by Cascade Ice on February 22, 2011
Could you be addicted to sugar? A recent article that includes a Q&A with Dr. Naomi Stotland (who leads an obesity research group) suggests that factors like stress can cause people to choose sugary, high-fat foods. For some people, savory food like french fries or pizza is their weakness, but for most women in particular, its sugar. Stotland says that women are driven to eat sweet food because it makes them feel good, stimulating the part of the brain that feels pleasure.
Stotland even goes so far as to say that people can become addicted to sugar, just like cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. Certain people experience high-fat, sweet foods, as a mind-altering substance that affects how they feel.
Her word of advice to combat sweet cravings? Avoid having foods and drinks at home and work that you will be tempted with. You can also switch out full-sugar versions of certain products with sugar-free versions.
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by Cascade Ice on February 21, 2011
Cascade Ice was featured in a blog called Adventures, Cupcakes & Sweet Wines. The blogger was a devout fan of Diet Coke so she was surprised by her willingness to forgo the soda for a bottle of bubbly Cascade Ice! To read about how Cascade Ice has helped Rebecca with her New Years Resolution click here!
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by Cascade Ice on February 21, 2011
Over the weekend, Cascade Ice was featured in the popular food blog – Sweet Cheeks. The blogger, Kristi Howard, loves the Orange Mango and said, “I felt very tropical while drinking it and had no problem pretending I was lounging on a beach, sipping away my island drink.” Read more about some of her favorite grocery items here!
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by Cascade Ice on February 18, 2011
The Flavorful Life is featuring several “healthy living journey” stories from Cascade Ice fans around the country, where guest bloggers tell us their thoughts on how they face challenges and come up with new ideas to pursue better health and fitness lifestyles. The following is a post from Dawn Sievers of Knoxville, TN, and blogger for “The Healing Morning”
Most people who know me are aware that I’m not a fan of making New Year’s resolutions. I’ve written more than one blog post on that topic over the years. My preference is to focus on keeping things at a sane, realistic level throughout the year. That way, I don’t have this huge, onerous task of “have to” resolutions looming large over my fair head each January.
In the past six months, I made the decision to adopt a specific weight loss routine. By incorporating this protocol into my life, I threw out a whole kitchen full of bad-for-me products.
What I found I missed was the occasional fizzy drink. We all know how toxic diet soda is, and I see no logic about drinking regular soda that’s crammed full of white sugar. So, what to do? To my delight, I recently stumbled across Cascade Ice 2-calorie water. Delicious flavors and fizzy water that doesn’t cause a single blip on the digital scale! You can’t beat that for complementing a new approach to good health.
What’s next? I think yoga and toning are my next two things to conquer. I’ll keep you posted as I investigate various DVDs. Finding the firmness, perhaps?! I’m on a mission! 🙂
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