Tag: food

  • Move That Body Of Yours!

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    It is not obesity alone that kills us;
    it’s the lack of getting our bodies moving [i.e. exercise]

    A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity in Europe, a 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests.

    University of Cambridge researchers said about 676,000 deaths each year were down to inactivity, compared with 337,000 from carrying too much weight.

    Even non-obese people have shorter lifespans if they are inactive, but usually inactivity goes along with being overweight.

    Eating real food and not all that processed stuff is a good way to not only lose weight, but to be generally healthier. We are made to process food; not chemicals….and there are real food supplements that can help with weight loss – and one of these products also gives me a whole lot more energy which makes me want to move and keep on movin’……

    And the solution, as always, is to do both:
    lose weight if you are overweight AND get active no matter what weight you are!!

    Please share your thoughts and comments below – and Thank You!!

  • Train That Brain To Like Good-For-You Food

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    I wrote that you can train your brain to be happy – now we learn that you can train your brain to like healthy or good-for-you foods.

    This [study] focused on changing food preferences by prescribing a diet high in fibre and protein, and low in carbohydrates, but which did not allow participants to become hungry because this is when food cravings take over and unhealthy food becomes attractive.

    When their brains were scanned using MRI at the start and end of a six-month period, those following the programme showed changes in the brain’s reward centre.

    When participants were shown pictures of different types of food, it was the healthy, low-calorie foods which produced an increased reaction.

    The brain’s reward centre also showed decreased sensitivity to the unhealthy, higher-calorie foods.

    It’s a reward system, and your brain can learn to prefer one reward over another.

    We are not automatons stuck with​ one liking. We can change over time if we work at it.

    Addictions or changing what the brain prefers can be very difficult. But it can be done.

    Personally, I cut way back on wheat and sugar and was surprised myself to realize that my desires for bread, donuts, and cookies has almost disappeared. 

    Thoughts?
    Comments? [comment section is way down at the bottom of the page]

    Thank you!

  • Facebook and Breakfast

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    I hang out on Facebook and a friend had posted some photos of a pretty breakfast dish of eggs coked in peppers….so I decided to try it…

    Glad I did.

    The pepper I used was a long narrow red one and next time I'd use a shorter rounder one so there would be more surface….eggs in pepper

    Wouldn't taste any different but I think it would look prettier.

    I roasted the pepper first and also added Feta cheese as I love it…then just before eating, I  added some nasturtium leaves and a flower because I love the taste of these too.

     

    Comments? Thoughts? Thank you.

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