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When and How to Change Your Diet Plan

Is your current food plan not working for you? Are you wondering how to change your diet plan without giving up? Before you give up on your diet, you might have better luck figuring out how to change your diet to something more sustainable. Sometimes when we set our initial diet plans, we can be overzealous and strict on ourselves. But that doesn’t mean we should give up on them, it just means the diet plan needs adjusting. Continue reading on how to change your diet plan from Never Binge Again.

Never Binge Again: Practice Exercises From the Book

Have you read Never Binge Again and want to apply the advice to your life? How can these exercises help you to stop bingeing? In his book Never Binge Again, Dr. Glenn Livingston provides insight into how to stop binge eating. He suggests creating a food plan and sticking to it adamantly—no cheat meals allowed. Below are exercises from the book that will help you assess and kick your bad habits.

Why Diet Cheats Set You Back: Don’t Give in

Is it okay to have a cheat day when on a food plan? Can diet cheats really set you back? According to Dr. Glenn Livingston in Never Binge Again, diet cheat days can be harmful to your food plan. When you break your diet to eat an unhealthy meal, your brain makes you feel bad and you tend to give up on your diet. Here is why Never Binge Again says that you need to stick to your food plan: all day, every day.

How to Get More Nutrients From Your Diet: Eat Smart

Looking for ways to ramp up your nutrition? What are the most nutrition-dense foods out there? You don’t need to read nutrition labels on all the foods laid out on the shelves of the grocery store to pick out the foods that contain the most nutrients. In fact, if you want to get more nutrients from your diet, it’s best to avoid foods with nutrition labels altogether. Here are some tips on how to get more nutrients from your diet and they don’t require you to read a single nutrition label on foods’ packaging.

The 3 Rules to Improve Your Relationship With Food

What’s your relationship with food? Would you describe it as healthy or unhealthy? What can you do to improve it? Many people struggle to forge a healthy relationship with food. If you find it difficult to strike a balance between eating too much and too little, try eating by the following rules, 1) listen to your body, 2) don’t rush food, and 3) prepare your own food. Keep reading to learn how to improve your relationship with food.

Traditional Diets: You Should Eat Like Your Ancestors

What are traditional diets? Why do traditional diets tend to be healthier than modern diets? Traditional diets are dietary patterns that center around foods tied to their corresponding cultural identities. Unlike modern diets, traditional diets are characterized by the consumption of natural, whole foods that haven’t undergone industrial processing. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of traditional diets and explain why they tend to be healthier than their modern counterparts.

Omega-3 vs. Omega-6: What’s the Difference?

What is the difference between the Omega-3 vs. Omega-6 fatty acids? What functions do they perform in the body? The main difference between the Omega-3 vs Omega-6 fatty acids is in the location of double bonds. Function-wise, Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for brain development and reducing anti-inflammatory response. Omega-6 fatty acids, on the other hand, are good for skin and lowering blood cholesterol, but they also promote an inflammatory response in the body. Learn about the difference between the Omega-3 vs Omega-6 fatty acids, their main food sources, and what functions they perform in the body.

Plant-Based Eating: Why All the Hype?

What’s all the hype about plant-based eating? Are diets consisting primarily of plant-derived foods really better for you? What are the main benefits of plant-based eating? There are numerous health benefits to eating a plant-based diet. To name a few, plant-based foods contain more antioxidants (compounds that fight free radicals) and fewer calories. They are also lower in toxins. Learn about the benefits of plant-based eating.

Reading Food Labels: Look Out for These 3 Things

Why is reading food labels important? What ingredients should you avoid and why? Reading food labels can help you make informed food choices by avoiding ingredients that may be damaging to your health. One simple rule of thumb to follow is to stay away from foods that contain unpronounceable ingredients, low-fat or fat-free dairy, and paradoxically enough, the health claims. Here are some things you should be looking out for when reading food labels.

Diet-Related Diseases: The Culprit of the New World

What are the top four diet-related diseases? Is the damage done by the modern diet reversible? Americans suffer from a wide range of killer diet-related diseases, the main ones being obesity, cancer, type-II diabetes, and heart disease. However, this hasn’t always been the case; before the second world war, the rates of dietary diseases were low. Read about the rise of diet-related diseases.