Hello! I'm Lacey Maloney, the Health Sanity Coach. I show people how to get healthy without going crazy! Because health should be a part of your life, not all of it! Read more...
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Trader Joe’s is one of my top favorite stores for finding healthy organic items without the organic price tag! I even wrote a post about it here!
They’ve stepped up their standards considerably from when they used to have trans-fats in many of their products, though I still find a curve ball every now and then.
Let me quickly define what I mean by "health bargains". I'm looking for:
No added sugar
Save sugar for dessert - sugar shouldn't be in your snacks, beverages, meals etc < Speaking as a recovering sugar-addict who believed the only reason to drink coffee was for the sugar and baked as an excuse to eat more sugar!
No unhealthy fats
Unhealthy fats are rancid so they're treated with solvents to mask the odor. Common examples are: canola, corn, soy, vegetable oil, and trans-fats/partially hydrogenated oils (though most companies are already phasing this out)
No artificial flavor, colors or preservatives of course
Should have a relatively short ingredient list with words I understand
And if it's at Trader Joe's, it's likely a bargain!
Does just saying the word cholesterol make your airwaves feel smothered? I know, I used to be scared of the stuff too! It was on my list of the top 3 words followed by "free” to look for on a package:
"Sugar-Free", "Fat-Free" and "Cholesterol-Free" equaled Dieters Gold!I’d gleefully munch on a box of "free from everything", while pondering "what the heck is in here if it’s void of all the stuff I’m trying to get it to mimic??? Oh well".
I understood so little about health and nutrition at the time, that my biggest concern was ensuring that what I was scarfing down wouldn't break the calorie budget for the day.
Since I’m suddenly on the topic of calories - and trying to get you to not be offended by cholesterol... would it make you feel better if I told you cholesterol has zero calories? -I’m not making that up! Cholesterol really has zero calories!
We’ve all heard the cautionary statement on the Viagra and Cialis commercials:
"Ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity". But what they're leaving out is that if you're at the doctor's office to get a prescription for erectile dysfunction, you already have the early onset symptoms of cardiovascular disease!
Erectile dysfunction is a symptom of heart disease!
It’s that time of year when New Year’s Resolutions are going to be made... and soon thereafter, broken! According to the trainer at my gym, within 6 weeks people start dropping like flies. She told me that out of all the new sign-ups they receive for the New Year, 80% won’t stick with it and drop out by Feb 10! Whoa!!!
What makes people healthy?
As a health coach I strive to find the answers for myself and my clients, yet I know there isn’t one answer. Even doctors and health experts can’t agree and all have varying theories.
What we do know is everyone is different and no two people will benefit from the exact same regiment. So as much as I would like to tell you all to eat this vegetable, drink this tea, do this workout and get your sleep. It just isn’t that simple!
Or is it? Maybe we’re making health all too complicated.
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