Tag: food
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Is there a link between stress and eating?
You’re feeling stressed and crave something to eat. Not just anything though. A salad won’t do. You want something like a doughnut or chocolate bar. Something packed with sugar or fat for a quick burst of energy and comfort. Is this a one-time thing, or can stress lead to more eating? Feeling stressed is normal.…
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“What is the best way to lose weight?”
I was recently asked what is the best way to lose weight? It’s an easy enough question and one on a lot of people’s minds. When I first hear the question, a lot of things race through my head. Is the weight loss for health reasons? Or is it for looks? What previous experience does…
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Vitamin supplements: More harm than good?
Another study about vitamin supplements and another nail in the coffin. After decades of health advocates telling us vitamins in pills are good for us, we’re now learning they aren’t. Or at least they’re not beneficial. Despite this new evidence, nearly a third of adults take vitamins and over 70% in people over 65 years.…
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Six Ways to Tell if a Food is Healthy
Whether we like it or not, buying food is a necessity. We can’t avoid it. And although many of us want to buy and eat healthy food, it’s not always an easy task. From fancy displays and packaging, to the explosion of more than 40 000 products in the average supermarket, deciding what is healthy…