Prepare for Spring

If you have been "munching out" the winter blues for the past two or three months, here are a few tips to get you ready for spring:

• Get a head start on spring cleaning--start with your pantry! Remove all processed, refined, simple carbohydrates (cookies, crackers, pasta, chips). Replace with dried fruit, raw almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, fig bars, or popcorn for snacking.
• Eat foods rich in the B vitamins to decrease depression or mood swings: chicken, legumes, fish, bananas, avocados, dark leafy greens. Include fresh apples, pears and citrus for fiber.
• Take a winter walk. Your body needs to be in motion! Shed the unwanted winter pounds and increase circulation and produce energy with a brisk walk . . . breathe in the anticipation of spring.
• Drink LOTS of water. Your body is 75% water and needs to stay hydrated!

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