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FIVE SIMPLE TIPS HEALTHIER NEW FOR A YEAR

- Earth Fare Chief Medical Officer Angela C. Hind, M.D.

The tradition of making (and keeping) New Year’s resolution­s suggests that health is a personal choice. While health does depend on our lifestyle choices, those choices are greatly affected by our environmen­t. In fact, two accurate predictors of our health, and lifespan, are having access to healthy food and how much time we spend in places that foster wellness.

How we treat our bodies and where we spend our time each day both have the power to change the trajectory of our health and our family’s health. This year, focus on making space for wellness in your daily routine with easy swaps.

1. Instead of meeting friends for dinner and drinks out, host a gathering at home where you can cook together and prepare healthy options that align with your goals.

2. Take your workout outdoors when you can. Being outside can improve your mood and help you get a dose of natural Vitamin D from the sun. Even better if you can take friends and family with you.

3. Turn off all electronic­s two hours before bedtime. Instead, read a book or take a bath to help you relax, then get at least eight hours of sleep to make sure you feel well-rested in the morning. Try a recipe for sleepy time apple cider at earthfare.com/recipe/sleepytime-apple-cider.

4. Make your home a place of wellness. Read the labels on your household cleaners and family’s body care products, then swap them for plant-based, chemical-free options that won’t bring harmful chemicals into your home.

5. Spend more time in the Produce and Wellness Department­s of your local grocery store. This will ensure you come home with healthy food and body care products that nourish and support your health.

Since 1975, Earth Fare has distinguis­hed itself as a leader in the healthy foods industry by developing a unique Food Philosophy, ensuring that all products sold are free of a variety of unacceptab­le ingredient­s, found on Earth Fare’s Boot List. In addition, Earth Fare offers more than 1,000 private brand food products sourced using only non-GMO ingredient­s, with more added to shelves each day. If you’re looking to increase your energy, stamina and endurance to kick your workouts up to the next level, bypass the energy drinks and caffeine and turn to ancient Ayurvedic tradition instead. You read that right. The secret to boosting your performanc­e isn’t well known in the Western World, but it has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for millennia.

Known as the “Destroyer of Weakness” and “Rock of Life” in Sanskrit, shilajit (pronounced Sheila-jeet) is a thick, resinous pitch formed over centuries as plants and trees decompose. It is found among the rocks in the Himalayan mountains and has been part of Ayurvedic tradition for centuries. British archaeolog­ists have found evidence of its use in the Indus Valley civilizati­on Pakistan and northwest India as early as 2600 B.C.

“PrimaVie biome optimized shilajit provides a lift in energy, increases endurance during your workout and helps with a faster recovery after it,” said Bruce Brown, president of Natreon Inc., which manufactur­es the product. “It is a patented and clinically studied solution powered by purified shilajit, considered to be the most potent ingredient in Ayurveda.”

Shilajit in pure form contains 50 percent fulvic acid and a complex network of more than 85 different vitamins and minerals. There’s nothing else like it found in nature, and this network of interconne­cted vitamins and minerals cannot be replicated in a lab. In addition to fulvic and folic acid, shilajit contains iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium, carotenoid­s, retinol, B, C, and E vitamins, and much more.

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• Boosts total and free testostero­ne

• Increases ATP, the primary energy

• Increases endurance

• Aids in recovery by reducing the inflammato­ry biomarker

• Keeps joints healthy and strong by up-regulating the genes collagen synthesis

While shilajit may not be the fountain of youth, it is touted as Ayurveda’s only panacea, or cure-all. Energy, revitaliza­tion and stamina to get through a workout aren’t the only benefits of this unique biomass. It promotes brain health and is an anti-aging agent because it’s a titan for mitochondr­ial energy. Biome optimized shilajit also aids in skeletal health, helps regulate blood pressure supports heart health.

The recommende­d dosage of purified shilajit is 250 to 500 mg. per day. For more informatio­n on biome optimized shilajit supplement­s, including links to several recent studies that prove the biological benefits of the traditiona­l Ayurvedic approach, visit http://primavie.natreonone.com/. (BPT) optimized shilajit CAN

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