Energetic, Fit and Healthy with Emily Stoik

What are the Health Benefits of Healthy Chocolate?   Can Chocolate Help you Stay Energetic, Fit and Healthy? And can healthy chocolate really be a part of a healthy diet and weight management program ? Chocolate isn’t just delicious, it can be an instrumental part of a healthy diet as well!  It's good for your heart and brain and the right kind of healthy chocolate can help you stay energetic, fit and healthy too!  The health benefits of chocolate are primarily derived from cocoa, which is rich in polyphenols and flavonoids. Polyphenols, of which flavonoids are a sub-class, are natural compounds found in plants with very potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic properties that can help to protect from free radicals, oxidative stress, and even some diseases. Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Chocolate: Eat Healthy Chocolate for a Healthy Heart Clinical studies have linked some kinds of chocolate with improved heart health, most lik...

Do you do a regular Cleanse to Detox your body?  There are many reasons why you should consider it if you haven't been... Cleanse for Life helps to remove toxic substances from the digestive system. Cleanses can help improve the stomach, intestines, kidneys and other organs. Many cleanses rely on special dietary formulas, supplements or beverages such as Cleanse for Life to  remove toxins from the system and help it reset itself. Cleanses have been used for thousands of years for their physical and mental benefits.  Here are some of the reasons why: The Top 5 Reasons to do a Regular Cleanse: Weight loss:  One of the best benefits of a regular body cleanse is for weight loss. Many people experience weight loss after the Cleanse is complete . The majority of this weight comes from built-up waste and toxins throughout the digestive tract that have built up and attached itself to the linings of the intestines. A regular...

Ok, No More Slacking, Moms!   You know those days...honestly intending to workout and stick to your Energetic, Fit and Healthy goals...but things keep coming up, right? I even had my workout pants on! ;) True, stay at home moms truly have more on their plates then pretty much anyone out there (especially when we are also Work at Home Moms!)   So, if anyone has an excuse it would be a busy mom, right?   Wrong!   Even a busy, work at home mom, can manage to find the time to stay fit and healthy!   So, how can we make sure to make our health a priority when we have kids, housework and a home business to manage? Well, here are 3 of the Top Mom-Excuses for Not Working out that YOU can beat (IF you really want to!) 1-  "I'm TOO Busy" :  I hear this one all the time and honestly, I know the feeling.  But if you're honest with yourself and take a look at your average day there are probably spurts o...

What are the BEST exercises and workouts for weight loss? Quick answer?  Anything you will actually DO and stick with!! Really, there's no magic equation or one-size-fits all routine that works for everyone! The truth is you have to find something you actually like and will do consistently because when it comes to best exercises for weight loss the actual KEY is consistency!! You have to DO it!! So what do you love? Some of us love to dance!  I love to do ballet barre workouts (I'll share my personal favorite workouts below!) Some of us love to run or hike or be outside... Some love to workout in groups, with friends or at the gym... Some prefer to workout solo: yoga, running etc... No matter what it is, you need to find a time of the day that works for you and commit to it. Are you working full time or a busy mom of kids?  When can you fit it in?  Early in the morning before work or school?  In the afternoon when your baby or toddler...

Do I really need to supplement? Why is it so important, anyways? Well, in a perfect world, none of us would need to supplement because we'd be able to get all the nutrients we need to survive from the food we eat.  But due to the poor quality of our modern diet from chemicals, preservatives and toxins, daily stresses etc, few of us are able to get what we need even in the most strict of organic diets. According to Dr. Mark Hyman, "Most people don’t understand the role of vitamins and minerals in our bodies. I certainly didn’t when I finished medical training. I thought if we just had enough to prevent us from some horrible deficiency state like scurvy (vitamin C deficiency), then you didn’t have to worry about how much you were getting. I also thought that if you ate “enriched food” like white flour with a few vitamins added back in, or milk with vitamin D added in, additional vitamin supplementation was a waste." read his article here: ' Do you need n...

What is the difference between Denatured and UNdenatured Whey and Does it even matter? When it comes to Whey protein the choices we have are vast and often the question we may have when researching to find the BEST Whey protein supplement is What is the difference between denatured and UNdenatured whey?  And does it make any difference? Well, it actually makes a HUGE difference!  The short answer:   Denatured whey is bad and UNdenatured whey is AWESOME! ;) But why? Denatured vs UNdenatured Whey Protein - what you need to know before you choose! 1-  Denatured Whey:  This means that the whey protein has been processed at a high temperature, usually above 160 degrees Fahrenheit or 72 degrees Celsius. This process is also known as  pasteurization. The milk you buy in the store has been  pasteurized,  which means that it has been  denatured  or cooked at a high temperature to ensure that all microorganisms that m...

Most of us know by now that we need to take some sort of daily vitamin or supplement to replace the nutrition we aren't getting in our diets.  Even with a near perfect diet its almost impossible to get all the nutrition we need to maintain a healthy body because of today's depleted crops, harvesting practices etc.. Proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle play such an important role in helping to prevent most major diseases (such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease), but getting proper nutrition in our modern world can be a such challenge. But Why? • Our bodies can't produce most of the nutrients we need , so they must be found in our food as well as in the supplements we take each day. And if the food we are eating is lacking nutrients (which it usually is), then supplementation can be extremely beneficial to our overall health. • Many people think that they eat healthy enough, but research has shown that  80% of Americans are not eating enough servin...