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In the Pink

Kerri Zane — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:00:57 +0000

Pink Grapefruit is not just a beautiful sweet treat, it also has incredible healing powers. Grapefruits contain a rich phytonutrient called liminoids. These magical limonoids found in grapefruit have amazing stamina, studies show that they stay in our bodies up to 6 hours. That’s almost twice as long as similar phytonutrients found in green tea and chocolate. Bottom line, grapefruits contain some long lasting kickass free radical fighters. The limonoids primarily work to inhibit tumor formation which in turn fights cancers of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach and colon. In a recent research study people who incorporated red grapefruit into their daily diet lowered LDL cholesterol by 15.5% and reduced triglycerides by 17.2% in just 30 days. And if that weren’t enough, these red beauties may also help prevent weight gain by lowering insulin levels. Long live the Ruby’s! We like these kind of feisty fighters!

Piss and Vinegar

Kerri Zane — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:01:39 +0000

The latest research out of Japan suggests that a daily intake of vinegar will boost your body’s ability to burn fat. Nice! The researchers fed two groups of mice a high-fat diet, supplementing one group with a daily dose of the main chemical in vinegar. The group that consumed the acetic acid developed less body fat than the ones that didn’t have any. In a follow-up study with human subjects, three teaspoons of vinegar diluted in two cups of water daily experienced similar results after 12 weeks. Go ahead, toss your salad with vinegar instead of those creamy dressings and sprinkle a healthy dose of it onto your steamed veggies. Than burn baby burn!

Eat Your Chocolate!

Kerri Zane — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:55:35 +0000

I suspect we all would have had a more joyful childhood had “eat all your Chocolate!!” been our mother’s, clean your plate battle cry instead of “eat all your veggies”. Can you imagine a world where if you didn’t eat all your chocolate you wouldn’t get carrot sticks for dessert. Well now you can!

Researchers have found that eating a small dark chocolate bar every day (no more than 3.5 ounces) will keep your heart and cardio system in tip top shape. In fact, a recent study found that individuals who have had a heart attack and eat chocolate had a 44% greater ten year survival rate than those patients who did NOT eat chocolate.

If you think about it, it makes total sense! Chocolate is made from plants which means it contains a lot of the same vitamins and minerals of dark vegetables. Chocolate is a complex nutrient with over 300 compounds and chemicals in every bite. High in flavonoids and antioxidants cocoa contains 8 times the number found in strawberries, green tea or red wine (sorry Alchy’s). Antioxidants fight aging by attacking free radicals that have been linked to heart disease, cancer and wrinkles. Flavonoids relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide and balance hormones in the body. Interestingly, research also shows that washing your chocolate down with a glass of milk could prevent the antioxidants from being absorbed into your system. In other words be a purest.

Phew, chocolate is not so naughty after all. Enjoy!

caffeinate please!

Kerri Zane — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:53:54 +0000

All that hoopla about coffee and tea being bad for you…not true. Tea, coffee and chocolate, for that matter, contain caffeine, a powerful stimulant. Besides being a tastey morning necessity caffeine has been shown to positively revv up your morning workouts. How? It’s simple.

Caffeine fuels your central nervous system by blocking adenosine, a neurotransmitter that usually calms your body. The adrenal glands heat up and release adrenaline, your heart rate increases, pupils dilate, muscles tighten up and glucose, the energy your body needs to exercise is released into your blood stream.

Caffeine increases dopamine, the pleasure part of your brain and research suggests that caffeine can improve endurance performance by increasing the use of fat as an energy source. So you can burn more calories and get a more powerful and enjoyable workout.

One word of caution, caffeine lives in your system for 6 hours after consumption. So it’s most effective for a morning workout person. If you are an after work exerciser you might want to think about the caffeine after affect and sleep.

Anyone for a Latte?!

Try my favorite coffee Boresha. Click on the “free sample” tab at the top of the page my compliments.

http://kerrizane.com/generation-jones/health/boresha-b-skinny-coffee-is-my-best-fat-burning-secret/