by Andrea Southern | Nov 19, 2013 | All Health, Nutritional Health
For many years, we have been hearing conflicting advice about fats. We have been told that the only way to weight loss is by adhering to a low fat diet, to stop eating saturated fats because it will cause a heart attack, and it seems that the opinion on what fats are...
by Andrea Southern | Nov 14, 2013 | All Health, Weight issues
Losing weight is often a challenge, but with these helpful strategies, it can be made easier. PORTION SIZES: Controlling portion sizes is an important part of successful weight loss. Use a smaller dinner plate. This will decrease the amount of food served, but...
by Andrea Southern | Nov 14, 2013 | All Health, Nutritional Health
Sugar – children love it, adults love it. I don’t eat THAT much, so it can’t be TOO bad for me, and it gives me a great little “pick me up” when I have that mid afternoon slump. Sound familiar? How much sugar do we actually eat, and how bad is it really for us? When...
by Andrea Southern | Nov 7, 2013 | All Health, Digestive Health
Constipation – it’s something most of us have suffered from at various times. There is a tendency to just put up with it, maybe take a laxative and forget about it. But it is important to understand that, like any other condition of the body, there is always an...
by Andrea Southern | Nov 7, 2013 | All Health, Weight issues
Tried every fad diet there is but still not losing weight? Or maybe you lose weight, only to put it back on plus more? The problem with all of the weight loss “programs” is that they don’t treat the underlying causes of weight gain and they force you to live by...