Here is an excerpt from How Can I Live a Healthy Lifestyle ? which is now available at Sabaidi Health’s new web address, http://www.SabaidiHealth.com….

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With the increase in cancer rates and obesity and ever growing knowledge of trans fats, saturated fats, carcinogens, whole foods, organic, and a list of other buzz words, many people are now asking themselves How can I live a Healthy Lifestyle ?

While each person may have their own definition, a healthy lifestyle should lie in Balance. Balance in all aspects of life, food, hobbies, business, family, education, and everywhere else.

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Recently, I was working on a Connect the Dots worksheet with my son, and I realized what a perfect metaphor for the real meaning of life this was; moving from place to place in a sequential order with the goal of creating a well drawn picture.

Perhaps it over simplifies the concept of The Meaning of Life, but why does it have to be so complicated ? We weren’t here in the beginning, and chances are we will not be here at the end, so all we have is the beginning and end of our own lives. So if we look at what is true, then the connect the dots metaphor makes more sense.

Time is an aspect of life that we can not escape, and for that reason we are always moving forward. By using this philosophy for a way of life, we can add a bit more structure to our path and ensure that all aspects of our lives evolve, and progress forward.

If we can look forward and find the next dot, dot after dot, our picture will slowly form. And much like these connect the dot puzzles, sometimes we have to step back and look at what picture we are creating to help us find the next step to make.

I think sometimes in life we over complicate matters, and refuse to believe they can be so simple. All we know as real is what we see, and we have to work around the obstacles so that at the end of our journey we can hopefully look back with admiration at the picture we have created.

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When you go to the supermarket, you inevitably stroll down the Snack isle; Perhaps looking for a Healthy Snack, such as a baked potato chip or one cooked in sunflower oil. The snacks are for ourselves, or perhaps our families, but the bottom line is we want a snack that tastes good.

While occasionally eating chips isn’t so bad, frequently eating fried and oily snacks can be bad for our entire body, potentially harming our skin care, weight, and general health. For those who are in search of a healthy alternative to snacks, please let me suggest the original snack, Fruit. If you eat fruit, you will eat a flavorful snack that is loaded with vitamins and contains NO oil.

Eating more fruit is important for anybody, but especially those with children. If you always give your children fruit as a snack, it will be normal and they will benefit from it for the rest of their lives.

For those who already eat fruit, please leave your comments about your favorites, and for those who are new to fruit, today is a good day to start. Living in the US for most of my life, and now living in Thailand for the past 4 years, I have tried a variety of fruits, and overall I would say Clementines are the my favorite fruit. They are easy to peel (even your kids can peel them by themselves), no seeds, and they taste GREAT. Its about that time of the year too, so keep an eye out for them. You and your kids will love them. Honorable mention to Peaches, Pineapple and Pomelos (south east asia fruit, very similar to grapefruits but no bitter after taste).

If you Eat Fruit you will help to keep a higher level of general health, help your digestion, help to maintain proper weight, keep or regain low cholesterol, strengthen your immune system, and a list of other benefits.

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General Health Tip

In our everyday lives, there are little things we can do to maintain a good level of general health for ourselves and family. Obvious tips include a proper diet consisting of meals that are properly balance according to the food groups, adequate amounts of sleep, and lower stress. This article however is going to give information about 3 less popular, though highly effective ways to take care of our General Health.

1. Wear Slippers

Its not so much the wearing of slippers that will keep your immune system strong, but the not wearing of shoes inside of your house that will. Taking off shoes that are worn outside is a common practice in Asian Cultures, though rarely seen in Western Homes. Not only will this practice keep your house visibly cleaner, but it will also greatly minimize the amount of bacteria in your home that threatens your general health. Few would suggest that the streets and sidewalks outside are clean, and few would consider it sanitary to sit down in the streets and sidewalks outside. So why would our carpets and floors inside our house be clean if we walk over them with the same shoes that we wear walking in the streets and around outside. Leaving your outside shoes outside, and having a pair of slippers to wear inside is a good way to keep your house clean, and protect the general health of your family. This is especially true for those with young children.

2. Drink Water

Paying attention to what you and your family drinks throughout the day is a good way to stay healthy. You may find that a majority of what you drink is soda, coffee, energy drinks, and maybe juices. Soda, coffee, and energy drinks are okay in moderation, however the high levels of sugar and caffeine included are bad for your teeth and do a poor job at hydrating your body. In addition to a list of benefits to your health and digestive system, keeping your body fully hydrated is a good way of cleaning your body of toxins allowing you immune system to focus on fighting any sickness you may encounter. While juices are the healthiest of the group, they often contain high levels of sugar that create their own problems, and are not very good at quenching your thirst. A cup of coffee or two a day, or soda for lunch isn’t bad, just try to mix in a few glasses of water, tea, or a sugar free fruit juice.

3. Eat Fruit

Fruit is nature’s candy. It tastes great, contains loads of vitamins, and is easy to find, and easy to eat. In addition to this, eating fruit instead of other sugar filled candies will keep up your general health, keep your teeth strong, increase your digestion, and keep your weight down. There are a wide variety of fruits so that if you get tired of one, there are plenty of others to choose from. While eating fruit is good for adults who want to stay healthy or lose weight, getting your children in the practice of eating fruit for breakfast, after dinner, or as a snack is a great way to keep their health strong.

These are three easy practices to add to your healthy lifestyle that will greatly aide in maintaining a strong level of General Health for you and your family.

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As a Healthy Lifestyle is quickly becoming the fashion throughout the world, many people are looking for new additions for their everyday routine, as well as others aspects to take away. Many people are turning to increased exercise and a healthy diet to help increase their personal health, lose weight, and hope to live better and live longer.

Amongst the concerns that face many are high blood pressure, stress, and anxiety, and often combated with one or more of a list of prescription medications. You have to do what you have to do, but at the same time many are looking for healthy, all natural alternatives to help lessen these problems, as well as prevent them from ever happening.

An easy, and effective way to do this, is to include herbal teas as a part of your lifestyle. Herbal teas often get a bad rep as bland at their most exciting, but they have come a long way from there and now thanks to an all natural tea company Sabaidi Tea Co., Ltd., a whole new set of all natural herbal teas from Thailand are available in the Western World.

Sabaidi Tea has recently entered the markets in the United States, and available in Select locations in Europe. We now offering our high quality unique herbal tea blends and traditional favorites in Sabaidi Gourmet Tea bags.

Keep an eye out for our unique herbal teas, Lemongrass, Pandan, and Bael Fruit. They are naturally grown, taste great, caffeine free, and above all perfect additions to everyone’s lifestyle.

For everyone interested, you can purchase Sabaidi Tea online, and also in a growing list of supermarkets, gourmet markets, health food stores, coffee and tea shops, and other similar locations. The best way to see if your local stores carry Sabaidi Tea is to ask them. If they do not yet have them, letting stores know there is a demand is a great way to build the supply…

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Its that time of year, the Natural Products Expo East is back again, and back in Baltimore. Their website says it best, “Natural Products Expo East isn’t just a trade show. It’s your chance to see, hear, smell, taste and get your hands on everything new in the natural, organic and healthy products industry. ”

If you have been there before then you know what its all about. If you have never seen the sites of the the Natural Products Expo, it truly is an experience. I have been fortunate enough to visit the show both in Baltimore, as well as the few years it was in Washington DC. Suppliers from all facets of Natural Products come to showcase their company, and new products.

It will be in Baltimore again this year, from September 27 - 29th, in the Baltimore Convention Center which is large, and will be packed with suppliers, buyer, brokers, retailers, and onlookers, each of which will be busy filling up their freebie bags with the endless rows of samples that will be given away. Some of the most memorable samples in the past, other than all of the food, would have to be the chewable tooth brushes, vitamin C gum, aura readers, and most of all free back massages (honestly, I am not sure what that company was selling).

For all who are going, Enjoy !! For those who do not yet have plans to be there, do what you can to change whatever plans you may have and get there, you will not be sorry.

Keep an eye out for the all natural food products company Health Is Wealth Products Inc. who will not only have their own new products to showcase, but will also have Sabaidi Tea bags to show to brokers, retailers, and all those who are interested in selling them. Unfortunately we were unable to get sufficient amounts of samples sent to the US for the show, but as we are preparing for Sabaidi Tea Bags to arrive in the US by the middle of October, we are beginning to introduce the our products. Remember, HEALTH IS WEALTH…You can go check them out and not only will you get some good food from Health is Wealth, but might also get Sabaidi Tea Samples.

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Most know that basically our metabolism is our system of burning calories. The faster our metabolism, the fast we burn calories. The slower our metabolism is, the slower we burn calories. A slow burning of calories will cause unburned energy to turn into fat.

Whether you are trying to lose weight, or just maintain weight, keeping a balance on our calorie intake and energy use is a good idea. Since most of us end up eating more than we are burning, one could say as a general rule of thumb, that boosting your metabolism is a good idea.

Though some think our metabolism is written in our DNA, it isn’t. In fact there are a few tips that will help speed up your metabolism. Below are a list of the top natural methods of speeding up your metabolism:

Eat Breakfast

Give a jumpstart to your digestive system in the morning by eating breakfast right after you wake up. University of Massachusetts researchers found that skipping breakfast makes you 4.5 times more likely to be obese. And waiting longer than 90 minutes after waking to eat breakfast can increase your chances of obesity by nearly 50 percent. Eating a healthy breakfast is good for the whole family for a variety of reasons, in addition to giving their metabolism an early boost.

Move

Take a look at your daily schedule. If you find yourself stuck sitting down at a desk or in front of a computer or TV all day and/or night, take a guess how that affects metabolism; Keeps it burning slow. Periodically get up and move. Walk around, walk up/down the stair and back, get some tea, go to the bathroom, anywhere Just Move. A 5 minute walk break will help reduce your stress level, and potentially lower your blood pressure when continuously practiced. There are many benefits to walking.

Sauna/Steamroom

Most of the day, all year long, we find ourselves in a temperature controlled environment 99% percent of the time. The walk to and from the car may be the description of your outdoor activity. There is nothing wrong with that, especially when it is really hot or really cold out side, but the stagnant temperatures will help to make your metabolism stagnant. Using a sauna or steam room will help you to heat up your body, causing you to sweat, burning fat and calories. You will see a change in your body’s system by using a sauna a few times a month.

Eat spicy Food

Chili peppers have a variety of health benefits associated with them, and they make food taste great. One of the benefits of Chilis are they help you to digest your food and burn calories. As with anything, too much chili pepper will cause problems, but just enough will liven up the flavor of your food and help you to digest it quickly. This will in turn help your digestive system run smoothly and keep your metabolism fast.

Eat More

Well, not exactly more in quantity, but more frequently. Studies show that eating 5 smaller meals a day works better with our digestion and gives more of a boost to our metabolism than 3 larger meals. Making your lunch time meal the biggest will also allow you your most active time of the day to digest the meal. A big dinner so close to bed time is an easy way to let that food become a permanent member of your body.

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We all have different lifestyles, different amounts of stress, and different forms of stress that effect us everyday. With everything that we personally encounter day after day, our nutritional supplements need to be specifically targeted to our unique lifestyle. And while you want to take supplements that will help, anything extra could be potentially harmful. With that in mind, here is a list by Heather Hurlock of Best Life, of specific lifestyles and the best supplements for each. If you feel you fit into one of these categories, ask your doctor if the supplement suggested is best for you.

Obesity: Vitamin D gets caught up in fat tissue and doesn’t circulate, which means you might need more to compensate.

Distance Runner: Because you burn so much fuel, there is rapid elimination of vitamin C, an important nutrient for runners because it helps repair muscle and prevent muscle breakdown. Don’t take more than 500 mg a day.

Family History of Alzheimer’s Disease: Plant sterols and stanols reduce cholesterol, which has been found to accelerate the formation of the plaques that are associated with dementia.

High Blood Pressure: Coenzyme Q10 improves blood flow and should be considered even by healthy men who have a family history of high blood pressure.

Strength Trainer or Weight Lifter:L-carnitine helps shuttle fatty acids within mitochondria, the part of the cell that produces energy and builds muscle.

Recovering Alcoholics:B complex vitamins (b1, b2, b6, b12, and folic acid) are the first to become deficient in alcoholics.

Risk of Heart Attacks: Niacin increases good cholesterol and reduces heart-disease risk better than most drugs.

Recovering From a Heart Attack: One gram of omega-3 daily reduces the risk of sudden cardiac death. This has recently become an American Heart Associated standard treatment.

Family History of Early Vision Loss: Lutein protects the eyes from damage.

Smoker: Vitamin E is rapidly depleted by smoking, and continues to be deficient for up to five years after quitting.

Erectile Dysfunction: Red yeast rice extract is a natural form of statin that can increase blood flow.

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If you are anything like me, a smile is very important. Because of a lot of dental work I have needed, and had in my childhood, I am very conscious to my own teeth and the teeth of others. Our smile, is literally something we can not hide. Your mouth is right there, and pearly white teeth, or discolored teeth can seriously alter a reaction you get from someone, whether that is at a job interview, business meeting, date, conference, social event, or any other time you meet anyone. For those who have read the book BLINK, I think you will better understand what I am saying. Whether it is consciously or subconsciously, people will react differently to you from the first impression they get, which often times can happen in the blink of an eye. Just think about the next time you meet someone, and they say hello and smile, would you rather see white teeth, or grey teeth ? Or better yet, how do you want your teeth to look ?

For those who would prefer a white smile, Sabaidi Health has comprised 3 ways to help you get white teeth, and keep them that way.

1. After you eat, don’t give the food a chance to settle on your pearly whites; Brush your teeth. If you are out, and do not have access to a toothbrush, Drink water or chew sugar free gum. Sugar free gum helps keep get your teeth white for a couple reasons. One, the stickiness of the gum helps to clean off any food or other factor that may stain your teeth like coffee. Two, the gum will help because it keeps you salivating which is the same benefit of drinking water really. It keeps you mouth from drying out, greatly helping to prevent stains. Eating raw fruits after you eat is also a good method of cleaning your teeth. As they say, an apple a day, keeps the dentist away.

2. Avoid Coffee and black Tea, and especially Cigarettes. Many people know, these foods will stain your teeth. It is not always easy to stay away from the caffeine or nicotine, but remember White Teeth. Or if you enjoy a cup of coffee of black tea as many do, refer to method one to help get, and keep you teeth white. Also, if you are a tea drinker, drink other teas such as green tea or herbal teas such as lemongrass or pandan though they do contain no caffeine.

3. While it is true that methods one and two above are important factors for a shiny white smile, most need a more drastic change, that the above will not provide. Years worth of coffee drinking, and smoking can leave a white smile as nothing but a childhood memory. For this drastic change needed, there are really only 2 options, treatment from your dentist, or whitening strips for your teeth. The best method is probably treatment from your dentist. The outcome is guaranteed, and the side effects are minimal to non existent. The only side effect worth mentioning is the effect on your bank account. Professional whitening can be costly. The white strips are a less expensive alternative that will show a noticeable improvement. In efforts to help you see if the white teeth strips are best for you, Sabaidi Health has found a 7 day free trial by Ultima Smile. For the free trial, click here

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Tip 1: Exercise – Be Tired

It sounds simple, but being tired when you go to sleep is a great way to fall asleep. Having too much energy, or being “wound up” before you sleep is a popular cause of insomnia and sleep orders. If you do not have time to really exercise, simplify your exercise routine. After you eat dinner, take a walk around the block. 20 minutes of walking after dinner will not only help you to fully digest your food (which will also help you to sleep and lose weight), but you will burn extra calories, which is energy, as well as help to reduce the your stress level. In addition to sleeping, there are several benefits to walking and exercise. If you have a family, Walking or Exercise can be a good family activity. Badminton, Wiffle Ball, and Frisbee are great after dinner family activities that will not only allow you to spend quality time with your family, but also get your whole family to exercise.

Tip 2: Hypnotize Yourself - use a Mantra

This sleeping tip might seem like a little hocus pocus for some, but it really works. A lot of times when people try to sleep, their mind is racing as they think about a million things. I know this has been a major problem for me as I would try to fall asleep and I would think about what I will do tomorrow, what i did that day, yesterday, 10 years ago, etc…and I just can’t fall asleep. Its frustrating to say the least to have all these thoughts going through your head. How do you get rid of them ? Redirect your energy. Focus your thoughts onto one mantra, or phrase that you slowly repeat. If your mind tries to think of something else, just think of your mantra, over and over again, slowly. You may have to force it at first. Any positive affirmation will work, and may have a side benefit for those who believe in positive affirmations. For those who like to remember their dreams, say “I will remember my dreams” slow and drawn out over and over again until you are asleep.

3. Herbalize

Again, Hocus Pocus, I know that is what you are thinking. Herbal Remedies are more beneficial than you think. Herbs come in many forms and many varieties. Perhaps most common are Herbal Teas. Herbal teas are all caffeine free, and while they can naturally refresh you in the afternoon, they can also calm you down at night. Because tea is hot, you are forced to drink slowly. Step 1 towards slowing down your system. Through both aroma and nature, many herbal teas have the ability to soothe your senses, calming down your stress levels, Step 2. Some herbal teas such as Lemongrass can also help you digest your food, helping you to feel light and relaxed. In addition to teas, herbs come in a variety of supplements. The supplements contain a mixture of herbs specially targeted at counter acting insomnia and other sleep disorders. If you live in the USA, you can order a free day trial of Sleep Rite by a company called Essential Living. Another herbal sleep aide is called SNOOZ which is available world wide.

Overall, each of these Sleeping tips will individually allow you have sleep better. If one alone doesn’t work for you, try using all three together which is a near guarantee. Not only will they allow you better sleep at night, but they you will feel better the next day as you will begin to live a more healthy lifestyle.

If you have any other tips or comments on the tips here, please share them with Sabaidi Health…

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