by admin | Jul 2, 2013 | Eating Naturally, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
If you have a picky eater in your family you know that mealtimes can be very stressful. There are lots of ideas out there on how to get your picky eater to eat, from sneaking veggies into chicken nuggets and pizza to just letting them go hungry. If you’ve tried it...
by admin | Jun 18, 2013 | Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
Certain foods can act just like drugs on the brain, causing addiction, cravings and binge eating. Sweet and fatty foods are the most common food “addictions” and there is growing research that overeating these foods can actually cause changes in the parts of your...
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....
