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What is Stress Eating?
What is Stress Eating? Do you ever wonder… what is stress eating? It’s a bad habit many of us have become accustomed to, where we eat bad foods, and we overeat them when we feel stressed. It might make us feel more comfortable temporarily and more in control of our life, but we are only hurting ourselves. Here are some things to know about stress eating. How Stress Eating Can Develop First of all, it helps to know exactly how stress eating develops. Not everyone who has large amounts of stress will use eating bad foods to feel better or to hide negative feelings. However, someone who often turns to…
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Your weight is not the real problem
Your weight is not the real problem With this article, I’m sending up a warning flare that some will call “a rant”. Your weight is not even really the problem with your weight. I know that sounds cryptic. Your weight is not the real problem with your health, your memory, your energy, stamina, chronic illness; it’s not about your weight. Your weight is the byproduct of your food choices. Learn to make better food choices, and your body will find its own perfect weight; no dieting required ever again. No expensive diet programs; no buying diet “food”. It’s more complicated than that and goes to leptin resistance and insulin resistance,…
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I Accidentally Discovered I Could Treat Depression with Food
I Accidentally Discovered I Could Treat Depression with Food If you’ve ever wanted to live large and make a difference, what I am writing here will speak to you. I accidentally discovered I could treat depression with food and felt strongly I had an important story to tell. I’ve made a decision not to live from fear, but to live from a place of openness so I can reach more people and attempt to help more people with their health both mental and physical. I’ve written a book, “Eat Your Blues Away” to document my accidental recovery from chronic depression by changing how I eat. I literally learned to treat…
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Does a Mediterranean Diet Reduce Stroke Risk?
Does a Mediterranean Diet Reduce Stroke Risk? Because my own mother’s good health was destroyed by multiple strokes, I am particularly sensitive to and interested in this subject. I want to know the answer to the question, “Does a Mediterranean diet reduce stroke risk?” I also want to establish for you and for me what the basics are that comprise a Mediterranean Diet. There have been numerous studies done on the effects of a Mediterranean diet and our health. Relative to the risk of stroke, the findings indicate that especially for women over 40, a Mediterranean diet is effective in reducing the risk of stroke. The reason is not clear,…
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Stress and Cortisol
Stress and Cortisol – Is stress killing you? We all know stress is not good for us. Some of us are stress junkies though and feel we are only working to our optimum capacity when we’re feeling stressed. It’s important to understand the relationship between and stress and cortisol and to know what they do to our bodies. Cortisol is a stress hormone; in fact, it is a key stress hormone. Having elevated cortisol levels is a slippery slope and makes us crave sweet and salty foods that put us into a cycle of eat too much and the wrong foods, gain weight, diet, get sick of dieting, eat too…
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Depression Recovery – It is possible for you?
Depression Recovery – Is it possible for you? Last week I shared with you that my new book about my depression recovery had gone to be formatted and was almost ready for Prime Time. This week, I can tell you it is published and up on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback! While this has been a journey for me and I am proud to have reached the finish line, I’m most excited about the difference the book has the potential to make in so many lives. Did you know that more than 20% of women over the age of forty in this country take some kind of prescription medication…
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10 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Depression
10 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Depression Although some health organizations maintain there is no link to depression and increased suicide rates at holiday time, many people do experience sadness and amplified loneliness at this time of year. It’s important to realize there are some simple things you can do to help yourself feel better whether it’s holiday time or any other time of the year that your mood is feeling challenged. Here are 10 tips for avoiding holiday depression: Spend time with your pet. It’s been well documented that people who have pets enjoy health benefits such as lowered blood pressure, improved mood and feelings of companionship rather than loneliness.…
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Coping with Holiday Depression
Coping with Holiday Depression It’s not always “the most wonderful time of the year”. In fact, for many and for a variety of reasons, coping with holiday depression can be pretty challenging. Depression is a huge problem at any time of the year, but at holiday season, it can be particularly painful. This is the time of year when the marketing and advertising media tell us we should be skipping through the snow with our loved ones, getting excited over that luxury car with the big red bow on the roof and just plain having a ball! But what if your life is not that great right now? Maybe you’re…
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Did you ever want to write a book?
Did you ever want to write a book? Many years ago, I wanted to write a book…specifically a mystery book. Mysteries were always a favorite read for me, and I had a great ending in mind. The trouble was, I couldn’t come up with a beginning or a middle, so I abandoned the project rather quickly. In recent years, the thought returned to me as I have been looking for ways to share my accidental recovery from chronic depression with others. I started to write a book several years ago, honestly without knowing what I was doing. I just started it as an online challenge to write five thousand words…
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What Processed Food Tastes Like and How We Got Here
What Does Food Taste Like to Us, and How Did We Get Here? Yesterday I was food shopping, which I actually love to do. My challenge was to find some sun dried tomatoes as my favorite brand seems to have vanished for the moment. My usual brand has olive oil and not much else which I love. It seemed everything I picked up had some kind of oil I won’t eat or sugar in it. In fact, why would you need sugar in sun dried tomatoes? All this made me wonder what processed food tastes like, and how did we get here? If you read your food labels, which I…
