Are you trying to wean yourself off of juice and other high-cal beverages? Me too. While I feel like everyone’s always telling me to mix sparkling water with juice, I’ve found something much better: Maguary Cashew Juice. This “neutral-flavored,” delicate juice is available imported from Brazil, and is 84% juice. With a single 500 ml bottle, you’ll make 5 liters of juice: a single cup of water just needs a tablespoon-and-a-half of the juice concentrate. The best part? It’s $5.00 or less ($2.79 in Miami), and has only 10 calories per serving. What a perfectly refreshing way to grab a glass of juice and not feel bad about it.

You can buy it here if you’re not located near foreign imports store or you’d like to save some time..

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Yoga is all about stripping away layers and finding your center which is good…but I also like cute accessories. I was looking for a bag to carry my junk in since it’s about a 15 minute walk to my class. Just carrying my mat under my arm has gotten old. I came across this on Etsytoday and I must have it. It’s a yoga mat bag and a lovely eye pillow. I have a similar pillow for my neck that’s filled with flax-seeds and I luuurve it so the eye pillow sounds fantastic. I think I will get good use out of it before I go to bed and at then end of class. What do you think?

Via Etsy: Impromptudesigns

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So is anyone else joining me in the quest for gold? Okay there’s no gold but certainly it’s fun. I’ve been sticking only to the major events like track, gymnastics, swimming etc. Sorry but I don’t see myself going horseback riding or playing table tennis. I will however be going to mommy and me gymnastics tomorrow at 8:15 in the bloody awful morning. I have a feeling it will be more mommy running and less actual gymnastics but I will get a workout no doubt.

I did try an awesome recipe though yesterday that was chock full of healthytomatoes and soooo delish. I am thoroughly in love with Jamie Oliver so I adapted this from one of his recipes. It’s a roasted tomato casserole and good lord it’s decadent. I substituted the pork sausage with a great chicken sausage I got from Trader Joe’s and used the olive oil sparingly. I served it with some toasted brown rice and it was incredibly flavorful and rich. Tomatoes have lycopene,which is such a great antioxidant. It was even better the next day, all the herbs had a chance to really get in there and meld together. Plus it was so easy to make, just through everything in a pan and then pop it in the over. The perfect quick meal.

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I need to try these little foot treats out– gosh, are my feet tired these days. Throw in a super heat flash, crushing humidity, and a precipitation, and they’re swelling up into footballs. (I swear, I’m turning into my grandmother. . .) I haven’t done it in years, but now I’m hooked on foot baths.

Where I am heading to grab all my post-workout foot treats? Bath and Body Works: it’s just so much easier to do one-stop shopping when you’re super-busy. My top three picks off the site:

*Aromatherapy Foot Soak: Peppermint, rosemary, and effervescence. Sign me up!
*Footloose and Fancy Free Bubbly Foot Bath: “Like champagne for your feet.” Plus, you can buy 2 for $20 in a special deal.
*Super Luxe Foot Set: Post foot bath, I think I want to take advantage of this buffing soap, serum, and foot butter in a “Seeds and Grains” package. Wonderful!

Photo (c) Bath and Body Works

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As much as I want to be exercising all the time (I’m only half-joking; I’m feeling motivated today), I feel like we don’t take enough time to dedicate ourselves to foot comfort in the heel world. While a few of my pairs of high heels are comfortable enough to go all day long, many of them aren’t– and I need to start treating my feet better! Here’s what these inserts, one of my most recent finds, have to offer you:

* Massaging gels that reminds me of the first-aid stuff you use for burns. (You know, the stuff that cools instantly upon contact? Amazing.)
* A sticky part inside that won’t muss up your best Italian leather footwear.
* A cool shape that allows you to actually wear open-toed shoes without showing off your extra padding.

Don’t these sound like a dream? If you haven’t kitted out your high heels yet, I highly recommend it.

Photo (c) Dr. Scholls

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