Cortisol is an important hormone in the body that plays a role in metabolism, stress handling, and immunity. Prolonged stress not only depletes this precious hormone, but leads to imbalances in energy, cravings, immunity, and the sleep-wake cycle.
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Healthy Weight Loss with Intermittent Fasting
Human beings evolved the ability to store nutrients during times of abundance so that we could use them during times of famine. We now have a body adapted to scarcity and live in the modern world which consists of abundance and excess. In modern Western society our tendency is to accumulate physical possessions and feed […]
Eat Fat to Lose Weight
Just so you know, it’s taken me decades to improve my diet. Growing up, I drank plenty of soda, ate donuts every weekend, and fast food several times per week. I still love sugar and baked goods—I just don’t eat as much as I used to. We are all plenty educated about what to eat. […]