The Secret To Changing Your Health: 4 Easy Ways To Start Today
Ever try to change your habits and before you know it you are in a tug of war with yourself? And no matter how hard you try you take one step forward, you end up taking two steps back and can’t stay motivated. Let’s say you decide to tell yourself you are no longer allowed to eat that bowl...
3 Daily Energy Drainers And How To Turn Them Around
Are you experiencing daily energy drain? If you’re feeling tired, less enthused about waking up everyday or just plain fatigued, you may need to take a step back from your daily schedule. There are three stressors that contribute to lethargy and they include working too long or hard, not having a plan before work, and failing to have a...
Have We Crossed The Line All In The Name Of Vanity?
The latest trend sweeping the diet world is the “feeding tube” diet. Women, even brides-to-be, go on this diet to lose immediate weight. Dubbed the K-E diet, standing for Ketogenic Enternal Nutrition Diet, women on this diet are fed thru a nasogastric tube inserted thru their nose down to their stomach. The tube feeds the stomach a mixture containing...
The 4 Most Important Parts of Your Life
When we look at wellness, often we focus solely on the powerful relationships we have with food, foregoing attention on other aspects which are just as vital to our health and happiness. Obviously, the correlation between our diets and our health is readily apparent, but what are other factors that contribute to our wellbeing? There have been many instances where...
2 Superfoods You Should Include In Your Daily Diet
In our last segment on Superfoods, we are going to explore two rich and savory Superfoods that are here to help you lose weight, feel great, an do it without breaking the bank! You can add these two great flavors to any meal of the day, and even use them together for a healthy preparation method. Let's meet our...
4 Reasons Why You Aren’t Meditating and How To Start Now
I was 19 years old when I started my meditation practice. Dr. Herbert Benson's book, The Relaxation Response gave me a solid overview of the benefits of the practice. The author, a Harvard professor, approached the practice from a medical point-of-view, which aligned with my scientific-leanings. He shared about meditation's ability to improve one's cardio-vascular health, and although that intrigued me, my 19...
Can You Train Your Brain to Feel Less Pain?
Headaches are a fact of life for most people. In fact, they are the most common neurological complaint and tension and migraine headaches are the top two types of headaches. Even though most people do not seek medical treatment for their headaches, they can be debilitating and disruptive to everyday activities. Headaches and Treatment Options Tension headaches are often caused by...
Doctors Criticize Fad, Quick Detox Diets, Say Cleanse the Natural and Healthy Way
It’s spring time and summer is coming soon. With that in mind, many people start thinking about the upcoming summer and ways to get into beach-body shape. Detox and cleansing diets are popular methods of starting the process, but many doctors and nutritionists suggest that this type of diet is not healthy. Natural Detoxification and Cleansing There are many cleansing and...
Spicy Tofu Lettuce Wraps: Make Tofu Fun With This Little Recipe
I love the idea of mid-week Tofu Dinners and follow it myself. It's a great way to detox from the weekend and prepare for the upcoming one as well. It's extremely beneficial to occasionally give our bodies a break from animal based proteins and go for plant based proteins instead. Try my Spicy Tofu Lettuce Wraps... Ginger, spicy mustard and cilantro give...
Sugar: Not the “Spoonful” You Remember
"A spoonful of sugar" - We all remember this little tune from Mary Poppins. It sounds so "sweet" and innocent. However, sugar couldn't be any further from innocence. We have heard that obesity is an epidemic in the United States. What many of us do not realize, however, is how many different ways our diet contributes to obesity and...
