For many of our Optimal Body Balance clients, setting goals and making action plans helps keep them on track and guides good decision making. But sometimes plans go out the window. Things happen. For those times when you don’t have a plan in place, it helps to “think healthy” before making a poor food decision. (more…)
This post comes to us from our friends at Optimal Body Balance.
Are you a calorie counter? You might want to start paying more attention to the clock instead. A new study published in the Journal of Cell Metabolism found that the timing of meals and overnight fasting may have more to do with weight loss than how many calories you’re actually consuming.
The typical person chews their food 15 times. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that when chewing was increased to 40 times, study participants ate less; 12% fewer calories. (more…)
The Natural Path Health Center and Optimal Body Balance would like to invite you to the October potluck! Many of you have been clamoring for information and resources about cooking and nutrition – especially in the area of food sensitivities. And we also know that some of you are dying to share your recipes and tricks. We would like to create and allergen-free evening where we can come together, share our recipes and learn from each other. We would like to invite you to the center on the evening of Wednesday, October 3rd at 6 pm.
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A previous blog post alerted you to the dangers of consuming grapefruit juice with many medications. However, the same mechanism that can cause grapefruit juice to lead to dangerously high levels of some medications has also been shown to be incredibly beneficial in one instance – it can increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer medications. (more…)
Give the gift of health!
