Eat Fat for Weight Loss Not Low-Fat

Fat often gets a bad rap, from fatty foods, to cooking fats, to just being fat, and there's no doubt the low-fat craze has taken over the dieting industry for decades, but certain fats are actually a necessary component to good health, and weight loss. For example, there’s a reason Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s) has the […]

My Body My Weapon

In yoga class the other day, I noticed this particularly gorgeous girl with an equally gorgeous body and I thought to myself, “How does she do it?” I wasn’t so much intrigued by how she stayed slim and fit as much as I was about how easily she moved her body despite the onlookers.  She flaunted […]

How to Tell the Difference Between Emotional and Physical Hunger

Emotional eating can be defined as eating to feed a feeling, eating for reasons other than hunger or eating triggered by an emotion, while 75% of overeating is caused by emotions according to a study by Brian Wansink, the author of Mindless Eating. The type of foods a person is drawn to varies depending on […]