Cory Rodriguez

🧃 Juice Tips 👉 If you liked this post then you will love my weekly health newsletter, you can sign up for free in my bio. Prune juice contains a natural laxative called sorbitol ( PMID: 35971232 )      Tart cherry juice improves overall tryptophan and melatonin levels which in turn gives you a better sleep.( PMID: 20438325 )    Cranberry contains PAC, a type of polyphenol, which can prevent bacteria from sticking to the wall of the bladder. ( PMID:28288837 )     Beets are high in nitrates, can help relax and widen the blood vessels, helping to lower blood pressure. ( PMID: 35369064 )     Pomegranates are very high in antioxidants and some research suggests that it can help with recovery and soreness after a workout. ( PMID: 30350760 ) Ginger juice contains gingerols which can be great for settling the stomach and aiding in stomach discomfort. ( PMID: 30680163 ) #health #wellness #juice #juicing

👅 What Does Your Tongue Say? 👉 Did you immediately stick out your tongue in the mirror to look at yours? #health #healthy #wellness #healthybody

🍽️ Gut Food    🦠 Fermented foods like sauerkraut can help the population of good bacteria in the gut. (PMID: 34256014)    🥝 Prebiotic foods like kiwi fruit can help feed the healthy bacteria in your gut. (PMID: 30857316)    🥘 Bone broth naturally contains many compounds that are good for the gut. The amino acids glutamine and glycine can contribute to overall gut integrity. (PMID: 24965526) (PMID: 2501227)     🫐 Polyphenol rich foods like blueberries can not only help the growth of good healthy bacteria in the gut, but they can help fight off possible harmful or pathogenic bacteria as well. (PMID: 29063625) #guthealth #healthygut #health #wellness

👨‍🍳 The Best Way To Store Fruit 🍌 Bananas: On the counter wrapped with foil like this, because it helps to stop the release of ethylene gas so the fruit ripens slower and more evenly. 🫐 Blueberries- Rinse them, dry them and place them in an airtight container in single layers with a paper towel between each layer. This will ensure you minimize moisture buildup as best as possible. 🍇 Grapes- Soak them for 2 minutes in vinegar, then allow them to dry and store them in an airtight container lined with paper towels in the fridge. 🍅 Tomatoes- On the counter upside down, so it creates a small barrier against the oxygen, slowing down the potential growth of mold. 🍎 Apple slices- Soaking them in a salt water brine for 10 minutes, then drain the water out, rinse them and store in an airtight container in the fridge. 🥒 Cucumbers- In a sealed bag with a metal spoon on the top shelf of your fridge, because the spoon helps to alleviate changes in temperature. #fruits #fruit #mealprep #health

😆 Health Hacks 🌿 Rosemary is one of the few plants that have actually been shown to help hairloss in 2 studies. When you boil rosemary for 15-30 minutes and keep the water you can spray your hair and scalp with it later. 🛌 Most of us have tried things to help us sleep, but maybe you never made a pillow spray! This recipe is half distilled water, half witch hazel (depending on how big of a bottle you have) + 10-20 drops of essential oils of your choosing again based on the amount of liquid. You might choose to do something like 10 drops chamomile and 10 drops lavender and you go up or down depending on strength. Remember a little goes a long way! 🍯 Most people have eaten greek yogurt and most people have eaten honey, but most of you, I’m assuming have not rubbed it on your face. This combo contains lactic acid, probiotics and has antibacterial properties due to the honey. #healthhacks #naturalremedies #healthy #health

😴 Sleep Hacks 👉 Do you have problems sleeping? 🥶 Your body needs to cool down between 1-3 degrees at night, so setting your temperature a little on the colder side means you should fall asleep easier. 🛌 The Scandinavian Sleep Method involves using 2 smaller comforters instead of 1, so you can achieve a bit more personalization with your sleep and for less sleep disruption. 🌘 The darker you make the room, the more melatonin you can secrete, meaning the ability to achieve deeper sleep. 🏮 Red light has less of an impact on alertness and wakefulness than blue forms of light, so having a small light, that is red, that is not overhead means you should not completely wake up when going to the bathroom and thus you should pass back out fairly quickly after! #sleep #health #wellness

💊 Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies 👉 These are just some the common deficiencies we see and some of the common symptoms. Zinc- One of the signs of zinc deficiency and even calcium deficiency is the white marks in your nails and 🦪 oysters have the highest amount of zinc compared to any food. Vitamin A- Night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency, especially if you used to see just fine in the dark. 🍠 Sweet potatoes are one of the largest sources of beta-carotene which converts to Vitamin A. Vitamin B12- One primary symptom of B12 deficiency is fatigue at all times of the day. 🥩 Red meat is very high in vitamin b12 and this exclusively comes in animal based foods. Magneisum- Low levels of magnesium in the body can increase stress and proper amounts can help to manage your stress response system. 🎃 Pumpkin seeds are one of the highest sources of magnesium. Vitamin D- Vitamin D bolsters the immune system. If you’re constantly getting sick with even minor infections this could be why. Sunlight is best here, but some foods like 🍣 salmon can help as well. #foods #healthyfoods #vitamins #minerals

🧄 How To Use Garlic Whole garlic cloves: Least amount of garlic flavor Crushed garlic: Mild garlic flavor Sliced garlic: Medium garlic flavor Minced garlic: Strong garlic flavor Grated garlic: Strongest flavor #garlic #cooking #cook #foods

💪 Fitness Hacks 👉 Would you rather eat rice or improve your hand strength with it? 🤔😂 🍚 Rice Bucket Workout. Funny enough you can use rice in any type of bucket to get a decent workout for your hands and forearms that will help to improve your grip strengh. 🛝 Overhead Hang More Often. Hanging overhead for just a few minutes per day can help decompress your spine, relieve some back pain and tension, keep your shoulder joint happy and help to build your grip strength. Ideally you would hang from a bar, not your backyard deck like I did, but I am still setting up a pull-up bar at home, so I had no other option for the video. 👟 Try Walking Backwards. When you walk backwards it totally shifts your center of gravity resulting in you having to use different muscles that can help the stability of your knee joint and the surrounding muscles. You can do this on a treadmill, outside on a hill, etc. #Fitness #fit #health #fitnessjourney