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FITori Answers | Foods guaranteed to lose belly fat!

April 19, 2011 FITori Answers April 19, 2011

Hey Tori, I have a random question for you. The internet is full of phony stories of foods and exercises that are “guaranteed” to help you lost weight and aid you while you try to get back into shape. I just stumbled upon two completely contradictory articles. Do you know which is true? One stated that the 3 foods guaranteed to help lose belly fat is grapefruit, green tea, and egg whites. The other stated that 3 healthy foods that DON’T help you lose belly fat are… you guessed it… grapefruit, green tea, and egg whites. Which is it?! – Heather I decided to google some of these keywords to see what I could find …

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Baby Steps? | Sugar vs. HFCS

April 14, 2011 health April 14, 2011

In this country, with our obesity epidemic and greed appearing to be more important than health, I am glad to see any improvement in the way of health…..but was this recent change by PepsiCo for America’s health? Um, no! I’m sure not. They have said they think there’s nothing wrong with HFCS and it’s “exactly the same” as sugar. So, they are doing it…..to sell a product! Surprise! I think we were all disturbed to see the ad campaign last year selling HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) as “essentially the same” as sugar. That’s true, but not. Yes, they are BOTH bad for our bodies. SUGAR is the culprit in our country for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc. (It’s not usually fat, it’s usually …

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Food dyes & ADHD link | Will the FDA do something?

March 30, 2011 health March 30, 2011

This is all I need to see to believe that it’s worth trying to feed my kids less artificial stuff and more real foods. It just makes common sense to me! And, that’s all I need to know. Definitely doesn’t sound like food to me….Green 3, Blue 1 and 2, Orange B, Red 40 and 3, Yellow 5 and 6. I would love to hear that the FDA bans some of this crap…but I am not holding my breath! I have friends who have told me that their kids’ ADD & ADHD have been affected by a change away from these dyes! Have you heard of similar stories? Have you seen this in your own kiddos?

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my body | still sick, my friends :(

March 18, 2011 health March 18, 2011

I’m still sick. :( If I’m still getting worse my Monday I’ll have to go to the doctor and succumb to meds. I don’t want to but if this sickness hurts my baby then I’ll have to do something…even though I don’t want to. I’ve had faith every day that I’ll wake up feeling better and….not yet. Today I felt the worst so far. I’m hoping to get off work early so I can rest. I’m trying to rest. My main priority is to do what I have to at work and then rest. My housework is slacking. My blogging is slacking I hope you understand! My body is working hard to fight this illness and keep growing a baby! I am working ...

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What’s happenin’? | 26 weeks & life….

March 14, 2011 health March 14, 2011

It’s been almost a week since I posted and I’ve enjoyed my computer break! Lately I’m having a hard time after work finding the mental “juice” to write a good post or to answer emails! I have a lot of emails to reply back to and I promise, you’re on my list! I’m not ignoring you! I just don’t want to send out half-assed responses! Sorry for the crappy pics! I had to post an update but these are sad pics, really! My hair is still wet and they aren’t really in focus! Sorry! What’s up? We were out of town for well over a week and had a great time together! We went back to the place we met and fell in love. By ...

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YOU [& your kids] are what YOU eat! | Origins

March 3, 2011 health March 3, 2011

I first heard of epigenetics on the Dr. Oz show a few years back & was fascinated!! I couldn’t believe that genes could be turned on and off based on what happens in the womb, including weight at conception, weight gain & stress during pregnancy and prenatal nutrition! It makes so much sense! A great book that includes some info about this is YOU: Having a baby [love Dr. Oz]. It’s probably my favorite pregnancy book & if you’re only going to buy one….buy that one! [It's located in my sidebar on the right side from Amazon.] But for a more in depth look into “how the 9 months before birth shape the rest of our lives” read Origins. Check my sidebar for this one ...