Small changes don't always yield small results. These are a few tiny things you can do in your life to create a much healthier lifestyle. Start with just one change this week, and see how it works for you. Once it becomes a habit, you won't even realize you're doing it!

1. Start your Day with a Green Smoothie: Get a kick start on your recommended daily servings of fruit and veggies with a green smoothie in the morning. Increased energy and focus will help keep you feeling great throughout the day.
   
   
2. Stay hydrated: Drinking more water is always a good thing. Benefits include better skin, more energy, feeling full, productivity booster, sickness fighter, brain stimulator, and it *ahem* keeps things flowing. Bottoms up!
   
   
3. Chill out on the Sugar: With diabetes and obesity on the rise, it's always a good idea to reduce your sugar intake. Sugar is one of the fastest ways to put on the LBs. and hurt your health. But don't just replace with sugar alternatives that cause a host of other issues. Try raw, unprocessed, local honey or 100% Pure Maple Syrup.
   
   
4. Eat the right kind of fats: Did you know that eating the right kind of fats will actually keep you healthier and help you lose weight? Avocados, fish, nuts, seeds, coconut oil support healthy cholesterol, but just don't overdo it.
   
   
5. Work fermented foods into your diet: Fermented foods protect your gut and digestive tract supporting better digestion, immunity, weight loss, and so much more. Kimchi, kombucha, sauerkraut, tempeh, and kefir are a few fermented food favorites.
   
   
6. Read food labels: If you don't recognize an ingredient then your body won't recognize it as food. When your body doesn't recognize something then it's going to cause inflammation in your cells. This leads to weight gain and a host of other symptoms and issues. Possibly even disease. Ingredients should be real food and not synthetic chemicals so start reading the backs of those labels.

If you have any other favorite tips to stay healthy, please feel free to comment below. We'd love to know what works for you.