Natural fiber from whole foods promote good health in many ways - * provides bulk and holds on to fluid making our stools softer and therefore much easier to pass. * encourages the correct bacterial balance in our bowels, it’s the perfect food for the ‘friendly bacteria’. * can help to prevent cancers like breast, prostate and...
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This herb is well known for curbing that sweet tooth, even interfering with the taste buds for up to two hours after taking it, and has a deep history rooted in Ayurvedic medicine. This herb is fantastic for those of you who are trying to re-educate your taste buds to expect less sweet things. This...
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Animals fed on processed oils have a body fat composition chemically similar to the fats in the foods they were given to eat (this goes for you too except you have choices). So the meat would be equally as toxic as the processed oils themselves. The same goes for farmed fish like salmon,...
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Most people are social beings with invites to dinner, birthday parties, weddings, christenings, Christmas, Easter, New year, anniversaries, baby showers etc. Party food can be a real stumbling block for a lot of people because … dieters are in the habit of going to a social event hungry. Many dieters have the mentality of...
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Research shows that when people go to the supermarket hungry – they make more unhealthy decisions and buy more or bigger size packets. Whereas when people go shopping after eating, when they are no longer hungry they make much healthy choices, more sensible decisions. It is also a good idea if you go food shopping...
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For instance it is a problem if your goal is an event like a school reunion and the need to get into a particular dress. However, this event can be used as a stepping stone. Having a series of stepping stones can help you get to where you want to be – step by...
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1) The bigger the plate, the bigger the glass, the bigger the bowl – the more you consume. During experiments people were given different sizes of plates and bowls and told to help themselves – in most cases the people given the smaller plates and bowels ate less. 2) Do not be tempted to buy...
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Moving out of the ‘box’, out of your ‘comfort zone’ can be a daunting experience but it is also an exciting experience. Changes in life are inevitable we need to view them as good things. Be serious about making life-long changes, remember what you were doing in the past has not worked. The changes...
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Tip of the Day – if you are unhealthy or overweight or both – your lifestyle made you that way and the very idea that sometime in the near or distant future you can return to your old habits – is counter-productive. This is exactly what happen in 95% of cases – going ‘on’...
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TIP OF THE DAY Being dehydrated or not drinking enough water slows down the metabolism – so make sure you drink enough water for a healthy metabolism. However drinking too much will put too much strain on your kidneys, can cause an imbalance of the electrolytes – sodium, potassium etc and it will not...
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