Category: Nutrition
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Why do we eat even when we are full?
When we eat even when we are full, we often blame it on our lack of will power. However, there are various subtle and unconscious processes in our bodies that cause us to ignore our hunger signals, and guess what? This simplified explanation of these complex mechanisms will help you to take some practical steps…
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This is what happens in your body when you consume a packet of store-bought cookies
The extent of health epidemics like cardiac diseases, diabetes and hypertension in a society have been found to coincide with the level of processed food eaten by the general population. Large-scale studies conducted in the U.K., Europe and the U.S. establish a direct connection between the amount of processed food eaten and increased risk of…
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5 Ways you can add more whole foods to your diet- starting today!
This article is going to give you an overview about how eating whole foods and cutting down on processed and ultra-processed foods can change your life to a healthy perspective.
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It’s Garbage-in-Garbage-out, not Calories-in-Calories-out
Ever woke up feeling tired and achy? Went on a run and found that your pace was lower than normal for no apparent reason? A lot of times we can track these drops in energy and vitality to our food intake the previous day or earlier in the day. How many times do we think…
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Not all processed foods are created equal
By definition, ultra processed foods have five ingredients or more and are filled with sugars, oils, fats, anti-oxidants, stabilizers and preservatives 3. Most of these ingredients are not found naturally and are responsible for 90% of the sugars in the average American diet. Read on to find out what happens in your body when you…
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What helps us maintain our weight after a successful weight loss effort? Let’s settle this once-and-for-all!
There was a time in my life when the myriad of diets, dietary plan and diet advice out there made me feel sick of the word “diet”! My efforts to stop the yo-yoing pattern of weight loss and gain I had suffered for the most part of my life had me ready to throw the…
The Butterfly Effect 