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Hypothyroidism & Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Functional Medicine Perspective

For 11 years, I had been on levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. My TSH level was never normal during that time though and every few years the dosage of my medication had to be adjusted. After I lost 185 lbs naturally, I started looking into how to fix my thyroid naturally. I discovered that usually hypothyroidism is just a SYMPTOM of something else happening in our bodies….

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How to Overcome Alcoholism & Other Addictions

Food addiction (including binge/emotional eating and other eating disorders), alcoholism, drug addiction, sex addiction, love addiction, shopping addiction, gambling addiction, etc…… what do they all have in common?! No matter the addiction, there are many similarities: You feel powerless and helpless. The addiction(s) disrupts your life: job, relationships, mindset, self-confidence, self-love, self-worth, and much more. The addiction(s) keeps you from being the best version of…

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How to Survive the Holidays Without Deprivation

Most of us tend to gain weight during the holiday season because we over-indulge.  It’s hard not too! Pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, turkey, cookies, chocolates, cakes, cocktails and much more. We splurge from Thanksgiving dinner all the way through the New Year!  No wonder we don’t have much energy, feel bloated, and gain weight. It’s ok to splurge in moderation. Deprivation will only lead to overeating…

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The Two Biggest Secrets For Permanent Weight Loss

Do you know the two biggest secrets for permanent weight loss? Exercise? Nope. Deprivation? Nope. Fasting? Nope. Juicing? Nope. Nutrition and Mindset! 1) Nutrition: When you make smarter and healthier choices, you will be able to lose the weight for good and still feel satisfied. By finding healthy foods that taste good and make your body feel good, you will never feel deprived. Eating these…

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Healthy Snack Ideas

Cravings happen even to the healthiest of us. Often, when a craving hits in the afternoon or the evening after dinner, we get the urge to snack. Snacking can be a bad habit to get into because the snacks we choose are often junky, unhealthy, and high in calories, sugar, sodium, or fat. Snacking on these foods can sabotage all of our hard work!The trick to snacking…

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Stop Sabotaging Yourself

Have you ever done something “wrong” and automatically were negative with yourself? Maybe you told yourself you would not eat out this week but gave into temptation. After the meal, you automatically told yourself that you are a failure, you have no willpower, and/or that this is just who you are and you are destined to be unhealthy. This is your inner critic. We developed…

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Three Ways to Avoid Overeating At Meals

Sometimes it is way too easy (and common) to indulge. Maybe we are at a family get together, a work outing, or are just stressed out by life and our responsibilities. But it doesn’t always stop there. Sometimes we overeat on regular days.  Or at regular meals.  Or All. The. Time.Here are three tips to avoid overeating at meals. (Psst, turn these into habits and…

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Most Important Key For Losing the Weight For Good

Do you know what the most important key for losing the weight for good is? Calorie counting? Starvation? Deprivation? 4 hour workouts? Nope. Not at all. None of the above will lead to healthy habits or sustained weight loss. The most important key is to learn how to commit to yourself and put yourself first. What does that mean? To commit to yourself, you need to set…

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Why Diets Don’t Work

Does this sound familiar? You hear about this wonderful diet that will guarantee weight-loss, so you try it, only to gain even more weight back once you’ve lost it? And during the entire diet, you are starving, feeling deprived, and don’t have much energy. Don’t feel bad. You are not alone. Just because a diet works for one person, does not mean that it will work for you….

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How Much Fat Should I Be Eating Daily?

Back in the 1980’s, nutrition experts told us that if we wanted to lose weight, we should not eat much fat in our diets. Shortly thereafter, fat free and reduced fat products bombarded the marketplace. By reducing fat, people seemed to lose some weight, but couldn’t keep it off. Fat is one of the macronutrients that our bodies need in addition to protein and carbohydrates. Much more…

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