Here’s How to Prevent Yourself From Overeating
Sometimes the reason we eat isn’t because we’re physically hungry, but because we’re reacting to outside triggers such as stress. Whatever the reason, learning how to stop ourselves from overeating is an incredibly useful tool. Follow these steps to ensure that you are eating to satiate yourself – and nothing more. Get rid of your distractions To eat intuitively and…
Keep Your Summer Body … even after summer
How to Make Your Healthy Summer Habits Last… Even After Summer Many people look to the summer months as an opportunity to get fit, but then immediately ditch their healthy habits by the end of August. While you may have accomplished your goal of getting bikini-body-ready, don’t throw away the progress you’ve made! Here are some ways to stay on track as…
Healthy Pantry Tips: Spring Cleaning Your Pantry
Springtime is the perfect time to adopt the “in with the new, out with the old” attitude. While this slogan can be applied to many aspects of our lives, it is especially relevant to what we keep tucked away in our pantries. Read on to see how you can give your pantry the makeover it needs to stay on track with your…
Yummy Alternatives for Carb-heavy Dishes
While carbohydrates provide us with a quick source of fuel, eating too much of them – especially refined foods like white bread and sugar – can be detrimental to our bodies. To name just a few negative side effects, eating too many carbs causes erratic shifts in our blood sugar levels and impacts our energy, mood, and weight. Read on to learn…
How What You Eat Affects How You Feel
I’m sure we´ve all heard of the saying, “you are what you eat.” Well, this statement has more truth to it than most of us are probably aware of. The foods we eat actually have an effect on our brain chemistry, thus impacting the way we feel. While some foods, such as those high in sugar, can negatively impact our moods, other…
When and Why We Need Vitamins
The best way to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs are through eating a nutritionally balanced diet. However, sometimes a supplement may be necessary: You’re over 65 or older. As you get older, health problems can contribute to a poor diet making it difficult to get enough vitamins and minerals. Twenty percent of adults over 60 and 40% over 80…
What are Macros?
Ever heard of the term, “macros?” I’m sure you have, maybe you just haven’t known what they are. “Macros” stands for macronutrients, or the things that make up the calorie content of the foods we eat. They are the molecules our bodies use to create energy and the big 3 are carbohydrates, fats, and protein. Trying to lose weight? Ditch the…
Let’s Talk Tech: Nutrition Apps – The Best of the Best
Try finding a nutrition app and inevitably you’ll be bombarded with a whole lot of choices. With the rise of technology, lifestyle apps are rapidly becoming the go-to for nutrition advice. But with hundreds to choose from, we can be left feeling unsure as to whether we’ve selected the right one. Here’s a list of the best apps to help you…
Eating Healthy While Saving Money
Sometimes eating healthy comes at a steep price, as organic foods can be quite costly. For this reason, fast food becomes even more appealing. Not only is it cheap, but it’s also fast and easy. Don’t forget, however, that this too comes at a high price – think obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The good news is that eating healthy doesn’t always…
Why You Might Be Having a Hard Time Losing Weight
In order for us to see the numbers drop on the scale, we must burn more calories than we consume. This may sound easy and while sometimes we are doing just that, we aren’t seeing any positive results. There are a number of reasons that this could be happening. Read on to see the most common explanations as to why you aren’t…