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Your Body´s Built-in Weight Loss System

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Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target regulatory pathways involved in both obesity and diabetes and are widely considered breakthroughs for weight loss and blood sugar control. But do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease? What inspired […]

What Kind of Stress Eater Are You?

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The relationship between stress and food is a complex one. Stress hormones like cortisol can increase food cravings, especially for energy-rich foods like sugar and fat. For others, stress-related digestive issues like nausea or constipation will reduce their appetite. For many, stress can trigger emotional eating, where individuals turn to comfort foods do satisfy some […]

Why Your Weight Loss Diets and Calorie Counting Do not Work

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If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, there’s a good chance you’ve been told it all comes down to a simple “calories in, calories out” formula: burn more calories than you consume, and the kilos will disappear. And it’s easy to see the appeal of breaking weight loss down into simple math – just follow […]

Fiber for Weight Control

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Fiber might just be the key to healthy weight management – and nature packages the carbs in perfectly balanced ratios when you eat them as whole foods. Think unprocessed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds. Research suggests that carbohydrates are meant to come packaged in nature-balanced ratios of total carbohydrates to fiber. In […]

Healthy Weight Helps

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Cindy had many challenges in her life. She made a positive choice to quit smoking but then gained 80 pounds. “I felt miserable and had a terrible self-image. I was plagued by headaches and stomach pain. I decided that it was time to change my attitude, my thinking, and my choices to turn my life […]

Six Tips for Losing Weight Without Fad Diets

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Monday – start diet. Tuesday – break diet! Wednesday – plan to start again next Monday. If this is you, it’s probably time to get off the diet roller coaster and make some bigger changes to the way you eat, drink and think about food. Here are six tips to help you get started. 1. […]