If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. –Fred DeVito
Well said, but the question everyone is asking is “How do I stay motivated?”
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How To Create a 5-Minute Healthy Meal Plan
Meal planning may be one of the most useful but dreaded tools when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. With so many moving parts, nailing down a plan that we can stick to and that the entire family supports can seem quite complicated....
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What’s Inflaming You? Should You Follow an Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan?
Inflammation is a known risk factor for many types of chronic disease. While not trendy or in vogue, inflammation deserves, if not needs to be discussed. According to the CDC, inflammation induced chronic diseases account for about 70% of deaths in the United States each year! Poor diet, smoking, lack of exercise, environmental toxins and stress are just a few of the contributing factors of inflammation. Research in the The Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology states that nutrition may be the most ‘influential’ of all the modifiable factors…
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6 Effective Strategies to Lower Blood Sugar Without Medication
Over 30 million Americans have diabetes. More than 84 million Americans have prediabetes. Take a moment…just let that sink in… OVER 100 Million Americans are dealing with blood glucose issues Sadly, 25% of diabetics and 90% of prediabetics don’t even know they have it! They are living life with symptoms and a reduced quality of life.
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Pregnancy Weight Gain- The Realities, Recommendations & Research
It’s been said that you remember feelings more than words. How true. At about 36 weeks pregnant with my first daughter, I was at a routine midwife exam and made a joking yet serious comment to my midwife that I was “done gaining weight!” She breathed out a laugh and replied, “Sorry. This is when the baby does the most growing.” My heart sank…
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5 Ways to Make Healthy Eating Easier
Home improvement shows are notorious for showing off glamorous and organized kitchens that practically beg you to come and cook a gourmet meal. The counters are clean, the pantry is tidy and everything about it feels refreshing, light and airy. But, most of our kitchens are not that neat and orderly. Do you have food on the counters? Is your pantry bulging? Does your fridge need some reorganization and a wipe down? Compelling research shows that the way we organize our kitchen, the dinnerware we use each night, and even the kitchen environment play a significant role in our food and dietary behaviors…
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15 Hidden Sources of Added Sugar
According to the CDC, sugar-sweetened beverages, ice cream, candy, cakes, cookies and sweetened pastries are the leading sources of added sugar in the American diet. BUT, there are dozens of foods and products with hidden sources of added sugars that might not be so obvious.
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6 Solutions for Your Afternoon Sugar Cravings
“Sugar is as addictive as heroin,” some claim.
There are many theories as to the cause of sugar cravings- reward pathways, hormonal changes, adrenal fatigue, nutrient deficiencies, maybe even allergies and more. While some of the reasons appear to be complex and unclear, I think everyone can agree- we don’t like them!
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4 Highly Effective Habits of Those Who Lost Weight and Kept It Off
Diets are obsolete, right? We know that they just don’t work long-term. Yet, we continue to be fed messages that indicate that specially designed meal plans, diet phases, rules, and guidelines will get us results!
If you are one of millions that are trying to lose weight, trim up or reduce body fat, it’s natural for ears to perk when someone claims there is a plan that will get you where you want to go.
But, what will really yield success?
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Unexpected Gifts
Sometimes gifts show up in unexpected packages.
An entire year…that’s 12 months… 365 days…That’s how long it took for me to lose every last pound of pregnancy weight. I had shed all but about 5 pounds, but those stubborn little guys clung to me like those little “hitch-hiker” seeds that used to cling to our socks. It was really very frustrating and in many ways made me question my self-discipline, knowledge, years of training and experience, motivation,…everything!
What I knew, coached, preached, lived… didn’t seem to be working.
