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Fit Tip™: When Selecting Fruit...Distance Matters! For many fruits, quality and nutritional value decreases, as the distance increases from the farm to your home. Think about this, living on the East Coast and purchasing West Coast grown produce would mean that the fruit would have to travel approximately 3,000 miles before it makes it to your home. Aim to shop at local farmers markets or purchase produce from state or regional based suppliers

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Fit Tip: Your Reflection is Your Choice...Don't Ever Give that Power to Someone Else! From the words that are said about you; to the people you choose to call friends...you have a Choice! Starting today aim to feed your mind with positive words, your body with healthy foods and trim the negative people that are nothing more than weeds out of your life... ‪#‎yourwordscreateyourfuture‬

Fit Tip™: Lack of Sleep May Be Making Your Belly Look Like Santa! Skipping out on proper sleep can cause the bodies levels of Leptin to drop. The dropping levels of this hormone sends a message to the brain that there is a shortage of food and increases your appetite. This surge in appetite makes comfort food more appealing, causing you to indulge in foods that you may otherwise enjoy. Do your waist a favor this make sleep an important part of your arsenal against high caloric comfort food.

Fit Tip™: A Simple Trick to Help You Stay Hydrated! Placing a rubber band on your water bottle can help be a great reminder of how much water you need to drink. Simply, put the rubber band on the bottle and lower it a few inches after eat sip. The band will act as a marker or new goal that you will aim to drink past each time when you're taking in more water. Remember, you should be drinking half if your body weight in ounces of water each day.

Fit Tip™: A Not-So Fishy Smell! The next time that you are at your local market shopping for some Salmon, make sure that it smells a little like cucumbers. This smell is a good indication that the fish is fresh, healthy and not old. #cleanwater #salmon #jaystip #cucumbersmell #gethooked #holidayshopping #fitfluential

Fit Tip™: Cranberries to Help Fight Cavities? As you and family gather around the table to enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving feast of turkey, stuffing and cranberry... you may want to note that the latter of the three might just help fight off cavities. Researchers found that drinking two daily doses of 25% cranberry juice may prevent bacteria from building up on teeth. Now, this is not a substitute for brushing or flossing. But, it may just be a new addition to the fight against bacteria.

Fit Tip™: Does Going Outside with Wet Head Really Cause a Cold? Not so. Viruses cause colds, thus you need to be exposed to the cold virus in order to get sick. When someone sneezes or coughs, droplets containing the cold virus escape into the air. If you're close enough to some of those droplets, there's a good chance you'll soon be coming down with a cold.

Fit Tip™: Stressed Out? Eliminating stress can reduce your risk of everything from allergies to heart disease. Studies show that 90% of physicians' visits may be for stress-related disorders. What to Do? Try adding 200 milligrams of vitamin C twice a day to your diet. Vitamin C has been found to help stop the secretion of stress hormones. Two 8-ounce glasses of orange juice daily gives you the vitamin C you need.

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Fit Tip™: Make Friday A Date Night? Did you know that the Dates have one of the highest amounts of proteins in all fruit? So, the next time that you want to add a little protein to your diet...grab a Date. #datenight #loveisintheair #fruit #vegetable #healthy #organic #golocal

Fit Tip™: Got Sunburn? Then, Get Milk! To help reduce the pain associated with a nasty Sunburn-try soaking a clean washcloth in Cold Milk and drape it over the burned area for up to 10 minutes. Repeat each hour for the first 6 hours. Reason: The lactic acid in the milk actually will help ease inflammation, while the coolness will help short-circuit the swelling.