Which food lifestyles make sense for you? What do you think of the previous articles in this series of going Mediterranean, Keto or Paleo? This is all about exploration of what makes the most sense for your own lifestyle and what may be a huge player in optimizing your health and ridding yourself of some […]
Our first food plan discussed was the Mediterranean lifestyle. Now we will move onto one of the most popular trending diets, the Ketogenic Diet. Origins The Keto Diet dates back to the 1920s when doctors began using it to control seizures among patients with epilepsy. Then it was discovered that it was an effective diet […]
Top 10 Tips to Stop Stress Eating 1. Plan ahead. Most of us are guilty of not thinking ahead which can lead to mindless eating and then eating more than we intend or realize. By planning ahead how much we should eat, we always know and CHOOSE ahead what we know will serve us […]
Maybe you have heavy periods. Maybe you notice that you get extremely irritable or anxious during certain times of the month. Perhaps you get totally bloated and put on 2, 3 or more pounds of water weight during a certain time of the month. Or maybe you no longer have your periods […]
Food For Thought Have you ever looked in the pantry and then completely blanked on what you were looking for? How about milling around for those car keys? Perhaps you came back from the market with things you “needed” without the one thing you went there for in the first place? While none of those […]
Do you wake up at night? If you wake up consistently between 1:00am and 3:00am, your liver may be asking for some support. While we sleep, the liver becomes more active and works on cleansing and detoxification. Waking up around this “liver time” can signal that the liver is exhibiting signs of toxicity and […]
Our bodies are brilliant computers. If we listen to it closely, it will tell us what we need to keep it healthy. However, in our fast-paced society, we often miss obvious signals. In fact, there are many of us who notice every nuance of their car and then take care of their car better than […]
It’s summer time and that often means lots of go-to summer food! During this time of year, we all seem to socialize even more eating our favorite comfort foods. However, most of us are becoming more and more aware of the questionable ingredients in our fave foods. So, do we have to say goodbye or […]
During this holiday season, many of us are up to our eyeballs baking lots of goodies. Many recipes tell us to use different kinds of Vegetable Oils. AVOID them all. Vegetable oils are not exactly made from vegetables! The problem is that these highly processed polyunsaturated fats are highly unstable and oxidize easily in the body. These oxidized fats cause inflammation […]
Can’t we just eat less calories and lose weight? How about eating less fat–doesn’t fat make us fat? What about eating low carb or high protein? We need to look back to see how we gain weight in the first place to get our answer. The obvious is the foods we eat and the quantity. […]
