Skinny-Teatox

The increasing research and exposure surrounding the impact of sugar on the body has many people becoming more and more aware of their sugar intake.  Whether that necessitates the need to cut back, pay attention, or drop sugar altogether, there is a wide range of options regarding manifesting the best outcome for you and your body.  What is often neglected however is where natural sugars fit. 

From toppings to crust to sauce, there’s a lot about a pizza that you can change.

And while pizza may regularly get a bad rap as being an unhealthy food, or one that should be reserved only for special occasions and indulgence, when done right, this is definitely not the case. 

In fact, it can be a regular part of a healthy lifestyle and indeed even part of your weight loss plans! 

Read more to find out how to make some swaps and choose some alternatives to up the health game of this dinner favourite.

If you have been on or are starting on a weight loss journey, you have likely heard of the benefits of meal prepping: saves you time, prevents you from eating take out, and helps you make sure you have healthy, balanced meals. 

But there’s more than just that.

In fact, the additional benefits may mean meal prepping can be the difference between reaching your weight loss goal, or having it fall to the wayside.

Gut health is a progressively important topic that is showing up in the wellness world with increasingly higher status.

Many people know gut health is critical for proper digestion, but it plays a significant number of other roles.

For example, it is critical for healthy brain function, healthy immunity, good skin health, proper detoxification of the body and optimal concentration.

Fitbits, fitness trackers and step counters are becoming increasingly popular and we are becoming increasingly obsessed with tracking our movement.  Whether it is the number of steps, the equivalent of the number of flights of stairs or the number of kilometres we cover, wearable tracking devices are making movement matter and making us pay attention.

But more than the obvious weight loss benefit, and more than the amount we are moving and steps we are covering, we need to be equally as aware of the amount of time we aren’t moving.  Research has shown that while exercise is great, covering most of your steps on a run in the morning and then sitting for most of the rest of the day doesn’t have the same benefits as regular movement throughout the day.  Regularly walking, getting up out of your chair and getting those muscles active is a key component to maintaining overall health. Here’s why movement matters: