Ekaterina Gorbacheva

Did you know that “natural” has no legal definition?

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That’s right, that word on the package of whatever you buy can mean ANYTHING the manufacturer wants your imagination to depict! Why do you obsess about “natural” things anyways? Everything on planet earth is natural, and a chemical at the same time. We’re all chemicals made out of water, inorganic ions, and carbon-containing (organic) molecules.

You know what is natural though?

Tobacco, poison ivy, deadly nightshade, fugu fish, fresh cassava root (contains enough cyanide to cause full paralysis!), green cashews and almonds, raw potato skins and sprouts (cause nerve damage and may kill you!) There are also TONS of poisonous mushrooms and venomous animals!

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We didn’t evolve to exercise… so why do we need it?

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Endurance exercises like walking and running over extended periods of time are necessary to activate many of the muscles anti-inflammatory and metabolic regulating functions, as well as maintain cardiac health. While weight training does not provide these benefits to the level of endurance exercises, it is critical to maintain muscle mass, strength, and functionality of the muscle itself, especially as we age. Exercise won’t help you stay healthier if you’re too weak to even exercise.

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5 Ways to Lighten up Holiday Cooking

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While most people are trying to cut sugar, added oil has a much larger effect on weight gain. We usually don’t notice it when poured onto a pan in stir fries, or drizzled on salads. It’s really dense, and while baked vs fried potatoes may appear like the same amount of food visually, anything fried is usually more than double the calories!

Fat has 9 calories per gram while carbs (sugar is a pure carb) has 4 grams. So, if you’re choosing what to cut in a recipe – keep in mind that

one 13 g table spoon of oil has 120 calories!! Same as one medium sweet potato! Whereas sugar has only 48 calories. That’s 2.5 times the difference!

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