2017/06/28
Could Your Brain Cells be the Cause of Your Diet Troubles? A recent study that used mice might now be able to explain how brain cells could potentially be the cause of your diet troubles. Basically, there are certain brain cells that could behave as triggers that will prevent you from burning calories whenever there is not enough food around. Continue reading to learn more about this fascinating study, as you may find that the cause of your diet troubles has more to do with your brain than you originally thought. First, Understand How the Body Works To understand how the brain could affect your weight, you have to understand how the body operates on a whole. Firstly, it works […]
2017/04/27
Is Your Weight Loss Diet Weakening Your Teeth? When you’re trying to lose weight, it can be easy to forget about every goal aside from the number on the scale. The choices you make in terms of what you eat and how you exercise can have an impact on many other parts of your body. Though you may not expect it, one of those affected parts may be your teeth. Many of the most popular weight loss strategies – including those considered to be some of the healthiest – aren’t as kind to our teeth and gums as we would like. For instance, while fruit is an excellent food to include in a healthy diet, it is frequently blended into […]
2017/02/02
Year after year, the DASH Diet is rated the top diet to follow for overall health. If you’re wondering why, below are 7 reasons the DASH Diet is consistently rated #1. Dash Diet Benefits: 1. You Can Really Lower Your Blood Pressure Hypertension is a common health problem, but if you’re able to follow the DASH Diet closely, you’ll be able to lower your blood pressure within a matter of weeks. So if you want to avoid taking prescriptions, you can heal your body with nutrition by following this plan. 2. A Strong Plant-Based Foundation Another one of the reasons the DASH Diet is consistently rated #1 is because it focuses on helping you eat a diet that’s all natural […]
2017/02/01
10 Ways to Include Healthy Fat in Your Diet Following years upon years of being told we should cut fat out of our diet, we now find ourselves looking for ways to include healthy fat in our diets once again. As it turns out, the vast majority of the research suggesting that low fat diets are good for weight loss are flawed or shortsighted. Instead, doctors are recommending that we find ways to include healthy fat in our diets. We need this macronutrient in appropriate amounts in order to absorb certain vitamins and minerals. In fact, dietary fat is an important part of being able to lose stored body fat. Of course, knowing the right ways to include healthy fat […]
2016/09/01
How to Create Low Calorie Lentil Recipes You’ll Want Again and Again Lentils have been a part of the human diet for thousands of years. If you’re looking for low calorie lentil recipes, then you may be surprised to find that you have several millennia’s worth of options. They have become exceptionally common in Asian, Mediterranean and Indian cuisines and are extremely adaptable. It’s easy to work them into a spectrum of recipes. These small legumes are huge in dietary fiber, but they are also high in protein, magnesium and even folate. They are often considered a top source of meatless protein. This makes low calorie lentil recipes a great idea regardless of whether you are vegan, vegetarian or […]
2016/07/08
American’s Don’t Understand Portion Sizes: Major Obesity Cause Among the main factors being blamed for the American obesity epidemic is that we don’t understand portion sizes. After all, the number of calories you consume isn’t just a matter of eating lighter foods. You also need to consider the amount you’re eating. For many people, it is quite difficult to understand portion sizes. After all, they’ve been slowly growing over time. Today’s servings are considerably larger than what they used to be. This occurred along with the popularity of fast food. Chains learned about a concept called value sizing. Value sizing occurs when people will pay a higher price when they receive a larger serving. In this way, fast food chains […]
2016/06/17
Should You Take Garcinia Cambogia to Lose Weight? If you have been searching for weight loss products and supplements that will help you make your weight loss journey a faster and easier one, you have likely come across some claims that Garcinia cambogia is a fantastic supplement that you can try. But is this natural option really effective, and should you be using Garcinia cambogia to lose weight? Before you spend money on this product, you should continue reading to get all of the facts. What Is Garcinia Cambogia? Garcinia cambogia is a sweet, small tropical fruit that contains an acid that is similar to the citric acid found in lemons and oranges. The acid is known as hydroxycitric acid […]
2016/06/03
Why the Yale Weight Loss Program Works The Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program offered by the Yale Institute provide alternatives to overweight patients who also suffer from medical conditions. The program has proven effective as the physicians at the Yale medical program will help you manage weight loss through their effective program. It offers a customized weight loss program that also manages and treats obesity-related medical conditions in collaboration with physicians in many specialties. The program stands out because of the clinical trials. What makes it different is it provides you nonsurgical weight loss interventions all in one place. They provide you several options according to your needs and weight loss goals, and then you can decide which options […]
2016/05/27
Is the Nordic Diet Effective for Weight Loss? The latest weight loss eating trend in Europe has now become the Nordic Diet, which many people are also calling the Viking Diet or simply “eating like a Viking”. But is this strategy actually something that can help to promote health and fat loss or is it only the latest in a long line of different fads that are continually moving into – and out of – the dieting marketplace? To answer that question, your first step is to know what the Nordic Diet actually is. Overall, it is based on traditional eating patterns from Scandinavia, with influences from several of the countries in that region. It is typically high in fish, […]
2016/04/22
The Worst Processed Foods for Weight Loss Not a day goes by when we aren’t consuming over-processed, nutrient-stripped foods oozing with preservatives that are detrimental to our health. In our fast life with the accessibility of ready-made frozen pizzas and canned tunas, there is rarely anything organic or healthy that is going into our bodies. Worse are the increasing obesity demographics as the decades go by. Every time you munch on those sugary delights known as donuts, having your morning breakfast of boxed cereals, or your lunch from your favorite hot dog stand, you are unknowingly signing yourself up to thousands of calories a day and consuming weight-inducing trans fats, monosodium salts, or high-fructose corn syrup, that are all used […]