There is more evidence of the link between obesity and carbohydrates. For optimal health, focus on a diet rich in veggies, some fruit, healthfully-raised meats, and healthy fats. And keep exercising, too! Read more here.
Weight Loss
Receipts and Endocrine Problems
Believe it or not, those receipts you get every time you make a purchase may be your highest source of BPA contamination. BPA mimics estrogen and as such can be an endocrine disruptor. It also has been linked with reproductive and brain disorders as well as obesity. Ditch the plastic […]
Full Fat to Reduce Risk of Obesity
Yes, you read that correctly. Not only can research NOT prove that full-fat dairy causes obesity, they’ve actually discovered a REDUCED RISK of obesity in those who include whole milk, butter, and cream in their diets. Please eat WHOLE foods–minimally processed, as close to how nature provides them as possible, […]
Go Nuts! for your health :-)
You’ve seen me post about this before, but I just want to put the reminder out there that eating nuts is healthy. Nut consumption is even associated with reduced rates of obesity. So include healthy tree nuts in your diet such as Brazil nuts, almonds, hazelnuts (they’re even local for […]
It’s the Sugar . . .
Food cravings? Research is revealing it’s the sugar content more than the fat content of foods. This is both a addictive response as well as a satiety response. Fats tend to cause a sense of “fullness”. Sugar tends to cause elevations then crashes of blood sugar–then the desire (“need”) for […]
Good News About Nuts!
Love that there is more good news about the health benefits of nuts–Eating nuts has been linked to lower mortality and healthier weight, too. Read more here.
Sleep Patterns Impact Weight
Sharing this notation from the AANP: MON., NOV. 18, 2013: JUST-RELEASED NATURAL HEALTH STUDY: CONSISTENT BEDTIME, WAKE TIME, LINKED TO LOWER BODY FAT AND WEIGHT: New research shows that consistency in the time that an individual goes to bed and wakes up can result in lower body fat and healthier […]
Dirty Dozen Endocrine Dysruptors
Check out EWG’s new Dirty Dozen list of endocrine dysruptors. These are chemicals that can adversely impact your hormones. Click here.
Probiotics–Help Stabilize Metabolic Syndrome
Great news posted by the AANP: AANP via Nutrition Journal – Dietary Probiotics Reduce Metabolic Syndrome – (Tuesday, October 15, 2013)–A diet that contains food-based Lactobacillus probiotic has been found to combat markers and symptoms for metabolic syndrome. (Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk […]
Every Bite and Every Step Counts!
Do you have weight loss and fitness goals (OK, who doesn’t??!)? Does you get tempted to give up (OK, who doesn’t??!)? Well, read this article and see if it encourages you. Every bite counts (those that you take and those that you limit). Every step of exercise counts, too. Let’s […]
