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- Best Way to Lose Weight - Our Metabolism - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Eugene LawWhat is the best way to lose weight? The answer to this question is heavily sought after by people who want to lose weight fast. However, the best way to lose weight for an individual may differ to another individual with many factors to consider. Regardless, the best way to lose weight for you ...
Views: 944(1 vote) - Best Weight Loss Plan Must Haves - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2011 from Lisa NelsonLosing weight and keeping it off is not a simple task. If it was obesity wouldn't be one of the biggest health concerns we face. Everyday you can find a new diet that promises fantastic results for the lean, healthy body you want. The list of options is endless! Sorting through the overwhelming ...
Views: 1289(2 votes) - Best Weight Machines for Women: Tone Up the “Hotness”Ladies! - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Cornell DayneIf you’re anything like most women, the very sight of a weight room reminds you of medieval torture. The combination of machines that resemble death traps, and grunting jocks that look like sweaty frogs is enough to send you running back to the safety and comfort of your own couch. And ladies, ...
Views: 5191(3 votes) - Biggest Loser Weight Loss Diet For Weight Loss - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Sanjana SharmaWe all want to look slim and loose weight for one or other reason. It is also important that you don't forget that your weight should be lost gradually. The promises made by any fad diet to loose weight overnight are baseless. There are no miracles overnight. It might happen that you start ...
Views: 819(1 vote) - Breaking Down The Desire To Be Thinner - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Golda PoretskyGolda Poretsky, HHC http://www.bodylovewellness.com Listen to the podcast here: Podcast Powered By Podbean The desire to be thin is so ingrained in our culture (thanks, $58.6 billion diet industry) that we don't often ask the question -- Why do you want to be thin? But what does being ...
Views: 1561(1 vote) - Bringing up kids...that’s easy! You should try dieting - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Jean GriffithsOK, I’ve got my bag, keys, shopping list, 2 kids and more motivation than Anthony Robbins. I’m on my way out the door to do the weekly shop. This is going to be a new experience for me because as of 9.30 this morning (that’s after my coffee + 6 biscuits) I am on a DIET. Oh yes, it’s time ...
Views: 669(1 vote) - Can A Vegan Be Overweight - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Amirah BellamyYes. There are several explanations as to how this can happen. It could be that the individual is eating too much. Eating too much of anything, even vegan food, can result in weight gain. It could also be that the individual is not yet familiar with enough plant-based food options and has ...
Views: 1959(1 vote) - Can Green Superfoods help you? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Sarah JaneHave you ever felt lethargic? Lacking in energy? Feel like you're underperforming? If you've answered to yes to any of those questions then you're not alone. Everyday for millions of us just getting through the day can be a real effort as we struggle to balance our hectic liefestyles. If ...
Views: 1165(3 votes) - Can Vitamin B Help You Lose Weight? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2008 from Pamela Avery, MDYour body cannot produce B vitamins but they are very important vitamins for your body to efficiently produce energy. B vitamins are vital for your body to run normally. So nature has given us B vitamins in our diet, especially vitamin B12. B12 is generally found in foods such as eggs, milk, ...
Views: 6772(2 votes) - Can’t Stop Eating at Night? What Do You Do? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Kathleen FullerWhat if this is you? Imagine you have enjoyed a good dinner. However, in a short period of time the cravings start. You’ve had a nourishing dinner, but emotionally you are still feeling empty. Later you decide to sleep but you toss and turn trying to go to sleep but instead you lay awake with ...
Views: 3764(2 votes) - Changing Your Relationship With Food - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Barbara HoltzmanChanging Your Relationship with Food By Barbara L. Holtzman, MSW, LICSW How do you decide what and when to eat? Because it’s lunchtime? Because someone brought donuts to the staff meeting? Because you’re tired or bored? Most of us eat based on external stimuli rather than our own physical ...
Views: 5498(1 vote) - Cherokee Billie’s Proven Weight Loss Program - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2009 from Cherokee BillieIt’s the beginning of the New Year and most people make a resolution to try to lose weight. Here’s the program that I have used successfully, being a Naturopathic doctor, over many years to help my clients lose weight. The most successful weight loss I had by a client was 100lb. following this ...
Views: 1732(2 votes) - Childhood Obesity Begins Early - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2011 from Lyndsey LovingerAccording to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times by Eryn Brown, childhood obesity can begin in a baby as young as nine months old. Although “baby fat” may look cute, it can actually be dangerous. An overweight or obese baby can be predisposed to obesity later in life, according to ...
Views: 1348(2 votes) - Childhood Obesity Impacted by Marketing - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Lyndsey LovingerChildren can be easily influenced by what they see in the media. Often times, food is being directly marketed to children because advertisers know that kids want what they see on television. Now the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for food marketing curbs in an effort to fight the ...
Views: 1032(2 votes) - Consistency - The Secret to Vibrant Health - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Tina ChristieBe Consistent It's all about consistency. Whatever you do consistently will make a big difference in your life and your health and whatever you do inconsistently or sporadically will either make a small difference or no difference at all in your life. Do Healthy Things Consistently and ...
Views: 2051(2 votes) - Could Being Obese Be Good For Heart Patients ? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Elena KolacyA recent study published by researchers from Louisiana about the "Obesity Paradox" has caused much confusion and discussions. The research findings were extensively reported in the media under titles that, at least to a lay man suggested "Being fat could be good for you". Now nothing could ...
Views: 1199(2 votes) - Counting Experiential Calories - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPut aside this annoying business of counting nutritional calories for a moment and ask yourself: what else am I getting out of this eating moment? How is my Mind being enriched? A Nutritional Calorie is a unit of energy. The job of a Nutritional Calorie is to fuel your Body. An Experiential ...
Views: 648(2 votes) - Cut Sugar and Lose Weight Fast - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2010 from John PhillipAmericans consume 156 pounds of sugar for every man, woman and child each year, and this number is continuing to grow at an alarming rate. The vast majority doesn’t come from the sugar jar, but is conveniently hidden in foods you may never suspect. Sugar, and its evil cousin high fructose corn ...
Views: 2530(1 vote) - Dealing with Cometing Anxiety - Faceyour Demons - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Emma JamesSo there you are, faced with a weight you are either not sure about, got squashed by before, never tried or were told by your Great Aunt Maud that you would never amount to much therefore you probably wont get it. Or everyone is watching you which means if you don’t get it you will look like a ...
Views: 1342(1 vote) - Depression Linked to Obesity - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from John PhillipOne of the many detrimental side effects of being overweight or obese is a dramatic rise in clinical depression. Researchers aren’t sure whether depression leads to obesity or if excess body weight results in the mood altering behavior diagnosed as depression, but the impact on the lives of ...
Views: 1579(1 vote) - Detox 101: Easy Userful Tips to Start Your Detox - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Brendan McCarthyAfter all that holiday food, it is time to detox! December was a great month to be with friends and family and bask in the love and gifts. Unfortunately, we did our share of basking in all the holiday goodies too. Now is the best time to take charge again, lose the accumulated pounds and ...
Views: 1619(1 vote) - Detoxification: Why Your Body Will Thank You - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Kirsten NagyToxic agents are everywhere in our world. The food we eat, the air we breathe, the household cleaners we spray, the electronics we use on a daily basis… However, toxic free radicals are formed in the body too. Stress hormones, emotional disturbances, anxiety and negative emotions all create ...
Views: 1200(1 vote) - Diet and Aging - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Chris RichardsonEveryone would like to delay the effects of aging. As far back as the Spanish conquest of the Americas, Ponce de Leon, was searching for the proverbial, Fountain of Youth. As he is no longer around and it is safe to assume he was unsuccessful. This doesn't mean that there is nothing we can do ...
Views: 1023(1 vote) - Diet Delivery Programs - Do They Really Work? Tips To Help You Choose - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Kathryn O'NeillSearching for diet delivery programs? Wondering just how they work? Or are you wondering if they actually DO, in fact, work? Diet Delivery services are rapidly expanding across North America. Many people are realizing that having their meals prepared for them is both an easy and affordable ...
Views: 1923(2 votes) - Diet Drinks and weight loss - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Prof. George GrantIf you were to ask 1,000 people why they drink diet soda and other drinks with artificial sweeteners, I expect the vast majority (if not all) would tell you it’s because they are "watching their weight" and these products have no calories. While it is true that diet sodas have no calories, it ...
Views: 3493(1 vote) - Diet Mania In Overweight America - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2004 from abby aronowitzWhy are we the fattest country around, with the greatest abundance of diets and diet food? What can be done about this vicious correlation? While we sit around discussing diets du jour, drinking diet sodas and eating artificially flavored diet foods, we have continued to gain weight as a ...
Views: 3053(1 vote) - Diet Meals Delivered: One Option To Assist With New Yr Weight Loss - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from lanuomela lanuomelaMany individuals opt to join the gym or quit junk food as their new year's resolution, but have you ever thought of getting diet plan meals delivered? If you find it challenging to eat as healthily as you need to then this could be a very useful tool on the road to losing weight - something ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Diet Naturally - 4 Ways to Lose Weight Fast - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Anthony CarterLosing weight naturally is easier than you may think. Even though you added those pounds slowly over the years, you don't have to wait several years to lose the weight that you have gained. Here are 4 simple ways to lose weight quickly. Fiber. Increase your fiber intake. Try to include it in ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - Diet Tips to Lose Weight - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2009 from R BlackIf you are trying to lose weight, then you are not alone. Talk of obesity epidemics seem to be all over the news and commercials breaks are littered with slimming products and dieting aids. But do any of them work? I don't know about that, but I do know that there is one simple solution to ...
Views: 1135(1 vote) - Diet To Lose Belly Fat - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Vince TanTrying to lose belly fat without the right diet is almost impossible. A right diet is needed for you to lose belly fat and I will share some diet tips with you that can help you increase your metabolism rate to burn fat 24/7. Diet And Exercise Goes Hand In Hand To lose your belly fat fast, ...
Views: 684(1 vote) - Diet Tug-O-War - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Jen PicicciHow many times have you gone on a diet? Is it too many times to count? Do you start a diet only to “fail” a day or week later, because you went back to eating things you actually liked? I will eventually blog more extensively on this topic, but for today I thought I’d start with a ...
Views: 1938(2 votes) - Diet, Exercise, Stress and Diabetes - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Dr. Len LopezThere is a new study showing that the majority of people with type 2 Diabetes are not changing their diet. They are not regulating their blood sugar with their diet. They are eating too many of the wrong foods and not enough fruits and vegetable. What was astonishing to the researcher was ...
Views: 1721(1 vote) - Dietary Supplements and Multi-level Marketing: Why Do Companies Jump on the Bandwagon? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Dr. Robin RushloIf you have done any kind of web search for multi-level marketing, it will not take long before you discover that many multi-level companies involve dietary supplements of some type, particularly juices. If you have spent any time on the website for those companies, you may have been ...
Views: 2056(2 votes) - Dieting -- The Monk Diet - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2007 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWhen I was living as a Buddhist monk in the backwater jungles of Thailand, I learned many important lessons that have made my life much easier. One of them was how to handle food. The rules of a Theravada monk include eating only once a day, and that is in the morning. Typically, we would walk ...
Views: 5369(1 vote) - Dieting For Results: PEERtrainer’s View on Healthy, Long Term Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaPEERtrainer.com, the Web’s premiere health and weight loss community, has been following Stephen Covey's advice, being very mindful of the space between stimulus and response, following the publication of an article on the difficulty of weight loss from a widely followed blogger at the New York ...
Views: 2526(1 vote) - Dieting Is Down & Healthy Eating Is Up? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Kathleen FullerLearn how giving up your dieting leads to successful weight loss & weight balance Since dieting first began in 1863 with a book called Letter on Corpulence by William Banting, women have been obsessing about their weight. The fads were cutting out high-fat foods, or high sugar foods and then ...
Views: 1321(2 votes) - Diets Don't Work - 4 Ways To Lose Weight Naturally and Effectively - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2004 from Mark IdzikAny doctor worth their salt will tell you diets don't work.Plain and simple. Surprised? Well you might be. You can't get away from all the talk about South Beach, Atkins, Low Carb, Zone ... you name it, they're talking about it. It's on TV, in magazines... everywhere you look. And of course ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Diets that Work - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Marketer SlodgeDiets that work: A large number of diets are available claiming to help lose weight. It would be difficult to sieve trough all of them to reach a diet that would suit an individual. Certain specific characteristics should be kept in mind while deciding upon the diet to be ...
Views: 593(1 vote) - Diets: The Hidden Truth - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2005 from Hiram PerezQuick, what's the first thought that pops into your head when you hear the word "diet?" Probably that when you're on one, you feel like you're going to "d-i-e" right?! WHAT EXACTLY IS A DIET? Most people believe that a diet is something that involves pain, suffering, and giving up foods we ...
Views: 948(2 votes) - Discover How To Overcome External Barriers To Weight Loss - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from Cindy .HolbrookWhat is an external barrier? An external barrier is an outside influence that prevents us from achieving our goal. Do you know which external barrier that people say is the number one reason they can’t lose weight? If you said “Time”, you are right! When asked people say that with their ...
Views: 1829(2 votes) - Discover How Your Metabolic Endocrine Type Holds the Secret to Weight Loss! - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Carole TaylorAs you may know, REAL Metabolic Typing recognizes 24 different metabolic types. These types are based on the "settings" of your unique metabolism. There are three primary systems involved in real metabolic typing. The first system, your nervous system (and more specifically, your Autonomic ...
Views: 7121(1 vote) - Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Lead to Weight Loss Success? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2004 from Alan WaylerSo your neighbor, office mate, best friend, whoever just lost 10 pounds in only two weeks following the latest in high protein low carbohydrate diets. And now you’re thinking you should give it a go -- have even started the search for high protein low carbohydrate recipes? True, high protein ...
Views: 1287(1 vote) - Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Lead to Weight Loss Success? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2004 from Alan WaylerSo your neighbor, office mate, best friend, whoever just lost 10 pounds in only two weeks following the latest in high protein low carbohydrate diets. And now you’re thinking you should give it a go -- have even started the search for high protein low carbohydrate recipes? True, high protein ...
Views: 1287(1 vote) - Do Not Weigh Yourself Everyday When Losing Weight - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2009 from Jerry LeungWhen people are trying to lose weight, it is very common for them to keep weighing themselves. However, a piece of fact you should know is that you will be very disappointed if you try to weigh yourself everyday. As a result, you should try to avoid weighing yourself every day. As a matter of ...
Views: 4734(1 vote) - Do you have "Orthorexia?" Why wanting a healthy diet is now a disease - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from William CoursonYou may think that you’re doing yourself and your family a wonderful service by only keeping healthy foods in the house, explaining all things flax seed to them and talking about colon cleansing, but all your hard work and healthily zealous behavior may actually have a negative impact on ...
Views: 2177(2 votes) - Do You Have a Bad Relationship with Food? 5 Ways to Create a Better Relationship and Lose Weight - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2020 from Dr. Becky GillaspyIs weight loss hard for you? Do you feel frustrated by how much effort it seems to take to live a healthy life? Do you feel like you have to give up all the foods you love in order to lose weight? Well losing weight does not have to mean the end of your love affair with food, in fact ...
Views: 5124(1 vote) - Do You Need to Follow Keto Macronutrient Ratios? - by Submitted on May 18, 2019 from James DumontWhen you begin to follow the Ketogenic Diet, or Keto Diet for short, you might be momentarily overwhelmed with math. You need to make sure you don’t eat more than 30g of net carbs per day, but then you need to actually calculate what net carbs are. You need to make sure you’re eating a good ...
Views: 946(2 votes) - Does Hypnosis Work For...? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2017 from Mark FivemanDoes hypnosis work? Well, that depends on what you want to use it for. This article will help you cut through the marketing hype and find out what issues hypnosis really helps. The information in this article is based on a review of current mainstream scientific research. Does Weight Loss ...
Views: 2533(4 votes) - Does Permanent Weight Loss Come In A Pill? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2004 from Alan Wayler"If one diet ever worked... there would never be a need for another." More than 32 years ago, Green Mountain founder Thelma J. Wayler, MS, RD, welcomed participants with these words. And every woman in the room nodded in agreement. The words ring as true today as they did then. Diets without ...
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