I feel like diet news is nothing new. We all know what we need to do, right?
I'm right there with ya. The season of holiday indulgence has left me with little extra muffin top and we're not even through Christmas!
Still there is always a new discovery or scientific data that might have us rethinking our approach to a healthful diet.
Health magazine (which is FABULOUS) profiled the "15 Biggest Diet and Weight Loss Stories of 2013."
Some of the Interesting Ones:
Make sleep a major priority - Researchers at UT Southwestern Med Center determined that not enough sleep causes us to eat more and gain weight. Think about it. You just crave crap when you're sleep-deprived.
I am also hearing from more and more women that sleep is their "secret weapon" to staying beautiful. {Shameless Plug Alert: Check out my new website TheBestBeautySecrets.com}.
Ditch the Diet Stuff - fake sweeteners might make you crave sugar even more.
Fight the Flame - focus on anti-inflammatory plant-based foods. "Anti-inflammation is the key to disease protection, regardless of weight." This is big news and might explain why some overweight adults remain healthy. What are anti-inflammatory foods? All the stuff you think: fatty fish, dark leafy greens, berries, nuts. Think colors of the rainbow.
The Takeaway
This is a great read if you're gearing up for "getting back on the wagon" in 2014.
I say, though, why wait? Start now.
If you make plant-based foods a mainstay of your diet and indulge moderately (better said: when it's REALLY worth it) you can fit back into your skinny jeans on New Year's Eve....and won't have to start 2014 on a crash diet.
The best way to do this? Adopt a Mediterranean approach to eating. It works.
- Eat real food: fruits, veggies, nuts, fish
- Avoid the fake stuff loaded with sugar, white flour and processed crap
- Move more
I'm right there with ya. The season of holiday indulgence has left me with little extra muffin top and we're not even through Christmas!
Still there is always a new discovery or scientific data that might have us rethinking our approach to a healthful diet.
Health magazine (which is FABULOUS) profiled the "15 Biggest Diet and Weight Loss Stories of 2013."
Some of the Interesting Ones:
Make sleep a major priority - Researchers at UT Southwestern Med Center determined that not enough sleep causes us to eat more and gain weight. Think about it. You just crave crap when you're sleep-deprived.
I am also hearing from more and more women that sleep is their "secret weapon" to staying beautiful. {Shameless Plug Alert: Check out my new website TheBestBeautySecrets.com}.
Ditch the Diet Stuff - fake sweeteners might make you crave sugar even more.
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The Takeaway
This is a great read if you're gearing up for "getting back on the wagon" in 2014.
I say, though, why wait? Start now.
If you make plant-based foods a mainstay of your diet and indulge moderately (better said: when it's REALLY worth it) you can fit back into your skinny jeans on New Year's Eve....and won't have to start 2014 on a crash diet.
The best way to do this? Adopt a Mediterranean approach to eating. It works.
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