Amy S. Lasseter is a licensed therapist and owner of Holistic Therapies & Consulting located in Athens, Georgia. She supports moms who are ready to leave frustration and overwhelm behind. These women learn to trade-in their loneliness for connection through love, advocacy and encouragement. Learn how to get a fresh perspective on life with self-care… Read More“
Archives for January 2017
Is Sugar Ruining Your Life?
That’s a question I wish someone had asked me years ago before sugar took hold of me and brought on my health decline. I didn’t know it then, as I do now, but sugar was controlling my life. I was consumed with cravings that took me to eating more and more of the foods that… Read More“
Tip: Hot Peppers
The alkaloid responsible for the spicy flavor of hot peppers is capsaicin. This pungent compound has been reported to increase energy expenditure (through the epigentic action on the UCP3 gene) and to induce fat oxidation – two desirable mechanisms in weight loss. Capsaicin may also decrease the risk of various cancer types, including glioma, colorectal,… Read More“