Hi I'm Debbie Bellerose:

M6 I’m Hi…my name is Debbie and I am passionate about diet and our health.  I truly believe what we feed our bodies has everything to do with our health.  I have learned so much about nutrition, (some facts are absolutely astonishing), that I feel compelled to tell others what I have learned. (Read More About Me)

1. Dangerous Dieting!

We have been bombarded with a barrage of gimmicky diets that promise to help us lose weight.  Almost all diets are ineffective.  They don’t work because no matter how much weight you lose when you are on a diet, you put it right back on when you go off.  Measuring portions, weighing food, counting calories, typically called “dieting”, almost never result in permanent weight loss and actually worsens the problem over time. (Read More Here)

2. Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine

Most people do not realize their health is in their own hands, honestly.  The quote above is from Hippocrates, The Father of Medicine, years and years ago, and it is the simple truth.  I have witnessed over and over again, the power that food has on our health.  Unfortunately, in this day and age of “modern
medicine”, we are sicker than we have ever been.  I believe in getting to the root of the problem and abolishing the problem all together….. (Read More Here)

3. Powerful Protein

Protein is the super-hero of macronutrients, (calories providing nutrients your body requires in large amounts:  carbs, protein and fats).  Protein plays a crucial role in structural and functional mechanisms.  It is in every cell in your body–muscles, organs, hair, nails, teeth, ligaments, cartilage and tendons. Protein does everything from compose muscle tissue to fight illnesses. However because protein is vital to our health and development, it doesn’t mean more is better.  We are obsessed with consuming enough protein.  Research shows  we require only 10% of our daily total calories to come from protein.      (Read More Here)

4. The Power of a Whole Food-Plant Based Diet

A whole-food diet simply means that the food comes directly from nature and have not been stripped of their original packaging.  The foods I am referring to are vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.  The higher percentage of your diet that consists of whole foods, the lower the risk of heart disease, cancers, Type II diabetes, obesity and auto-immune disease. (Read More Here)

5. WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS ARE NOT THE ANSWER

The media is continually telling us about the latest and greatest weight loss drug on the market.  We are told these drugs are absolutely magically..all you have to do is take them and the weight will just “fall off”….no dieting or exercising needed.  Who wouldn’t want to believe this??      (Read More Here)