The Curse of Isle 7
Dec05

The Curse of Isle 7

Unfortunately, years ago some misleading information was made quite popular. We were influenced to believe that FAT was the ultimate enemy in our diets, which paved the way for the sugar industry to get rich. REALLY rich! And of course, the diet and weight loss industry got rich too . . . but that is another conversation for another time! Ultimately what happened is that highly processed, low-calorie and nutritionally void sugary...

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Anti-Stress Green Soup
Dec05

Anti-Stress Green Soup

Fight stress with food?  Why not . . . especially when it’s a comforting, soothing bowl of homemade should that is loaded with solid nutrition to feed your soul!Anti-Stress Green Soup1 container low sodium chicken broth2 onions, diced1 cabbage, shredded2 leeks, chopped1 cauliflower, chopped2 handfuls spinach, chopped1 large head of broccoli, choppedsalt & pepper to tasteHeat chicken broth in a large pot.  Throw all your veggies...

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The #1 Thing You Need to Do to Get a Better Night Sleep
Nov12

The #1 Thing You Need to Do to Get a Better Night Sleep

Hey, everybody. My name is Tonya and I’m the holistic health practitioner here at Critical Bench. What I want to talk about in this article is the number one thing you need to be doing to get a better sleep. So is a good night’s sleep something that seems a rather impossible or foreign or happens only once in a while? Well, you’re not alone if that’s what’s happening with you and it’s really too bad because in order to function...

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The #1 Hardest Thing in the World for All People to Do
Nov12

The #1 Hardest Thing in the World for All People to Do

Hey, how are you? Coach Chris with criticalbench.com and I want to share with you something that makes most of us very uncomfortable. I know it makes me uncomfortable. It’s forgiveness. Most of us—I know I struggle with forgiveness because when it comes to—it’s letting go and often times we are so emotionally connected to our past that we just can’t let go. And so this topic is something that really struck me at a church service...

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Ghrelin & Sleep – How Sleep Affects Fat Loss
Nov12

Ghrelin & Sleep – How Sleep Affects Fat Loss

It’s possible that a crappy night’s sleep can do this for your fat loss. Hey, I’m Coach Brian, certified strength coach, certified sports nutritionist with criticalbench.com. Now let’s talk about this thing called sleep. We all need sleep. We’ve put so much effort into living a healthy lifestyle throughout the day, or we try to at least, but we put so little effort in to sleep, but yet sleep is such an important thing on everything,...

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Nov06

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients: 4 oz ground lean chicken 1/2 cup white mushrooms, chopped 1 tsp minced garlic 1/2 cup shredded carrots                                                                                                                                                                                        2 butter lettuce leaves 2 Tbsp chives, minced   Sauce:                                                   ...

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