Quick Tips to Keep Your Vacation Healthy

So you’ve been working out to look your best for an upcoming vacation, and your beach body is ready to make its debut. Don’t let the vacation do a 180 on your health and fitness! Stay in shape and enjoy being away from home with these quick and memorable healthy-vacation tips:

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  • Eat breakfast. It’s tempting to skip breakfast and sleep in during vacation, but eating even a small breakfast will kick-start your metabolism and give you energy each day.
  • Drink plenty of water. Water helps you feel more full and will make those extra-large vacation meals less tempting. Try drinking a full glass of water before each meal.
  • Share small plates and avoid the buffet. You can
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Video Highlight: Michael McKenry Talks Tyent

If you’ve visited our YouTube channel lately, you know that Pittsburgh Pirate catcher Michael McKenry has made an appearance! Michael (also known as “The Fort” or “Fort McKenry”) is a long-time Tyent fan, and he’s shared a few of his favorite things about drinking Tyent alkaline ionized water in the video.

Michael says, “After doing a lot of research, when it comes to alkaline water, Tyent USA is the brand.”

He continues, “It’s just been wonderful to be able to be ahead of the game just a little bit, compared to other guys that are just drinking regular bottled water.”

Curious about if alkaline water is better for you than regular water? Michael’s opinion: “After drinking alkaline water, I now …

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Gizmodo Features Tyent Water Ionizer

Tyent water ionizers have been saturating the news lately—no pun intended. From being featured in DesignBoom and HomeDIT in June, to appearing in Gear Diary and Gadget Review in May, Tyent water ionizers have been a hot topic for people interested in improving their health.

We’re pleased to announce that Tyent was recently featured on Gizmodo, one of the online world’s top-visited technology websites. Check it out!

Gizmodo writes that the Tyent UCE 9000 “can make your water even more healthy than it already is.” Gizmodo also talks about the ability to change the pH level of water coming out of a water ionizer, and how the UCE 9000’s tech-forward and user-friendly interface will appeal to even the most tech-savvy …

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Water’s Path to Your Glass

The earth is an amazing planet, and water is a vital part of our planet and all of the life on it. Over 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with oceans. All living things on earth—from forests to schools of fish to our family and friends—need water to survive.

Most of us are lucky to be able to turn on our faucets and pour water into our glasses, pots, and pitchers. Amidst the business and ease of modern life, it’s common to forget how incredible it is that we can drink water whenever we want. As a reminder of why we shouldn’t take that ability for granted, we compiled a few amazing facts about water’s path from the ground, …

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Summer Cool-Down Tips to Stay Cool When It’s Hot

We hear you, America: it’s hot. Reuters reports that 3,400 triple-digit high-temperature records were either tied or broken in July. Thousands of people have been without power due to energy blackouts, and some have been injured. But all of us have been at least uncomfortable at one time or another this month because of the heat.

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The heat is on. So we’ve come up with our top advice for staying cool when temperatures skyrocket. If it’s so hot in your city that you can barely touch your steering wheel without needing an ice bath, read on:

  • When it’s hot, freeze. Put your pillowcase in the freezer for a couple hours before you go to bed. You can
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Avoiding Bad Chemicals in Your Food and Beverages

If you’re like many of us, you pay attention to your health: You try to eat well, get some fresh air and exercise, avoid the extra-large coffees and fries, and be mindful of your alcohol intake. But you might be consuming some unhealthy and potentially harmful substances without even knowing it.

Every day, we consume processed foods and beverages that contain hidden ingredients with not-so-hidden negative consequences. Pay attention to the following bad chemicals in food, and avoid their unhealthy repercussions.

Instead of just obsessing about the no-no’s, we believe that having healthy alternatives is the best way to live an overall pro-health lifestyle. So we’ve provided alternatives to the downright scary stuff below.

1.    BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene). Food engineers …

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Reasons to Ionize Your Water

Reasons to Ionize Your Water

When people first hear about water ionizers, they usually have a few questions. Why shouldn’t I just drink the water that comes out of my kitchen faucet? Isn’t bought water from a water bottle good enough? And, since people have been drinking regular water for centuries, isn’t it okay for me to drink it?

We understand these questions, because everyone has them when they start learning about alkaline ionized water for the first time. We hope to answer some of your inquiries about why you should consider water ionization here, with these reasons to ionize your water.

Alkaline ionized water is a powerful antioxidant. Most health-conscious people nowadays understand the power of antioxidants, but …

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Tried-and-True Tips to Switch from Soda to Water

If you’re trying to lose weight or simply get healthier, one must-do tool in your get-fit arsenal should be to cut empty calories. Empty calories are what we consume in foods and beverages that yield few or no beneficial nutrients—but pack on plenty of calories. Consuming food and beverage items like soda, energy drinks, pizza, hot dogs, and junk food will rack up your calorie count while offering you no nutrients in return.

That’s why switching from soda to water is a perfect way to cut empty calories. Water doesn’t have any calories, but hydrates our bodies and gives us necessary minerals. In the case of alkaline ionized water, you can actually drink antioxidants and hydroxyl ions through your …

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Comparing Reverse Osmosis and Alkaline Ionized Water

With all of the news reports and hearsay going around about the contaminants in our water—from the kitchen faucet to the beach—it makes sense to be critical of the H20 we ingest. If you care about your health, you know hydration is important, and you also probably know about the contamination, chemicals, and other grime hiding in much of our tap water.

We all want clean water, but can some water be nearly too clean? Reverse osmosis water is extremely clean, since all impurities are removed from it prior to drinking. Clean water sounds excellent—in theory. Reverse-osmosis water is perfect for chemistry class or other situations when you need 100% pure water to avoid the negative …

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Top 5 Times When It’s Vital to Stay Hydrated

Drinking enough water should be a priority every day of the week, but there are a few instances where you should be extra-aware of chugging enough H20. Pick up a durable water bottle to keep your water cold and refreshing, and stay hydrated in these situations:

1.    Stay hydrated when you’re sick. If you’re ill, your body expends some of your internal fluids trying to fight off the virus or bacteria. And you don’t want to add symptoms of dehydration (like headaches and constipation) to the sickness you’re already fighting, so make sure to drink plenty of water while you’re recovering from sickness.

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2.    Stay hydrated when you’re exercising. In an effort to cool you …

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