Diet & Nutrition

In many states, the sale of raw milk is illegal. In some states, even being able to own a cow and drink the milk yourself is in jeopardy. Raw milk producers in states where it is legal to sell raw milk cannot ship their product to other states as transporting raw milk in its final [...]

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I’ve been on a mission lately to teach my family what I’ve learned about nutrition and how it affects our health. We’ve always been a very healthy family but recently one member developed multiple and numerous blood clots in her lungs (coupled with high blood pressure and near-obesity), another has battled depression and one child [...]

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I had my biannual dental cleaning today and when I arrived my very sweet Vietnamese hygienist greeted me with “Hi…oh you so skinny!” I smiled and thanked her as she started talking about how difficult it is to stay thin. She said she used to consistently be a size 2/4 but is now more than [...]

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Reducing Water Weight After the Holidays

by Pam on December 30, 2010

During the holidays we all tend to eat and drink more than we would normally. And that’s okay. But after the holidays are over you may feel bloated from the sodium, alcohol and excess food. Over the last few months I’ve compiled a list of things that work for me to cut water weight, reduce [...]

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Maintaining Your Diet During the Holidays

by Pam on December 7, 2010

December is upon us which means holiday parties, work events, eating at your desk while working late to finish projects before the end of the year and many other opportunities to ruin your diet. If your work holiday party is anything like mine used to be you’ll have a few cocktails, pop some carb loaded [...]

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P90X Recipes: Rediscovering Smoothies

by Pam on September 22, 2010

Once upon a time I did a Jamba Juice diet. It wasn’t healthy but I was only 23 and didn’t care much about being healthy, I just wanted to be thin. For two months I skipped breakfast, had a medium or large Caribbean Passion smoothie from Jamba Juice and a normal dinner. I ended up [...]

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Feeling A Little Cheesy

by Pam on July 26, 2010

I don’t eat a lot of cheese anymore. When I first started cutting calories I kept some light Kraft singles around in case I had a cheese craving. Cheese was something that I thought I would be miserable without but actually haven’t missed. Many times after I serve dinner I realize that I have forgotten [...]

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