BY SAMARA FELESKY-HUNT, FOR THE CALGARY HERALD It is always better to eat whole berries than to take supplements that contain isolated compounds from them, since the fruits’ most powerful components may not yet be realized. Anthocyanins give many red, blue and purple fruits and vegetables their colour. These phytonutrients act as antioxidants to help [...]
Question: I’m trying to lose weight, and I don’t want to nibble on raw carrots all day. What can I eat and still lose weight? You are not alone. Most people don’t know where to begin when it comes to nutrition and fat loss. Many think that the answer to losing body fat is cutting [...]
Myth #7 – Juice Detoxes, Smoothies and Diet Sodas are Effective Weight-Loss Tools In our hunter-gatherer days, “we didn’t have a lot of liquids with calories, explains Dr. Caroline Apovian, an obesity researcher at Boston University. As a result, our bodies today interpret beverages as having fewer calories than they actually do and find them [...]
Here’s the link to this great article I found: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2KsQwF/planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/sixtysixthings-growhome-containers-withoutgarden.html Growing your own food is exciting, not only because you get to see things grow from nothing into ready-to-eat fruits and veggies, but you also don’t have to worry about the pesticides they might contain, and you definitely cut down on the miles they—and you—have [...]
With my 40th birthday fast approaching (oh the horror!) I’ve come to understand more clearly what my older clients were trying to explaining to me 10-years ago. Nowadays, when I wake in the morning I get the symphony of clicks and pops when getting out of bed. Refusing to accept that I’m now considered middle-aged myself [...]
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