An Apple a Day Helps Keep Me Thin
I’ve come to the conclusion that eating an apple a day plays a big role in keeping me within my weight range that I most prefer. Every time I stop eating apples, I notice that I eat more junk food. Apples supply me with filling fiber, and they really help me to maintain my regularity. I’m the type of person who isn’t easily regular like some people.
I get easily constipated, and therefore need a steady dose of healthy fiber in my diet to maintain it. I also have to avoid a lot of cheese and dairy, which can be binding agents and prevent you from staying on the regularity track.
Pectin is a fiber that the apple contains that has numerous health benefits. It fills you up and creates a feeling of satiety that is pretty potent for the mere 60-80 calories an apple contains. I only eat organic apples too. Not only do they taste worlds better, but I know I’m not eating poison when I eat the skin (which is the healthiest part of the apple if you ask me).
The saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” definitely is rooted firmly in the truth.
Apples that are sprayed with insectides and other pesticides really retain these poisons because they actually grow with them. They are usually repeatedly sprayed. I also don’t like the food wax that is put on non organic apples. Non organic apples actually taste different to me. They seem much mealier, with not as much rich flavor.
I’m not sure exactly why this would be, but I suspect it may have something to do with the fact that they are irradiated. Irradiation is a process by which the fruit is exposed to radiation so that the fruit may travel longer distances and last longer without spoiling. Nice, eh?
Organic produce is so much healthier in so many ways. It’s a shame that in some areas it can cost as much as double normal produce. It’s also a shame that it is not readily available in many areas. Unfortunately, non organic, pesticide and insecticide laden produce is easier to buy and more easily accessible.
Sure, it’s still better to eat fruits and vegetables rather than none no matter what, but the benefits of organic are truly amazing when you consider the guidelines organic farmers have to follow vs. non organic farmers.
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Ali Lohan Shows a Dangerous Trend
When a formerly adorable, normal weight (actually she was thin before) girl shows up looking ghastly thin in Hollywood, it’s always talked about, but what is never discussed is how this type of figure is promoted and coveted in the Land of Lost Angels.
Hollywood has long promoted women being thin, even dangerously thin. Women who are ultra thin are revered in Hollywood, and it’s definitely an epidemic in certain circles such as modeling and acting. Ali Lohan appears to be the latest victim of this crazy ideal.
Lindsey Lohan’s adorable younger sister has landed a modeling contract with her sister’s own clothing line, and has been spotted and photographed looking dramatically thinner and suspected of also getting plastic surgery.
What most people don’t know is that just losing dramatic weight can make you look dramatically different, and it looks like to me that’s all that’s happened with her. She actually looks anorexic, and like a serious anorexic. I seriously hope that her family realizes this is a problem and is addressing it.
Anorexia can show up in anyone in any walk of life, but it tends to be more prominent in societies and circles of friends and family that are in a high profile business or where looks are everything. It’s a shame, but this is what we have taught our young women – that thin is in and you should get that thin frame no matter what your real body type is.
Anorexia is a dangerous disease. It usually strikes younger women who tend to also have a lot of perfectionist tendencies or have had body image issues in the past. It can be treated successfully. However, the most serious cases are very hard to reverse and can take years to successfully treat on an emotional level.
Anorexia is a devastating disease that is heartbreaking to the family and loved ones of the sufferers who bear it. Often times family and friends feel helpless, or that it isn’t their place to help, but they can ask a professional how they can best be of help and service to their loved one in need to help them recover.
Let’s hope Ali Lohan is getting the support she needs. It’s upsetting to see such a beautiful young girl turn up what seems overnight looking like skin and bones.
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