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Category: well being
The Zen of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”
With this keen understanding of how to help people better know themselves, Marie Kondo’s career has become legend.
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What Are Legumes?
The sum of all of this information is that, for most of us, eating legumes is a healthy and smart thing to do in our quest to be the best we can be.
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Getting in the Flow
Together, let’s explore more about the psychology of “flow.”
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Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Your Body – Beating Sugar Addiction
What health consequences does high fructose corn syrup have for us?
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Is Honey Better for You Than Sugar? Beating Sugar Addiction
As we’ve seen many times before, the closer you get to food as nature has packaged it, the more healthful it is.
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Type 3 Diabetes – Beating Sugar Addiction
Even people with elevated blood sugar levels, though not technically diabetic, may experience cognitive decline.
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Top Snacks with Little Added Sugar – Beating Sugar Addiction
Dark chocolate contains flavonoid antioxidants, the chemical linked to arresting the development of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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Insulin’s Role In Beating Sugar Addiction
We were once told that no matter the source of sugars in your diet, even from the sugars naturally occurring in foods like produce and dairy, the body treats it all the same.
That is not true.
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Sugar Content in Alcoholic Beverages – Beating Sugar Addiction
Does limiting sugar intake mean that the glass of wine you enjoy at dinnertime is now “off the table?”
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Comparing Sugar Content – Beating Sugar Addiction
Weight in the belly is associated with increased risk of heart attack, diabetes, cancer. That’s reason enough to kick sugar addiction.
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Coconut and Canola Oils: Healthy or Not?
All heat-processed oils contain low levels of trans-fats, even olive oil. But, canola oil has two to four times more of these trans-fats than olive oil.
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Reasons Why You Should Beat Your Sugar Addiction
There’s so much to talk about, let’s take 30 days to do it! Please feel free to add comments and suggestions, highs and lows, whatever you are thinking, as we break our sugar addiction together!
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Why You Should Watch “Dietland”
Dietland delves into sexual violation and exploitation of females, and the story is not pretty.
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Protein and Produce after 2 p.m. : Incorporating the MIND Diet into Low Carb Living
It is possible to be happy eating only protein and produce after 2 p.m. It just takes some planning.
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Grow Your Own Edible Flowers for Health and Beauty
Edible flowers are not just for decoration, and not made of pure sugar. These are the real deal.
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What’s the Deal with Himalayan Salt Lamps?
As long as you don’t expect medical miracles from this natural sculpture, enjoy the pleasant mood that it creates!
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A Fresh and Satisfying Greek Couscous Salad
You’ve heard a lot about how Mediterranean foods are good for you. Not only are they beneficial to your physical health, but for fighting off cognitive decline as we age.
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Kale and Broccoli Salads: Two Salads Made My Day
Kale and broccoli are loaded with nutrients, much more so than a typical dinner salad. The trick to making both enjoyable is cutting them to the proper size.
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Homemade Granola
Anyone for Homemade Granola? After learning about what is in processed foods, I have been on a quest to clean up what we eat as best I can. That means making more foods from scratch and that’s fine by me. Granola is one of those foods I’ve always bought packaged. Now, I wonder why? It’s so…
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Greek Lentil Soup
Tired of Lenten fish frys? (or, maybe you never liked them.) One recipe that I think hits the spot at this time of year is Greek Lentil Soup. My mother-in-law gave me this recipe. And, lucky you, I’m willing to share! (This post was originally published on January 18, 2018 and has been updated.) Lentil…
