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When choosing items labeled as ‘healthy,’ we need to be very careful. Many corporations have caught onto the fact that more and more consumers are seeking healthier options, and have tailored their marketing towards this end. Continue reading
Perhaps you have tried it all. You have cleaned up your diet, you are exercising daily, managing stress, getting plenty of sleep and drinking lots of water and still….. the pounds prevail. That stubborn roll that just won’t go away has become your worst enemy. A new study may reveal the answer to your prevailing pudge. According to researchers, it is not just what you eat, but when you eat that determines fat loss. Continue reading
New Year’s resolutions, just like any other resolutions are not really an accurate prediction of one’s behavior. The word resolution means a firm decision to do or not do something. However, there are two parts to every resolution. There is thought, and there is action. Many people have great intentions or great thoughts, but they are not supported by action. Continue reading
Stress has been called “the silent killer” and can lead to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and other serious medical conditions. The term stress is a derivative of the Latin word stringere which means to draw tight. Stress can change blood sugar levels, encourage mood swings, fatigue, high blood sugar and metabolic syndrome. Continue reading
Your grandmother and her mother, and her mother and so on, probably consumed a great deal more fat than you do today. However, although fat consumption has decreased, heart disease has increased. There is something dramatically wrong with this picture. What is wrong is that fat, good healthy natural fat, has been misrepresented in a way that has made people afraid of it. However, fat is essential to bodily function- fat is essential to the burning of fat – fat is essential to fat loss. Fat is essential to life. Continue reading
Grocery stores, especially the massive ones with too many aisles to even count, have a way of sucking you in like a vacuum. You may find yourself dizzy and lost among a maze of packages, cans and frozen foods, drowning in confusion. Not sure what to buy, you wander aimlessly down the aisles. Understanding the anatomy of the grocery store helps you to avoid some of the traps and cuts time off of your shopping trip. Rest assured, grocery stores are organized in such a fashion as to capitalize on traffic and suck you in. However, with a game plan and a little understanding, it is possible to bypass the traps and expedite your shopping, purchasing the healthiest items possible. Continue reading
With summer just around the corner, many people are in the midst of planning a vacation. There are some things that we like to come back from vacation with like a good tan or a cool souvenir, but an extra ten pounds is not necessarily on this list. However, without a little extra planning and thought, the pounds can easily accumulate, leaving you feeling guilty and frustrated when you return home. The perfect vacation is one that allows you to enjoy all the freedom of being away from home while sticking to the things that matter most, like your health. Here are a few tips to keep you in line this summer while still allowing you to have a great time. Continue reading
With all of the dieting and nutrition information out there, it’s difficult to know what’s the best program to follow. Then there comes the difficulty of buying all the ingredients for a specific meal plan and following it to a “t”. The question is…how can you eat healthily, enjoy your life and move away from the “dieting” mentality? Continue reading
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) launched its Kids Live Well program 18 months ago in a reported attempt to hold restaurants to higher nutritional standards for their children’s menu options. Continue reading
Over acidity, which is highly common today, is a dangerous condition that contributes to a host of serious health conditions. An acidic internal environment is the perfect place for disease to thrive. This is opposed to a pH balanced environment where normal body function resists disease. In a healthy body, there are alkaline reserves, which are used in times of emergency to balance internal pH. When too many acids enter the body, the reserves become depleted, leaving the body weak and vulnerable. Health experts warn that a pH balanced diet is necessary to maintaining health. Continue reading
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