4 Immune-Boosting Supplements

As director of Johannesburg based residential property development company, Laurence Grigorov enjoys active exercise as part of his relaxation and health routine.
In order to maintain a healthy body and mind, Laurence Grigorov trains regularly at the gym as well as taking part in road running and boxing-based workouts. This allows Laurence Grigorov to still keep a healthy balance in life and has the added benefit of keeping him focused at work.
A recent article by Shoshanna Cohen on http://www.bodybuilding.com regarding immune systems caught the attention of Laurence Grigorov.
Staying healthy takes a multi-pronged approach. It starts with regular exercise, a nutritious diet, adequate sleep, and stress management. Supplements can also help ensure you and your immune system are running at 100 percent when the day comes that you need them to be resilient against the world at large. Never has that been clearer than right now, when sickness is on everyone’s mind.
What many immune formulas have in common is their antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are substances that neutralize free radicals to protect cells from damage. In other words, they keep cells healthy so your organs and body systems, including your immune system, can keep working correctly.
Here’s the good news: You don’t need to buy fancy or expensive supplements to harness antioxidant power. The best supplements for your immune system are actually pretty basic.
Here’s our guide for cold and flu season:

1. Vitamin C
Vitamin C is one of the most well-known and most popular antioxidants, and for good reason. This simple, affordable supplement delivers a big antioxidant hit to protect cells from free radical damage, helping to support a healthy immune system.*
Vitamin C is special because it also helps your body produce other things it needs, like collagen, L-carnitine, vitamin E, and neurotransmitters. Plus, it helps you absorb iron from veggies, so definitely take it with meals.

2. Alpha Lion Superhuman Greens
Even if you start every morning with a kale smoothie that you could prop up a spoon in, it can be tough to get all the veggies and fruits you need. Consider a well-formulated greens powder your vegetable insurance. It gives you more kinds of superfoods than you’d ever eat on the regular, in one easy-to-drink beverage that doesn’t taste like your lawn. (Granted, a greens supplement isn’t a replacement for actually eating vegetables, since it doesn’t have the fiber you get from veggies in their natural state. The supplement’s main job is to provide extra nutrients.)
In Alpha Lion’s Superhuman Greens, you get fruits and veggies as well as sprouts, wheat grass, sea vegetables, spirulina—all kinds of stuff that’s super good for you but not normally in your grocery cart. And most super of all, it tastes great. Choose from Anabolic Apple and Manchild Mango.

3. Zinc
Zinc is less famous than vitamin C, but it also provides powerful immune system support, making it another great addition to your supplement regimen.
Zinc plays a lot of roles in the body. It helps your skeletal, neurological, and endocrine systems work correctly, and helps with protein and carbohydrate metabolism, among many other jobs.
It’s also a key component of ZMA, which you may already take for sleep and recovery. (If you do take ZMA, there’s no need to double up with an additional zinc supplement.) And as an added perk, since zinc defends against oxidation, it can be helpful for healthy aging.

4. Multivitamin
A good multivitamin is one supplement everybody should be taking, not just during cold and flu season, but to protect against nutritional deficiencies year-round. It’s especially important if you work out a lot, since between the extra wear and tear on your body and losing minerals through sweat, you just need more of everything.

Words and image courtesy of http://www.bodybuilding.com

Easy Ways to Boost Your Bland Fitness Food

Laurence Grigorov is director of a residential property development company based in Johannesburg, South Africa that specialises in bespoke high-end luxury living. In his spare time Laurence Grigorov enjoys training at the gym as well as travelling.

Laurence Grigorov found an online article in www.bodybuilding.com written by Frieda Johnson of interest as it explained that benefits of varying taste in food and diets:

Many people who are trying to be fit and healthy use meal prepping as a way to be more conscientious about their diet. Keeping your meals simple and repetitive can make meal planning easier to stick to. However, eating the same thing over and over again can get old fast. (Chicken, rice, and broccoli, anyone?)

Spices are an easy way to change the taste of your food, without adding many calories or messing up your macros. Most spices and herbs add zero fat or protein to your meal, and only add a gram or two of carbs, even if you use an excessive amount. For example, garlic powder has approximately 2 grams of carbs per teaspoon, which is generally way more than you would use in a single serving. Beware of store-bought spice mixes such as a generic “steak seasoning,” though, as many of these have fillers and an excess of salt added to them.

Spices can be used on pretty much every dish, but they are especially good on proteins, such as eggs, pork, tofu, or chicken. Most spices are great on their own, and are a simple way to make your bland meal more flavorful. To take it a step further, combining spices can create nearly endless flavor possibilities. With a few easy spice combos, you can make a simple chicken breast taste like your favorite world cuisine.

The amounts of each spice you use will vary depending on the type of food you’re putting it on and personal taste. As a rule, use less of strong flavors like onion, garlic, and anything spicy than you do

Laurence Grigorov finds that a variety in the taste of healthy foods is a good way to keep motivated with diets and healthy eating.

Welcome to the Zanzibar Archipelago

As director of a Johannesburg based residential property development company, Laurence Grigorov enjoys traveling abroad and uses the experience to broaden his scope and appreciation for different cultures and styles. Not only does travelling increase his knowledge for use in work and projects it also offers Laurence Grigorov the chance to destress from the pressures of his work and business and enjoy quality downtime.

Laurence Grigorov would love to travel to Zanzibar on the eastern coast of Africa for its natural beauty, rich history and cultural diversity.

Step off the boat or plane onto the Zanzibar Archipelago and you’re transported through time and place. This is one of the world’s great cultural crossroads, where Africa meets Arabia meets the Indian Ocean.

In Zanzibar Town, the narrow alleys of historic Stone Town meander between ancient buildings decorated with balconies and gigantic carved doors. Meanwhile, on the coast, fishing boats set sail, and in the countryside farmers tend fields of rice or the clove plantations that give Zanzibar its ‘Spice Islands’ moniker.

Beyond these little-changed traditions, visitors see a very different landscape. The idyllic beaches are dotted with hotels, and the ocean becomes a playground for diving, snorkelling and kitesurfing.

With its tropical tableau and unique culture, plus an active beach-party scene for those that want it, the Zanzibar Archipelago offers a fascinating and highly enjoyable East African Indian Ocean experience.

Words courtesy of www.lonelyplanet.com

Welcome to London

As director of a leading Johannesburg based residential property development company, Laurence Grigorov enjoys traveling abroad in order to relax and experience the diverse architectural and cultural styles of the world.

Laurence Grigorov loves travelling to Europe in particular due to the rich history and cultural diversity. A city which he has visited previously, many years ago, is London. Laurence Grigorov would love to return to London again soon to see how the city has changed over the last 15 years.

One of the world’s most visited cities, London has something for everyone: from history and culture to fine food and good times.

Immersed in history, London’s rich seams of eye-opening antiquity are everywhere. The city’s buildings are striking milestones in a unique and beguiling biography, and a great many of them – the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben – are instantly recognisable landmarks. There’s more than enough innovation (the Shard, the Tate Modern extension, the Sky Garden) to put a crackle in the air, but it never drowns out London’s seasoned, centuries-old narrative. Architectural grandeur rises up all around you in the West End, ancient remains dot the City and charming pubs punctuate the historic quarters, leafy suburbs and river banks. Take your pick.

A tireless innovator of art and culture, London is a city of ideas and the imagination. Londoners have always been fiercely independent thinkers (and critics), but until not so long ago people were suspicious of anything they considered avant-garde. That’s in the past now, and the city’s creative milieu is streaked with left-field attitude, whether it’s theatrical innovation, contemporary art, pioneering music, writing, poetry, architecture or design. Food is another creative arena that has become a tireless obsession in certain circles.

This city is deeply multicultural, with one in three Londoners foreign-born, representing 270 nationalities and 300 tongues. London remains one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, and diversity infuses daily life, food, music and fashion. It even penetrates intrinsically British institutions; the British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum have collections as varied as they are magnificent, while the flavours at centuries-old Borough Market run the full global gourmet spectrum.

London is as much about wide-open vistas and leafy landscape escapes as it is high-density, sight-packed urban exploration. Central London is where the major museums, galleries and most iconic sights congregate, but visit Hampstead Heath or the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to flee the crowds and frolic in wide open green expanses. You can also venture further out to Kew Gardens, Richmond or Hampton Court Palace for beautiful panoramas of riverside London followed by a pint in a quiet waterside pub.

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