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Losing Weight

What’s Your Number?

I admit it…I’m a Number 3! Especially during the summer when almost every weekend is jamm packed with summer fun with friends.  To maintain or lose weight, it really comes down to choices.  No magic bullet here folks – just choices.  My choice…bump up my fitness level.  The result?  The three pounds that crept on [...]

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Let’s End the Pot Belly Epidemic

Lets talk about Pot Bellies…and I don’t mean pigs. I’m referring to large bellies on humans. Recently my husband was at a breakfast meeting with business colleagues.  He ordered a large plate of fruit, only to be teased about his food choice.  The person doing the teasing had a very large pot belly. My husband [...]

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How to Successfully Use Portion Control

It is an American epidemic–eating too much! From “supersizing” to just having extra large plates around the house, we’re all eating more than we probably should. Luckily, managing portion control is simple. I have put together this quick video to give you the quick scoop on how to easily and correctly size your food. Let [...]

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A cure for the rainy day blues

For those of us who live in Western Washington we are WET! Soaked through and darn tired of it.  It doesn’t take many days of gray weather and soggy skies for our moods to plummet. Yesterday was one of those over-the-top busy and long days.  I arrived home around 7:00pm exhausted, stressed, my feet hurt, [...]

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Use My Portion Control Card

One of the secrets to lifelong healthy eating is portion control. Knowing the right amount to eat can help you avoid over-eating. I have put together a handy portion control card that I would like to give to you. Click on the card to make it full size, print it out, and post it on [...]

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So, why all the fuss about carb intake?

The process of your liver breaking down the carbs during digestion actually stimulates the production of insulin. Because insulin is designed to move the sugar that is left over from the digestion of carbs into the body’s cells, the type of carbs you eat affects your insulin levels. Furthermore, insulin is the hormone that removes [...]

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Ten Powerful Reasons to Kick the Sugar Habit

The complex carbohydrates found in vegetables, grains, and fruits are good for you; the simple sugars found in sodas, candies and packaged treats can do harm, at least when eaten in excess. It’s as simple as that. Here’s why: Excess sugar depresses immunity. Studies have shown that downing 75 to 100 grams of a sugar [...]

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Emotions and their Effect on the Internal Organs

With spring brings an interest in cleansing. Many of our customers at Uptown Nutritionare beginning cleanses, as are participants in the The Positive Solution™ Weight Release program. Cleansing not only assists in releasing toxins, it can assist in releasing toxic emotions. I will take a short detour away from my series on blood sugar balance, [...]

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