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We think of them as the enemy — and we jump with glee at the thought of any diet plan that doesn’t require us to count them.  Those pesky calories. The good news is that on a low glycemic eating plan you really don’t have to count them.  However, you can’t just forget about them…

Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas season is officially in full swing.  Start making up for the Thanksgiving feasting by walking and working in as many steps as possible. (Tell your spouse that Black Friday shopping is part of your weight loss plan!) I hate to do it, but I am compelled to tell you…

For those of you who are cooking and baking in preparation for a big family dinner tomorrow — here are some favorite food myths debunked. (Sorry!) Unbaked batter has no calories.  Not so.  Even though those scrapings on the edge of the bowl are not yet cooked, they still count. Edges of baked goods are…

Get ready folks!  The eating season is getting ready to start. From this week until the first of the year there will be candy, pastries, and  other fattening goodies in plenty to tempt you from your healthy lifestyle.  How are you going to cope with them? It’s probably not reasonable to suppose that you will…

Everyone hates to hear it — the “C” word.  Sometimes cancer seems  to strike indiscriminately, and there is no rhyme or reason for it.  But researchers keep turning up risk factors and lifestyle connections  — which means there ARE some things you can do to help prevent contracting some kinds of cancer. Like colon cancer. …

“Going to church has nothing to do with being a Christian,” a rather indignant friend said. “I can be just as good a Christian at home or at the lake as sitting in a church. Better maybe.” Some things never change. Charles Spurgeon, known as “The Prince of Preachers” talked about a similar run-in with…

I have a new weight loss tool for you today.  It’s a pencil. You use it to write down what you eat and when you eat it.  The purpose is not to make you feel bad, but to help you get a handle on what works for you and what doesn’t. I’m sure you have…

Depressed?  Some days are just “down” days — and sometimes there are tough situations that make our lives stressed.  However, it could be your internal “flower garden” that is making you so sad and lethargic. Your gut contains flora, designed by God to be your garbage disposal system.  It separates the nutrients from the waste…

You need salt to stay alive — so why does a can of Pringles make you swell up like a toad? The answer lies in the kind of salt we use in our society.  Most of our salt is mined and then heavily processed.  The naturally-occurring minerals are stripped out and sold to vitamin companies. …

How do you feel when you start a weight loss plan? I always felt angry.  I would think about the people who were not satisfied with me as I was and, yes, I resented them!  It just wasn’t fair that I be deprived because other people had unrealistic expectations for me.  I’m more than my…
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