EAT BETTER: THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOODS Organic foods have become easier and easier to obtain in recent years. Still, many consumers wonder if this type of food is healthy enough to be worth the often extra cost. Many of the benefits of organic foods have come to consumers through word of mouth and the promotions put on by …
Eat Healthy with Organic Foods
EAT HEALTHY WITH ORGANIC FOODS When you go to the grocery store or supermarket to buy fruits or vegetables, do you pick just any produce or are you particular about getting organic foods? There is a difference between the two and, after our discussion, you may decide that organic foods are the way to go. Let’s take a look at …
Should You Eat Raw Only?
SHOULD YOU EAT RAW ONLY? A diet is considered a raw food diet if it consists of at least 75% raw, uncooked fruits, vegetables, sprouts, etc. Raw and living foods are believed to contain essential food enzymes (living foods contain a higher enzyme content than cooked foods). The cooking process (i.e., heating foods above 116°F) is thought to destroy …
Get Calories Out of Restaurant Food
GET CALORIES OUT OF RESTAURANT FOOD When I eat out I want it to be special, consequently I don’t eat out often. You may have seen the advice on how to shave calories at restaurants but really, are you wanting to pay high restaurant prices for undressed salads and plain steamed vegetables? If not, how then can you solve the …
7 Tips on How to Not Let Stress Affect Your Weight
7 TIPS ON HOW TO NOT LET STRESS AFFECT YOUR WEIGHT Is stress affecting your weight loss battle? Stress brought on by dieting is added to the personal and work life stresses that we face every day, often resulting in a “vicious cycle” of increased stress and increased food intake. People under stress tend to engage in self-defeating and unhealthy …
Why You Should Be Using Coconut Oil
WHY YOU SHOULD BE USING COCONUT OIL It is a common misconception that coconut oil is bad for you. People all over the world are experiencing the healthy benefits of using coconut oil. It is actually one of the healthiest oils you can consume. Here are the top seven reasons why you should use coconut oil as an alternative to …
Maximize Your Fat Burning In The Gym
MAXIMIZE YOUR FAT BURNING IN THE GYM Hey, we all want to shed some pounds and get back to the body that we had when we were younger and didn’t appreciate it but it takes discipline, planning, and dedication to make that happen. All too often people shed 10 or 15 pounds and then seem to stop losing weight. There …
Weight Loss Tips Guaranteed To Help You Lose Weight
WEIGHT LOSS TIPS GUARANTEED TO HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT A week or so ago, I was in the check-out line at the supermarket and saw a weight loss blurb on the cover of a magazine. The headline read: “Breakthrough! FAT LOSS VITAMIN!”, and the text beneath it said, “95% of us don’t get enough. Safely boost your intake and: *Lose …
Diet Rules You Can Break
DIET RULES YOU CAN BREAK There are actually diet rules out there that are meant to be broken? Yes, recently many dated diet guidelines and myths are up for speculation. You’ve probably heard all these silly rules before, but experts weigh-in on the worthiness of these supposed truisms – most of which won’t help you lose weight or make dieting …
Superfoods that Help Heartburn
SUPERFOODS THAT HELP HEARTBURN Heartburn and indigestion make millions of people miserable. Continuous digestive problems can be a symptom of overeating, bad food choices or something more serious. Thankfully simple changes in the foods you eat can provide relief. A number of foods can trigger heartburn or indigestion by relaxing the band of muscles at the end of your esophagus …