Reduce your sugar intake, little by little. Add veggies to breakfast time. Save booze for the weekend. Practice mindful eating. Incorporate more probiotics and prebiotics into your diet. Prebiotics are natural, non-digestible food components that are linked to promoting the…
While there are many ways to prepare and cook your veggies, here are four simple ones you can try this week. 1. Eat them raw You can always grab a carrot and start chomping away or pop grape tomatoes into…
Build balanced meals. If you’re hungry soon after a meal, you might not be getting enough of the right stuff. Start with non-starchy carbs that are high in fiber, like fruits and veggies. Add plenty of protein (you can go as…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is dropping its sugar intake recommendations from 10 percent of your daily calorie intake to 5 percent. For an adult of a normal body mass index (BMI), that works out to about 6 teaspoons —…
Why Do We Crave Sugar? Sugar stimulates the release of the feel-good brain chemical serotonin. It makes food taste yummy. Sugar also releases endorphins that calm and relax us and offer a natural high. We use it to energize…
Studies show that when we lack energy we grab for high sugar food to energize us. Eating nutrient dense foods help avoid this feeling and even give us energy. Myfooddata.com created a ranking of the highest nutrient dense foods per…
Whether you are from an injury or surgery, struggling with arthritis, or having trouble with your balance, your doctor may recommend one these devices to prevent falls and injuries and preserve your mobility 1. Walking poles Walking poles, which are…
Which foods help suppress your appetite is somewhat personal. For instance oatmeal personally does not do anything for me, but it may help you. All of the below have studies supporting their suppression power so they are worth a…
Never under-estimate the value of milk. For the first 6 months of our lives our bodies depended on it to develop your entire body. Milk is one of the best sources of calcium for the body. Milk is filled with…
The general rule is that if you take in more calories than you use, you’ll gain weight, if you take in fewer calories than you use, you’ll lose weight, and if those numbers are pretty much the same, you’ll maintain your…
