Here is an excerpt from How Can I Live a Healthy Lifestyle ? which is now available at Sabaidi Health’s new web address, http://www.SabaidiHealth.com….

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With the increase in cancer rates and obesity and ever growing knowledge of trans fats, saturated fats, carcinogens, whole foods, organic, and a list of other buzz words, many people are now asking themselves How can I live a Healthy Lifestyle ?

While each person may have their own definition, a healthy lifestyle should lie in Balance. Balance in all aspects of life, food, hobbies, business, family, education, and everywhere else.

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Recently, I was working on a Connect the Dots worksheet with my son, and I realized what a perfect metaphor for the real meaning of life this was; moving from place to place in a sequential order with the goal of creating a well drawn picture.

Perhaps it over simplifies the concept of The Meaning of Life, but why does it have to be so complicated ? We weren’t here in the beginning, and chances are we will not be here at the end, so all we have is the beginning and end of our own lives. So if we look at what is true, then the connect the dots metaphor makes more sense.

Time is an aspect of life that we can not escape, and for that reason we are always moving forward. By using this philosophy for a way of life, we can add a bit more structure to our path and ensure that all aspects of our lives evolve, and progress forward.

If we can look forward and find the next dot, dot after dot, our picture will slowly form. And much like these connect the dot puzzles, sometimes we have to step back and look at what picture we are creating to help us find the next step to make.

I think sometimes in life we over complicate matters, and refuse to believe they can be so simple. All we know as real is what we see, and we have to work around the obstacles so that at the end of our journey we can hopefully look back with admiration at the picture we have created.

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When you go to the supermarket, you inevitably stroll down the Snack isle; Perhaps looking for a Healthy Snack, such as a baked potato chip or one cooked in sunflower oil. The snacks are for ourselves, or perhaps our families, but the bottom line is we want a snack that tastes good.

While occasionally eating chips isn’t so bad, frequently eating fried and oily snacks can be bad for our entire body, potentially harming our skin care, weight, and general health. For those who are in search of a healthy alternative to snacks, please let me suggest the original snack, Fruit. If you eat fruit, you will eat a flavorful snack that is loaded with vitamins and contains NO oil.

Eating more fruit is important for anybody, but especially those with children. If you always give your children fruit as a snack, it will be normal and they will benefit from it for the rest of their lives.

For those who already eat fruit, please leave your comments about your favorites, and for those who are new to fruit, today is a good day to start. Living in the US for most of my life, and now living in Thailand for the past 4 years, I have tried a variety of fruits, and overall I would say Clementines are the my favorite fruit. They are easy to peel (even your kids can peel them by themselves), no seeds, and they taste GREAT. Its about that time of the year too, so keep an eye out for them. You and your kids will love them. Honorable mention to Peaches, Pineapple and Pomelos (south east asia fruit, very similar to grapefruits but no bitter after taste).

If you Eat Fruit you will help to keep a higher level of general health, help your digestion, help to maintain proper weight, keep or regain low cholesterol, strengthen your immune system, and a list of other benefits.

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In the quest to look for new practices to promote a Healthy Lifestyle, I stumbled upon one that was so simple I had overlooked it; Cooking. Cooking your own meals is perhaps the best way to know exactly what you are eating, and making sure that what is in your meal is good for you. It will benefit yourself as well as your family. I think most people know that, but there are always reasons Not to cook. So in this article, I aim to look at the reasons Why not to Cook, and how we can overcome them.

I don’t/can’t cook

With out a doubt, cooking can be a daunting task especially if your experience is limited to Ramen Noodles. But having said that, being able to cook is not that hard; the key is to start easy. Look on the internet for some recipes, or better yet, buy your self a few cookbooks, look through them, find some easy recipes for Pasta, Salads, etc. and start cooking. After you cook a few easier meals you will have more experience and familiarity with the kitchen so you can challenge your self and go for some harder ones.

I don’t have time to cook

Everybody is busy, that is true. It isn’t always easy to find time to cook. But you don’t have to always cook. Start off slow. Cook yourself dinner on the weekends when you have a bit of extra time. It is usually an easier option to cook lunch than dinner, so the weekend is a perfect time to get some practice under your belt. Also, if you want to cook yourself a meal, it doesn’t have to be a long process. There are plenty of meals that can be cooked in 10 minutes (again, look through some cookbooks).

I don’t want to cook

Sometimes the hardest reason to cook, is simply a lack of spark to get ourselves up and just do it. If you care about a healthy lifestyle, for yourself and family, you have to just start. Once you cook a few meals, it will not be so much of a task, or as difficult, and you might even enjoy yourself. Cooking can not only be great for everyday, but also for special occasions, for holidays, for romantic dinners, for parties, and any other reason you can think of.

I wouldn’t even know what to cook…

Again, buy some cook books. There are millions of cook books available for every type of food you can imagine; Healthy Cooking, Italian Food, Indian Food, Thai Food, Easy Cooking, Cooking with the Microwave, and almost anything else you can think of. Take a look at whats available and have fun with it.

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General Health Tip

In our everyday lives, there are little things we can do to maintain a good level of general health for ourselves and family. Obvious tips include a proper diet consisting of meals that are properly balance according to the food groups, adequate amounts of sleep, and lower stress. This article however is going to give information about 3 less popular, though highly effective ways to take care of our General Health.

1. Wear Slippers

Its not so much the wearing of slippers that will keep your immune system strong, but the not wearing of shoes inside of your house that will. Taking off shoes that are worn outside is a common practice in Asian Cultures, though rarely seen in Western Homes. Not only will this practice keep your house visibly cleaner, but it will also greatly minimize the amount of bacteria in your home that threatens your general health. Few would suggest that the streets and sidewalks outside are clean, and few would consider it sanitary to sit down in the streets and sidewalks outside. So why would our carpets and floors inside our house be clean if we walk over them with the same shoes that we wear walking in the streets and around outside. Leaving your outside shoes outside, and having a pair of slippers to wear inside is a good way to keep your house clean, and protect the general health of your family. This is especially true for those with young children.

2. Drink Water

Paying attention to what you and your family drinks throughout the day is a good way to stay healthy. You may find that a majority of what you drink is soda, coffee, energy drinks, and maybe juices. Soda, coffee, and energy drinks are okay in moderation, however the high levels of sugar and caffeine included are bad for your teeth and do a poor job at hydrating your body. In addition to a list of benefits to your health and digestive system, keeping your body fully hydrated is a good way of cleaning your body of toxins allowing you immune system to focus on fighting any sickness you may encounter. While juices are the healthiest of the group, they often contain high levels of sugar that create their own problems, and are not very good at quenching your thirst. A cup of coffee or two a day, or soda for lunch isn’t bad, just try to mix in a few glasses of water, tea, or a sugar free fruit juice.

3. Eat Fruit

Fruit is nature’s candy. It tastes great, contains loads of vitamins, and is easy to find, and easy to eat. In addition to this, eating fruit instead of other sugar filled candies will keep up your general health, keep your teeth strong, increase your digestion, and keep your weight down. There are a wide variety of fruits so that if you get tired of one, there are plenty of others to choose from. While eating fruit is good for adults who want to stay healthy or lose weight, getting your children in the practice of eating fruit for breakfast, after dinner, or as a snack is a great way to keep their health strong.

These are three easy practices to add to your healthy lifestyle that will greatly aide in maintaining a strong level of General Health for you and your family.

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As a Healthy Lifestyle is quickly becoming the fashion throughout the world, many people are looking for new additions for their everyday routine, as well as others aspects to take away. Many people are turning to increased exercise and a healthy diet to help increase their personal health, lose weight, and hope to live better and live longer.

Amongst the concerns that face many are high blood pressure, stress, and anxiety, and often combated with one or more of a list of prescription medications. You have to do what you have to do, but at the same time many are looking for healthy, all natural alternatives to help lessen these problems, as well as prevent them from ever happening.

An easy, and effective way to do this, is to include herbal teas as a part of your lifestyle. Herbal teas often get a bad rep as bland at their most exciting, but they have come a long way from there and now thanks to an all natural tea company Sabaidi Tea Co., Ltd., a whole new set of all natural herbal teas from Thailand are available in the Western World.

Sabaidi Tea has recently entered the markets in the United States, and available in Select locations in Europe. We now offering our high quality unique herbal tea blends and traditional favorites in Sabaidi Gourmet Tea bags.

Keep an eye out for our unique herbal teas, Lemongrass, Pandan, and Bael Fruit. They are naturally grown, taste great, caffeine free, and above all perfect additions to everyone’s lifestyle.

For everyone interested, you can purchase Sabaidi Tea online, and also in a growing list of supermarkets, gourmet markets, health food stores, coffee and tea shops, and other similar locations. The best way to see if your local stores carry Sabaidi Tea is to ask them. If they do not yet have them, letting stores know there is a demand is a great way to build the supply…

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Its that time of year, the Natural Products Expo East is back again, and back in Baltimore. Their website says it best, “Natural Products Expo East isn’t just a trade show. It’s your chance to see, hear, smell, taste and get your hands on everything new in the natural, organic and healthy products industry. ”

If you have been there before then you know what its all about. If you have never seen the sites of the the Natural Products Expo, it truly is an experience. I have been fortunate enough to visit the show both in Baltimore, as well as the few years it was in Washington DC. Suppliers from all facets of Natural Products come to showcase their company, and new products.

It will be in Baltimore again this year, from September 27 - 29th, in the Baltimore Convention Center which is large, and will be packed with suppliers, buyer, brokers, retailers, and onlookers, each of which will be busy filling up their freebie bags with the endless rows of samples that will be given away. Some of the most memorable samples in the past, other than all of the food, would have to be the chewable tooth brushes, vitamin C gum, aura readers, and most of all free back massages (honestly, I am not sure what that company was selling).

For all who are going, Enjoy !! For those who do not yet have plans to be there, do what you can to change whatever plans you may have and get there, you will not be sorry.

Keep an eye out for the all natural food products company Health Is Wealth Products Inc. who will not only have their own new products to showcase, but will also have Sabaidi Tea bags to show to brokers, retailers, and all those who are interested in selling them. Unfortunately we were unable to get sufficient amounts of samples sent to the US for the show, but as we are preparing for Sabaidi Tea Bags to arrive in the US by the middle of October, we are beginning to introduce the our products. Remember, HEALTH IS WEALTH…You can go check them out and not only will you get some good food from Health is Wealth, but might also get Sabaidi Tea Samples.

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Anybody who has had to deal with pain caused by constipation will agree that it is a highly uncomfortable feeling that effects you throughout the day. In severe cases, the pain can become acute. Constipation can occur to anyone, from newborns, to the elderly, and everywhere in between.

While there are medicines available that will help quickly cure the gas, bloating, and pain of constipation, these medicines can also be unpredictable and cause a new set of problems that may leave you stuck with in arms distance of a bathroom.

Like with many other physical ailments, it can be argued that the best offense is a good defense; and by that I mean trying to prevent constipation from ever occurring.

For good health in general watching the foods you eat is a good idea, but this natural remedy is not about what you eat, but what you drink. Drinking adequate amounts of water are a key factor to help prevent constipation.

Water, Juice (Prune juice is an ideal choice), and Tea can all help. Coffee can help in certain cases as the caffeine gives you body a jolt that often times will be solution, though coffee can also leave your body dehydrated. Soda is a bad idea to drink in general, let along when trying to prevent constipation. The gas of any carbonated beverage will only add to the problem.

I have talked with many who do not like to drink water, and rightfully claim that Juice has a lot of unwanted sugars. Tea is a very good idea in this case. There are many types of tea to drink, though I personally recommend Lemongrass tea when trying to prevent constipation. It tastes like lemons, it aides your digestion, you can drink it hot as well as iced (using little to no sugar depending on how you like it), and it is highly refreshing. You can make a pitcher with 1 or 2 tea bags, which will last for 2 or 3 days, maybe even longer. Most importantly, the added hydration will help you body’s digestive system run smoothly, helping to prevent constipation.

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Here is a simple tip to help you get clear skin. If you already have an acne problem, or have only a few pimples, though there are many creams and medicines to help you clear your skin, we would like to offer a simple method that will help; Go to a Steam Room. Many local gyms and spas have steam rooms, and you can even have one installed in your house. In addition to other benefits a steam room may provide including burning calories to help you lose weight, a steam room will also help you clear up your skin.

What happens in a steam room is as your body heats up, your skin’s pores will open up as you begin to sweat. The sweat coming through your veins will act as a cleanser to help free your body of the toxins that are causing the acne. After all, what are pimples, blockages in your pores, mixed with bacteria and other toxins.

So if you can open up your pores and let the back stuff out, you are greatly helping free your skin of your acne problem, or few pimples you may have.

Another tip for your skin, when in the steam room, rub you skin with you hand, and you will also help exfoliate you skin, making soft and smooth, and free of dead skin.

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Most know that basically our metabolism is our system of burning calories. The faster our metabolism, the fast we burn calories. The slower our metabolism is, the slower we burn calories. A slow burning of calories will cause unburned energy to turn into fat.

Whether you are trying to lose weight, or just maintain weight, keeping a balance on our calorie intake and energy use is a good idea. Since most of us end up eating more than we are burning, one could say as a general rule of thumb, that boosting your metabolism is a good idea.

Though some think our metabolism is written in our DNA, it isn’t. In fact there are a few tips that will help speed up your metabolism. Below are a list of the top natural methods of speeding up your metabolism:

Eat Breakfast

Give a jumpstart to your digestive system in the morning by eating breakfast right after you wake up. University of Massachusetts researchers found that skipping breakfast makes you 4.5 times more likely to be obese. And waiting longer than 90 minutes after waking to eat breakfast can increase your chances of obesity by nearly 50 percent. Eating a healthy breakfast is good for the whole family for a variety of reasons, in addition to giving their metabolism an early boost.

Move

Take a look at your daily schedule. If you find yourself stuck sitting down at a desk or in front of a computer or TV all day and/or night, take a guess how that affects metabolism; Keeps it burning slow. Periodically get up and move. Walk around, walk up/down the stair and back, get some tea, go to the bathroom, anywhere Just Move. A 5 minute walk break will help reduce your stress level, and potentially lower your blood pressure when continuously practiced. There are many benefits to walking.

Sauna/Steamroom

Most of the day, all year long, we find ourselves in a temperature controlled environment 99% percent of the time. The walk to and from the car may be the description of your outdoor activity. There is nothing wrong with that, especially when it is really hot or really cold out side, but the stagnant temperatures will help to make your metabolism stagnant. Using a sauna or steam room will help you to heat up your body, causing you to sweat, burning fat and calories. You will see a change in your body’s system by using a sauna a few times a month.

Eat spicy Food

Chili peppers have a variety of health benefits associated with them, and they make food taste great. One of the benefits of Chilis are they help you to digest your food and burn calories. As with anything, too much chili pepper will cause problems, but just enough will liven up the flavor of your food and help you to digest it quickly. This will in turn help your digestive system run smoothly and keep your metabolism fast.

Eat More

Well, not exactly more in quantity, but more frequently. Studies show that eating 5 smaller meals a day works better with our digestion and gives more of a boost to our metabolism than 3 larger meals. Making your lunch time meal the biggest will also allow you your most active time of the day to digest the meal. A big dinner so close to bed time is an easy way to let that food become a permanent member of your body.

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