Healthy Approach to Weight Loss

Almost every major system in your body relates to your metabolism and your ability to lose weight and keep it off. Your central nervous, endocrine musculoskeletal, digestive, immune, and detoxification systems, specifically. Parts of your metabolic blueprint are genetically predetermined or formed in utero, while others are highly ihnfluenced by your nutrition, your emotional history, stress level, lifestyle, and environment.

You need to get healthy on all these levels to help you lose those stubborn pounds and keep them off.

Fortunately, Nature's BodyCare has put together some fantastic formulas to help you in your quest. Click on the links at the left on this page to help you discover what will work for you!

Serious proven weight loss that works. That's what we're all about.

No fads here...Just Facts!

Slim and Trim Holiday Recipe--From Jamie the Titanium Chef

This time of year it gets really tricky to keep those pounds off with all that yummy food around.  I love hot artichoke dip but with all the mayonnaise and cheese it is awful for you!  Here is a healthier version to let you enjoy the food you love without gaining all the weight. 
ARTICHOKE DIP
Ingredients:

1 15 oz can artichoke hearts rinsed and drained
3/4 c. cannellini beans rinsed and drained
1/4 c. chopped frozen spinach, thawed and drained well
2 tblsp. grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp. reduced fat sour cream
2 tbsp. part skim ricoota
1/2 tsp olive oil
1/8 tsp. garlic powder

Method:
Heat oven to 350 degrees
combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse to a rough puree spread in a shallow 8 inch serving dish and bake until bubbling (about 30 minutes). Serve with warm pita chips or whole wheat crackers

Nurtition Facts/Serving:
68 calories
9 g. carbohydrate
2 g. fat

Feed Your Brain...Eat Breakfast!!

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many people say that they aren't hungry or don't feel like eating in the mornings. Well if that is the case don't eat breakfast for hunger, eat it for your brain.Your brain needs that energy and nutrients in the morning to have it functioning correctly all day long! Studies from the Journal of Nutrition are also showing there are fat burning benefits to eating breakfast. The study featured in Eating Well  magazine says that, "Eating a breakfast made with 'slow release' carbohydrates, such as bran or oatmeal cereal, 3 hours before you exercise may help you burn more fat." The reason why is these 'slow release' carbs don't spike your blood sugar as high as refined carbs, such as white toast. Insulin levels play a role in signaling your body to store fat, having lower levels may signal your body to burn fat. Go to this link to see a bunch of yummy 'slow release' carb recipes! Now go eat some breakfast for your brain and to lose some fat!!
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/breakfasts_that_fight_fat?emcampaign=NBC-NL-12082009-EW

Whole Wheat Tollhouse Cookies--From Jamie the Titanium Chef

I don't know about you but there is nothing better to me than a warm chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven!  This recipe uses whole wheat flour instead of white flour and adds a little bit of oatmeal to make it a little bit healthier for you and give you some of those good whole grains that you need in your diet.  Try them out!

WHOLE WHEAT TOLLHOUSE COOKIE
Makes 4 to 5 dozen cookies

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly oil a baking sheet or cover with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.  Cream the butter with the brown sugar until light in color, about 4 minutes.  Beat in the egg until well incorporated.  Stir in the vanilla.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend well.  Still in the oats, chocolate chips and nuts.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.  Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.  Cool on a wire rack.

Here are a couple secrets for baking cookies...always do a test cookie!  Just cook one cookie to make sure its going to work out right.  There is nothing worse than a whole sheet full of flat cookies.  If your test cookie comes out flat then you need to add more flour.  The temperature of your butter (if it was too warm) and the climate will affect how your cookies bake.  This does take a little more time but its worth it to have your whole batch of cookies turn out perfectly!