The concept of “eating less and moving more” has been told as the absolute truth and yet today we know that there are many other factors that an contribute to the inability to loose weight: stress, autoimmune diseases, gut issues, hormone imbalance, leptin and insulin resistance to name a few. The common denominator from the […]
Triggers are people, events, situations, things, words that cause in us an emotional response. Even though the way we respond to a trigger can be excessive it doesn’t mean it’s not real to us. On the flip side, triggers often have a negative connotation, and yet they are not necessarily always negative. We can be […]
When we talk abut anxiety, it can look very different for all of us. High functioning anxiety is not recognized as an official mental health diagnosis and the culture of being anxious, stressed out, busy all the time doesn’t help. We thrive as a society to be constable sleep deprived (“I will sleep when I […]
We all have habits, habits keep us safe, make us feel comfortable in the choices we make every single day. They are necessary because they are the brain’s way of helping us to make the same choices on a regular basis. Even if the habit is “bad” we still help to feel good about it, […]
It sounds good on paper, you decide from tomorrow I am a new person. From next Monday, next month, next year I am going to eat better, stop smoking, reduce alcohol intake, stress less. And yet by day 9 (in average) you find yourself back in your old habits. So how it is possible that […]
Whenever i talk about weight loss, besides having a good meal and fitness plan, the psychological state of mind can immensely contribute to our goals. From personal experience, i can say that whenever i have put some kind of strict goal, with too little food or too much food deprivation i felt the scale wouldn’t […]
Hi guys! I am super excited to share with you my ever first interview. To be honest I was a bit shocked when they asked me to do it, but at the same time overjoyed to be part of such a wonderful experience. I will be posting from now on my blogs, photos,events on their […]
Ketogenic diet is known also as a low-carb diet or to be more precise low-carb high fat diet (LCHF). The main purpose of this way of eating is that your body is producing KETONES in the liver to be used as energy. Let’s break it down slowly for a moment. Once you eat carbs (think […]
We have all been there…something that was supposed to be a snack became a feast. A piece of cheese and cracker has turned into a whole box of crackers and cheese and butter and pizza, ice cream…basically what was in your fridge and cupboard has vanished. This is what we call Emotional eating. It is not […]
As there are many pregnancy stories we hear from our mothers, doctors, friends and occasional passengers on the street, it is time to debunk the usual pregnancy myths based small talk and old tales and focus on research. Myth number 1: Pregnant women should not exercise As tempting as it can be to be in complete […]