Supplements For Depression: An Expert Tells Her Story
Depression will be the #1 disease in the world by 2020 according to the World Health Organization. Anxiety rates continue to rise in our technology-laden, high pressure society. Can nutrition and select supplements help temper depression and anxiety episodes? Today’s...
Food For The Brain. How Eating Healthy Fats Can Make You Smarter
Fat. Really? Isn’t fat supposed to be bad for me? Well, fat – healthy, natural forms of fat – has made a comeback. Natural fats offer powerful benefits to your body — and your brain. Your brain is comprised of about 60 percent fat. Billions of cells rely of fat...
Can a Supplement Really Help with Memory, Vocabulary Recall, and Math Function?
To operate optimally, the brain needs a consistent supply of nutrients to maintain its health and functionality. But certain nutrients support the brains structure more than others. These nutrients are powerful supporting elements for the brain: omega-3 fats,...
The Role of Magnesium in Optimum Brain Performance
Let’s get a truth on the table at the outset. Your brain and your cognitive function are not optimized unless each cell has sufficient nutrition to function properly. Said another way, the average American diet is so deficient in many of the critical nutrients needed...
Eating Alone: The Greatest Danger Zone
What is your greatest danger zone when it comes to mealtime? Is it eating alone? It can be all too easy to plunk down in front of the TV with a sandwich and a bag of potato chips. A half hour later, the sandwich, the chips, and your self-esteem have all been consumed....
How Your Inner Child Influences Your Food Choices
You may be over forty, but most of us have one stubborn little kid rattling around inside. This “kid” represents some unfilled childhood need. And until we either fill or let go of that need, there he or she stays—never aging, always demanding. Kids like to eat junk...
Eating Disorders: Losing Your Sense of Self
Few things are as frightening as losing control, feeling powerless against overwhelming forces. When overcome by events, we can feel swept up on relentless waves of circumstance that hurl us toward terrifying heights and bone-jarring lows. Each event is made worse if...
Family’s Affect on Eating Disorders
The key to an eating disorder or to disordered eating often lies in relationships. For most people, those relationships lie within the family. The behaviors surrounding a dysfunctional relationship with food are often the result of another relationship—perhaps several...When Exercise is Exorcise: Carla’s Story
Carla was so fearful of peple discovering her imperfect “inside” that she exercised to the point of excessity so as to hide behind her perfect “outside” self.
Losing Weight Permanently [BOOK EXCERPTS]
Only 2 percent of people are able to lose weight for good. Model their success with Losing Weight Permanently: Secrets of the 2 Percent Club.
Weight Loss: 7 Disciplines to Help You Stay the Course
Knowing what you need to do in order to lose weight is only half the battle. Beyond that you need creative ways of disciplining yourself to stay on course.