You all know that I love Green Smoothies. The beauty of green smoothies and a plant based diet in general, is that you can eat as much as you want until you are full. Now I’m talking about an eating regime based on whole, natural foods. This can be a tough concept for many people […]
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The Top 4 Reasons You Should Avoid Fast Food
Quick, easy, and economical, fast food is around every corner. With mouth watering smells wafting through the air, the temptation to go in for a quick meal seems too difficult to resist. Do a little research first, and consider the high price a body might pay for a cheap meal. Here are my top reasons […]
What is the Master Cleanse and Why Should I Avoid it?
The master cleanse is an extremely severe fasting program. It’s also known to be a detox program. It is not a DIET. Most guides or books on the subject ask a person who starts this program needs to commit at least 10 days but some suggest up to 40 days (40 days is crazy). […]
When it comes to nutrition, Doctors always don’t know it all.
If you depend on the medical establishment alone to help you understand how to eat healthy, you may come up short. It is well known from recent research that physicians don’t receive many hours of training on nutrition. “In 2004, the authors surveyed all 126 US medical schools on this topic and 106 of them […]
Petra lost 40 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Petra lost 40 pounds by eating clean nutrition and exercising. “I want to submit my “transformation” pictures. I have released 40lbs over the past 2 yrs and never gained any back. No yo-yoing, just clean nutrition and EXERCISE! NO SUCH THING AS A SNACK! every time I put something […]
Qui lost 106 pounds
Update: Qui wrote in to share what’s she’s been doing since she shared her story of losing over 100 pounds 4 years ago. She gained some of weight back, but after being diagnosed with PCOS she understood why she’d experienced rapid weight gain and what changes she needed to make to release the pounds. I was featured in […]
Ebony has lost 50 pounds
Today’s Featured Success Story: Ebony has lost 50 pounds since May 2011. As of May 2011, I was 217 lbs. I took a Nutrition Course online that helped me calculate my calorie intake! We had a semester long journal of all of the foods we would eat on a daily basis. I used drink alcohol […]
