90/10 Integrative Nutrition Diet
90/10 Diet (Integrative Nutrition Diet) The Integrative Nutrition Diet promotes eating healthy foods most of the time (90% of the time) and eating less healthy foods on occasion (10% of the time). There is no set plan to this diet, and it is easy to follow and hard to fall off! We recommend paying attention…
Combat cocktail hour
Is it ladies’ night? If you know you’ll be imbibing more than one drink, feel (and sip!) right by always ordering water between cocktails, says Newgent. That way, you won’t rack up sneaky liquid calories (and ruin your inhibition to resist those mozzarella sticks!). But, your H20 doesn’t have to be ho-hum. “Make it festive…
Your mother told you so
The report is due in two hours. Or perhaps you’re in the middle of a mid-term exam. Or you’re making sales calls. Suddenly, bam! Around 10:30 a.m. you hit a wall. All you want to do is look out the window. Hmmm…what did you eat for breakfast? I hate to say, “I told you so,”…
Police your portions
Does your steak take up more than half your plate? Think about cutting your serving of beef in half. That’s because it’s best to try and fill half your plate with veggies or a mixture of veggies and fresh fruit, says Newgent, so that it’s harder to overdo it on the more caloric dishes (like…
8 Minute Diet
8 Minute Diet The 8 Minute Diet in the Morning was designed by Jorge Cruise. He specializes in programs targeted to busy individuals who do not have much time to get in shape. This program focuses on exercise for weight loss. Cruise suggests setting aside 8 minutes each morning to do the exercises recommended and you will…
Broccoli & Mushroom Stir Not-Fry
This Recipe is: Vegetarian, Dairy-Free Prep Time: 15 minutes (excluding marinating time) Cooking Time: 0 minutes Serves: 2/3 Ingredients: Marinade (¼ cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons shoyu (soy sauce), 1 tablespoon agave or raw honey) 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 large parsnip or ½ Daikon 2 carrots 1 cup pea…
Is sugar the 21st century tobacco?
In my opinion the answer to this question is yes, yes, yes. Sugar is everywhere, it’s in most packaged items that we buy in our supermarkets and there is so many different names for it. Quite simply it’s a health hazard to our body, a silent killer shall we say, and it is totally and…
Takeout more veggies! Really?
I musty admit, when I read this article I found it quite amusing. I totally believe what it is trying to say as I have experienced many non-green takeaways when I use to live in England. However, now that I am based in China I find the article to not be exactly true. Many Chinese…
The 5 Element Theory
5 Element Theory The 5 Element Theory, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine , was started by ancient Chinese philosophers called Taoists. The five elements are wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Ancient doctors studied nature to create the five element chart and determined universal principals that could help to predict and understand changes that affect health. The chart…
The serving size secret you must know
Quick Quiz: How many portions are in a bag of snack-size whole grain crackers? Or a small bottle of locally-pressed juice? Or a lunchbox pack of granola bars? Hint: it’s not “one.” Often, the above products contain two or two-and-a-half servings per package. Can YOU Eat Just One? Sure, you could go ahead and enjoy…
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