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- Learn How to Avoid the Unsuccessful Diet! - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2007 from Randy OstranderYou finally found a diet that works! Everyone was talking about it and they even featured it on the news. The testimonials were extremely convincing. The people experienced many of the same problems you have and their stories of success were so encouraging. You studied every detail of the plan ...
Views: 1705 - Healthy Eating Starts at Home - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2007 from Jessica Heller, DC, CSCSIn the quest to lose weight, it is often too easy to get involved in difficult, hard-to-keep- track-of diet plans, and overlook the simple steps you can take in your life to eat healthier, and consequently, lose weight. There are many simple steps you can take at home to allow you and your ...
Views: 884 - All Weight Loss is Not Equal - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2007 from michael imaniAll Weight Loss is Not Equal Dick and Jane begin a weight loss program at the same time. Each loses about 80 pounds to reach their respective goal. However, there is a dramatic difference in how each looks, which in turn will greatly affect how each feels. This feeling, good or bad or ...
Views: 847 - Burn Body Fat Fast - What You Don't Know? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2007 from Jason ClemensTrying to rid yourself of undesirable body fat? Want to lose that spare tire, those cottage cheese legs or the big hips? Perhaps it's that you have more than one problem body fat area...? Have you become overwhelmed with information? No doubt, you have found in the online world anyone can ...
Views: 695 - Why Most Weight Loss Programs Are Scams and Why Virtually All Diets Are - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from michael imaniThe claim that most weight loss programs are scams and why virtually all diets are is a strong one and not proclaimed casually. However, it is a firm belief rooted in the facts and supported by my direct experience. It is almost counter-intuitive but most people who pay to join a diet or ...
Views: 823 - Conquering Cravings - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Jessica Heller, DC, CSCS64% of the population is either overweight or obese. The majority of these people know they need to lose weight—telling them they have to drop a few pounds is just re-inventing the wheel. What they need is help in knowing how to lose weight effectively. One of the keys to effective weight loss ...
Views: 858 - Weight Loss - A Practical Solution - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2014 from Jon RhodesWeight Loss – A Practical Solution The human body is designed to tell us when we are hungry and therefore regulate our natural weight, however modern living can seriously ruin this mechanism. Many people, during childhood, experience being told to eat up all our meals, even if we are ...
Views: 1821(2 votes) - The Best Weight Loss Supplement Program is Not Enough - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2007 from Jason ClemensSearching for a great weight loss supplement program? Don't be led astray by the masses. A supplement program is not needed to lose weight! The very concept of a "weight loss supplement program" is a myth. The only supplementation that should be done is that which contributes to your health. ...
Views: 1440 - Train Hard and Count your calories - by Has it been a while since you have made a real difference in your physique? Are you twelve weeks out and prepared to give up some of that muscle that you created all winter? Want to know the about the ultimate growth supplement?
Food and calories, there is it, the answer plain simple and ...
Views: 682 - Weight Loss: A Side Effect of Adaptive Wellness - by Changing any behavior has its challenges. Changing the way you have eaten for a number of years may take a little more time than some other habits. Perhaps, you like the way you eat, you simply do not like the consequences. Left to my own choices, with no nasty consequences, I would eat ...
Views: 893 - Eat More Weigh Less - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Michele SoteloOne of the greatest misconceptions about losing weight is that we must drastically reduce the amount of food we are eating. This is absolutely false. Research has shown that when we restrict calories we lower our rate of metabolism and undermine our diet plans by setting ourselves up for a ...
Views: 645 - How to Improve Your Cabbage Soup Diet - by Chances are that if you have ever wanted to loose weight, you may have read up on or even tried fad diets. The cabbage soup diet is a very well known fad diet and this might hold true for the older original version. Below, you will find great tips to bring this classic fad diet into the new ...
Views: 1739 - Fasting or Body Cleansing? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2007 from Isabelle EpsteinLive life to the fullest" - Robert Louis Stevenson "Experience is the best teacher" - Proverb Cleansing and Fasting Fasting Benefits • Fasting is a great way to detoxify our body. • It is also a great way to give our digestive system a rest. • The energy needed to digest can be used to ...
Views: 2871(1 vote) - Weight Loss and Life Occur in the Present - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2007 from michael imaniWeight Loss and Life Occur in the Present Someone, I am not quite sure of the author, once said, “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift - that is why we call it the present.” Anyone who has ever lost weight has been faced with that moment where he or she was forced ...
Views: 563 - One Man's Journey to Weight Loss Success - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Jason FarmerMy name is Jason and I am overweight. I am a pretty basic guy, married 2 kids with a 9-5 job sitting in front of a computer, and that is my downfall. when I was young and my metabolism was in top shape I was always active, now I sit in front of a computer drinking way too much coffee and coming ...
Views: 1307 - 3 Keys to Burn Belly Fat and Other Problem Areas - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Jason ClemensWant to lose the belly fat once and for all? Affectionately referred to as the "spare tire region", belly fat belongs to that category most are intimately familiar with... The PROBLEM FAT AREAS. You probably know the other members: fat hips, saggy buttocks, love handles, flabby underarms...? ...
Views: 2224 - Why Diets Don't Work! - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Laura RubinsteinHave you ever noticed that when someone is "on a diet" that automatically implies that one day they will be off of it? Most likely they are thinking that this diet is temporary. So what do you think the results will be? Temporary. It’s that simple. If you think about a diet as something you go ...
Views: 1054 - Whether You Eat it or Not, it All Goes to Waste - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Laura Rubinstein"Think of all those starving children in India." "Be a member of the clean plate club." "No dessert until you finish your dinner." "It’s a sin to waste food." These were the exhortations of our parents trying to get us to eat as children, but they had the unfortunate side effect of training ...
Views: 1200 - Ginseng: A Glycemic Reduction Factor! - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Dr. Bill BaileyGinseng is widely known as a beneficial herb, with many healthful attributes attributed to its regular use. "Ginseng increases resistance to the effects of stress and improves circulation and mental functioning. Health conditions contributed to be stress include increased acidity of the body ...
Views: 2672(1 vote) - Breakfast and Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2007 from michael imaniBreakfast and Weight Loss How many times did your mother employ you with the following, “You’re not leaving this house without eating your breakfast Mr.” Well, she was right about that also. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day if you are interested in not only losing weight but ...
Views: 674 - It's Absolutely, Positively Not About Food (sm) - by You’re reading this article because you think you have a food or weight problem, right? And what if I told you, you’re wrong. Moreover, no matter how hard you try to fix the problem by dieting, you end up failing. Why? Because you haven’t fixed the real problem.
If you are working a diet ...
Views: 1894 - Attitude Awareness - by Is food intake and fitness part of Attitude Awareness? Of course! Everything about your life is affected by what you tell yourself concerning what you're experiencing. You consciously and subconsciously program your computer/brain by the thoughts you think. You feel more control over your life ...
Views: 3732 - One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poison - by Hippocrates was an early observer of the importance of food to your health and equated food to medicine. Yes, if you have the right knowledge, food becomes medicine to heal you! However some foods can be toxic to your body, slowly poisoning you even though you may not be aware of what is ...
Views: 828 - Weight Loss by Telephone? It Works and Here’s Why. - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from michael imaniWeight Loss by Telephone? It Works and Here’s Why. If you are looking for a weight loss program that costs less and is more convenient than a traditional clinic-based approach, then you may want to investigate weight loss over the telephone. In a major study, researchers found that ...
Views: 661 - What’s Your Ideal Weight Range? I’ll Bet Ours Is the Same. - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2007 from michael imaniWhat’s Your Ideal Weight Range? I’ll Bet Ours Is the Same. What is your healthy weight range? Most people reading this may not have any idea. The fact is that each person is likely to have his or her own idea about what a healthy weight range is. This is fueled, in part, by the constant ...
Views: 1037 - Want to Lose Weight? Drink More Water - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2007 from Duncan WhitmoreMost people in the Western world have a little extra weight they would be healthier without. As many as 60 percent of Americans are overweight - but they aren’t the only ones afflicted. At least 30 to 40 percent of Europeans are now overweight as well. Being overweight is now an epidemic ...
Views: 842 - 10 Ways To Burn Calories Without Exercising - by Over the years many "time & energy saving devices" have been invented to allow us to get our daily chores done quickly and with less effort. The problem is we have become so efficient that we now pay a price for it in declining health. One solution; look for ways to waste energy. No, I am not ...
Views: 14771(3 votes) - Considering Weight Loss Surgery? - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2007 from michael imaniConsidering Weight Loss Surgery? Consider this first. Morbid obesity or clinically severe obesity is a serious condition affecting over 13 million Americans. An individual is considered morbidly obese when weighing either twice his or her ideal weight or is 100 pounds over that ideal. ...
Views: 697 - Weight Loss Pill : Is There Such Thing As An Effective Diet Pill? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2007 from Martin MölstedIf you are planning to try diet pills to slim down, you wouldn’t be the first. Hundreds of thousands of people get on pills with the hope that they can get to the weight they once were. Unfortunately, many people reach the conclusion that there is no simple way to lose weight. Just taking a ...
Views: 1223 - Thin People Can Also Be Obese - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinThin is “in” but just because you're skinny doesn't mean you're healthy. Researchers found that thin persons may also be obese due to hidden fat that may affect vital organs like the heart, liver or pancreas. This puts them at risk for deadly ailments like diabetes and heart disease. ...
Views: 1020 - Study says fat people have lower IQs - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinFat people are mistakenly perceived as greedy and lazy. Now a new study suggests they may be stupid as well! That may come as a big blow to millions of people around the world who are suffering from obesity. In the United States alone, over 64 million American adults are obese. Indeed, if the ...
Views: 786 - Fat People Less Likely to be Promoted - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinHere's bad news for fat people living in Britain. A survey of British personnel officers said they were less likely to hire and promote obese individuals even if they did a good job. Worse, many of them perceive fat people as greedy, lazy, and stupid! These startling findings were uncovered ...
Views: 874 - Boosting Metabolism - by Submitted on May 29, 2007 from Yolanda CardenClients -- and just about everyone I meet who learns I'm a nutritionist -- ask me this question all the time: How can I boost my metabolism? Metabolism is simply the total of all body processes that burn calories -- your basal metabolic rate plus your activity factor. When it comes to improving ...
Views: 1288 - Obesity kills 300,000 yearly - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinThe figures are frightening. Obesity is responsible for 300,000 deaths a year and many adult Americans are in danger of suffering from diabetes, heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, and cancer because of this. Additionally, obese individuals are 10 to 50 percent more likely to die from ...
Views: 790 - How Coffee Interferes With Losing Weight - by Are you addicted to coffee? You're not sure? Just ask yourself if you can commit to living without it. For most people, coffee is a must have in the morning. Without coffee they don't feel alive. I know some people who instantly get a headache if they don't have their coffee in the morning. ...
Views: 29348(3 votes) - What Does Food Mean To You? - by Do you remember the movie: "Back the Future"? The special DeLorian which ran on bananas and all kinds of other garbage was science fiction. If you were to fill your car's tank with garbage it would probably never start again. There is a chance that you would need a whole new engine.
What a lot ...
Views: 3849(1 vote) - Inner Wisdom Eating - by What happened to our inner wisdom? Lately, it seems that our inner wisdom as it relates to eating, has been changed to following rules, looking at labels, belief in marketing gimmicks and in following diets.
We are following the dictates of packages instead of our wisdom about the content. ...
Views: 847 - Are You Creating or Affirming Your Ideal Weight? - by There are a lot of books out they tell you right away that you should affirm your weight. Just tell yourself 20 times a day "I am the right weight and I feel great" or more on a larger scale, (no pun intended!) "My life runs better every day".
It's a good thing to affirm or to visualize ...
Views: 883 - Its Not What You Eat but How Much - by Submitted on May 23, 2007 from Robert JagerMost people who set out to lose weight will usually do two things to achieve their goal. They will try to eat less food and at the same time switch from so-called "bad" to "good" food "Burgers and Fries" are swapped for "Lettuce and Lentils" in an effort to get the weight down. Lifestyle ...
Views: 885 - The Real Costs of Obesity - by Submitted on May 23, 2007 from michael imaniThe Real Costs of Obesity Global obesity has been described as the ‘time bomb’ that threatens to have serious consequences for world health. The generally accepted definition of obesity relates to an assessment known as body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing a person’s weight ...
Views: 695 - More Crazy Diets to Avoid - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinYour friends say you're fat and you decide to lose some weight. So what do you do? Go directly to the gym and start exercising? Plan your meals and eat smaller portions? Consult a doctor or a nutritionist? Nah! Who says you have to suffer when you can easily lose weight without exercising or ...
Views: 1270 - Crazy Diets You Should Avoid - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinAmerican showman P.T. Barnum once said, “There's a sucker born every minute.” Whether they realize it or not, a lot of people are suckers when it comes to dieting. Desperate for a quick fix to their weighty problem, they abandon established ways to lose weight (like exercise and ...
Views: 1420 - On the heaviness of weight - by Mother goddesses of ancient cultures often are voluptuous figures with pronounced breasts and thighs. A successful nowadays paintress fills her canvasses with sensuous, joyful and overweight ladies, and everyone I’ve showed her pictures becomes happy and starts smiling. To this paintress big ...
Views: 1631 - Dying to Fit In- Learning to Love our Bodies and Ourselves - by Today in America you can be whatever you want to be - any dream can be accomplished as long as you pursue it. We have economic security and we live in a peaceful and prosperous nation! We live in the land of opportunity, rich with culture and diversity, the land of the free! The question I pose ...
Views: 1054 - Weight Loss - It's in Your Head - by When you truly consider the weight-loss process, the battle waged is mostly in your mind. “Should I eat the corn muffin with butter or would it be better for me to have margarine or better yet, have jelly? What am I doing eating this muffin anyway? It’s so caloric and filled with saturated fat. ...
Views: 1600 - Have a Cup of Tea With Your Diet - by Submitted on May 19, 2007 from Karen GatesAh, a cup of tea in the morning and your on the way to weight loss. It has long been known that some teas have powerful health benefits and so it comes naturally that they would be studied for weight loss effects. There has recently been some buzz about teas that can help with weight loss but ...
Views: 880 - Don’t Let Fear Stand in the Way of Overcoming Binge Eating - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kristin GerstleyWhen it comes down to binge eating, motivation for something, or even some kind of training, it is all about mind over matter. It’s about you believing in yourself enough to do what it takes to obtain your goal of overcoming binge eating. It’s you never giving up until you have achieved what ...
Views: 2035 - Is Energy Bars a Healthy Alternative? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2012 from Ricky ChangYour local grocery shelves are packed with energy bars that claim to promote the "low-carb" lifestyle. Many of these bars are not what they seem. In 2001, consumerlab.com tested 30 nutrition bars and found that half of them contained more carbohydrates than they claimed. One product that ...
Views: 795 - THE 3 KEYS TO UNLOCKING OPTIMAL ENERGY - by A feeling of vitality and high energy is basically the result of good sleep, good exercise, and sensible eating, along with an absence of disease. But there are right ways and wrong ways to achieve healthful energy.
1. Exercise
The principal problem for most is that it takes some ...
Views: 770 - HIGH-PROTEIN DIETS - ARE YOU LOSING MORE THAN WEIGHT? - by Protein is a vital nutrient, essential to your health. In its purest form, protein consists of chains of amino acids. There are 22 amino acids that combine to form different proteins, and 8 of these must come from the foods we eat. Our body uses these amino acids to create muscles, blood, skin, ...
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