If there's one thing that Doctor Ridley can convince you of, it would be to STOP eating and drinking High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)! In this video, she references a study done by researchers at Princeton University. It confirms that rats gained weight [...]
Frighteningly, there are chemicals that can make you gain weight even though you don’t eat them at all! Flame retardant chemicals are a good example. Many mattresses and couches, along with other common household items (carpet padding, foam cushions, polyester bedding and clothing, [...]
One really good reason to read the list of ingredients on your food – and to stay away from “foods” containing things you can’t pronounce – is the prevalence of hidden chemicals that can lead to weight gain and other health problems. Monosodium [...]
Did you know that, in a way, you have two brains? Because there is such a large network of nerve cells in the gastrointestinal system, or “gut,” it is often referred to as the “second brain.” The gut contains more neurons than either [...]
Kick those bad habits and replace with better ones! There’s a far better way of looking and feeling fantastic than to go to the expense and discomfort of surgery. Instead of going under the knife and ending up looking like a [...]
Your thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland, weighing about 1-2 ounces, located below the front of your throat (right below the Adam’s apple in men). It is an incredibly important part of your endocrine system. Hypothyroidism means the thyroid is not functioning at [...]
If you’ve tried to lose weight but haven’t been very successful, or worse, you lost it, only to gain it all back, chances are you aren’t going about it in a healthy way. Many popular diets recommend that you eat very few calories [...]
University of Missouri researchers found that eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety (the feeling that you’ve recently eaten and don’t yet need to eat again) and reduces hunger throughout the day. The researchers also found, using MRI brain [...]
Losing weight, by itself, does not magically restore good health. People who are overweight tend to be reaping the consequences of an overall unhealthy lifestyle, malnutrition, toxicity, excess stress, submission to a sick food industry, and disconnection with nature. While it is certainly [...]
Just as yo-yo dieting is bad for weight loss, having an on-again, off-again relationship with working out is not good for your health. Stay on track with these tips. Work out like crazy. Slack off. Work out like crazy. Slack off. Sound familiar? [...]
