Flu season is among us and keeping our immune system strong is our only defense. Besides good nutrition, which I know you all follow because you read my posts to keep you healthy, here are a few tips that can help boost your immune system to get through this flu season: •GRAPEFRUITS – and otherContinue reading "Boost Your Immune System & Fight the Flu"
YES Fruit is high in fiber, low in fat and calories and is a good source of vitamins and minerals. BUT if your goal is to LOSE FAT, then FRUIT is not your best food choice. Here is why: Most fruit is abundant in fructose aka fruit sugar. The problem with fructose is that itContinue reading "Fruit & Fat"
With just 36 calories FAT BURNING calories, half a GRAPEFRUIT is high in a Flavonoid called Naringin, which gives them their bitter taste, can activate certain enzymes which help to… •Stimulate the liver to breakdown fat •Control blood sugar through improved insulin sensitivity enabling your body to handle carbohydrates more efficiently • metabolizeContinue reading "This FRUIT Burns FAT"
Question: “There are many types of vitamin b…. I am on an increased folic acid diet… can u blog about this so i can learn some more?”lolo B9 folic acid B9 works in conjunction with B6 and B12. They all help to convert food into fuel and this gives you energy! Folic Acid is crucialContinue reading "More on the "B's""
From last week’s discussion you now understand the importance of B12. B6 is equally as important. For one thing, B12 needs B6 to aid in the absorption of B12. Other Benefits of B6 include: Intake of B6 is necessary to control hormones and treat emotional disorders. It’s involved in carbohydrate and fat metabolism, including energyContinue reading "The Mood Vitamin – B6"
I have to admit, when Vitamin B injections became all the talk, I was skeptical. I now understand the importance of Vitamin B, not specifically injections but in any form and it is not without merit. Vitamin B is critical for helping with the transfer of energy and is crucial to the normal functioning ofContinue reading "To Vitamin B…"
Now that you understand that the very act of eating food increases your metabolism and that starving yourself slows it down, what you eat is just as important to create the thermic effect of feeding (TEF). Continue reading "More Protein Please!"
Ever wonder why those pounds or that belly fat just won’t budge even if you’re hardly eating? THAT right there is the answer. Hardly eating will get you nowhere. The body has nutritional requirements to maintain and stabilize bodily functions. If you don’t feed the body the nutrients it needs it will: •Hold onContinue reading "Eat to lose weight… 5 times a day at least ..REALLY"