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Living a Minty Fresh Lifestyle

Hi everyone, welcome to Simply Healthy! I am all about living a healthy lifestyle – this includes working out, eating foods that are good for your body, reading good books, and everything that can positively benefit your mind, body and soul. Today I want to talk to you about something I use daily, in my food, in my water, and on my body. What may that be? MINT! Mint is the name of over a dozen plant species, including peppermint and spearmint and it has a TON of benefits I’m going to tell you about today.

  Health Benefits of Mint

Mint has a variety of health benefits, and that’s why I like to incorporate it into my everyday routine. Some of the benefits of include: help digestion, weight loss, relief from nausea, depression, fatigue, and headache. It can also be used in the treatment of asthma, memory loss, and skin care problems. For example, for digestion purposes, mint soothes the soothes your stomach in the case of indigestion of inflammation - it is widely known for being a potent remedy for irritable bowel syndrome. For weight loss, mint actually helps you lose it in a healthy way! As I mentioned before, how it helps with digestion, mint actually helps stimulate the digestive enzymes in your body and turn fat into usable energy. For instance, if you switch from drinking sugary drinks such as soda and add mint to your drinks, you won’t be consuming as many calories therefore, you’ll lose weight. I could go on about the health benefits, but ill end with my favorite one – the fact that it helps with headaches. I suffer from frequent migraines so mint is something that I truly value. Mint is a naturally soothing substance of course, so it can relieve the inflammation and temperature rise that is associated with headaches. Okay okay, I’ll stop with all the technicalities, all though – you should take note as mint can clearly be a useful and beneficial herb. If you’d like to learn more about mint and the details of its benefits, click here! Now I can tell you ways you can incorporate mint into your daily life!

 Mint On The Daily

Mint can be used on a day to day basis. My personal favorite is my mint essential oil. Like I mentioned earlier, when I have a headache, my mint oil always helps. You can rub it on your temples, back of your neck and behind your ears – the cooling sensation will relieve your pain and it is a must have! Other ways you can use mint in your day to day life is adding it to your water. I buy fresh mint leaves from Trader Joes and add it to my water bottle every day – it offers me all of those health benefits I mentioned above, and it makes the water taste extremely refreshing! Other ways you could use mint is by incorporating it into your foods for flavor. Some ideas could be adding it into your cocktails, smoothies, salad and even adding it to your tea! Click this link for more ways you can incorporate mint into your drinks and meals!

 Well there you have it! That’s my take on mint and all that it can do for you. I hope that this post was informative and inspiring for all of you health junkies like me out there! Incorporating mint into your everyday routine can be so beneficial, so I hope you try it out and discover the magnitude of benefits it can give!

 Until next time,

Simply Healthy :) 

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Top 3 Instagram Pages for Fitness Junkies!

Hello all my fitness lovers! Today on Simply Healthy, I want to share with you the top 3 Instagram pages for personal fitness. Sorry boys, this post is primarily for women due to the fact these fitness stars promote women’s health and fitness, But hey… they still give great inspo, and are extremely beautiful so I know you boys out there would appreciate these instagram profiles as well ;)

These are my top 3 favorite accounts that I personally find extremely inspirational and use on a daily bases to stay in check on my workout routines and stay motivated and inspired! I hope that you will enjoy them as much as I do. So let’s get started!

 1.   Kayla Itsines

Kayla Itsines is my personal favorite, she is an Australian personal trainer, author and entrepreneur. She is famous for her fitness books “Bikini Body Guides” and she even has her own workout and meal-planning app! Her Instagram content is spot on if, even if you haven’t read her books or paid for her fitness app subscription. She posts regularly, giving tips on workout routines, recipes for healthy meals, and daily motivation that will inspire you to get in shape. I decided to give her workout subscription a try, which is only $19.99 per month. The app gives you a workout plan which include only 28 minute workouts a few times per week and hundreds of healthy meal ideas that are to die for! Kayla has helped millions of women become more fit, stronger and more confident and I recommend her Instagram page to EVERYONE. To learn more about Kayla, you can obviously check her out on Instagram at: @kayla_itsines or click HERE to check out her website, you wont regret it!

 2.   Amanda Bisk

If you haven’t checked her out already, you MUST check out Amanda Bisk’s Instagram profile (@amandabisk). Amanda is also an Australian fitness junkie, maybe we need to think more like the Aussie’s am I right?! She is a former pole vaulter turned yoga instructor who focuses on strength, health and body toning. Amanda’s Instagram profile has beautiful content of her doing yoga on beaches, and other beautiful places. She also frequently posts routines to follow, such as, how to lengthen and decompress your spine, how to balance your glutes, neck and shoulder stretches, booty burners, and so much more! If you haven’t already, give her a follow and I promise you.... you will be motivated to increase your strength!

 3.   Tone it up

Tone It Up was created by two best friends, Karina and Katrina. You’d think they would be related with such similar names.. but nope, they are sistas from other mistas. These two started a fitness empire on Instagram, but it has transformed into a digital community of its own. The Tone It Up community encompasses a group of women motivating each other to reach their health and fitness goals online with shared recipes, workouts, and more. They post free workout videos on YouTube as well, so if you can’t afford to go to a gym, they are great free personal trainers you can use to your advantage right in your home! To get started, Tone It Up will offer you a free 5 day detox plan. The girls offer nutrition plans, recipes, fitness advice on their website, and they too have their own app! I haven’t tried that out for myself yet, but I’m super eager and I hope you are too! For more information, go check out their website HERE!

 All three of these Instagram pages have a lot to offer if you are someone who enjoys working out, or even if you aren’t, they will give you the motivation to transform your life and your body and make you more confident than ever!