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Fate knows where you are going, but it is up to you to drive there. Michelle Keesling

Foods, do they really have the power to heal? Your grandmother may have been correct in telling you to drink your OJ and eat your chicken noodle soup when you feel sick. Hippocrates once proclaimed, “Let food be your medicine, and let your medicine be your food.”

There isn’t a universally accepted definition for functional foods, however, the one used by various organizations is: “functional foods are foods that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition.”

Read on to discover some really good healing foods you should not leave out of your diet.

Cardio Health walnuts, cold water fish – mackerel and salmon, soybeans

Premenstrual Syndrome whole grain breads and cereals, legumes

Cancer Preventive citrus fruits, apples, most berries

Immune Function milk with added probiotics, pourable yogurts, yogurts containing live cultures

Don’t let a business trip or a vacation sabotage your brand new exercise habits. You can get in a complete workout with one small piece of equipment or you can do a body weight workout. Try out either of these two the next time you are away from home without a gym.

Body weight only:

Perform this as a circuit for 1 – 3 rounds.

Resistance band workout :

Perform this as a circuit for 1 – 3 rounds.