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Wellness Coaching – Our Bodies Are Not Designed for Sugar
The average American is over ten times more likely to contract diabetes today compared to fifty years ago. Heart disease, cancer, and stroke continue to increase in epidemic proportions. In 2006, the United States was number 1 in terms of health care spending per capita but ranked 39th for infant mortality, 43rd for adult female mortality, 42nd for adult male mortality, and 36th for life expectancy. So why do we spend so much and get so little in return? Continue reading
Wellness Coaching – Advantages of a Gluten-Free Diet
The Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic is on fire. After winning 43 straight matches, including 41 in 2011– something that hasn’t been done since 1984 — he plowed through the quarter finals then the semi-finals at Wimbledon this year. Even hadn’t won Wimbledon, his winning streak would have rewarded him with enough points to put him in the top spot, ranking him as the #1 men’s tennis player in the world. But, of course, he did win. Continue reading
Wellness Coaching – Effects of the Sugar Epidemic
In 1850, the average American consumed about 20 pounds of sugar annually. Today, the average American currently consumes 141 lbs of sugar (an overflowing wheelbarrow full) annually. The 2011 USDA estimates the average American consumes about two tons of sugar (enough to fill up a dumpster) in a lifetime. Yes, that’s per person. Continue reading
Wellness Coaching – Decreasing Your Risk for Diabetes
A three-month study in Sweden compared the blood sugar effects of a paleo (very low-carb) diet with a diet comprised of whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables, and unsaturated fats. After the three months, participants’ blood sugar levels dropped 26 percent with the paleo diet and only 7 percent with the diet containing dairy and whole grains. Continue reading
Stop Sugar Addiction That Fuels Inflammation & Heart Disease
Inflammation causes heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Controlling inflammation (not cholesterol levels) is critical if we are to reduce and even cure heart disease and those diseases of aging. As sugar ignites inflammation, it incites heart disease. Continue reading
Wellness Coaching – The Benefits of a Paleo Diet
Our paleo ancestors maintained a diet where blood glucose levels were consistently low. This allowed the body to depend on ketones, rather than blood sugar for fuel. Ketones are the energy units of fat and are a much more consistent and abundant source of fuel for our brain and other organs to depend on. Only our red blood cells require glucose for fuel instead of fats. Continue reading
Weight Loss Secret: Sugar Withdrawals
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