Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas Part 2

Last time I post ten healthy holiday gift ideas and now I will add another gift ideas to let you choose what you can give to others.

* Pamper someone with skincare products.

*Find some colorful and fragrant candles.

*Reward someone with a relaxing music CD.

*Spoil your friend with a gift certificate for a message.

*Prepay for a consultation with a registered dietitian for a nutrition makeover in the new year.

*Buy a book on health, such as The China Study, The Okinawa program or Eat To Live.

*Choose a colorful cookbook that shows how to use more whole foods. Or purchase several inexpensive titles, which you can bundle.

*Surprise someone with a subscription to an inspiring magazine that includes healthy recipe options.

*Rent a purified water cooler for a year. Or buy one.

*Gift wrap a food and exercise diary software program such as Calorie King Nutrition and Exercise Manager.

5 ways To Use More Herbs

As we know putting or adding amount of herbs when making something can more double the amount of antioxidant value of our meal. So I have here the ways to use more herbs.

1. Sprinkle dried oregano on a slice of toast drizzled with olive oil.
2. Bake potatoes with crushed rosemary, or pumpkin with sage leaves.
3. Add dried herbs, such as thyme or dill when cooking lentil, barley, or vegetable soups.
4. Create a salsa with chopped tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, basil, and avocado.
5. Add sliced ginger to a broth with soba noodles, shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, and spring onions.

Hope you get some of the health tips...