Diet and Health Info

Befriend Protein and Good Carbs
There is a dizzying array of things that you can eat these days. Truly, a trip to the grocery store can be an adventure. Everywhere you turn, there’s yet another food promising you healthy this or weight loss that.
Added to this confusion is that there are some foods that are […]

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Eat More?
Fresh on the heels of the discussion on calories, it’s also helpful to note that eating frequently throughout the day can be very good for boosting metabolism. There are a couple of reasons for this.
The first reason is that people who tend to eat throughout the day do considerably less snacking. As a […]

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Relax
We briefly mentioned yoga in an earlier posting, and that brings us to another key influence of your metabolism: stress.
Believe it or not, but experts are now telling us that stress can send unwanted signals to our body; signals that lead to slower metabolism.
Essentially, what happens is that when the body is under constant […]

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Get on the Wagon
Do you know people who carefully choose low-fat, low-calorie meal choices, are very disciplined when it comes to not ordering the Chef’s Special pecan pie for desert, yet order a glass or two of wine with their meal?
Well, unfortunately, these people are really undermining their efforts to boost metabolism.
Studies show that […]

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Lifestyle
When we come across the term lifestyle, we tend to think of the basic day-to-day habits that we rely on; sometimes without giving them much of a second thought. And this is indeed the case when we talk about how lifestyle influences the speed of your metabolism.
Now, quite honestly, most of us live busy […]

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