That’s the thing that is on everyone’s mind. Our world, our country, ourselves. How do we really stop being fat? A great question, but not an easy one to answer. Ten years ago I made up my mind to stop being fat. Having grown up with an unhealthy relationship with food, my weight grew to [...]
When the words oils and fats are mentioned, healthconscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail to realize is that there are good fats and bad fats. Complete avoidance of intake of oils and fats would actually be detrimental – rather than beneficial – to their health.
The Truth about Fish Oil
Essential fatty acids [...]
We are in the middle of the holiday season, and for most of us it is also a wonderful and stressful season at the same time. We travel, host friends and relatives, throw big parties, attend big parties, eat delicious meals, indulge in entertainment venues, and so on. Sometimes our plans don’t work out quite [...]
Written on December 16, 2008 | Posted in
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It still remains the hottest topic of the day (after the presidential elections of course!) – How to lose weight. People are looking for a magic pill, one-hour surgery, 3-day cleanse, and vast variety of other short term solutions. Thousands of dollars are spent on fad diets, newest nutrition books, fancy kitchen appliances, and so [...]
Written on October 22, 2008 | Posted in
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nutrition,
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A new group of medications has recently become available for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These medications take advantage of discoveries on the workings of hormones naturally made by the intestines known as “incretins”. These hormones are made by special cells in the intestine in response to eating. Incretins stimulate the release of [...]
By Wendy Chant,
Author of Crack the Fat Loss Code
When it comes to losing fat, success doesn’t happen overnight.
Sometimes it doesn’t even happen over a few weeks, a few months or a
few years. Don’t rush it, don’t crash and don’t expect too much of
yourself too soon. Life is for the living; for the making of mistakes
and [...]
One of the most frequently asked questions by members of metabolism.com is whether there are food products which can boost metabolism and help their diet. While many products claim to boost metabolism unfortunately there are few which really do.
Research has shown that a compound in green tea known as EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) has metabolism boosting [...]
Written on June 13, 2007 | Posted in
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