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"I know what to do, I just need to do it." ...

It’s that time of year again when people take meaningful stock of their lives and the year that they have just endured. Many are ready to turn a new leaf after thoughtful reflection and repose; invariably, their health, once again, becomes a priority. For many, that means their weight. Most know which foods are health promoting and which ones are not, yet struggle to eat the former and eschew the latter while nonchalantly saying, “I know what to do…I just need to do it.”

"I know what to do, I just need to do it."
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Menopause and Weight Gain

It has become commonplace for women to place the blame for their increased weight squarely on the shoulders of menopause. In doing so, they rely not on the stack of peer-reviewed publications concluding otherwise, but on their unwillingness to outwardly recognize that they entered perimenopause overweight or obese.They have become more sedentary (or continue to do the same level of fitness activity that they have done for years), or simply — and more often than not — consume more calories than their body now requires. Many feel as though they have no chance to lose weight because they are ‘in menopause’. This is simply not true.

Menopause and Weight Gain
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Nutrition Notes from Noah

Noah is almost 16. And despite he once being an outdoor cat, he now spends about 23 hours a day inside sound asleep. The other hour is spent contemplating and talking with me about nutrition. I am merely his writer and this is his first entry on the web.

Nutrition Notes from Noah
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COVID-19? Common Cold? Flu? Allergies?

COVID-19? Common Cold? Flu? Allergies?

COVID-19? Common Cold? Flu? Allergies?
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Binge Eating and Addiction

Binge Eating and Addiction affects millions of individuals. This one is for you...

Binge Eating and Addiction

Coconut Oil: A Darling After All These Years?

Coconut Oil: A Darling After All These Years?

Since the '80s, coconut oil has been getting a bad rap in large part because it contains saturated fat.  As the story had been told, saturated fat meant it contributed to clogged arteries and increased cardiovascular risk.  But much of what we thought we knew then hasn't panned out, and coconut oil looks to be a prime example of how better studies over time offer greater clarity on what this well-liked oil actually does once inside the body, not to mention the remarkable flavor it adds to baking and quick stir-frys.

M&M's Drop Their Dye

M&M's Drop Their Dye

Mars, the conglomerate manufacturer of M&Ms, Skittles, Starbursts, and Life Savers, announced late last week it will no longer use artificial colorings in any of their over 100 products.* This includes chocolates, drinks, gum, and foods. The use of synthetic dyes that brightens the shellacked candy coatings, or alters the coloring of Uncle Ben's rice will be phased out over the next five years and replaced with plant-based colorings.