Is Fruit Good Or Bad Carbs?

Is fresh and minimally processed fruit good or bad carbs? Does eating fruit increase your risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes? Included in this video:

• Fruit carbs.
• Fresh vs. processed fruit.
• Fresh fruit nutrition.
• Whole fruit vs. fruit juice.
• Fruit and obesity.
• Fruit, blood sugar, & diabetes.

How To Cook Dried Beans

Dried beans (legumes) are economical, low sodium, and have fewer additives than canned beans. Included in this video:

• Dried beans advantages.
• Too soak or not to soak?
• How much dried beans equal a can of beans?
• Dried beans cooking times.
• Pressure cooking dried beans.

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Legumes (beans) Facts and Myths

Are legumes (beans, peas, lentils, pulses) healthy or toxic carbs? Included in this video:

• What are legumes?
• Legume health benefits & risks.
• Nutrition versus beef.
• Heme and nonhdme iron.
• Legume fiber.
• Complete versus incomplete protein.
• Legumes and gas (flatulence)
• Canned vs. dried beans.

Boosting Metabolism Facts & Myths

This video shares some facts and myths about boosting or supporting your immune system through diet and supplements. Topics in this video include:

• The human immune system.
• Reasons for not boosting your immune system.
• Diet, lifestyle, and your immune system.
• Fighting infection versus cell growth.
• Nutrient deficiencies and immunity.
• Unsubstantiated “Immune support” claims.

Wearing A Mask: Personal Rights vs. Personal Protection

Why wearing a face mask protects against more than bacteria and viruses. Included in this video:

• Wearing a mask and civil rights.
• How to skew statistics.
• What part of personal protection don’t you understand?
• Are outside influences inflaming division?

Apple Cider Vinegar Facts & Myths

Are apple cider vinegar’s health benefits like rapid weight loss fact or myth? Included in this video:

• What is vinegar?
• What is apple cider vinegar (ACV)?
• ACV health benefits.
• ACV health risks.

Animal vs. Plant Potassium Levels

Can low carb diets cause a potassium deficiency? This video compares animal versus plant potassium levels for 34 common foods.

Included in this video:

• What is potassium?
• Potassium recommended dietary allowance.
• Symptoms of high and low potassium.
• Diet and potassium.
• Comparison of animal vs. plant food potassium levels.

20 High Vitamin B-12 Foods

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin adundant in meat, fish, dairy, and poultry. This video shares:

• What is vitamin B12?
• Why is B12 essential?
• B12 USRDA.
• B12 and pernicious anemia.
• Symptoms of B12 deficiency.
• High vitamin B12 foods.

Asana Of The Month: Half Boat

Half Boat Pose is a relative simple balance pose that improves concentration and helps build core strength. For a more challenging pose try Full Boat Pose.

English Name: Half Boat Pose

Sanskrit Name: Ardha Navasana

Difficulty Level: 4

Start Position: Staff Pose

Instructions:

Step 1.

Bend your knees, lean back, and balance on sit bones.

Step 2.

Lift your feet so your shins are parallel to the floor.

Step 3.

Extend your arms parallel to the floor with your fingers reaching beyond your knees.

Step 4.

Hold for a few breaths and return to staff pose or precede into Full Boat Pose.

Physical Benefits:

  • Builds core strength
  • Strengthens legs, hips, groin, abdomen, and arms
  • Improves balance and digestion
  • Improves circulation
  • Lengthens the spine
  • Opens the chest and shoulders
  • Improves posture

Mental Benefits

  • Improves concentration
  • Develops focus

Contraindications:

  •  Neck or low back pain
  •  Neck or low back injury
  • Low blood pressure
  • Sore coccyx (tailbone)

Asana Of The Month: Bridge

Bridge pose and its many variations are core poses in many yoga classes from gentle to strenuous. Bridge pose helps improve flexibility, lung capacity, and mental alertness.

English Name: Bridge

Sanskrit Name: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

Difficulty Level: 4

Start Position: Reclining on Back or Corpse Pose

Instructions:

Step 1. Bend your knees, stepping feet on floor, with arms alongside your body.

Step 2. Press your feet into the floor, lifting hips; walk arms and shoulders towards each other.

Step 3. Place your hand on lower back or keep arms on the floor interlacing your fingers.

Step 4. Walk your feet below your knees and lift your chest towards your chin.

Physical Benefits

  • Improves spine and shoulder flexibility
  • Open the neck, chest and shoulders
  • Stimulates your nervous system
  • Aids digestion
  • Increased lung capacity
  • Reduces fatigue
  • Reduces blood pressure

Mental Benefits

  • Stimulates the mind
  • Reduces stress
  • Relieves mild anxiety and depression

Contraindications

  • Neck injury
  • Shoulder injury
  • Wrist injury (omit Step 3)
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