Starting a meal with a salad is never a bad idea. Restaurants don’t mind since they are fast to make and can keep you occupied while your food is being cooked. At home, salad is a great introduction to green vegetables for children and will help with digestion. When you are ravenous and ready to eat, don’t skip the salad, rather use it to offset eating second and third helpings of the meal ahead. It is such a convenient way to get a few servings of vegetables and even fruit a

We are doing a highlight series on Women-Owned Businesses Each issue will highlight 5 women-owned businesses. We will give you an exclusive interview with each of these inspiriting women and help you connect with their businesses. It’s time to put our money where our mouths are and support local women-owned businesses. #WomenSupportingWomen Click Here To Read All These Stories Meet Karen Behnke, Founder and CEO, Juice Beauty. Serial Wellness Entrepreneur. www. juicebeauty.c

We are doing a highlight series on Women-Owned Businesses Each issue will highlight 5 women-owned businesses. We will give you an exclusive interview with each of these inspiriting women and help you connect with their businesses. It’s time to put our money where our mouths are and support local women-owned businesses. #WomenSupportingWomen Click Here To Read All These Stories Meet Karen Behnke, Founder and CEO, Juice Beauty. Serial Wellness Entrepreneur. www. juicebeauty.c

Carbohydrates are classified as either simple or complex. This has to do with their chemical structure. Here’s the science…. for a simple carb, there are one or two sugar subunits and complex carbs have thousands of subunits. Complex carbohydrates contain complex chains of the simple sugars linked together. They break down much more slowly in order to be able to release their stored energy. The body uses both simple and complex carbs by converting them to glucose and which th

When it comes to skin care you defiantly want to look for products that are made of natural ingredients. These products are absorbed into your skin and can effect your health. It's important to make sure that what you put on your skin is good for your over all health. Here are a few that we love! KAYO - Concentrated Firming Serum This award winning serum is specially formulated to help provide firmer, tighter looking skin for an overall sleeker look. This refining treatment s

Coconut oil has certainly made its debut lately on our grocery shelves, in recipes, and it’s all over social media. It is the new trendy healthy fat of choice. Cook with it, use it for you skin… this oil seems like the new greasy answer to all. Origin Coconut oil comes from pressing the fat from the inside of this giant nut. About 84% of its calories come from saturated fat. To compare, 14% of olive oil’s calories and 63% of butter are from saturated fat. This is what makes c

Fruit: Sugary and sweet the natural fresh food treat Fresh fruit. Summer time marked by the strawberry stands being open, peaches are ready and fruit salad is on the spread at every event. All year round we have apples, bananas, and oranges. There are a number of reasons this refreshing snack is good for you. These colorful choices are full of vitamins and minerals. They can also help reduce the risk of many diseases and help lower blood pressure. This means that fruit helps

BREAKING UP WITH YOUR SCALE CAN BE HARD, BUT YOU WON"T REGRET IT! The glaring number Oh the scale. That number. That statistic. The games that nasty measurement tool can play. Why does it matter so much?? How has our society equated weight to being confident, comfortable, or “in-shape”?? Data can be motivating and an indication of progress when trying to lose weight. It can also be a major deterrent and psychological destroyer. The scale has a lonely glare, luring you in to s

In the September issue of A-list Nation magazine we introduce you to some amazing women. Meet Angela Bicos Mavridis, CEO & Founder of TRIBALÍ Foods. Tell us a little about yourself and your childhood. I was born in Greece and my family moved to Pasadena when I was 6-years-old. My parents started a beloved burger restaurant in Pasadena called Tops Burgers, which is still operating today, and is part of Bicos Hospitality Group, which my brothers manage and has two other restaur

YO-YO DIETING The “all or nothing” mindset Sticking to the plan can be challenging. We know that. But starting and stopping the plan, on and off, go then stop…. well that temporary approach hardly ever works. Yo-yo dieting can be that “all or nothing” tactic to weight loss, which typically starts off strong and then abruptly stops. Then the motivation to start again returns and the cycle starts itself all over. This approach to food is far from buying into a lasting lifestyl

This March we celebrate women and how far we have come. Our March issue highlights 4 amazing companies all owned and run by women. But it doesn't end in March every issue with feature women entrepreneurs with exclusive interviews. We hope this will inspire you to go after your dreams. Meet Vicky Popat, Founder of Plantogram.com Tell us a little about yourself and your childhood. Hi my name is Vernic (Vicky) Popat. I am a mom of 2 amazing children Sanum (8) Sohum (5) Married