Dawn’s Healthy Living Journey

by Cascade Ice on February 18, 2011

The Flavorful Life is featuring several “healthy living journey” stories from Cascade Ice fans around the country, where guest bloggers tell us their thoughts on how they face challenges and come up with new ideas to pursue better health and fitness lifestyles. The following is a post from Dawn Sievers of Knoxville, TN, and blogger for “The Healing Morning”

Most people who know me are aware that I’m not a fan of making New Year’s resolutions. I’ve written more than one blog post on that topic over the years.  My preference is to focus on keeping things at a sane, realistic level throughout the year.  That way, I don’t have this huge, onerous task of “have to” resolutions looming large over my fair head each January.

In the past six months, I made the decision to adopt a specific weight loss routine.  By incorporating this protocol into my life, I threw out a whole kitchen full of bad-for-me products.   

What I found I missed was the occasional fizzy drink.  We all know how toxic diet soda is, and I see no logic about drinking regular soda that’s crammed full of white sugar.  So, what to do?  To my delight, I recently stumbled across Cascade Ice 2-calorie water.  Delicious flavors and fizzy water that doesn’t cause a single blip on the digital scale!  You can’t beat that for complementing a new approach to good health. 

What’s next?  I think yoga and toning are my next two things to conquer. I’ll keep you posted as I investigate various DVDs.  Finding the firmness, perhaps?!  I’m on a mission!  🙂

Having Skin Issues? Try Drinking Water!

by Cascade Ice on February 16, 2011

The skin is our largest organ, so it’s no wonder there are millions of products on the market that claim to help your skin appear more radiant, youthful and healthy. But did you know that the most important step in your skincare routine is making sure you’re adequately hydrated?

Drinking at least 8 glasses of water each day keeps the body flushed of impurities and keeps the skins’ moisture level even. Don’t like the taste of tap water? Sparkling flavored waters like Cascade Ice are a good alternative because they’re only 2 calories and taste great! Unhealthy extras like sugar, sodium and caffeine can zap your skin of its healthy glow.

What else do you do regularly to keep your skin looking bright? Let us know! For more tips on healthy ideas to keep your skin looking great, click here.

As Seen In: The Runner’s Plate

by Cascade Ice on February 15, 2011

Cascade Ice Organic Sparkling Water was recently spotted on The Runner’s Plate as a great alternative to Sprite. Michelle said, This beverage was just what I wanted: no added sugars, no calories, but flavored with some natural juices. I loved this beverage; it tasted just like Sprite, minus all the sugar.

Read her post here!

Hidden Sodium: Who Are the Biggest Offenders?

by Cascade Ice on February 15, 2011

Dr. Katz recently outed some common products in a recent MSN Health article that contain “hidden” levels of sodium – many of which we assume are healthy.

Especially in processed food and drink choices, sodium has become ubiquitous. Dr. Katz makes a startling revelation that more than 80 percent of the salt in the typical American diet was added to your food by someone other than you!

Examples of foods and drinks that usually have higher amounts of sodium are sodas, breakfast cereals, cookies, salad dressings and canned soups. A good rule of thumb to avoid overdoing it on your daily recommended sodium limit is to make sure your average food over the course of the day has no more  mg of sodium than it has calories per serving.  Try instead to incorporate foods from nature, such as lean meats, vegetables and fruit!

If you’re looking for one less thing to worry about in terms of added sodium, reach for a Cascade Ice 2-calorie water – they don’t contain sodium at all, so you can enjoy it guilt-free.