What you don't know about antioxidants!

Antioxidants are coming about to the public eye and people are talking. I bet most of you are wondering exactly what antioxidants are, where they are found, and what they do for your body and your mind. There are many fruits and vegetables that are full of antioxidants that people don’t know about. Some of the most common foods that people relate antioxidants to are blueberries (berries in general), pomegranates, and green tea. Aside those, people don’t know much about them. Antioxidants, on a chemistry level, are a substance that helps with the prevention of oxidation from occurring in the body and the destructive effects that oxidation can cause. On a health level, antioxidants help slow down oxidation and have an impact on our health in a good way that will benefit us in the long run.

Now, I bet you are wondering exactly where to find these antioxidants. First, most all the fruits and vegetables that you eat are full of antioxidants, but you just don’t know it. You’ll be amazed by all of the foods that contain antioxidants. Here is a list of just a few fruits and vegetables that you may not have thought of that contain antioxidants.
· berries
· broccoli
· tomatoes
· red grapes
· garlic
· spinach
· tea
· carrots
· soy
· whole grain
· pomegranates
· potatoes
· apples
· beans
· artichokes
· prunes
· plums
· cherries
· pecans

Now that you know of some fruits and vegetables try and incorporate these into your daily diet. You’ll know that you’re getting your daily dose of antioxidants. If you have any more questions about antioxidants please contact TNT at 1-704-549-9550 or visit us at http://www.tntgetfit.com/!

Do you know your risk for Diabetes?

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases that is diagnosed in most Americans today. In 2007, 186,300 children under the age of 20 were diagnosed with diabetes and 23.5 million people over the age of 20 were diagnosed with diabetes. These numbers continue to rise in the year of 2010 and there is something we should all be able to do about it. One of the most common causes of diabetes is the lack of exercise, but many other factors matter too. Like what you eat, and how you live your everyday life. Some factors that we can’t control, like family history, are hard to deal with, but other factors such as what we put in our bodies we can control and that is a wonderful place to start. Below you will find a list of 20 foods that are wonderful for your body and will help you decrease your risk of diabetes in the future. You will also find a list of foods that aren’t good for your body and should be avoided. These foods have been proven to increase your risk of diabetes in the future.

Top 20 foods to lower your risk of diabetes and if diagnosed, how to control it
1. Asparagus
2. Blueberries
3. Red Grapefruit
4. Beans
5. Broccoli
6. Carrots
7. Fish
8. Flaxseed
9. Cranberries
10. Apples
11. Melons
12. Nuts
13. Oatmeal
14. Red Onions
15. Raspberries
16. Spinach
17. Soy
18. Tea
19. Tomatoes
20. Yogurt

Top 16 foods that will increase your risk of diabetes or if diagnosed, foods that will make your disease hard to control
1. Restaurant French Fries
2. Burgers
3. Fried Sandwiches
4. Fried Chicken
5. Store-bought cookies
6. Purchased Doughnuts and Baked goods
7. Cakes and Pies
8. Frozen Meals
9. Deli Meats
10. Regular Soft Drinks
11. Flavored Water
12. Purchased Smoothies
13. Purchased Fruit Drinks
14. Milkshakes
15. Frozen Pizza
16. Restaurant Pizza

If you have any more questions about how to reduce your risk of diabetes or how to control your diagnosed diabetes, please feel free to contact TNT at 1-704-549-9550 or visit us at http://www.tntgetfit.com/!

Statistic source: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/

Is Your Health Food Overrated?

When you are walking through the grocery store do you ever wonder if you know all the facts about the particular food item you are buying? Whether it is healthy or not? It is so easy to mistakenly identify healthy foods because so many out there are overrated and not what they are cracked up to be. On the flip side there are those health foods that you might not think to highly of or don’t have the benefits you want, but in actuality they have all the benefits and are great for your health! TNT has developed a list of foods that we believe are Overrated and a list that we believe are Underrated!

Overrated!
Energy Bars
Protein Powder
Fruit Juice
Red Meat
Sports Drinks
Natural Sweeteners
Granola
Smoothies
Vegetable Juice
Pita Chips

Underrated!
Sunflower Seeds
Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas)
Unsweetened Yogurts
Watermelon
Leafy Greens
Peppers
Oats
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Eggs

If you are interested in knowing more about these overrated and underrated foods and how you can use both to your benefit contact TNT at 1-704-549-9550 or visit us at http://www.tntgetfit.com/.