Nothing shows true love like food that is both romantic and healthy. Here are some Valentine's ideas to get you started: Breakfast: Flowering tea served in a glass mug or wine glass, so your Sweetie can watch it blossom Heart-shaped dallop of salsa on top of a veggie omelet Yogurt or oatmeal with berries shaped… Continue reading Valentine’s Menu Ideas
Watching football (i.e., hours of sedentary snacking and high adrenaline) is the optimal condition for promoting blood sugar spikes, fat storage and inflammation, if you don't watch it. One way to reduce the risk is to do a good workout before the game, to deplete your muscles of glycogen. Another option is to choose healthier… Continue reading Super Bowl Snacks
Thanksgiving is one of the easier holidays to keep healthy, so long as you plan ahead. Here are some festive, delicious, healthier menu ideas: Toasted pumpkin seeds, sprinkled on a salad, perhaps with pomegranate seeds or sliced pear and lowfat feta cheese Steamed green beans with garlic, toasted sesame oil, tamari sauce and toasted sesame… Continue reading Healthy Yummy Thanksgiving Treats
Happy almost-Halloween! Before you dive into the Halloween candy, consider these spooky findings: Sugar is addictive. Every time you eat candy, you strengthen the addiction, making cravings stronger and making it harder to quit. Sugar depresses mood, after the brief high. It's like borrowing happiness from the future, which you'll have to pay back with… Continue reading Smarter Halloween Treats, Part 1
If all the latest reports of how sugar is truly addictive, feeds cancer cells, causes dysbiosis (bad balance of gut microbes), raises cholesterol, inflammation and risk of depression--just to name a few--has you thinking you need to ditch it once and for all, then consider doing it NOW. Here's why SUMMER IS THE BEST TIME… Continue reading Why summer is the easiest time to give up sugar
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