Are you looking for ways to improve your cholesterol specifically the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ numbers and reduce the risk of heart disease? Implementing a healthy lifestyle with both regular exercise and healthier foods is the answer!
What Are the Healing Benefits of Probiotics?
Do you experience any of these signs?
- Take antibiotics which kill good gut bacteria
- Frequent stomach and digestion symptoms
- Stress or anxiety
- Weaken immune system
- Skin conditions like acne, eczema or Rosacea
…then you should use probiotics.
So what are probiotics and why do we need them?
Defined by WebMD: “Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system. We usually think of bacteria as something that causes diseases. But your body is full of bacteria, both good and bad. Probiotics are often called “good” or “helpful” bacteria because they help keep your gut healthy.
10 Tiny Habits to Reach Your Health Goals
Making changes in your life whatever they might be can all seem overwhelming at times. Like, changing from eating less fast food to cooking healthier meals, or losing weight by making healthier choices, or starting a workout program.
A simple approach is to take small steps towards adding one tiny habit at a time.
Be patient and take it slow.
Remember you are working towards a long-term goal of living a healthier life!
10 Tiny Habits
Here’s 10 tiny habits you can add to your life starting from when you wake up and until you go to sleep. Start with adding one tiny habit a week into your daily routine. You will be amazed at how tiny habits increase your health goal results. [Read more…]
Link Between Sugar and Depression?
Is there a link between sugar and depression? Yes the evidence is in! Both sugar and refined carbohydrates affect your mood by causing inflammation to spread to your brain.
There is plenty of data and research proving that your food choices can affect your mood. Depression has become one of the biggest unexpected burdens on society. What we eat is the contributing factor finds a new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. [Read more…]
What’s the Truth About Sugar Alcohols?
What’s the truth about sugar alcohols? Are they good or bad as a sugar replacement?
Sugar alcohols have been around the low-calorie and low-carb world for years, found in protein bars, sugar-free candies and desserts. These sugars aren’t the same or as well known as the “artificial sweeteners” like sucralose, saccharin, stevia and aspartame.
What Are Sugar Alcohols?
Sugar & Carbs the Effects on Hypoglycemia
Sugar and carbs oh my! Wonder what effects these can have on the body?
Have you ever felt light-headed, shaky, anxious, heart racing, tired and hungry? These are the symptoms of hypoglycemia and are all to familiar to me. I’ve had it since my college days but rarely and I mean rarely does it rear it’s ugly head.
What is hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar or low blood glucose? It occurs when the glucose levels in the blood drop below normal. Typically, the cause can be lack of carbohydrates. Eating a small amount of healthy low glycemic carbs will quickly reduce the symptoms.
What triggered my recent symptoms? To my surprise a healthy energy drink and protein bar, both with all “natural” ingredients including natural sugars.
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