When someone asks me how to create healthier habits, their mentality is the first thing I have them focus on. I believe that the power of our thoughts over our lives is as critical as the air we breathe; we will never be able to create anything lasting without first adopting the correct mindset. Because … Continued
Immersion Programs Highlight the Rapid Effects of Improved Nutrition
We know from what is now an almost irrefutable body of evidence that good nutrition supports drastically improved outcomes, including improved physical and mental health, plus social and environmental well-being. The nutrition provided by consuming a diverse range of whole plant foods is not only good for our bodies—preventing and treating many of our deadliest, … Continued
The Impact of Stress on Health and Disease
When of the most overlooked factors in our quest for total wellness is how stress impacts health and disease.
How to Shift Your Body Composition With a Whole Food, Plant-Based Lifestyle?
I initially struggled with this question when I went vegan over eight years ago. Coming from the bodybuilding world, where there is a significant focus on cutting carbs to lose fat and build muscle, it took me years of tweaking my approach and exploring the research to figure out how to do it. Through several … Continued
Does Caffeine Have a Place in a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet?
85 percent of Americans consume caffeine every single day. But, is caffeine healthy and does it have a place in a whole food, plant-based diet?
Dr. Stephanie Peacock’s Top Foods for Gut Health
Every time we eat, we feed the trillions of bacteria that make up our gut microbiome. Ideally, we should have 300–400 types of these bacteria.[1] But unfortunately, due to processed foods and lack of fiber, many individuals have less than this. This loss of critical microorganisms and the lack of diversity in our microbiome can … Continued
Does it Matter If I Call Myself a Food Addict?
Where is the line that separates normal eating from food addiction? Aren't we all addicted to it to some extent, and don’t we need food to live? I have asked myself these questions many times, and I have tried to answer them with help from professionals and in my own social circles.
5 Essential Tips for Mindful Eating
Today's society moves so fast that most of us have forgotten what it looks like to be intentional and mindful with our food. In turn, there is a disconnect between the foods we eat and how they make us feel.
Dr. Robert Maurer on Living Longer and Healthier
Robert Maurer, PhD, is a speaker at our upcoming Sonoran Sunshine Retreat. Here is a sneak peek into his research and findings on longevity and health as we age.
Could Journaling be the Missing Link in Your Wellness Journey?
Food journaling is often a dreaded task for those trying to lose weight, but for Sharme it was key to her success.
The Support You Need: Tips to Help Maintain Your Weight Loss Goals
Weight loss goals are easier to achieve and maintain with the proper support. In this article, Del Sroufe gives his advice on types of support and community he finds helpful when it comes to his diet and health.
The Power of Support Groups in Lifestyle Change
Research has shown that education, skills development, and social support are critical for long-term lifestyle changes. Community-led plant-based programs can offer much more than traditional diet programs and clinical trials because they engage participants actively to learn how to incorporate healthy habits into established routines.
Time Restricted Eating: Nature’s Weight Loss Plan & Alternative to Intermittent Fasting
Time Restricted Eating is a similar weight loss technique to Intermittent Fasting (IF), but more moderate. Research shows you gain the same physiological benefits as with IF, and it is easier for most people to follow.
Healthy Weight Loss = 80% Nutrition + 20% Exercise
Many people feel the key to health is the opposite: 80% exercise + 20 % nutrition and stress management. I used to be one of them.
Got Heart Disease or Diabetes? You May Want to Find a New Doctor!
After 5 coronary artery bypasses, 8 stents, angina and depression, Patricia knew her doctors could not fix her. Then she found a plant-based cardiologist.
Do You Eat Your Emotions? How to Help With Binge Eating
Chef Del shares his personal story to inspire others who know a whole foods, plant-based diet is optimal yet have an unproductive relationship with food.
FASTING – An Effective Ancient Therapy for Today’s Health Concerns
If there were a pill that effectively treated high blood pressure, overcame Type II diabetes, consistently produced dramatic improvements in autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, and provided effective relief for asthma attacks and migraine headaches it would be seen as a wonder drug of the highest order.
Overcoming Emotional Eating: Techniques for Cultivating Mindfulness
Healthy eating is easy to do when you’re organized, well rested, and being appreciated for your brilliance and hard work, right?
Plant-Based Diet, Protein and Weight Loss
Here’s an interesting bit of research, yet again, that finds that plant-based diets, without counting calories, leads to greater weight loss.
Why eating healthfully is so difficult. Today, most people acknowledge that drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and cocaine, are addictive.
Eating More Calories, Staying Thinner
Although the average caloric intake of the Chinese is higher than that of Americans (2640 vs. 2360 for adult males), and despite their smaller stature, the Chinese are much thinner than Americans.
Maybe a second pill might be found to "correct" the problems created by the first. Did you ever see the pillboxes of our elderly?
Although the notion of electing to go without food for prolonged periods of time to improve one's health has not been something commonly considered in recent times, fasting has a long and important history.
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