Posts Tagged "healthy weight"
It’s A Skinny, Ultra, Sugar Free, Low Carb Margarita
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Read MoreFive Common Food Allergies
Many of us react badly to foods. They make us sick to our stomach or give us digestive issues. However, some people have more severe allergies to food which are actually much less common. Here are five of the more common food items people can be allergic to. Nuts: While nut allergies are not the most common food allergy, they are often the most known because they are the most severe. People with severe nut allergies must be especially careful because they will often react not only to nuts, but also foods that have been prepared in the same facility as nuts. They can react to very small amounts and can have reactions from nut residue transferred from...
Read MoreBenefits of Starting Your Own Herb Garden
Here in New England it’s the time of year where all the nursery’s are putting out their annuals, perennials, seeds and tress. I don’t know about you but it gets me thinking maybe I might have a green thumb and try to plant something. Then I think, I ‘m fairly lucky that I have kept 3 plants alive. Let me just add these plants are like 10+ years old. So I have ever reason to be a product plant mamma. Now.. when I think of getting a green thumb, I also think small like herbs. If you go to the spice section in the grocery store, you will see many types of herbs. I am the queen of spice and I see many spices that I could probably grow. Herb...
Read MoreLose the Weight, Not the Muscle, with More Protein
You know how it is with regular dieting—your long-lost skinny jeans make a temporary reappearance only to be retired to the back of your closet six months later. This frustrating scenario of weight cycling is all too familiar for most people. Although decreased motivation and will-power greatly contribute to “falling off the wagon”, weight regain is also influenced by biological changes in the body in response to decreased intake of energy or calories. The main biological reason for weight regain is a slowing metabolism. A reduction in calorie intake can make the body become very efficient and work to conserve energy. Unfortunately, this means you are burning fewer...
Read MoreMarch Fitness Madness
I love this time of year. It signals that warmer weather is coming and the National college basketball tournament is starting. Good friends and I have been playing along with the March Madness brackets for years. It’s so fun guessing who’s going to be the Cinderella story and what sure thing team will fall first. The first weekend of the March Madness tournament I”m glued to the TV with my bracket sheet. My husband tells me I need to get new school and look my tournament brackets on my phone or ipad, but I like paper. I like highlighting my winners and crossing on my losers with black marker. This who event got me thinking what if during the March...
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