Drink to That

I don't know what it is about Rihanna's new single, " Cheers Drink to That" but I literally have this song on heavy rotation, especially while doing my cardio work-outs at the gym...there's very few songs that inspire me in life and this song certainly inspires me to get my sh*& done at the gym...


Let's drink to that (smiles)

Personalized Blueberry Crumble

Today is definitely one of the unconventional days where I decided to have desert for dinner, and what did I decide on for my meal of choice:  Blueberry Crumble.  I know a few of you have been asking for recipes for quite some time now, so here you go-enjoy!  


Ingredients

• 1 cup of blueberries


• 1 Tbsp of Wholewheat Flour


• 1 tsp of Cornstarch


• Cinnamon )1/2 tsp


• 1Tbsp of Brown Sugar


• 1Tbsp of Pecans


• 1tsp of Shredded Coconut


• 1/4 cup of rolled oats


• 1/2 lemon


• 2 tsp of butter or margarine

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F.  


2. In a medium size bowl, combine oats, nuts, cinnamon, and coconut, butter, then use hands and blend ingredients until crumbly.


3. In another bowl, combine berries with sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.


4. Transfer bowl with oats, nuts, cinnamon, and coconut and place on top of berry mixture.  Place in oven and bake the crumble until the top is browned and the filling is bubbling-approximately 20-30 minutes.  


5. Let stand for at least 10 minutes before serving.


6. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Point value with low fat ice cream: 7.16 points (on the Momentum Program).

New Report: Half Americans Obese by 2030

I was watching BBC a couple of days ago when I came across a report on the soaring obesity rates in North America.  According to new research published in the medical journal Lancet, half of all Americans will be obese by 2030 if obesity rates continue to rise in North America. Currently, 32 percent of men and 35 percent of women in America are obese, or put another way, have a Body Mass Index of 30 or more.

What's even more alarming is that studies suggest that these rates could trigger 7.8 million cases of diabetes, 6.8 million cases of stroke and heart disease, 539,000 cases of cancer, and tack on $66 billion a year to health care costs.

According to reports, American's aren't the only one's facing a rise in obesity rates.  We are also seeing a rise of Obesity among are friends over in the UK.  If trends continue, 41 to 48 percent of men in the UK and 35 to 43 percent of women will be obese by 2030. Currently, 26 percent of the UK’s population is obese.

Reports recognize that more needs to be done among the government and health sectors to combat the rising trends we're seeing with Obesity levels in this part of the world.  As it stands, governments seem to be hands off on the whole issue, but if measures are not taken, we will begin to see a real burden on both with the health and government sectors. If you think our health care system is the worst it's ever been in our time, wait and see what happens 10, 20 even 30 years from now.  

As a tax payer, I certainly don't want to take on the financial burden of paying the costs of the many of the health related issues that we are now starting to see in this part of the world.  This is a serious matter, and I believe more needs to be done on our parts to lobby our governments to take more preventative health measures when it comes to the health of its nations.  


Don't sleep on this issue and more importantly don't become a statistic years down the road!  Do what you can now to take your health and those of your loved ones seriously!  And if you can join in the fight in holding our governments and health systems more accountable when it comes being more proactive when it comes to our health.  

Article source: www.cluthmagonline.com; www.thelancet.com


Photo-source: www.google.ca

Healthy Girls Rock!

What the???

I was searching for work-out video's online when I came across the following work-out for the Wii...can someone please explain to me what the hell this is (lol):

Jillian Micheals: Killer Buns & Thighs

I'm so excited to announce that Jillian Micheals will be releasing a new video entitled, "Killer Buns & Thighs" on September 6, 2011.  

If any of you have tried Jillian's previous videos, you know they're killer, but they produce results!  

Definitely have my eyes on this one!  

Here's a preview of the new video:

Photo-source: www.amazon.com

Jordin Sparks Spotting!

A much leaner, much fitter Jordin Sparks spotted recently on Hollywood Boulevard looking fabulous!  

Photo-source: www.listal.com