Everyday Health & Weight Loss
When people ask me what body shape I have, I always say ‘big’ but in all honesty, I have to admit I am apple shaped like the rest of my family. There are basically four different body shapes (apple, pear, rectangle and inverted triangle) but we are going to focus on apple and pear shapes. Apple-shaped …
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Hi everyone First, I’d like to thank everyone who is following me and liked my posts. As you may have noticed, I have changed my name to Yates Health Consulting. I wanted to tell you that I am starting a consulting business soon. I will be available to come to your homes and do a …
Did you know that Canada’s Food Guide no longer includes how many servings of different foods to include daily, but urges people to eat more of some things and less of others? They say to eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat. The iconic rainbow of the Canada’s Food Guide recommended eating 4-10 servings …
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Valentine’s Day allows you permission to eat chocolate right? Right! And, chocolate is actually good for you, depending what type of chocolate you’re eating so, you can eat it guilt free. Whew… Chocolate got a bad rap due to it’s high calorie and fat content and its link to obesity, diabetes, acne and heart disease …
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I just had to share this article from “The Truth About Cancer” site written by Ty Bollinger. I hope you take the time to read this as it is another article about Turkey Tail. If you are interested in this, you can get the Turkey Tail mushroom from Host Defense. I take it every day …
Continue reading “PSK: Popular Japanese Cancer Treatment STILL Not Approved in the U.S.”
When you are trying to lose weight, are you one of those people who are on the scale EVERY day? Or maybe even more than once a day? I think this is what we have been trained to do. We rely on the scale to tell us if we are doing a good job on …
Every year someone asks me MY OPINION on whether or not they should get the flu shot and my answer is always “I personally wouldn’t get one”. Remember, this is just MY opinion but I’ll tell you why. First of all, let’s look at how the flu shot, or most vaccines work… It kind of …
Why is Dandelion Tea So Popular? Working in the health food industry, you get to see what products are very popular and sell quickly in the stores. Dandelion Root tea is one of those. We simply can’t keep up with it…but why? You may consider dandelion as a type of weed, but its root has …
Have you ever heard of Kombucha? Kombucha is an ancient beverage that was originally consumed in China more than 2,200 years ago for its detoxifying and energizing properties. It gained popularity again in the 1950’s and again in the past few years. But, what is it exactly? Although it’s sometimes referred to as mushroom tea, kombucha …
Most people know about the wonders of olive oil but have you ever thought about the olive leaf? Olive leaf comes from the leaves of an olive plant and contains an active ingredient (oleuropein) that has been shown to be a very powerful antioxidant as well as anti-inflammatory. The Mediterranean diet has been linked to …
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