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Wishing You a Happy & Healthy Holiday Season!
In This Issue
The Health Elf
Email your way to health
Need more C?
Super Simple Recipes!
Merry Christmas from Kim & Greg Tyler!
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"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling."
~ Edna Ferber
Reminder from the Health Elf:  Juice Plus+ makes a great gift!
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Bonus Recipe!
A picture is worth a thousand words...this is a must-make recipe!
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Inside Gardening
Don't let the snow and cold weather stop you from growing your own greens!  Check out this thriving
Tower Garden,
 using grow lights!

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Greetings!

Wishing you and yours a very Happy & Healthy Holiday Season this year!

Here are two ideas to help you stay healthy this season:
  • Laugh!  Watch this creative video that will get you laughing and will also explain what your ornaments do when you are not at home!
Reading this newsletter is good for your health!
email E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits

People move more and eat better when messaged to do so, study finds.  

 

E-mail messages suggesting small ways to eat more healthfully or boost physical activity can significantly improve health habits, a new study has found.

Participants in a worksite e-mail program walked more, ate more fruits and vegetables and consumed less saturated fats and trans fats than workers who didn't receive the e-mails, according to a report in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  Read more 

Need more C?
fruit&veg Fruits, vegetables are primary source of vitamin C
Ascorbic acid helps in repair, maintenance of cartilage, bones, teeth, and aids healing.

With the cold season approaching, vitamin C will again be talked about as a remedy in many households.

Some good food sources of vitamin C:

Vegetables, including bell peppers (all colors), broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, spinach, kidney beans, cauliflower, cabbage (all varieties), sweet and white potatoes (see recipe below) mustard greens, tomatoes, okra, winter and summer squash.
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Super Simple Recipe!
sweet potatoes 'Tis the season to keep things as simple as possible and this recipe does just that!

Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Dried Cranberries

The sweet-tart addition of cranberries adds a burst of color and flavor to sweet potatoes, making this dish a new family favorite. This slow cooker recipe is especially practical for holiday dinners!

  • 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries
  • Click here for entire recipe

Did you know?  These edible roots are usually labeled either sweet potatoes or yams but, unlike potatoes, they are members of the morning glory family. True yams are native to Africa and are from a different botanical group.    

Thank you for reading our newsletter. Please let us know if you have any feedback about the newsletter or would like more information about Juice Plus+ or the Tower Garden!

jp Merry Christmas!

Kim & Greg Tyler
Juice Plus+
kimtyler2@comcast.net
Website: Juice Plus+
Website: Tower Garden
303-358-0342  

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