Diet soda may seem like a good option to some. You get the soda you love without the calories right? But, what you don't know is that Diet Soda is so terrible for you! I did some research and I found out a lot! Here are the reason you should never drink diet soda again!
Teeth:
Drinking 3 or more diet sodas a day increases your risk of tooth decay due to the super high acidity level.
Mood:
Drinking 4 or more cans of diet soda makes you 30% more likely to develop depression.
Metabolic Syndrome:
Consuming diet soda daily can cause your risk of metabolic syndrome to increase by 36%. Not sure what Metabolic Syndrome is? Well, WebMD has a great article explaining everything you need to know! I encourage you to check it out!
Heart:
A study in 2012 found that drinking diet soda daily can increase the risk of a heart attack by 43%.
Kidneys:
Drinking 2 or more diet sodas a day has been linked to double the risk of kidney disease. The information came from a study of 3,000 women.
Weight:
A daily serving of diet soda increases the risk of obesity by 41%.
Diabetes:
Drinking at least one diet soda a day can increase the risk of type2 diabetes by 67%.
This information came from Prevention.com
So, now that you know what diet soda will do to you, are you going to give it up? What about just regular soda? Are you going to give that up too? You should. I gave it up several months ago and I am so glad I did. I am healthier because of it, I know. And, to tell the honest truth, I don't miss it at all! I have tried to have a sip or two here and there but it doesn't taste the same and I don't enjoy it. I encourage you to try to give up soda. Maybe you feel like you can't live without your daily soda, but start with a week and then two until you're going months without it. I know it can be done, because I did it! Not just diet soda, but every sugary soda out there needs to be cut from your diet!
Let me know if you are trying to cut soda from your diet and how you are doing it! I hope this post has given you some proof that diet soda isn't good for you and encourages you to take another step to becoming a healthier you!
Keep healthy and Safe
H.Banana
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Your Body On: Sugar
November 13, 2014
Sugar is in almost everything! My family and I have been trying to stay off of sugar since we watched a film called Fed Up and we have found it incredibly hard! You might be wondering, why is it important to stay away from sugar? I encourage you to watch the film mentioned earlier to get a bigger picture, but here are a few things that will happen if you eat too much sugar ( 24g and day for woman and 36g for men)
#1:
Sugar can rewire the brains pathways. If your diets contains too much sugar this can increase the risk of depression by 58%!
#2:
Sugar will inflame the linings of the arteries to the heart. This will increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks!
#3
Sugar can age the way you look, causing wrinkles! When you bombard you body with sugar, proteins incorporate it as a part of their structure which leads to aging of the skin and wrinkles.
#4
Kidneys have a delicate filtration system and sugar over load and damage that. Diabetes is one of the main causes of kidney failure.
#5
Being on a high sugar diet will affect your joints! High sugar diets pump inflammatory cytokines into your bloodstream which will exacerbate arthritis.
This information came from Prevention
So, now that you know a few reason to get off of sugar, what will you do about it? If you are like my family and you want to try to be on a sugar free diet, here are a few things that might help you.
What is your Sugar IQ? This is a fun quiz designed to show you just how much you don't know about sugar. I found it very helpful. I got 6 out of 10 my first go, but my favorite part is that the website explains the answer so well! If you want to learn more about sugar, I encourage you to complete this quiz! If you do, share your score in the comment section and let me know if you learned anything new!
Added Sugar This website explains why added sugar is so very bad for you. I enjoyed reading through this article and I hope you will too. It list several other things sugar will do to harm your body. Let me know what you think about this article!
Sugar Free Shopping List This is a list of things to buy that are sugar free and there are also a few snack ideas and things like that.
Sugar Addicts Listen Up! Here are a few tips and tricks for the sugar addicts out there who are ready to leave a sugar-high diet in the past! Let me know if they are helpful.
Pinterest is also a great place to find recipes and snack ideas that are sugar free. I have found so many and a few of them I have shared with you on my blog. Be sure to check back for more recipes soon!
Like I said, my family is trying to get rid of sugar for good, but its hard. I'm sure you will find that to be true if you take the plunge. We often have to go without things that we really enjoy. A few months ago I liked nothing better than a nice cold Coke-A-Cola or Sprite, but I decided to play a game when I started my healthy adventure. How long could I go without a soda? It started with a few days, then weeks and now, I can't remember the last time I had a sugary soda. I can honestly say that I don't even like the taste of soda anymore. Now, when I need a fizzy fix I head to the fridge to get a ever present bubbly-water. Here is the brand my family loves: La Croix. I am trying to get the rest of my family completely off soda, and we are getting there! Let me know how long you can go without a soda!
I hope this post encourages you to start and have a sugar free diet and to help others as well! Spread the word about the truth about sugar and let me know some of the things you are doing to get off of sugar!
Keep it Healthy and Safe!
H.Banana
#1:
Sugar can rewire the brains pathways. If your diets contains too much sugar this can increase the risk of depression by 58%!
#2:
Sugar will inflame the linings of the arteries to the heart. This will increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks!
#3
Sugar can age the way you look, causing wrinkles! When you bombard you body with sugar, proteins incorporate it as a part of their structure which leads to aging of the skin and wrinkles.
#4
Kidneys have a delicate filtration system and sugar over load and damage that. Diabetes is one of the main causes of kidney failure.
#5
Being on a high sugar diet will affect your joints! High sugar diets pump inflammatory cytokines into your bloodstream which will exacerbate arthritis.
This information came from Prevention
So, now that you know a few reason to get off of sugar, what will you do about it? If you are like my family and you want to try to be on a sugar free diet, here are a few things that might help you.
What is your Sugar IQ? This is a fun quiz designed to show you just how much you don't know about sugar. I found it very helpful. I got 6 out of 10 my first go, but my favorite part is that the website explains the answer so well! If you want to learn more about sugar, I encourage you to complete this quiz! If you do, share your score in the comment section and let me know if you learned anything new!
Added Sugar This website explains why added sugar is so very bad for you. I enjoyed reading through this article and I hope you will too. It list several other things sugar will do to harm your body. Let me know what you think about this article!
Sugar Free Shopping List This is a list of things to buy that are sugar free and there are also a few snack ideas and things like that.
Sugar Addicts Listen Up! Here are a few tips and tricks for the sugar addicts out there who are ready to leave a sugar-high diet in the past! Let me know if they are helpful.
Pinterest is also a great place to find recipes and snack ideas that are sugar free. I have found so many and a few of them I have shared with you on my blog. Be sure to check back for more recipes soon!
Like I said, my family is trying to get rid of sugar for good, but its hard. I'm sure you will find that to be true if you take the plunge. We often have to go without things that we really enjoy. A few months ago I liked nothing better than a nice cold Coke-A-Cola or Sprite, but I decided to play a game when I started my healthy adventure. How long could I go without a soda? It started with a few days, then weeks and now, I can't remember the last time I had a sugary soda. I can honestly say that I don't even like the taste of soda anymore. Now, when I need a fizzy fix I head to the fridge to get a ever present bubbly-water. Here is the brand my family loves: La Croix. I am trying to get the rest of my family completely off soda, and we are getting there! Let me know how long you can go without a soda!
I hope this post encourages you to start and have a sugar free diet and to help others as well! Spread the word about the truth about sugar and let me know some of the things you are doing to get off of sugar!
Keep it Healthy and Safe!
H.Banana
Body Scrub
October 18, 2014
Sometimes we all need to pamper ourselves, and what better way to do that than with a lovely Body Scrub! I love using a body scrub to make my skin soft, smooth and of course, smell good! There are countless recipes for different scrubs on Pinterest and I'm sure they all are wonderful, I just took a basic one and added and changed it up a bit. For the original recipe see my Recipe's page!
Alright, Lets get started!
Ingredients:
Salt( Make sure the grains aren't too big. If they are you can run them through a food processor or blender)
Sugar (This is optional. You can use all salt or do half-sugar half-salt)
Oil of choice (My favorites are Olive Oil, Almond Oil, Coconut Oil and Jojoba Oil)
Coco Butter (This is also semi-Optional. If you want more of a scrub then leave this out, but add the Butter to get a creamier more lotion feel along with the scrub.)
Essential Oil or any smell you like! (A few of my favorites are Lavender, Citrus, and Cinnamon.) You can also use Vanilla and a little of ground cinnamon or Pumpkin Pie spice to make a nice fall scrub. Just play with the flavors and have fun!
I don't have many pictures of the process, just the finally product, but here is the process.
I needed to blend my salt up in the food processor. I didn't use any sugar but if you are then add it along with the salt.
After that I added my oils. I used a mix of the Coconut Oil, Almond Oil and Jojoba oil. You just need enough to give the scrub the right texture. Play with it until you are satisfied, and remember you can always add more but you can't take away!
Then I added the coco butter. Now you need to melt this until liquid or really soft. It will make the scrub really watery, but don't worry! Once the Coco-Butter cools the scrub will thicken up! If you want to make sure the texture is right, you can put a little on a spoon and put it in the freezer for a few minutes until it cools off.
Once you are satisfied with the texture you can gently stir in you Essential Oil or your choice of flavoring. In my particular scrub today I used a mix of lavender and rose.
Once you add the smells you can pour the scrub into a container with a lid and leave it to come to room temp.
Use this in the shower to make your legs and arms smell and feel wonderful!
I made this for my Mom (from Tea in the Morning Too ) and myself for a little pamper session!
Have fun with this and if you try it, let me know what smells you use and how they turned out!
Here is my finished product! Its lovely just plain like that or.....
Add ribbon or some twine and give it as a gift!
Have fun with this and always,
Keep it Healthy and Safe!
H. Banana
Alright, Lets get started!
Ingredients:
Salt( Make sure the grains aren't too big. If they are you can run them through a food processor or blender)
Sugar (This is optional. You can use all salt or do half-sugar half-salt)
Oil of choice (My favorites are Olive Oil, Almond Oil, Coconut Oil and Jojoba Oil)
Coco Butter (This is also semi-Optional. If you want more of a scrub then leave this out, but add the Butter to get a creamier more lotion feel along with the scrub.)
Essential Oil or any smell you like! (A few of my favorites are Lavender, Citrus, and Cinnamon.) You can also use Vanilla and a little of ground cinnamon or Pumpkin Pie spice to make a nice fall scrub. Just play with the flavors and have fun!
I don't have many pictures of the process, just the finally product, but here is the process.
I needed to blend my salt up in the food processor. I didn't use any sugar but if you are then add it along with the salt.
After that I added my oils. I used a mix of the Coconut Oil, Almond Oil and Jojoba oil. You just need enough to give the scrub the right texture. Play with it until you are satisfied, and remember you can always add more but you can't take away!
Then I added the coco butter. Now you need to melt this until liquid or really soft. It will make the scrub really watery, but don't worry! Once the Coco-Butter cools the scrub will thicken up! If you want to make sure the texture is right, you can put a little on a spoon and put it in the freezer for a few minutes until it cools off.
Once you are satisfied with the texture you can gently stir in you Essential Oil or your choice of flavoring. In my particular scrub today I used a mix of lavender and rose.
Once you add the smells you can pour the scrub into a container with a lid and leave it to come to room temp.
Use this in the shower to make your legs and arms smell and feel wonderful!
I made this for my Mom (from Tea in the Morning Too ) and myself for a little pamper session!
Have fun with this and if you try it, let me know what smells you use and how they turned out!
Have fun with this and always,
Keep it Healthy and Safe!
H. Banana
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