Chocolate PB Banana Shakeology

January 23, 2017

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Raise your hand if you hit snooze on your alarm in the mornings.
Raise your hand if you’re often late.
Raise your hand if you’re tired or unmotivated.

Raise your hand if you want to do something about it!

My trick for morning motivation comes from self-help guru Tony Robbins. Robbins suggests setting up an "Hour of Power," every day. His "Hour of Power" consists of exercise, motivational incantations, and time for gratitude. After that, he suggests that you visualize "everything you want in your life as if you had it today."

It sounds so simple, right?
One hour, three things.

So how do you start?

Start by thinking about it right now.
What do you have to wake up to tomorrow? Not what do you have to do tomorrow? I don’t want you to write a to-do list. I want you to think of your reasons to wake up. What do you have to live for each day? Is it your family? Is it your God? Is it your job?
What do you want in your day? What are the goals you have?

By asking myself these things and doing my Power Hour every day, I’ve found my reason to jump out of bed and have the desire to really take care of myself.

Wait, so giving up an hour of sleep is going to make me feel better??
Yup! At first giving up an hour of sleep every morning is going to be hard, but sacrifice truly means giving up something good for something better. Also when you’re excited for a change it improves your mood and makes getting up easier. I’m not preaching that the Power Hour will magically make everything in life easier but, it will make facing life easier. I can attest to the fact that when I make time for my Power Hour, I’m more productive, I have less stress and I have a more positive outlook on the day.

Okay so let’s jump in. How do you set up your own Power Hour?
I want you to set a goal to start each day with at least 20 minutes for your soul, 20 minutes for your mind and 20 minutes for your body.

Things you can do for your

*Soul: read scriptures, meditate, pray. Give thanks for yourself, family, and friends. Ponder your           blessings. Say them out loud. Take deep breaths. Clear your mind. Be grateful.

*Mind: study something new, read a book, write in your journal, color, listen to a podcast. Think.

*Body: Exercise! Dance, yoga, Pilates, stretch, walk. Move.

I challenge you to try a Power Hour for yourself for one week and see how it changes your life.
Make time for you every morning. Get up, get going, and get it done.

Other things to note:
         * Early to rise also means early to bed
         * Drinking water first thing, helps to get your metabolism going
         * Enjoy a protein rich balanced breakfast
         * Shower and take time for your personal hygiene

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Shakeology Has PROBIOTICS!

January 09, 2017

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What is Shakeology??

January 09, 2017

Shakeology Ingredients

Shakeology claims to be a Healthy Meal Replacement. The shake has a nutrition dose of 70 ingredients and 23 vitamins and minerals. But, what about the Shakeology Ingredients? After all, this is more than just a “protein shake”. On this page we will take a microscopic look at all of the Shakeology Ingredients listed on the bag, and examine what they do for you.

For starters, here are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to understanding the Shakeology Ingredients:

I will be using the nutrition label of the Chocolate Flavor Shakeology ingredients (click here to see the nutrition label)
I’m going to start with the ingredients after the typical nutrition facts (calories, carbs, protein, and vitamins). This means I’ll start with Folic acid and Biotin. Then, we’ll dig into the Proprietary superfoods, along with the “other ingredients” listed on the label.

Remember, this post tends to be a bit more scientific. My goal is to help you understand what the ingredients are and how (and IF) they can benefit you. If you are just looking to learn more about Shakeology in general, or purchase.

Shakeology Ingredients – The Everyday Ingredients

Folic Acid (50% of DV): This ingredient can also be referred to as Vitamin M or B9. Folic acid has many benefits including: Stroke reduction, Sperm Quality (in males, helps reduce chromosomal defects in sperm), Macular Degeneration (In Fact, a study was completed where women have reduced potential for degeneration by 34.7%).

Biotin (30% of DV): Also know as Vitamin H. Biotin’s primary purpose is to help break down fatty cells and help metabolism (fat burner, baby!)

Pantothenic acid (50% of DV): This ingredient (Vitamin B5) helps with oxygen utilization efficiency. What does that mean? It helps fuel oxygen to your muscles, which reduces muscle soreness and aches.

Phosphorous (25% of DV): Having this ingredient daily can help strengthen tooth enamel. This leads to stronger teeth and prevention of early tooth decay.

Iodine (35% of DV): This ingredient is widely known to help with your thyroid. But not only that, iodine is beneficial for breast, stomach, brain, and other important tissues. Not having enough (or having TOO much) can cause problems for these vital tissues (source here).

Magnesium (20% of DV): magnesium helps regulates blood sugar, and keeps heart rhythm running, strong bones, and your immune system in check.

Zinc (40% of DV): this is a great ingredient and supplement you should always have. Zinc is beneficial for your immune system. Better than that, it helps decrease the acceleration of skin and muscle aging. Not only that, it can be beneficial for your digestive trac (with proven abilities to reduce and eliminate diarrhea episodes, according to Bhutta, 2000).

Copper (40% of DV): not having enough copper in your diet can lead towards deficiencies such as osteoporosis, infections, and glucose problems. Copper ingests into your liver and spreads through your bloodstream to regulate your blood sugar and benefit your bones and glucose levels significantly.

Manganese (100% of DV): a beautiful ingredient that helps your body properly digest and use the other ingredients like zinc, copper, and iron better. Not only that, there have been studies that show that manganese can help treat things like: epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, Schizophrenics, Rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and more. A powerful ingredient that gives you 100% DV in one serving of Shakeology. .

Chromium (50% of DV): Chromium enhances the production of insulin in your body. Insulin helps with the metabolism and storage of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in your body. This in turn can help regulate potential for diabetes and speed up that metabolism a bit.

Molybdenum (40% of DV): Similar to phosphorus, this ingredient helps strengthen tooth enamel and helps prevent tooth decay. Smile my friends, it’s a helpful ingredient to have in your diet!

As you can see, even the “basic” foundation of Shakeology Ingredients boasts some good benefits. So the big question is: ok great, why can’t we just eat healthy and get these? You can! The only thing you should consider is the price. To match the serving of all of these ingredients in everyday food will cost you more than a $4.33 serving of Shakeology.

Next are the Proprietary Superfoods. This will be the longer of the sections as this is the bulk of Shakeology ingredients.

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