You know that vegetables can help you lose weight and avoid chronic diseases. Yet most people probably still aren’t eating enough of them. If you need a little motivation to get your share, here are four surprising reasons to increase your vegetable intake: They fight bloat Vegetables can help you look leaner by counteracting bloat caused by salt. Vegetables are rich in both potassium and water, which help flush excess sodium out of the body
Adapted from Kris Gunnars There are many ridiculous myths in nutrition. The idea that losing weight is all about calories and willpower is one of the worst. The truth is… sugar and highly processed junk foods can be addictive, just like drugs. Here are 10 ways sugar and junk food are similar to abusive drugs. Junk Foods Flood The Brain With Dopamine Sugar and highly processed junk foods can have the same effect as drugs of abuse. Junk Foods Can
Discussion about healthy eating tends to focus on what we eat. Much less attention is paid to the question of how we eat it. Yet a growing body of research suggests that changing our attitudes and practices around meals and mealtime rituals may be every bit as important as obsessing over what it is we actually put in our mouths. Mindful eating (also known as intuitive eating), a concept with its roots in Buddhist teachings,
Hippocrates said ‘ Let food be thy medicine’. He wasn’t talking of a burger. But rather, organic, fresh, locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. Lets take a look at a few foods that are good for us. Broccoli The “King” of health vegetables. Loaded with vitamins such as B-6,A, folic acid, and K also full of minerals like potassium and calcium. Broccoli, along with cauliflower and cabbage, also has unique cancer-fighting properties, activated by phytochemicals indole-3-carbinol and sulforaphane. Flaxseeds
Salads are good for us. Actually, very good for us. But add a couple of tablespoons of store-bought dressing to a bowlful of fresh, organic ingredients, and the benefits are completely lost. Even if the bottle label says ‘Natural’ or something equally enticing. Lets see why. 1. Pick up any salad dressing bottle and you’ll likely see canola oil, soybean oil, and/or vegetable oil as the main ingredients. These oils are extremely processed, rich in inflammation-promoting