Who doesn't love the toasty feeling of your favorite adult beverage, especially with that cool fall weather rolling in? It's so easy to turn to your favorite pumpkin beer or a great stout, but those can pack on the calories FAST! I love of being outdoors, by a fire with a warming adult beverage, but I don't want to regret it the next day or be 20 pounds heavier in the Spring. Below are some great adult beverage recipes that will help you warm up to Fall without packing on the calories! - Bodynista
FIGI APPLE
147 calories, 4 grams sugar Tossing back this drink is as delicious as biting into a crunchy Fiji apple. TY Ku Sake Black, a premium dry sake made with only four natural ingredients, including rice, water, yeast, and koji, is offset by spiced rum and sweet apple juice. Cheers to this luscious-tasting brew that only costs you 147 calories! Ingredients: 2 oz. TY KU Sake Black 1 oz. Captain Morgan spiced rum 1.5 oz. apple juice Directions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
PUMPKIN MARTINI
205 calories, 4 grams sugar Made with smooth-tasting TY KU Sake, this seasonal pumpkin martini packs a deliciously strong flavor without piling on unwelcome calories. Skip the squirt of whipped cream to cut even more! Ingredients: 2 oz. TY KU Sake 1 oz. vanilla rum 1/2 oz. pumpkin syrup Whipped cream Cinnamon stick garnish Directions: Mix ingredients together. Top with whipped cream and garnish with cinnamon stick.
TY KU TODDY
104 calories, 3.8 grams sugar Hot toddies are comforting cold-weather drinks that are also known to help knock out a nasty flu. The combination of light rum and soothing chamomile tea means you can drink this toddy without feeling the slightest bit guilty. Ingredients: 1 1/2 TY KU Liqueur 1/2 oz. light rum 1 oz. chamomile tea 1/4 oz. sugar free vanilla syrup Directions: Stir ingredients together. Serve warm.
POMOSA
145 calories, 3 grams sugar Drink to your health with this pomegranate-based potion. Using natural ingredients and premium grain alcohol, Van Gogh Pomegranate Vodka harnesses the exotic, nourishing flavor of fresh pomegranate. Sparkling wine adds extra fizz! Ingredients: 4 oz. sparkling wine 1 oz. Van Gogh Pomegranate Vodka Directions: Pour chilled Van Gogh Pomegranate Vodka into a flute. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a strawberry.
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It's Thursday and time for us to share some great weight loss testimonials! Below are 3 winners who took advantage of what Total Life Changes products have to offer!! Check out all the Total Life Changes products HERE. "Using the Solution Kit, I was able to lose 100 pounds in five and a half months. I'm currently down 113 pounds and feeling more alive at 40 than I ever did in my 20's." - Jodie Tyson "Thanks to our Iaso Tea, Nutra Burst, Resolution Drops & NRG, I was able to lose 16.8 lbs after just 7 days. Thank you Total Life Changes " - Pua Medeiros When you think about what you are blasted with on a daily basis, is it positive or negative? Media, people, work, kids, the dog and cat? It can seem like all we are ever faced with are the bad things destroying our world, co-workers or boss who are impossible to deal with, kids that are ungrateful, and pets are destroying the house! STOP! Take a deep breath! Yes, we are faced with a shit ton of negativity on a daily basis, no doubt. But how we absorb and interpret that makes all the difference in our own lives. There is a tremendous amount of power in Mindset. You DO create your own destiny. If you feel you are destined to fail, don't expect to succeed. If you feel you are destined to win, don't get upset if you fail; it could take a few fails to win. Overcoming negativity is no easy feat. First, you have to be aware of your negativity. I know some folks who are such downers and they have no self awareness about it. Below are some things you can do to start practicing a more positive mindset. Everyone can use some positive vibes; nobody is perfect:) After incorporating these tactics for a while, it will no longer be practice, but instead, it will be habit. 1. Meditate or do yoga. Meditation is simply sitting still and focusing internally on one thing. Your breathing, a positive thought, something you desire, anything. Meditation forces you to quiet your mind from all the chaos going on in there. Yoga is also very relaxing; it's like meditation with a twist. You use your muscles while focusing on your breathing. BOTH relieve stress and are a great segway to more positive thinking. 2. Smile. I tend to be stingy with my smile. It's not because I don't want to smile, but I am just uncomfortable walking around with a smile permanently planted on my face. HOWEVER, this is something I am working on changing. The more you smile, the happier you feel. And yes, that leads to positive thinking. 3. Surround yourself with positive people. We all know someone who has nothing to talk about except complaints: work, people, family, the dog..... I physically cannot handle it. I shut down, stop listening to you, and won't even respond to you. Your lucky if I remain in your company. Negative people - stay away from them. Negatively is more contagious than a virus. 4. Change the tone of your thoughts from negative to positive. This is a tough one. Negative thoughts tend to be futuristic thoughts. For example, you have a great idea for something today, but you play out some kind of failure in your mind. Instantly, you begin to feel the negativity, which will affect what you do with that thought today. One way to combat this is to live in the present and stop living in the future. We don't know how things will play out; there too many variables beyond our control. Instead of telling your self "I shouldn't" or "I can't", try "I want", "I will", "I'll try. 5. Don’t play the victim.
You create your life—take responsibility. You are never really stuck, even though it can feel like it. You have the power to make a change. If you really want it, the abilities will present themselves. 6. Help someone. Take the focus away from you and do something nice for another person. Donate your time, money and/or talents. 7. Remember that no one is perfect and let yourself move forward. It is so easy to dwell on our mistakes, take pity on ourselves or relish in the "what if's" and "I should haves". Instead, acknowledge your thought(s), make peace with yourself and move on. It's OK to mess up, OK to make mistakes, OK to be wrong. So, move on. 8. Sing. I love to sing, but I am positive nobody loves to hear me sing! It is a great feeling to connect to music and just belt it out at the top of your lungs! 9. List five things that you are grateful for right now. Being grateful helps you appreciate what you already have. If you cannot truly and genuinely appreciate what you have today, how will you be able to appreciate what you may have tomorrow? For example, that job you cannot stand to walk into everyday - appreciate that you have an income and a way to provide. That very same job may be providing you a critical skill for the better job tomorrow. 10. Read positive quotes. Find some positive quotes that really speak to you and put them in places where you will see them daily: desk, computer, mirror, fridge. Here is a great quote I recently read: "Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
Do you ever get that feeling in your gut where you think "something just isn't right"? Whether it's feeling bloated, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, gas, or a host of other symptoms that you would never think to be gut related, keeping your gut in check is critical for maintaining your overall health. Many of us experience some kind of gut issue whether we know it or not. Gut issues arise from your bad gut bacteria outweighing your good gut bacteria. It is an easy balance to disrupt and can be a challenging one to restore.
Signs You Have Too Much Bad Gut Bacteria
How can you tell if you have too much of a bad thing going on? Here are some simple signs that most of us can pick up on: Digestive symptoms associated with too much bad gut bacteria:
What is a Probiotic?
Assuming you can identify with an item or two mentioned above, you may be wondering how to fix it. There are a few "go to" ways of fixing this problem that do not require a visit to your doctor. You can heavy up on live culture yogurts and fermented foods. Or, if neither of those are part of your normal diet, you can try a probiotic. The critical thing you want to look for in a probiotic are 1. Live Cultures and 2. Unique Strains. These two things are needed to fight the bad gut bacteria and start increasing the growth of the good gut bacteria. NuSkin offers a probiotic that contains it's very own unique strain of Lactobacillus, which has shown extraoridnary resillience to the growth of undesirable bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Pharmanex® ProBio PCC, from NuSkin, contains 2 billion live organisms of the potent probiotic bacteria culture of Lactobacillus Fermentum PCC. Probiotics come in all shapes, sizes and prices. What I love about this product is that all the needed goodness is wrapped up in ONE capsule that you take ONE time per day. Others tout the same benefits when you take 3 capsules per day. It is so much easier to remember something once per day that it is to remember 3 times throughout the day. Need some more info? CLICK HERE to check out the information guide here. Bottom Line: keeping your gut healthy not only helps you feel better, it keeps your body running more smoothly in all areas. - Bodynista I LOVE Tabata workouts! These workouts are short and to the point. A Tabata workout works your entire body, gives you a short recovery time and can be done with minimal time commitment! Tabata is an early form of high-intensity interval training (HIIT); started in the 90's by Japanese professor Izumi Tabata (he used it to get speed skaters in shape for the Olympics). It involves short, four-minute bouts of explosive interval moves done for 20 seconds each for eight rounds, with a 10-second break between each round. Below is a great Tabata workout everyone can find time for. DIRECTIONS: Set your timer to work for 20 seconds and rest 10 seconds. The goal is to complete each circuit 4 times but 2 at the minimum. Rest 1 minute in between each circuit. Do you ever get the need for something sweet, comforting, and just completely off you healthy bandwagon? It's normal, it happens even to best and most disciplined people. Really, why take the small joys out of life? However, now, you can have your cake and eat it too!! This week I have eaten chocolate cake/brownie with my tea every morning and I have no guilt about it! It's a perfectly health recipe and it gives me JOY to consume it! I have linked the recipe below as well as a couple of other goodies I would like to try. Now it's your turn to have your cake and eat it too! Or you can share these healthy desserts with a friend. Do you or someone you care about need to lose weight? Bodynista offers a fantastic line of weight loss, health and nutrition products from Total Life Changes to get you into the body you deserve and help you take your life back. Shop for your new body by visiting our Total Life Changes Store Page. WOW! Check out the before and after pictures below from folks who have used Total Life Changes Products to take back their lives. Shop Total Life Changes to see if we have a product that is right for you! "My name is Ricardo Parra. I have always suffered from being overweight. I've tried every possible way to lose the weight. And then I discovered Total Life Changes and their wonderful products. I have taken the Iaso Tea and Resolution drops, and thank God today I'm reaching my ideal weight. I went from 250 pounds to 164 pounds." Do you or someone you care about need to lose weight? Bodynista offers a fantastic line of weight loss products from Total Life Changes to get you into the body you deserve and help you take your life back. Check out more testimonials from people who have used Total Life Changes products. Look for your new body by visiting our Total Life Changes Store Page. "I lost 17lbs in 2 months using the Instant Iaso Tea and the rest on the Solution Kit. I'm a mother of four (3 grown) and grandmother of 3 but nobody ever believes that because I look and feel great." - Patrice Baxter Have questions? Not sure where to start? Send us a note or comment below!
What are you resting your precious head on at night? If you are like many, it is probably cotton. Cotton is soft and snuggly, but will also suck the life right out of your hair and face! If you have woken up from your cotton pillowcase with dry hair, not just dry because it isn't wet, but dry as in brittle, or dry skin on your face, then maybe it is time to consider cotton's competition - satin.
My daughter and I both have a hair texture that tend to be on the drier side. I would constantly have breakage and dry facial skin in the morning. My daughter would also have extra dry hair in the mornings. Then we tried satin - LIFE CHANGER! Not only did our hair have better texture in the morning, it would actually still be damp from going to sleep! My skin has also retained moisture as well. It is amazing how moisture resistant the satin is!
Satin pillowcases help to prevent frizzing and roughing of the cuticle on any hair texture and can help to prolong styles, whether your hair is kinky, curly, wavy or straight. Sadly, standard 100-percent cotton pillowcases are moisture-sucking and cause a lot of friction, which can cause significant hair breakage. Not only does cotton wreak havoc on our hair, but our skin is also affected. Resting on a smoother surface will help reduce the appearance of sleep lines and the formation of wrinkles on your face.
Are you experiencing any dry hair or skin in the mornings? If so, trying satin is really an inexpensive way to find a solution! Bodynista As we graduate to becoming adults, we also graduate to becoming more stressed. Work is demanding, people are demanding, kids are demanding, rush hour traffic can tip you over the edge. We are faced with STRESS constantly. While we are massively accumulating this added stress, what are we doing to alleviate it? Some of us simply choose to escape life through vices, such as alcohol. Some of workout to help deal with stress. And there are other, more dangerous ways of coping as well. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, or otherwise not relaxed, try some Yoga. Yoga is a great way to redirect you thoughts and mind to a place of inner focus instead of on budgets, plans, after school games, and what you are going to prepare for dinner. Yoga can definitely compliment other activities you employ to reduce stress. For example, I choose to workout to help with stress, but doing Yoga on non-workout days is a better benefit. Below are 10 Yoga moves that are simple enough for beginners but effective enough for anyone in coping with stress. Face it, life will only get more stressful in the days to come. Learning how to alleviate it could be a life saving tactic! For each pose below, hold the yoga position for 5 deep breaths. Who doesn't love bread? It's soft, lightly sweetened fluffiness wrapping around your tongue and has you wanting more! Dramatic, maybe, but we love bread. Unfortunately, the feelings aren't mutual (bread doesn't love us). I am always on the search for a great bread replacement recipe. I tried the first one yesterday and I am in LOVE with it!! The first one is meant to replace an English Muffin, but works great as a sandwich bun. I have also included a loaf bread recipe and a great replacement when you need that "crunch"! |
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