Weight maintenance should be a part of any weight loss journey. When you want to know the things to do to lose weight, it’s essential to also know how to keep this weight off. Why You're Gaining Weight Age In our twenties, we are better equipped to metabolize and burn energy at a more rapid [...]
Neurotoxins in Your Water Supply According to The Lancet, the world’s oldest and most prestigious medical journal, fluoride is now officially classified as a neurotoxin along with arsenic, lead, and mercury. What goes wrong when we drink fluoride? The Lancet suggests that a “pandemic of developmental neurotoxicity” is affecting children worldwide. These children may suffer [...]
People are always arguing about the ultimate healthiest diet, but almost everyone agrees you can’t go wrong with eating more vegetables. Whether your goal is more energy, dropping weight or sleeping better, eating more fiber and vitamin-rich veggies is the way to go. Vegetables are not just nutrient bombs, they contain fiber, which helps [...]
When people think about whole food, they think of healthy eating and healthy living. They think clean and organic. This is what whole food should be. Unfortunately, what we may find in these so-called healthy options could actually harm us. Detoxifying Is More than Eating Organic Whole Food It is very disheartening that we need [...]
We all know that eating junk food can cause weight gain, but the ramifications of a processed diet can have many more effects on health than just growing your waist size. An April 2015 study found that just five days of eating processed food was enough to alter a healthy person’s metabolism. That means eating [...]
If you’ve experienced powerful sugar cravings in your life you know how addictive it can be. It may seem like an innocent addiction but when abused, sugar can cause as many health consequences as drinking or smoking. Sugar consumption has been linked to conditions like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer, to name a few. [...]
Ketchup is an innocent childhood food that conjures comforting memories. While it’s made mostly from tomatoes, popular ketchup brands like Heinz have strayed a long way from their whole food roots. Despite being one of America’s favorite condiments, ketchup is a highly processed food with little nutritional value. While no one thinks of ketchup as [...]
More and more people are adopting intermittent fasting (IF) in their lives. Whether it’s for weight loss or health improvement, this eating schedule - the most popular of which is the 16:8 or time-restricted feeding - is making waves and undoubtedly producing good results. That said, not many who follow this pattern really know how [...]
We have all heard about the importance of getting a full night’s sleep. We know how beneficial it is for our overall health. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to have a good night’s sleep. But it isn’t always that easy (and good luck trying to do it by counting sheep or meditating). I [...]
Taking a break from your workout is normal. Everyone takes a vacation from their fitness program, no matter how dedicated they are. Things come up. Life happens. Most of the time, people simply need time to rest and recover. One week away from the gym certainly won’t cause you to lose the lean muscle and [...]
