Dr. Travis on TheDoctorsTV show did make an excellent point that popcorn can be a healthy snack. Just realize that if you think that you can get healthy Popcorn at the Movie Theaters; think again.

The commercial poppers equipment is designed for mass production: Load the seeds, add the oil, apply the heat, pack the containers, pour the artificial butter substitute and don’t spare any salt for all of those ticket holders who come in a rush, grab their fixes, and dash to get their best seats. Are you among the mind-numbed crazies who get lost in the flick and just keep popping the pieces of popcorn into your mouth and then when the salt and slippery fats are too much too handle in your mouth, you slug down ten to twenty ounces of soda pop?

The Newsflash for you is that you need to give your body a special treat once a week. You need to take one day to consume foods, beverages, and nutritional supplements that will cut the fats and flush the excess salts from your precious body before you do lasting damage to your arteries, your liver, and your brain. You can have your fill of onions, citrus juices, apples, garlic, whole grains and leafy green vegetables to give your blood a fighting chance to recuperate from the weekend movie excesses. More on this later…

Healthy Popcorn is possible, but most likely it will have to be made in your kitchen or found at your Natural Foods Market. It is better to pop the corn using hot air, instead of hot oil. The trick is to make the popcorn taste great without adding enormous amounts of butter, butter flavor, or lousy salt.

We have found that if you get fresh organic herbs and seasonings; then you can use a small amount of sunflower or safflower oil blended with your seasonings and spritz them on the popcorn just before you eat it. If you crave salt, then use Celtic Sea Salt or one of the other healthier salts…just avoid Morton’s or other traditional salts that are loaded with excipients and fillers which are NOT healthy for you.

Mountain Rose Herbs and Seasonings

If you crave salt, then eat more whole foods which support the Water Element which includes the kidneys and bladder. Sea salt, beans, fish, and sea vegetables are going to rebuild any deficiencies and the cravings will disappear. Remember that when you use a healthy sea salt, your body will use it properly. Salt is necessary for life, just not in excess or with unnecessary fillers.

Healthy Sea Salts

We like the Frontier Herbs and Seasonings for use on our Popcorn. There are moments when we thought about getting healthy Popcorn into Movie Theaters, so if you think that this is a great idea…let us know with your comments. Would you buy healthy Popcorn the next time you’re at the Movies?

Let’s get REAL Doctors…the Movie Theaters will NOT let you bring in your own food, snacks, or drinks. If they see you with them, they will confiscate them…rest assured. They make their money on the snack bar and they don’t allow people to bring their own goodies from home. Yes, eating a good meal before you go to the movies is the best strategy. But in the long run, if you begin to request that the theater you go to frequently carries healthier alternatives and buy them; then the manager will stock them at the snack bar. That is what brings about lasting changes – consumer demands and purchasing power.

If you’d like to find some of the finest popcorn around and some neat popcorn poppers, then pop on over to one of our favorite online suppliers:

Flavored Popcorn!!

You need to develop a little discipline and refuse to cram a large popcorn and a large soda into your stomach. It is almost essential that your willingness to learn some discipline will eventually provide the permanent healthy Lifestyle changes that will keep you healthy in all areas of your Life. The 400 calorie fix diet will only work if you work with your own level of personal discipline. When you feel better, it becomes easier to be disciplined and do what is truly in your best interests.

But it is not all about proportions and caloric intake…it really is more a matter of the nutrient-density in the foods that you are eating on a daily basis. Look folks, if you are eating whole foods that are packed full of nutrients and life force energy because of their freshness; then your body is going to be more satiated and full and satisfied. The hunger will diminish and the cravings will disappear when you give your body the whole foods which support wellness, not just a calorie count daily.

Pregnant women and young children are on their own path to Wellness and excellent health when they choose whole foods ALL the time.

And just in case you watched Dr. Oz discuss the cost of vitamins and nutrients like EFAs today; then you must realize that this is not the time to skimp on a good Multi-Vitamin and Mineral supplement. It’s not the cents that counts in this decision, it is the common sense that you need to have a comprehensive supplement that derives its ingredients from the best sources. It doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does have to be of the highest quality or you might as well just stick to the whole foods. Take a look at HerbTrader online which has a complete assortment of Vitamin and Mineral products as well as The Natural Kitchen for your herbs and seasonings for your popcorn and whole food dishes:

We think that your ideal choice is a spray Multi-Vitamin for maximum bio-availability and assimilation, along with an ionic liquid mineral complex with ALL of the major and trace minerals. Nothing less really does the job!

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