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    Homemade Soups That Will Have You Ditching the Can

    February 21, 2021

      Canned soup may seem like a quick and easy meal, but creating your own homemade soup be just as easy – and a whole lot tastier. With a little advance prep, you’ll have the perfect go-to for when you want to rustle up a meal or snack in a hurry. To get started, take a look at these top homemade soup recipes now: Paleo Tomato Soup Low fat, vegan and low in sodium, this creamy tomato soup is perfect for everyone but it’s a great option if you’re following the paleo diet. Add one medium chopped onion to a pan on a medium heat, before adding 2tsps minced garlic,…

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    5 Reasons to Avoid Fast Food Consumption

    February 19, 2021

    As I drag myself to my new job, I past numerous fast food joints and coffee shops offering unhealthy food. Of course, we know it tastes yummy, and you enjoy the sumptuous delicacy, but it isn’t doing any good to your health. Unfortunately, many of us, including me, are looking for convivence and forgetting what fast food does to our bodies. All of us know, eating a poor quality diet high in fast food is linked to a higher risk of obesity, depression, digestive issues, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and early death. But here are few other things to consider before you pull up to that…

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    20 Ways to Control Your Willpower Against Bad Food Habits

    March 19, 2020

    Are you able to control your willpower when it comes to food, during this crazy pandemic? When it comes to our eating habits and striving for better health; being confined and  “self-quarantined,” can trigger a lack of “food self-control.” Eating out of boredom, compulsive eating, or stress is extremely detrimental for all the hard work you have accomplished towards healthy living. In general, humans tend to worry about the short-term, rather than the long-term. Since the dawn of civilization, humans instinctively lived a life of short-term focus. You better eat now, because, who knows when you will eat again. However, in our modern world, this kind of thinking can cause…

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    Basics of Nutrition and Healthy Eating

    August 20, 2019

    Nutrition is considered to be the process of ingestion, digestion, absorption and metabolism of foods and how nutrients in food perform different functions to keep our body operating. In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, our bodies require carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. Water, which makes up about 65% of our bodies, acts as a transport medium for nutrients and waste products. Water is constantly being lost through digestion, breathing, sweating and urine. It is critical that you replenish your body at regular intervals.   Although not a nutrient, FIBER plays a key role in keeping nutrients and wastes moving through the body. Some Nutrition Guidelines The relationship…

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    The Connection Between Your Cholesterol and Food

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    As we get older, our cholesterol levels change and so does the connection between your cholesterol and food. Doctors are not really sure how aging affects the composition and function of HDL, aka high-density lipoproteins levels; however, research has proven there is a significant change from our youth, and the food we eat plays an intricate part. Cholesterol in the body Cholesterol is a waxy substance that’s found in all of your cells and has several useful functions, including helping to build your body’s cells. It’s carried through your bloodstream attached to proteins. These proteins are called lipoproteins. Our LDL or low-density lipoproteins, build up within the walls of our…

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