Chia Seeds: Super Food and Weight Loss Tool

A few months ago, I came across a post on a fitness website which had a recipe containing chia seeds. It seemed bizarre that humans would eat chia seeds, since my only experience with them was in the form of chia pets.

I did a little research, and it changed my mind completely. Chia seeds are extremely nutritious, and can aid weight loss efforts.

Chocolate: Friend or Foe?

I grew up regarding chocolate as junk food, not to be eaten regularly without extreme guilt. Somewhere my mother was saying "You're going to get acne if you keep eating that!"

Several years ago, news stations and internet sites began proclaiming chocolate as a health food. It's good for your heart and contains antioxidants. Excellent news for chocolate lovers everywhere.

Is chocolate good for you? How can you tell if it is good for you personally?

Fats that Strip Fat from Your Body

It seems common sense that in order to lose fat, reducing oils and butter and so forth in one's diet is the first step. This is true in regards to the consumption of some types of fats, but not all.

You need certain types of fat in order to lose weight.

Weight Loss and Better Skin with Virgin Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is, obviously, extracted from the meat of the coconut. This oil is beneficial for weight loss, digestion, various skin conditions, and more.

How can fat promote better health? Is it hype? Is there actual evidence? 

Coconut oil was something I'd heard about years ago. A friend read a book about its health benefits and convinced me to read the book. The author struck me as a used car salesman type of person, so I dismissed his book and all thoughts of coconut oil. Besides, fats are bad for you. So I thought.

Several months ago, feeling unwell and desperate to feel better and lose weight, I started looking into lower carb diets. I stumbled upon coconut oil again and began serious research. What I found convinced me that it was worth incorporating into my diet. The first spoonful in my hot herbal tea had me hooked. Coconut oil was here to stay.

Here is some of the research that helped me make my decision.

Diet: The Food You Eat Matters... A Lot

You may think that with hypothyroidism, that your metabolism is slow and that diet isn't important because you will always be stuck with some extra weight. My personal experience is that this thinking is false and detrimental to health.