What are meal replacement shakes, and do they work for weight loss? What about their safety? Are they healthy? Many commercially available shakes are marketed to people as a weight loss aid or for health promotion, but there are several things you should keep in mind before spending money on pricey meal replacements. Any way of eating that significantly … Read More
Most people have difficulty navigating the wide range of weight loss foods on grocery store shelves. They may wonder how to choose between foods that are low-fat, low-carb, and low-calorie while struggling to figure out what food will best help them to lose weight. Foods that assist with weight loss come in all shapes and … Read More
People have used apple cider vinegar as a remedy for centuries because of its presumed healing properties. For thousands of years, its most common uses were for detoxification, wound healing, and even as an antibiotic. More recently, apple cider vinegar became a popular home remedy for everything from treating sore throats to controlling dandruff. Most notoriously, though, it’s been used to promote weight loss. Although dosing … Read More
There are thousands of ways to lose weight. Ask 100 different people and you might get 100 different diets that they’ve found beneficial in helping shed some pounds. The “keto” diet is the most extreme example of the low-carb diets, which have been popular in various forms for the past several decades. Carbohydrates (i.e. carbs) … Read More
Serves: 8 Ingredients: 2/3 cup white onion, finely diced 2/3 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced thin 1/3 cup celery, diced ½ cup apples, peeled and chopped ½ cup canned pumpkin 1/3 cup pecans, chopped 1 Tbsp fresh parsley 1 tsp ground sage 1/3 tsp ground thyme 2 pinches salt ½ tsp pepper 1 egg 1 ½ … Read More
Serves: 6 Ingredients: 15 oz. (1 can) canned pumpkin, (not pie filling) ¾ cup pitted, dried dates 2 Tbsps cashew butter or almond butter 1 ½ tsps pumpkin pie spice 5 grams stevia sweetener (2 packets Truvia) 2 pinches salt *May use ground cinnamon, nutmeg, (and less) ginger and allspice instead of pie spice blend. … Read More
Serves: 10 Ingredients: 1 cup white onion, finely diced 1/5 tsp ground cloves ½ tsp ground allspice ½ tsp ground coriander 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground black pepper 1 Tbsp olive oil 30 oz. (2 cans) canned pumpkin, (not pie filling) 1 cup carrots, peeled & chopped 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth 16 … Read More
I’m feeling pretty good as I head into my eighth week at Structure House. In fact, I’m actually getting ready to do an 80-mile bike ride with my dad for his 80th birthday. We have this saying in my family: “The Bensons never lose; we only learn.” We don’t consider anything a loss, but an opportunity to learn something. And that includes your lifestyle and your … Read More
Feeling good about your body and dieting aren’t always one and the same. It’s easy to think that committing to the latter will lead to increased vigor, loads of energy, and a better self-image, but dieting isn’t always that black and white. I’ve been jumping in and out of different diets since junior high, and … Read More
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