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Have you ever thought of the onslaught of chemicals that your body absorbs on a daily basis? Not just through food, but though the pores on your skin and the air you breathe. There’s many ways your body absorbs chemicals, some of them can be artificial coloring such as what gives Cheetos their neon orange color, the smoggy air you breathe when stuck in traffic, or the chemicals in the facial moisturizer you slather on your face every morning. Your body has to metabolize and excrete your chemical load. The higher your intake of chemicals, the higher the stress this places on the body. Processed foods, pollution, and the chemicals in our environment wreak havoc on our bodies, leading to decreased immunity and inflammation. The concept of detoxification wether with foods or juices is that you’re allowing your digestive system to rest and repair while flushing out toxins through the liver, kidneys, lungs and skin. Although your body is designed to naturally excrete toxins, a little help can go a long way. I’m not advocating to only drink pressed juices for six months.…

Learn and put into use our latest rule from the Fortza Fit Rules of Nutrition to get into your best shape yet, and feel your body function at the peak of its powers. These rules support cell health, and increase your energy capabilities, while decreasing inflammation and acidity. This results in a truly younger, healthier happier you, and a metabolic system that runs smoothly. Here’s the next rule of the Fortza Fit Rule of Nutrition number ten: Overeating processed, starchy and sugary carbohydrates is a pastime as American as apple pie– literally and figuratively– keep in mind that maintaining this pastime can cause your body to release too much insulin, the hormone that helps your cells absorb glucose from the blood. When blood sugar concentrations stay high for too long, you’re put on track to inflammation, micro-vascular damage, and diseases like adult-onset diabetes. Even thought quick-fixes and media-sensationalized diets have mislead many to avoid carbohydrates at all costs, carbs are not the problem. Negative thinking about carbs is good only if it keeps you away from pastries and muffins, but…

Learn and put into use our latest rule from the Fortza Fit Rules of Nutrition to get into your best shape yet, and feel your body function at the peak of its powers. These rules support cell health, and  increase your energy capabilities, while decreasing inflammation and acidity. This results in a truly younger, healthier and happier you, and a metabolic system that runs smoothly. Here’s the next rule of the Fortza Fit Rule of Nutrition number nine: We’ve all heard it, “fat is bad for you”, fat can put you at risk for cardiovascular disease”. Cutting fat from your diet to stay lean isn’t the answer.  It may seem contradictory, but in order to lose fat you need  to eat fat. The key is of course to eat healthy fats. Healthy dietary fats are critical to keep your body running smoothly – not to mention shiny hair, and vibrant plump skin. Healthy fats help maintain your cell membranes pliable, which is necessary for healthy hormone production. Including hormones that aid in digestion and the elimination of fat (who knew right?) . Dietary fats also…

Produce in season tastes better- so this month – Eat locally, in season, and organic whenever possible.  Learn and put into use our latest rule from the Fortza Fit Rules of Nutrition to get into your best shape yet, and feel your body function at the peak of its powers. These rules support cell health, and  increase your energy capabilities, while decreasing inflammation and acidity. This results in a truly younger, healthier and happier you, and a metabolic system that runs smoothly. Here’s the next rule of the Fortza Fit Rule of Nutrition number eight: Today we have limitless food choices, and making the right one for your health has only become more complicated than ever. We suggest to keep it local, super-fresh, and as clean as possible. We know life is oftentimes unpredictable, but making this your guideline will help you enforce it most of the time. Even if you haven’t thought of becoming a localvore, eating locally simply makes sense. Wouldn’t you prefer to eat ripened tomatoes from a vine on a nearby farm than those trucked in from Mexico? When something…