Help! – Don’t Do This Diet Mistake Like I Did!

Do Over Pls!

Doesn’t matter if you’re dieting or a weight loss post-op. There comes a time when you want some of those “never” foods that are forbidden to be within 500 yards of our caves. You know the ones. It could be sweets

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Crazy People Can Lose Weight Too

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Seriously now, don’t you think we’re all a bit crazy? I know that my stomach certainly didn’t make me eat all the food that resulted in being overweight. I might not be diagnosed with SMI (Serious Mental Illness) like, Schizophrenia, OCD, Panic Disorder, anxiety disorder, paranoia,

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Everyone has probably heard the terrible things that happen to lab rats when their subjected to large doses of the various sugar substitutes available just about everywhere and in every product. People are always asking if it’s ok to use sugar substitutes? Will I get Cancer? Will my brain

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Recently I was talking with a very good friend who likes to do a lot of baking. I asked specifically about her “Sugar free” pumpkin scones. She assured me that she added not sugar what so ever. She offered a small taste. They were so delicious and tasted just

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Sugar & Carbs

If you’re looking for a sure fire way of “deep sixing” your diet, then opening the closet and letting the sugar and carbs monsters out is the answer. All of us as kids remember dragging the covers over our heads because we were absolutely positive we had our very own personal

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Water! – The Best Drink

Young or old, physically fit, dieting or post-op weight loss surgery patient. All of us suffer from dehydration, often without even being aware of it. We can survive without food for weeks, but go without water for even one or two days and we are in serious trouble. We

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A new joint research study between the University of Michigan and the Argentina-based National Council of Science and Technology (CONICET) reveals new light on one of the most frustrating aspects of weight loss – why weight gain comes back so easily after diligently dieting for months.

The study, using mice found

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I’ve had the good fortune and opportunity to review one of the latest books published from Oxford University Textbooks – yes, “THE” Oxford University. The book is titled “Spirituality in Healthcare”. You can source it through www.oup.com .

This book is a MUST read for every professional in Healthcare. This book is different. It’s certainly

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So you have Type 2 diabetes and you’ve noticed you have more pain in places you never expected than other people seem to have. We’ll, it’s not your imagination! A recent study from the San Francisco VA Medical Center, the University of California, San Francisco and the Kaiser

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Antioxidant Fruit

My gosh, the title of this article seems intimidating. Not to worry! We’re taking this journey together and I need it simple (I already have my share of free radicals) so making it easy for me will hopefully benefit you. First and most importantly, you need to know there is a direct

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