Have you ever had a thought that goes like this?⁠ ⁠ "I want to lose weight so badly. After having two kids and going back to school for my nursing degree, I put on a few extra pounds. Every morning, when I get ready to go to work and scramble to get the kids dressed for school, I vow Today will be the day that I start watching what I eat. But inevitably, by mid-morning a rumbling stomach and hectic pace leaving me craving something sweet. I have the best intentions to lose weight but just can't seem to get the ball rolling ..read more

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Manufactured deliciousness: Why you can’t stop overeating (plus 3 strategies to get control).     You know the feeling: One salty crunch turns into 100, and suddenly you’re licking the cheese dust and wondering: What’s wrong with me?  Actually, it’s normal to feel like you can’t stop overeating certain things. Today’s hyperpalatable food is creating a modern-day food crisis—one that’s leaving us feeling sick, out of control, and constantly craving more. Here’s how it works, plus 3 ways to overcome it.   It’s happened to us all. After a frenzy of lustful grabbing and furious ..read more

Acne is a multi-factorial disease. While each case is unique, you can greatly improve your chances of clear skin with food and lifestyle strategies. What is acne? Our skin is the largest organ in our body, and it’s a complex ecosystem made up of several layers and components.   The skin is semi-permeable, meaning that although it’s mostly a barrier between us and our environment, some stuff can get in and out. Sweat glands and hair follicles provide openings. Hair originates in follicles deep in the subcutaneous layer, the deepest layer below the dermis. These hair follicles are paired wi ..read more

Here are 10 steps you can take each day to promote a detoxifying environment in the body. Eat reasonable amounts. If you’re eating too much, you’re probably accumulating more toxins than your body needs. Eating one cookie instead of six is a detox diet. Slow down and chew your food. We all have “anatomical juicers”– our teeth and our stomachs. Use them. Build your plate around plant foods and eat organic when possible. This minimizes exposure to potential toxins. Veggies and fruits play a major role in a healthy body because they contain compounds that can help the body deal with all of the i ..read more

When it comes to the subject of cleansing or detoxing, you probably think either: “Detoxing is hocus-pocus! I would sooner choke on a chicken bone than undergo a juice cleanse.” “Detoxing is brilliant! I feel bright, bushy-tailed, and bursting with energy after a good cleanse. You should try it, too.” Cleansing, it seems, doesn’t just potentially “clear out our toxins”, it also brings out our extreme opinions. But, as with most areas of nutrition — and life — rigidly clinging to any extreme position may blind us to some important information. And when it comes to cleansing, I wanted to disco ..read more

5 significant reasons to lose weight. (Why isn’t the media covering these?) Forget heart attacks and skinny jeans. This is why weight loss is important. Avoiding heart disease and looking ‘fab’ aren’t always great reasons to lose weight. However, here are 5 immediate and significant ways your life can change when you trim the fat.   I’d like you to join me in a thought conversation I promise there’s a point to it. In fact, we’ll soon talk about why most popular reasons for losing weight are either uninspiring or scientifically worthless. But, for now, let’s begin by setting our feeling ..read more

Have you ever wanted to change something about yourself, or your life? Of course. We all have. In fact, we’ve explicitly asked you to consider that throughout this course. As we saw in the previous section, in the course of trying to change, you’ve probably heard “helpful advice” like: Oh it’s simple, just do XYZ. (E.g., do this diet, use this organization system, stop making excuses, etc.) Or: This happened because you’re X kind of person. (E.g., a Virgo, a Questioner, “not motivated enough”, etc.) The truth is: People aren’t simple machines or “personality types”. Behavior isn’t simple caus ..read more

Spoiler alert: There isn’t one. From the latest self-help books to the stream of New Years Resolution articles that hit every January, popular media likes to tell us that there is one solution, one miracle cure, one “weird trick” to achieving behavior change. And, oddly enough, it feels like that “one thing” is always changing. It’s all about willpower. No wait, it’s all about motivation. Nope. It’s all about the right habits. Or working the right hours. Or hacking your brain. Or finding the right productivity system. Throughout this course, you’ll learn: There isn’t one magical way to change ..read more