate. Causing a shift in hormones and that is what cause the weight to stick around.  Now it’s not the end of the world so don’t go grab the bag of chips and ice cream just yet.  When I worked in the gym I would see so many women hitting the spin, and cardio class 6 days a week with very little or no results. One of the t

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Did you know that over the past few decades America has become the most overrated yet undernourished nation in the. world. Feeling sick who do we call? Our doctor because he can offer the quick fix and then we are all better right?! He gives us pills for high cholesterol, indigestion, high blood pressure you name it they have a pill for it. Sad but true! Our life expectancies are reducing, as are those of our children, sadly they are expected to live 10 years  less than we are. What is even sadder, most of us are dying from a small handful of the same avoidable diseases. *Source: http://www.nlh.gov.new.pr.mar2007nia-05.htm Think about this and ask yourself Why? it's crazy to think that over the past 50 years, are we getting less healthy? Isn't it time to stop avoiding responsibility for our own health? Stop avoiding and take control of your own health and start choosing to live a healthy lifestyle and stop relying on prescription medicines. They only treat the