Strategies to Help 

As we approach the week before Halloween, a holiday synonymous with sugary treats, and herald what many consider the "kick-off" of the holiday season, temptation lurks around every corner. This time of year, it's especially challenging to maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Rather than focusing solely on weight loss, let's delve into strategies to help us avoid temptation altogether, setting us up for a truly happy and healthy holiday season.

1. Harnessing Your...

Do you eat at the same time every day, regardless of whether you're truly hungry?

Do you reach for food when stressed or emotional? You're not alone. Many of us fall into the trap of routine eating, where we eat out of habit rather than responding to our body's actual hunger signals [1]. But why do we behave this way?

As humans, we have evolved to seek out food to survive. In the past, we didn't always have easy access to food, so eating when it was available was important. This has led us to...

Why is it so hard to take one bite and stop? It's not you. It's the food. Processed foods keep all of us eating and wanting more by design with unstoppable taste, flavor, and variety, stimulating us so we can't stop eating. 

Tasty Tricks 

Taste is the first place our brain registers stimulation and flavor. So that's why food manufacturers know to develop substances stimulating the tongue and the brain. And they constantly formulate new ways to amplify the power of what we...

During winter, when the days are shorter and there's not as much sunlight, I adjust my routines and rely on these three things to boost my mood.

Comfort Food

Yes, comfort food, by definition, makes you feel good. And eating is a normal, healthy response to relieve not only the discomfort of hunger but it can also provide relief from uncomfortable feelings of loneliness, boredom, or sadness.

A healthy approach is to plan and prepare comfort foods made with natural ingredients that provide real...