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Sugar… is it really sweet?
Sugar…is it really sweet? I’m having a great time working on my new TV show! It’s a challenge writing, producing and editing, but a great learning experience, and I have the control! [canvakala-video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kYe0vGXCgI” width=”400″ height=”300″] In this latest edition of Thin Strong Healthy, I dig deep into sugar…why we love it, why it doesn’t love us back and much, much more. Did you know sugar is as addictive as cocaine, if not more so? It lights up the pleasure centers in our brains and makes us feel good. The down side is the damage it does when we eat it for years and years. Many of us, even those…
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Mindset and Physical Strength – Do you believe your mind can increase your strength?
Mindset and Physical Strength You don’t believe that simply changing the way you think can have a big impact on your life or your accomplishments? What about mindset and physical strength? I admit it’s a somewhat abstract concept to think that just being more positive or more driven can attract good things to you, or that focusing more on the good in your life can make you happier, but, what about a demonstration to show just how powerful the mind is? What if the brain could make you considerably stronger, simply by changing the way you think? Have You Ever Heard of Hysterical Strength? Hysterical strength is a term used…
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Emotional Eating – Do you turn to it when you’re under stress?
Do You Turn to Emotional Eating? The holidays can be times for great fun and enjoyment with family and friends, but for many, they can be challenging. If there is anything wrong in your life, the holidays seem to put it under a magnifying glass; it can really get you down and can make you turn to emotional eating to feel better. Also at holiday time, we have access to many foods that don’t serve our long term health but that really taste wonderful and are seductive treats. If you tend to eat when you’re feeling down to help yourself feel better, you may be an emotional eater. Emotional Eating…
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Do You Talk with Your Doctor about Health and Mindset?
Do You Talk with Your Doctor about Health and Mindset? The need for achieving a mindset that helps you meet the challenges of everyday living is increasingly important in our often negative and chaotic world. More healthcare providers are realizing their patients sometimes need help dealing with daily challenges and stresses that may affect their long term health and mindset. We’ve all experienced times in our lives when it’s difficult to focus or maintain a steady pace in order to meet life’s challenges. Stress triggers confront us every day, but the trick is to be able to know how to best handle them and then move ahead with our lives.…
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Five Easy Tips to Enjoy Holiday Gatherings…without blowing your diet!
Five Easy Tips to Enjoy Holiday Gatherings without Blowing Your Diet! Most of us are invited to social gatherings during the holidays. If you try to eat right and not overdo, these events can be tempting and can really derail any good work you’ve done during the previous months. We all hear people talking in January about how they need to lose the weight they gained over the holidays. Here are 5 easy tips to enjoy holiday gatherings and to keep you from having to sing that tune next month! Don’t arrive hungry – Be sure to eat food ahead of time that provides you protein and healthy fat. This…
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The 5 Second Rule -if you drop it, do you eat it?
The 5 Second Rule Do you worry about dirt and germs? I’ve long maintained that all this “kills 99% of germs” advertising is just getting us to expose ourselves to dangerous chemicals in the name of profit for a few giant companies! While it’s important to know how to clean safely, it’s also important to know which surfaces harbor the highest number of germs and bacteria. That’s what I want to share with you today via a wonderful article by one of my all time favorite experts, Dr. David Perlmutter. It’s based on the 5 second rule regarding food and if you drop it on the floor. In this article,…
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Regular Table Salt vs Sea Salt
Regular Table Salt vs Sea Salt Are you a salt lover? I wasn’t, but now I am, because I switched the type salt I was using. It made all the difference in taste as well as in health value! How much salt should you have every day; what is the difference between regular table salt vs sea salt; and why is one better than the other for you? Did you know the average American consumes 3,400 mgs (milligrams) of salt every day? To put this in perspective, the average recommended daily intake of sodium is be 1500-2300 mgs of salt, and people who are on a salt restricted diet should…
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Keeping Your Brain Young and Healthy…Did you know today is National Forget Me Not Day?
Keeping Your Brain Young and Healthy…Did you know today is National Forget Me Not Day? I love Forget Me Nots! They’re so cheerful with that gorgeous shade of blue. They like some yards better than others though, and unfortunately, mine is not one of the ones they love. My father-in-law’s back yard was covered with them! When they were in bloom, it was just a sea of blue, and I can tell you it was spectacular! He had very sandy soil, so maybe that’s the trick. I remember the view in the spring when they would come into bloom… and remembering is what I want to transition to…keeping your brain…
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Conquering Depression
Conquering Depression Did you know that in this country, over 20% of women over the age of forty are taking some sort of prescription drug for depression and/or anxiety? You may be one of them; I was, too. Conquering depression was a huge victory for me! I lived most of my adult life as a depressed person. Sometimes it was worse than others…fall was usually an awful time for me. Everything freezes and dies, the leaves fall off the trees, the days get shorter and it gets cold and dark. While I dealt with depression year round, now I know it most likely worsened at that time because I also…
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Gluten Free Pizza Crust with Almond, Quinoa & Garbanzo Bean Flour
