Eat flax, and you will lose those last five pounds! Drink pomegranate, and you will look like a goddess! Cook with coconut oil, and watch the fat melt from your body! Read why super foods won’t turn you into superwoman. Every day, new medical research touts the next super food. The premise behind super foods is […]
Recently, my uncle Frank passed away from liver cancer. Many of you are aware that my grandmother’s death was the wake-up call I needed in order to lose 100 pounds. Uncle Frank was Grandma’s son. He struggled with diabetes before succumbing to liver cancer. He was a wonderful man who will be missed by all […]
It is a rare woman who can go through 10 months of pregnancy cravings, give birth, and fit into her pre-pregnancy jeans soon after. Some women can gain 60 or more pounds while pregnant! Do the math. If you have 3 children, and gain 60 pounds with each pregnancy, you might need bariatric surgery by […]
Are you a member of the Clean Plate Club (CPC)? If you are, you probably struggle with portion control. Read more for easy ways to eat less.
Have you ever talked to a passionate vegan who asked you to give up meat? If you’re anything like me, you might have responded with, “I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to eat plants!” There are many superb reasons to go meat-free: 1) For religious reasons 2) For greater […]
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I ran as fast as I could to the safety of my room. There, I crawled underneath my bed and laid my tear-streaked face on the rough carpet. Repeating over and over to myself, “I can’t, I can’t, I just can’t”. The cause of this turmoil? My Ma had just told me that I […]
I love bread. I love cereal. I love pasta and grains! Why would I choose to go gluten-free? I watched my Ma lose 60 pounds when she maintained a gluten-free diet. I still ate a bowl of cereal every morning for breakfast. I read Wheat Belly, a compelling book written by a cardiologist from Wisconsin […]
How many artificial colors or flavors died to provide you with your food? Regardless of what your weight loss goals are, you should always start at the beginning. The beginning is knowing what you are putting in your body! Did you know that Spanish researchers found that women who read food labels weigh nearly nine […]
The KFC locations in Minneapolis closed recently. As I saw the boarded up windows, I felt nostalgic. After all, KFC put me in the hospital. I was 17 years old. KFC was our family’s traditional Friday fare. Even though I had been diagnosed with gall bladder stones just the previous year, I thought nothing of […]