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Passion Vid – Tracy Anderson Workout Videos

Tracy Anderson is an amazing workout coach. Tracy had her own weight issues after a 40 lb. weight gain during her first year in New York, she focused on weight loss/fitness training as her career. She has coached many celebrities with her Tracy Anderson Method.

We love her different approach to toning up your body giving long lean muscles. Try one, a combination of a few or all of them.

Warm Up

Legs Part 1

If you are just starting out, for each leg exercise do 10 on each leg while she does 30 plus on the same leg, then do the same when she switches legs

Legs Part 2

If you are just starting out, for each leg exercise do 10 on each leg while she does 30 plus on the same leg, then do the same when she switches legs

Standing Abs

8 Minute Arms

If you are just starting out, you might want to start with the first 4 minutes and work up to the 8

Arms with Small Weights

If you are just starting out, you can use no weights or 1 lb.

Matte Leg & Ab Toning

Cool Down

Why The Hail Kale

Kale has been coined the “Queen of Greens” or the “New Beef”!

Holiday Kale Salad

Some of the Benefits of Kale:

Low Calorie, High Fiber - 36 Calories, 5 Grams of Fiber and 0 Grams of Fat
High in Iron - Kale has more Iron than Beef
High in Vitamin K - Protects against Cancer, also can help people suffering from Alzheimer’s
High in Vitamin C - Builds Immune System and Metabolism
High in Vitamin A - Great for your Vision
Lowers Cholesterol - Great for your Heart
Full of Antioxidants - Prevents Cancer
Anti-inflammatory - Help fights Arthritis, Asthma and Auto Immune Disorder’s.
High in Calcium - Kale has more Calcium than milk! Prevents Osteoporosis, Calcium also helps maintain Cartilage and Joint Flexibility

So many times trying Kale Raw, Cooked, hidden in dishes, etc. I never really appreciated it until trying a great technique recommended by Steph’s friend Christine, the technique of massaging the flavors into the Kale making it less bitter. There are so many great options for making Kale tasty! Check out all our Kale Posts! Kale Chips, Toasted Sesame Kale Salad, Holiday Kale Salad…

GMO? The brands to avoid!

First of all you may ask why are genetically modified products so bad?

What is GMO? It is a combination of animal, bacteria, plant and viral genes that do not occur in nature, taking DNA from one species and injecting into another species.
They have created GMO crops that produce an insecticide and/or are resistant to pesticides.
GMO’s are banned or restricted in 50 countries.
GMO’s are unlabeled in our foods therefore making us guinea pigs for the last 20 years.

Know what you are buying…

The following “Natural Food” brands are either GMO and/or support proposition 37:

More brands to AVOID…

Boca (Kraft), Natural Touch, Worthington, Loma Linda unless labeled organic (Kellogg)…

4 Simple Tips for avoiding GM Foods

Buy Organic Certified organic products are not allowed to use any GMO’s in their production. Products that are labeled “made with organic ingredients” only require 70% of the ingredients to be organic but the products labeled with the USDA Organic stamp must be made with all non-GMO ingredients. Products labeled with the Non GMO Project Certified stamp obviously will be made with Non-GMO ingredients as well.
Look for Non-GMO Labels
Avoid At-Risk Ingredients Avoid products made with any of the crops that are GM. Most GM products made from corn, soybeans, canola, and cottonseed are used in processed foods. And recently sugar beet sugar entered the GM list.
Download True Food App Center for Food Safety. You can conveniently use while shopping or look for lists of brands to shop for!

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036834_Kashi_Larabar_boycott.html#ixzz28gOfyKfL

If you like to grow your own food, here is a seed company that sells GMO free seeds!

http://www.highmowingseeds.com/

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