The Cherry Shake

This week we are mixing the CherryShake. Cherries only have 42 Kcal per 100 gram so they are a great source of energy.

Cherries contain anthocyanin, the red pigment in berries. Cherry anthocyanin has been shown to reduce pain and inflammation in rats. Anthocyanin is also potent antioxidants under active research for a variety of potential health benefits. Cherries can significantly lower blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

Ok let’s get to it.
- pour 250 ml low fat milk in a blender
- add a handful (around 125gr) of pitted cherries
- add 10 pieces of almonds
- add 2 spoons of F1 Vanilla
- And add 1 or 2 spoons of the F3 (as per plan you are on)
Mix it all up and enjoy.

Have a Healthy Life.

Meera.


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A Sinful Delight

This week we are going Chocolate.



It is known for its remedial effects against love burns (many women will acknowledge that), a bad day feeling and to lift your spirit.


Of course we are talking about the pure Dark Chocolate (>85% Cacao) and not the diluted milky or white versions which have a lot of added products and sugar.

There is no need to feel guilty about eating moderate amounts of Pure dark chocolate. Several studies suggest that chocolate can actually be good for you and your heart. In these studies it has been found that chocolate, specifically dark chocolate, acts as an antioxidant. A fatty acid constituent in chocolate eliminates some kinds of "free radicals" found in the bloodstream. These free radicals would normally oxidize LDL ("bad" cholesterol). Once oxidized, LDL could attach to the walls of the arteries leading to atherosclerosis and blockages.

Additional studies have shown that chocolate can also have a positive effect on platelets. In these studies, researchers found that after consumption of chocolate, the platelets were less likely to aggregate and cause a blood clot.

Despite the good news on cocoa, even dark chocolate is a very calorie-dense food, so while the fat content may not invite cardiovascular disease from an atherogenic (arterial clogging) perspective, its regular consumption will add a lot of extra calories to someone's daily total, and as a result still affect those who have to watch their caloric intake.

Nevertheless, being listed as the No.1 ingredient in many chocolate products, sugar is unquestionably a worse culprit compared to the fat content when addressing the effects of chocolate on someone's overall health.

In moderation, Pure Dark Chocolate can certainly be the Sinful Delight it was meant to be! So for this week treat yourself to a delightful Chococoffeedream Shake!

• Melt half a bar of pure dark chocolate (85% Cacao or higher) and put it in the blender

• add 250 ml soya milk (no sugar) or low fat milk in the blender

• Add 26 gr (or 3 spoons) of F1 Cappuccino (or if not available use Dutch Chocolate)

• Add 1 or 2 spoons of F3 as per the program you are on

• Blend all for 30 sec - 1 min in the blender

• Pour it in a big glass

• Sprinkle some grated dark chocolate on the shake

And Enjoy

Have a Healthy Life.

Meera.


** Want to lose weight the healthy way? No dieting, no hunger feeling, still able to eat your favorite food? You can. See also www.shapeofyourlife.com/areem for testimonials
Contact me for more information. **

The Vitamin C Booster

This shake is a boost of Vitamin C and it has a fresh taste.
Blood oranges' red pigment, anthocyanin, is an antioxidant. Blood oranges may also diminish the risk of heart disease, some types of cancer, and LDL cholesterol accumulation. Additionally, they may reduce the risk of cataracts, and aid in the body's healing process.


Blood oranges, like all citrus fruits, are a great source of vitamin C; an average orange provides 130% of the FDA's recommended daily intake. It also provides 16% of the recommended daily intake of dietary fiber. Oranges can also be a valuable source of folate, calcium, and vitamin A.
 

The recipe:
 • Pour 250 ml soya milk (no sugar) or low fat milk in a blender
• Add 1 pealed red grapefruit
• Add 1 pealed red Orange (also called Blood Orange) if not available use normal Orange
• Add 26 gr (or 3 spoons) of F1 Tropical Fruit (or if available use Strawberry)
• Add 1 or 2 spoons of F3 as per plan you are on
• Blend all for 30 sec - 1 min in the blender
• Pour it in a big glass


And Enjoy

Have a Healthy Life.

Meera.


** Want to lose weight the healthy way? No dieting, no hunger feeling, still able to eat your favorite food? You can.
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Contact me for more information. **

The Celery Shake

You have read earlier about the health benefits of cucumber so I won’t discuss that here.
Let’s look at Celery.

Celery provides an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber. It is a very good source of folic acid, potassium, and vitamins B1 and B6. Celery also offers a good source of vitamin B2 and calcium.

1. Eating celery will reduce high blood pressure and give the effect of calmness.

2. Celery clears uric acid from painful joints and may help the treatment of arthritis and rheumatic problems.

3. Celery also helps the kidney and acts an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.

4. Another benefit of celery is the fact that you can eat a lot of it without thinking much about your waistline. Celery actually has almost zero calories.

So Shake it up

- pour 150 ml apple juice (pure and unsweetened) in a blender (best is organic apple juice)

- cut ¼ of a cucumber (with skin) and add to the blender

- add 1 piece of the celery rib

- add 2 spoons of F1 Vanilla

- And add 1 or 2 spoons of the F3 (as per plan you are on).

Mix it all up and enjoy.

Have a healthy Life.

Meera.

** Want to lose weight the healthy way? No dieting, no hunger feeling, still able to eat your favorite food? You can.
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Tropical with Bubbles

We are going tropical and bubbly this week.This one serves 2 people as we don’t want you to enjoy it alone.

- pour 200 ml soymilk (unsweetened) in a blender
- add 200 ml tropical mix fruit juice (e.g. Marigold or Tropicana)
- add 100ml sparkling water
- add the flesh of 2 pealed and pitted Mango
- add 4 spoons of Tropical Fruit F1
- And add 2 or 4 spoons of the F3 (as per plan you both are on)
- Mix this for a short burst (otherwise you will lose the bubbles from the sparkling water)

 Pour it in a nice tall glass, add a straw, and Enjoy.


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Goning Bananas with Pears.

We have just discovered the fantastic taste combination of pear and banana. And if you add vanilla yogurt it is even a favorite.

Let me share some nutritional facts:

- Bananas have lots of protein and protein is known to activate you brain and it is good for building muscle. A banana is especially good during lunch or before and after a workout.

- Pears are an excellent source of fiber and a good source of vitamin C for only 100 calories per serving. And, they’re sodium free, fat free, and cholesterol free. That’s a lot of nutrition in one sweet and juicy package!

The combination of these 2 healthy fruits gives you a wonderful nutritional shake.
 
Ok let’s get to it.


- pour 175 ml soymilk (unsweetened) in a blender
- add 50ml vanilla yogurt
- cut 1 pear in 4 parts and remove the seeds and put it in the blender
- add 1 pealed yellow banana
- add 1 spoon of Tropical Fruit F1
- add 1 spoon of F1 Vanilla
- And add 1 or 2 spoons of the F3 (as per plan you are on)

And Enjoy.

Have a healthy life.

Meera.



** Want to lose weight the healthy way? No dieting, no hunger feeling, still able to eat your favorite food? You can.
See also www.shapeofyourlife.com/areem for testimonials

Contact me for more information. **

“Eat an apple a day to keeps the doctor away”

Who doesn’t remember the saying
“Eat an apple a day to keep the doctor away”?

Well there is a lot of truth in it.
See the health benefits of apples.


• Apples are a rich source of flavonoid and polyphenols both are powerful antioxidant.
• Study shown that by eating 100g of apple can give an antioxidant effect that equal to taking about 1,500mg of vitamin C.
• Apples are a good source for minerals and vitamins that can strengthen the blood.
• Apples contain malic acid and tartaric acid that can help prevent disturbances of the liver and digestion.
• The skin of Apples contains pectin that can help remove toxic substances from the system by supplying galacturonic acid.
Pectin helps prevent protein matter in the intestine from spoiling.
• Eating an apple daily can lower cholesterol and reduce skin diseases.
• You'll get about 4 grams of dietary fiber in a medium-sized, 5-ounce apple, or about 15% of the Daily Value (DV) for fiber. Studies have shown that fiber can help keep your LDL cholesterol levels under control, and if you have LDL cholesterol levels that are too high, can help lower them.

And then what about Cucumbers?
Did you know that cucumbers are considered a fruit and not a vegetable?

Some of the many health benefits of cucumbers include:

• their high water content (about 95 percent)

• their fiber-rich skin

• their levels of potassium and manganese, which help regulate blood pressure and help promote nutrient functions.

The combination of these 2 healthy fruits gives you a wonderful nutritional shake.

Ok let’s get to it.

- pour 175 ml apple juice (pure and unsweetened) in a blender

- add 50ml natural yogurt

- cut ¼ of a cucumber (with skin) and add to the blender

- add 1 apple (do not remove the skin)

- add 2 spoons of F1 Vanilla

- And add 1 or 2 spoons of the F3 (as per plan you are on)

Mix it all up and enjoy.

Have a Healthy Life.

Meera.

How to use the Herbalife Program during Ramadan.

As salaam Alaikum.

Another few days and the Ramadan month will start. Although fasting means refraining from eating and drinking (and other things) between sunrise and sunset it usually is not a means to help us to lose weight. Mostly the opposite happens and we gain weight. We also feel easily tired, lethargic, hungry and are prone to become ill as our body and immune system is weakened. We can prevent all of this easily. Just keep using Herbalife, but adjust your program.

Many of you have asked me how to use the Herbalife program when you are fasting? If you are already on the Herbalife program, great, stay on it and below I have listed the 3 different programs and their use during Ramadan.

If you are not on the Herbalife program and you want to lose weight during Ramadan, than this is a great moment to do so. Join us in this unique Herbalife program and you will not only lose weight but you will also feel much healthier and energetic during the Ramadan period.


The 3 different Herbalife programs:
1. Weight loss
2. Maintenance and improve health
3. Weight gain

I myself will be following the weight loss program as I still like to lose a few kg even after losing 16kg now.

Below you will find the prescribed use of the Herbalife products based upon your program to help you through the Ramadan period.

Let me take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a happy and blessed Holy Month!

Ramadan Mubarak.

Meera Nair (areem.phd@gmail.com)
(Email me and I will tell you more how Herbalife can help YOU to lose weight and become healthy.)

1. The Weight loss program

Your main aim with this program is to LOSE weight and at the same time improve your health. Whatever health issues you may have you want to improve these.

Suhur (eating before Fajar Salaat)
• Start by having your Herbalife shake. Add 1 extra spoon of F1 (shake powder) and 1 more spoon of F3 (protein Powder) to your normal shake recipe.
• Drink at least ½ a litre of water.
• Try to eat eggs, drumsticks and vegetables in the morning or
• Fresh fruits and vegetable stew.
• Prevent eating carbohydrate rich food like breads, cereals, pasta and rice.
• Take your vitamin, cell-activator and Herbalifeline and Aloe Vera if you have them.
• Drink 2 mugs of Herbal Concentrate Tea (or Afresh).

Do not worry if you cannot eat the additional fruits, eggs and vegetables but do not replace any of these by carb related foods.

Iftar (breaking the fast)
• Break your fast by having your normal Herbalife shake.
• Drink at least ½ a litre of water.
• Go for your prayers and come back to have your dinner.
• Try to have a dinner with lots of vegetables and have eggs, drumsticks and other protein rich food.
• Prevent eating carbohydrate rich food like breads, cereals, pasta and rice.
• Take your vitamin, cell-activator and Herbalifeline and Aloe Vera if you have them.
• Drink 1 mugs of Herbal Concentrate Tea (or Afresh). Make it light so that it does not interfere with your sleep.

Before you go to bed

In order for your body to prepare for the next day we are going to give our body nutrition which it will store or use during the night. This will make certain that what we eat in the morning is not used to refill what we used at night but is there for use during the day.


• Take a normal Herbalife shake before going to bed.
• And drink at least ½ a litre of water.

2. The Maintenance and improving health program

Your main aim with this program is to MAINTAIN your weight and at the same time improve your health. Whatever health issues you may have you want to improve these.

Suhur (eating before Fajar Salaat)
• Start by having your normal Herbalife shake. When you feel hungry during fasting you can add 1 extra spoon of F3 (protein Powder).
• Drink at least ½ a litre of water.
• Try to eat fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Prevent eating carbohydrate rich food like breads, cereals, pasta and rice.
• Take your vitamin, cell-activator and Herbalifeline and Aloe Vera if you have them.
• Drink 1 mug of Herbal Concentrate Tea (or Afresh).

Do not worry if you cannot eat the additional fruits and vegetables but do not replace any of these by carb related foods.

Iftar (breaking the fast)
• Break your fast by having your normal Herbalife shake.
• Drink at least ½ a litre of water.
• Go for your prayers and come back to have your dinner.
• Try to have a dinner with lots of vegetables and have eggs, drumsticks and other protein rich food.
• Prevent eating carbohydrate rich food like breads, cereals, pasta and rice.
• Take your vitamin, cell-activator and Herbalifeline and Aloe Vera if you have them.

Before you go to bed

In order for your body to prepare for the next day we are going to give our body nutrition which it will store or use during the night. This will make certain that what we eat in the morning is not used to refill what we used at night but is there for use during the day.


• Take a normal Herbalife shake before going to bed.
• And drink at least ½ a litre of water throughout the night.

3. The Weight Gain program

Your main aim with this program is to GAIN weight and at the same time improve your health. Whatever health issues you may have you want to improve these.

Suhur (eating before Fajar Salaat)
• Start by having your normal Herbalife shake. When you feel hungry during fasting you can add 1 extra spoon of F3 (protein Powder).
• Drink at least ½ a litre of water.
• Eat a normal breakfast and try to more eggs and protein rich food.
• Take your vitamin, cell-activator and Herbalifeline and Aloe Vera if you have them.
• Drink 1 mug of Herbal Concentrate Tea (or Afresh).
 Iftar (breaking the fast)
• Break your fast by having your normal Herbalife shake.
• Drink at least ½ a litre of water.
• Go for your prayers and come back to have your dinner.
• Eat a normal dinner but try to have lots of vegetables and protein rich food. Eat normal quantity of rice, pasta, breads etc.
• Take your vitamin, cell-activator and Herbalifeline and Aloe Vera if you have them.

Before you go to bed

In order for your body to prepare for the next day we are going to give our body nutrition which it will store or use during the night. This will make certain that what we eat in the morning is not used to refill what we used at night but is there for use during the day.


• Take a normal Herbalife shake before going to bed.
• And drink at least ½ a litre of water throughout the night.


I hope that the above will help you through the month of Ramadan and that you will stay healthy and fit.


Have a Healthy Life.