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Nuts About Nuts!

Submitted by C on Thu, 07/10/2010 - 22:34

Nuts about nuts!

Has your therapist/nutritionist suggested including nuts as a snack or adding them to a meal?

Nuts are a fantastic source of metabolism-boosting protein and, in my own recovery, I found them fantastic for reducing food thoughts/cravings. Protein has many, many functions in the body including repair of body tissues, creating hormones and enzymes, and is essential for many processes in the body such as water balance and nutrient transport. It also helps to keep skin, hair and nails healthy.

Nuts are also a good source of the mood-boosting amino acid, tryptophan.

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Artificial Sweetner

Submitted by C on Wed, 18/08/2010 - 23:37

Many people with ED use artificial sweetener on a regular basis but at what cost...?

The approval of Aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners – found in most diet drinks, food products like low fat/diet yogurts, biscuits, sugar substitutes such as Canderel & Hermesetas Gold, and some medicines – was the most contested in the American’s FDA’s (Food & Drug Administration) history! There have been more reports to the FDA for reactions to aspartame than for ALL other food additives COMBINED.

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Take Care of Your Brain

Submitted by C on Sat, 31/07/2010 - 23:15

Did you know...?

Your brain weighs about 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) and uses 20 – 30% of your total energy supply. It uses 10 times more energy than other body parts

It consists of some 100 billion nerve cells that put together thoughts and highly coordinated physical actions and regulate our unconscious body processes, such as digestion and breathing.

Your brain is 60% fat and can shrink when we suffer from ED

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