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So the last couple trips to the grocery store I've bought sprouted bread instead of the normal whole grain bread I usually buy.
Sprouted grain bread seems like it's gaining popularity, but I wanted to see if it's really more nutritious than breads made from dormant grain.
Personally, I found both varieties of the sprouted grain bread I purchased to be a little dry and chewy for my liking, but the bag tells me that sprouted bread is a "miracle" and that it contains more nutrients than standard whole grain bread.
Well, I'm not sure if I would call any bread a miracle, but I can easily compare it nutritionally to non-sprouted grain bread.
(Ezekiel 4:9 Sesame) Serving size: 1 slice (34g)
Ingredients: Organic Sprouted Wheat, Filtered Water, Organic Malted Barley, Organic Sprouted Rye, Organic Sprouted Barley, Organic Sprouted Oats, Organic Sprouted Millet, Organic Sprouted Corn, Organic Sprouted Brown Rice, Fresh Yeast, Organic Wheat Gluten, Sea Salt
Source: Food For Life
(Roman Meal 100% Whole Grain Bread) Serving size: 1 slice (32g)
Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Whole Wheat, Vital Wheat Gluten, Brown Sugar, Whole Rye, Yeast, Honey, Molasses, Soybean Oil, Salt, Cultured Wheat Flour, Yeast Nutrients (Ammonium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dough Conditioners (Malted Barley Flour, Calcium Sulfate, Enzymes), Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate (Iron), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), and Folic Acid, Soy Lecithin.
Source: Schwebels
I know there are probably healthier whole grain breads out there, but comparing these two popular brands, it's easy to see which one is the better choice. Not only does the sprouted bread fair better nutritionally, but ingredient wise it is much healthier. The whole grain bread contains three types of added sugar and has to artificially add many of the nutrients. Sprouted bread also is a complete protein source because of the combination of grains and legumes used.
Miracle or not, I think I will continue to buy sprouted bread even though it tends to be less moist than I prefer.
Have you tried sprouted bread? What do you think of it?
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Last week, I wrote about mindful eating which reminds me of another diet book called, "Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life" by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh and Doctor and Dietitian Lilian Cheung.
The book combines Buddhist spirituality with nutrition facts. Religion and science in one book? Let's see how well they gel.
Nhat Hanh reviews mediation techniques in the book to help us become more mindful, slow down, and think more about what we are putting into our bodies. The meditations center around the core of Buddhism which is all about becoming completely aware of oneself and your surroundings.
The book gives detailed instructions on how to figure out what is blocking you from being completely mindful when you eat and how to overcome those obstacles. Nhat Hanh discusses stress and emotional eating as well as becoming mindful in everyday life.
The nutritionist, Lilian Cheung, advises specific diet and exercise guidelines to go together with the meditations. She gives readers an idea of how to shop at the grocery store and some simple recipe ideas. The nutrition approach is vegetarian based, and scientifically backed. However, this part of the book is a little basic and you can get this information almost anywhere.
The authors also get the reader to think about where food comes from when you are eating it. Perhaps if we take more time to think about and choose where our food comes from, we become more mindful and appreciative of our eating in the process.
The Savor Diet may not be for everyone. Those who strictly follow another religion or those not willing to explore a more spiritual side of dieting, may not like this method. But, for many of us, I see this book as a great tool to explore a completely different dieting method that may prove to be highly effective.
The book can be found at Amazon here.
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Do you know ? Why Is Tiger Woods So Great a Golfer?
A lot of those who follow professional golfers have asked: "Why Tiger Woods is so great, how can we be consistent in its tournament to tournament? Tiger Woods What makes it different from other operators to do the same success." There are many theories about because, as there are questions. Some say it's all about the bet, while others say their units are strong for its success. Some say that their physical strength and power are responsible for their big game, while others say it is an incredible golf swing.
These statements can be true or false they are. Getting answers to these questions depend largely on the type of player of the respondents, and from any perspective, the answer comes. One thing that we all have to admit, if they like it or not, is that Tiger is the best golf swing today



These are the 4 key elements of Tiger Woods swing:

1. At the start of his swing, Tiger uses the incredible flexibility he has to really reach way back. If you look, you will see he reaches farther back than any other golfer on the pro tour, an obvious advantage he has. He extends his range of motion to a maximum while keeping his torso lined up straight over his right leg.

2. Because of this backswing, when he begins the downswing, Tiger has already built up some great clubhead speed and force. He accomplishes this by turning his torso rapidly and then pushing his right leg forward towards the swing direction. You also notice how little, if any, energy he wastes on the golf swing. He optimizes energy use by keeping a perfectly straight line above the ball. Aside from the velocity and the force from his shoulders and arms, he uses his upper body strength in the swing as he pushes forward.

3. Then Woods continues by driving the clubhead through the ball using maximum clubhead to ball contact in order to avoid the chance of slicing or chopping the ball. By using the force from his shoulders, wrists and hips, Tiger concentrates the force of impact and produces a very high initial ball speed. His ball speed has been measured at over 175 miles per hour only 2-3 feet from the tee which is 20-30 mph faster than the average pro.

4. Most amateurs, including myself, overlook the importance of the follow-through; the after impact motion that further controls the ball and helps achieve full motion swing fluidity. Tiger Woods is the master of the follow through, allowing the clubhead's momentum to lengthen his complete swing and keeping the force of the swing at a maximum level from start to finish of the swing. This culminates in a long and smooth rotation of the clubhead as it wraps far around his back.
So there you have the 4 key elements of the Tiger Woods golf swing. A swing that has produced more tour wins than any other pro in history.

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The Best Full Swing tip! Match your swing to your flexibility
The tip
Get in your golf posture, and without moving the hips, his right arm as if holding a tray to serve. Try to keep the drawer in the back of his right ear as possible - but not force it. Now, with his left hand, leading the club in his right hand. That's your natural backswing turn. Stop here eliminates 70 percent of swing errors that lead to errant shots.
Why it works
Finish your swing to its natural boundary is the key to consistency. If you're over your body allows it, you have little chance of making solid contact. The point where you have the right to demand a lot, if you take the line. They believe that most of the right lat: ranging from the estate to lose.

"This tip hits a home run by providing you with a specific right-arm position to help you match your backswing to your flexibility. That alone will keep you from changing the radius of your swing, rising up and losing your balance." — pro swing said.

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There is no doubt that golf is a popular sport and one of the reasons for this, because almost everyone, regardless of their age or physical condition, can have on the course and hit some balls on the fairway. Even the elderly and those with some handicaps can participate thanks to golf course and self help. However, if you want to be a winner in the game, then it might be useful if you want to start a fitness program for golf.
A fitness program is considered a must for those who are serious about the game, are amateurs or professionals. The demands of the game of golf are rather minimal if you're playing for fun and pleasure of being outside on a regular basis, but if you're at all concerned to be competitive, your golf improvement will depend largely on your level of fitness.
Often, even the players who are left with many sorrows, pain and stiffness of a game after it. This occurs because the stress and tension that is placed on the body of the person through the movement of the swing, centralizing in the back, in most cases. A good fitness program for golf to strengthen the muscles of the back, and this in turn may help reduce pain but also help improve your swing.
Regular exercise is important to keep fit and play for your skills, especially a game with a group of friends who love golf to take the tower in Paris. A good fitness program designed for golfers to help you protect your muscles and joints simply by making them stronger and better able to manage the complexity of a vigorous round of it.
The best of these programs to improve the golf course is to help you maintain the necessary physical support for the mechanisms of swing, which is the most important aspect of the game. This golf course is the exercises and movements that are part of the golf training videos for fitness, you will be able to create and strengthen muscles and improve the common good strength and flexibility. Together, which helps you maintain a strong and flexible at a time, which will help you to perform the necessary movements.
As golfers age, they also need to stay in the best shape possible if they want to feel that their game is always improving, rather than decrease. However, it is easy to identify the oldest, of course, follow a golf fitness guide because you can see them walking the fairway with a spring in their step. The age does not interfere with the reading of a large tower that you can brag all week, but requires the effort of doing golf exercises on a regular basis.
For the most part, does not require a major commitment in time to follow a good golf fitness program. Most people even combine a golf fitness routine with other everyday activities, like walking. Often, people first take a short walk fast, then go through the golf course is routine. You'll find that doing so on a regular basis to provide surprising results that will make you feel better in general and to improve your game as well.

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