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Six Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

Want your body to become a more efficient fat-burning machine? Try these tips! Be sure that you are eating enough. Starving yourself will make your body slow your metabolism — not speed it up! For most women, eating around 1400 calories daily will keep your metabolism moving. Less than 1200 calories per day is less than your body needs for basic biological function — so your body will be forced to break down muscle for energy. That’s not a good thing. Make sure you include breakfast in your day. That early morning meal gives you a burst of energy AND … Continue reading →

Cut Bad Cholesterol By Thirty Percent!

Have high cholesterol? You’re not alone. Here are five changes you can make to your diet to help cut your bad (LDL) cholesterol by a huge chunk. Reduce saturated fat to less than 7% of your total daily calories. For a 2000 calorie diet, that’s less than 15.5 grams of saturated fat per day. Control your calorie intake to help maintain a healthy weight. Decrease your daily cholesterol intake to less than 200 milligrams per day. Eat plenty of fiber. Between 20 and 30 grams per day. And make sure a good portion of that is soluble fiber — between … Continue reading →

Yummy Breakfast Dish: Boiled Egg Casserole

Recently I went to a mid-morning baby shower. Whenever it was time to have brunch, I couldn’t stop eating one of the egg casseroles. Now, I don’t much care for breakfast casseroles that use scrambled eggs in them, since I’m really picky about how my eggs are scrambled, but this breakfast casserole was different. It used boiled eggs instead of the regular scrambled, and with the combination of the other ingredients, this casserole had me encouraging some of the other ladies at the shower to be sure and try it! Maybe you need to bring a breakfast casserole to a … Continue reading →