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Interesting Articles to Support Weight Loss and A Healthy Lifestyle

Chilled Avocado and Cucumber Soup

Chilled Avocado and Cucumber Soup

Cold avocado and cucumber soup makes a delicious soup when it’s hot out! This soup is wonderful as a starter and will provide at least two servings of vegetables. It needs no cooking, and can be chilled in the fridge for a few hours, covered to avoid oxidization. A...

Mango and Coconut Milk Chicken

Mango and Coconut Milk Chicken

This fresh mango and coconut milk chicken recipe is very easy to make and always a crowd pleaser. It will serve 4 to 6 depending on the size of the chicken breasts. You will need: - 4 chicken breasts - 1 or 2 fresh mangoes, ripe, sliced and cubed in 2in squares - 1...

4th of July Little Neck Clams Galore

4th of July Little Neck Clams Galore

My husband Paul likes to prepare this dish. It is light and delicious, low in calories and feeds a crowd. For 6 to 8 guests we usually buy a bag of 50 clams. You can cook them in a large pan either on your barbecue or on the stove. Here we used a large paella pan. You...

Flourless Cauliflower and Cheese Soufflé

Flourless Cauliflower and Cheese Soufflé

The cauliflower is a rather trendy vegetable being used as a substitute for carbohydrates such as wheat flour or potatoes. Cauliflower is high in fiber, low in calories, and contains vitamin B's and K. It is rich in anti-oxidants. It makes a mean pizza crust or it can...

Green Detox Smoothie

This refreshing smoothie will support your digestive and immune system and will give you a vitamin C boost. It is also a good drink before a meal as it will tame your appetite. For one large glass: A few spinach leaves (rinsed) A few slices of cucumber. Even better if...

How Cognitive Behavior Therapy is Applied to Weight Loss

I completed my master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition in 2006, ready to help people achieve better health through diet and find a long lasting solution to weight loss. Though I was armed with extensive nutritional knowledge, there was a big ingredient missing in my...

Tired of Bone Broths? Try the Mineral Rich Dashi Soup

Tired of Bone Broths? Try the Mineral Rich Dashi Soup

What better alternative to bone broth than the Japanese mother of all broths, the mineral rich dashi soup. It is smoky, flavorful and very healthy. It's quicker to prepare and perfect if you are a vegetarian. It is the base of many preparations in Japanese cuisine...

Sleep Your Way to Losing Pounds

Sleep Your Way to Losing Pounds

This sounds too good to be true... You gently drift off to sleep. Over the next eight hours, without effort on your part, your metabolism is boosted. Your appetite and weight-regulating hormones are re-balanced. You awake refreshed the next day, with all the energy...

Your Genes, Your Brain and Your Body Weight

Your Genes, Your Brain and Your Body Weight

Your Genes, Your Brain and Your Body Weight Are a Very Complicated Story. Over the past century, researchers have been trying to figure out why one person is fat and another thin. For nearly that long, the best scientific understanding of weight loss was deceptively...

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