Why do people put themselves through the agony of dieting only to gain it all back? It’s because they don’t have a very good relationship with food. Food is to nourish not only your body but also your soul. When you’re constantly in a mind battle over whether you should eat something, eating no longer [...]
The “halo effect” as described by Brian Wansink, a professor in the fields of consumer behavior and nutritional science at Cornell University, is where certain foods, which are healthy, take on a “more is better” concept in people’s minds. Through the media, Americans have been told that some foods should really be called “super foods” [...]
While the government had hoped that the Nutrition Facts food label would help people eat healthier, it’s becoming clearer that many people are just more confused. I can’t blame them. There isn’t any consistency on labels to compare one product against another. Most people use the information for that purpose. But when the servings sizes [...]
I started reading the book, “Appetite for Profit” by Micehel Simon last night. Some of the statistics she shares in the book really blew me away. Our caveman ancestors ate a totally different diet than we now do. Back then they were lucky to find a source of meat and bringing it down was not [...]
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