Health Tips

HERBALIFE HEALTH TIPS for everyone to enjoy.

Below are some simple but great health tips & videos that will benefit your life.

Small changes, one step at a time will make a big difference.

How do you break a Hugh boulder? One chip at a time.

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VIDEO: Busy Moms Can Eat Healthy Too.
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NEW: For a quick healthy snack, spread a whole grain tortilla with almond butter and mashed banana, roll up, and enjoy.
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NEW: Teach yourself to stop eating when you’re no longer hungry rather than eating until you’re full. You’ll eat a lot less.
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NEW: Store individual cartons of yogurt in the freezer and use in smoothies for a thick, milkshake texture.
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NEW: Make it easy to eat more fruits and veggies: keep a fruit bowl on the counter, and cut up fruits and veggies in the ‘frig.
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NEW: The heavier the box of cereal, the more calories per cup. Granola is much more calorie-dense than flakes, puffs or squares.
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NEW: Make your own healthy gelatin dessert. Heat 100% fruit juice and mix with plain gelatin; add fresh chopped fruit and chill.
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NEW: Healthy sour cream substitute – Whip nonfat cottage cheese in the blender with a bit of lemon juice
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Video: Building a Better Burger:
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Video: East Steps to a Healthy Diet:
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The average college student gains about 9 pounds during the first year away from home – a bit less than the ‘Freshman 15’.
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Satisfy your macaroni and cheese craving and save 300 calories by topping steamed veggies with grated low fat cheddar.
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Keep summer around all year long. Rinse fresh blueberries, pat dry, and store in an airtight container in the freezer.
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You can freeze whole tomatoes in a zippered bag. The skins slip right off when they thaw, and they’re ready for cooking.
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For a healthy pizza, top a whole Portobello mushroom with pizza sauce, veggies and cheese and bake for 20 minutes.
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Kids love sub sandwiches. Make your own at home with whole wheat hot dog buns for a healthy, kid-sized sub.
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Video: The importance of protein goes beyond physical appearance & muscle building.Watch today’s video: The Benefits of Protein:
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Video: Stop the Spread of Germs With our Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer:
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Eggs in their carton can stay fresh in the refrigerator for 3-5 weeks after the date stamped on the carton
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Whip nonfat cottage cheese in the blender with pepper and mustard; add some grated mozzarella and use as sandwich filling.
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Natural oils in citrus peel are healthy for you. Grate orange, lemon or lime zest into salads, veggies and beverages.
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There’s a tablespoon of fat in a package of ramen noodles. Try fat-free, Japanese soba noodles in broth instead.
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Fat-free evaporated milk tastes great in coffee and is much healthier for you than powdered creamers.
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Video: Quick, Healthy Meals:
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Spray air-popped popcorn lightly with olive oil pan spray, then sprinkle with garlic powder for a healthy low fat snack.
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Simple changes add up! If you replace your breakfast sandwich with a healthy Herbalife F1 shake for a month, you’ll save over 8,000 cal.
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A quarter-cup of maple syrup has over 200 calories.Top your pancakes with fresh berries and save 150 calories.
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Video: The Hidden Calories in Some Beverages:
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Get the health benefits of nuts from almond or walnut butter instead of peanut butter (peanuts are beans, not nuts).
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Your urine color can tell you if you’re dehydrated. It should be light colored, like lemonade; not dark like apple juice.
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Leftover vegetable or bean soups can be pureed in the blender and used as a sauce for cooked pasta.
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Video: Can you enjoy dining out without pigging out?:
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Next time you grill, put skewers of fresh pineapple, peaches and plums over the fire for 5 minutes for a delicious dessert.
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Try roasted garlic as a butter replacer. Drizzle a little olive oil on a head of garlic and roast at 400° for 30 minutes.
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Yogurt is concentrated, so gives you the more calcium than milk: 300 mg in a cup of milk vs. nearly 500 in a cup of yogurt.
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Mix equal parts fat-free ranch dressing with spicy salsa for a delicious, guilt-free salad dressing.
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Video: Increase Your Metabolism:
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Try a whole grilled Portobello mushroom on a bun instead of a ground beef patty. It could save you more than 200 calories.
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A slice of whole wheat bread has 4 times the magnesium, 3 times the zinc and twice the potassium of a slice of white bread.
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Video: Eating Healthy on Vacation:
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More color, more nutrition: dark green lettuces like romaine and red leaf have 8 times more vitamin C than iceberg.
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Re-use trays from frozen meals to create your own portion-controlled lunches and dinners. A great way to control calories!
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Cut up a pomegranate underwater to avoid a mess. The edible seeds sink, & the membrane floats, so it’s easy to separate them.
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Try Swiss chard in recipes that call for spinach. A cup of cooked chard has 700% of the daily value for vitamin K.
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Video: The Benefits of High-Fiber Foods:
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An official serving of pasta is ½ cup, with about 90 calories, but restaurants often serve as much as 4 cups, or 8 servings!
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Are you sweating out the heat wave? By the time you feel thirsty, you’re already dehydrated. Drink (1 cup/hour) to stay ahead of thirst.
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Mix thick, nonfat Greek-style yogurt with herbs and garlic for a tasty nonfat dip for veggies or whole grain pita bread.
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Put some papaya in your meat marinades. Papaya contains papain, a protein-digesting enzyme used in meat tenderizers.
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Mash black beans and salsa or blend white beans with garlic and olive oil for new twists on hummus dip.
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Once foods are cooked and served, they can safely stay at room temperature for 2 hours. After that, put them in the fridge.
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Most bagels are dense, so a large bagel is like eating 4 slices of bread. Save 150 calories by eating only half.
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About 2/3 of our sodium intake is from processed foods; most is from grain foods like rice or pasta mixes and crackers.
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To ripen an avocado quickly, place it in a brown bag with an apple or a banana and leave the bag at room temperature.
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Video: Veggies the Old Fashioned Way:
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Slow the pace when eating. It takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to signal your brain that you’re full.
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Video: Learn how a proper diet can help your digestive health:
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Use family meal times to talk about healthy nutrition. The average child sees 10,000 food ads per year!
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Video: Healthy Resolutions — Your Diet Can Help Clear Your Skin:
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At the supermarket, most processed foods are in the center aisles; shop the outside walls where the healthier items are.
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Video: Healthy Resolutions-Confused About Carbs?:
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Being obese is the equivalent of being 11 years older if you’re female, and 16 years older if you’re male.
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