24 Foods To Help You Reach Your Ideal Weight & Balance Your Gut

Very very useful food points as summary page. Thanks mindbodygreen As a naturopathic doctor, I see a lot of people who can't seem to lose weight. Instead of offering pills or surgery, I try to help them focus on feeding their body the right way. A big part of that is treating your gut right: The trillions of microbes that make up your microbiome. When that microbiome is healthy, you have a rock-solid gut. When it’s not, you’re in trouble. Why...

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5 Exercise Mistakes to Avoid in the New Year

The last point is the most important one. We all want to maintain the body we work hard towards to. So it is a lifestyle change. Diet plans are only temporary. We want a permanent fix, therefore the longer we stick to the habit, the more permanent and long term it becomes :) Thanks ACE for the summary If you’re like most people, you’ve recently resolved to lose weight, get in shape or maybe just to live more healthfully. These resolutions...

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5 Reasons Why You Should Allow Yourself to Eat All Foods

Some times the best thing is just to have a bit of what you crave for just to satisfy. Just like a kid, there isn't a point in refraining someone from doing something. It makes them want it more. I do notice it on my little one where if I were to completely stop him from coming into the kitchen, he would go ballistic. And so I experimented allowing him inside. And to my better relief, he walks in and was after the cool, glossy floor, without the...

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Healthy Holiday Baking Recipes

To those who love baking like me, check out the article below for ingredients alternatives! I'm so gona save this page on my top list. One of the top requests we get during this time of year is for lightened-up, healthier holiday recipes. After all, who doesn’t want to indulge in the holiday treats and prevent weight gain at the same time? Here are some baking pointers and recipes we share with our clients so that they can have their cake...

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The Common Mistakes People Make When Warming Up

This is SUPER important. Not only it gears you up for your exercise, you AVOID injuries at all cost. Just like cooking, you gotta prep the food right so that it's easy to cook and it's delicious! So depending on what kind of exercise you want to go for, here are some tips on warming up comfortably to get you happily moving :) Has anyone told you to “warm up” before you exercise or play sports? It seems simple enough, doesn’t it? What’s easy...

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101 Motivational Quotes to Start 2016 Off Right

Something to kick start the year well :) Thank you Inc!     IMAGE: Getty Images     Another year has passed. It's time to start over with a clean slate. Maybe 2015 didn't go the way you planned; you didn't follow through with your great ideas and your goals weren't met. Well it's a new year and a can be new you on January 1. Or maybe 2015 was amazing and you need to keep...

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