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IN THIS ISSUE:
Whole food of the month - Egg
Healthy egg recipes
Detoxify from bad egg crate plastics
Full body workout - sliders
Sunlight + vitamin D
Champion of the month
Visualization practices
From your team
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Whole food of the month: EGG

Eggs are a very good source of inexpensive, high quality protein.
More than half the protein of an egg is found in the egg white along with vitamin B2 and lower amounts of fat than the yolk. The confusion over eggs stems from their cholesterol content. One large egg contains 213 mg of cholesterol, accounting for two-thirds of the recommended daily limit. Eggs are rich sources of selenium, vitamin D, B6, B12 and minerals such as zinc, iron and copper.

Recipes that make great use of EGG:

Spinach and Goat Cheese Frittata
Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Brown Rice + Asparagus w/ Eggs
Chef John’s Shakshuka
Egg White Bites

 

You can detox bad plastics from storing your foods. Paper or plastic?
It’s an excellent question. We’ve all come to see plastic as bad. It’s derived from a non-renewable source (oil), it doesn’t decompose for a very long time, and these days, a lot of it is winding up in the ocean. So it’s understandable that it has a bad reputation. On the other hand, the molded pulp cartons and the polystyrene foam cartons are not environmental home runs either, for many of the same reasons. So what’s a well-meaning person to do?

THE TYPES OF EGG CONTAINERS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Here they are: RPET (clear recycled PET), virgin PET, Recycled Molded Pulp (RMP) (cardboard) and Polystyrene (styrofoam). Ranked on several measures including Human Health, Ecosystem Quality, and Resource Depletion, the clear RPET egg packaging beat out the recycled molded pulp and of course the styro. We wouldn’t have thought the clear plastic option was the better choice over the cardboard! Data source: Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Egg Cartons for use in 2012, by research firm Quantis.

NOT ALL EGGS ARE CREATED EQUAL.
Although it is true that eggs are a one of the most nutrient-dense foods containing 13 essential nutrients, it is important to note that not all eggs are created equal. Pasture-raised, organic eggs have a higher concentration of the beneficial anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids and a lower concentration of the inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. When shopping, avoid eggs labeled “cage-free” or “free-range” and buy organic, pasture-raised eggs instead. To find quality-sourced eggs, check out your local farmers market or visit www.goodfoodfinderaz.com.

AUGUST WORKOUT OF THE MONTH: Full body cardio with SLIDERS 
If you don’t have access to a ton of space or equipment, but you want to add some variety and a little extra challenge to your bodyweight workouts, a pair of sliders is a great tool to have on hand. They are easy to use at home and take with you when you travel so that you can advance basic bodyweight moves. (And if you have hardwood or tile floors, towels or fuzzy socks can even work instead!)

VISUALIZATION PRACTICES
Successful people all over the world use visualization to spawn dreams into reality realms. Visualization is just concentrated dreaming. It’s mind over matter. It’s constructing life from a space inside our brains. When digging a little deeper, visualization becomes less about winning and more about self-improvement than anything else. With visualization, you can create a world built from your own energies and desires. There are so many reasons why it will help you grow as a person. And there are so many ways you can do it.

Read more below on how visualization can help:

Build Courage - Combat Negativity  - Bolster Creativity

What came first: The Egg or the Cholesterol?
Are you still avoiding eggs at breakfast out of fear of their cholesterol content? Have carbohydrate-dense breakfast’s items like cereal and English muffins replaced our nutrient-packed friends? After years of false claims made against them, who can blame you! The truth is, you have nothing to fear!

Eggs can absolutely be a part of a well-balanced, healthy diet and their cholesterol content is nothing to be concerned about. Despite the long-standing claims of cholesterol and dietary fat as a causative factor of heart disease, the highest quality up to date scientific research has proven that the hypothesis of cholesterol and fat as the cause of heart disease is flawed. The most recent US dietary guidelines reflect this evidence-based change. In the 2015 Scientific Report from Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; dietary cholesterol was dropped as a nutrient of concern.

Furthermore they concluded, “Reducing total fat (replacing total fat with overall carbohydrates) does not lower CVD risk. Dietary advice should put the emphasis on optimizing types of dietary fat and not reducing total fat.” (1). Our intake of dietary cholesterol has little effect on our blood cholesterol levels, if any at all. The number of people who experience a rise in cholesterol after consuming dietary cholesterol is only 25% of the population. Not to mention, those that do experience a rise in blood cholesterol levels, experience a rise in both LDL and HDL cholesterol and there is no increased cardiovascular risk.

If you haven’t already, it is time to reintroduce eggs back into your diet because there are few breakfast foods that can start your day off on a better foot. Eggs pack a nutrient punch with roughly 70 calories, 5 grams of fat, 7 grams of protein, and are a rich source of vitamins A, B1, B3, B9, B12, D, E, choline, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, iron, and zinc. If you’re still a believer, try some of the tasty recipes found in this newsletter!
 

Yours truly,
Your Wellness Team
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