Everything in life serves a purpose, including the holidays. Without them we may be tempted to just keep working. Perhaps the holidays help us to keep everything in moderation by ensuring we balance both our work time with our play time. This would deem the holidays as essential. With that in mind, the question is
Contrary to popular belief, cravings have nothing to do with a lack of willpower. We crave sleep, sun and alone time simply because we need it. It’s no different when we crave food, especially salty, sweet and savoury ones. Why do we think we can get by on less food than we require? Perhaps it
Canadians are suffering from a gastronomy dichotomy – healthy eaters and not-so-healthy eaters both struggling with excess body fat. It’s what makes our obesity epidemic so confusing. On one end of the spectrum, we have healthy eaters who are focused on the age old advice to ‘Eat Less and Exercise More’. Unfortunately, if we
There are 5 voluntary tasks that we as humans must do to keep the body alive. These are 1) drink fluids, 2) eat food, 3) sleep, 4) go to the bathroom, and 5) dress to maintain body temperature. The body has internal alarms set for all of them – 4 of which are loud and
You know that feeling that is so hard to resist. You think “just one more” then you’ll stop and use some restraint next time. But it happens again – not on a regular basis but in moments when no one is looking, or when you think you’ve earned it. Wait! What are we talking about
Comfort foods are calorie dense and nutrient specific. When our bodies encourage us to eat comfort foods, it is looking for calories and more specifically, a certain type of them. We crave those comfort food calories because there is something…increased stress, lack of sleep, cold temperatures, fighting off infection, or simply skipping a meal… that
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