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How to Jumpstart Your Weight Loss
How to Jumpstart Your Weight Loss
Everyone wants to lose weight quickly. I know this was the “magic pill” I was always chasing after. I always thought the next diet I tried would be “it” and that it would be the solution to all my problems. Time and time again I was disappointed. After the diet finished my happiness and satisfaction were short-lived. Before I knew it, I gained the weight back – and quite a bit more. I would look in the mirror and feel absolutely disgusted with myself….not to mention how unattractive I would feel. It had an effect on many areas of my life. No matter how many times my husband would tell me I looked great, I would feel ugly and fat. May be this how you feel? You try so hard but nothing seems to work for you.
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Migraines and Hormones: Ripping Back the Curtain to Your Success
Migraines and Hormones: Ripping Back the Curtain to Your Success
In this blog, we are mainly focusing on menstrual migraines and the way hormones can affect our head during that period of time.
Were you aware that prior to puberty, migraines are three times more frequent in males than in females but after puberty that switches up and women are more likely to suffer from migraines than men? In a study in Oxford, it was found that women are twice as likely to have migraines and that:
“Brains are deferentially affected by migraine in females compared with males. Furthermore, the results also support the notion that sex differences involve both brain structure as well as functional circuits, in that emotional circuitry compared with sensory processing appears involved to a greater degree in female than male migraineurs. [1]”
As I have mentioned before, my first migraine was right after I gave birth to my son. Obviously, I now know that was due to hormonal changes in my body! So when I had my hysterectomy, I thought I would also find that my migraines stopped. Unfortunately for me that didn’t happen. In fact those were some of my worst years for migraines, and it was when they began to be more frequent and intense.
Of course, this is only one of the many triggers, but since we are on the subject of hormonal migraines this week, I will limit focus my blog on menstrual migraines.
How Can You Do More to Lose Weight & Eat Healthy?
How Can You Do More to Lose Weight & Eat Healthy? Before I started planning my meals ahead of time, I was a person who would come home after a long day at work and wonder what on earth we were going to have for dinner that evening. Perhaps this is you?
Let’s break the common misconceptions when it comes to diet.
Sometimes, people tend to skip their meals with the thought that they are going to maintain their diet. Now, you don’t have to restrict yourself from eating delicious yet healthy meals. You don’t even need to break your budget just to complete one nutritious meal. There are a lot of means and hope these meal planning tips would help!
Finally – Ways to Ditch Your Sugar Habit!
Finally – Ways to Ditch Your Sugar Cravings
When it comes to sugar cravings, I am a pro. For years I had this really, really bad sugar craving. I would buy chocolate (English, of course) and hide it so that no one in my family could find it…..and if they did…..well, I won’t say more! I would go through stages of total binging and would eat a whole (large bar) of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate every night. Subconsciously, I must have know this was not a good thing because I would hide it and do it in secret. Can you relate to that?
For many years, I was completely ignorant of the effect this was having on my body – and certainly didn’t know that sugar has been shown to be more addictive than cocaine. I wish I had known then what I know now.
Do This One Thing for Migraine Prevention
Only one thing for migraine prevention? Is that all you have to do to prevent migraines? Of course, that’s not what I mean, but in this post, I am talking about one specific thing that can have a big impact on triggering migraines……..WATER!
Hydration is very important if you are a migraine sufferer. The plain fact is, if you are not getting enough water, you will get migraines. I learned this the hard way and I suffered with migraines for years and years before anyone every pointed this out to me.
I grew up in a family and in a culture where we didn’t drink much water. We might drink a lot of hot tea, but unfortunately, tea, like coffee, has a more diuretic effect on the body, so that makes you even more dehydrated! Something I learned the hard way.
Do This One Thing for Migraine Prevention
The One Thing That Can Help You Reach Your Health and Weight Loss Goals
So does this have you wondering ….. is there really just one thing! Of course, there are quite a few things you can do to reach your weight loss and health goals, but this week we are focusing on one thing that can help you reach those health and weight loss goals – accountability.
“Accountability” is when you take responsibility for your actions. When you “own” them.
And it’s key to improving your health and wellness.
The One Thing That Can Help You Reach Your Health and Weight Loss Goals
Can Banking On Weight Loss Be Effective?
Can Banking On Weight Loss Be Effective? The best way to stick to a weight loss routine is to take steps to hold yourself accountable. [1] This is something most of us know on one level or another, but it’s also something easier said than done. Thus, naturally, people are always looking for new ways to do it. And one method that tends to bring about a good deal of debate is the idea of betting on yourself to reach a certain milestone.
Do You Want to Get Migraine Relief in 4 Weeks?
Do you want to get migraine relief in 4 weeks? I think that most of us if we suffer from migraines, want that relief. It is hard to live with and hard to deal with.
I started having migraines when I was 21 – right after I had my first child. I learned afterwards that it is quite common for hormonal changes to trigger migraines.
For many years, I had an average amount of migraines and they were quite tolerable as migraines go. That was not the case though when I moved to Florida and started working again.
Here’s How to Make Cooking More Fun
Here’s How to Make Cooking More Fun
If you don’t love cooking, maybe I can help to make it more fun for you?
I know that sometimes I don’t find cooking to be all that fun. I can get into a rut just like everyone else.
So that’s why I’ve listed my best “fun” cooking tips for you.
How to Batch Cook to Eat Healthy
I am again exploring how you can batch cook to eat healthy….and as an added bonus, lose weight! I believe it is crucial to not only living a healthy lifestyle, but also to help you lose weight – and keep it off! This has been consistently so in my life and I want you to see the results for yourself.
We are sometimes too busy to spend our time to cook three meals and snacks in a day. The secret sauce to ensure that you can still eat healthy and delicious foods without the need to spend hours in the stove is batch cooking. It allows you to cook your healthy meals suitable for the entire week and let them sit in your fridge, so you don’t have to land in a restaurant as your last resort. You just need to spare a day to do this practical technique without a lot of fuss.
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How to Eat Clean and Healthy by Simple Meal Planning
I know I have talked a lot about meal planning lately. In this blog we are going to talk about how you can eat clean and healthy by some simple meal planning. I am very passionate about this subject because for me, it has been a “live saver.” If I didn’t pre-plan and precook the majority of my meals on the weekend, I would be left after a busy day, looking for something to eat, and probably coming up with something quick and not so healthy!
I know it may be something that sounds hard to do, but once you get into the routine, it doesn’t take long at all and is so beneficial.
How to End Migraines
Here are some interesting statistics that I have researched on migraines that could possibly us find out how to end migraines….
As you can image, the costs involved are enormous. Migraines add between $13 billion and $17 billion to our healthcare costs in the United States each year. These costs include medications, emergency room visits, hospitalization, physician services, labs and diagnostics, and managing the side effects of treatment. In addition to this, migraines have indirect costs as well. A headache/migraine is the most frequent pain-related complaint among workers. According to one study that was conducted that specifically focused on migraines, they found that the annual cost to employers exceeded $14.5 billion, of which $7.9 billion was due to absenteeism and $5.4 billion was due to diminished productivity.