Eating right, living happy and feeling good about ourselves are all things important to us...just do everything in moderation and in balance.  I buy all this wonderfulness at Kona Farmers Market Downtown and Keauhou. Oh yeah!

♥Instead of a bag of chips grab a piece of fruit
♥For better digestion and elimination eat a papaya every other day.
♥Shop the outer rim of the grocery store where all the fresh foods are, the fat stuff is in the middle! 

Spinach 

Three cups (measured raw) of spinach supply 40 percent of your daily magnesium, a mineral that blunts stress's effects on the body by stopping blood pressure from spiking, says Beth Reardon, R.D., director of integrative nutrition at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina.

Stress Rx: Stuff fresh spinach into omelets, salads and sandwiches to assist your body while you're dealing with life. Also, a good multi-vitamin with the Vitamin B's is very important.

Green Veggie Blend

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Oranges

Healthy people who were exposed to cold viruses were more likely to get sick if they were under pressure, a study from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh finds. Even a brief bout of tension can influence your immune system, but vitamin C in citrus bolsters your body's natural bug barricades, so you can stay well.

Stress Rx Pour fresh squeezed OJ instead of soda OR peel an orange and have a sit-down treat, I like to slice it and enjoy.

Fish

Omega-3 fatty acids in fish such as salmon and tuna can help quell anxiety. Test takers who consumed more of the healthy fats for three weeks halted a surge in stress hormones when they were faced with a tough quiz, according to a study in Diabetes & Metabolism. Maybe that's Jims secret - he loves tuna!

Stress Rx: Increase your omega-3 intake: Order Salmon from the menu and when you shop - buy Salmon or Ahi. Look for Wild-Salmon or Wild Ahi that comes from a small fish. With mercury in the ocean, the larger fish contain too much mercury for our bodies to deal with.  For an at home lunch or lite dinner make a tuna (canned in water) salad and enjoy!

Oatmeal

Spoon up serenity! The B vitamins in oats stimulate production of serotonin, a key neurotransmitter that sends soothing signals to your brain. Elisa Zied, R.D., author of Nutrition at Your Fingertips (Alpha Books), adds that your body digests oatmeal slowly, so you absorb the serotonin steadily.

Stress Rx: Have a bowl of oatmeal as a pre-shopping meal OR as Jim does: eat a bowl of oats every morning...it's good for cholesterol too:)  Sometimes my body craves Oatmeal Cookies - I have a recipe just for that!

"Don't worry... be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God..."  Philippians 4:6

The Lord wants you to live in peace by allowing His love to flow in and through you.  Be mindful of His love as you go thru your day.