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Vinegar: A Simple Diet Hack That Can Speed Up Your Weight Loss

Published May 1, 2017 | Last Updated July 24, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 2 Comments

You’re a busy person who is always looking for ways to do things smarter, faster, and cheaper. You’re also one of the millions of Americans currently trying to lose some weight. Here’s a simple hack that can make that process a little easier…

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Chronic Stress And Belly Fat Part 4: How To Win The Battle

Published April 14, 2017 | Last Updated July 12, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 9 Comments

Click pin for practical ways to win the battle | health | obesity | stress | weight loss

This is part 4 in a 4-part series on chronic stress and belly fat. In parts 1 through 3 of this series, I’ve examined the high correlation between chronic stress and increased belly fat, the hidden dangers of excess belly fat, and how stress causes an increase in appetite which further…

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Chronic Stress And Belly Fat Part 3: Why Your Appetite Seems Out Of Control

Published April 2, 2017 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 6 Comments

This is part 3 in a 4-part series on chronic stress and belly fat. You’ve been under stress for a while now. The boss has been on your back, the bills are piling up, your significant other is acting weird, your aging parents constantly need your help. The list could…

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: chronic stress and belly fat, cortisol, health, obesity, stress, weight loss

Chronic Stress And Belly Fat Part 2: The Hidden Dangers

Published March 25, 2017 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 1 Comment

Is Stress Causing You To Gain Dangerous Belly Fat? | health | obesity | stress | weight loss

This is part 2 in a 4-part series on chronic stress and belly fat. If you’ve suffered from chronic stress you’ve probably experienced some of these symptoms: anxiety, depression, fatigue, headaches, digestive disorders, loss of concentration, or motivation, disrupted sleep patterns…

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: chronic stress and belly fat, cortisol, health, obesity, stress, weight loss

Is Stress Causing You To Gain Dangerous Belly Fat? Part 1

Published March 16, 2017 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 3 Comments

Is Stress Causing You To Gain Dangerous Belly Fat? | health | obesity | stress | weight loss

Okay, you’ve known for a while that you have to lose a few inches off your middle. So you’ve cut down on the calories and begun to exercise. But nothing’s happening. The inches are still there. For some reason, you just can’t lose that belly fat. It’s giving you too much stress anyway…

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: chronic stress and belly fat, cortisol, health, obesity, stress, weight loss

5 Important Differences Between A Gluten Free Diet And A Paleo Diet

Published February 23, 2017 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 8 Comments

Some of you are looking at the title of this post and might be saying, “Hey, that’s not a fair comparison. A gluten-free diet (GFD) is not a comprehensive diet like the paleo diet. The GFD simply eliminates gluten from…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Living, Wellness Tagged With: gluten free diet, paleo diet

How Our Food Philosophy And Mission Developed

Published January 25, 2017 | Last Updated February 3, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 5 Comments

Food philosophy | gluten free diet | paleo diet | gluten sensitivity | chronic fatigue syndrome

Recently, Barbara and I received a wonderful comment from a reader telling us how our blog had helped her go gluten free. This reminded me of why we originally started The Gluten Free Homestead. In 2004, four members of our family went gluten-free…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Living, Wellness Tagged With: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

New Study Reveals Almost 20% Of Celiac Children May Not Heal On A Gluten-Free Diet

Published December 30, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi Leave a Comment

Last week as I was glancing through my Google news feed on celiac disease, I came across three headlines that startled me. I had to read each headline twice just to make sure I was reading them right.

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: Celiac Disease, gluten free diet, wellness

Do Winters Get You Down? You Could Have SAD

Published December 17, 2016 | Last Updated January 6, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 8 Comments

Winters get you down? You could have seasonal affective disorder. Here are actions experts recommend to make the winter season a lot easier. When I was young, every year right after Thanksgiving my dad would suffer a complete personality change. From his usual vibrant, happy and optimistic self, he would become irritable, fatigued and just…

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Want To Be More Relaxed And Creative In The Afternoon? Drink Tea

Published December 10, 2016 | Last Updated December 27, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 23 Comments

At 4 o’clock every day, I drink tea. Let’s take a look and see why tea might be the perfect afternoon beverage. You know that feeling? It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Your batteries are running a little low. You then start thinking about having just one more cup of coffee to give you the…

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Filed Under: Smoothies & Drinks, Wellness

Do Dietary Antioxidants Really Reduce Free Radicals In Your Body?

Published November 23, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 11 Comments

You’ve seen the headlines proclaiming the health benefits of antioxidants. You’ve read the blog posts telling you to eat more blueberries, or drink more green tea or indulge in more dark chocolate because these foods are packed with healthy antioxidants that are crucial for gobbling up nasty free radicals that do your body harm.

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: antioxidants, free radicals

Pomegranate And Berry Blast Green Smoothie (Weekly Workouts)

Published November 9, 2016 | Last Updated February 3, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 12 Comments

Pomegranate And Berry Blast Green Smoothie is an incredibly healthy smoothie, and just wait until you taste how delicious it is too. The last few weeks after our workout sessions, I’ve loved whipping up this nutritious smoothie for Barbara and me. It really seems to give us the boost of energy we need after working…

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Filed Under: Dairy free, Egg free, Nut free, Paleo, Recipe, Smoothies & Drinks, Strength Training, Vegetarian, Vitamix Recipe Collection, Wellness

Amazing Pomegranates: One Of The Healthiest Foods In The World

Published November 5, 2016 | Last Updated December 8, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 15 Comments

Pomegranates have been prized by numerous cultures throughout the ages and may be one of the healthiest foods in the world. When I was a child, I remember my mom bringing home an unusual fruit one day. It looked a little like an apple but not exactly. She said it was a Chinese apple. I…

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Filed Under: Egg free, Gluten Free Living, Lunch, Paleo, Recipe, Salad, Vegetables & Salads, Vegetarian, Wellness

How To Optimize Your Sleep Cycles For A Restorative Night’s Sleep

Published November 2, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 15 Comments

Whenever your body experiences any kind of stress, it goes through a series of hormonal and physiological processes that allow each part to adapt in a way that makes it better prepared to meet that stressor the next time it appears. This recovery process is the same whether the body is stressed by lifting a heavy…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness Tagged With: fitness, health, how to optimize your sleep cycles, Sleep, sleep cycles

My Experience With Chronic Fatigue And Strength Training (Weekly Workouts)

Published October 25, 2016 | Last Updated April 5, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 14 Comments

This is my experience with chronic fatigue and strength training. Strength training and cardio can provide a respite from stress of the day. It was a beautiful October day in 1986. The air was fresh, the leaves were just starting to announce a new season, and the Mets were in the playoffs. It was a…

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Filed Under: 10 Most Important Strategies I used to beat ME/CFS, Strength Training, Wellness

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