How Much Protein is Enough?

Protein Protein is not just for great skin, hair, and nails; it’s critical for health. Without it, you wouldn’t be able to repair damage, digest food, fight infections, build muscle and bone, create hormones, and even think and have good moods. Higher protein diets can help fight high blood pressure, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Not to…

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How to get healthy digestion and lose weight

We’ve all seen the commercials promoting how fiber will keep you “regular.” But fiber does so much more than that! Fiber is a type of carbohydrate, and it is unique in its composition because our bodies cannot digest it. Which means that it moves through our body without being broken down into sugar the way…

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Simple Trick Too Not Over Eat

Many people experience hunger as starving or stuffed. It is important to learn to navigate the middle ground between hungry and full if you want to lose and maintain weight loss. The 80% full rule encourages people to stop eating before they feel full but are no longer hungry. Or in other words, it’s about…

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Exercise benefits that don’t include weight loss

Exercise is about honoring your body When people embark on a weight loss journey, there are two main areas they turn their attention towards –> diet and exercise. Diet is a much bigger factor to weight loss than exercise though. Exercising alone to lose weight is a slow process and it rarely works without the…

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Bloating-that oh so uncomfortable feeling

How can we figure out what’s causing it? Perhaps you already have some wise de-bloating habits like avoiding foods you know give you gas. But that’s not completely solving the problem. I have five more things you can try to help get to the bottom of your bloating, naturally. And I have a stomach soothing…

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What in the world is Ashwagandha?

What in the world is Ashwagandha? I am glad you asked. 😊 Ashwagandha is a shrub that is native to India and western Asia. It has been used as a main ingredient in ancient medicine since as early as 6,000 BC and features prominently in Ayurvedic medicine. Ashwagandha is considered an adaptogenic herb. True to…

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Is there an “Ideal” diet to achieve perfect health?

This past summer Forbes came out  with it’s “Best Diets of 2021” list. (See the full list here: https://www.forbes.com/health/body/best-diets/) The Mediterranean Diet held the top ranking spot because of its “ “harmonic combination” of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.” And the Flexitarian Diet, aka the “semi-vegetarian” diet, came in at number two. A flexitarian diet is for…

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Get the facts on milk alternatives

Have you tried oat milk? Although it has been around for quite some time, oat milk has recently gained more popularity as a dairy-free milk alternative. Oat milk is marketed as being beneficial for weight loss. But there is a little more to the story… While oat milk is a great source of fiber, can…

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You guessed it – there’s another stress hormone!

Stress eating. Yes, it’s a thing. When you feel stressed, you probably experience one or more of the “fight,” “flight,” or “freeze” reactions. These reactions are related to stress hormones that impact your physical body when your brain feels threatened or challenged. You may have heard of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. But, the…

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