JUNE NEWSLETTER: Eat More Veggies; Weight Stigma Sucks; Sea Salt Secret; Nuts Dilemma

[Fooducate]( JUNE NEWSLETTER How to Eat More Vegetables As spring is slowly turning into summer, we're in high season for fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables. This is great news for anyone trying to eat healthy or lose weight. Veggies (and fruits) are rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. They are low in calories and versatile, so there is no reason not to fit them into every single meal of the day. If you are like most Americans, you aren't getting enough vegetables. In fact, 8 out of 10 people don't consume the recommended 2-3 cups per day. This is a shame. Here are suggestions to help you eat more.. [Read more]( Weight Stigma is Bad for Your Health Have you ever been fat-shamed? Called lazy or ugly due to your weight? We live in a culture that, on one hand, idolizes thin-ness, yet on the other hand promotes excess consumption of unhealthy foods. The result is that many overweight people suffer from stress and anxiety related to this dissonance. According to new research, people who internalize the weight stigma the most, have a higher chance for heart disease and type 2 diabetes. If you take to heart all the nasty things people say about you and your weight, it just makes things worse. [Read more]( Total Transformation in One Year? [SPONSORED] We know you love food and healthy living; that's why you read Fooducate's monthly newsletter. What if we told you that you could put this passion into practice every single day as a [Health Coach]( It's true! Health Coaches are wellness authorities who empower themselves and their clients to live their healthiest lives possible. [The Institute for Integrative Nutrition]( yearlong, online Health Coach Training Program educates students in over 100 dietary theories; they learn about everything from veganism to macrobiotics, raw food, and more! Wouldn't it feel great to be part of a community that loves this stuff as much as we do and get paid to do it? [Sample the Integrative Nutrition program today by tapping the link below](. There's no cost, no obligation, and we know you're going to love it! [Learn more]( The Secret Ingredients in Sea Salt (and the important one that is missing) Are you paying more for sea salt? If you answered yes, please read on. There is absolutely no nutritional advantage in sea salt compared to regular table salt. The healthy minerals found in some sea salt, and touted by slick marketers, are present in such tiny amounts as to have no effect on your body. Additionally, sea salt contains compounds that may be less than desirable, including heavy metals and microplastics. These are the gifts of an industrial world which dumps all its trash into the oceans. The one ingredient missing from sea salt, and present in "processed" salt is... [Read more]( Nuts: Raw or Roasted? We're big fans of nuts. They are healthy and satisfying snacks, usually with almost no added ingredients beyond salt and a tiny amount of oil. It's true that they are high in calories due to their fat content; nuts have anywhere between 160 to 200 calories per 1-ounce serving. However, these are healthy fats, and they will keep you satisfied longer than candy with a similar caloric value. The question is whether to eat raw nuts or roasted nuts. From a nutrition perspective, roasting nuts at temperatures lower than 320 degrees Fahrenheit, does not substantially diminish any nutrient. [Read more]( [Available on the iPhone app store]( [Download app for Android]( Copyright 2017 Fooducate, LTD. [Unsubscribe]( from notifications like these. [Unsubscribe]( from all notifications.