Our digestive tract responds to our thoughts. This is why many refer to the stomach as the “second brain.” When you’re upset or worried about fear, your stomach will let you know in no uncertain terms that it’s time to calm down. That is why it is important to know some essential steps to solve…
Category: Health Fitness
Metamucil for weight loss
Metamucil is a great product with enormous health benefits. From lowering cholesterol to controlling blood sugar levels, Metamucil is much more than just a supplement to aid in defecation. But the only area where Metamucil isn’t great is weight loss. Due to the many benefits that Metamucil brings, the natural inclination would be to think…
Steps to serve wine for restaurant servers
Why learn to serve wine correctly? If you have ever bought a bottle of wine from a good restaurant, you may have noticed that the waiter not only opens the cork and serves you a glass, but goes through a specific process of opening the bottle, allowing the buyer tastes the wine, then pour it…
Dietary Fiber: Is It Processed? "Fake" Is Fiber Added By Food Manufacturers Good For You?
American food manufacturers know that savvy, health-conscious consumers want more fiber. Consequently, they are adding fiber to just about anything that comes in a container. This includes ice cream, smoothies, yogurt, juices, snack bars, cookies, cakes, pastas, brownies, beverages, dietary supplements, and even jelly beans. The higher the grams of fiber, the better! A good…
But won’t eating chicken and fish lower my cholesterol?
Most people and many health experts believe that cholesterol will be lowered by substituting chicken, turkey, and fish for red meat. So instead of eating steak and potatoes for dinner, they switch their meal plan to chicken and potatoes. Instead of having a roast beef sandwich, they eat a turkey sandwich. Instead of eating a…
The four stages to ending a food addiction
Nowhere do the four stages of addiction come into play more strongly than when you resist changing a food-related habit that you self-medicate. For most of us, those foods are instant and easy to come by: bread, drink, dessert, or alcohol. For others it is fatty foods, and a lot of them. You can choose…
A downside of using Metamucil for weight loss
Metamucil has only one real downside when it comes to losing weight or managing it. As a fiber supplement, Metamucil is exceptional. It is a great way to add needed fiber to your diet. One tablespoon of Metamucil with real sugar provides 3 grams of dietary fiber. The recommended use is generally one rounded tablespoon…
What is the carbohydrate to protein ratio in the Medifast diet?
Someone recently emailed me asking “what is the carbohydrate to protein ratio in most medifast meals and also in the” lean and green food “that you are supposed to eat every day?” I didn’t know the answer to this question at the top of my head. So I set out to investigate it. What I…
Goodbye Belly Fat – Burn Belly Fat Quickly With These Unusual And Simple Fat Loss Exercises!
Say goodbye to belly fat. I will show you how to burn belly fat fast with some simple and unusual fat loss exercises. If you exercise a lot but don’t lose fat, READ THIS NOW! Bye Bye Belly Fat – Burns Belly Fat Quickly 1. Walk inclined with deep breathing To force your body to…
What to eat before bed
Most of you know how to get proper nutrition during the day, but what do you eat before bed? Common sense suggests that a balance of complex carbohydrates and protein is fine at this point, but I’m going to tell you more than that. I’m going to tell you exactly what to eat and what…