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The Positive Slution

Being Mindful – Now Is the Time

Many of us feel like we have to wait for the “right” time to start a new way of eating or living. I had a conversation with a customer today about my “Positive Solution” weight loss program that reinforced just how powerful that “waiting instinct is.” She was going on vacation and thought “maybe now [...]

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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 Nutrition are beginning cleanses, as are participants in the BeyondWeightNow 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, to bring you [...]

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When it comes to CARBS, choose wisely

At six months old, my dad caught the sailing bug. Mom bundled me up and carefully placed me in the bow of a Klepper (a sailing kayak made of canvas). As the years went by, the size of our sailboats progressed until finally, we had a boat large enough that I could bring along a [...]

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Blood sugar and body fat

Blood sugar affects everyone. It should concern you even if you are thin and especially if you don’t get enough exercise or carry extra weight around your  middle. When a big meal is eaten, especially one that contains processed starchy and sugary foods (white rice, white bread, potatoes, white flour, sugary drinks & foods), the [...]

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Observations about food while traveling

My husband and I had the most wonderful vacation in Eastern Mexico, but before leaving, I conjured up visions of plates piled high with tortilla’s and cheese and left a bit concerned about how to maintain weight and health while traveling. What we found on the little island of Isla Mujeres was the best seafood [...]

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CLA for fat loss

Bending the rules – just a bit At my nutrition store, our smallest section is our Diet Products section. I’ve been told I’m crazy as weight loss products equal big sales. However, I didn’t purchase my store with a focus on making money, I purchased it with a focus on cancer prevention and improving health. [...]

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Eat Fat My Friends!

I'm reading this great book – my kind of novel! Eat Fat, Lose Weight, by Ann Louise Gittleman. I'll admit, I do excited about things that perhaps you would not. My favorite BeyondWeightNow session is the one about fats. I love fat, I eat fat to stay slim (yes, its true) I eat fat to [...]

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Wrapping It Up: What Would My Dad Say?

Hindsight is everything. Part VMy ‘hindsight’ series is written so that you will never utter these words “If only I had known”.  Here’s to a long life, full of health and energy! The 'hindsight' series is dedicated to my dad, who lost his battle with cancer many years ago.  If he were here today, what [...]

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