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November 2009

Sleep More Sunday, Stress Less Monday

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A full 7 or 8 hours a night can reduce stress, help control appetite, lower blood pressure and boost your immune system.

A healthy pregnancy

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When it comes to appropriate weight gain during pregnancy, the new guidelines emphasize eating only an additional 100 - 200 calories daily, if even that, to support the growing baby. If you are overweight or obese, then you will want to discuss if just minimal weight gain is the goal.

It's Thanksgiving day - eat smart!!

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Today is turkey day and that means by day's end, you could easily consume over 3000 calories.  Of course you want to enjoy all of the dishes and treats that come with a festive holiday BUT if you follow some simple guidelines you can enjoy the food fest without losing control.  Remember that one high fat, high calorie meal can indeed challenge even a healthy heart.

A healthy Thanksgiving

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Tomorrow is turkey day and that means by day's end, you could easily consume over 3000 calories.  Of course you want to enjoy all of the dishes and treats that come with a festive holiday BUT if you follow some simple guidelines you can enjoy the food fest without losing control.  Remember that one high fat, high calorie meal can indeed challenge even a healthy heart.

Medications and weight gain

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Did you know that certain medications can make you more prone to weight gain. It’s important not to confuse emotional eating with physiological responses to medications that can make you less active or hungrier or otherwise impact your calorie in/calorie out balance.

This Monday Give Thanks with Each Bite

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Eat slowly and consciously, savoring your food and your company. It can take several minutes for your body to feel full. Give it time to tell you what it needs.

Are you an emotional eater?

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Do you turn to food as a source of comfort?  Is it something you’ve been doing for a long time or a recent, new habit?  This behavior pattern is pretty pervasive particularly during these very stressful times, and most people would tell you that at some point in their lives they have used food for comf

Making healthy eating fun

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So how do you make healthy eating and healthy living really enjoyable?  After all, you’re probably thinking that in order to live healthier, you probably have to say good-bye to a lot of pleasurable (bad for your health) eating habits.

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    • How do you eat?

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    How you eat can be just as important as what you eat.  So here are some eating habits to embrace when targeting weight loss or trying to maximize your health:

    Know your numbers

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    Know your numbers – not just school math, but the basic numbers that reflect your personal health measurements.  Which ones are now considered important?