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What is the Skinny on Fat? Here are 10 Facts about Fat…
10 Facts about Fat Confused about fat? Who isn’t?? Don’t eat fat; do eat fat; don’t eat this fat, but that fat is good for you…I have a blog post to share (below) from one of the best functional medicine doctors with 10 facts about fat that will help you begin to understand. I’m sorry to say I bought into the low fat/fat free craze of years ago and am trying to make up for it now by eating good, healthy fats. Where do you turn to get the skinny on fat? I searched a few blogs online from people with good credentials and read blogs by Registered Dieticians and…
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Diet Identity Crisis…Is your identity tied up with dieting?
The Diet Identity Crisis Did you know you can tie your identity up in dieting and not even realize that’s what you’ve done? You can create a diet identity crisis. Every time you announce to your friends and family you’re starting a new diet, you identify yourself a little more with dieting. Your life revolves around the diet announcement. The seeking of approval that you’re going to lose weight, strive for that perfect number. What you don’t realize is that when you continue to make diet announcements every time you start a new diet, you’re quite possibly setting the stage for failure. When others know you’re dieting, you can experience…
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Are you always on a diet?? How to Stop Diets from Running Your Life
Societal Pressure Is Running Your Life, or How to Stop Diets from Running Your Life! When everyone around you is doing the same thing, it can be hard to stand apart from the crowd. It’s more normal to be on a diet these days than it isn’t. You want to be accepted; that’s normal. The dilemma is how to stop diets from running your life! Being the person who isn’t on a diet these day actually threatens that acceptance, so most people will change to fit in. Society has a picture of what the perfect weight is, and we all have gotten the message what that perfect weight is, haven’t…
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Are You Confused About How to Read Food Labels?
Are You Confused About How to Read Food Labels? My next live event will be held this coming Wednesday. The topic, by request from an attendee from my November event, is how to read food labels. I thought it was a great topic as there’s so much confusion and misinformation about how to read food labels. I wish I could say the confusion created by food companies is unintentional… The simple fact is that the front of a package is advertising. It’s marketing, and what most people don’t realize is that it doesn’t have to be specific or really be the truth. The front of the package or box can scream…
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How to Avoid the Health Risks of Yo-Yo Dieting
What are the Health Risks of Yo-Yo Dieting and How Does Chronic Dieting Affect You? How does chronic dieting affect you and what are the health risks of yo-yo dieting? Have you given this question any thought? When dieting becomes part of who you are, you’ll find yourself caught up in yo-yo dieting. Some people think yo-yo dieting is what happens when someone loses a lot of weight, gains it back and then loses it again. Yo-yo dieting is actually repeatedly losing weight regardless of the amount. If you lose five pounds, gain it back, then lose it again, that’s yo-yo dieting. Any amount that’s lost and regained repeatedly qualifies…
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Chronic Dieting…has constant dieting become a part of your life?
Has Dieting Become Part of Who You Are? Are you Addicted to Chronic Dieting? Are you addicted to chronic dieting? Has dieting become part of who you are? Everywhere you turn, you see advice on how to lose weight. You see tried and true diets touted from the front covers of magazines. Fad diets are heralded as the next new weight loss miracle. You see these things because we live in a diet culture. If you put twenty people together in a room, the majority of them will have been on a diet or are currently on a diet. Dieting has become the new normal. As a result, it has…
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Apple Cider Vinegar…I Love It! See How It Can Help You Feel Healthier!
Apple Cider Vinegar These days you hear a lot about the benefits of using apple cider vinegar whether it’s as a diluted drink or used in salad dressing. A friend sent me an interesting article I thought you would enjoy. I can’t say the author’s experience jives with mine as I am a big fan of apple cider vinegar! In the article she wrote, ”Maybe I drank it too fast, but after each glass of ACV-infused water, I felt like I’d just eaten something gone bad… I’m not making the ACV-water blend part of my daily routine. Instead, I’ll be more likely to use it periodically to quell a Krispy Kreme…
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Cuisinart Work Bowl…my new kitchen toy is a great little machine!
Cuisinart Work Bowl I have to share my favorite new kitchen toy with you (my Cuisinart Work Bowl…) Actually, it’s a great piece of kitchen equipment, but it’s also fun to use, so that’s where the “toy” part kicks in. I do love my gadgets! I saw this one on Hubert Keller’s cooking show on Create a few weeks ago. You know when something catches your attention, you’re suddenly aware of it and see it everywhere? That’s what happened with this! There is a back story to the new gadget; Rob gave me a “Dutchie” for Christmas which is a large cast iron Dutch Oven. It wasn’t quite right, so…
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Plain Vanilla is Boring…or is it? Read on to find out what vanilla can do for you!
Vanilla is Boring… Is vanilla just vanilla… Vanilla is boring and plain…or is there more to it than we think? Vanilla has a lot of benefits you may not be aware of, and like so many foods, it’s not always easy to find it in its best form. Here are a few bits of information you may find surprising! The vanilla bean is the fruit of the vanilla plant, which is actually a climbing orchid and was discovered about 400 years ago in Mexico by the Spanish Conquistadores. Did you know that vanilla has powerful antioxidant properties? It does! In fact, it surpasses both blueberries and pomegranate juice in the…
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Broccoli – Easy and Tasty…It can be an amazing side dish!
Broccoli – Easy and Tasty I love broccoli; it’s good for you, so we eat it frequently. Always fresh, and always organic… My tastes are simple. I come from a family that ate a very bland English-style diet. Meat, chicken or fish, a very well cooked (or often overcooked) vegetable and potato or rice. No sauces, no spices. My husband Rob’s family ate a very Mediterranean diet. Lots of flavors, sauces and spices. Living and cooking with Rob has been a learning curve that continues to this day. Tonight, when I reinvented leftover soup that started as vegetarian two nights ago, became a salmon stew last night and then morphed…
