Labels are critical to help you keep track of your things. The same is true of the food labels that appear on every package in North American and there are certain standards that must be followed by law. There are also private systems that have been designed which may contribute to “nutrition confusion”. The Health Check System in Canada which is a Heart and Stroke Foundation comes to mind as one that hasn’t lived up to rigorous enough standards. In the US, there is the Hannaford Guiding …
Lose 10 Pounds in Six Weeks
Lose 10 Pounds in Six Weeks! By Theresa Albert, Toronto Nutritionist, www.myfriendinfood.com How are you doing with that weight loss goal that you set on January 1st? Are you really ready to get it together before swimsuit season? I help my private clients make sustainable change that improves their health and gives them more energy, oh, and they lose weight. There is no shortcut but it is a simple process if you look at all facets of your life and make your goal clear. Whatever it is, write …
Save your Telomeres! Science and Aging
By Theresa Albert, Toronto Nutritionist, www.myfriendinfood.com The health science community is abuzz with a thing called telomeres (tea-low-mere-z) that are in every cell in your body and are an indication of the aging process. The discovery of telomeres won the Nobel Prize in 2009 and now they can be tested. Do you want to know if you your cells tell an older or younger story than your years? Do you want to protect them to slow the aging process and/or forestall any age related illness as …
Willpower Does Not Exist
By Theresa Albert, Toronto Nutritionist, www.myfriendinfood.com We think we are in complete control of our senses but there’s a new study that proves just how unperceptive we can be about our food intake. Now we are learning that the color of cutlery influences our perception of how food tastes. One study finds that size shape and weight of the spoon affects how people assess flavor. Some assessments went so far as tasting “expensive” because the spoon was heavier. What it tells me, …
