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AI 101: AI Explained
Do you struggle with AI? Have parents, friends, and others who struggle with terminology and understanding what AI is good for?
The guide defines basics terms that are often mentioned in numerous online videos and definitely can be confusing to a new user.
Check out my guide, free to use, no data collected.
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Which supplement should I take? #Supplement Explorer
Are you always on your phone looking at which supplements you should take? Do you look at reviews? How do you decide what to buy?
As someone who has been in the nutraceutical industry for over 10 years, I’ve worked with many suppliers and companies to understand why an ingredient is chosen, what research is behind it, and how to sell it to a consumer, so if you are looking for some answers to questions you may have, drop a comment, or even better check out the Supplement Explorer on the site. It is free to use, 3 questions, and a simple output. No info is stored.I made the Supplement Explorer purely for my use and then thought, well, if it is useful for me, maybe it is useful for others. The tool is not affiliated with any company or brand, but was just a way for me to showcase what I find useful. If you use it, do give me feedback as to what you’d like to see it on too.
Stay well and remember, before taking any supplements, check with your doctor if it is a good fit for you or not!
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What is wellness?
If you have been reading my blog this year, you know that the goal is to find way to approach a healthier way of living via diet, fitness, etc. but we must remember what is wellness to fully understand what it is that we are trying to achieve. This quote summarizes it well:
“Wellness is not a ‘medical fix’ but a way of living – a lifestyle sensitive and responsive to all the dimensions of body, mind, and spirit, an approach to life we each design to achieve our highest potential for well-being now and forever”— Greg Anderson
It is never too late to start your health and wellness journey!
pic from Huffington Post.. Embodies wellness
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Best of 2019: Healthy cookies? Whoa!
If you like eating cookies, Made Cookies are highly recommended. Not only are they delicious and soft and melt in your mouth but they are gluten free too! Usually, gluten free means that they don’t taste good but these are amazing. If I gave you two cookies side by side that were both soft baked and the same flavor, you definitely wouldn’t be able to tell them apart based on taste and looks.
The cookies are organic and made with whole grains and have about 13g carbs or 12g net carbs so not exactly keto friendly but you could still eat them on the keto diet without sacrificing all your carbs with this treat. The ingredients also show lots of vegetable extracts and powder so the nutrients are coming from them which is always a good thing, right? Finally, I also like that they are made in a nut-free facility so if you want to share your cookies with someone with a nut allergy, you can feel a little better about doing so.
Since I do have a wicked chocolate craving and sweet-tooth, the double chocolate flavor definitely appeals to me. Enjoy this sweet treat!
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Best of 2019: Do you throw out produce?
Have you gone grocery shopping this week? Did you buy a bunch of food from processed to produce? You probably bought the processed items (those in a can or box) because you know it will last longer and you don’t have to worry about it expiring or maybe it was just cheaper but you bought the produce because you know you have to eat it fast and maybe you had to buy more than you needed because smaller options are not available. Unfortunately, like many of us, you are most likely going to be throwing away the produce due to it going bad—resulting in food waste!
Growing up, we all are told to finish our plates or take the leftovers home but what does that really do? Do you actually eat those leftovers the next day or do you take it home, keep it in the fridge, look at it the next day and then get something else to eat and throw out your leftovers from the day before? I’m guessing most of us fall into the latter situation. What can you do to avoid food waste? The answer isn’t as simple as you think.
No matter where you live, I’m sure there are kids that are going hungry to bed so think about that next time you throw your food out. Yes, you may not be able to make an impact directly for them in this situation but what you are doing by not discarding food is reducing your carbon footprint and therefore helping the environment. Not convinced yet?
Going back to the beginning, you bought produce, now what? Buy fresh food and eat it by the date mentioned on the label. Remember, fresh food expires faster than packaged food so it must be consumed so that you are able to get all the nutrients that the item has. To limit throwing out fresh food, consider buying just what you need for your email. Even shopping at Costco, Sam’s Club, etc. and buying in bulk fresh food items should be limited because unless you plan to feed your family the entire item before it expires, it will end up as food waste. Sometimes that bulk price savings is actually bad in terms of the environment and waste. Finally, as mentioned earlier, when dining out, go for the smaller meal plates, not only will you avoid food waste but your wallet and body will thank you as well!
Food waste is continuing to be a big problem and as countries like India and China are demanding higher levels of food and beverage items, this challenge must be tackled so that we all consume what is necessary to sustain life and not over-indulge!
image from stokpic
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Christmas Day: Quote of the day!
Greg Plitt was a famous bodybuilder that died too soon via a train accident but he definitely inspired many who followed him.
Your body is the house you force to live in for the rest of your life. You don’t get to sell, you don’t get foreclosure, you can’t do a quick sale. All you can do is to modify and improve it. Or you can tarnish it. One house to live in, man. What kind of house do you want to live in? – Greg Plitt
Everything we do impacts how healthy we are, from diet to exercise. Wise words indeed! Live your best life!
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Best of 2019: Flex protein crisps review
Popcorners recently launched Flex protein crisps and I must say that it is excellent! Not only is it gluten free but it also has 10g soy protein per serving plus it is loaded with potassium too! If you look at the nutritional panel, you’ll see that it has 12g carbs and 4g fiber or in other words 8g net carbs! whoa!
Another thing that I liked is that the label clearly tells you what’s in it so that you don’t have to wonder if it is fried or not. If you are trying to eat healthy, you definitely don’t want to be eating fried stuff so this is a nice to have in this product.
The flavor I tried is buffalo so it does have a slight kick. If you like chips but don’t want the hassle of all those empty calories, then give these crisps a shot!
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Best of 2019: Cereal..a childhood staple!
This week on until the end of the year I’ll be posting the best posts of 2019—what makes them the best posts? The amount of readers for each of these posts per analytics so if you missed out, here’s your chance to view them.
Growing up, I’m sure many of you had your favorite cereals. Mine were Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Cheerios, Coco Puffs, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. All allowed me to quickly eat breakfast and get my milk in too. Remember the nutrients you read about last week? Starts at breakfast, right?
Today, if you go in the cereal aisle, there are so many choices and picking a box is so difficult especially from innovation like the churro line from Cinnamon Toast Crunch. As an adult, you are told that you should go for the healthier options like Kashi and others but the kid in you may gravitate towards your favorites not only because it brings up nostalgic moments for you but also because you still like the brand. With the wave of old is gold resurgence hitting the market currently (New Coke has a limited launch), clearly marketing innovation means appealing to your youth so if you want to take a break from your healthy cereal, indulge in your childhood favorite but then can get back on track!
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Last Sunday before Christmas–Need Christmas gift ideas?
Still looking for gift ideas?
Interested in products or items that I have talked about in my posts..visit the link below on Amazon and my fave products are there for you to browse:
Check back frequently for updates!
https://www.amazon.com/shop/2howyalldoing
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Last weekend before Christmas!
Last minute gift ideas—need them?
Visit the link below on Amazon and my fave products are there for you to browse:
Check back frequently for updates!
https://www.amazon.com/shop/2howyalldoing
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Done with Christmas shopping? Pamper yourself with Online Grocery Shopping!
Now that you have finished all your Christmas shopping, consider nourishing yourself with some food but do you really want to stop into another store to pick out produce, meats, and veggies? How do you get your groceries? Do you drive to your local supermarket and spend about 30 mins to an hour with your grocery list and pick up the items you want or do you browse the store until you find what you want or do you go when you are hungry and buy too much of stuff that you don’t need? I’m sure many of us have fallen into one of those scenarios but did you know that grocery shopping online is becoming a huge trend.
As our lives get busier, we often find ways to eliminate the mundane activities that consuming a lot of time, hence we shop online. Perhaps, you have bought groceries via Amazon Prime Pantry and get it delivered or maybe you have used Amazon and Wholefoods relationship to get food delivered to you or you have tried some of the other sites like Thrive Market or Google Express or Brandless to find items? All these sites are serving one purpose, convenience!
However, a huge limitation of grocery shopping online is most of the time you are only able to get packaged items and rarely fresh items like fruits and veggies, unless you live in a town where Wholefoods and Amazon’s partnership benefits you with same-day delivery–which, unfortunately, most of us don’t receive. So what can you do?
One great option is to see if you can order ahead online what you want from your local grocery store so that you can swing by on your way home from work and pick it up. Of course, the downside is that someone is picking up the fruits and veggies based on their choice and not yours so that may be a con but on the other hand, it is like going to eat out, someone else is preparing your meal so is it really a con? Personally, I like to touch and feel the produce so I’m OK with not ordering fresh produce from my local grocery store online and would rather take the 15 mins to go find what I want but each person’s situation is different.
Another way, that most people can avoid food waste is by buying meal kits like Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, etc. as you get enough food (fresh items too) for certain recipes–all pre-weighed. The downside with meal kits is there is a lot of packaging waste because they have to keep the food cool or vacuum packaged so it is fresh when it arrives to you, so you have to pick and choose what is important to you–convenience or the environment?
With plenty of choices available to the consumer, why should grocery shopping be hard today? There are plenty of ways to get food on the dinner table without going for fast food so choose wisely the service that works best for you and eat healthily!
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Last-minute gifts needed? Consider convenience store shopping!
We all go to the grocery store or use online deliveries to purchase food and beverage items but have you ever considered going to a convenience store to buy something that is healthy? There are so many options at gas stations and convenience stores like 7-Eleven that we forget that even healthy options exist there.
A lot of companies use convenience stores to launch a new product or test a new product. They do this for several reasons including costs. Shelf space is expensive in a traditional store and then positioning (whether it is at the line of sight, bottom, or top-shelf) too can make a difference. Plus, if it is a new product or new packaging, it’s best to get some point of sale data from a smaller chain of convenience stores than try to figure that out from a larger store. Also, depending on the region you live in you might find healthier options in the same 7-Eleven than the one 3 blocks away as companies choose locations based on who they want to target. Plus, convenience stores are great to find knick-knacks for last-minute gifts so don’t discount a stop in when everything else is closed.
So how do you know if your favorite product is there? Well, you have to go inside and actually look for it. Most of us go to those convenience stores for a quick stop in and out with whatever we need and we bypass the new items without realizing it. If you have a few mins to spare while there, I highly recommend you look at some other products because you may find a new protein drink, bar, chips, candy, vitamins, and more.
Healthy eating doesn’t have to be limited to just Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. Everyone wants a piece of your business so businesses often try to entice you wherever you go, perhaps the convenience store is another option to find the next big thing?
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