Healthy weight loss can be a heavy topic. If you’ve been carrying around an extra 20 pounds or more, you’re literally sick and tired of trying to lighten your load. If you have an event coming up, you’re probably in a hurry to slip off those last few pounds. That’s normal, and there are plenty …
Healthy weight loss can be a heavy topic. If you’ve been carrying around an extra 20 pounds or more, you’re literally sick and tired of trying to lighten your load. If you have an event coming up, you’re probably in a hurry to slip off those last few pounds. That’s normal, and there are plenty …
Did you know that 70% of men and 57% of women in the U.S. are either overweight or obese? Does the higher ratio of men to women surprise you? It might not be such a surprise when you consider that research has shown that many men won’t get the help they need to lose weight. …
Did you know that 70% of men and 57% of women in the U.S. are either overweight or obese? Does the higher ratio of men to women surprise you? It might not be such a surprise when you consider that research has shown that many men won’t get the help they need to lose weight. …
Fad diets. Calories in. Calories out. Big claims. All these diets come with big claims, but you aren’t getting results. If you are one of the 60% of American adults who struggle with obesity or one of the 45 million Americans who diet each year, then you may be stuck in a cycle that isn’t …
Weight Loss: Addressing Hormones and Your Metabolism Read More »
February 23, 2017 0 Comments By Brenda Briscoe, LMT By some estimates, more than 80 percent of people who lose weight, regain all of it back in about two years, with many packing on even more pounds, known as the Yo-Yo Diet Cycle. Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles, analyzed 31 long-term diet studies …
Too much stress in your life doesn’t just affect your mental well being, it wreaks havoc on your body and could lead to symptoms mirroring those of hypothyroidism. Types of Stress Stress comes in a number of ways, some impacting us more than others and at different times in our lives. At some point in …
I have to admit for several years now, I have been resistant to personally doing intermittent fasting. I have a fairly stressful, fulfilled life as a nutritionist in practice and as a CEO of two companies. To be honest, I felt that intermittent fasting would be too hard on my cortisol and leptin control. But, …
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Intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone. As mentioned in my previous blogs on this topic, those with adrenal fatigue and poor insulin control cannot jump into intermittent fasting overnight. It takes a skilled plan to move you from feeding frequency to control blood sugar — the often quoted three meals and two snacks a day to …
Intermittent fasting can be used for weight loss and several hundred studies over the years show that in addition to inducing weight loss, it can improve immune regulation, slow the aging process and induce autophagy (degradation) of decayed and damaged cells. Intermittent fasting may work for some but there are caveats to starting a program …
Intermittent Fasting – Types of Intermittent Fasting Read More »
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