Carrot Lentil Soup Recipe

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Carrot and Lentil Soup Recipe

Red lentils are so quick and easy to cook. They are an excellent source of soluble fiber that provides a slow-burning carbohydrate source to feed you steady energy. [Sounds like a really great, energizing combination!] Makes 4 servings of this toasted spice carrot and lentil soup.

Lentil Soup Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • ⅛ teaspoon chili flakes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large carrots, finely chopped
  • 5 ounces red lentils
  • 32 ounces vegetable broth
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 4 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
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Decade Fitness Strength Training

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Stay Active With Strength Training

This week we have a great article from Joan Pagano – best selling fitness author. I actually own her most recent book (Strength Training Exercises for Women) and know for a fact that it’s really informative and just well done overall – plus we’ve interviewed her before! Anyways, we keep with our theme of staying active as we age (especially for women in the case of this article) to help build muscle and improve our overall quality of life – enjoy!

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The Flex Belt Reviews: Ab Workout Anytime, Anywhere

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The Flex Belt Review: Blasting your core

Flex Belt review: I recently reviewed the Flex Belt, an electrical muscle stimulating belt that strengthens and builds your core.

Not only is the product shocking (see what I did there?) but the results can be as well! See how it worked for me below.

How many Flex Belt reviews have you read? Hopefully, this will be the last one! Straight-up, this product will not give you a killer 6 pack if this is the ONLY practice you are using to lose weight. In fact, this isn’t a weight loss product at all, it’s a product that helps strengthen and tone your core, so along with your normal exercise and nutrition regime, your abs will become more visible. In conjunction with your normal practices, this can supplement your core routine!

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Blueberry Muscle Recovery Smoothie Recipe

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Muscle Recovery Smoothie Recipe

In addition to repairing and rebuilding muscle tissue after your workout, this smoothie combination offers blueberries, which are a low glycemic fruit, that will not spike your blood sugar leaving you tired later. Also, spinach provides magnesium which helps muscles recover and lower the elevated cortisol levels of exercise. Makes 2 smoothie servings.

Muscle Recovery Smoothie Ingredients

  • ¾ cup frozen blueberries
  • ¾ cup coconut water
  • 1 scoop plant protein powder
  • 1 handful baby spinach
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter
  • 1 teaspoon maca powder
  • a sprinkle cinnamon
  • stevia, to taste
  • ice, (optional)
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Enjoy Dinner With Your Family At The Dinner Table

Making Dinner Time Count

As busy as your family is with work, school, sports…etc. dinner might be the only time you have to get together to talk about your day. For this Featured Post, our expert tells us some great ways that can help you save time and money on your way to actually making a great family dinner.

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Why Is A Glass Of Wine A Day Good For You?

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Moderate Wine Consumption Can be Good for You

You’ve probably heard that a glass of wine a day can be good for you, but why exactly? Is a bottle just as good as a glass? 🙂 Check out this article which dives into the details about why exactly wine (in moderation of course) can be great for your heart!

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Simplifying Exercise for Beginners

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Making Exercise Just a Little Less Intimidating

Workout structure and duration are two of the most common workout principles we get asked about and for good reason.

Exercise programs have gotten more and more complex throughout the years, but it doesn’t have to be. From super-sets on top of pyramid sets with varying resting interval profiles, it seems like a Ph.D. is required to actually understand what the heck to do with your typical online program. If it’s not that, the program is telling you to work out for 60 minutes to get any noticeable effects…talk about intimidating.

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Recipes for Southwest Quinoa Salad

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Southwest Quinoa Salad Recipe

Technically, quinoa is not a grain but a seed, although it’s used in the same ways as other whole grains. This dish gives you plenty of healthy carbs and the right kind of fats to fuel not just your workout but your whole day. Serves 4 of southwest quinoa salad.

Quinoa Salad Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • ½ cup red pepper, diced
  • ¼ cup shallot, minced
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
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Plant-Based Nutrition: The Way to a Healthy, Long-Term Diet

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Plant-Based Eating: Optimizing your nutrition?

While we are definitely omnivorous and enjoy a good steak, we totally think plants should be the main staple of each meal! In fact, we encourage our clients to make two-thirds of each meal vegetables and fruit. It’s a great way to eat fewer calories and fill you up. Author Sharon Palmer breaks down the physiological and ecological importance of plant-based eating!

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The Ultimate Room Hotel Workout

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Stay Active With This Hotel Workout

Many of us love to travel and we also love to exercise. Sometimes the two can interfere with one another if you don’t have a plan. Next time you want to get in some exercise while traveling try this simple hotel workout and stay in the groove – no more excuses!

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