En los meses calurosos de verano es importante tomar suficiente agua para así evitar la deshidratación. Por suerte existen muchas deliciosas frutas y vegetales que si añadimos a nuestra dieta pueden ayudar a prevenir la deshidratación. Si quieres mantenerte fresco/a en este verano trata de incluir los siguientes alimentos a su dieta diaria.
Archivo del autor: Jacqueline Banks
Adelgace comiendo «la bandera dominicana»
Habiendo crecido en República Dominicana, la comida tradicional quisqueyana será siempre una de mis comidas favoritas. Cuando hablamos del plato más popular nos referimos a “la bandera dominicana”. La cual consta de las tradicionales habichuelas guisadas, arroz blanco, carne (usualmente pollo guisado, res, cerdo o chivo), plátano maduro frito y ensalada de lechuga repollada.
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Keep away the leading cause of death in the Dominican Republic
High blood pressure is one of the major health concerns worldwide but happens to be the #1 cause of death in the Dominican Republic and chances are that one out of three of you reading this has it. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the artery walls as the heart pumps out […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Quick and easy beauty tips
We all want to look our very best and that can make us vulnerable to trying just about everything to give us a healthy glow. You don’t have to go to extremes and try all the new treatments, keep a few great tips in your arsenal to look flawless. Erase facial lines with a homemade […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Keeping your skin flawless
With the temperature rising and humidity increasing you might be sweating a little more than usual and seeing a few extra blemishes. Even though heat, sweat and dirt can contribute to breakouts, nutrition plays a bigger role than you might think. Here’s a few things to watch out for if your goal is flawless skin! […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Weight loss in a cup
Looking for a quick and easy weight loss tip? Try drinking vegetable juice. Adding at least one low-sodium glass of vegetable juice to your diet can help boost weight loss not to mention boost your veggie and vitamin intake for the day. I’m personally not a fan of store bought juices and recommend you make […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Sneaky Fruits and Veggies
Eating the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables shouldn’t be a difficult task to accomplish, but unfortunately in a world where speed ranks as a top priority, it is. This can become monumentally more difficult where picky eaters are involved (especially children and husbands)! When my husband returned from his 15 month tour in […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Stay younger longer!
Exercise, good nutrition and stress reducing techniques will help fight aging and help you not only look but also feel younger longer. There are 3 foods that have been found to be the powerhouses of staying young, try adding these to your diet as often as possible for long term age reversing effects! Rosemary. This […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – All Natural Remedies you can count on
Prescriptions have always been one of my biggest pet peeves. I’m not telling you to clear out your medicine cabinet or never buy another over the counter medicine but there are some alternatives that don’t have a list of side effects as long as your arm. Here are some of my favorites and the ones […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Beat the suns rays
Avoiding the sun and wearing sunscreen aren’t the only ways to help fight the damaging effects of the suns rays. Eating legumes and foods high in bran such as peanuts and peas can help not only protect but also repair cells that have been damaged by the sun, thanks to two antioxidants found in these […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Be a kid again!
Children have wisdom beyond their years and unfortunately as we grow up we tend to forget some of the things that came naturally to us as kids. The older we get the more we tend to shift our thinking away from those pure thoughts we had as kids but sometimes kids understand life better than […]
