Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
Smoothies are a fantastic way of getting extra fruits, veggies and nutrients into our diets. And yes, even green smoothies can tasty yummy! This is one of my favorites!
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Have you had the experience at a restaurant where they bring you a huge portion? And its just so yummy you want to eat it all? Or maybe you are visiting a friends house and they offer you seconds. Sometimes those meals are just amazing and you eat more than you usually do.
And it's not just the abundance of delicious food but also the people, the ambiance or the daily stress that can lead to overeating. .
It is way too easy (and common) to indulge on those days. But it doesn't always stop there. Sometimes we overeat on regular days. Or at regular meals. Or All. The. Time.
Here are three tips to avoid overeating at meals.
(Psst, turn these into habits and ditch the willpower!)
This word “metabolism” is thrown around a lot these days. You have probably heard about having a fast metabolism and more commonly a slow metabolism. You know that if yours is too slow you might gain weight. But what exactly does this all mean?
Well technically “metabolism” is the word to describe all of the biochemical reactions in your body. It's how you take in nutrients and oxygen and use them to fuel everything you do.
Your body has an incredible ability to grow, heal, and generally stay alive. And without this amazing biochemistry you would not be possible.
Metabolism includes how the cells in your body:
So when you put all of these processes together into your metabolism you can imagine that these processes can work too quickly, too slowly, or just right.
