by Dr. Oler, ND | Oct 13, 2016 | Digestive Support, Eating Naturally, Exercise, Health and Wellness, Natural Remedies, Stress
Many people know that yoga has numerous health benefits. However, most people do not know that there are simple and easy yoga poses that can actually help improve digestion.
The overall point of yoga is to find a conscious balance in our lives and make everything we do sacred. Outside of the actual practice of yoga poses, this means to try and have meals in comfortable environments and to use food for its intended purpose: as fuel for the fire of our physical and spiritual transformation.
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by Dr. Oler, ND | Oct 5, 2016 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Health and Wellness, Inflammation, Weight Loss
Research has found that fat is not just a passive by-product of overeating; they have shown that body fat actually produces many inflammatory chemicals. This means that fat is not just a reservoir of excess calories waiting to someday be used as fuel when calorie intake runs low. It means that fat itself acts like an ‘organ of inflammation’, producing many of the chemicals responsible for creating a low-grade system-wide inflammatory state in the body. These chemicals include:
- IL-6 (Interleukin-6)
- IL-8 (Interleukin-8)
- IL-18 (Interleukin-18)
- TNF-α (Tumor necrosis factoralpha)
- CRP (C-reactive protein)
- Insulin
- Blood glucose
- Leptin
These markers of elevated inflammation are also one of the main reasons why obesity is associated with so many health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, diabetes, arthritis and autoimmunity in addition to insulin resistance and obesity itself.
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by Dr. Oler, ND | Jun 26, 2013 | Health and Wellness, Hormone Imbalances, Natural Weight Loss, Sleep and Weight Loss, Weight Loss
Much of the nutritional information you will read says that a calorie is a calorie. I wish it were this simple, but unfortunately it isn’t. For example: late night calories are different than regular meal time calories. (more…)
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by Dr. Oler, ND | Jun 19, 2013 | Health and Wellness, Natural Weight Loss, Physical Activity, Weight Loss
Writing things down in a journal can feel like homework, but if you’ve tried and failed to keep yourself on an eating plan or exercise schedule, this could be your key to success. (more…)
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by Dr. Oler, ND | May 30, 2013 | Health and Wellness, Natural Weight Loss, Physical Activity, Weight Loss
Here are 6 things you should STOP doing if you want to get healthy or lose weight. (more…)
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by Dr. Oler, ND | May 22, 2013 | Health and Wellness, Weight Loss
Certain foods can act just like drugs on the brain, causing addiction, cravings and binge eating. Sweet and fatty foods are the most common food “addictions” and there is growing research that overeating these foods can actually cause changes in the parts of your brain that control eating behavior. (more…)
