Whenever we talk about food these days it’s usually in absolutes. There’s good food and bad food. Kale is good for you and gluten will make your insides explode. Is it really that simple or are we missing something?

Most people fall into a cycle where they’re good through the week only to come apart at the seams over the weekend cause a small well-earned treat turns into a binge. This ‘binge-restrict cycle’ happens so often, to so many of us, it leaves us feeling guilty and unsure of what went wrong.

Food can be a source of pleasure, joy…

A lot of us have felt anxiety as a natural response to certain situations. It develops from factors including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events — a result of chronic stimulation of our autonomic nervous system or our fight or flight mode. Anxiety is also closely related to depression.

Managing anxiety with tools like therapy, mindfulness, exercise, and anti-anxiety medication can help. But did you know that anxiety can be triggered by certain foods we put in our bodies? And that diet can play an important role in helping reduce that anxiety?

If anxiety impacts you, it might be…

Stubborn fat around the belly, hips and thighs will always be the last to go in your journey of fat loss. It’s more than just a nuisance that make your clothes tight & not fit well. It’s actually harmful for health. ⁣⁣

Especially visceral fat that wraps around your organs — is a major cause of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular issues like high BP and hypertension and overall risk of other metabolic disorders like cancer and dementia. ⁣⁣

⁣⁣Visceral fat is however quite easy to mobilize, easy to store, easy to get rid off. When you start to diet —…

You may go through a phase where you feel constantly run down, restless and agitated through the day, with no singular cause to pinpoint. You find it hard to fall asleep and stay asleep even though your body is physically wrecked.

Prolonged physical or mental stress can overwork your adrenal glands, causing adrenal fatigue. Other symptoms include constant salt cravings, falling sick frequently, brain fog, lowered libido, and digestive issues.

Your adrenal glands respond to stressors, which the brain up-regulates when it detects the need to defend us against something urgent. …

Food affects mood. Everyone knows that. Carbs in particular are considered comfort-foods, but why? Eating carbs, spikes insulin in the blood.

The insulin effects other hormonal levels:

1. Increases your feel-good hormone, serotonin

It does so by increasing uptake of the amino acid, tryptophan to the brain. Tryptophan produces serotonin. This stabilizes your mood, and feelings of wellbeing and happiness.

2. Increases your sleep hormone, melatonin

This lets you feel relaxed and calm and setting you up for a good night’s sleep.

3. Lowers your stress hormone, cortisol

This switches you from fight or flight mode (sympathetic) to rest and…

Regular training & exercise are vital to staying young and aging gracefully. It strengthens mind and body by improving memory, eliminating brain-fog, staying on-point and resilient. It acts as an anti-depressant and if exercise could be put into a pill, it would fly off the shelves.

Exercise forces release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that protects and promotes growth of brain nerve cells. It also promotes neuroplasticity (forming of new connections, aiding learning and memory) and regulates hunger and bodyfat. It further improves energy and mood, while lowering overall stress.

Muscles are the body’s largest site for glucose…

I grew up in my teens with severe acne. And till late into my 20s, whenever I had dessert or fruits like dates and mangoes, I would break out in two days. Although, there doesn’t seem to be hard science to explain WHY — I knew I wasn’t alone. A lot of people see a connection between food and acne. Certain foods clearly cause or prevent acne.

Skin is the largest organ in the human body — yet we don’t think about skin health like we do our other organs. Beauty really does come from within.

Hormone imbalances, stress, poor…

Bone broth is a healthy and nutritious addition to your daily food game. It’s made by boiling down animal bones and connective tissue. This nutrient-dense stock is a great way to ingest something that gives you a lot of bang for your buck with regards to health benefits.

Bone broth is rich in vitamins & minerals that help build and strengthen your bones.

Animal bones are rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and others needed to build and strengthen your own bones. …