If you’re serious about having the moistest turkey anyone has ever tasted, try soaking it in a wet brine for 18 hours before moving to the preparation step below. But beware! You will become the designated turkey maker in the family forever! Course Healthy Main Dish Recipes, Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes Servings 1 family INGREDIENTS 1…
There’s a reason chocolate has been an international symbol of love for generations… Chocolate contains Phenylethylamine or PEA. PEA is a psycho-active compound. It acts as a stimulant that makes you feel really good when you eat it. Additionally, chocolate increases serotonin in your brain, and serotonin is the “don’t worry, be happy” neurotransmitter.
Do you make impulsive decisions throughout the day? Does the smell of fresh pizza or chocolate cake lure you in? Does the idea of an ice cream cone or frozen yogurt entice you? Do you find that you are easily distracted or have trouble staying focused at work? Perhaps, you have trouble completing a paper…
Many people get frustrated when they exercise every day but do not see the scale changing. Use these 10 tips to help you break any plateau and reach your brain and body goals. Realigning your lifestyle choices and changing your habits with the recommendations below can help you live a brain healthy life. Do a…
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Most of us associate caffeine with coffee, but it can also be found in tea, dark sodas, chocolate, energy drinks, and pep pills. If your caffeine intake is limited to one or two normal-size cups of coffee or 2 or 3 cups of tea a day, it is probably okay. But any more than that…
Isn’t it odd that we don’t want our kids to eat junk food, but we feed it to them anyway at the dinner table? No, I’m not talking about bringing home McDonald’s or KFC, but foods that we think are healthy when they are really junk food. Hydrogenated (chemically modified), corn syrup, instant, processed…what part…
Endorphins are chemicals linked to feeling pleasure and eliminating pain. They are the body’s own natural morphine or heroinlike substance. These substances are heavily involved in addiction and the loss of control. Natural ways to boost endorphins include the following: Exercise, which is why some people feel a runer’s high when they exercise intensely. Acupuncture,…
It’s soon going to be spring-cleaning time. Washing the walls and trim. Washing the doors and doorknobs. Throwing out the things you collected over the winter. Throwing out the food in your pantry… Wait—what? Throw out my food??? If you think that bottle of ketchup is healthy because it has tomato sauce in it, and…
Nagging and lecturing your man: 150 calories burned. Check. You also asked him to join www.myfitnesspal.com, and he just gave you that look. You asked him to try paleo. After looking it up in the dictionary, he grunted, scratched his belly and reached for the remote. An ancient Chinese proverb says, "A journey of a…