Category: Tips

Why Eating Dark Chocolate is a Great Stress Reducing Food During a Crisis

Eating dark chocolate has been linked to improved cognition, better mood, better cardiovascular health, and stress reduction. Exactly how, why and how much chocolate do we need to eat to experience these benefits? The good news is it doesn’t take much. If you are a chocolate lover to start, then you are already familiar with… Read more »

5 Effective Ways to Curb Sugar Cravings That Really Work

When people crave sugar, they tend to reach for simple carbs like candy, cookies, or ice cream. If you swap those empty calories for high nutrient dense snacks, they will stop your sugar cravings in its tracks. The best thing to do is manage your sugar cravings efficiently rather than try to make them go… Read more »

Thyroid Enhancing Foods vs. Thyroid Suppressing Foods. How do they impact your Metabolism?

Your thyroid is butterfly-shaped gland located in your neck. This gland is responsible for several essential bodily functions, including regulating metabolism, mood, energy, heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. The thyroid produces Thyroxine which is producing thyroid hormones.   However, when the thyroid is underactive (or produces too little thyroid hormone) regular function can suffer, weight fluctuates,… Read more »

Understanding Your Metabolism: A Key Element in Achieving Successful Weight Loss Goals

Understanding Your Metabolism: A Key Element in Achieving Successful Weight Loss Goals I’m sure you’ve heard the term “metabolic typing” and thought, this sounds, complex, or scientific and for whatever reason, shied away from learning about it.. Well as it turns out, knowing whether you are a fast oxidizer, or a slow oxidizer, will end… Read more »

Quick And Healthy Superbowl Snacks

A new study shows that the Super Bowl can be deadly. When analyzing data from the last three decades of Super Bowl Sundays, it was discovered that 15 percent more people died in LA during the two-week period after the Rams lost an intense match against the Pittsburgh Steelers than the same period when the… Read more »