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- Nightmare on NutraStreet - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Helene Leonetti MDBack in 1965, a chemist working for the G.D. Searle Company accidentally discovered aspartame while testing an anti-ulcer drug. By 1983 it was approved by the FDA as an additive – an artificial sweetener trademarked as NutraSweet – to carbonated beverages, despite objections from many scientific ...
Views: 882(1 vote) - NLP & Hypnosis for Successful Weight Loss - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Matthew FergusonThere is no magic way to lose or maintain your weight. The age old equation of energy in energy out equal’s weight remains true, unless you have a medical condition. Excluding medical interventions the best way to loose weight is to re-educate your mind and body. When you engage with your ...
Views: 1994(2 votes) - Not Getting An Adequate Amount Of Chemicals In Your Diet? Eat Raw Food To Make Sure You Are! - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from William H Davis IIAre you consuming enough chemical compounds in your diet? Are you consuming an adequate amount of chemical compounds like: Polyphenols, Phytates, Sulfides and Thiols, Terpenes, Phenols, Isothiocyanates and Indoles, Saponins and Cyclic Compounds? Sound Crazy? It's true! The American diet is ...
Views: 830(1 vote) - Now Look Skinny & Youthful – By Getting Rid Of Your Belly Fat Fast - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Rajesh TavakariThe usage of hoodia diet pills The important thing to remember with hoodia diet pills is that popping a few pills will not help you melt off fat. It may be the case for a few people but a vast range of people need more than pills to achieve their diet goals. The working of hoodia diet ...
Views: 715(1 vote) - Nutrisystem Diet Review - Is Nutrisystem for You? - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Kathryn O'NeillThinking about trying the Nutrisystem diet? Nutrisystem is one of the most well-known weight loss plans on the market right now. It gets a lot of press mainly due to the many commercials and infomercials. So will it work for you? Here's a few thing to know about the Nutrisystem diet ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Nuts And Seeds Keep You Healthy And Slim! - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2013 from Alvin ChuaMost seeds and nuts contain a high amount of calorie content, and that is why many people who want to lose weight avoid them. However, they also contain a healthy amount of protein and fiber, making them a crucial part of any healthy diet. You should therefore add in some seeds and nuts into ...
Views: 566(1 vote) - Obese Babies, Rats & 6 Foods You Should Eat Every Day - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAs you are all aware nutrition is absolutely vital to your health. I have found many people struggle with the nutritional side of things more than the exercise, in truth it is a bigger commitment as you have to be constantly making correct decisions to ensure you get the results, you eat ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - Obesity Caused by Environment - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Lyndsey LovingerWhat are the biggest causes of obesity? Some may be more obvious than others (junk food and physical inactivity), but a new study suggests that environmental factors are related to the risk of becoming obese, as discussed in a recent article from Reuters. Environmental factors that may lead ...
Views: 1166(1 vote) - Obesity Is Defeated With Nose (Not Mouth) Breathing during Exercise - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Dr Artour RakhimovNew medical research studies suggest that obesity has its roots in low body oxygen levels. Tissue hypoxia leads to elevated levels of HIF-1 (hypoxia inducible factor-1). This is the substance that causes insulin resistance and increased formation of adipose tissue (fat). A team of medical ...
Views: 5179(1 vote) - Obesity Rates Rising, Best Tips to Lose Weight Now! - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from John PhillipObesity rates continue to grow at a staggering pace, with dire implications to both individual health and our struggling health care system. Over 2 million people moved from overweight to obese status, based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) scale, a standardized measurement of body weight. Obesity ...
Views: 2497(1 vote) - Obesity's Physical, Emotional and Social Costs - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Mark DilworthMake no mistake, obesity takes a physical, emotional and social toll on your body and health. This ends up costing you much more than doctor bills. It affects everything you attempt to do in life and may ultimately cost you your life. Even though obesity and overweight has become "more ...
Views: 1193(1 vote) - Oh Baby! A Paleo Approach to Increase Your Fertility - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2015 from Anup KiranHere’s where the cave people had it right. Without the distractions of Facebook, projects at the office, or Netflix, we really had our priorities straight. Eat. Sleep. Reproduce. Repeat. Right? I mean, yes we had to fight off some sabertooth tigers or oooh and ahhh at the creation of fire, ...
Views: 1232(1 vote) - Olive Leaf Extract Offsets Stress of High Calorie Intake - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Byron RichardsIt is ironic that food, which is so vital to survival, when consumed in excess is literally poison to your metabolism. Excess consumption of fat and carbohydrates rapidly leads to cardiovascular malfunction, liver malfunction, and numerous metabolic changes associated with easy weight gain and ...
Views: 1306(1 vote) - Omega 3 Fatty Acids Can Help You Lose Weight! - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2013 from Alvin ChuaWhen most people think of obesity, they think about how it can make their bodies look bad. Most people dread being obese only because it makes them look chubby and ugly. However, do you know that obesity can also lead to many dangerous and life-threatening diseases? When you lead a sedentary ...
Views: 586(1 vote) - On the 12th Day of Eating - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneHealthy eating is a cumulative experience Do you really believe that piece of cake, that piece of bread, that bowl of ice cream or that bag of nuts will not make you fat? Eating healthy is a cumulative experience. So if overeating, overindulging and developing poor eating habits. What have ...
Views: 1402(1 vote) - One-Size-Fits-All Diets Don't Work! - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2006 from Joseph MercolaRecently, a clinical study of 5,000 women seemed to indicate that low-fat diets do not reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer. However, experts say that the study is misleading. Very few women who participated in the study actually managed to reduce their fat intake down to 20 percent or ...
Views: 1125(1 vote) - Online Slimming Advice To Help you Lose Weight - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Keith GarrowMost people need a little bit of help when they are looking to lose some weight. The Internet is particularly useful for helping people reach their goals in an online slimming effort. There are thousands of web sites and pages with all sorts of tips and advice on the best ways to lose weight ...
Views: 1223(3 votes) - Online Weight Loss Programs: Are They Worth the Money? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2020 from Irabor MarkHave you ever heard of an online weight loss program before? Online weight loss programs are designed to assist individuals, possibly just like you, who want to lose weight. What it nice about online weight loss programs is that they are operated online, which is nice for those who have busy ...
Views: 384(1 vote) - Oolong Tea Weight Control Ideas - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Joanne ThambyahThis is a sort of green tea whose origins are in China and it has been utilized to good effect by the people of this area and can also help with matters of hydration internally. It allows for the successful transportation of vitamins and nutrients through the body and helps out with burning ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Oprah, Women, Food, and God and Skinny Thinking - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from laura katleman-prueI just watched Oprah interview Geneen Roth about her new book, Women, Food, and God (written for men as well as women). Oprah experienced many breakthroughs reading the book and is recommending it to anyone who has ever struggled with weight. It seems that however Oprah goes, so goes the ...
Views: 3949(3 votes) - Oral HCG Drops For Obesity Treatment Can Help - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Ioventures IncHCG is a hormone known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. In drops form, HCG hormone is a heavily diluted version containing a minuscule amount of the hormone plus salts and vitamin B12. When delivered directly oral HCG drops for obesity treatment are highly successful and efficient in speedy and ...
Views: 633(1 vote) - Overcome Weight Gain With A Diet Specifically For Men - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2018 from Jaclyn TengSudden weight creeps up on you. It will just hit you one day. There will be no warning signs. All of a sudden, your clothes won’t fit you anymore and you’re just totally shocked. It is a fact that most men don’t really gain weight and if they do, they can lose it pretty fast. If you look ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - Overcoming Mistakes To Reach Your Weight Loss Goal - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Charles RemingtonIt’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce, which counts in reaching goals… Over the last two decades I have been asked hundreds of times, “What makes people successful in reaching their weight loss goals”? The answer has many factors to consider, but one, which stands out is how they ...
Views: 1187(1 vote) - Overeaters: Are You Sabotaging Your Diet Through Fear? - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Liz CopelandDo you ever get the feeling that you are taking one step forward and two steps backwards? You lose a little weight then it all gets a bit scary and you stop dieting? And then all the weight mysteriously comes back. Or you stick to the diet all day but then in the evening you crave and long ...
Views: 3275(1 vote) - Overweight 42 Year Old Loses 60 Pounds - Weight Loss Success Story - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Bob Weinstein, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, RetiredGreg Gregory shares his personal story about how he lost over 60 pounds. He is 42 years old and did not really begin his exercise and weight-loss journey until the age of 39. Fifteen years of gradual weight gain took him from his high school weight of 190 pounds all the way up to 262. He is ...
Views: 4044(1 vote) - Overweight and can't stop eating? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2013 from Luci SantosI spent the first half of my life as a svelte size 8 the other half as very obese. In hindsight, unlike many people who have never known what it feels like to be thin, I know what being thin feels like,but I also know what being fat feels like.However what has always remained constant is that I ...
Views: 1529(1 vote) - Paleo Bread Recipes Wheat Flour Free Bread - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Gail ColeEnjoy Paleo Bread Recipes that are gluten, dairy and soy free. Article has Paleo friendly wheat flour alternatives and dairy alternative foods. Strawberry Sweet Bread Recipe Bon Appetite.Bread is not the center piece of a meal but the absence of bread can leave a void. History suggests primal ...
Views: 1829(1 vote) - Paleo Diet Recipes - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from R. Paul ElliottThe Paleo diet recipe is composed of lean meats, sea foods, eggs, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, seeds and nuts. It is gluten, dairy, soy and preservative free. It is founded on the thinking that the ancestral diet is the greatest diet for humans. It is based on all-natural foods that the ...
Views: 2127(1 vote) - Panic Away: Stop The Fears! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Tony SchwartzIf you appear at the anxiety attack in a strictly physiological way, you see that they're, indeed, an intense fear or other distress and Panic Away will instruct you on a number of the other organic issues that will trigger them. They're generally abrupt and really brief; however, some of them ...
Views: 870(1 vote) - Permanent Weight Loss – Do I Have To Diet For The Rest Of My Life To Lose Weight For Good? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2010 from Steven RobertsonWhen I talk about diet, most people automatically think of starvation methods, calorie restriction diets or fasting. Proper diet in order to lose weight has nothing to do with these fad, temporary methods of losing weight. Fad diets or fasting is counter productive and can end up having a ...
Views: 896(1 vote) - Personal Trainer: How to Find a Good One - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2012 from Grant HollandsHaving tried the gym for many years with little to show in the way of results, many people are now choosing to get in shape with the help of a personal trainer. But how do you know that you are choosing a trainer that is really going to make a difference to your health and fitness. It's ...
Views: 1099(1 vote) - phentermine diet pills- Valuable And helpful Weight Loss Drugs - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from James LaskaSimply, overweight and obesity some times become life threatening. It is noteworthy that one half of American population is overweight. Even children and teenagers are not spared today. Unbalanced food habit and tremendous dependence on fast food along with cola drinks found to be one of the ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Picking A Weight-loss Plan for you personally - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Helen HunterSo, you would like to lose weight. You've got lastly come to terms with yourself which you want this to search and feel excellent about your self. Your pals have already been doing this, too and you assume it can be about to time to take the challenge. Exercising and diet regime without a clear ...
Views: 645(1 vote) - Pizza on the healthy side (whole wheat Pizza) - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Jimmy SigenstroemI have previously written about that even if you chose to eat a healthy diet, it doesn’t mean that you have to do without all the good things. You can easily have a pizza once in a while, as long as you do right and in moderation. And by right I mean that you drop the pepperoni, the pork bacon, ...
Views: 2399(1 vote) - Planning for Successful Weight Loss - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2010 from John PhillipThe best way to achieve your weight loss goal is to establish a realistic plan that you can incorporate into a new healthy lifestyle. It must be realistic and sustainable after you reach your target weight so you can maintain your results with minimal effort. Most people have a very hectic ...
Views: 1242(1 vote) - Plant Based Eating Can Literally Change Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2019 from Kathleen GageWho do you want to be? Really be? What’s the life you want to create? If you put health into the equation, are you doing all you can to be as healthy as possible? If you didn’t put your health into the mix, how long can you keep doing what you’re doing without hitting a wall? Discover Who ...
Views: 853(1 vote) - Political Correctness Around Body Shaming is Killing People - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2019 from Kathleen GageIt’s likely you know someone has either had, or is scheduled for, a hip or knee replacement. In the past, it was the exception, rather than the rule, that we would go under the knife to replace a joint. Today, it has become an all to frequent topic of conversation at cocktail parties, networking ...
Views: 870(1 vote) - Portion Control - The Right Amount of Food - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Amy StephensAmericans with Type 2 diabetes eat too much food and exercise too little. Studies indicate that diabetic Americans not only eat too much food, but we have a poor picture of the right amount of food. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are specific portions of certain food ...
Views: 1435(1 vote) - Portion Control and Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Ed StephensWhen it comes to food, a size does matter – that is, the amount of food you eat. Food that we require in our daily healthy eating diets is broadly divided into five groups – Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Milk and final group being meats and beans. Each group consists of certain foods. Each of ...
Views: 852(2 votes) - Post Bariatric Surgery Diets - Recommended Diet Plan for Post Surgery Bariatric Patients - by Bariatric surgery is the removal of a portion of the stomach, the constriction of a portion of the stomach with a gastric band to reduce the size of the stomach or the rerouting a portion of the small intestine to limit absorption of food. Bariatric surgery is performed on extremely obese people ...
Views: 1322(2 votes) - Potentially Unsafe Weight Loss Methods to Avoid - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Carey DuzanSo you wish to slim down. There's a ton of information available and you may already have some idea of what you need to do. Shedding off some pounds by following a diet and exercising can be hard, so it comes as no surprise to hear that people resort to very dangerous ways of losing weight. Most ...
Views: 489(1 vote) - Practical Tips on How to Get and Stay in Shape This Winter - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2012 from Chris RoyBy Kim Kash Remember how thrilling it was to watch Olympic athletes from all over the world perform at their absolute physical peak? Did the excitement of the Summer Games inspire you to start a new fitness routine or take up a new sport? We know it did for some of you: there was a peak in ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - Premium Fat Loss References For An Excellent Result - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Arcella GazeBeing fat is been an issue to every individual. A lot of fat loss tips and advices are spreading all over the web but there are still people who are not making it right. Of course, not all the tips are applicable to everybody. It depends upon on your metabolism and lifestyle. Experts are eager ...
Views: 581(1 vote) - Prevent Cancer, Lose Weight by Cutting Fats - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2010 from John PhillipThere’s now yet another compelling reason to lose weight and cut consumption of unhealthy Omega-6 fats from vegetable sources. Research released from the Institute of Food Technologists indicates that as many as 1 in 3 cancer deaths could be prevented by reducing consumption of corn and ...
Views: 1824(2 votes) - Prevent Holiday Weight Gain - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Lisa NelsonThe holidays can be a big hurdle in a weight loss/health plan. Holidays don't mean you can't enjoy the good food and desserts. Here are 5 tips for a healthier holiday: 1. Plan Ahead - It will help if you have a plan in place ahead of time. Decide if you are going to have seconds in advance ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - Problems & Solutions for Exercised Induced Skin Irritations - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Wendy StollWe all know exercise has a long list of health benefits, but moisture and friction can cause issues that might disrupt your workouts. Here are some common skin ailments that can occur during exercise and some possible solutions. Blisters Our hands and feet can take a beating during workouts. ...
Views: 1810(1 vote) - Promoting Better Blood Circulation for Health - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Dale MillerBlood delivers essential nutrients and oxygen throughout the body and allows muscles to keep working. Blood flow also helps remove harmful waste from the body and maintains overall functionality. Clearly, then, inadequate circulation causes many health problems. Proper blood flow is absolutely ...
Views: 5376(3 votes) - Proper Diet Tips Which Actually Helps You Lose Weight! - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2013 from Alvin ChuaThere is absolutely no question that America and most urbanized parts of the world are suffering from a severe obesity epidemic. Millions of people are overweight and constantly fighting to get back in shape. Despite the now widespread access to unlimited fitness information thanks to the ...
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