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Portion Control
I recently got an email from a reader asking about portion control – and more specifically whether or not to actually take it into account when trying to live a healthier lifestyle. And while I think portion control is important to health it is not important in the conventional ways and needn’t be consciously controlled when sitting down to eat.
Our bodies have several hormones which work to control our appetite and tell us when to eat. The three most important are Insulin, Gherlin and Leptin……
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