Do you have a hard time figuring out if certain items in your fridge are still good? Below is a helpful cheat sheet that you can use as a general rule of thumb when it comes to your refridgerator. A new study out of Canada says that 70-80% of food-borne illness is caused by final preparation and handling of food—i.e. in your own kitchen.
Pura Vida!
Alica Ryan, NTP
Bliss Tree wrote an article that highlighted Victoria Secret's supermodel Adriana Lima's interview on what it takes to prepare for the yearly fashion show. I thought it was extreme enough to share with everyone, so below is the featured article:Lima recently told the telegraph that she has been working out every day with a personal trainer since August, and twice a day for the last three weeks.
It is really intense, it’s not really the amount of time you spend working out, it’s the intensity: I jump rope, I do boxing, I lift weights, but I get bored doing that. If I am not moving I get bored very easily.
That’s all fine. But then the Telegraph goes on to describe her diet:
She sees a nutritionist, who has measured her body’s muscle mass, fat ratio and levels of water retention. He prescribes protein shakes, vitamins and supplements to keep Lima’s energy levels up during this training period. Lima drinks a gallon of water a day. For nine days before the show she will drink only protein shakes – “no solids”. The concoctions include powdered egg.
What? No solid foods during this so-called “training period”? What exactly is she “training” for? Last I checked, models were not athletes in training.
And as if that’s not bad enough, here’s the kicker: Twelve hours before the show she will stop drinking entirely.
“No liquids at all so you dry out, sometimes you can lose up to eight pounds just from that,” Lima said.
Ugh. Yes, let’s stop drinking water–the substance that our bodies need the most–just so we can walk down a runway all dried out."
Pura Vida!
Alica Ryan, NTP
Do you have a hard time figuring out if certain items in your fridge are still good? Below is a helpful cheat sheet that you can use as a general rule of thumb when it comes to your refridgerator. A new study out of Canada says that 70-80% of food-borne illness is caused by final preparation and handling of food—i.e. in your own kitchen.
Pura Vida!
Alica Ryan, NTP
Bliss Tree wrote an article that highlighted Victoria Secret's supermodel Adriana Lima's interview on what it takes to prepare for the yearly fashion show. I thought it was extreme enough to share with everyone, so below is the featured article:Lima recently told the telegraph that she has been working out every day with a personal trainer since August, and twice a day for the last three weeks.
It is really intense, it’s not really the amount of time you spend working out, it’s the intensity: I jump rope, I do boxing, I lift weights, but I get bored doing that. If I am not moving I get bored very easily.
That’s all fine. But then the Telegraph goes on to describe her diet:
She sees a nutritionist, who has measured her body’s muscle mass, fat ratio and levels of water retention. He prescribes protein shakes, vitamins and supplements to keep Lima’s energy levels up during this training period. Lima drinks a gallon of water a day. For nine days before the show she will drink only protein shakes – “no solids”. The concoctions include powdered egg.
What? No solid foods during this so-called “training period”? What exactly is she “training” for? Last I checked, models were not athletes in training.
And as if that’s not bad enough, here’s the kicker: Twelve hours before the show she will stop drinking entirely.
“No liquids at all so you dry out, sometimes you can lose up to eight pounds just from that,” Lima said.
Ugh. Yes, let’s stop drinking water–the substance that our bodies need the most–just so we can walk down a runway all dried out."
Pura Vida!
Alica Ryan, NTP
