Recipes For Health

Since I've been learning about spirulina and other California super foods I've been trying to find creative ways to add spirulina to my meals. I figured out adding spirulina to smoothies but I want to expand to other natural food recipes.

I also figured there are other super foods that I can add to recipes. For example, chocolate nibs, hemp seed, flax seed and agave necter. I learned about different type of superfoods from Billy's Superfoods and more importantly I found California super food recipes that incorporate several different natural foods.

I like that I can be creative with my meals and still be healthy.

7 Tips to avoid cold & flu season

Well unfortunately cold & flu season are unavoidable. But there are some ways I've been protecting myself from getting sick this winter. Here are my 5 tips I've been following for guarding against a nasty cold & flu season:

1. I got a flu shot.

2. I made sure I had antibacterial bottles on my desk at work, at home, in my car, and in my backpack.

3. I started sneezing in the pit of my elbow instead of my hands (so I don't spread my germs to others).

4. I added more California superfoods to my diet (e.g., leafy green veggies and fruits) for extra vitamin C.

5. I invested in an over the counter daily multivitamin.

6. After much research I added California superfoods supplement California spirulina to my diet.

7. I've been paying more attention to everyday things and using my hand sanitizer. For instance shaking hands with others, grabbing a grocery cart handle, pumping gas, and handling money when given change.

Spirulina is what I need to boost my immunity this winter season. Those little greens pill are the rave and I find my body likes them a lot. I debated about the flu shot but because I work in a hospital I decided I don't just want to protect myself but I want to protect the people around me. I'm a little anal about the antibacteria but I work around sick people and it has forced me to be more careful. Plus I really don't want to bring anything home to my family.

Hand sanitizers can be purchased at any drug store. I prefer the ones that have a moisturizer so my hands stay soft during the harsh cold weather. Also, Billy's Superfoods is a good place to read about and purchase California spirulina supplements.

I love Whole Foods!

The new love of my life is Whole Foods. I have been able to get some great ideas towards living a healthier lifestyle. During the winter I spend time in colder climate which makes it hard to frequent farmers' markets so a fun alternative has been weekly trips to Whole foods for fresh fruits and veggies. I also am able to get great recipe ideas and their vitamin section is awesome.

Because I'm on this California health trend kick I have been focusing more on California grown produce and California spirulina mainly because I've done my research and I'm learning a lot about how California spirulina is grown. Even better I'm using the fruits and veggies I'm getting at Whole Foods and adding spirulina for extra vitamins and energy!

Although Whole Foods can be a little pricey for my budget, especially these days, I still am able to get some great ideas on how to cook healthier for me and my family. There are also some pretty simple recipes on that internet that use California spirulina as an easy supplement to add.

I'm anemic, how can I get iron with superfoods?

I often battle with anemia and after doing research and reading blogs on superfoods, I have been trying to get my iron with superfoods. My doctor told me my iron was low and told me to eat liver or a steak. Well this is hard considering I don't eat red meat.

So I decided to put together an anemic diet consisting of iron-rich foods. So far I have included the following in my diet:

Beans
Turkey
Oats
pumpkin seeds

This is just a start I'm still researching different foods that will add iron to my diet. I have found a love for California walnuts which have a decent source of iron. I also found out that the iron in California spirulina is easily absorbed by the human body. I think I have a problem with absorbtion so California spirulina works well for me.

I've been purchasing organically grown California spirulina from Billy's Superfoods and this has so far been the best supplement I could give my body.

California Superfoods After Detoxing

I recently embarked on a 10 day fast. After my fast I wanted to make sure the foods I put in my body were organically grown and nutritious. I decided to focus on superfoods more specifically organically grown California superfoods.

I primarily focused on spirulina immediately after my detox. Then I focused on green superfoods such as kale, spinach, and broccoli. That I cooked using organic garlic. For snacks and desserts I ate California nuts and organic fruits such as blueberries and bananas. Coming off of my fast has never been smoother. Having organic California grown superfoods made me feel I was replacing what I lost during the fast with the best foods out there.

Although I began returning to my normal diet I continued to include superfood supplements such as organic California blue green algae.

California Living

Imagine unconditional healthy living. Imagine a world in which healthy eating and active living is the preferred and chosen course of action for everyone. Imagine that healthy living is a choice people make because they want to and the world makes it easy to make those choices.

In an ideal world I would be able to make healthy choices and have easy access to healthy foods and education on healthy trends. In California, health trends are pretty accessible. The California environment and what it has to offer is what makes living a healthy lifestyle easy.

Year round temperate weather makes outdoor exercise/activity more accessible. The temperate weather also makes for year round organically grown produce. Because of this natural foods are in abundance.

California health trends can encompass so many activities from biking to fresh food market shopping, meditation, and going organic.

How do I get extra protein in my diet?

I've been dealing with anemia and lack of energy lately and have been researching how to get more iron and protein in my diet. I've been incorporating more food items that are high in iron such as spinach and chard. However, protein is challenging as I don't eat a lot of meat.

So I googled protein and superfoods. I googled superfoods because I really want to make sure I include protein that's natural and if possible organic. My results came up several time with California grown blue-green algae & California spirulina. Blue-green algae are superfoods that are considered the cutting-edge of today’s nutrition. California spirulina is the highest concentration of protein of any food(60% protein by weight!).

But what's with the emphasis on California. Well it began to make sense to me as I researched natural foods. Sunny weather, opportunities for year long outdoor exercising, an abundance of organically grown produce, and a strong emphasis on healthy living and natural foods. That is the California lifestyle. Amongst other things.

So it makes sense to have supplements that helps with adding protein to my diet. It helps, as I try to add foods to my diet, to have superfood supplements that can give me the extra nutrients I need. California blue green algae is that superfood with that extra kick I need in my everyday diet.

Meditation & California Spirulina

Meditation and healthy eating go hand in hand. Inner peace and balance are often obtained with mediation. Inner peace and balance are also obtained by maintaining a healthy natural diet.

Because of my busy lifestyle I find I run out of energy at times. Getting that extra pick-me-up has become important. More importantly I want to find a natural rejuvenator so that I can continue to maintain a natural lifestyle. The answer for my health needs has been to use a prescription of intense mediation and California grown spirulina.

Spirulina provides me with a wide range of phytonutrients and all the key antioxidants my body needs. Meditation helps balance my mind and body.

Overall, meditation has brought me calm to an otherwise hectic lifestyle and California spirulina has brought me internal healing .

California superfoods

As we try to find new ways to stay healthy by exercising and eating right we continue to try new fads, ideas, videos, and often bizarre diets. Sometimes it helps to go back to the basics.

Introducing California grown superfoods into my diet has been great and believe it or not a simple way to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I can see why a lot of people envy the California lifestyle. California superfoods have helped me to be more active, and engaging with the natural environment. A combination of fresh outdoor activities, exercise and healthy natural foods is all I need.

Superfoods that I continue to make sure I incorporate in my diet include:

Avocados
Spinach
Blueberries
California walnuts
Soy
Salmon

California superfoods are foods that I may not get in my diet on a daily basis. Incorporating superfoods into my diet daily is still a work in progress. But I'm learning that with more research that superfoods have all important benefits with life-long effects.

Incorporating California superfoods has been the best thing I ever done for my body and soul.

California Health Trends

California health trends make me think of an abundance of natural settings, natural foods, and a holistic approach to health. In a lot of ways the California lifestyle is symbolic of a natural healthy lifestyle. Comfortable temperatures make connecting with nature more accessible. Mountains, deserts, forest, beaches and canyons to take advantage of year round. Year round warm temperatures make outdoor exercising (e.g., biking, hiking, and nature walks) more feasible and growing healthy fruits and veggies easier.

The awesome thing about adopting such a lifestyle is that it doesn't matter where you live. Even on the east coast and up north one can search for farmers' markets, food festivals, yoga center, and outdoor activities. Farmers markets that offer the finest in fresh natural foods for healthy eating are available almost everywhere.

While I use meditation to quite my mind and relax my soul, I now bring focus to my internal health. On my quest to maximize good healthy living with mediation and exercise it's important to incorporate natural foods while on this journey. Super foods are my connection to a California health trend of a diet of all natural foods. Super foods that I rely on are mainly spirulina and other green foods such as blue-green algae, beans, nuts, and fresh fruits.

To learn more about super foods check out a site dedicated to California Health Trends that focuses on a diet of spirulina, blue-green algae and other natural food.

Incorporating Superfoods Into My Diet

On my quest for more healthier natural foods and supplements I started to not only look at healthy supplements I can take but superfoods I can [easily] incorporate into my diet.

Well for some reason I thought this would be hard. I would find all these exotic foods that I wouldn't know what country they came from where to buy them or how to prepare them. Well, I was wrong. Different websites list identical items and some have different foods listed. Here are some of the superfoods I found on various websites:

• Blueberries
• Salmon
• Acai
  
• Yogurt
  
• Broccoli
• Oats
• Oranges
• Green foods (blue green algae, spirulina)
  
• Spinach
• Tea (green or black)
• Walnuts
• Soy
• Beans
  

So I started thinking "I can incorporate these in my diet." In fact, I'm already eating some of these now. There are several that I have not incorporated in my diet such as green foods and vegetables like spinach and kale. I'm trying to envision myself cooking kale and it's not happening. This is where I think I'm going to need supplements to cover the green foods and veggies I'm not getting in my diet on a consistent basis.

So my quest for healthy living continues.

For more on learning about superfoods, purchasing blue green algae or getting free recipes try Billy's Superfoods.

SPIRULINA: AWESOME SUPERFOOD

I was trying to think of what type of supplements I could take when I'm feeling sluggish and I need extra energy but I want to stay healthy. So I started to do some research on superfoods and that's when I started to read about spirulina and other natural foods.

Spirulina is a wonderfully nutritious superfood. Spirulina has the highest concentration of protein of any food (60% protein by weight!). It is the highest source of the B vitamin complex, including B-12. And it is extremely high in chlorophyll and beta carotene. Spirulina beta carotene is ten times more concentrated than carrots. Spirulina is a rich source of iron.

For my hectic and active lifestyle or if I'm not getting my daily fruits and veggies in my diet, I now take spirulina. Check out Billy-Superfoods to see what all you can pack into a healthy natural foods.