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- Book Review: Making the Cut - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Dieting and Weight Loss. Dieting and Weight Loss is the regulation and limitation of food in order to improve physical condition and health. Dr. Ron Spallone and Roger Asmus are the Official Guides to Dieting and Weight Loss. Making ...
Views: 808 - Definition: Dieting and Weight Loss - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Douglas PakWeight loss, in the context of medicine or health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body weight, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to ...
Views: 1074 - Detoxing for Health - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2013 from Stephen of the family Serva DeiD I E T, Detoxing... for Health One of the most 'in your face' aspects of going on a detox is adapting to the taste and texture of the new range of foods you will be eating. Most people turn up their nose completely at the range of 'healthy' foods recommended by their ...
Views: 1350 - Fat & Happy - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2009 from Tom FeinbergThe concluding chapter of a book-length study of dieting, written by Hillel Schwartz continuously discusses the issue of the “fat society”. This chapter, “Fat & Happy”, expresses critical analysis of the effects of dieting on overweight people and how most of those people are unhappy because ...
Views: 4151 - Live Longer, Feel Better, and Look Better: Is a Calorie Restricted Diet for you? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Marjorie GeiserWhen I was working at the hospital, in the '90's, we accepted dietetic interns and one of those interns was a student from Singapore, whose husband was in medical school at the same time. Their plan was to return to Singapore to open their own wellness center. I share this because it was from ...
Views: 1424 - Finally...a Diet that DOES Work - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Jill FlemingAs a Registered Dietitian who has specialized in weight loss solutions for the past 17 years, I have always steered my clients away from "diets". They always seem to be overly restrictive and short-term plans. Unfortunately, most people who want to lose weight are drawn to diets because they ...
Views: 4332(2 votes) - Walking for Weight Loss - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Celia BalmerOne of the easiest and safest ways to achieve healthy, lasting weight loss is to begin with a simple walking routine. Walking is a complete, low impact form of exercise that works all of the major muscle groups in the body, as well as the heart and lungs. You will burn extra calories and lose ...
Views: 799 - The Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Celia BalmerIf you're looking for a way to lose weight and lower your risk of heart disease, following the Mediterranean Diet may be a good way achieve better health while losing weight in a safe manner. Some studies have shown that following the Mediterranean Diet can lead to weight loss and lower ...
Views: 655 - How to Lose Weight with Simple Adjustments - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Celia BalmerLasting weight loss is not just about counting calories or eating only bananas and roast beef or by working out like a maniac for several hours a day. The real way to make a lasting impact on your weight and fitness is to adopt lifestyle changes in small measures. Some ways to lose weight that ...
Views: 824 - Fruit and Weight Loss - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Celia BalmerIf you have a sweet tooth, a weight loss plan is always a struggle between the good side of you who wants to stick to the diet, and the naughty part of you that wants to indulge in decadent chocolate cake. One way to quiet that sweet tooth monster is by upping your intake of fresh fruit. Yes, ...
Views: 661 - The Best and Worst Things to Do Before and After Lunch - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Eduardo BritoThe easiest way to succeed with not only your health goals, but any goal, is to structure your life and habits in ways that support and make achieving your goals easy. That happens to be particularly true when it comes to your eating habits; not only as far as what you eat, but also as far as ...
Views: 2848 - Weight Loss Plans: Get the Skinny! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Cornell DayneIf you’ve tried to lose weight, I have no doubt that you’ve researched numerous weight loss plans hoping to find one that’s right for you. And you know what? Good research is a necessary step in attaining your ideal weight. I applaud your proactive attitude. It shows that you are serious. And ...
Views: 1273(1 vote) - Why Do I Keep Eating When I Want to Lose Weight? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Kim CogleThe typical diet story begins with setting a date, having a target weight in mind, and a strategy for success, which usually includes some kind of diet and exercise. As the date approaches, you make sure to eat all those unhealthy foods now, because who knows when you will ever taste them ...
Views: 3904(1 vote) - The Mouth-Body Connection: Oral Health Equals Body Health - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOral Health Impacts General Health Bacteria in plaque around teeth are related to the plaque in blood vessels that can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, and risk for stroke. Pregnant women with gum infections may be seven times more likely to have a baby born prematurely, and there is a ...
Views: 2618 - Thinking Outside the Box: Your Coffin - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesNutrition is a vital part of good health, and with the current epidemics of obesity and heart disease being experienced in the United States, Americans need to begin “thinking outside the coffin” to prolong life and avoid early disease or death. The following are some quick tips on how to ...
Views: 1217 - How I Beat Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Ninety Days - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI have been rail thin, and I have carried more fat than I like to admit. As a collegiate wrestler, I was 4 percent body fat. As time passed into my late twenties, I ballooned to a whopping 30 percent body fat. I felt weak, tired, edgy, depressed, and was haunted by a constant craving for ...
Views: 11185(1 vote) - Synergizing Your Hormones for Weight Loss - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe world of fitness and weight loss can be extremely confusing and frustrating. Who are you to believe? Low fat. Low carb. High protein. High fat. Zone, Atkins, South Beach. The list seems to go on and on. Then there are the workouts: Pilates, Curves, Cuts, cross-training, cardio, weight ...
Views: 1048 - Why You Can’t Lose Weight - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesPart I—The Hormone Connection It is time to bring the science of weight loss out of the Dark Ages and apply a new understanding of hormones and their impact on metabolism. In 1995, a hormone called leptin was discovered. This hormone is the one that tells your brain to burn fat for energy. ...
Views: 2988 - Seven Emotional Blocks to “Eating Right” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you’re like me, you’d sooner write a nutrition book than follow one! If you’ve read at least one nutrition or diet book in your lifetime (or perhaps dozens), then you know what to eat. You may even have it down to a science: a cup of this, four ounces of that, two tablespoons of this, and so ...
Views: 650 - The Secret to Healthy Weight Loss and Unlimited Energy - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesFor many years, I have seen the equation diet + exercise = weight loss. Let me explain the problem with this equation. Can you imagine trying to sit on a three-legged stool that had one leg missing? Missing one third of the parts will cause you to fall short of your intended outcome every time. ...
Views: 838 - Know Your Good Fats - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAre you weary of hearing about those bad, bad fats? “Don’t eat that junk. It’ll make you fat.” Many writers can’t resist the words artery clogging when they mention saturated fat. I won’t distinguish between fats and fatty acids or other complications, but there are distinctions that will help ...
Views: 721 - How to Be Healthier without Dieting and Exercise - 3 Easy Tips - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from Vickie JimenezStudies have shown that if you eat right and exercise you will have good health. Other studies have shown that this is only one part of the equation. So what’s the real truth? Dr Masaru Emoto showed us that water can carry “thought exposures” or messages that help your body become healthy or ...
Views: 886 - The Perfect You - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneWhere did you learn what is beautiful? Where did you learn what is ugly? Where did you learn what a perfect body looks like?... And how old were you when you came to these conclusions? A few years ago when walking down the street in Paris we found ourselves taken by the body image represented ...
Views: 1965(7 votes) - Low Fat Diet and Breast Cancer Prevention – Why the Proof is Elusive - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2011 from mai brooksIn 2006, results from the world’s largest low fat diet project were published (see reference at end). This was a US government-funded study of 48,835 postmenopausal women in a multicenter prospective, randomized clinical trial known as the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary ...
Views: 846 - How Your Brain Reacts to Food Can Predict Your Weight - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2009 from Monika KleinI often focus my articles on lifestyle and your psychology; however, today I’m wanting to take perhaps a more technical approach regarding our brain and weight. Did you know that it’s not just your eyes and nose that react to “Yummy” foods—it’s also your brain? For example, drinking a milkshake ...
Views: 1215 - Benefits of Starting Your Diet in the Springtime - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2009 from Jason FarmerSpringtime is just around the corner and this is the ideal time to start your diet. There are so many reasons to start your diet in the spring. People long to eat lighter meals in the spring naturally. Wintertime is the time when people eat heavy meals to help keep themselves warm. In ...
Views: 1308 - A Lesson from a Walrus - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2009 from Liz CopelandWatching a nature programme the other day, I was informed that a single walrus can eat 4000 clams in a ten minute dive (Nature’s Great Events, broadcast by BBC, Feb. 11 2009) which seems a tad greedy to me, but then look at the size of a walrus. Are they that big because they eat a lot of clams ...
Views: 1403 - The Best Way to Lose Weight - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Lisa NelsonIf you are overweight and dealing with heart health concerns, you know weight loss with significantly improve your heart health. So, you need to find a way to successfully lose the weight and keep it off. Here are tips for successful weight loss: Adequate Calories Don’t cut your ...
Views: 1058 - Weight Cycling: Do You Need to Break the Cycle? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Lisa NelsonDo you find you find your weight frequently yo-yoing up and down? Do you tend to go through repeat periods of experiencing exciting weight loss followed by discouraging weight regain? According to the Federal Weight Control Information Network, the cycle may be small, say 5-10 pounds up and ...
Views: 980 - The Sneakiest Calories - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from James DittesThe calorie is not a dieter’s friend. While many people carefully choose low-calorie foods, they may not be aware of the quickest, sneakiest way that calories enter our systems: through what we drink. Studies show that 21% of the calories we consume each day come from drinks. As the ...
Views: 785 - Healthy Eating - Let's Get Back On Track - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Liz CopelandAlmost everyone overeats and under exercises at Christmas. Yes, thin people do it too. So don't feel you are a failure if you have put on a few pounds. And if you want to change your shape, starting off a new regime in midwinter is not easy. If you are in Australia, no excuses, I know it is ...
Views: 1193 - Healthy Eating - Don't Leave the Deck Without a Dinner! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Liz CopelandI recently wrote that Younger Son was on the Ark Royal. Well he survived it - and more importantly the Ark Royal survived him! He was a bit peeved that as they left the ship at Liverpool the crew were putting tables and chairs out for a party. Younger Son felt he was missing out on a feast and ...
Views: 1038 - How to Melt Stomach Fat - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Darren O ConnellThe dreaded spare tire. We all hate the belly fat we tend to gain as we get older. Metabolism decreases as we age, and one area we all tend to get extra weight storage is in the abdomen area. So how do we combat that? What is the secret to a flat stomach? Well, first of all, within the world of ...
Views: 1710 - How to lose weight - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Darren O ConnellMost of us want to lose weight, and will try just about anything to lose those ten or fifteen pounds. Some people can easily lose those pesky pounds, while others find they put on more weight the more that they diet. So what is the best way to lose weight? Here are some helpful tips to help you ...
Views: 1334 - Lose Weight with Hypnosis? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Alfred Bellanti“Aaah! How can hypnosis make you lose weight?” This is a common reaction I get, and it’s not meant so much as a question but as a sneer. This statement usually comes out of ignorance. The people that make this kind of statement don’t understand hypnotherapy or hypnosis at all. They think of ...
Views: 1834(1 vote) - The Secret to Achieving your Perfect Weight - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Diane NessBob Proctor, the star of the popular movie “The Secret,” has brought together a team of weight management, mind, and nutrition and fitness experts to design the Perfect Weight program. This is a life changing program and has been specifically designed to develop new eating habits, assess ...
Views: 1378(1 vote) - Simple Tips to Healthy Eating - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Julie BarrosHealthy eating has become one of the latest trends with many organic stores and products now available. However, eating healthy doesn’t mean you have to shop at a specialty store or opt for bland foods. You can learn to eat right with the foods at your local grocery store. These tips will get ...
Views: 1278 - The Self Hypnosis Diet - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Richard BlumenthalAny weight loss diet is only as effective as the willingness of the person dieting to stick with the diet's requirements. Eating, in general, is such a complex combination of nutrition, pleasure, and other psychological factors, that the motivation to adopt and practice a particular eating ...
Views: 2507 - The Anguish of Not Getting Results from Exercise - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Karen BentleyDo you want to shrink your body a size or two? Are you seriously interested in losing body fat and building muscle and having a sleek, lean body? If so, then you need a consistent, systematic exercise regime that actually delivers results. While any activity and just doing something is better ...
Views: 1553 - Fat Loss for the Long Haul - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Ryan ChessonIf you are overweight then this is probably not the first time you have been on a diet. The problem with most diets is after it is over then your weight loss changes to weight gain and you are right back where you started. So how do make that fat loss last for the long haul. First thing that I ...
Views: 551 - The Key Question - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Rena GreenbergAt a recent weight loss seminar, as we were discussing the subconscious obstacles to success, a hand shot up. We were talking about habits, pleasurable associations with the wrong food, fear of success and fear of failure. The question came from the back of the room, “How do I learn to love ...
Views: 1354 - Breaking the Eating Problem that Has You Stuck - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Rena Greenberg“Yes, I’ll take a burger and fries and a coke.” “That looks so good – I’m just going to indulge, then I’ll start my diet next week.” “These chips are so delicious – I deserve to relax while I munch on them.” Do you hear yourself uttering these phrases mindlessly as the days of your life go by? ...
Views: 1321 - Healthy Weight Loss - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Lena HellstenLosing weight can cause a lot of stress on the body, if done in ways that are not serving it well. However there are many ways to go about your weight loss that are healthy and good for your body. In general, the healthiest way to lose weight is to do it in a gentle way and to not lose it all ...
Views: 759 - Gentle Weight Loss with Ayurveda - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Deepa ApteAyurveda has mentioned eight types of bodies which are prone to various diseases. One of them is an over weight or obese body. Obesity can be described as a state of body with excess fat. Ayurveda sees obesity as a Kapha disorder. Usually in such people the digestive fire or Agni is weak and ...
Views: 8412(5 votes) - Lose Weight Through Hypnosis? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2009 from Alfred Bellanti“Aaah! How can hypnosis make you lose weight?” This is a common reaction I get, and it’s not meant so much as a question but as a sneer. This statement usually comes out of ignorance. The people that make this kind of statement don’t understand hypnotherapy or hypnosis at all. They think of ...
Views: 2131(1 vote) - Weight Loss and Spirituality - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2009 from Jen PageSome turn to their spiritual side when undertaking weight loss. There are many of these diets including the Buddhist diet, the Hallelujah diet, and the Bible diet, just to name a few. Though these are all different in that they deal with different religious beliefs, they are all the same in some ...
Views: 1394(2 votes) - Why Your Body May Be Too Acidic and How to Fix It - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2009 from Jen BodaAll of us strive for balance in our daily lives, our emotions, our habits-and yet balance can be difficult to achieve in the modern world. The same is true with the biochemical system in our bodies. Just like every other carbon based life form on the planet, the human bloodstream maintains a PH ...
Views: 10956(2 votes) - How Do You Create Your Own Weight Loss Plan - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2009 from Jerry LeungThere are a lot of diets or weight loss programs which do not really work. To this end, you may want to create a weight loss plan of your own. You are trying to do it so that you can make sure that the program will fit your needs. As a matter of fact, it is not difficult for you to do it. Of ...
Views: 1254 - Who Else Wants to Lose Weight Without Starving? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2009 from Emily MorrisAny dieter knows that hunger is a main enemy of trying to lose weight. When you’re hungry, you’re probably thinking about food. When you’re hungry, you’re more likely to have cravings for certain foods, and also more likely to give in to them. When you’re hungry, you’re more likely to over eat ...
Views: 1206 - Your Reasons to Lose Weight Will Increase Your Motivation - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2009 from Allison FoskettThere are many reasons to lose weight, but one of the most important is your health. The bottom line is that if you are overweight, chances are there are parts of your diet that are not healthy. Of course, we can list other reasons to lose weight – to look better, or fit in a particular outfit ...
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