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Can’t fit into your swimsuit? Try Vitamin D
Posted on June 3, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight LossAs you step into your swimsuit this summer and curse your sweet tooth for your tummy bulge, think again! It could be what you’re not eating, that’s the problem. Did you know that Vitamin D is now being strongly linked to having a healthy weight? Here’s some of the more recent research… Obese individuals tend […]
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How to Stay Young
Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Health TipsSometimes the simplest message can be the most profound. Thanks to Mary Sutherland for originally posting this. Enjoy… How to Stay Young 1. Throw out non-essential numbers such as your age, weight and height. 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably family members […]
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Don’t take your breasts for granted…
Posted on May 8, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Breast Health, Cancer Prevention, Hormonal BalanceIn honor of Mother’s day, I’ve a special guest blogger this week, Daina Rozitis, from Thermography West. Enjoy… Do you ignore the messages your body is sending out about your breasts? Perhaps you have noticed an unusual feeling or a thickening or even a lump in your breast. Is it a cyst, hormonal changes, or […]
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Ingredient #10: Accept and Love Yourself
Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Loving Your BodyI grew up with the false belief that my value was linked to my body size. For years I thought myself fat and worried about gaining weight. It took years to realize how hurtful this way of thinking was to me. Making peace with how I looked was an important step in my own journey […]
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Ingredient #9: Take a high quality nutritional supplement.
Posted on April 10, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Nutritional SupplementsSeveral years ago I was worn out and struggling with constant flus and colds. I didn’t use supplements because I’d been taught in medical school that they weren’t necessary. It took a health crisis in my own family for me to finally do my own research. What I learned caused me to completely change my […]
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Ingredient #8: Avoiding Toxins helps you lose weight
Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight LossSo, what do environmental toxins have to do with weight loss? To understand this, you need to know first, that your fat cells are your key storage facilities when it comes to toxins. Toxins in the fat cells can make it more difficult for your body to burn the fat. Secondly, your liver is the […]
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Ingredient #7: Balancing Your Hormones
Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Hormonal BalanceThe 7th ingredient to healthy weight loss is hormonal balance. Our hormones play an essential role in controlling all our bodily functions. As such they play a key role in maintaining a healthy weight. Here are a few key points to understand. First of all, your hormones all work together. An imbalance of one can […]
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Mediterranean Diet in the News
Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Healthy Foods Choices, Heart Disease, OsteoporosisI am a big fan of the Mediterranean diet and it plays a major role in my online weight loss program (www.firstgethealthy.com). Not only is this an excellent diet for losing weight, it is one of the best diets for maintaining your health and preventing disease. Two recent published studies highlight this. The first study […]
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You’ve Over-Indulged…Now What?
Posted on January 7, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Meal Replacements, Nutritional SupplementsIt happens! We all do it! The Christmas season hits with all the yummy food and festive entertaining. We eat too much, drink too much and sit too much. End result…our clothes feel tight, our weight goes up and our body image goes down. What now… Step 1: Put down any verbal or mental “stick” […]
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Ingredient #6 – Reducing Your Stress
Posted on January 2, 2013 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Stress ReductionIngredient #6 to healthy weight loss is stress reduction. When you are doing everything else right and you still can’t lose weight, it’s almost always linked to either too much stress or a hormonal imbalance. Stress plays a huge role in causing your body to hang onto fat. This is actually a normal physiological response. […]
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Ingredient #5 – A Good Night’s Sleep
Posted on December 26, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, SleepThe 5th essential ingredient to healthy weight is making sure that you have a deep and thorough sleep every night. Sleep is all too often overlooked when it comes to weight loss. Yet, its importance can’t be overstated. Have you ever noticed how much hungrier you are after a poor night’s sleep? And have you […]
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Ingredient #4 – An Active Lifestyle
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, ExerciseThe 4th essential ingredient to healthy weight loss is having an active lifestyle. Notice that I didn’t say “exercise”. That’s because the concept of exercise when you are overweight is often seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of losing weight. As well, it’s too easy to look at exercise as a specific time of […]
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Ingredient #3 – How You Eat
Posted on December 5, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight LossThe 3rd essential ingredient to healthy weight loss is “how you eat”. The French don’t “diet”, they eat rich food and drink red wine and their rates of obesity are significantly lower than those in North America. Why is this? While there are several reasons, one of the key reasons is “how they eat”. The […]
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Ingredient #2 – When You Eat
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight LossThe second essential ingredient to healthy weight loss is “when you eat”. There was a recent study that showed that eating all your calories in the evening caused weight gain whereas eating the same amount of calories just in the morning caused weight loss. Sumo wrestlers understand the importance of this. They intentionally eat a […]
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Ingredient #1 – What You Eat
Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, fast food, Healthy Foods Choices, Nutritional SupplementsThe first essential ingredient to healthy weight loss is “what you eat”. As I mentioned last week, there is a lot more to this than just counting calories. The first and foremost rule to follow when choosing “what to eat”, is to choose “REAL” foods. By “REAL” foods, I mean food that is as close […]
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Eating less and exercising more is not the whole story!
Posted on November 7, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Health TipsToo often in the “diet world” the focus is all on counting calories and exercising. While there is a place for both of these, they are not the whole story. In fact, many women who have been on multiple diets, find that just looking after these two areas no longer gives them the results they […]
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Love Your Heart and Keep it Healthy
Posted on October 24, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Heart Disease, Nutritional SupplementsOn my last blog I featured a video on how common heart disease is in women. So what are some simple things that you can do to “love” your heart? Look after your teeth. This might sound strange but the reality is that poor dental care is associated with an increased risk of […]
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The disease too many women miss
Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin in Heart DiseaseCheck out this entertaining yet sobering video put out by Go Red for Women in the US. It’s easy to see how as women, we are so busy looking after everyone else that we lose sight of our own health. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in Canada – 29% of both men […]
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The Wonders of Melatonin
Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Cancer Prevention, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, SleepMelatonin is well known for helping people improve their sleep. However, that’s just the beginning of the many benefits of this “sleep hormone”. Melatonin has been found to promote health in many other ways: Melatonin can protect against heart disease. It’s been shown to reduce “bad” (LDL) cholesterol levels and increase “good” (HDL) cholesterol and […]
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Dr. Oz, USANA & Weight Loss
Posted on August 22, 2012 by Dr.Diana in Effective Weight Loss, Health Tips, Nutritional SupplementsThis past week I was inspired to hear Dr. Oz talking at a USANA convention I attended. I’d like to pass on some of the highlights from his talk. For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Oz is well known for his fun and interactive TV health show and USANA is a premier nutritional […]
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