Love cupcakes?

Cupcakes are a very tasty sweet indulgence. The main ingredient, sugar, has no real benefits and is simply fatty. BUT, what if you can make it taste good and add ample amounts of vitamins and minerals? Check out this article from NPR, there are many tasty recipes and easy alternatives to making healthy cupcakes.  

Honey "Nut" Cheerios

The not so nutty truth.
http://www.weightymatters.ca/2010/09/why-are-there-no-nuts-in-honey-nut.html

Superfoods

Add meaning to your daily eating rituals by knowing what vitamins are in the types of foods you eat. There are some foods in particular that have extraordinary nutrients in which we can all benefit from.  It is very important to choose wisely. Conventionally, many eat foods based on instant gratification,  without caring about the long-term effects of what they have eaten. Taste usually comes before health and it is one important factor to think about. Having fun with it! Going to your local farmers market and bringing home local, fresh, and health ingredients is a great way to get in touch to your "healthy side."Some of the fruits and vegetables that are on the top of the list of SUPERFOODS include: spinach, blueberries, bell peppers, apples,. . . . . .
Pics I took at my local farmers market! YUM ;D

For more information I highly recommend reading this article by Darya Pinto, a scientist and health blogger. 

Also check out this book, "The Worlds Healthiest Foods in The World" by George Mateljan. 

I leave you with a quote by the beloved Audrey Hepurn 

‎"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek 
out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the 
hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it 
once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never
walk alone."
 

The Truth Behind Cosmetics...

The time has come for people all over the world to know about the truth. What is really in our cosmetic products? how is it regulated? are there carcinogens in baby products?

I recently wrote a very long research paper on this topic and boy are the facts staggering.
Here is a recent documentary made, which will explain exactly what I am talking about.
http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/

If you want to check how toxic your cosmetic products are(this can include anything from contact solution, lipstick, and mens deodorant)  go to http://cosmeticdatabase.com/

Why can't we all just live salubriously?
FDS

A way of life not a diet.

Food is the cornerstone of life. All over the world people of different cultural background eat different foods. Generally, here in America there is such a negative connotation attached to food. I truly believe in living and eating in a balanced manner. I read an article in The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mika-ono/5-healthy-eating-tips-fro_b_632977.html and it really rings true to the different values I believe is important to live a healthy life.

"Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent: all must be tasted" - Chinese Proverb

Healthy wishes,

FDS

How healthy is your diet?

Want to top them all? Heres a view on the worlds healthiest diet. Lets just say it is far from American.

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/health/What-do-the-Worlds-Healthiest-People-Eat--85058407.htm

Ban on Soda and caloric soft-drinks-- YIPEEE

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/05/BAMU1E8QKR.DTL

Under an executive order from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, sodas such as Coke, Pepsi and Fanta Orange are no longer allowed in vending machines on city property. Some of their diet counterparts are still allowed.

The ban includes non-diet sodas, sports drinks and artificially sweetened water.

Juice must be 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice with no added sweeteners, and diet sodas can be no more than 25 percent of the items offered.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

"It's all part of Newsom's effort to combat obesity and improve San Franciscans' health, similar to a national effort being championed by first lady Michelle Obama.

The mayor's administration points to studies linking soda to obesity, including a UCLA one released last year that found adults who drink at least one soft drink a day are 27 percent more likely to be obese than those who don't".

To read more about this topic click here.