How Leptin Resistance Ravages Your Body
In order to make your leptin work properly, your body needs to move it around freely. However, when your triglycerides are high, they block the leptin […]
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How Insulin and Estrogen Can Block Metabolism
One reason that estrogen dominance is connected to fat-loss resistance is because of the cross talk between two important hormones of metabolism: insulin and estrogen. When you […]
Focus on Your Energy Centers
There are seven basic areas or energies on which the green witch’s practice fo- cuses: 1. Harmony: within the self; between humanity and nature; between indi- viduals; within a community or family 2. Health: of the body, mind, and spirit; of the immediate natural environment; of the larger environment 3. Love: for the self; for other individuals; for humanity […]
WHY ORAL HEALTH MATTERS
Did you know that poor dental/oral health can increase the risk for other diseases? The link between poor oral health and cardiovascular disease has long […]
Women, Food, and Broken Metabolism
I used to be fat and . . . I’m a doctor. After decades of starving myself and feeling as though I were living in someone else’s bloated body, I quit the war. In the process, I came to understand that what we’ve been taught about […]
Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
Is exercising good for your health? Sure! Is it key to losing weight? Absolutely not! But so many people believe that it is. We’ve all heard […]
What Makes Us Overweight and Unhealthy
I believe that most overweight people are actually naturally thin. The body is com- plex and designed to maintain healthiness. The body is smarter than any […]
EAT, DRINK & STILL SHRINK
Being a health and nutrition correspondent implies that firms oftentimes send Pine Tree State their product, and arouse my stamp of approval. Most of the […]
Fiber is good for one’s health
Dietary fiber – found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes – comes with numerous health benefits, such as helping to maintain a healthy weight and […]
How Thoughts Can Sabotage Your Diet
Sabotaging thoughts make dieting more difficult in many ways: Sabotaging thoughts encourage you to eat. You’ll probably notice that you have a number of “permission-giving” thoughts that allow you to rationalize what you eat. These thoughts often start with the phrase, I know I shouldn’t eat this, but it’s okay because…. They end with any number of excuses, such as, I had a hard day … This is a celebration … It will just go to waste … I really want it … It won’t matter. And so on, and so on, and […]