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Body Chemistry
Shannon

Burning Body Fat will Drive You to Drink!

Burning body fat is a process that requires the body to hydrate stored fat to move it out! This is why burning body fat is about size reduction and NOT about weight reduction. When the body wants to use your fat stores for energy, it gets you to drink…and drink…and drink. This is the under

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Dieting Misconceptions
Shannon

The Misconception Around Dieting

The average 20-33 year old male in 1944 consumed approximately 700 calories more per day than our present-day males of the same age. It was the quality of food rather than the quantity of food that made up those extra calories. Whole eggs, butter and cream were preferred over egg whites, margarine and dessert toppings. 

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Body Chemistry
Shannon

Your BMR – Low Power Mode

Let’s begin with the simple truth.  Your Basal Metabolic Rate provides only enough energy to support your vital organs such as the heart, lungs, nervous system and kidneys.  It is not sufficient to help you roll over in bed, cough, or chew a piece of gum.   Your BMR releases a significant amount of calories to

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Individuality
Shannon

Can Our Earth Truly Sustain Only One Type of Diet?

  On the eve of the launch of Canada’s new food guide, let’s look at the big picture.  According to Health Canada, the new guide will encourage the usual whole grains, vegetables, and fruits but will also push for the consumption of plant-based proteins found in beans, legumes, and soy. This doesn’t mean that Health

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Dieting Misconceptions
Shannon

The ‘Handy’ Rule of Thumb

When we use a principle based on experience rather than theory, we call it a ‘Rule of Thumb’. It’s not scientific or factual but it does help us understand some of the conundrums in life. At 4 the Luv of Food, we use a rule of thumb that explains why a diet that works for

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Body Chemistry
Shannon

Can We Really Outsmart the Body?

Can we really outsmart the body? Probably not. Automatically closing our eyes when we sneeze is the perfect example of how the body just knows what to do. Less involuntary are the subtle cues that the body gives us to rebalance itself – thirst, hunger, exhaustion, and chills.  How is it that we think we

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