Health

Skips and Swaps: 5 Easy Food and Drink Swaps to Cut Calories

What if you could make a few easy food and drink swaps to drop several hundred calories in a day? Small calorie cuts can make a big difference for your long-term fitness goals. Consider this: Each pound of body fat equals approximately 3500 calories. So, if you eat 500 fewer calories per day, you’ll automatically be losing one pound of body fat per week.

It sounds simple, but in reality, making the right food decisions can be difficult. Keep these five food and drink swaps in mind the next time you’re choosing a snack or meal, and know that you’re picking the lower-calorie option! (Plus, try these tips for switching from soda to water.)

1. Skip: spinach artichoke dip …

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August 16, 2012 by Health Health Concerns and Ailments 7

Quick Tips to Keep Your Vacation Healthy

So you’ve been working out to look your best for an upcoming vacation, and your beach body is ready to make its debut. Don’t let the vacation do a 180 on your health and fitness! Stay in shape and enjoy being away from home with these quick and memorable healthy-vacation tips:

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  • Eat breakfast. It’s tempting to skip breakfast and sleep in during vacation, but eating even a small breakfast will kick-start your metabolism and give you energy each day.
  • Drink plenty of water. Water helps you feel more full and will make those extra-large vacation meals less tempting. Try drinking a full glass of water before each meal.
  • Share small plates and avoid the buffet. You can
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August 10, 2012 by Health Health Concerns and Ailments 1

Video Highlight: Michael McKenry Talks Tyent

If you’ve visited our YouTube channel lately, you know that Pittsburgh Pirate catcher Michael McKenry has made an appearance! Michael (also known as “The Fort” or “Fort McKenry”) is a long-time Tyent fan, and he’s shared a few of his favorite things about drinking Tyent alkaline ionized water in the video.

Michael says, “After doing a lot of research, when it comes to alkaline water, Tyent USA is the brand.”

He continues, “It’s just been wonderful to be able to be ahead of the game just a little bit, compared to other guys that are just drinking regular bottled water.”

Curious about if alkaline water is better for you than regular water? Michael’s opinion: “After drinking alkaline water, I now …

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August 1, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Water Ionizers 3

Avoiding Bad Chemicals in Your Food and Beverages

If you’re like many of us, you pay attention to your health: You try to eat well, get some fresh air and exercise, avoid the extra-large coffees and fries, and be mindful of your alcohol intake. But you might be consuming some unhealthy and potentially harmful substances without even knowing it.

Every day, we consume processed foods and beverages that contain hidden ingredients with not-so-hidden negative consequences. Pay attention to the following bad chemicals in food, and avoid their unhealthy repercussions.

Instead of just obsessing about the no-no’s, we believe that having healthy alternatives is the best way to live an overall pro-health lifestyle. So we’ve provided alternatives to the downright scary stuff below.

1.    BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene). Food engineers …

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July 17, 2012 by Health Health Concerns and Ailments 2

Tried-and-True Tips to Switch from Soda to Water

If you’re trying to lose weight or simply get healthier, one must-do tool in your get-fit arsenal should be to cut empty calories. Empty calories are what we consume in foods and beverages that yield few or no beneficial nutrients—but pack on plenty of calories. Consuming food and beverage items like soda, energy drinks, pizza, hot dogs, and junk food will rack up your calorie count while offering you no nutrients in return.

That’s why switching from soda to water is a perfect way to cut empty calories. Water doesn’t have any calories, but hydrates our bodies and gives us necessary minerals. In the case of alkaline ionized water, you can actually drink antioxidants and hydroxyl ions through your …

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July 10, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Health Concerns and Ailments 3

Comparing Reverse Osmosis and Alkaline Ionized Water

With all of the news reports and hearsay going around about the contaminants in our water—from the kitchen faucet to the beach—it makes sense to be critical of the H20 we ingest. If you care about your health, you know hydration is important, and you also probably know about the contamination, chemicals, and other grime hiding in much of our tap water.

We all want clean water, but can some water be nearly too clean? Reverse osmosis water is extremely clean, since all impurities are removed from it prior to drinking. Clean water sounds excellent—in theory. Reverse-osmosis water is perfect for chemistry class or other situations when you need 100% pure water to avoid the negative …

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July 3, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Health Concerns and Ailments 11

Top 5 Times When It’s Vital to Stay Hydrated

Drinking enough water should be a priority every day of the week, but there are a few instances where you should be extra-aware of chugging enough H20. Pick up a durable water bottle to keep your water cold and refreshing, and stay hydrated in these situations:

1.    Stay hydrated when you’re sick. If you’re ill, your body expends some of your internal fluids trying to fight off the virus or bacteria. And you don’t want to add symptoms of dehydration (like headaches and constipation) to the sickness you’re already fighting, so make sure to drink plenty of water while you’re recovering from sickness.

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2.    Stay hydrated when you’re exercising. In an effort to cool you …

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June 26, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Health Concerns and Ailments 3

5 Mobile Apps for Your Health

Almost everyone—literally—has gone wireless these days. A 2010 survey revealed that 91% of Americans own cellphones, and surely that number has grown since 2010—with many of the phones within that number being smartphones.

Plenty of smartphone apps fall into the non-healthy category. Gaming apps, food-delivery apps, and social networking apps are all convenient and surefire ways to have a good time, but they won’t do much for your health.

That’s where these apps come in. Spruce up your phone’s app collection with five apps that actually help you improve your overall health:

Sports Tracker. According to the Apple website, this app “turns your iPhone into an interactive exercise diary,” complete with the ability to track your total workouts, …

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June 22, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Water Ionizers 0

Antioxidants Crash Course: How They Help Your Body

Fitting more antioxidants into your diet is one of the best things you can do for your body. Antioxidants help your body recover from disease and heavy exercise, and they have the physical benefit of slowing down your skin’s aging process. Antioxidants improve your inner and outer health, and they come in a variety of delicious foods and alkaline water.

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For you scientist-types who like to know how things work, imagine that antioxidants are the good guys fighting the bad guys. Who are the bad guys? They’re free radicals, found in a variety of common substances that pollute our bodies:

  • Cigarette smoke
  • Industrial fumes and pollution
  • Exhaust fumes
  • UV rays

As you can imagine, avoiding the …

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June 13, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Health Concerns and Ailments Water Ionizers 0

Top Ten Types of People Who Can Benefit from Alkaline Water

We’ve stressed the health benefits of alkaline water to explain why ionized water is so good for you. Compared to traditional drinking water, ionized water can make a dramatic difference in your health and energy level, and just about anyone can experience these benefits.

However, there are ten types of people who can make especially great gains from drinking alkaline water from a Tyent water ionizer. If you’re on this list, consider trying out an ionizer to notice the change in how you feel.

1) Caffeine addicts. Have you found yourself so addicted to coffee or highly-caffeinated soft drinks that you’re consuming three a day? What about four?    . . . Or five? The truth is, many popular coffees …

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June 5, 2012 by Alkaline Water Health Health Concerns and Ailments 5

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