10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 8
Condiment Caution! It may seem negligible, but ketchup can sabotage you! Hiding behind it’s pretty red “I’m a vegetable” mask is actually a food that has a fair number of carbs. Let’s look at condiments, some of the common ones. Everybody knows jam and jelly...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 8
Condiment Caution! It may seem negligible, but ketchup can sabotage you! Hiding behind it’s pretty red “I’m a vegetable” mask is actually a food that has a fair number of carbs. Let’s look at condiments, some of the common ones. Everybody knows jam and jelly...
Fat Shaming Never Works
In fact, as you read this excellent article from Kris Gunners, who authors the website Authority Nutrition, you will see that shaming never works — it does the exact opposite. If you know someone who is frustrated with a family member or a friend’s weight and...
Yes Virginia, it’s the sugar….
There’s a new movie out by a team of people trying to educate people about the way we eat. YOU MUST SEE IT. It is called FED UP, and it’s the movie the food industry doesn’t want us to see. EVERYTHING we’ve been told about...
No Pop. No Soda. Ever.
So, I went to the dentist this week, and there was a great display on their waiting room coffee table! It showed various common sodas and in front of it in a beaker was the actual amount of sugar in the drink. They had soda,...
How to talk to your daughter about her body
This was originally a blog post, and then ran in Huffington as an op ed. This is so important, I’m re-posting it. If you have ANY girls in your life, READ THIS AND REMEMBER ALL of it! Actually, this goes for boys too! How to...
Do you judge yourself or others who are overweight?
Don’t… you may have it ALL WRONG. I have long been a fan of the TED talks. Often enlightening, and usually entertaining, these videos should be standard in many college level programs. It’s a way to educate yourself, entertain yourself and empower yourself. There is...
A calorie is not just a calorie…
Scientific research concludes there are real health benefits to low Glycemic Index/Load (GI/GL) diets. After reviewing all the latest research on glycemic index, glycemic load and glycemic response, an international committee of leading nutrition scientists have released a Scientific Consensus Statement that concludes that carbohydrate...
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