Even though I tested negative for celiac disease, I’ve been eating a gluten free diet for a few months now. I realized something a while ago – gluten and wheat just don’t work for me like they work for most people. I get bloated and puffy, and I don’t digest it very well. I seem [...]

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Sugar,  How do thy damage my health? Let me count the ways…
I gave a free sugar blues teleclass on Monday night, and on it I mentioned several ways that sugar can hurt your body and your health. From an article that I found on Mercola.com, here’s an excerpt of just 15 ways out of over [...]

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Do you obsess over healthy food? I know quite a few people who fall into this trap. It’s becoming more common as Americans become overly focused on getting healthier through the perfect diet.
I was reading this article on orthorexia yesterday and thinking about this issue. How ironic that some of us are falling prey to [...]

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Fall is here, and that means it’s time for the Fall Cleanse! For those of you who have never experienced the joy of fall cleansing, let me tell you a little bit about it.
Cleansing was one of the ways that I started getting into holistic healing. When I did my first cleanse a few years [...]

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Cravings can make even the healthiest eaters go off track and indulge
in foods that can make us feel tired, sluggish or unwell. When you’re
feeling “bad” and want a treat, what do you do? Here are four simple
tips you can use to control your cravings:
1. Identify the missing link – what are you really craving? Your [...]

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When you want to change a habit (for example kicking sugar), one of the most important things you need to change is the way you think. Your beliefs are what drive your actions on a daily basis. Your beliefs influence the words you say, the things you tell yourself regularly, the self talk that you [...]

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How much sugar are you getting in your afternoon snack or breakfast cereal? Sure, you know how many grams because it says on the side of the box, but what does it really mean? How many teaspoons of the sweet stuff are you really getting in your system?
SugarStacks.com shows you by reviewing common foods and [...]

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A new report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation showed that Americans are getting fatter. In 31 states, more than 25% of adults are obese. In 1991, no state had more than a 20 percent obesity rate. Today, the only state that doesn’t is Colorado, at 18.9 percent.
In addition, [...]

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