Fountain Of Youth.

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Beauty...

... is in the eye of the beholder.

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.

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Eat Your Veggies!

Why go raw? Unprocessed food is good for your body and your waistline. Some raw foods include---fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and certain types of meat and fish. Eating raw-food is all the rage for many celebrities such as Demi Moore, Uma Thurman and Woody Harrelson. Cooking food is said to remove most of the nutrients that our bodies are needing to live long and healthy lives.

Of course we all love many cooked foods, I know I do. Maybe if we just try to substitute one or two meals with raw instead of cooked food a day, every bit helps and I think in the long run we will be healthier by leaps and bounds.

*Tip -Stick with rich, vibrant colored foods and try to stay away from the beige (non-colored, over processed foods).

It's the little things we do that make all the difference in the long run!

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temptation.

How much willpower do you have? Great health tip I heard on TV from fitness expert Dr. Ian Smith (Celebrity Fit Club). "If you have a bad food day make up for it by having 3 good days in a row". That way you don't feel so guilty after eating that piece of chocolate cake after a nice dinner with friends. If you do eat something fattening just try to make sure you exercise the next day to burn off those extra calories.

Life is too short to miss out on the simple pleasures, we can have it all, with a little work after the dessert! :)

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Donut vs. Muffin vs. Bagel

Alright, so we all know that donuts are a poor nutrition choice, but how much better off are we choosing a bagel or muffin in regards to calories?!

There is a great article on msnbc.com that explains how many calories are in each and which ones would be the less fattening of the three. You might be quite surprised that in most cases you may be better off just grabbing a donut.

Check it out, excellent read!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6307384

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Stop Dreaming It - Be It!

As children, we would lie in our beds at night and think about how we could make all our dreams become reality. We would wish for so many amazing things to come true in our lives. "It is great to dream but at some point we need to get out there and make it happen!" People must have dreams in their life but not dreaming in their life.

We will fail without a good plan to start action to reach our dreams better by dreaming it only. ~Joko Susilo

Stop dreaming, start action!

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Summer = Watermelon = Summer

Summer and watermelon are inseparable. Even though we can find watermelon in our markets all throughout the year, the season for watermelon is definitely the summer. Summer is prime time for sweet and the best quality of melon. Nothing is quite as crisp, and thirst quenching as this vibrant colored fruit.

Watermelon has many health benefits. They are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B , beta-carotene, thiamine, and magnesium. It is also rich in electrolytes sodium and potassium that we lose through perspiration.

This delightful fruit is fat free but helps energy production and protects against macular degeneration.

Endless benefits and heavenly flavor? What? See, not all foods that are good for you have to taste bad! :)

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