One element of the weight loss equation that many people do tend to struggle with is eating right. We are strong creatures of habit and once we develop certain types of eating patterns, these tend to be incredibly hard to break. In addition to that, many women will start eating...
It is generally recognised that diet can have a significant effect on cholesterol levels. Foods that contain saturated fat are particularly bad for your cholesterol levels and should be avoided or minimised as much as possible. These include fatty red meats, biscuits, cakes, pastries, butter, and junk foods. To help...
Water is essential for life, and is essential in adequate quantities for the proper function of the body, as most of the chemical processes that go on, require water as the medium. The human body contains about 70% water by weight, and water is required by virtually every cell in...
Many people in recent years have turned to sport, not only as a source of enjoyment, but as a way to improve fitness and to lose weight. Commercial interests have sought to exploit this marketing niche by bringing out so-called “sports drinks” which are supposed to improve your sports performance...
There are many weight loss products in the marketplace that help to suppress appetite. But did you know that there are also many natural foods that can help do this? To suppress your appetite and help yourself to eat less and lose weight, you should eat more of the foods...
People are always on the look-out for an easy way to lose weight, and for anyone who likes cookies, the Cookie Diet sounds like a Godsend. However, the cookies you will eat on this diet are not normal sweet cookies, but special ones containing amino acids that help to suppress...
You’d be surprised by how often I hear of people complaining that they ate everything right and yet, they still gained weight or those extra pounds wouldn’t budge. Look closely at the problem, and you’ll see that 9 times out 10, dieters are turning healthy weight loss foods into unhealthy...
Over the past 20 years we’ve seen a lot of fad diets come and go, and the negative calorie diet is no different. Maybe you’ve heard your perfectly plump Aunt Bertha boast about the weight loss she experienced eating only fruits and veggies and dropped a whopping load of weight...
Virtually all aspects of the food industry have been hit with the much needed health craze of the world. And through the years we have been dutifully warned that fat is bad. For this reason even the fast food chains and popular restaurants are listing “low fat” items on their...
It’s a question people ask all the time. “How many calories are in various alcoholic drinks?” That’s a good question because many people like to enjoy a couple of glasses of red wine or even a beer or two after a hard day of work. It’s a habit many people...
If you’re struggling with eating disorders such as binge eating and compulsive overeating – you’re not alone. There are millions like you. Even so, you must take positive action because you can’t live like this or you’ll harm your health severely. People engage in binge eating (eating large quantities of...
Most overweight people suffer from food cravings on occasion. Typically this food craving is for a particular type of food. What’s interesting to note is that it’s not really an issue of hunger but of something deeper. Looking deeper you’ll see that when a person is dealing with food cravings,...
When most people decide to lose weight the first thing they usually think to do is find a diet to get on. For most people that means eating foods you don’t particularly like and eating meals and recipes that are time consuming or too difficult to follow for an extended...
You’ve no doubt heard of the phrase, “Yo-yo dieting”. And chances are if you’ve struggled with your weight for a long time, you may have done it. What exactly is yo-yo dieting? The yo-yo diet is a term defined by Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy as “the process of...
One of the most exciting secrets of losing weight involves what are called fat burning foods. What are fat burning foods? Imagine this, a food that helps you burn more calories than you consume and makes you feel full! Picture a food item that zero’s in on your belly fat...
Along with the temporary weight loss, you also run across the many dangers of yo-yo dieting. This repetitious battle of losing and gaining weight comes with many physical and psychological perils. Our bodies are deprived as we lose the weight, and then our self-esteem plummets as we put the weight...
One of the biggest discoveries in the health community when it comes to weight loss is the “Glycemic Index” or GI for short. So what is the glycemic index? The GI is a measure of the effect various foods will have on your blood sugar levels. Here’s how this works....
It seems almost every month, an exciting new diet that promises miracle results appears in the news and on the TV talk shows. Over time, it’s hard to know which diet you should try. After all, there’s so many to choose from.
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