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Sardines: Fish In A Tin

During a time when many of us are enjoy pantry foods, I wanted to update and refresh my sardines post and give it another round on the internet! Many of you know I am an unofficial spokesperson for sardines : ) This post will tell you all about sardines, including what nutrients they contain, sardine... The post Sardines: Fish In A Tin appeared first on Kath Eats Real Food . from Kath Eats Real Food https://ift.tt/2i0vW7d

All About NAC: Supplement Benefits, Side Effects, Dosages

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Our understanding of how antioxidant supplementation works has changed in the last decade. Rather than act directly as antioxidants, most of these compounds stimulate the body’s own production of endogenous antioxidants. That’s right—most of the popular and beneficial “antioxidant” supplements work by provoking a mild hormetic stress response that activates our own antioxidant defenses. But homegrown antioxidants aren’t made out of thin air. They are material substances that require physical building-blocks. Probably the most important antioxidant is glutathione, and its most important building block is NAC. What is NAC? N-acetyl-cysteine, or NAC, is the stable, supplement form of the amino acid cysteine. Cysteine provides one of the most crucial backbones undergirding the body’s premier antioxidant: Glutathione . In the conventional medical world, NAC is mainly used to rescue people from acetaminophen toxicity. If you overdose on Tylenol and get to a doctor within 8 hours, the

Right now, it’s ALL hard. ⁠⠀

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Right now, it’s ALL hard. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Working from home with kids is hard. ⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ Finding motivation to exercise is hard. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Eating vegetables everyday is hard. ⠀⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ Sleeping 8 hours per night is hard. ⠀⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ Choosing water over iced coffee is HARD. 😉 ⠀⁠⠀ I get it. I really, really, reallllllly do. I’m not always motivated to make the best choices for myself, especially during a pandemic when all I want to do is drink wine and watch endless hours of mindless TV. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ But, at time same, I care about my health and want to feel GOOD everyday. I mean, it’s hard enough dealing with an uncertain world and being stuck at home, so anything I can do to better my wellbeing (mind, body, and soul) is important. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Plus, if you think about it, it’s really cool that we’re able to make these choices. Some people aren’t so lucky. ⠀⁠⠀ If you need a little (or big) motivation boost, listen to this episode of Mind Pump. It’s definitely a good one: How to Develop a Winning Mindse