Today’s contributor post is brought to by Sarah Cummings from The Sleep Advisor I’m sure you’ve seen those interviews with 100-year-olds pop up every now and again. Asked what the secret of their longevity is, the wrinkly legends will inevitably swear by some weird and wonderful thing they’ve done every day of their life. Be …
Thoughts and Emotions Influence Your Health “While weight loss is important, what’s more important is the quality of food you put in your body – food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes.” — Mark Hyman The Scottish whisky distiller Thomas Dewar once said: “Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.” …
“The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace bad habits with good ones.” – Steven Pressfield You’ve decided to create a new habit to curtail your recent indulgence for over-eating. …
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” – Thomas Edison In a recent blog post I outlined the benefits of consuming wholefoods over convenience foods. This is a follow up to that article in which I’ll outline key strategies …
“Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” – Michael Pollan In recent times a number of people have come to appreciate the health benefits wholefoods provide, as a means to nutritionalise their body. This article is not aimed at extolling the virtues of any one diet over another. Many of those are sprawled across the Internet and bookstore …
“Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.” – Peter De Vries How do you overcome emotional eating when you’ve had a stressful day at work? Life may often seem unbearable – you’re overwhelmed with stress, frustration and anxiety. You feel like checking out and retiring in front of the TV with your favourite comfort food to indulge in. …