Meal Of The Day

Christmas Turkey Omelet (or wrap)

Today’s “Meal of The Day” is a Christmas Turkey Omelet (or wrap). It contains liquid egg whites, red and green bell peppers, and chopped smoked turkey on a Lavash Wrap. This is a low calorie protein based meal with low fat and the perfect amount of carbohydrates to get your day started!

Macros:

• Protein: 32g
• Carbs: 21g
• Fats: 4g

Measurements:

• 3/4 cup of liquid egg whites
• 1/4 chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 slices of smokey turkey chopped

Finished Product:

Note: If you need to reach daily goals and or need to add more “healthy fats” or calories you can add olive oil, or coconut oil!

Maine Chaga Extract

Product of The Week: Maine Chaga Extract (My Berry Organics)

What is Chaga?

Chaga (chemical name is Inonotus Obliquus) is a slow growing wild mushroom that is found mainly on birch trees in select cold regions of the world, including our Western Maine Mountain region of North America near the Canadian border.

The mushroom absorbs nutrients from the birch for many years. When the tree eventually dies the fungus then falls off and the spores are released into the air. The airborne spores then land on another host tree that has a deep bark injury to begin the process again. Chaga is wild harvested after it has sustained a growth of 10-35 plus years. Laboratory cultivating of this mushroom is being done by a handful of companies world wide. However, the entire broad spectrum of the nutrient’s composition has not been able to be replicated in a lab setting.

What Are The Health Benefits of Chaga?

Due to its extremely high level of phytonutrients (an astounding 200+ types of antioxidants), scientific research of chaga demonstrates an amazing host of health benefits:

• Anticancer
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antiviral
• Analgesic (pain relieving)
• Immune stimulating
• Anti-diabetic
• Cytotoxic ( ability to kill off harmful cells)

Break Down of Nutrients:

Chaga contains all of the following nutrients:

Antioxidants: Chaga Protects the body from “free radical” damage which destroys cells and damages tissue, leading to the effects of aging and associated diseases. Chaga contains the highest known amount of antioxidant in nature. Its ORAC value (a measure of antioxidant potency) is off the chart, even in comparison to other known high antioxidants.

Betulin and betulinic acid: Chaga is the ONLY mushroom to have this highly prized nutrient that has such strong medicinal properties. Betulin is not present in cultivated chaga.

Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Chaga contains up to 50 times more enzymes than CoQ10, vitamins, juices, fruits etc. This highly acclaimed enzyme helps keep cell membranes healthy and supple, making it highly effective for skin health and in skin preparations.

Vitamin B1, B2, and B3: Helps convert carbohydrates into energy

Polysaccharides: Includes beta glucans that help maintain a healthy immune system. These are complex carbohydrates which are being utilized as anticancer drugs in Japan.

Amino acids: Contains 15 types including glycine, aspartic, and glutamic acids predominantly, plus 12 others in lesser amounts

Ergosterol: A precursor of Vitamin D2

Flavonoids: Powerful antioxidants Including flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins, catechols, triterpene, sterols, lignin, plus others

Melanin: The black pigment of the chaga helps maintain and repair DNA. It Also helps protect against free radical damage that ages bodies. Melanins are known scientifically as “protectors against carcinogenic factors”. 

Elements: The breakdown of elements in chaga in order of highest to lowest; carbon, potassium, hydrogen, nitrogen (is of a protein nature in chaga), magnesium, calcium, chlorine, phosphorus, sodium, rubidium, sulfur, and manganese

Trace minerals: iron, copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, plus others

*High in dietary fiber

*Low in calories

For more information on this product and other products from My Berry Organics line, please visit: http://www.myberryorganics.com

 

The Importance of Vitamins

Why are Vitamins important?

Vitamins and minerals help boost the immune system, support normal growth and development, and help organs and cells do there job. When training these vitamins are important for energy,growth,recovery,blood circulation,heart and immune health. A lot of people choose to use a multi vitamin. Which is all well and good but how much of each vitamin can really be in one pill that small. Take a generic multi vitamin and one tab of vitamin c, notice how the vitamin c pill is the same size as the multi vitamin if not bigger? When training your going to need higher levels of vitamins for higher levels of intensity. In my opinion a multi vitamin just doesnt cut it.

Here is a list of just a few essential vitamins that you should be taking daily.

Vitamin A: Important in the synthesis of protein, the chief process of muscle growth.vitamin A is involved in the production of Glycogen, the body’s storage form of energy for high intensity performance.

Vitamin B: (B12) carbohydrate metabolism and maintenance of nervous system tissue. Stimulation of muscles via nerves is a critical step in the contraction, coordination and growth of muscles.

Vitamin C: A antioxidant, and fat burner that protects muscle cells from free radical damage, thus enhancing recovery and growth. Ascorbic acid is also involved with amino acid metabolism, especially the formation of Collagen. Collagen is the primary constituent of connective tissue

Vitamin D: Absorbs Calcium and Phosphorus. Calcium is necessary for muscular contraction. If adequate stores of Calcium are not available in the muscle, full, hard muscular contractions cannot be sustained. Calcium is also needed for the integrity of bones, which must support increased muscle tissue and provide an anchor during muscular contraction.

Vitamin E: A powerful antioxidant that protects the cell’s membranes. This is important because many of the metabolic processes that take place in the body, including the recuperation and growth of muscle cells, are dependent upon health cell membranes.

Fish Oil: Rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Lowers blood triglyceride levels,increase insulin sensitivity and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Also proven to have quicker recovery for maximum muscle growth.