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Popular reality weight loss shows such as `The Biggest Loser,` `Losing It With Jillian` and `Heavy` depict umbelievable feats of people losing 50, 70, even 100 pounds over the course of a few months, but what they fail to show is how the contestants are really losing that weight.
The…
By:
Cara M in
Health and Fitness
May 30, 2011
Every single day a new person start their quest to lose weight. Once they commit to lose weight, some of them starve themselves out til they can't take it no more, some others go to a nutrician and ask for a diet plan, and last but not least, some people…
For years the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has encouraged the low fat diet as a means to stay healthy. However, during this last decade, with the rise in popularity of the reduced carbohydrate diet plans, evidence is showing that
I have been making and consuming smoothies for many months now, almost a year. The health benefits have been very noticeable.
Almost immediately, I noticed my energy and stamina improve. I like to run and smoothies alone helped improve my performance. Without changing my training in any way other than…
A lot of us dream about being physically fit by having a perfect body shape and a healthy metabolism through natural weight loss due to its effectiveness and efficiency. Oftentimes, people spend a lot of time taking weight loss pills, food supplements, expensive gym programs and trainers, and even worst,…
One of the biggest obstacles to our success when we are learning how to get slim is our 'big fat story' - the story that you keep repeating to yourself or others about why it is impossible for you to lose the weight or how the weight protects you in…
Keep Your Wandering Eyes Off My, CHEST!
My perennial favourite. The chest muscles or if you’re a human body geek, the pectoral muscles. Did you know? 90% of the time the first part of the body that a person looks at when they see another person is the chest? Forget…
Fast food has become the daily regimen of many people today due to hectic schedules or just trying to survive in this fast paced world. No longer do we have the quality time to spend preparing healthy meals for ourselves and our loved ones, fast foods restaurants are now the…
If you suffer from the problem of scabbing at the corners of the mouth, then you are not alone. This common problem affects many thousands of people each year and although it is most common in children and the elderly, it can affect any age group.
Many people attribute the…
According to the reports, high fructose corn sugar or HFCS is the reason that the obesity levels are once again spiking in the US as well as many other countries in the world. But, according to researchers at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas as well as a 2008…
Making a diet change and choosing to eat paleo is a huge step in the right direction… emphasis on huge step. The switch to the Paleo Diet can be difficult for many, and is best approached with a method that is tailored to you. By personalizing your approach to this…
The diet and weight loss industry is big business. Every year, a fortune is spent on promoting and spinning newly discovered weight loss methods to a legion of attentive and gullible consumers. In the last ten years, the ‘health’ food division has absolutely exploded and it has seen the arrival…
The decision to lose weight is not one that many make lightly (pardon the pun). In fact, most of the time the challenges only increase once the decision is made; past failures hinder motivation and bring about disappointment, making it harder to approach new methods with genuine enthusiasm and effort.…
So, you are losing hope and fitness except those extra pounds on your body. You’re looking for the best ways to lose weight permanently while staying healthy! Don’t worry, you’re in good hands now. I’m here to share you my top ten tips to lose weight healthily and make sure…
Girls trying to gain weight have had a difficult time looking for the right information. You're no doubt sick and tired of the media's constant barrage of TV programs and dieting gurus telling people how to lose weight but virtually neglect those trying to gain weight. Well don't give up…
Gotu Kola is an herb from the subcontinent that is found in marshy and boggy terrain. The locals have used it for centuries as an herbal remedy to cure many ailments as it carries huge regeneration and rejuvenation qualities. But the benefits of Gotu Kola go far beyond this, and…
As an ectomorph/hardgainer/skinny guy, it is already difficult for you to put on some muscle mass. Add to the fact that so many hardgainers base their ectomorph workouts on wrong principles and concepts and now you why so many complain that hardgainers can never put on muscles. It's not just…
Everyday life is full of stress and anxiety. Rushed deadlines, screaming kids, a multitude of responsibilities, bills to be paid and traffic to be sat in. So stress is part of everyday life. But an anxiety disorder is different from stress. It is a diagnosable and treatable disorder. But is…
If you have so much as glanced at a health magazine in the past 10 years, you have heard rants and raves about the importance of cardio for fat loss. While the benefits of cardiovascular fitness extend well beyond the prospect of accelerated and lasting fat loss, recent studies continue…
If you suspect that you have fibroids, this could be because you have noticed certain signs and symptoms which wyou feel are an indication of the condition. There are a number of common fibroid symptoms and, in particular, 8 which you should look out for.
Of course, it is always…
There can be a number of reasons for someone to want to know how to lose 20 pounds in 2 months.The onset of the summer swimming suit season is a huge motivator for weight loss. Theses tips are not extreme and it gives you a healthy way to get in…
Helping someone through a panic attack can be a difficult process however an essential one. But first you must understand what a panic attack is. A panic attack is a sudden feeling of extreme anxiety and they can occur without warning and sometimes there can be no obvious reason for…
If someone told me that the new trend in fitness is balancing on a board in the water I would not believe it. It wouldn’t pass to my mind that the balance on a board with the help of paddle developed rabidly into a recognized sport worldwide. It resembles surfing…
I am one of the most recent intermittent fasting success stories and I have learned how important it is figure out your body’s hunger patterns and eat appropriately. Instead of eating by the clock, we should be learning how to eat according to our body’s rhythms and needs. Sometimes we…
In this article, I’m going to talk about how to improve eyesight for people who currently suffer from myopia (short sightedness) and presbyopia (long sightedness). If you’ve ever wondered why is it that some people have perfect vision all their lives while others have to incur glasses or contact lenses,…
Susan E. Swithers, Ph. D, Psychology Professor at Purdue University is the lead author for a recently released study which showed how fake foods, particularly olestra, the synthetic fat substitute may play a major role in tricking the body and may interfere with the body’s own ability to regulate food…
Recently spotted at an event in Malibu, "The Millionaire Matchmaker" exclaims her praise for Electronic Cigarettes.
Wildly successful Matchmaker, Executive Producer and Host of one of Bravo TV top rated reality series, called "The Millionaire Matchmaker", Patti Stanger has never held her feelings or opinions back when it comes to…
I have suffered from anxiety for most of my life. Certainly for as far back as I can remember. However, it wasn't until I was 40 years old that I realized that what I had was not a defective personality, a ridiculously strong will, or a flair for the dramatic…
Don't you just hate most of the available diets? They make you starve yourself or take unnatural pills or synthetic meal replacements. If you are the same as everyone else you will have tried some of these before and either given up or put your weight back on afterwards. Wouldn't…
There are many quit smoking products on the market which are designed to help people who desperately want to stop smoking do so in a safe and hassle free manner. Unfortunately it is very difficult to just quit smoking on your own without any sort of product to help you…
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