Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Diet Soda Dilemma

By admin | December 29, 2011

A new year is upon us, and if you’re still drinking diet drinks of any kind that contain fake sugar substitutes (aspartame, sweet n low, nutra sweet, equal, etc), your resolution should be to quit immediately! If you drink diet sodas or use chemical sugar substitutes thinking you’re avoiding sugar and weight gain, think again. [...]

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How Not to Gain Weight This Holiday Season

By admin | December 14, 2011

It’s been said that the average adult gains over five pounds over the holiday season, but more recent studies say holiday weight gain is as little as one pound. Either way, we all tend to indulge a bit more than usual, so I’ve come up with some tips to help you stay on track til [...]

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Smash Sugar Cravings (recipe included!)

By admin | December 8, 2011

Holidays mean cookies, booze, parties, SUGAR! Think you have no willpower? Think again. You can overcome sugar cravings and avoid falling victim to the dessert tray. I’ll share some tips. First off to get you motivated, let’s look at the ways sugar wrongs us. Sugar: * suppresses your immune system, LINKED TO CANCERS * promotes [...]

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