Posts Tagged ‘diet’
How to Shed Stress and Pounds With the Perfect Balance Diet – Dr. Sara's Book Club #5
If there’s anything most women are in dire need of today, it’s balance. Luckily, this month’s book club read has you covered. You already know that a good diet is the cornerstone of a healthy body, but how can you create lasting well-being in all areas of your life? “The Perfect Balance Diet: 4 Weeks…
Read MoreDr. Sara’s Book Club #4: EatQ by Susan Albers, PhD
Do you love diet books? Read them for fun? I understand that most people just want to find ONE weight loss program that works and call it a day. But when it comes to our relationship with food, I find the wide variety of approaches absolutely fascinating. I love to learn more about what’s involved…
Read MoreDr. Sara's Book Club #1. 3 Reasons Why We Get Fat (Plus Lunch with Gary Taubes)
What if everything you know about why we get fat is wrong? We are kicking off the start of my new (and FREE!) Dr. Sara’s Book Club with that question, plus many excellent answers and solutions. First, the backstory on why we get fat (and whom I listen to). Not sure you’ve noticed that there’s…
Read MoreHow a Science-Based Detox Supports Weight Loss + Where to Get One
A good detox should be focused on making you healthier, not frightening your body into thinking you’re going into famine mode. That being said, weight loss is a very common side effect (or “bonus,” maybe?) of a quality detox. In fact, it’s rare that participants don’t lose weight once their metabolic hormones have been reset…
Read MoreTurn Your Insulin into Jillian Michaels (Part 2): Manage Your Blood Sugar
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to test your blood sugar. Measuring your blood sugar, especially your fasting blood sugar, gives you valuable insight into your insulin resistance and your overall health. If, like most of us, your blood sugar is a little high (the optimal range is less than 87 mg/dL ), then…
Read MoreFood Addiction = Disease: Stages & Consequences
I’m going to draw heavily again from Kay Sheppard’s book on food addiction along with my professional and personal experience to lay out for you the stages and consequences of the disease of food addiction. It’s when we look at food addiction as a bad habit that needs to be changed by sheer force of…
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