Dehydration

Hey everyone! 

Its been awhile hasn't it? I am very sorry for that but I've had a hard time finding time between school and work to be able to write. I have missed this so much, even with just writing this introduction I feel like I am back doing what I am supposed to be doing. For today I want to talk about a more serious topic that I myself struggle with. It isn't necessarily a very common thing but because my schedule has been really hectic lately I have noticed that I have been struggling with it a bit more than usual. 

The issue that I am talking about is dehydration. Now I am sure most have you have been dehydrated before, on a really hot summer day or even having a hangover (thats caused by dehydration). That is when most people experience dehydration. I however experience dehydration more often than most people because I do not drink enough fluids on a daily bases. Now this is not because I don't want to, it's because I simply forget to drink and for some reason my body doesn't send me signals telling me to drink. There have been times when I have gone a whole day without drinking anything, and it will be 8pm when I have my first glass of water. 

This is very unhealthy for your body to go through, and I have been trying very hard to get my body the proper amount of daily fluids, but there are some days when I will still not drink enough. I had multiple days where I have woken up nauseas and at first I didn't know why, but Iater realized that it was because I was dehydrated. Now when this happens I know why I feel that way and I am able to help myself by knowing how to fix it. I know that this may seem very ridiculous to a lot of you but this is pretty serious and if this is not taken care of properly you can wind up hospitalized from dehydration. 

Recently, I downloaded this amazing app for my HTC called Water Your Body which reminds you to drink water throughout the day. If you do not have an Android I am sure that you would be able to find similar apps in your app store. I have also made sure to always have a full water bottle with me where ever I go, just so I can be drinking constantly. I know I cannot be the only one hat ha this problem so if you also go through this feel free to comment or email me because maybe we can help each other out!

Do not end up like this guy!!!

Anyways, that is it for now! I promise I will be posting more product reviews very soon... maybe this week ;).... and I will be writing more regularly.

Take care! xxx 

More Healthy Snacks!

Hey everyone!

So I have found some more yummy and healthy snacks that I want to share with all of you! Now in Guelph we don’t have a health food store currently, but in the next few months there will be one, so finding nice healthy snacks isn’t the easiest. Now it may seem like a weird place where I picked these up, but I got these snacks from Home Sense. Now I didn’t go into Home Sense specifically for these items I am currently in the process of fixing up my room so I was looking around for some inspiration. While I was in there I came across these super yummy treats!

Mixed Root Chips - $2.99

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So the first one I picked up is Mixed Roots Chips by jans. I got them in their Rosemary Garlic flavour and they are made from orange and purple sweet potatoes, and the root of the tropical plants called Cassave and Taro. These are supposed to have quite a bit of fiber in them and 30% less fat in them than other potato chips. Now I can’t tell you if those are completely true, what I can tell you though is that these taste amazing and I don’t feel like I’m eating a lot of unhealthy ingredients or that it just oily with a bit of potato to go with the oil. These are really good and if you can find them in a store around you do it! (Especially if you are like me and love the taste of garlic.)

Baked Fries - $2.99

The other snack food I got is Snikiddy’s Baked Fries in their Cheddar Cheese flavour. I love cheese flavoured things, like white cheddar popcorn if my favourite and I love the Nacho Cheese dip from Tostitios. These are made from potato flakes and cornmeal and are supposed to have been made with non-GMO products and have 50% less fat than regular potato chips. Now again these statements are just from the packaging so that is where that information is coming from. What I can tell you is that these taste so good and has a nice natural cheese taste to them and if you could tell in the picture I have already opened them and I am already almost halfway done them! (The Root chips I opened to be able to get a photo of them in the bowl!)

So let me know if you like any other snacks from these brands or if you have any other suggestions of healthy snack foods please let me know!

Take care! xxx