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Warning Signs of Bad Nutrition

When it comes to dieting, it’s important to recognize that there is no food that contains special properties that will eliminate fat for you. Restrictive diets are typically not successful because when we are denied certain food groups, our bodies can rebel. My experience with Atkins was unsuccessful despite the fact that I know others who succeeded admirably using this diet. Restrictive diets do not teach healthy eating. They do not teach healthy maintenance. They also, rarely, take into account the differing metabolisms of individuals. When it comes to dieting or making changes in your daily diet – you should … Continue reading →

Hidden Hindrances to Weight Loss

There are many things that can hinder your weight loss progress despite your best efforts. Some of these may be hidden hindrances, or things you would never think of as issues that keep you from losing weight. Some of these may surprise you: Making Too Many Drastic Life Changes at Once While making changes is important for our health and personal growth, attempting to make too many drastic changes at one time can sabotage each of the changes you hope to make. It is obviously important to quit smoking, but it’s difficult to do while also trying to lose weight. … Continue reading →

Skin Care for Diabetics

Diabetes doesn’t just affect your blood sugar; it has an impact on your whole body. High blood sugar can cause your body to lose fluid, leaving you with itchy dry skin. Nerve damage from prolonged high blood glucose levels can decrease the amount you sweat, robbing you of more bodily fluids. Why is dry skin bad? Aside from being itchy and uncomfortable, dry skin can actually be hazardous to diabetics. If you scratch your itchy skin too much, you can sometimes scratch the skin open. Dry skin may also crack on its own. Cracks, cuts, and scratches let germs into … Continue reading →

Winter Skin Care

The winter months make my skin very unhappy. My legs are scaly, my face is dry, my scalp is flaky… the whole body really doesn’t like the cold weather season. Why not? · The heat being on makes the air very dry. · The sun isn’t out as long, robbing my body of vitamin D. · I’m not hot and thirsty, so I don’t drink as much water. So what can you do to prevent the winter dryness? Start with adding more humidity to the house. Personally, I prefer warm mist humidifiers to cold mist ones, but they both do … Continue reading →