Bite size Diet...

In a European study, a group of people were given chocolate custard in spoonfuls of different sizes, they ate a lot less overall when their bites were smaller. People feel full simply by the sensory exposure-the texture, aroma and taste of the meal. Eating smaller bites, increases...
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Moo Magic...

Milk is not just for fab ads anymore it actually makes for fab abs. That’s right milk helps burn up the LB’s. Women who drank skim milk after working out lost 3.5 pounds of fat in 12 weeks. The ladies who drank sports thirsters ended up gaining weight. What??!!!! That’s...
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Glass of Cab s’il...

Researchers have blessed us with a very grown up way to get our daily antioxidants. Cabernet Sauvignon followed by petite syrah and pinot noir have the highest concentration of flavonids (an important antiox must), which have been shown to help prevent some cancers and heart disease,...
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Lovin Lychee...

Lychee Nuts are not truly a nut but rather a fruit that is indigenous to China and Vietnam. They are about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in size, oval shaped, red and bumpy on the outside with white flesh and a big seed on the inside. You crack the skin open and eat the sweet juicy white part...
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Good Mood Foods...

Get ready to bring on the happy. April can be a touch and go kind of month when the long awaited spring sunshine is frequently mixed with a bout of residual wintery blusters. These ugly weather twisters affect our brains making us as gloomy as the outdoors. Fortunately, we can boost...
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Carb Lovers Rejoice...

Finally!  The diet guru’s agree carbohydrates are necessary in the battle to lose weight. In fact,  it has been shown that it is harder to drop pounds without eating carbs, than it is by including them in your daily dining.  According to a study from the University of South...
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In the Pink...

Pink Grapefruit is not just a beautiful sweet treat, it also has incredible healing powers. Grapefruits contain a rich phytonutrient called liminoids. These magical limonoids found in grapefruit have amazing stamina, studies show that they stay in our bodies up to 6 hours. That’s...
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Piss and Vinegar...

The latest research out of Japan suggests that a daily intake of vinegar will boost your body’s ability to burn fat. Nice! The researchers fed two groups of mice a high-fat diet, supplementing one group with a daily dose of the main chemical in vinegar. The group that consumed...
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Eat Your Chocolate!...

I suspect we all would have had a more joyful childhood had “eat all your Chocolate!!” been our mother’s, clean your plate battle cry instead of “eat all your veggies”. Can you imagine a world where if you didn’t eat all your chocolate you wouldn’t...
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caffeinate please!...

All that hoopla about coffee and tea being bad for you…not true. Tea, coffee and chocolate, for that matter, contain caffeine, a powerful stimulant. Besides being a tastey morning necessity caffeine has been shown to positively revv up your morning workouts. How? It’s...
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