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I always thought it was funny that it is called Wonder bread. I mean, really, maybe when it first came out, the idea of slices was pretty wonderful. But nutritionally speaking, the way it breaks down in your body, you might as well be eating sugar. Carbohydrates are fuel for our brains. We need them huge. But the kind of carbohydrates we eat are as important as eating them in the first place. If Read the rest of this entry »

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What a loser! As in the weight of course. One of the most tried and true weight loss tools is keeping a food log of everything you eat. And in the age of convenience, iPhone users have an indispensable tool that makes it super easy for you to drop those last 5 pounds (or 15, or 20) and get on the fast track to living a healthier life.

In the burgeoning world of iPhone apps, there is one particular weight loss tool that, in a word, rocks. Lose It, is an efficient, expansive, and free (we are in a recession people!) app that tracks all the food you eat, the nutrients you take in, and the calories you burn exercising. There are hundreds and hundreds of foods to choose from and you control the portion size calculated (your hips don’t lie about those 2 brownies you ate last night, you Read the rest of this entry »

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Don’t shy away if the thought of curry sends you scurrying. (Sorry, there are just too many great rhyming words to pass them all up. I’ll try to stop). Sure, cooking with tumeric (the spice used to make curry) may leave an unpleasant Read the rest of this entry »