March 2009 Blog Posts (31)

Watch what you drink

You could eat a perfect diet and exercise until your face turns blue and still have a difficult time losing fat if you're not careful with your alcohol consumption.

Did you know that alcohol has 7 calories per gram, almost as much as fat (9 calories per gram), and almost twice as many calories as a gram of carbohydrate or protein (4 calories each per gram). So even just a couple of drinks can set you back 300 - 400…

We all have the same problem: Fat amasses very easily and it is hard to lose.

Storing fat used to be essential for survival, and fat is a great storage medium for energy. Throughout history, we have relied on our body fat to survive numerous famines and starving periods of time.

Nowadays, the ability of our bodies to store fat easily can defeat permanent weight loss. Let’s understand how fat cells work and why it is so difficult to lose weight…

Weight Loss

Discovering a safe weight loss product may seem like a huge task, there’s no doubt that many people need drop off a few lbs. Look around where people accumulate, you’ll see it. Don’t laugh. Unfortunately you’re probably to see it in the mirror too. When your aim is to learn a safe weight loss method, keep a few simple facts in mind.

When individuals want to slim down one of the most common things they do is to miss meals. It might seem like common sense,…

Weight Loss

Healthy weight loss starts with healthy thinking. If you have a large goal such as a hundred pounds to lose, you may feel overwhelmed with what you need to to do. You must think in smaller steps. Set goals for ten or fifteen pounds and celebrate when you get to those targets. Just don’t celebrate with food! Though you can lose a good amount at first, make sure you are not crash dieting. You are going to do your best right off the bat, so don’t be discouraged if it…

Weight Loss for Diabetics

One in four Americans are sugar sensitive (insulin resistant) and many don’t even know it. An astounding 6 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes and that number is growing exponentially each year. So many people are at risk for this life altering disease unnecessarily. With a small amount of knowledge diabetes can be avoided all together.

• Have you been told you are diabetic (or at risk for diabetes, have…

Weight Loss - Weigh effect people in many different way. This could be the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, health risks, and physical in capabilities. There are a lot of positive changes once a person experience weight loss. It is for this reason why a lot of people are searching for a weight loss technique that will surely trim down those fats and get a super slim head turner body.

The first thing that an over-weight or obese person should do is seek a doctor…

Weight Loss - No matter how much extra weight you have on your body; it all boils down to one thing. You have made the wrong choices in the types of food that you have eaten, unless you have an illness. You are not alone; millions of Americans eat the unhealthy fast food that is so easy and convenient to get a hold of. However if you want to begin losing weight now is the time to begin making the right choices. You must be strong enough to learn how to eat the right types of food and…

Weigth Loss - Obesity is one of the most commonly found problem throughout the US, even after using piles of medicines and consulting therapists the results for most are nothing short of disappointing. But this need not be the case if you follow some basic rules.

The fist step is to believe in yourself make yourself and realize that nothing is impossible. Thousands of ordinary people have achieved many extraordinary things in their life, because they have self confidence. Self…

Lose Weight USA - Strength Training: The Primary Weapon Against Aging

They still haven't found the fountain of youth, but something close to it. Researchers at Tufts University exercise lab say that strength training is a potent age eraser. It is their weapon of choice for fighting physical declines associated with aging.

More and more fitness experts are recommending strength training for health reasons for women as well as men, of all ages. Strength training is…

Weight Loss - It is a proven fact that calcium helps obese adults lose weight and dairy foods are a good source of calcium which is good for bones, as everybody knows. Recommended dietary intake for women is 1000 mg/day. It is estimated that few women get their full recommended intake, which, along with their tendency to smaller frames compared with men, puts them at higher risk of osteoporosis later in life. This increases the likelihood of breaking a bone. 50% of elderly people who…

Weight Loss - Scientists may have found a breakthrough in calcium, the most abundant mineral in the body. In a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, a diet that boosted calcium intake led to more significant weight loss than its control group. The study took a sample of obese women and through a 15-week period, had them on a diet of no more than 600 mg of calcium per day. The recommended daily allowance of calcium is 1000 mg more or less as depending on age (1,000 mg…

Weight Loss - Research indicates that there are a variety of foods for people suffering from high blood pressure that can both reduce the risk of developing hypertension and lowering an existing elevated blood pressure.

Creating a healthy eating plan will decrease the risk of living an unhealthy lifestyle.

Here is a list of foods that you should include in your diet.

Vegetarian Diet

Medical experts suggest that a vegetarian’s diet contains the wholesome…

Weight Loss - and physical fitness is a craze that has overwhelmed the world today. Millions and millions of overweight and obese persons are undertaking one fitness program or the other in order to lose weight and look smart as well as remain physically fit.

The United States of America has one of the largest population of overweight and obese persons in the world. Therefore, there is a great need for overweight Americans to lose those excess pounds. Being healthy would not…

Of course, once we are overweight, we usually want to trim down for a whole lot of reasons, some related to health, others having to do with vanity.

In addition, it is never too late to lose weight. But the fact is, it is a whole lot easier to prevent putting on pounds than to try losing them later on. And if there is one thing we…

Weight Loss - Today’s fast paced world, time seems shorter and seems to pass by much quicker We are moving into an age where society is pretty much addicted to or transfixed to some form of instant gratification including entertainment,in the form of television,computer or PDA.

It is becoming obvious that the western world and even some developing nations are picking up some very bad habits, and some of these habits are really starting to take their toll. One of the…

Weight Loss - Choosing a weight loss plan : In the developed countries the weight loss industry is booming as obesity soars. As such there are many plans that are entering the market with the aim of providing us a weight loss solution.

Unfortunately there have been many diets and weight loss plans that have entered the market that promise fast weight loss, however are not offering long term solutions. The fact is the weight loss…