Foods That Make You Sleepy Ever wonder why school children’s learning and behavior deteriorates after lunch? It’s because some foods perk up the brain while others put it to sleep. Here are some foods that can improve attention, behavior, and learning in the afternoon rather than having foods that make you sleepy: Balance proteins and […]
Correlations Between Food and Moods Both research and experience are proving without a doubt that there is a connection between how we eat and how we think and act. The biochemical basis of this food-mood relationship lies in the neurotransmitters, those chemical messengers which relay thoughts and actions along the trillions of neural pathways in […]
A.D.D. Foods Effect on Behavior Intuitive parents have long suspected that in some children, undesirable behavior and poor school performance are linked to poor nutrition. New scientific studies of children with Attention Deficit Disorder are beginning to confirm these suspicions; the connections regarding A.D.D. foods. Theory about A.D.D. foods One theory about ADD is […]
Foods that affect ADHD Symptoms The behavior and learning of children who are labeled ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), tend to be influenced more by foods that affect ADHD rather than other children. A.D.H.D. and FOOD Clues that a dietary deficiency may be contributing to your child’s behavior or learning problems are: excessive thirst, frequent urination, […]
Tips on Foods for Teen Brains Even though the brain has completed most of its growth by adolescence, it still continues to make vital connections. Second to infancy, adolescence is the most critical time for nutritious eating. This is another window of opportunity for brain growth when a healthy diet is important. However, adolescence is […]
12 Dietary Changes to Lower Cancer Risk Some foods actually contribute to the development of cancer; other foods lessen the risk. Follow these dietary changes to lower cancer risk. More specifically, these dietary guidelines target lowering the risk of colorectal cancer as well as preventing cardiovascular disease. For people with a genetic tendency toward colorectal […]
Dr. Bill’s 10-step Anti-Cancer Program With trillions of cell duplications occurring inside you every day, it stands to reason that a few of those cells will become out of control renegades. If your body’s immune system is strong enough to search out and destroy these cells, you don’t “get cancer.” If the cells win the […]
Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Lifestyle Program Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Lifestyle Program is an acronym that stands for Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude, and Nutrition. Lifestyle is how we manage our time and our lives, including the work on our job, our relationships, the way we spend our leisure time, how much sleep we get, how we experience stress – even […]
15 Health Benefits of Exercise We have yet to see a diet work in which exercise is not at least of equal importance with healthy eating. In the L.E.A.N. program, exercise is nutrition’s close partner. If you wanna lose it, you gotta move it. Why not just stay on the couch and eat less? Restrictions […]
7 Ways to Improve Your Nutrition The final feature of the L.E.A.N. program is nutrition, which carries equal weight with exercise in the process of becoming lean. No, this does not mean going on a diet, at least in the way most people regard this four-letter word. Just the word “diet” can be a turn-off. “Die” […]
Be Patient About Fat Loss Achieving a lasting, leaner you is well worth the wait. The goal of Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. is to change fat into muscle, so we prefer the term weight change to weight loss. As a general guide, it is impossible to lose more than three pounds a week without seriously endangering […]
5 Reasons Crash Diets Rarely Work The market is obese with calorie-restriction weight loss diets, the great majority of which reduce more dollars than fat from the obese person. Crash diets rarely work because they try to fool the body, but the body doesn’t buy it. Rapid weight loss diets invariably fail because they are […]
