Are Cravings Sabotaging Your Efforts to Eat Healthily? – October Article
Are Cravings Sabotaging Your Efforts to Eat Healthily? by Ling Wong, Certified Holistic Health Coach Do you have the experience that you just have to have certain foods, and nothing else would do it? We tend to have more food cravings during the winter months, when our body needs more energy to stay warm and to conduct our activities. Cravings can be a way that your body is telling you something. Honor your cravings by getting to the root cause of it, and find out what your body really needs. Here are some possible nutrient deficiencies...
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This is one health topic I'm completely challenged with! I love bread, I love beer, I love cookies! What would life without gluten be like? It seems hard to imagine, as it's such a staple part of many of our daily diets. So the question is, do we really need to eliminate it completely? I say NO! (that is unless you are highly sensitive to it, or have Celiac disease). So there lies the question, how to adjust your diet so you aren't affected negatively by gluten.
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We all have goals in life, so why is it so hard to hit them some times? Many times, we get trapped in the “Deer in headlights” mode, where we set goals so much higher than where we are currently. This tends to lead to procrastination because of our fear of how much adjustment we might need to make in our day to accommodate this new action. Once we’re rolling though, there’s no stopping us right? So how do we bridge the gap? Try taking small steps toward your goal. For example, if you want to lose 30...
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Contrary to what fad diets have preached, carbohydrates are actually required by your body to produce energy and when taken in their unrefined form, are very good for you. The key is in understanding the difference between refined and whole grains and simple vs. complex carbohydrates.
read moreTip #255 – ORGANIC PRODUCE HAS 30% MORE CANCER FIGHTING ANTIOXIDANTS
Wally’s Health Tip of the Day: ORGANIC PRODUCE HAS 30% MORE CANCER FIGHTING ANTIOXIDANTS…than conventionally raised produce. Studies also show that there’s up to 2-3 times the vitamin and mineral content in organic foods. Growing in a natural slow-release nitrogen soil, organic produce has the time to absorb the nutrients in soil, similar to when we eat food high in fiber, it slows the digestion and allows us to absorb the nutrition in our food. Organic produce is also less exposed to environmental stress, and thus maintains higher...
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