Whole Foods Fridays – Dahl Fit for A Saint I created Whole Food Friday posts to show you that healthy food can be delicious! Each post will give you a recipe or a recipe idea and the health conditions it will help treat! My goal is to help you making healthy living and eating easy! […]
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Have you ever experienced several nights where you are not getting enough sleep? Weight gain could be due to not getting enough sleep. Sleep deprivation causes hormonal imbalances increasing ghrelin and leptin causing weight gain Your mind is racing about all the things you have to do. Or you wake up and lay there with
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Whole Foods Fridays – Braised Chicken with Artichokes and Olives I created Whole Food Friday posts to show you that healthy food can be delicious! Each post will give you a recipe or a recipe idea and the health conditions it will help treat! My goal is to help you making healthy living and eating
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Whole Foods Fridays – Healthy Breakfast When Traveling Does eating out when you are traveling cause you stress? Are you worried that you can’t make healthy choices when you are on vacation? You don’t have to worry you can eat healthy by understanding a few basic rules. Here they are: Eat a hearty breakfast to
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Whole Foods Fridays – A Taste of Costa Rica I created Whole Food Friday posts to show you that healthy food can be delicious! Each post will give you a recipe or a recipe idea and the health conditions it will help treat! My goal is to help you making healthy living and eating easy!
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Have you had times during your day when you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Perhaps the thought runs through your mind, “ I need to take a break!” That is exactly what you should do! When we are stressed we are more likely to speak aggressively or with anger, we have more anxiety and we
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Whole Food Friday – Let’s talk breakfast! Do you have eggs in your pantry? If you have eggs you have a quick yet filling meal waiting for you. One of my favorite suggestions for anyone that likes eggs is to create a frittata or scrambled eggs. It is a great way to start or end
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Did you know that stress causes you to gain weight? I know that might seem obvious if you are a stress eater who tends to overeat when you are dealing with stressful situations. I am not talking about stress eating, which is overeating causing extra calories and extra pounds. I’m talking about the stress hormones
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have-stress-busting-antioxidants-in-diet Are you on the go, go go and don’t have time to take a break? Are you too busy and stressed to do stress-relieving activities? I have good news for you. The foods that you eat every day can help you manage your stress! Many of your favorite foods are packed with stress-relieving vitamins,
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It is true! It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about mental, emotional or physical stress, our body responds the same way by releasing hormones. These hormones are called epinephrine or adrenaline and cortisol. When we are dealing with an isolated stressful event, we can have a very brief rise in blood sugar levels which
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