Studies have continuously shown that helping children to develop good eating habits early in life has many benefits and is well worth the extra effort. Developing positive attitudes and eating habits with food can benefit children’s mental health and can start them on the path toward having a posi...
It’s that time of year again, when colds, flu, the sniffles and “getting sick” becomes the trend. If you’re anything like me, getting sick is just not an option, so I follow these 5 steps and it works a charm! Plus, if you’re a parent you know that it just gets a bazillion times worse w...
Most people go on diets to lose weight. So it should come as very good news to you when I say dieting is NOT the best way to lose weight. This is good news because people hate being on diets, and research shows us that a history of dieting, and restrained eating will often lead […]...
7 Healthy Eating and Beauty Tips for Teenagers...
Cutting out carbohydrates and quitting sugar, needs to be viewed as a “fad diet”. Anyone who has studied nutrition and truly understands carbohydrates, simple sugars and their role in the body would never tell you to cut them out completely. Carbohydrates are in fact necessary, glucose i...
Contrary to the way our ancestors ate (for survival), eating for the pure sake of pleasure has become more common in today’s society. With the amount of food temptations that we are presented with everyday in our living environments it is no surprise that we have slipped into this way of eating. Y...
An antidote to the eating dilemma blog post: How to destroy your kids lives… Someone tagged me on facebook to an article entitled “How to Destroy Your Kids Lives”. I usually cringe momentarily wondering what I have been connected to and wondering if I am going to agree or disagree prof...
Few of us get through the day without adding some sort of sugar to our diet. Like it or not, we are drawn to its sweetness like bees to honey. But is sugar really all that sweet? The answer is no. Well if it is, it’s only sweet in the taste sense of the word, […]...
Why the addiction or Why the pain? What makes some people more vulnerable to addiction? We can be addicted to all sorts of things, in an attempt to escape … Unfortunately trying to escape the pain, only causes more pain. Watch this insightful video into behaviors that give us temporary relie...
In today’s busy world it is often hard to find time to spend together as a family. As studies have shown, dinner time might just be the perfect time to reconnect and bond with your loved ones. It should be a time to relax, share stories and reflect on the day that has been. The […]...
