Skinny-Teatox

Fall is the perfect time of year to experiment with new flavors and ingredients! Many root vegetables are at their prime, new orchard fruits are coming into season, and much of the produce from the summer is still lingering just long enough for you to try it out. 

Here are 6 of falls best foods that you should be adding to your regular diet:

There’s a common mis-conception that going vegan means being healthy. 

Many people believe that if they adopt a vegan lifestyle, cut out meat and animal products that they will automatically be healthy, lose weight, feel better and be well on their way to leading a healthy lifestyle. You might. But you also might not. 

Simply making the decision to be vegan isn’t enough. Becoming vegan and simply replacing your meat options with fake meat and your breakfast with packages of oats is not going to help you reach your weight loss goals. Instead, you have to make sensible healthy lifestyle choices and do just that: adopt a healthy lifestyle. If being vegan is the lifestyle you would like to follow, educate yourself on healthy vegan options to ensure you are meeting your nutrient requirements and incorporate some of these healthy substitutes into your diet:

Cutting out sugar is a great first step towards success in your weight loss journey and in improving your overall health. Not only does sugar lead to increased obesity rates, but in excess, it is an underlying cause of everything from heart disease and diabetes to acne and chronic fatigue syndrome.

High consumption of sugar leaves you feeling tired, sluggish and irritable, and robs the body of essential nutrients which are required for carbohydrate metabolism.

If you are trying to cut down on your sugar intake, you are probably familiar with the need to remove all tempting sugary treats from your house, drink lots of water and to be prepared for initial withdraw symptoms such as headaches and fatigue. But here are 6 other important things you should go to increase your chances of success:

It’s that time of year again, where we get ready to go back to school, back to classes and back to campus. 

Don’t let all the hard work you did over the summer to stay healthy go down the drain, and start the year off right with these 5 healthy habits for back to school. 

Not only will they help you do better in school and boost your brain power, but they’ll also help your waistline! 

Planting your own garden is the best thing: you get lots of fresh vegetables that are available to go easily grab whenever you need them, and you get to avoid exposure to any chemicals or pesticides that is often added to the grocery store products. 

But sometimes, having your own produce means that when things are ready, they’re ready all at once, and it’s hard to keep up with the demand! 

For me, one of those things is always zucchini! They come by the boatload, and are not small in size.  And as a result, I’ve figured out lots of great, healthy ways to use them, many of which act as great substitutes to higher calorie options, making the zucchini a great choice for weight loss. 

Here’s what you can do with your overgrowing zucchini patch: