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SAD or depression? Do you know what the difference is?
SAD or Depression? Many of us who struggle with depression wonder if we are truly dealing with SAD or depression. There is a difference. With depression, many aspects of our lives can be affected. They included sleep patterns, inability to sleep, changes in eating patterns and habits, disinterest in things that you used to enjoy and so on. But, what is SAD? Sadness can be a normal part of life, and people who are not depressed are sad from time to time. We are not all happy every day. Sadness can be triggered by a life event or tragedy such as death, divorce, job loss and so on. Depression can also be…
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New Year Resolutions
What are Your New Year Resolutions? What are your New Year Resolutions? Are they the same ones that you’ve made in past years? Is one of them to lose weight? What if you could actually realize that one resolution that would allow you to change your health, your mental state and clarity and your future wellbeing in general? You can do this once and for all! You don’t have to diet. In fact, I want you to commit to never diet again. You don’t need to weigh in every week. You don’t need to buy food that is delivered to your door. One popular program advertises, “If you’re not up…
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No Clear Link Between Sugar and Health Problems
Sugar and Health Problems Those of us who love the taste of sugar and who try to stay away from it to stay healthy will be thrilled with the results of a new study released that states there’s no clear link between sugar and health problems! Thrilled that is, right up until I tell you that this new study was funded by the world’s leading soda and snack companies!! Here’s a link to the article so you can read for yourself who the member companies are. The article, in part, says… “Food companies—soda makers in particular—are facing a growing research-backed scientific consensus that links consumption of sugary soft drinks to health…
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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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Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen…do you know about this list?
Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen Have you ever heard of the Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen?? You’ve decided to eat a cleaner, healthier diet; that’s a great step! But, how do you know where to start? How do you keep the cost of food under control and still eat a healthy diet? How do you know what needs to be organic and what can be conventionally grown? These are all questions I faced when I decided to change how I was eating, and I know I’m not alone. I hear from people all the time… how they would love to eat more organic food, but it’s so much…
