Are you familiar with the term “emotional eating?” For many people, food is the solace of choice when they’re feeling sad, upset, anxious or stressed out. In these cases, emotional challenges trigger one to “self-soothe” with food─often with items high in sugar,...
Would it surprise you to learn that, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), Americans consume an astounding 22 teaspoons of sugar per day on average? Needless to say, this has been a major factor in the rapidly escalating rates of obesity in the U.S., as...
Have you ever found that somewhere in the course of your weight loss efforts, you start to experience a slowdown in results? That’s called a weight loss plateau, and it’s almost inevitable with reduced-calorie diets. That’s because during the first few weeks of losing...
