by admin | May 14, 2013 | Natural weight loss, Nutrition
Low Fat, fat free and diet food and beverage products do not have a very good track record at helping people lose weight or keep it off. At Optimal Body Balance, we know this. We believe that healthy fat must be part of a well-balanced diet. You have to eat fat to...
by admin | May 7, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Part 1 of this series established how brain chemicals called neurotransmitters are responsible for cravings, especially for sweets and soda; Part 2 (link to this post) established the process by which cravings happen. This post will outline a program to help you...
by admin | Apr 30, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
In Part 1 of The Chemistry of a Craving, we established that brain chemicals called neurotransmitters are responsible for those strong, urge-type cravings (especially for sweets and soda) that control many people. The basic biochemistry goes something like this: the...
by admin | Apr 23, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
Everybody has had a craving for a certain food at one time or another, whether that is for a good salad after a vegetable-drought or your favorite ice cream on a warm summer evening. But some people suffer from insatiable cravings that drive them on a regular basis....
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Adrenal/Stress, Amino Acid Therapy, Anger depression, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health, Sleep/Insomnia, Stress Management, Trichotillomania, Women's Health
Neurotransmitters are a class of chemical messengers in the body that help regulate, either directly or indirectly, most of the other systems and functions in the body. If there are imbalances in these neurotransmitters, many bodily functions will start to function...
