Carla Golden Wellness | Posts About Nutrition

Below are posts containing my thoughts about nutrition. I hope you enjoy them.

Topics in The 9th HAPPY™ Step FREE 21 Day Online Food Course

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Below are the 21 topics covered in The 9th HAPPY™ Step online food course. This course is intended to supplement Michael Pollan’s book Food Rules. Read more about the course here. 1. Ingredient Labels 2. MSG 3. Food Enzymes 4. Low Fat Myth 5. Where to Food Shop 6. I.P.F. J. Food 7. Sweet Poison […]

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How to Drink Sensibly or Not at All

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Last week I wrote from the heart in my post If You’re Still Drinking, You’re Not Done Yet about my deep concern for the over-consumption of alcohol . The post was well read & received and garnered many comments of gratitude, testimony and inspiration. I feel that this is a topic that generates discussion because it touches each […]

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If You’re Still Drinking, You’re Not Done Yet

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I’ve been crafting this blog post for months. Why so long? Because I’m scared to post it. That’s how I know I must post it. It’s going to be a long post and it’s not for everyone. It’s only for those who wish to lead a self-honest, clean life. OK….here it goes…. This is what […]

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Can You Remember What You Ate Three Days Ago?

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Yeah, I can’t either. That’s why I keep a food diary. Why bother, you ask. It helps me to maintain my nutrition goals. Here’s how: 1. ACCOUNTABILITY This is huge and is the crux where goal meets success. More than anything you just need to be accountable TO YOURSELF. When you can be honest, on […]

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Eating Healthy is the Best Preventive Medicine

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Written for CH2 by Carla Golden For years we have been told that food is fuel. Like a car needs gasoline, our bodies need food for mobility. While this is true, it reveals only the partial purpose of food. If a car were more like a human body, it would not need a mechanic in […]

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Matcha Green Tea, Oh How I LOVE Thee!

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True teas all stem from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. They become green, black, or other types of tea depending upon how they are cured and handled. (Herbal teas do not contain tea leaves and are rather, infusions.) Right after tea is picked the leaves begin to oxidize, but with Japanese green teas this process […]

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Can Plant-Based Eating Provide Sufficient Protein?

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Are you curious about plant based eating but are worried you won’t be able to get enough protein or maintain your muscle mass? Nearly 99% of the time when a person learns that I eat mostly a plant based diet, their first question is “But where do you get your protein?” There are many plant […]

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3 Ways to NOT Eat Emotional Fear

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You’d think that we’d eat just when we’re hungry, right? That would be so rational. However, you also know that situations beside true hunger drive many of us to food. I believe that we eat like we live – in peace or in chaos or somewhere in between – and food becomes a coping mechanism […]

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