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 government believes Americans are eating too much salt. That’s not surprising considering how much processed foods people eat. All that processing requires salt. And we’re training our taste buds to want more, which can potentially lead to high blood pressure. Here’s a quick quiz to determine if you know where the salt is in [...]
Breaking the salt habit isn’t an easy thing to do. The salt taste buds on the sides of your tongue want to be satisfied. They don’t care that too much salt in the diet increases the risk of hypertension for certain people (African-Americans and people older than 40, as well as increasing blood pressure with [...]
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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