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Each new year comes with resolutions, and the majority of these seem to address weight and diet. But statistics show that only 46% of people who make New Year’s resolutions stick to them for more than six months. (I think this number is actually Lower; otherwise, there would be many more thin and rich people around! )
Why do so many give up on their resolutions?
“We eat approximately seventy tons of food in our lifetime. The quality of that food will be the greatest determining factor in the quality of our lives “- Fit for Life by Harvey Diamond
Here’s an insert of an interview I did with Dr. Betty Martini a few weeks ago~ some new research I’ll be adding in my Sugar Free lifestyle.
Dr. Martini is the founder of Mission Possible World Health International. This is an organization committed to removing the deadly chemical, aspartame.
Many people replace what they’re missing in life with comfort food. If this sounds like you, ask yourself what’s missing from your life. And, then take some steps (even baby steps) to bring about the changes you desire. It means making different—healthier—life choices. For example, it may require letting go of people or old emotional hurts that aren’t serving you well.
If you’ve been following me for some time, you know that every season I host a 7-day Cleanse. We’ll start Monday September 27th. It will be online and very interactive.
Dr. Russell Blaylock explains one of the most important connections between nutrition and our health, how nutrition affects our behavior.
Citing a series of important studies, he shows that good nutrition can powerfully enhance our memory, mood, and behavior in a socially desirable way.
He shows us that poor nutrition can lead our youth into a world of violence, crime, depression and suicide. Watch the full documentary
Last week I interviewed Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Toxic Hunger: Overfed, Yet Malnourished: Here’s an excerpt of what he talked about:
In his last 20 years He discovered something new in the field of nutritional science that explains that the amount of food you desire and your desire to eat and overeat is dependent on the type of nutrients and nutritional quality of what you eat.
It’s not just how much you eat. When you diet and your micro-nutrient needs aren’t properly met, you build up more toxic waste products in your tissues, like free radicals and advanced glycation end products and lipofuscin.
Within the last couple of generations, we have markedly changed the way that we consume foods and, at this point, we are setting ourselves up for a great many serious, long term Problems.
The nutrients we need are removed from processed foods — basically anything that comes in a box, can or jar. Read More
Overeating is something that many of us are guilty of at one point or another. As an example, imagine a late night out for dinner consisting of a hearty steak with a compliment of potatoes, wine, desert, and maybe more.
This combination of food can sit in your intestinal tract for days, not digesting properly.
1. Lose the hunger pangs. You can really lose weight without battling those pangs of hunger all the time. The chia seed is just perfect to help you with your battle; when water is added to them they increase in size, as the water forms a gel coating. This action makes you feel full and you will not want to eat, as the effects can last for hours.
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