The Benefits of Coconut OIl
It’s said to help with weight loss, hair health, heart health and even brain health . . . could this possible be THE wonder food of our lifetime?! Well, you know the saying that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Well, let me clear up some things for you about the ever popular coconut oil. For starters, there are two main ways we use coconut oil, internally and externally. It can be consumed/eaten and it can be...
My Top 10 Foods For Healthy Living
As a Holistic Health Practitioner the questing I am asked the most is, “what are the top foods you recommend for weight loss and health living?” Now while this is not really a tough question for me to answer, the reality is that I believe pretty much all the foods that you enjoy can be included into a healthy living eating plan that will not only help you to lose weight BUT . . . will also allow you to sustain that for your lifetime...
Top 7 Foods to Promote Excellent Dental Health
We all know the importance of eating a balanced diet, getting enough exercise, and sleeping 8 hours a night – but what about taking dental health into account? Poor dental health has a far greater impact on your overall wellbeing than you might first realise. Early onset tooth loss can have measurable impact on your mental and emotional wellbeing, as well kick starting a predisposition for other dental diseases. Many common...
The Ketogenic Diet For Beginners
Hey, everybody. Tonya here with Critical Bench. I am a Holistic Health Practitioner and nutrition expert and today I want to talk share with you some information about the ketogenic diet and specifically ketogenic diet for beginners. So if you’ve given it some serious thought, you’ve done some research and you want to get started, I want to talk a little bit about some of the things you might want to think about, some more questions...
Ghrelin & Sleep – How Sleep Affects Fat Loss
It’s possible that a crappy night’s sleep can do this for your fat loss. Hey, I’m Coach Brian, certified strength coach, certified sports nutritionist with criticalbench.com. Now let’s talk about this thing called sleep. We all need sleep. We’ve put so much effort into living a healthy lifestyle throughout the day, or we try to at least, but we put so little effort in to sleep, but yet sleep is such an important thing on everything,...
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients: 4 oz ground lean chicken 1/2 cup white mushrooms, chopped 1 tsp minced garlic 1/2 cup shredded carrots 2 butter lettuce leaves 2 Tbsp chives, minced Sauce: ...
