Weight management tips
Diet and exercise are the two main components of a weight control program. In order for any of us to loose weight, we must burn more calories with activity than we eat and drink each day. Loosing a pound of fat requires burning more than 3000 calories over what we eat. About exercise and the [...]
We hear so much about the great increase in obesity in the last years and I began to wonder about when people first became noticed obesity. There turn out to be very few books or articles about the history of obesity which were written before 1800. We hear so much about the great increase in [...]
Continue reading …The #1 reason for failures in weight loss: Lack of knowledge on nutrition and stabilizing of ideal weight
December 22, 2011 No Comment
Knowing what your body needs to lose weight while feeling well There are so many dieting tricks, weight loss programs and magic methods for slimming that we get easily mislead into thinking that the solution for permanent slimness is available in a ready-packaged form on the shelf. But in the final analysis, all of these [...]
Continue reading …THE STRESS – WEIGHT CONNECTION: Did you know that constant or severe stress put you at risk for obesity?
December 16, 2011 No Comment
We all know of the detrimental effects that being overweight has on our body – there is a greater propensity toward hypertension, stroke, heart attacks, heart failure and a host of other debilitating illnesses ranging from lung and kidney disease to diabetes and certain cancers. It is easy to comprehend how excess weight can elevate [...]
Continue reading …Obese people are not necessarily ‘other people’. Obesity can happen to anyone – no class or sex is exempt. According to some estimates, in countries like Britain and America, up to half the population carry too much fat: meaning they are obese. In last years it was estimated that almost 108 million adult Americans were [...]
Continue reading …The Myths and Facts About High Carb Low Fat Diets – Are Carbohydrates Good for You?
November 16, 2011 No Comment
What’s wrong with current diet trends? Most of us are becoming ill and overweight because of poor eating habits or just from eating the average American diet. Adding to that too much stress and not enough rest can really create havoc for your body. The average American diet consists of non-vitalized, processed, overcooked foods which [...]
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Eating well at home is easy. You control how you shop and the kinds of things in your pantry. But eating out is not so easy. There are a million temptations. It’s not always easy to make out the ingredients of the food you are served. And some restaurants simply don’t offer the kinds of [...]
Continue reading …Dietary Supplements (In Your Refrigerator) – Asian Fish Sauce, Pumpkins and Tofu.
November 6, 2011 No Comment
You don’t need to visit the health food or vitamin store to find foods that are rich in health-hearty vitamins, minerals and fiber — straight from Mother Earth. Here are ten “superfoods” to stock in your pantry to boost your athletic performance and health. Asian Fish Sauce. This Thai condiment, made from ground-up fish, is [...]
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There is a lot of talk these days about “Zoning”, “The Zone Diet”, being “In the zone.” Such terms refer to a book by Dr. Barry Sears called, “The Zone Diet”. The basic premise of the low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet is that many people are “insulin sensitive” and that “carbs” (such as pasta, potatoes, rice, bread, [...]
Continue reading …Introduction to Fat Loss – How to Lose Body Fat and Gain Muscle (For Women Too)
November 2, 2011 No Comment
I. The Theory 2. Calories absorbed vs. calories in It is the calories which end up in your bloodstream, not those eaten, which affect body composition. The difference between calories ingested and calories absorbed affects fecal matter, not your body. What you don’t absorb, you shit out. That’s why fiber, for example, has no effect [...]
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