How many calories do you need?

Calories. A word we hear often, but do you know how many calories your body requires each day? To clarify, how many calories your body needs each day to maintain a healthy weight? 

Not sure? You are not alone. In a recent study, only 15 percent of survey participants accurately estimated. 

A 50-year-old, 130 pound sedentary woman needs 1,330 calories to maintain her weight.  A 63 year-old, 148 pound, slightly active woman should consume 1,850 calories each day. Keep in mind that, even if you are on a diet, you should consume at least 1,200 calories each day. 

Want to check for yourself? 
How many calories do you need?


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 Calories

Green Tea...the benefits

Most people know that green tea is supposedly good for you. But do you know the benefits?

There are many clinical studies on the health benefits of green tea. 
Research points to the polyphenols, or chemicals with potent antioxidant properties, as the reason for these health-promoting properties. 

Antioxidants are substances that fight free radicals that can change cells, damage DNA and promote aging. The polyphenols in green tea can neutralize these free radicals and may even prevent some of the damage they cause. 

The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea for centuries, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. Today, scientific research is providing evidence for health benefits attributed to green tea including: cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol, infections and cardiovascular disease.


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Green Tea and its Antioxidant Properties
Green Tea

Have you read your Nutrition Facts Label lately?

Does it often seem like packaged foods are just one big advertisement? Being able to figure out what is fact and what may be stretching the truth, is always important, but is increasingly so as we age - because every bite counts toward better health. 

To assist us in making good choices at the grocery store, all packaged foods and beverages have a uniform Nutrition Facts Label. You've probably seen it on 
many of the items in your grocery cart - but have you used it?

Serving Size is the key to the rest of the information on the label...keep in mind that the rest of the information is based on ONE serving. Often what appears to be a single serving of chips or a bottle of soda, may actually contain two (or sometimes three!) servings...which can easily result in the quick consumption of a lot of calories or sugars. 

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