Olympics are Coming
Its been a long time since the announcement was made that London was going to hold the Summer Olympics, but that time has finally come around! With the nation preparing for the biggest sporting event in the world, excitement in the public couldn’t be higher!
The Olympic torch is doing its tour around the UK and will approach our area on Sunday 8th July, passing through Cotton End village and though Bedford centre via The Embankment. A great opportunity to see something that will surely be once in a lifetime.
Great July Offers, Take Advantage
Throughout July, you can pay for a massage and get a second massage at a later date, of the same duration for half price! They must both be paid on the first visit, but a great way to save money in a difficult economic time. The second session can also be after July, as long as the first is.
Other packages include a Buy 3 and get forth free, which follows the same rule but this is ongoing, as I my Thank-you offer of a 10% discount if you introduce my business to a friend.
More July offers include a sale for any Forever Living Aloe Vera products bought directly from myself. Buy any item and receive 10% off, 2 items and get 15% off 3 items or more and get 20% off any a free Aloe Vera lip balm!
Product ranges include Drinks, Beehive products, Supplements, Weight management, Personal care, Skincare, Make-up, Promotional packs, Home and Animal products.
For full range of products visit www.foreverliving.com. If interested in free brochure, please feel free to contact me or if you would like to become an Aloe Vera retailer, also feel free to contact me.
Coffee versus Tea
Most people have their preferences between these two beverages, but what are the comparisons between them for the everyday drinker?
From a sporting point of view, pre-exercise, coffee will give you the power boost you need if the right amount is take around 30-60 minutes before starting. This is seen to be around a double shot of espresso.
For post-exercise nutrition, coffee, once again comes out on top. Research suggests that individuals who added caffeine to a carbohydrate diet produced more glycogen (muscle energy) than without caffeine¹.
Tea comes out the better solution when protecting yourself against illness. Polyphenols in the tea have been shown to help substances in red blood cells react up to 5 times faster to germs compared to coffee drinkers².
As caffeine has always been an interest for me, I did my dissertation on fat metabolism with caffeine and research suggests that coffee is better then tea for burning fat, as long as it’s a black coffee without sugar and not a milky coffee with syrup added. The caffeine boosts metabolism, stimulates the nervous system and keeps the body at a higher rate to help carry on burning fat. So on balance, you could suggest that coffee has more benefits than tea, but tea itself has many therapeutic and everyday benefits as well.
Quick Facts
1. “The length between the elbow and the wrist is the same as the length as your foot.”
2. “You shed around 18kg of skin over a lifetime”
3. “Your skin is around 1mm thick at birth and grows to around 2mm in adulthood.”
References
1. Kemp, R., Performance.FourFourTwo.com
2. Exercise Physiology, 5th Edition, McArdle W.d., Katch F.I. & Katch V.L., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, London