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Benefits of Green Tea

1. It is high in antioxidant polyphenols Green tea has more health benefits than black tea, which can be attributed to its lack of processing. Green tea is higher in protective polyphenols. The major polyphenols in green tea are flavonoids, the most active of which...

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Hunger vs thirst – should I be drinking more?

Water The human body is made up of 70 percent of it. We use it to wash, hydrate ourselves (run from it when the skies give way, and we haven’t brought an umbrella.) Health experts recommend drinking 7-8 glasses of water. Despite this being common knowledge, how...

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When weight management is binary

"When I’m on total I’m on it. I stick it the plan 100% but when I’m not I struggle to even set boundaries let alone stick to them. What I think is interesting is when I am on total I dream about fresh healthy foods like a green salad or a bowl of strawberries yet...

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Secret Eating

Do you wait until you're alone to gorge on food? Are you looking for a way to break this habit? Secret eating habits can be hard to move past. Some people use food as a way of asserting control over their lives, while others seek comfort in eating. Whatever the...

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Weight loss excuses and ways to overcome them.

 I'll start tomorrow... Or Monday... Or after the Easter Holidays The problem is that tomorrow never seems to arrive. That can mean the unhealthy eating patterns continue for an extra day, week, month, or even year, while the pounds continue to pack on. You may...

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Chemical response

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter (a chemical messenger) that gives us a sense of warm and fuzzy, making us feel good, happier and calmer. Eating sweet or starchy carbohydrate foods such as bread, pasta and chocolate enables the brain to make this magic substance....