De-stress and Get Thin

De-stress and Get Thin

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

These days, everyone’s stressed. Kids, traffic, gas prices, and work add up to a prescription for headaches and grinding teeth. Another side effect of stress is weight gain. How Stress Makes You Fat During ongoing stress, the body’s adrenal glands create more of the hormone cortisol than is normally needed….

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Are You Obsessed with Your Weight?

Are You Obsessed with Your Weight?

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

Before your first cup of coffee. Before even wiping the sleep form your eyes. The first thing many people do is step onto the scale to assess the damage from yesterday’s overindulgence, or to see if the extra 20 minutes of cardio paid off. Does this mean you are overly…

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How to Change Your Relationship with Food

How to Change Your Relationship with Food

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

by Sandra Petersen Food provides energy to the body, enabling it to efficiently carry out its functions. Many people abuse food, though, by having an unhealthy relationship with it. This food bondage leads to problems with obesity and serious medical conditions. What are the signs of an unhealthy relationship with…

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Best Foods to Fight Stress

Best Foods to Fight Stress

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

It is a fact of life that everyone experiences stress from time to time. The ability to manage stress helps dictate how healthy our lifestyle can be. Sometimes that stress management shows up in our diets. People often turn to “comfort foods” to ease their tension in the short term,…

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