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
NAFLD (pronounced NaF-eL-Dee) is Non-Alcohol Fatty Liver Disease or Fatty Liver Disease Not caused by Alcoholism. NAFLD is the healthy body’s NORMAL response to extra glucose (fuel) in the bloodstream. It is NOT necessarily caused by eating too much sugar or processed food but rather by consuming too many calories at one time. NAFLD is
What sets the Balance Factor app apart from all the other nutrition apps? You don’t have to guess what your body’s daily macronutrient breakdown is! With the Balance Factor App, there is no guessing as to what % of carbs, proteins, and fats are necessary to stay healthy. When you start using the Balance Factor,
Q: What foods do you crave? “Mine would be a square of dark chocolate after dinner- here’s my problem – I don’t keep it in the house because a square can become half a bar. Suggestions?” A: There is only one reason that you can’t resist overeating a food! LOW BLOOD SUGAR! Don’t believe
Is it bad to do 18 hours of intermittent fasting every day? For some people, eating all their daily calories within a 6-hour window is ideal. These are people who, for whatever reason, have the genetic make-up or a circumstantial issue that limits the time in which they can digest enough food. For the rest
The poor body! It never gets a break. All it asks for is a little sleep, a little water, and a little food; just three macronutrients to be exact. A balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats is required for nourishment, yet this relentless low carbohydrate movement seems to suggest otherwise. Minimizing carbs is great for
Here’s a trick question for you…Why do we overeat? Is it sugar addiction? No willpower? There isn’t an oversized person out there who wouldn’t simply say that they just can’t help it. Sounds defeatist, but in a way they’re right. The holier than thou BODY encourages us to overeat to avoid starvation. But here’s the
Skipping meals, the unintentional loss of calories normally consumed during a typical meal hour, is an unhealthy habit our society has gotten into. Busy schedules, lunch hour meetings, and/or no time to prepare a lunch the night before is the perfect excuse for just not eating between breakfast and the dinner hour. Fasting, on the
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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