Weight Loss And Fitness Info

Hoodia Taking The Diet World By Storm!

2007-01-25T09:59:00.000-08:00

Hoodia is THE newest catch phrase in the weight loss industry today. Everyone wants to be in on the secret, and still more are wondering about this miraculous plant. What does it do, how can it help you lose weight, and why wasn’t it heard of before? Well, answers to these questions and more can be found in the following paragraphs. Read on and discover Hoodia’s amazing abilities for yourself. Read More...

The Weight Loss Benefit of Green Tea

2007-01-03T09:06:00.000-08:00

For 4,000 years, Asians have regarded green tea as more than just a beverage. It was used as herbal medicine and treatment for everything from headaches to depressions and even to weight loss.

Researches have been conducted over the last few years to identify what compound present in green tea makes it a potent health drink. The scientists have found that the tea contains several antioxidants which are responsible for many of green tea's health benefits, including a weight loss benefit. Read More...

4 Steps To Prevent Weight Gain This Holiday Season

2006-12-11T20:12:00.000-08:00

Gaining weight is something that happens to most of us during the holiday season. Busy schedules, family gatherings and parties galore can make it hard to keep weight off.
These 4 simple steps will help you a lot in keeping those pounds off. This is not flashy or anything revolutionary. This is getting back to the basics that work.
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Weight Loss - How To Jump Start Your Weight Loss Plan Before Christmas

2006-12-08T06:22:00.000-08:00

• Be In Charge of Your Cravings
• Check Your Walking Shoes
• Make Your Weight Loss Plans
• Only Have Healthy Choices In Your Kitchen
• Your Day Should Start With Breakfast
• Progress Is Better Than Perfection
• Watch Your Portions

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Dieting And Good Nutrition Will Help You Lose Pounds The Healthy Way

2006-11-20T05:36:00.000-08:00

The balance between dieting and proper nutrition is a gray area for a lot of people. More often than not, dieters, in their desire and eagerness to lose weight, are already compromising the nutritional needs of their bodies. They do not meet their body's recommended daily amount of calories, vitamins and minerals. Read More...

Weight Loss Products and Equipment: Great Tools To Help You Lose Weight!

2006-10-31T23:47:00.000-08:00

Weight loss is not easy. But that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun! A healthy diet and exercise are the keys to permanent weight loss. But nobody says you can’t enjoy your life to the fullest by taking care of yourself, eating delicious wholesome foods and making exercise an enjoyable part of your day. Read More...

Gastric Bypass Surgery - Just The Facts

2006-10-17T00:06:00.000-07:00

Gastric Bypass surgery is becoming increasingly more popular for the morbid obese. In order to qualify for the surgery, you must have a body mass index of more than 40, which usually translates to being 100 or more pounds overweight. Read More...

Do You Make These South Beach Diet Mistakes?

2006-10-15T22:03:00.000-07:00

The South Beach Diet works, for most people. Its low fat, low carb approach helps you lose weight quickly and easily. Health benefits are great too.
But there's some easy mistakes you must avoid. Read More...

High-Carbohydrate Diet and Weight Gain in Postmenopausal Women (press release)

2006-10-15T20:33:00.000-07:00

In a clinical trial of over 48,000 post-menopausal women, a low-fat diet that includes increased consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is not associated with weight gain over an average of 7.5 years, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA. Read More...

Don't Let Your Metabolism Fall

2006-10-11T21:49:00.000-07:00

It only takes a few key habits to raise your metabolism. There is no magic pill required. You don't have to put heavy spices on all of your foods or run in circles all day long, either. This article shares ten strategies to keep that metabolism elevated. Read More...

Great Taste And Good Health - The Mediterranean Diet

2006-10-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

The Mediterranean Diet is a blend of dietary cultures from approximately 14 countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, including Italy, France, Greece, Spain and Portugal. It incorporates a variety of the foods available in these regions, prepared in fresh, simple ways. Read More...

10 Free Diet Tips

2006-10-11T20:49:00.000-07:00

Are you tired of diet tips espoused by people with apparently unlimited income and time? For a lot of us, it may just not be practical to spend half of our Sunday preparing carefully portioned meals for the rest of the week, or financially feasible to buy all our meals prepackaged in just the right portions. And there are those of us who cringe at the thought or mrention of weighing food to achieve "optimal portion sizes." Read More...

The Atkins Diet - A Comprehensive Analysis

2006-10-10T22:18:00.000-07:00

It has been 10 years since Dr. Robert Atkins re-introduced his 1970's low carb diet program (known in the 70's as Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution). The book, now known as Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution has flooded the market, producing what can only be termed "low carb mania" in the United States and abroad. Millions have tried his diet, and his books have been on the bestseller lists for a decade. It has been estimated that nearly 25 million Americans are on a low carb diet during any given period. Read More...

Facts About the Obesity Drug Xenical

2006-10-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

Xenical® (active ingredient, orlistat) is a new type of obesity medication which acts in the digestive tract (stomach, small intestine) to prevent about 30 percent of our dietary-fat from being digested. This undigested fat is eliminated in bowel movements, thus reducing calorie-intake. For optimum weight reduction and comfort, Xenical® patients should eat a calorie-controlled diet and take regular physical exercise. Like all prescription diet pills, Xenical® is designed only for clinically obese patients, with a body mass index of 30+. Read More...

What's the Best Type of Exercise to Burn Calories?

2006-10-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

Exercise helps us to burn calories and lose weight in two different ways. First, it causes the muscles of the body to do more work. Second, it enlarges our muscle tissue, thus raising our metabolic rate (the amount of calories we burn while resting). This is because muscle is more metabolically active than body fat. So physical activity leads to immediate calorie expenditure during a particular workout, and also helps us to continue burning extra calories even when our fitness routine is over. Read More...

I Don't Have the Patience to Lose Weight!

2006-10-09T23:35:00.000-07:00

Do you feel that you lack sufficient patience to lose weight? I mean, does the idea of losing a maximum of 2 pounds of fat, per week, drive you crazy with impatience? Read More...

South Beach Diet Is Hot; Here's Why

2006-10-09T23:20:00.000-07:00

It started out simply enough. Arthur Agatston, MD, a cardiologist, decided to develop an eating plan that would improve the cholesterol and insulin levels of his patients with heart disease. Now, the South Beach diet has grown into something much bigger. That's because the plan Agatston created not only improves cholesterol and insulin levels, but it also has helped many people lose weight. Read More...

Weight Loss With Acupuncture - Can Acupuncture Help You Lose Weight?

2006-10-09T22:38:00.000-07:00

In recent years, more and more people are trying out acupuncture to lose weight. Just what is acupuncture? How can acupuncture treatment help you lose weight? Read More...

A Dream Diet That Works - Wake Up!

2006-10-09T21:53:00.000-07:00

"Dream" diets - to think or hope that there's such a thing, let alone a dream diet that works for all is... dreaming. There are so many variables when it comes to food and people, and this is why most of the diets you read and hear about are just fads. Read More...

An Introduction to Low Carb Diets

2006-10-09T21:42:00.000-07:00

Low carbohydrate (or low carb) diet plans have really increased in popularity in the last ten years or so. This is in large part due to the success of the ever-popular Atkins diet and the low carb diets that followed it such as the South Beach diet. But you don't need the latest book or high priced diet program to follow a low carb diet. Read More...

Celebrity Diets - What Are The Dangers Of Celebrity Diets?

2006-10-09T21:37:00.000-07:00

What is a celebrity diet and who follows them? The term “celebrity diet” is used to refer to any diet that is recommended by celebrities. There is no single, concrete diet that all celebrities use. To be completely honest, celebrity diets are simply low-carb/low calorie diets that are not the most viable way to a permanent, healthier lifestyle. Read More...

Simple Living Guide: An Essential Ingredient of Healthy Dieting

2006-10-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

It happens to be quite overwhelming nowadays to choose the right diet for ourselves when we start to feel like we need one. There are so many offers out there (diets are obviously a big business) that one can easily feel confused and lost among the loads of information bombarding us via all sorts of media’s advertising. Read More...

Four Myths about Diet That You Should Pay No Attention To

2006-08-22T08:41:00.000-07:00

Nowhere are there more fad diets, weight loss schemes and wild, completely unsubstantiated weight loss advice circulating than in the USA. With so much conflicting "information" out there, it's no wonder people don't know where to turn to lose weight properly and in a healthy way. Read More...

Fat Burning Cardio Workouts with Heart Rate Monitors

2006-08-22T07:59:00.000-07:00

When it comes to weight loss the first thing many people think about is that they have to do tons of cardio. Many people spend hour after hours counting the calories burned on their treadmill. Others are using a heart rate monitor to stay in their fat burning zone for hours hoping the fat will burn away. One of the number one questions I get is "I do 6 hours of cardio a week and can't lose a pound. Read More...

Change Your Mind to Change Your Body

2006-08-18T08:14:00.000-07:00

Your body is a primarily reflection of your mind. If you have a disciplined mind, you can control the shape of your body. You can easily control your diet to gain or lose weight, and improve or destroy your health, beauty, and fitness based on your habits, and YOU are the one who controls your habits! Although your mind does control your body, it is hard to see changes in your mind. On the other hand, it is easy to see changes in your body, and changes in your body affect your mind. For example, when you exercise, you feel energetic. When you lie on the couch and take a nap, you feel lazy. If you want to feel energetic more often, exercise more often. If you want to feel lazy more often, exercise less often, or not at all. Read More...

Exercise At Home Or Gym

2006-08-18T07:51:00.000-07:00

Making the decision of where you will go to exercise is a very important step in reaching your goals of fitness. A lot of factors will go into this decision, and each one should be evaluated well before you start exercising. Once you have made a decision on where you will go to exercise, you can move on to deciding how you plan to work out. Read More...

Understanding Weight Loss Surgery

2006-08-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

Weight loss is a must for those who are obese. There are various ways and means for losing the weight. Weight loss surgery is one of the best options for those people who are obese. The people whose body mass index are more than 35 and have health complications because of their excess weight are advised for weight loss surgery. Read More...

Lose Weight And Get In Shape

2006-08-16T09:02:00.000-07:00

Are you tired of being overweight? Tired of breathing heavy, not being able to participate in events because of your weight? Then you have a weight problem. This is nothing to be ashamed of, it is a problem that a lot of Americans have. Are you doomed for life? No! You can get in shape, and with the help of the following dieting and exercising tips you can feel better, live longer, and wear your clothes with pride. Read More...

Green Tea Health Benefits

2006-08-10T00:46:00.000-07:00

For many centuries people of China used green tea for treating various diseases. However with the advancement of time, today people of west use green tea, realizing its several benefits. Green Tea has long been esteemed in China for its involvement to good health. Read More...

How to Properly Plan for Successful Weight Loss

2006-08-10T00:18:00.000-07:00

Before taking actions in any problem we encounter, there should always be a plan first. That is, if we want to come up with positive results. You wouldn�t want to enter a battle without preparing how to defeat the enemy, would you? Attempting a task without planning is like building a house without a blueprint or playing against a basketball team without planed plays with your teammates. How could you expect a good outcome? Read More...

2 Simple Steps To Ripped Summertime Muscles

2006-08-04T23:10:00.000-07:00

Summer is on the horizon, and the time has come to kick back and relax under the sun. It's time for beach days, barbecues and pool parties, and for any serious weightlifter these activities also mean one thing: it's time for the shirts to come off and to showcase that rock-solid physique they've been working on all year. No one wants to be walking around with a soft, smooth and flabby body, and for the next month or two, all of those serious lifters will be shifting into get ripped mode. Read More...

The Top 13 Weight Loss Tips

2006-08-02T08:02:00.000-07:00

Get ready to lose 10 pounds!

By paying attention to the amount of food you eat, eliminating unnecessary sugar and fat from your foods and making sure you include absolutely delicious meals and snacks to keep your taste buds happy. Read More...

Health And Fitness - How To Get Great Body Shape-Stay Fit And Healthy

2006-08-01T06:23:00.000-07:00

Most people know that having health and fitness is important. Many try to stay fit and healthy to get a great body shape. The question is do people know the benefits of being fit and healthy or how to get that great body shape they yearned so much for? Read More...

Eight Habits of Successful Dieters

2006-07-29T08:11:00.000-07:00

There are many ways to lose weight, but you do have to be careful of the food you eat, the amount of exercise you do and the amount of food that you eat. There are many foods that are filling and yet do not contain any calories that may hamper your efforts to shed the extra pounds. Most diets involve using eight habits that teach you how to eat healthy, lose weight and keep it off. Read More...

HEARTY VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

2006-07-25T05:37:00.000-07:00

Yield: 5 qt. (5 lt)

Butter or beef fat 6 oz. 170 g
Mirepoix, small dice 3 lb. 1.5 kg
Turnip, small dice 8 oz. 250 g
Garlic cloves, chopped 2 2
Beef broth or stock 4 qt. 4 lt

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Benefit of Herbal Green Tea Extract

2006-07-20T07:40:00.000-07:00

Copyright 2005 Arina Nikitina
Green tea has been highly valued in Asia for centuries for it's medical properties. In the recent years green tea benefits caught the attention of western scientists. Alongside with confirming many of the green tea benefits scientists indicated that green tea can also help you lose weight. Read More...

Hoodia Gordonii Helps You Hunt and Lose Weight!

2006-07-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

What if you had to travel 500 miles to get to the nearest grocery store and you had nothing to eat on the way? This problem has faced the ancient San Tribe of Southern Africa, one of the world’s most primitive tribes, for thousands of years. They often had to travel hundreds of miles through the desert in search of game and had little or nothing to eat or drink along the way. How did they do it? Read More...

What is Green Tea?

2006-07-11T21:25:00.000-07:00

Green tea has long been used by the Chinese as medicine to treat headaches, body ache, poor digestion, and improve well-being and life expectancy. Green tea extract is bioflavonoid rich, and one of its main uses is fighting free radicals in your body. Green tea extract contains high level of polyphenols (a bioflavonoid), and it's also a rich source of EGCG (an antioxidant), that's over 200 times more potent than vitamin E in fighting free radicals and pro-oxidants. Read More....

Choosing a safe and successful weight loss program

2006-06-11T19:44:00.000-07:00

Almost any of the commercial weight-loss programs can work, but only if they motivate you sufficiently to decrease the amount of calories you eat or increase the amount of calories you burn each day (or both). What elements of a weight-loss program should an intelligent consumer look for in judging its potential for safe and successful weight loss? Read More...