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Archive for August 16th, 2010

Bulging Belly – Big Risk!

One of the largest studies ever to examine the dangers of male and female abdominal fat was recently concluded – and those with the biggest waistlines have twice the risk of dying over a decade compared to those with the smallest waistlines.  A bulging midsection also leads to an increase in dementia, heart disease and breast cancer.  Carrying all your extra weight in the middle of your body comes at a big risk!  It’s time to eat better and start exercising more if this applies to you. 

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Get a Load of Beans!

The darker a bean’s color, the higher its antioxidant activity! 

Beans are nutritionally versatile as well, they have characteristics in fact that straddle 2 slots on the food pyramid.  They’re high enough in protein to be a meat with the vitamins, fiber and antioxidant levels of a vegetable. 

Enjoy all the colors and varieties of beans in their natural state!

Image: Black beans

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Halo Pet Food!

Read why Halo doesn’t use Chicken Meal and why it should be avoided below :

http://www.halopets.com/ingredients/chickenmeal.php

Halo Natural Animal Food:

  • Formulated with vitamins, minerals, and other trace nutrients
  • No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives
  • No rendered meats, poultry or fish, no animal or plant meals

Quality Ingredients:

  • Butcher-quality chicken
  • Whole egg
  • Bounty of farm-raised vegetables

Wholesome & easily digestable:

  • Home-style recipe with easy to recognize and understand ingredients
  • Natural sources of soluble and insoluble fiber
  • No corn, wheat or wheat gluten

Halo’s Ingredients:

Chicken, Eggs, Pea Protein, Oats, Vegetable Broth, Pearled Barley, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Whole Peas, Chicken Liver, Salmon, Flax Seed, Salmon Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Pea Fiber, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Green Beans, Carrots, Cranberries, Zucchini, Alfalfa, Inulin, Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Salt, Vitamins (Folic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Bitartrate, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Ascorbic Acid, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum

http://www.halopets.com/

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