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The Real Happy Meal
January 3, 2012
by Optimum Wellness
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We are blessed with bio-chemical individuality. To a certain extent you need to be somewhat of an adventurer and investigator to discover what feeds you best. Keeping a food journal along with how you feel physically and emotionally can certainly help you discover which foods really work for you and which ones make you a little crazy, cranky or just plain uncomfortable.
Thanksgiving Day and Day-After Meal Plan Ideas (with Recipes)
November 8, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 2 Comments
Our Thanksgiving Menu offering is meant to serve as a supportive guide. Feel free to use it exactly as it is, or improvise with your traditional offerings, being extremely mindful of portion control, excess sodium, sugar, fat and all that “stuff” that typically goes along with the holiday. We would encourage you to skip the [...]
Your Metabolic Best For The New Year
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 CommentsWelcome to the New Year! It is an auspicious time to set goals and visualize a new you. I am going to encourage you to avoid the phrase “going on a diet.’ Dieting may help you lose a little weight but when you go back to your regular way of eating the pounds usually creep back on.
The Obesity Epidemic
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 CommentsAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 1 billion adults are overweight (at least 300 million classified as obese). In children, the numbers are equally, if not more, disturbing.
Sugar Alternative: Everything You Wanted to Know
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 1 CommentThe temptation of sweets and goodies, cakes and candies surround us all the time. It’s like a constant seduction. While most of us know that we need to limit our intake of sugar for obvious health reasons (to prevent diabetes and obesity for example), we may not always know the many different disguises of sugar and how sweeteners sneak into so many of our everyday foods.
Some Very Sweet Tips For Losing Weight
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 Comments
According to researchers from Cornell University, you can use your sweet cravings to your advantage. How? Add more fruit to your diet. Fruit is a natural source of vitamins, minerals and plant phytochemicals (antioxidants). Fruit is naturally low in sodium, high in fiber and higher in water content than most grains and starches.
Soft Drinks Not So Subtle
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 CommentsHave you ever wondered why sugary, carbonated beverages are called soft drinks? They really aren’t soft at all. In fact, recent research published in the Journal of Epidemiological and Community Health, showed that most cans
Opting Out Of The Clean Plate Club
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 CommentsAs a parent, I’ve been guilty in the past of encouraging my kids to participate in the clean plate club. This is when we convince our children to eat everything we put on their plate. Now research is showing us that by doing this, we may be encouraging our kids to overeat.
Obesity and Liver Disease
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 CommentsDr. James Rouse says obesity increases the risk of developing one or more chronic and possibly life-threatening diseases, like liver disease.
Obesity and overweight are major health problems all over the world; especially in the United States, where approximately 300,000 people lose their lives as a consequence of [...]
More Reasons to Eat Slowly
March 23, 2010 by Optimum Wellness 0 CommentsA recent study from Osaka University in Japan determined that people who eat fast are three times more likely to be overweight as slow eaters. Those people in the study who ate quickly until they were full were more likely to be fat than those who ate slowly and stopped before they felt really full.
