Tag: food

Five Shortcuts for Better Health Holistically

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutes   Welcome to the latest edition of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, inspirational speaker and guide to others, as well as founder of heartsofwellness.com, my mission is empowering others to find clarity, peace and fulfillment by embracing simplicity.   Taking control of your health holistically is a common-sense approach to achieving wellness. It focuses on integrating natural methods of healing before resorting to surgery or drugs and emphasizes the importance of the mind and body connection. It also encourages people to make healthy lifestyle…

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Food for Thought: Why We Shouldn’t Count Calories

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 6 minutes To maintain health, humans must have a constant supply of nutrients to feed the cells in the body. Maintaining a steady but dynamic state requires that we acquire sufficient varied nutrients regularly from the foods we consume. Nutrients are absorbed in the form of molecules and ions into the bloodstream, where cells absorb them and utilize them to perform their functions. This process requires the use of energy, just like what happens in a factory that manufactures goods.  It is this use of energy that produced the rationale for creating…

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