When you eat something, your liver converts the food product to glycogen and distributes to the cells throughout the body. Glycogen is the first energy source your body turns to. When glycogen stores are full, the liver then converts it to fat, usually stored in the abdominal cavity if doesn’t have enough time to distribute it elsewhere (usually when you…
15 Reasons why you should eat fat, & how it helps you lose weight!
For decades we have been told to ward off eating fat, because it causes high cholesterol, heart disease, makes you fat, blah blah blah! The problem is that the people teaching us these things are: Food companies – it’s cheaper for them to make low fat food that is loaded with sugar as it has a longer used by date…
To Eat Carbs or To Not Eat Carbs, That is the Question!
Carbohydrates are vital for the body as an energy source. But are all carbohydrates equal? No! Let’s start from the beginning. Simple carbs, like sugars, (glucose, not including fruit, fruit has fructose) are digested in the small intestine and passed through the lining directly to the blood stream. So as you can see, there is not a lot of energy…
Shopping Tips for Healthy Eating and Assisting Weight Loss
The key to healthy eating and losing weight is preparation: Spend some time before you go grocery shopping writing down a meal plan for the week. What are going to eat (for every single meal), everyday, for the next 7 days? Do this for everyone in the household. Once you have worked out what you are going to eat, you…
Exercise is Good For Your Heart
Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy You may know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard, pumping blood every day of your life. You can help this important muscle get stronger by participating in aerobic exercise. Aerobic means “with air,” so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires oxygen. When you breathe, you take in oxygen, and,…