Watermelon

18 Nov

Watermelon

Did you know that Watermelon is a superfood?

At only 48 calories per cup, Watermelon is as nutritious for us as it is delicious! It’s packed with essential vitamins like A and C and isn’t full of sugar like some of its other fruity counterparts.

Watermelon also contains a hefty dose of the amino acid citrulline. What is citrulline? Citrulline helps the body produce yet another amino acid called arginine. L-arginine essentially causes blood vessels to open wider for improved blood flow and stimulates the release of growth hormones, insulin, and other substances in the body. Because of this, a study was launched and suggests that eating Watermelon could potentially lower blood pressure, thus reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease!

For the most flavorful and freshest slice, look for local Watermelon during June through November and refrigerate and eat a cut watermelon within seven days, as the lycopene content decreases significantly with each day of storage.

I hope you have enjoyed this information. Until next time!

Emma Alexander-Cook.

SuperfoodWatermelon

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com

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