WANT A BALANCED DIET? Eat Dark Leafy Greens!
After a long day of work, sometimes we want nothing more than to come home and relax, unburdened by the worry of whether or not our dinner is healthy. Unfortunately, these days add up, and the longer these unhealthy meals continue, the worse it can be for you. So how can you still eat a balanced diet even when you’re exhausted or busy? The answer is to add dark leafy greens to your diet. While any vegetable is better than a burger or a cookie, darker greens — like spinach, kale, bok choy, and mustard greens — provide many impressive health benefits. Because of their rich color, these greens have higher folate levels, a B vitamin responsible for promoting heart health and preventing cancer. Along with B vitamins, dark leafy greens have tons of vitamin K. This protects bones from osteoporosis and helps the body
fight against inflammatory diseases. Their abundant antioxidants fight free radicals that can damage our cells and contain very low cholesterol levels. To top it off, they have minimal carbs and sodium too. Incorporating More Dark Greens Into Your Diet Unlike some people might think, you don’t need to eat a kale salad every night or Popeye your way through a can of spinach to consume a healthy
it together with some dark greens and light sauce is an easy way to eat healthy while on the go. • Stir-fry your veggies with some chicken or tofu. Toss in greens like spinach, bok choy, or broccoli with garlic, onion, ginger, and soy sauce for an effortless weeknight meal. • Soften your greens in a soup. Even if you’re quickly making a can of Campbell’s or ramen noodles, tossing your dark greens into the broth right before
amount of greens. Even if you’re in a rush, there are many simple ways to sneak some dark greens into your meals. • Wrap your favorite protein in a tortilla and add spinach, arugula, or kale.
it’s done can help soften them. Just make sure to chop them so they’re small enough to slurp up from your spoon. Any way you prepare them, darker greens are better for your health. Try to incorporate them into at least one meal daily to receive the excellent benefits they provide.
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Improving Shape and Tone
THE MAGIC OF THE BODY LIFT
We’ve talked about breast lifts, butt lifts, and tummy tucks, but let’s not forget the transformative body lift — the best of both worlds in 2023! Body lifts work to tighten up and improve the tone and shape of the waist, abdomen, thigh, groin, and buttocks in one procedure! Instead of only focusing on the front or the back of the body, a body lift offers you the opportunity to go all the way around and hit more than one spot. With a body lift, you can opt for what we call an “upper body lift,” which will target the breast and bra strap area on the front and back of your upper body, or a “lower body lift,” which enhances and tightens up the abdominal and buttocks region.
pulled down like a window shade and the belly button gets repositioned. On the backside, we start at the upper butt and pull everything up, getting rid of love
handles and droopy skin, while projecting on the booty area.
This transformative surgery is used primarily for patients who’ve undergone massive weight loss and are struggling with excess saggy skin. To help them reveal their final results after an incredible weight loss journey, a body lift eliminates extra skin and tissue and assists in sculpting an hourglass shape. Downtime and recovery after a body lift procedure are relatively quick and easy — after the procedure, four drains are inserted and will remain in place for about a week to help promote healing and best results. For more information or to schedule a consultation, give us a call today! We are ready to help you to reveal your best you in 2023!
Surgically, when we target the front of the body, excess tissue, skin, and fat gets
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