Do you feel like you know what you should do to lose weight but willpower has let you down?
According to a new study – published in the August 2011 edition of the American Dietetic Association Journal by behavioural and preventive medicine experts at Rush University Medical Center – you should focus on brain power instead of willpower.
READ MOREAccording to the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey, 56.7 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and older fail to consume fruit and vegetables five or more times each day. Here are some practical ways to get you eating (and enjoying) more veggies:
READ MORELowering your blood pressure involves more than simply reducing your sodium intake. Losing weight if you are overweight and following strategies from the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) eating plan can help.
READ MOREIf you are like many people who read about this study, you might conclude that you should give up potato chips or other “bad” foods. But I’d like you to consider another possible option: what if potato chips and ice cream were as important to your health as getting enough fruits and veggies?
Eating fully is about eating healthfully to physically get the nutrients your body needs, but also eating soulfully for enjoyment and satisfaction. One without the other leads to trouble in your relationship with food and your body.
READ MOREIf you need to lose weight, improve your diabetes control, or recover from an eating disorder, chances are you already know, consciously, what you should do. But if you haven’t been able to follow through with that, your subconscious may be holding you back.
READ MOREBoost your day with breakfast: Top tips for avoiding morning meal mistakes
Skipping or delaying breakfast
Running on coffee alone
Missing carbohydrates
Not having enough protein
Frustration with failure
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