Nutrition Corner

What You’re Losing When You’re Juicing: Juicing can be a source of vitamins and minerals, but it also has a big impact on your blood sugar.

10 Important Foods That Support Hair Growth, Strength, and Health: You won't grow Rapunzel locks overnight, but eating a nutrient-rich diet is a key habit for healthy hair.

Recipe for The Day

Carrot Apple Ginger Soup: Carrot Apple Ginger Soup will not only get you in the mood for fall, but it's packed with anti-inflammatory properties, making it the perfect thing to make when you're sick. Simply roast veggies, then blend them up with your favorite broth and that's it!

Lifestyle & Fitness Focus

5 Ways to Save Money on Groceries When Eating Healthy

• Reach for the Store Brand Whenever Possible: Although it may feel like you have to stick with well-known, trusted brands to eat more healthfully, that’s not always the case. The store brand is often made by the same manufacturer as the name brand competitors but at a lower price.

• Look Out for Sales on Pantry Staples You Know You’ll Always Need: In any given week, grocery stores run promotions and sales on a variety of items. Tracking these sales and working them into your meal plan can be a great way to cut down on your weekly grocery bill. One of the best ways to find sales and special coupon offers is to review the weekly circular, but do it before you go shopping.

• Shop the Bulk Bins if Your Grocery Store Has Them: Bulk bins typically contain dry foods such as grains, rice, beans, and nuts, as well as a variety of seasonings and spices. Because these containers allow you to buy exactly the amount you need at a lower price than brand-name goods, you can save a significant amount of money while cutting down on waste.

• To Get Your Fish Fix, Head to the Freezer Aisle: Frozen fish may be the way to go for a number of reasons. Generally, the reduced price tag on frozen fish (with frozen salmon fillets costing as low as $6.99 per pound at Walmart, for example) is due to the increased shelf life and has nothing to do with the nutrition quality of the fillet.

• Be Willing to Substitute Recipe Ingredients When You Have Something Suitable on Hand: We’ve all been there — you find a new recipe you can’t wait to try, but it calls for small amounts of multiple ingredients and spices you’ve never tried before. Instead of buying a large, full jar of a spice you may never use again and paying a hefty fee for it, consider substituting with an ingredient you have on hand or know you will use again.

4 benefits of doing plyometrics workouts no matter how fit you are

• Plyometrics get your heart rate up: We often think that cardio exercises like running, rowing, swimming, and elliptical trainers are the only way to improve your cardiovascular fitness. Still, resistance exercises like squats and jumping exercises like plyometrics are also effective means to boost your cardiovascular health.

• Plyometrics burn calories: Plyometrics can help you achieve your weight loss goals because they are metabolically demanding. Most plyometrics exercises are total-body moves, which means you’ll be torching a significant number of calories in a short period of time since nearly every major muscle is recruited at once.

• Plyometrics strengthen bones and joints: The high-impact nature of plyometrics makes such exercises an excellent way to increase bone density and strengthen connective tissues like tendons and ligaments.

• Plyometrics increase muscular strength: Simply put, plyometrics make you stronger. They train your muscles to develop more force because they harness the power of the point in the muscle stretch cycle where maximum contractile force can be produced. Essentially, with plyometrics, you rapidly move between eccentrically contracting (lengthening) a muscle and concentrically contracting (shortening) it.

4 Reasons You Should Start Journaling

• May help reduce PTSD symptoms: One way to try to reduce PTSD symptoms is with journaling. Research has shown that journaling can assist with this stress. A study showed that people experiencing PTSD saw an improvement in their mental health when journaling in a narrative format.

• Strengthens immune cells: Some research has even linked journaling to improved immune function. An analysis of patients with HIV who journaled about emotional events showed that they had stronger immune cells afterwards.

• Helps you achieve goals: Writing things down can help you visualize better, plan ahead and keep yourself accountable. Try writing down your goals in a journal and either writing further entries about achieving them or writing out a plan to get there.

• Track progress and growth: Journaling is a great method for accountability and documenting your day. You can do this for a number of reasons, like tracking your food if you want to understand a dietary restriction or see what's triggering headaches or other physical pain.

4 Best Arm Toning Exercises And Arm Workouts With Weights

• Biceps Curl: Start standing with feet hip-width apart holding a pair of dumbbells at sides. Palms should be facing forward with back straight and chest upright. Without moving upper arms, bend elbows and bring weights up toward shoulders. Slowly lower the dumbbells back to starting position with control. That's 1 rep.

• Cactus Arms: Start standing on the mat, feet hip-width apart. Holding dumbbells in both hands, bring elbows together and up so arms form 90-degree angles and elbows are at shoulder height. Keeping core stable, open elbows as wide as possible. Bring them together again. That's 1 rep.

• Upright Row: Start standing with feet hip-width apart, with arms resting in front of body and a dumbbell in each hand. Lift dumbbells by raising elbows until they reach chest-level. Slowly lower them back down to waist with control, and repeat. That's 1 rep.

• Lying Overhead Triceps Extension: Lie on back with knees bent and feet placed flat on the ground, about a foot from butt. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and extend arms up over shoulders, palms facing toward each other. Slowly bend at the elbows to bring weights toward floor, close to temples. Pause, then, slowly extend arms to bring the weights back overhead. That's 1 rep.

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