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March 14, 2010

  • How to Lose Weight Effectively

    Many people suffer with trying to get rid of excess body weight. Being overweight not only affects your self confidence, it also poses an increased health risk of diabetes, cholesterol, and heart disease.
    Losing weight is difficult; here are few ways to lose weight effectively.

    Regular exercise – This is the number one way to lose the [...]

February 25, 2010

  • Tips for Weight Loss

    Losing weight is a very stressful and frustrating task to accomplish because it takes considerable amount of self discipline and restraint. However, weight loss doesn’t have to be so limiting, there are ways you can still enjoy some of your favorite foods while still loosing weight.
    Here are a few weight loss tips to help you [...]

  • Small Changes for Weight Loss

    If you were to ask people what they would like to change about themselves, the most likely response would be about losing weight. Whether you are looking to shed a few pounds or lose a significant amount of weight, weight loss involves a lifestyle change. A successful weight loss regimen will not only help you [...]

January 3, 2010

  • An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away: How Apples Can Help Lower Cholesterol

    Can it really be true? Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away? So it seems. Recent studies have found that apples are not only a great source of vitamins and antioxidants, but have specific health benefits as well. Besides being a great food for weight loss, apples can help reduce the risk [...]

November 12, 2009

  • Seven Reasons Why You Should Eat Fish

    1. It’s good for your heart. Fish is packed with omega-3 fatty acids, the newly discovered miracle nutrient. Consuming just one portion of omega-3-rich fish once a week reduces your chances of heart attack by 50%; imagine if you ate the suggested three portions a day! It can even help lower cholesterol.
    2. It’ll reduce inflammation. The omega-3 [...]

September 17, 2009

  • Lose Weight and Lower Cholesterol by Eating Snacks!

    Are you looking to shed those extra pounds? Do you suffer from hypertension and high cholesterol? You’ve probably been told a thousand times to eat less and lose weight, so why aren’t you seeing any results?
    Maybe you try to stick to a healthy diet, prepare healthy, low fat meals, but find yourself slipping in between. [...]

June 14, 2009

  • Boost Your Metabolic Rate

    One of the keys to weight loss is figuring out how to boost your metabolic rate and believe it or not, its NOT rocket science.  Here are 7 of the top ways for you to boost your metabolism and keep it that way:
    • Increase Protein: Protein helps to stabilize insulin secretion into your blood, which [...]

June 3, 2009

  • Phentermine and Xenical

    When trying hard to lose weight its hard to deny that there are some great diet pills out there that can help the process along.  Personally, I have been interested in Phentermine which is supposed to be used in the short-term and combined with exercise, diet, and behavioral modification.  
    First a bit of history: Phentermine [...]

May 25, 2009

  • Prescription Diet Pills

    We have all been tempted to take weight loss medications that reduce or control weight, haven’t we?  But do you actually know how they work to help you lose weight?  Here’s how: they affect weight regulation by altering your appetite, metabolism or the absorption of calories.  Take the example of Phentermine.  Phentermine’s mechanism is similar [...]

April 6, 2009

  • Cabbage Soup Diet

    Do you remember the old cabbage soup diet?  Maybe you have heard of it but have no idea what the diet actually entails?  Well, I want to tell you that it is not just cabbage soup, which will come as a relief to some.  But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t got all of the great [...]

March 29, 2009

  • Diet Foods Fuel Obesity in Kids

    Interestingly, this blog is all about diets but we have yet to discuss diet foods here (as in, reduced calorie foods).  Although I am all for calorie reduction when it comes to achieving ones ideal weight, I have always steered clear of low-calorie versions of higher calorie foods, especially for youngsters and now, there’s a [...]

March 13, 2009

  • Why, Oh Why Acai?

    Acai berries are the latest rage in the diet world after their big Oprah appearance, but what exactly is so big about these little berries?  Here’s a bit of background for you: in Brazil, acai is pretty commonplace and has been for some time.  They use the juice and pulp of açaí fruits are used [...]

February 28, 2009

  • Life After Orlistat

    A new study on Orlistat users has found that many people using the medication may not keep up the diet changes that are necessary for the treatment’s success.  Orlistat, which is also sold as Xenical, aids in weight loss by blocking the absorption of dietary fat in the intestines. People who take it are advised [...]

February 9, 2009

  • Obesity Gone Viral

    When it comes to overweight and obesity, we’ve certainly heard all of the causes and culprits under the sun.  It used to be that the cause was simply overeating and the blame was placed upon an obese person’s lack of control over his or her eating.  Then, the blame was placed upon the omnipresence of [...]