Ever since I read that Marilyn Monroe ate stewed fruit often, I’ve been craving it and making it more regularly. I have always loved fruit and I have always loved Marilyn. She was one of the most beautiful women in the world and had this stunning glow, so she must have done something right. Marilyn …
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A calorie is a calorie is a calorie… right? Wrong! All calories were not created equally. The quality of your food is far more important than the calorie content. If you ate a 500-calorie meal that consisted of instant noodles and a chocolate bar, and maybe even a soda, you will not be providing your …
In September 2018, a documentary called Game Changers was released on Netflix, and by the middle of 2019, people started asking me: “Have you watched Game Changers?”. I have been self experimenting with my diet since 2014, have tried many different ways of eating, and have spent countless hours researching health and nutrition, so many …
Have you ever heard of the marshmallow test that focuses on delayed gratification? One morning, while driving to work, I was struck with the urge to stop to buy a treat on the way, even though I had already packed food for the day. I remembered that I would be sabotaging what I want most …
I gained weight recently. I feel bloated, puffy, and sluggish, and my body is definitely more bootylicious than before. I have nothing to feel bad about. In fact, I think going all in and eating as much as I wanted to for a few weeks was good for my hormones. I didn’t get my period …
Being fat adapted is great! You become fat adapted after a period of eating a low-carb, high-fat diet and maybe even intermittent fasting in an attempt to train your body to burn fat as its main source of energy instead of burning carbohydrates. When you are fat-adapted, your body should be metabolically flexible, which means …
Don’t get me wrong, I love my husband. I absolutely adore him. He is incredibly smart, we have a lot of fun together, and he shows me how much he loves me every day. But… He is not like most people. He is the most disciplined and logical man I have ever met in my …
In short: Autophagy is the process where your body breaks down and recycles old and damaged cells. It plays a part in keeping cells and mitochondria healthy as you age. Stress, processed foods and eating too often can get in its way, while exercise, hot or cold therapy and calorie restriction can encourage it. If …
Intermittent fasting is no joke. It sounds wonderful when you first start hearing about the benefits, and it really is wonderful, but it can be incredibly difficult when you first start doing it. You can practice intermittent fasting in various ways. These include: The 5:2 method, where you eat normally for five days a week …