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GoRyde
INDOOR CYCLING & FITNESS STUDIO
28-30
W. Main Street, Somerville
By: Courtney Kemmerer
The Healthiest Foods You can Eat
If everyone were to just eat fruits and vegetables
instead of junk food, people could easily avoid obesity.
Becoming overweight can accelerate aging even faster
than smoking, this has been shown to be true, accord-
ing to scientific research. That is scary, right?
The North Carolina Research Campus provided a
study, which looked at the effects of eating healthy
fruits and vegetables.
The result is a listing of the healthiest foods on earth
which you should eat. Just by including as many as
these foods in your eating plan each day, you are doing
wonders for your body.
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Apples:
Eating apples helps to support your
immune system. They also help to fight lung and
prostate cancer, as well as lowering your risk of
developing Alzheimer’s.
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Avocado:
Helps to limit damage to your liver.
Reduces risk of oral cancer, and helps to lower
your cholesterol levels.
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Banana:
Increases your body’s fat burning ability.
Lowers risk of colorectal and kidney cancer along
with leukemia. Reduces asthma symptoms in
children.
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Blackberries:
Helps you to build bone density.
Suppresses your appetite and enhances fat burn-
ing abilities.
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Broccoli:
Reduces diabetic damage. Lowers risk of
prostate, bladder, colon, pancreatic, gastric and
breast cancer. Protects the brain in case of injury.
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Blueberries:
Helps to reverse brain decline.
Prevents urinary tract infections, and restores
antioxidant levels.
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Carrot:
Antioxidants defend your DNA. Carrots
help to fight cataracts and offer protection
against certain cancers.
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Kale:
Counters harmful estrogens which can feed
cancer. Protects your eyes against sun damage and
cataracts. Helps to increase your bone density.
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Mango:
Supports your immune system. Lowers
your bad cholesterol levels.
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Oranges:
Reduces your levels of bad cholesterol.
Lowers risks of mouth, throat, breast and stom-
ach cancers. Helps to prevent childhood
leukemia. The pectin in oranges helps to suppress
your appetite.
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Raspberries:
Stops the growth of oral, breast,
colon and prostate cancer. The antioxidants help
defend your DNA. Lowers bad cholesterol levels.
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Red Bell Pepper:
Reduces cancer risks for your
lungs, prostate, ovaries and against cervical can-
cer. Promotes a healthy heart. Protects you
against sunburn.
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Spinach:
Maintains mental sharpness. Reduces
cancer risks for your liver, ovaries, and colon and
prostrate.
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Strawberries:
Protects against Alzheimer’s.
Reduces bad cholesterol. Suppresses the growth
of colon, prostate and oral cancer.
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Tomato:
Reduces inflammation and cardiovascu-
lar disease. Lowers your risk of developing
esophageal, stomach, colorectal, lung and pan-
creatic cancer.
Visit the Somerville Farmers Market on Thursdays
from noon to 6pm. There is plenty of healthy and
organic foods to pick from that won’t break the bank
account.
How to Eat Healthy
These helpful tips and techniques will help you
adjust to your new healthy eating plan more easily.
1.
Eat only when you are hungry.
Is it because it
is lunch or dinner time, or are you truly hungry?
You might just be bored or lonely. If you are not
hungry, don’t eat.
2.
Concentrate on eating.
Don’t read or watch TV
while eating. It takes about 20 minutes for your
stomach to send a message to your brain that you
are full. Eat slowly.
3.
Don’t think about dieting.
Stop telling yourself
you are on a diet. Simply stated this is a healthy
lifestyle change.
Just by taking time to be more aware, you can be
assured that you will be successful at maintaining your
new healthy lifestyle.
Why Adding in Exercise is Important
Any form of exercise is going to be beneficial. Just
getting up and moving is better than wasting time on
the couch. I like to earn my couch time. Sometimes days
go by and I don’t get that time but I do get my work-
outs in. Those I don’t regret.
Our
GoRyde Studio
is located at 28-30 W. Main
Street in Somerville. We offer the most effective exercises
on the best equipment that will deliver results quickly.
After visiting us regularly and making our workouts part
of your daily schedule you will have more energy, feel
and look better, improve your sleep and just feel good!
Your Healthy Resolutions
You can make healthy resolutions at any time of the
year. Instead of waiting for New Years to come, start
your resolution at the beginning of a new season, a new
week or NOW!
By setting yourself up for success from the begin-
ning you are more likely to keep with your resolution.
Remind yourself of what you want to gain from this.
Write your reasons out on paper and post them some-
where you can easily see them.
So no matter what the time of year, start your New
Healthy Resolution today.
Courtney and Bill
How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle by Eating Smarter
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