Everything You Need To Know About Alcohol and Weight Loss

Posted by Staff on 7/31/2021 to Diet / Weight

Are you trying to get to a healthier weight level? Ever wonder where drinking fits in with your fitness and health goals?

If you are like me, It took me a long time to figure out that I too, was unknowingly sabotaging my own efforts.

This article is from Vanessa Risetto MS, RD, CDN - a registered dietician, 6 months sober and looking at the research.

It's a fascinating and easy read that will help give you some wisdom surrounding alcohol and weight loss. Research is clear that heavy drinkers are likely to lose weight upon quitting, The research is not so clear on moderate drinkers.

Vanessa gives some tips for stopping or moderating Alcohol as part of your weight loss journey.

Alcohol Is Made Up of Selfish Calories
Alcohol Can Hinder Weight Loss, But Not for the Reasons You Think
It’s Possible to Drink Alcohol with Health Goals
Bottom Line: Drinking Alcohol (or Not) Can Be a Part of Your Weight Loss Journey

Click the green READ MORE button to get a super helpful summary of the article.

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5 Creative Ways to Take More Control of Your Health and Happiness

Posted by on 1/27/2021 to Diet / Weight

We all want to live healthier, and we all tend to hear the same advice over and over again. You know you need to exercise and eat right, but what you may not know is that there are simpler ways to take better care of your health. From your mind down to your toes, here are five super simple wellness tips that anyone can use to look and feel their best.

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What Do We Eat?

Posted by LLoyed Lasley on 11/16/2020 to Diet / Weight

Diet is only one aspect of human health. Clean water, lots of it, for drinking and bathing, is essential. Regular activity and movement, whether exercise or work, is necessary and natural for sustaining health. Humans are social and need interaction with people. Getting enough sleep (and rest), enough light (but not too much), continuing to challenge the mind, overcoming problems from the past, having fun, feeling connected with Nature or God, finding meaning and purpose all contribute to the big picture of human health.

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Iron Deficiency - The trouble with iron

Posted by Christopher LaVoie on 10/10/2019 to Diet / Weight

Too Long Didn't Read - Iron is important, if you don't get enough in your diet you can become anemic.

Iron is needed to move oxygen through the blood.

Signs and symptoms of iron deficiency anemia

Fatigue

Low tolerance to exercise

Paleness around eyes, skin, nails, and gums

Loud heartbeat may be present in the severe cases

There are usually no signs in the early stages

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Mediterranean Diet Helps Keep People "Genetically Young'

Posted by Administrator on 12/3/2014 to Diet / Weight

More and more research continues to repeatedly confirm the importance of our diet in maintaining health and vitality. "Although it's not clear exactly what makes it so good, its key components - an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as poultry and fish, rather than lots of red meat, butter and animal fats - all have well documented beneficial effects on the body. Foods rich in vitamins appear to provide a buffer against stress and damage of tissues and cells. And it appears from this latest study that a Mediterranean diet helps protect our DNA." The article is a short easy read.

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Is 'Slow and Steady' Weight Loss Really the Best Approach?

Posted by Administrator on 10/16/2014 to Diet / Weight

New study suggests that slow or fast weight loss has no bearing on long term success.

In fact people who lose weight faster are more likely to stick to their diets.

Weight gain after the diets is likely a return to poor food habits afterwards.

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