David Ogden's Blog – April 2009 Archive (30)

Have you heard of The Glycemic Index: (GI)?

I get questions about this all the time ... is the GI really the best guideline or criteria for choosing carbs? The (correct) answer might surprise you...

The glycemic index (GI) ranks foods on a scale from 1 to 100 based on how much the blood sugar increases after each food is consumed. In particular,

the index is concerned with carbohydrates because fats and proteins have

little…

Nowadays, it seems that everyone wants a quick and easy way to lose weight. At present, we are a fatter nation than ever before and the average size of everything seems to have increased: the size of our takeout burgers, the size of our cars, and the size of our waistlines. The best course of action in our fight against weight gain is to scale down the size and portions of our meals and snacks, and move our bodies more often. Good old fashioned diet and exercise…

How much should we walk to lose weight or to maintain fitness? A good rule of thumb is you must take 12,000 - 15,000 steps a day to lose weight. It takes about 10,000 steps a day to maintain fitness. Obviously fewer steps mean you are neither losing or maintaining. Any amount of walking is good. For the best health results set a brisk walking pace for 30 minutes at least 5 times a week.

How can we get started? Like all exercise programs there are some…

The health benefits from simply walking are startling. Did you know that walking 10,000 steps a day is roughly equivalent to the Surgeon General’s recommendation that we all get 30 minutes of vigorous exercise five times a week? Study after study shows regular walkers have less incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. In addition walkers live longer and enjoy mental health and spiritual benefits. With little or no equipment investment everyone can…

There are many ways to lose weight effectively and safely. Weight gain and loss are directly related to the balance between the calories you take in, such as your daily food and the calories you burn through daily activity and specific exercise, such as sports. The need to lose weight may have become a part of everyday life, but that hasn't made it an easy goal to achieve. We work at it and we struggle with it, that being said, it is very important to know that…

Millions of people in America are trying to lose weight without much success. There are many reasons for this failure, although most would rather give up than fix their mistakes. Weight loss is hard! Without a lot of patience and knowledge about nutrition and exercise, your best weight loss plan may crumble. Learning the top reasons why weight loss plans fails is important so that you do not make these mistakes in your own life.

First,…

Follow the example of Korean Women

Very few Korean woman are fat, although there are exceptions as popular western fast food habits spread around the world.

Traditional Korean cuisine has always been based on the natural environment. Being a peninsula, the country is surrounded on three sides by oceans, almost 70 percent of the land is mountainous, and various rivers flow down from the mountains' slopes. So, as you can figure, there is no shortage…

Why you Fail to Lose Weight

I have been studying weight loss for over a year now and have discovered that weight loss is similar to running an online business, in that the failure rate is very high, hence the number of obese people in the USA and around the world.

Weight loss depends on three key factors.

1. Determination - you need to have the right mind set, goals and rewards and look for long term weight loss rather than a quick fix.…

Sonoran Bloom Tour

Sonoran Bloom Nopalea is proving to be a very popular product within the first month of its launch and already over 500 people have reserved places a a special luncheon and beveling event hosted by CEO Michael Ellison, where they will hear first hand about the product and business opportunity and also receive a sample of the fruit drink for FREE.

Sonoran Bloom Nopalea fruit drink main ingredient comes from the Nopal Cactus which…

According to a review of the published scientific literature, claims that low-fat dairy products or calcium can help people lose weight are untrue. Neither dairy products in general nor calcium intake promote weight loss.

Out of 49 clinical trials, 41 showed no effects of diary or calcium on weight, two showed an increase in body weight with a dairy regimen, and one showed a lower rate of weight gain. Only five showed weight loss.

An association…

Fast weight loss problems

When you diet you will lose fat and muscle. This decrease in muscle mass will cause your metabolism to slow down meaning you will burn fewer and fewer fat calories.

This is of course very bad news if you want to lose even the slightest amount of weight. All of us start to lose lean muscle as a natural part of life, and in most it will start around your mid to late 20’s or so.Your metabolic rate will decrease by around five…

How to lose weight whilst you sleep

There is one simple rule on how to lose weight weight when you sleep and that is to finishing eating at least 3 hours before you go to bed. Your body is conditioned to eat every 5 hours or so, so when you sleep it will go into hunger mode and consume fat, provided that your meal had been properly digested.

Your body will always consume carbohydrates first, so by not eating three hours before bed you will burn off…

Do you want to lose weight or lose fat?

It is important that you understand the difference, if you are looking for fast weight loss you will generally not lose fat, as the fast weight loss is often achieved by losing water, yes in 72 hours you can lose weight in this way but it will go back just as quickly.

Losing fat will however trim your body and with exercise you will build lean muscles which will make you look better but because toned muscles…

The Zone Diet plan

The main goal of the Zone Diet plan is to control the protein-to-carbohydrate ratio every time you eat. Once you have controlled this ratio for about five to seven days, the Zone will become immediately and constantly accessible. The dieter can choose from three methods to put together a balanced Zone meal.

The Hand-Eye Method relies on your hand and a plate, with no math or measuring necessary. You visually divide your plate…

Yesterday I told a success story of how someone lost weight by skipping meals, however this is generally not a good idea, although it may seem ok, bring down the calories by consuming one less meal. Doesn't burning fat come with eating less calories? That’s correct but missing meals isn’t the best way to restrict calories. Your body thinks it’s being starved when you miss meals. It goes into starvation mode. It commences to keep back fat to countercheck what it…

Sonoran Bloom

Sonoran Bloom Launched in Canada

Sonoran Bloom Nopalea which was Launched in the USA at the end of last month is now shipping in Canada with its share and earn fast start system which offers higher rewards to Affiliates during their fist 90 days of business.

Sonoran Bloom Nopalea fruit drink main ingredient comes from the Nopal Cactus which grows in the Sonara desert in the SW USA. 287 scientific studies have been carried out on the health…

I read a story recently of a man who lost 45lbs in six months just by changing his eating habits, he developed his own plan of only eating one meal a day and that meal was in the evening, which is not really the best time to eat but worked for him.

At times he discovered that his body was going into starvation mode and he would have the occasional bowl of cereal for breakfast to supplement his coffee which normally started the day. It was difficult to…

Promotes Weight Loss and Long, Lean Appearance

If you practice Pilates regularly, it will change your body. Known for creating long, strong muscles and a leaner look; Pilates improves muscle tone, balances musculature, supports beautiful posture, and teaches you to move with ease and grace. All of these things will make you look and feel very fit.

If you want to lose weight, the formula for weight loss remains the same: Burn more…

Here are so me of the health benefits you can get from adding eggs to your diet. Just keep in mind that eggs are one of the most important foods to buy organic, and worth spending a couple of extra dollars on. In fact, the health benefits listed below apply even more to high quality, organic eggs so be sure to splurge on the good eggs for the biggest bang for your buck!

• Eggs can help promote weight loss. A recent study had…

A number of studies from the likes of Harvard Medical School and Arizona republic, suggest that brown fat found in babies is capable of burning up to 500 calories a day. Brown fat is present in small babies and mammals and is stores around the neck and collarbone, where it generates energy to keep a baby warm.

Adults can also accumulate small amounts of brown fat which increases a persons metabolic rate by up to 15 times when the…