Category: Nutrition
Chocolate, Wine and Your Diet: 3 Indulgences Your Body Can Afford
Whenever I eat something, I always try to make sure I get some sort of bang for my buck from the foods that make it into my mouth – even indulgences. High calorie, sweet or decadent treats can have good-for-you qualities, you just have to know where to look. Chocolate and wine seem to go hand in [...]
Exercise, Holidays and Calories That Tip the Scales
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about the HUGE amount of calories we all eat over Thanksgiving, weight gain we’ll consequentially gain, and the foods we should eat instead. Actually, this is the same old story we all hear at this time of year. The “Eat This Not That” rules are in full force. Don’t [...]
5 Dietary Supplements My Body Loves
I had a request for a post about supplements…and BOOM!…whatdayaknow? Here it is! Tasha, this one’s for you! First of all, you should not take 1000 supplements. You’ll go crazy…really crazy. And you’ll probably feel sick, too. It might be tempting to try a supplement for some effect (most likely weight loss or boosted metabolism…am [...]
5 Signs You Know Your Diet Is NOT Working
Diet. I have a love-hate relationship with that word. In the context of nutrition, for instance, “We should all eat a healthy diet,” I love it. In the context of perpetuating body image concerns and feelings of self-loathing, for instance, “Wow! She’s soooooo tiny. I wish I looked like her. I’m going on a diet,” [...]
100 Calorie (or less) Foods That Will Kill Your Diet
Often time the value of a food, or whether or not it will help you lose weight, is determined by the calories. We definitely need to be concerned about how much we’re putting in our mouths, but not all calories are created equal. Here are three foods that look like a bargain in the [...]
Fight for a Flat Belly by Boosting Your Body’s Good Bacteria
Eating too much junk food and not getting enough activity are tried and true ways of building a little jiggle through the middle. But after you’ve established a fairly healthy lifestyle of eating clean and moving more, your midsection should be under a decent amount of control. One additional thing you can do to help yourself [...]
5 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism…Naturally
Lifestyle, age, food choices…the list goes on. So many different things can have a negative impact on our metabolism. Here are five tried and true ways to boost your metabolism without having to rely on over-the-counter pills or concoctions that could end up doing more harm than good. 1) Resistance Training Even a modest amount [...]
Calories in Drinks, and How Long it Will Take You To Jog Them Off
Yesterday I received a newsletter from the Harvard School of Public Health talking about the link between sugary beverages and obesity. It’s a really good newsletter and a great way to stay informed. It’s hardly a secret that sugar is eaten in massive excess, and it is, in fact, one of the primary culprits in [...]
4 Tips To Stop Sugary Food Cravings
Every now and then we all get a hankering for something we just have to eat. Like an itch you have to scratch, if you don’t have just a little bite of something, the urge will always be there. Once-in-a-while cravings are ok – and certainly won’t destroy any healthy diet, but when you find [...]
What Do Carbohydrates Do?
Someone recently asked me if all carbohydrates are the same. If you judge a food just by the nutrition label on the back of a package, you’d be inclined to think yes, they’re all the same. After all, one gram of carbohydrate – regardless of where it comes from – is equal to four calories. But [...]
