You shouldn’t NEED to reach for that afternoon pick-me-up *ahem* coffee…sugars…afternoon snacks.Many people think they’re fatigued in the afternoon due to lack of sleep but, for many people, it’s caused by blood sugar imbalance. How to balance your blood sugar to avoid needing that after-lunch timmies run: 1. Include a protein and healthy fat in
How to reduce uncomfortable stomach swelling: If I experience bloating…. What foods should I avoid? The best advice we can give is to recommend a food sensitivity test or food journal. Each person will experience different reactions to foods. Something that bothers you may not bother your neighbour. When you track your foods and note
What does it mean to be healthy? What does it mean to be fit? I believe fitness has to involve having the capacity as humans to live and do as we were meant to do, to move, bend, lift, play, laugh, run, throw, swim, walk, jump and simply be. What does it mean to be
Non-animal protein sources can be used for good health, but realistically it’ll probably be a hard route to take. The two aspects we’ll look at to understand this better are quantity and quality. Quantity Quantity is actually the biggest roadbump and as we’ll mention later on, quality just compounds the issue. A fairly agreed upon
“The truth is, if you’re able to gradually reduce your sugar intake and replace it with something else—like more fiber and more protein—you can stay off of it [indefinitely],” says Dr. Smith, the author of the new detox guide Blast the Sugar Out. Here is a short clip from Well and Good: Sugar’s been implicated in everything
“Bittersweet is the practice of believing that we really do need both the bitter and the sweet, and that a life of nothing but sweetness rots both your teeth and your soul. Bitter is what makes us strong, what forces us to push through, what helps us earn the lines on our faces and the
Late Summer Body Support Time to care for your stomach, spleen, pancreas, muscles and the earth element. “Late summer, between the heat of the summer and the coolness of the fall, is correlated with the earth element in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This is a time to take in nourishment of all kinds that will sustain
Why you need vitamin D and what it does Vitamin D has been the hottest supplement in the past few years…and with good reason! Study after study confirms vitamin D’s role in regulating over 1000 genes in the body. With regards to preventing infections and cancer, vitamin D supplementation may turn out to be one
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