Excess weight can be tied to many foods and eating patterns. One that many people may not think about is gluten. Can gluten intolerance cause weight gain? Learn more about how your carbohydrate choices may influence your weight. Important point: any food that may cause inflammation in the body may also lead to weight gain. …
Move over breakfast, fasting is here to stay. Sorry, Kellogg’s and Nabisco. Research in the world of fasting is becoming robust for helping with many aspects of health. The power of fasting can benefit everything from your weight and inflammation to reducing cancer risk. As you will quickly find out, fasting is definitely not for everyone and …
Most of us always have a health goal or two in mind. Whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle, clear up your skin, or something entirely different, it’s completely human to always be working toward something. You might not always meet your goals as quickly as you want to, and that can be frustrating. …
Updated March 18, 2019 Often, our body image is closely tied to our self-worth. People often say they “feel fat.” But, is feeling fat a true feeling? Why do we associate a feeling with body fat? I want to take time to appreciate the wonderful breadth of knowledge and insight that my good friend and colleague, …
When people think of tryptophan, one word mostly comes to mind: turkey. This is really a funny thing to me. Tryptophan health benefits are very promising and vast. Let’s explore this substance called tryptophan, which is so much more than a Thanksgiving nap-inducer. Turkey isn’t even in the top 5 high-tryptophan foods. But, it is …
