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Trending Diets and Which Works Best for You Part 2 of 5 Going Keto
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…
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Warning About Popular Sweetener
Who doesn’t like a sweet treat sometimes? I know I do. But when it comes to sugar-free alternatives, I am leery. About 25 years ago, I was addicted to Diet Coke which contained aspartame or better known as NutraSweet or Equal. I had gotten very sick before realizing that the cause was this…
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Top 5 Ways to Curb Sugar Cravings
It’s as addictive as cocaine. Really. It has been proven that SUGAR causes the same exact stimulation of dopamine (your happy neurotransmitter). It can be as dangerous, too, as it feeds inflammation, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disease, depression, anxiety and even cancer and more. The problem is that it tastes so gooooooood.…
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What is the Truth About Sugar?
“Sugar could be the driving force behind some of this country’s leading killers, including heart disease,” said Dr. Robert Lustig in a 60 Minutes interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Lustig is a world-renowned pediatric endocrinologist, sugar crusader and YouTube phenom from his documentary Sugar: The Bitter Truth. He also said that we have a “public health crisis” with the…
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Got PMS? What Type Are You?
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…
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The Best Medicine for the Holidays
We’re near the finish line as the holidays are just about here. I know many of you are experiencing even more stress with these variants interfering with holiday plans. I know it has forced us to postpone our holiday festivities as the bugger made its way through my entire family. However, there is…