The holidays have given me the opportunity to reflect on how I have become healthy and fit. This certainly was not always the case, and I have decided to share my story with you today. It was not an easy journey, but it certainly got easier with time. When I was 19 years old, I was struggling in University, unmotivated, inactive, and eating poorly. One day, I decided that I had the power to change it all up, and become whoever it was I wanted to be. But I had to make a commitment to myself first and foremost. It wasn’t New Year’s Day. It wasn’t my birthday. It wasn’t “tomorrow”. It was just “now” because I wasn’t happy with the status quo. Step one was literally deciding with the pow
The original guidelines summarized in October of 2014 were based on data from 2000-2008. The USDA doesn’t test every food each year, but the latest data stems from testing done since 2009. The revised dirty dozen are as follows: 1 Strawberries 7 Cherries 2 Apples 8 Tomatoes 3 Nectarines 9 Cherry Tomatoes 4 Peaches 10 Bell Peppers 5 Celery 11 Cucumber 6 Grapes
