Perhaps you recently walked by the newsstand and noticed the magazine covers with the model-thin women on the cover that read, “Lose 10 pounds this month” and “Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes.” Does this sound like a mass of contradictions? It is! The mixed messages about food in our society suggest that decadence and total health can happen in the same package. Well, maybe they can and maybe they can’t but there is definitely room in the middle for a wonderful relationship with food.
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Power of Chocolate to Create Wellness: How it REALLY works
The “chocolate cure” for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online inACS’ Journal of Proteome Research: Gut Microbiota, and Stress-Related Metabolism in Free-Living Subjects. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed. Everyone’s favorite treat also partially corrected other stress-related biochemical imbalances.
Is TV Harming Your Kids?
Breezy Mama turned to two experts – Nancy Mramor Ph.D., an educational, health and clinical psychologist, and Media Resource and Dr. Elaine Fogel Schneider, an award-winning licensed speech and language therapist – to get the truth about television watching and kids.
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Eat, Love, Twitter: The Social Connections of Food
Dine with others and you are guaranteed better health! The social aspect of being with others is high on the list of things that make you healthier and happier. But is there a high tech hierarchy that matches our social and emotional needs? And is it determined by what you eat, with whom and for how often?
7 Secrets to a Great Valentines Day
Are you ready to have a great Valentines Day? These top tips will help you create one!
1. Change whatever you usually do.
Risk-taking brings some anticipation and common curiosity. I can be a new bonding activity for you and your partner as simple as eating ice cream, or taking a walk if this is novel for you. Travel to a new place if you like