But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  James I:22 Don’t fool yourself — knowing what will make you healthy and doing it are two different things!  Many people (and I am one of them) have done lots of study about what makes our bodies work. And that’s…

What’s for dinner?  Sometimes it’s a challenge to find recipes that are both good tasting and good for you.  Here is one way of adding zing to slow cooker chicken.  Chicken Taco Filling Ingredients  1 package dry taco seasoning mix 1 cup chicken broth 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts Directions Mix chicken broth and…

Want to speed up your dragging metabolism?  How about eating more?  More often, that is. When you skip a meal your autopilot gets worried. “Fuel is running short,” he signals to all your organs. “Everyone slow down and conserve.”  And your body obediently drags to a halt and tries to avoid losing fat. Now the…

“I just can’t lose weight,” a friend moaned. “It’s not my fault. I have a slow metabolism.” How many times have you heard (or said) that?  It’s true that a slow metabolism makes weight loss difficult.  Your metabolism is the rate your body burns calories.  If person A has a fast metabolism and his long-suffering…

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