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Contrary to popular belief, eating whole eggs (inducing the yolk) actually have been proven to raise HDL cholesterol, improve lipid profile by lowering blood triglyceride levels and increase LDL molecule size which can decrease cardiovascular disease.

- Passionate fitness trainer certified by NASM, as well as a sports & exercise nutritionist, Justin Janoska. Make sure you check out his website HERE, and follow him on Twitter & Facebook!

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Humans have been hunting for honey for at least 8,000 years as depicted by cave paintings in Valencia, Spain. Here, on rock etchings, two hunters are shown collecting honey from a honeycomb in a wild bee nest. In ancient Egypt, honey was not only used as a pastry sweetener, but also for embalming the dead and for offerings to, Min, the fertility god of Egyptians.

Fast forward to today. Is Honey really that good for your honey? Of course it is! Following are just a few of the many health benefits reported in the literature for this busy bee’s, natural sweetener:

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Wheatgrass is one of the most nourishing juices out there! Take a shot to load up on vitamins, minerals and nutrients. You can even add some to your favorite protein drink to pump it up a bit.

- Kitchen conscious food lover, Caitlin Cooks

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Leftover almonds from baking?! Make your own almond butter: roast 2C of almonds 350* 15 minutes, cool than puree until desired consistency.

- Kitchen conscious food lover, Caitlin Cooks

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Sometimes you need to just get your dip on!!

Of course, you need to make sure you aren't shoveling a bunch of unhealthy things into your mouth with the dip on them — that's counter productive to having a healthy dip! So, make wise choices!!

Here's the healthy Greek yogurt loaded with nutrients, though:

Ingredients: 2 bunches fresh spinach, ½ cup water, 3 tbs. canola oil, ½ cup onion chopped, 2 cups Greek yogurt, 1 tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. black pepper and ¼ tsp. garlic powder.

Preparation: Wash spinach, drain and chop into coarse pieces. Cook in sauce pan with water for 5 min. Drain, then chill. In a small pan, simmer onions in oil, then add spinach. After onions are cooked, add yogurt, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir and chill. Serve with pita bread, carrot sticks or whole grain crackers.

Benefits of Spinach are: loaded with iron, vitamin K, vitamin C and potassium

Reasons Greek yogurt is good for you are: excellent source of protein, calcium and potassium

- Lisa DeFazio’s a leading nutrition expert and a Master’s degree level Registered Dietitian, so be sure to check out her website and follow her on Twitter for more tips and videos — and if U wanna know more about dips OR anything else, U can always email us at Questions@FitPerez.com!!

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April 2013 is shaping up to be the BEST MONTH in the HISTORY OF MONTHS!

Gwyneth Paltrow is back in the cookbook game, the OG of healthy foods at an expensive cost. This time, she's keeping up with the goal of helping others to eat healthy and stay energetic with vegetarian recipes!

It's called

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Everyone makes a New Year's resolution to be healthier, but precious few actually follow through on it!

But what if there were simple ways you could improve your health?

Dietician Julieanna Hever says there are, and she has ten amazing tips for staying healthy in 2013!

Have yourself a "green" day:

Drink and eat only items that explode with green greatness for a day. Chlorophyll is the pigment in plants that takes credit for the color. Inside your body, chlorophyll floods the bloodstream with oxygen, critical vitamins, minerals, and powerful phytochemicals (phyto = plant) that protect your cells from damage. Think beverages like green tea, green juice, and green smoothies, and foods including green salad, green soup, steamed leafy greens (kale, collard greens, beet greens, spinach, lettuce, bok choy, and broccoli, to name a few).

Green up for great health!

Now that's a yummy and healthy way to eat!!

Check back with us every day for the rest of the year for more of the 10 Great Health Tips for 2013! Special thanks to Julieanna Hever!

Follow her on Twitter HERE and pick up her rad-as-hell book HERE!!!

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