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Everyone knows that the holidays are the worst time to go on a diet. But if you’ve already been working on your weight loss goals, there are some things you can do to keep your diet from jumping off the rails. With some careful forethought, planning, and preparation, you can stick to your diet (for the most part). Here’s how.
Meal planning
Don’t feel like you have to eat everything that your guests or family members eat. In fact, your guests may have their own dietary restrictions. Plan ahead to make sure that you have meals for everyone regardless of diet, including yourself. If you eat several small meals per day, plan and prep those meals before your guests ever arrive. After feeding the family, you can grab one of your meals and go. Continue reading “How Meal Planning and Portion Control Prepare You for Holiday Feasts”
Have you ever heard the phrase “You are what you eat?” Even if you have, you may have given it little thought. It is true in a way. How you eat and what you eat, can make a huge difference in how you feel physically and mentally. 
Among the things you can do at home to combat the signs of aging, maintaining a healthy diet is one of the easiest to control. Many people are not aware of the fact that what you eat has a direct impact on the health and appearance of your skin. While you are stuck at home without your anti-aging treatments, follow these diet recommendations to help prevent new or worsening lines.
The way that you nourish your body has an enormous impact on your overall vitality. Nutrient deficiencies can cause severe symptoms like migraines, depression, weight gain, and many more. While eating healthy is a key component of maintaining the right nutrients in your body, it’s difficult for your diet alone to provide all of the vitamins and minerals that you need to thrive. 
If you don’t smoke and you lead a relatively healthy life, it’s easy fall into the perception that your body is not burdened by any health problems. Unfortunately, this isn’t true for most people. Due to the nature of our food system and the polluted state of our environment, heavy metals can easily sneak into the body and cause unrealized health consequences. From lead and mercury to cadmium and metalloid arsenic, the heavy metals in your body could be dragging you down. 
Food isn’t what it used to be. Even just 100 years ago, the food system was more localized and crops could only be grown if nature allowed it. Americans ate by the seasons and accepted fruits and vegetables with all of their imperfections. Today, on the other hand, science and technology have become so advanced that food can be created above and beyond the limitations of nature. Preservatives, GMOs, additives, and many other things could be causing your body to reject some of the food you eat. This is known as a food sensitivity, and it’s important to understand how a simple sensitivity can impact your health. 
The 21st century has become the era of informed public citizens, with demands and controversies upending the status quo to require food and pharmaceutical companies to become far more transparent about their processes and ingredients. More than ever, people want to know what chemicals and toxins they are placing in their body, and many have turned to local farmers markets and organically grown labels to help them achieve better health. 
Did you know there are foods that have the power to boost your body’s own production of hormones? It may be surprising, but there are certain seeds that contain high amounts of lignans, vitamins, and minerals that help support hormone production and release. These seeds are flax, pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds. Integrating these seeds at different times during the cycle is known as seed rotation and helps to support optimal hormone balance.
You may find that despite following a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and making smart lifestyle choices, you still feel sick and weighed down. Due to the continual contamination of our environment, many people unknowingly suffer from high levels of heavy metal exposure like lead, mercury, and aluminum. The body can only cope with so much toxicity until it begins to suffer from acute and chronic issues, like damage to the central nervous function and vital organs.