Until a couple of years ago, my understanding of the bacteria that live in our digestive systems could be summed up in two sentences – “If you take antibiotics they’ll kill some of the good bacteria along with the bad and you’ll get diarrhea. So eat some probiotic foods, like [continue reading]
5 Ways to Get Your Healthy Eating Back on Track
If you’ve been making an effort to eat healthier recently, you may have run into some roadblocks. You might be feeling frustrated, and maybe even feel as if your healthy eating plan has drifted off track. It might be your job or travel or special events that are threatening to derail [continue reading]
Eat More Whole Grains and Whole Foods – Real Food Experience 2016 Week #3
For many of us, the foods we eat are making us sick. They’re causing us to gain too much weight and increasing our risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and other illnesses. The foods I’m talking about are highly processed – high in sugar, salt and unhealthy fats [continue reading]
4 Ways to Manage Your Weight During the Holidays
Well, the “eating season” is upon us. The number of opportunities to overeat will soar between now and Christmas, making the next few weeks the toughest time of the year for women to lose weight or even maintain their current weight. During this busy and calorie-laden time of year, weight [continue reading]
10 Tips to Help You Lose 10 Pounds
For many women, a key to living a calmer, healthier, and sexier life is learning to feel good about their bodies. And for some women, this means losing a bit of weight. If you need to lose weight, consider setting a goal of losing just 10 pounds over the next [continue reading]
6 Simple Questions to Ask About Your Health – Healthy Living Tip of the Week
The beginning of a new school year is a great time to take stock of your health and to think about changes you may want to make over the next 6-9 months. Even if you don’t have school-age children, the end of summer/beginning of fall provides a natural “stopping point” [continue reading]