Why We Eat Sugar: How to Know if Your Behaviors Stem from Cravings, Emotions, or Habits and What You Can Do About It”
Why We Eat Sugar: How to Know if Your Behaviors Stem from Cravings, Emotions, or Habits and What You Can Do About It Which one of the following statements do you most agree with: “I can’t wait for my next coffee break!” “Every night after dinner, I just have to eat something sweet!” “All I want right now is [...]
Getting Started with Intermittent Fasting – My Tips for an Easy Transition
Getting Started with Intermittent Fasting - My Tips for an Easy Transition INTRODUCTION Welcome to Part 2 of my Intermittent Fasting series. In Part 1, you learned all about what Intermittent Fasting is, the sort of benefits you can expect from it, and how it can potentially be a missing link to your best health. If you missed it, [...]
Could Intermittent Fasting Be the Missing Link to Your Health?
Could Intermittent Fasting be the missing link to your health goals? Introduction When it comes to losing weight, maintaining a healthy weight, and improving our overall health so that we can feel our best, our diet is the first thing we work at changing. And rightfully so. Our diet is what provides us with the nutrients our bodies need [...]
Holiday Survival Guide – 10 Simple Practices for Thriving Through the Holidays
Holiday Survival Guide 10 Simple Practices for Thriving Through the Holidays The holiday season is my family’s favorite time of year! With three young kids, you can bet we have a lot of baking and decorating going on in our house. For many of you, however, this time of year can be the most difficult to eat healthy as [...]
Social Connection: A Key to Our Health
Is our world slowly becoming a lonelier place? I’ve been thinking so much about social media, phones, the internet, and all the screen time that has quickly moved into our lives. We have seen so much change so fast, it’s not only our kids that are turning to screens but it’s us too and they are watching what we [...]
Is your blood sugar balanced?
What exactly happens inside of you when you eat that big or even small dessert? Did you know that when you eat carbohydrates in any form, whether it’s refined sugar, processed foods, grains, natural sweeteners, or even fruits and starchy vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and cassava your body turns it into sugar? It’s true! All carbohydrates, [...]