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Is Stress Eating Derailing Your Diet?
When I talk with patients at my clinic, nearly all of them tell me that they overeat (or eat the wrong things) when they’re stressed. And do you know what one of the biggest triggers for stress eat...
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Here’s wishing you a perfectly imperfect Thanksgiving!
It’s Thanksgiving, and I know you want everything to turn out perfectly. You have that picture of a Norman Rockwell holiday table in mind, with a gorgeously browned bird, mounds of glorious sides, ...
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12 Ways to Fight Holiday Weight Gain
I love all the trimmings of the holiday season—festive lights, brightly-wrapped presents, mistletoe over the doorway, carols in the air. I even like those giant inflatable snowmen and plastic reind...
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8 Ways to Protect Yourself from Getting Sick
The holidays are here, and once again it’s time to hit the shopping malls, enjoy family get-togethers, and party, party, party. All of this is a blast, but it also exposes us to tons of germs—and n...
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The Surprising Risks of Low-Fat Diets
For years, the “experts” on nutrition have been telling us to shun fat and load our plates with carbs instead. They’ve told us that butter and avocados and coconut oil are bad, and that cereal and ...
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Should You Go from Gluten-Free to Grain-Free?
Everywhere you turn these days, people are telling you to go gluten-free. And that’s fantastic advice. But you know what? It’s not the whole story. Today, I want to talk about why simply going glu...
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8 Food Swaps for Easy Weight Loss
In an earlier post, I talked about “winter-proofing” yourself so you can avoid that dreaded winter weight gain. Today, I want to share another idea for staying slim over the months to come: Make so...
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Tips to Lose Weight Before the Holidays Start
In my last post, I talked about ways to keep winter weight from creeping on. But what if you want to do more? What if you’d like to take off 15 pounds or more before the holidays start? Well, guess...
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4 Ways to Avoid Winter Weight Gain
We all want to look gorgeous for the holidays—and we definitely don’t want to start the New Year with an extra roll of belly fat. Unfortunately, Mother Nature’s plans aren’t the same as ours. Biolo...
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