Your body uses fat to protect itself from toxins. The more toxins you accumulate, the more fat you have. Carrie Louise Daenell, ND wrote a great article, featured on the American Association of Naturopathic Physicans website, explaining how toxins make you fat. When you carry toxins—excess stress hormone and inflammation—your body seeks to […]
I tried to share this Thanksgiving Makeover Infographic with my husband last night, and it didn’t go very well! He read the first sentence regarding the massive amount of calories he would consume on Thanksgiving day and then slammed the laptop shut. He didn’t want to know the consequences this binge eating day […]
Have you ever heard that your weight has 90% to do with food and 10% to do with exercise? Think of it this way…all the complaints and excuses we make about exercise really don’t matter so much! It’s very important to get exercise because of its many health benefits. But, when it comes […]
Send to Kindle I can’t even imagine the thought of a garden-ripe tomato without a little cracked black pepper. Now it turns out that the flavorful flecks contain a pungent ingredient that may target fat cells. Bonus! According to Web M.D., the same ingredient in black pepper that makes you sneeze may help keep […]
