Valentine’s Day is a day when more chocolate is sold than on almost any other holiday. Is it psychologically seductive (and therefore, an aphrodisiac) or does it truly affect us physiologically? Yes and yes!
We have Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, to thank for our concept of aphrodisiac foods. Since ancient times, people have eaten [...]
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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” [...]
I know the title “How to Eat Chocolate” sounds like a no-brainer. Pop it in, chew it up and swallow. No way! That chocolate was gone in an instant and what pleasure did you derive from it? Don’t ever forget that “a moment on the lips is forever on the hips”.
Now, [...]
The other day when I was eating some nuts, I thought about the subject of this blog. Re-read the title. That’s the answer, “one bite at a time”, to your weight problem. People don’t chew their food thoroughly and even before swallowing what they just chewed, they’re already stuffing more in their [...]
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