Freedom From Compulsive Eating
Great effort is needed to end the uncontrollable desire for food. Considering that, develop your fighting skills to overcome compulsive actions. This fight is for freedom; avoid failure. You can feel intense emotions and choose not to surrender. Order yourself, "I refuse to surrender. I will not budge. I refuse to fail.” During the emotional turmoil caused by enticement, ask yourself, “what do I really want?” Eating to unwind is not what you want. What you really need is to be at peace. Eating out of anger is not what you want. You need to resolve the issue. You do not want to eat simply because you are afraid. You need to face it and conquer it. Eating because of boredom is not what you want What you really need is, Read More..
Are Your Habits An Addiction, An Obsession Or A Compulsion? Let's Take A Look.
Habitual behavior can be natural, such as looking both ways before crossing the road, but if such behavior loses rationality and upsets our day to day existence and normal functional ability, it is compulsive behavior. What is compulsive behavior? Compulsive behaviors offer temporary relief from underlying anxieties. The compulsive action is the payoff. The need to reduce and avoid anxiety, and feelings of apprehension is what lies behind the compulsive behavior. The anxiety can be due to obsessive thoughts: just as when perpetual fear of dirt and bacteria results in compulsive, ritual cleaning. Compulsive actions can also arise unknowingly like when you’re biting your n Read More..
Nutritionally Smart: Seven Simple Ways To Eat Healthier (with Strawberry Orange Sorbet Recipe)
The key to better health is learning the difference between healthy and unhealthy nutrients. The choices we make greatly affect our health. Making a few simple healthy and nutritious changes in our dietary choices can have a profound and positive impact on our health, well-being, energy levels and life span. For instance . . .
• Healthy proteins provide the amino acids our bodies require to build and repair lean body mass (like muscles, skin, hair and nails), and are low in saturated fat, cholesterol and chemicals. Good sources include wild salmon, beans, legumes, soy products (tofu, tempeh, TVP), seeds (sunflower, pumpkin), nuts (walnuts, almonds, Read More..
Free-range Eggs - Are They Worth It?
Robert Ancill, CEO of Food Retail Consultancy, The Next Idea reports: If you have purchased a dozen eggs lately, you might have been a bit flummoxed when trying to decide whether to put out more of your hard-earned cash for the free-range variety. How do you know if paying the extra price for this “boutique” variety of eggs is worth it?
First, you have to understand just what the term free-range means, and that its definition can be a matter of perspective. Warning: It’s not all that simple. According to Mother Earth News, true free-range chickens eat a natural chicken’s diet that includes “all kinds of seeds, green plants, insects and worms, usually along with grain or laying mash.” True free-range chicke Read More..
Body Building & Bulking Up - How It's Done
Bodybuilding and bulking up muscle is something which appeals to large numbers of people. Much has been written about it in books and the media, and we are now seeing large numbers of instructional videos and DVDs being produced. You need to know what you are doing, however, so here are some tips for bodybuilding and bulking up.
Tip 1
Bodybuilding, bulking up, whichever way you want to put it, can be done in your home, but you will probably achieve better results by training in a proper gym, with free weights. When you make the effort to travel to a gym, it helps prepare you mentally for the workout, and the professional surroundings will stimulate you to give your best effort. Gym work is usu Read More..
