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Dairy Intolerance (Lactose, Casein, and Whey)

January 26, 2018

Dairy Intolerance (Lactose, Casein, and Whey) Having a food intolerance is not fun. It can cause abdominal pain, discomfort, and nausea. It also causes embarrassing symptoms like flatulence and diarrhea. Other symptoms linked to food intolerances include muscle or joint pain, headaches, exhaustion, and even skin symptoms like rashes and eczema. Dairy is just one…

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Haven’t Changed Anything in Your Diet But Getting Fatter?

January 19, 2018

Haven’t Changed Anything in Your Diet But Getting Fatter? You are positive that you’re not eating more food or “junkier” food but you’re still gaining weight. Is this possible? Yes!  You are NOT crazy! And here’s why. We both know that the whole “calories in, calories out” argument is an overly simplistic view of weight.…

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Food Preservatives in Springfield IL

January 16, 2018

Food Preservatives in Springfield A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to “preserve” them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad quickly and have found themselves in all kinds of products in our grocery stores. Preservatives work to preserve food in a few different ways. Some prevent…

Common Mistakes People Make When It Comes to Weight Loss in Springfield

January 15, 2018

Common Mistakes People Make When It Comes to Weight Loss in Springfield Weight loss is a goal that many people in Springfield aspire to, but not everyone reaches. Many don’t even make a dent, or end up gaining weight instead. Sometimes, these results are due to lack of motivation or poor initiative, but quite often…

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Crazy Diet Fads

January 9, 2018

Crazy Diet Fads In our last post, titled “Diets Throughout History”, we took a look at some of the more fascinating, and downright weird, types of diets that people gladly accepted as viable at the time. From swallowing tapeworms to chewing your food a minimum of 100 times before swallowing, there have been no shortages…

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Little-Known Facts About Weight Loss

January 8, 2018

Little-Known Facts About Weight Loss At Springfield Weight Loss Center, our weight loss diet center in Springfield, IL., we believe that change is possible. And we aren’t just talking about minor changes, either. We are talking about long-term, sustainable, lifestyle-type changes here. With our weight loss diet program, we help clients achieve a lifetime of…