Did you know that lack of sleep causes the hormone stimulating our appetite to increase while decreasing the hormone saying you’re full. So when you are tired do you ever notice that you tend to eat more?

What are the healthy oils to use and how do you cook with them? Let’s demystify the oil puzzle and maze. Have you gotten confused about which oils are best to cook with or make salad dressings with? Hopefully this will help clarify.

Did you know that stress affect your health in many ways?

As the stress researcher and endocrinologist Hans Selye, PH. D. pointed out with his research that most disease is rooted in stress. Of course many of us react to the normal stressors fine and adjust accordingly. However, when reactions are negative to stress and stressors remain for a long time, this  leads to chronic stress and  “dis- ease”.

For a brief summation, high levels of cortisol are produced with chronic stress. This tends to lead to inflammation which in the current literature seems to be the root of many diseases such as heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases. With stress there seems to be a tendency to eat foods high on the glycemic index load (high sugar/quick