Home exercise programs are a great way to keep fit and lose weight. Along with proper diet and nutrition, an exercise program can help speed your metabolism and burn calories faster. There are a number of home exercise videos that will give you the...
Working out is working out, right? Wrong. Depending on the environmental conditions where youlive, there may be extra precautions that you'll want to consider when trying to lose weight by following a healthy diet and weight loss program. High...
Please don't be like me! Several years ago I was warned to stay away from behind-the-neck exercises and movements, and do you think I listened? Of course not. And as a result, I acquired a rotator cuff injury that slowly gets worse and worse over...
The word aerobic literally means "with oxygen" or "in the presence of oxygen." Aerobic exercise is any activity that uses large muscle groups, can be maintained continuously for a long period of time and is rhythmic in nature. Aerobic exercises...
Who hasn't seen an advertisement or so-called 'infomercial' (rather mis-infomercial if you ask me) advertising a weight loss device or slimming belt that miraculously makes you lose weight without actually doing sports or changing your eating...
"Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends" was how George Bernard Shaw explained his vegetarian diet. Albert Einstein said that the adoption of "the vegetarian manner of living...would most beneficially influence a lot of mankind." Whether...
One of the biggest weaknesses of the traditional commercial diet is the lack of iron that exists in its stringent and often excessively limited eating guidelines. In order to lose weight, many unsuspecting women get bamboozled into taking part in...
Recently I published an article about the importance of exercise in fighting against the bone-brittle disease osteoporosis. There are actually 3 primary factors that may put someone at risk for osteoporosis---women in particular: lack of...
One tried and true method for producing weight loss is keeping a food journal. Multiple studies have shown that people who keep track of what they eat lose more weight and are more likely to keep it off permanently. There are several reasons why...
Many people incorrectly assume that using vitamins and nutritional supplements is an easy deal -- that you can use these products without giving their use much thought. In point of fact, when it comes to incorporating vitamins and nutritional...
In our modern world, technology is not the only thing people are crazy about; they are also obsessed with their image. Presently, the criteria for judging beauty are a tall frame and a lanky stature. Unfortunately, this found an ally in the media,...
The most common surgery for obesity is gastric bypass. The gastric bypass results in an effective resolution of major illnesses that accompany obesity. Most gastric bypass surgery candidates have already tried more conventional diet and exercise...
For long years, Chinese teas have been considered as a weight loss aide. In fact, drinking a cup of tea with every meal is considered a protocol for using tea successfully as a metabolic stimulant. As you may know, tea by itself carries only four...
If you have diabetes you have to be very careful about what you eat. You need to take extra care in managing your blood glucose levels. You can do this by eating healthy, watching your diet, taking medication prescribed by a physician and getting...
Guys, let's face it. Aging is an inevitable process for all of us. However, you don't have to take it "lying down". As a matter of fact, you can literally manage the whole ordeal and either hang on to your body's prime condition or regain that...
According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 21 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes. About fifty-four million are estimated to have elevated blood sugar levels and are classified as having “pre-diabetes.”...
When you combine intention with patience, exercise and a healthy varied diet, weight loss IS possible! Whether your goal is to lose 10 pounds, 20, or 100—you CAN do it. It can be difficult to always eat well, whether stress or boredom strikes...
Lean protein is your diet is essential to weight loss and weight maintenance. Tuna fish is an excellent source of lean protein as it is lower in fat than red meats. Losing weight isn't about hunger, misery and crash dieting! By learning to make,...
Lean protein in your diet is essential to weight loss and weight maintenance. Cod is an excellent source of lean protein as it is lower in fat than red meats. Losing weight isn't about hunger, misery, and crash dieting! By learning to make,...
Losing weight doesn't have to be boring when you focus on bright, colorful meals. What does this mean? Simply by making sure your plate reflects a range of colors, you'll naturally create more balanced and healthful menus. Not everyone has the time...