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Depression and Menopause- Can the right foods help?
Depression and Menopause Let’s begin our discussion of depression and menopause by acknowledging that the target market for antidepressants is women. The antidepressant industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. Is it any wonder why doctors prescribe them so liberally rather than discuss diet, supplements, exercise, hormone balancing, etc.? Doctors who practice allopathic, or mainstream medicine are not schooled in nutrition. The definition of allopathic medicine is “mainstream medical use of pharmacologically active agents or physical interventions to treat or suppress symptoms or pathophysiologic processes of diseases or conditions”. Not a vegetable in sight… If these doctors are required to take one or two courses on the subject of food and nutrition while…
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Sugar and Depression…how sugar can shrink your brain
Sugar and Depression… Are you struggling with depression? Do you know someone who is depressed or who takes anti-depressants? There’s actually a link between sugar and depression. How much sugar do you eat? Did you know that people who consume diets high in sugar and simple carbohydrates are more likely to become depressed? It’s true! Sugar is the enemy of your body and your mind. It’s so unfair that it tastes so good. I love it too; but I know it doesn’t love me back. It doesn’t serve my body or my mind to eat it. We have choices, and as difficult and as challenging as it may be, we…
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Statins and Depression
Statins and depression… Statins and depression….Are the statins you’ve been told will lower your cholesterol making you depressed? If you struggle with depression, you want to do anything you can do to help control it. Believe me, I know. I lived with depression for decades. Statins are being called into question relative to the epidemic of depression we are experiencing in this country. Did you know that over 20% of women in the U.S. in their 40s and 50s are taking anti-depressants? When you read the studies about statins and depression, most of the negative press is about how they affect women’s moods, aggression, etc. I can tell you from…
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All About Garlic – Learn from Lidia
Mmmm…Garlic! In the video below, Lidia Bastianich gives us the run down on garlic. It’s worth the minute or so to learn about this wonderful food from her. If you check out my recipes for main and side dishes, you’ll notice that most of them have garlic as an ingredient. That’s because it’s so good for you! Lidia Bastianich is my favorite chef. I’ve learned so much from watching her. No drama, just great common sense cooking all the time. I love that! Check out Lidia’s Common Sense Italian Cooking cookbook. I think you’ll enjoy her as much as I do. Helping you achieve Major Wellness in your life! Cheryl…
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Flu Shot
Flu Shot? Skip it… “The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.” This headline comes from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). The CDC has frankly never produced evidence to support this claim. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) covered up the flu vaccine’s ineffectiveness for older adults. In a large study, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers followed 7,000 people over eight consecutive flu seasons. New studies show that if you get your flu shot every year, you get no benefits from being a repeat customer. In fact, the only people who benefit at all from a flu shot are those…
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Flourless Brownie Recipe… You won’t even leave a crumb behind!
Flourless Brownie Recipe Did you know brownies were created here in the U.S. at the end of the 19th century? I used to love brownies and miss them as a chocolaty treat these days. I just found this flourless brownie recipe from Sugar-Free Mom (picture is above) that I am going to try and wanted to share. The only change I will make is to use 72% Chocolate I buy from Trader Joe’s and eliminate the stevia which I don ‘t use. Here’s the recipe below…Let me know if you make any changes and how you like it! Helping You Achieve Major Wellness in Your Life! Cheryl Major, CNWC …
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In memory of Geoff Hoff…
In Memory of Geoff Hoff… I knew Geoff Hoff longer than I’ve known anyone else online. He led the “Red Group” I was in when I signed up for Pat O’Bryan’s course: “Wow! This is Easy!” back in 2010 or thereabouts… Along with learning, Wow!…this isn’t easy… it’s a lot of work, I also learned that Geoff was a remarkably patient, earnest and caring person. Later, I reconnected with Geoff through Connie Ragen Green. I joined his Wednesday night call and met several other great people through him who were also developing online businesses, and learned so much. He became my techie go-to guru person; I depended upon him to…
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Vitamin D and Depression – the positive effect of vitamin D on your mood
Vitamin D and Depression…The Positive Effects of Vitamin D on Your Mood I just realized I ran out of Vitamin D which is what prompted this post. As someone who struggled with depression for decades (please note the past tense used here), I am acutely aware of the effect that vitamin D plays on mood, sadness and depression. Studies have shown a link between vitamin D deficiency and mood. Vitamin D is a vitamin our body produces but does not store. In fact, each day we need a source of vitamin D or we will become deficient in that vitamin. The good news is that getting enough vitamin D…
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Hunger Hormones… did you even know you have them?
Understanding Hunger Hormones Hunger hormones… did you know that we actually have hunger hormones? One hormone’s purpose is to increase our appetite and make us eat, while another hormone primarily works to decrease our appetite. Would you like to be ‘ordering’ a few more of those? Our hunger hormones are Ghrelin and Leptin, and the majority of us have never even heard of these little ‘critters’. What follows is designed to give you a better understanding of your body’s hunger hormones which will actually help you better manage your weight. Leptin and Ghrelin Ghrelin Ghrelin is a hormone that increases your appetite. It’s released in the stomach and has the…
