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Chances are you probably already know how bad sugar is for you. It’s no secret that the stuff is totally addictive and ridiculously unhealthy. And while your sweet tooth may definitely be the culprit of your weight gain, sugar addiction doesn’t just impact your waistline, but your overall physical and mental health. Once you manage to finally kick the addiction and rid ... Continue Reading
Counting calories is exhausting, depressing, and leaves you burned out and disappointed with the results. Check out these 5 ways to eat healthier. This post from Life Box Today presents tips to help you make healthier choices every day. 1. Hearing Use It to: Eat More Fruits and Vegetables We’ve been told not to eat in front of the TV because binge watching can lead to binge ... Continue Reading
Want to eat, drink and stay slim, without depriving yourself and spending hours in the gym? Here are 29 food habits to pick from the French. This post from MindBodyGreen.com has put together 29 food rules we can learn from the French to stay slim. In France, time-tested food wisdom, health and pleasure will never be overruled by modern fads that don't work. No wonder the ... Continue Reading
Like sugar addiction, sugar tolerance is real too – more and more is needed to attain the same “sugar high.” This post from Quartz describes what sugar addiction does to your brain and what changes when you go for a sugar detox. I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Penn., “Chocolate ... Continue Reading
If your microbiome is out of balance, your sugar cravings can feel like an alien force that has taken over your body. That’s not surprising: your cravings are the product of unfriendly bacteria that have high jacked your microbiome: the community of trillions of bacteria living within your body. My patient Lynette was almost in tears. “Every diet I’ve ever been on has failed!” ... Continue Reading
