Do you ever come home from grocery shopping and think, "What did I get for all that money?" Here are 5 ways to shop healthy so that you obtain greater value out of the products you buy for your health and home.

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1.  Maintain a diet close to nature - Natural foods are considered to be minimally processed and do not contain artificial ingredients.  They are not "enriched" with isolated vitamins and minerals.  Natural foods do not include ingredients such as refined sugars, high fructose corn syrup, refined flours, hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, or artificial flavorings. Proponents of more natural-food choices agree that all those refined ingredients lead to obesity, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.  So, spending wisely on natural whole foods can help you get more nutritional quality from your health food purchases.  However, caution is advised as many companies say their products are “natural” when their ingredients are really just highly processed versions of natural foods.
 
2.   Purchase natural health drinks not sold in typical retail stores - Avoid sugar, artificial sweeteners, isolated chemicals, preservatives and caffeine.  Instead, look for opportunities to load up on naturally healthy drinks with high concentrations of antioxidants, real ingredients and quality nutrition. 

Try our favorite natural health drinks used by world-class athletes, celebrities and millions of other healthy people.  Fortune Delight was named to a list of Top 100 Health Products in the World for its health benefits as well as the economic advantages of such a beneficial product at so affordable a price.

3.  Use Earth friendly household cleaners and personal hygiene products, like toothpastes that avoid the harsh chemicals found in typical store-bought brands.  With the Internet you have access to more natural soaps, laundry detergents, healthy shampoo, multi-purpose cleaners and natural toothpaste without harmful chemicals.  Search online for environmentally friendly personal and household cleaning items instead of shopping for the usual chemically laden, mass produced cleaners at the big box stores.

4.  Buy from responsible manufacturers in the USA - Stop giving your money to giant food corporations that are making products filled with trans-fats, hydrogenated oils, high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, excess sugar, toxic chemicals, or genetically modified ingredients (GMO). 

Shop differently from companies that use naturally healthy ingredients and environmentally responsible manufacturing processes.  Again, you won't easily find these kinds of products in typical stores, but you can certainly find a responsible manufacturer in the USA at our health food store online.  Sunrider is an American company leading the way to superior health and fitness products since 1982, with global headquarters and manufacturing in Los Angeles.

5. Consume more alkaline foods and drinks - Experts recommend a balance of 80% alkaline foods to only 20% acid forming foods in your daily diet for optimal health.  By sticking closer to this ratio, you can have a major impact on improving your health and fitness.  Do you know how your diet influences your pH balance and your overall fitness? 

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