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Tag Archives: Weight Loss Essentials

What Should You Do to Lose Weight?

Whether you are looking for a New Year’s plan to drop some weight or a fresh idea to maintain your health, I have the answer for you: EAT A SALAD FOR LUNCH MOST DAYS – AT LEAST 5 DAYS/WEEK. Most people tend to eat sandwiches for lunch which are filled with man-made carbohydrates, processed lunch […]

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Metabolism of Alcohol

What’s your alcoholic beverage of choice? Holiday parties are right around the corner and I bet you are wondering, what’s the best choice that won’t pack on extra pounds. It’s obvious that moderation is the most important concept, but I’d like to provide you with some important knowledge so you can make educated decisions. High […]

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Healthy Options for Fast Food

I have many busy clients who travel a ton and are looking for some healthy options when on the road. They always ask me “What can I eat when I am traveling that is semi-healthy?”. After hearing this question over and over, I decided to do some investigation. I evaluated the nutrition facts and ingredient […]

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Rate of Metabolism

Quiz: Rate Your Metabolism Your metabolism is essentially the key to your health however it is probably the most underestimated and misunderstood concept. Most of my clients seek my services because they want to lose weight. This is a wonderful goal to work toward, especially since being overweight is a precursor to many different types […]

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Meals for a Week

Planning Ahead Guide: The Key to Your Health! ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO COME HOME FROM WORK AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO PREPARE FOR DINNER? Whether you forgot to thaw the frozen chicken or simply don’t have the energy to plan and prepare a balanced healthy dinner, this guide will provide you […]

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Healthy Holiday Family Plan

The holidays are a joyous time, however they can also contribute to unhealthy eating habits. It begins in October with the Halloween candy and never-ending sweets, followed by the rich holiday comfort foods. Come January, we attempt to enforce a strict New Year’s resolution, which finally results in a mental and physical rebellion – a […]

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How to Detoxify Your Body

Before you consider a detoxification (detox) program for yourself, it’s important to do your research. Below are some essential questions that will help you understand if you need to detox your body and if our program is a good fit for you. What is detoxification? Detoxification is the process of excreting toxic chemicals from our […]

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Betsy Markle RD

Betsy’s Experience: 9 Day Detox Program

I have designed a 9 day natural detox program for my clients.  It’s not an extreme fast or cleanse.  Instead of  depriving the body of essential nutrients needed for true detoxification, this program helps excrete toxic chemicals from body organs so your body metabolism works more efficiently.  It consists of a whole foods diet and […]

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What is a Portion Size?

Learn How to Visualize Proper Portion Sizes On your way to work, you may stop by Starbucks for a Grande skim milk latte and a jumbo low-fat blueberry muffin. For lunch, you opt for the “healthier” option and get a five dollar foot-long Subway sandwich and a large diet soda. At the end of your […]

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News About Obesity

One of my favorite ways to keep up with the in’s and out’s of the natural health community is by reading the Natural Newsletter from NaturalNews.com. I recently read an article that Japanese researchers have found a link between the chemical tributyltin and weight gain. Tributyltin (also known as TBT) is a common pollutant used as […]

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