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Are you eating preservatives?
A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to "preserve" them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad quickly and have found themselves in all kinds of products in our grocery stores. Preservatives work to preserve food in...
Three Must Eat Breakfast Foods!
Do you love your breakfast? Do you have a short list of “go-to” recipes? Do you need a bit of inspiration to start eating breakfast again? Getting some protein at each meal can help with blood sugar management, metabolism and weight loss. This is because...
WHAT you eat may be more important than HOW MUCH you eat.
Nutrition and diet information is everywhere! Every expert and association tries to lead you in their direction because they know best and their advice is going to help you. We are constantly bombarded with information on what diet to follow, what foods are "good"...
Is your gut healthy?
Was Hippocrates right? Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, once said, “All disease begins in the gut.” While this may not be 100% true for every disease in every person, more and more research shows that our gut (digestive system) has a bigger role in many...
Have you given up on sleeping?
Have you given up on sleeping through the night? Are you feeling exhausted or “running on stress hormones” all day? Listen up! We have some great tips for you! The science of sleep is fascinating, complicated and growing every day. Sleep is this daily thing that we...
Your Waist Circumference Matters Much More Than What You Weigh
You want to ditch your scale, don't you? You may have this weird kind of relationship with your “weight”. Your weight doesn't define you. What you weigh can matter but only to a certain extent. Let's look at your waist circumference (well...you look at yours...