Dec 29 2007
Unfortunately, many New Year’s weight loss resolutions don’t last through January, because we get discouraged by a lack of progress. It’s hard to stick with any diet if you feel like you’re giving up all the fun foods you love, but not really losing much weight.
To make it easier, try these three easy weight loss tips to remove some of those unwanted pounds.
Dec 27 2007
I received an email this morning from James, who asked for some suggestions to help him with his insomnia. His sleep patterns are disturbed when he drinks alcohol. The only answer I came up with wasn’t very helpful, so he gave me permission to post his email here on my blog. If you have a good answer for James’ question, please post your comments. Continue Reading »
Dec 20 2007
Getting body fat to burn faster has become a national obsession. Many of us work out daily, even when it isn’t any fun. We try to find magic foods that improve our metabolism so we can eat more without gaining weight. We join programs designed to help us burn fat faster.
But perhaps the answer is right under our noses - literally. Continue Reading »
Dec 19 2007
Every new diet that comes along tries to create excitement and enthusiasm (and sales) by coming up with a new and interesting way to get people to eat fewer calories. Some very popular diets - like the Atkins diet, the Zone Diet, and Fat Loss 4 Idiots -try to tell you that calories aren’t all that important if you just follow their menu plans, (but their diets are still low-calorie).
In spite of all those diet books on our bookshelves, America is a land of overweight people, with high rates of heart disease and diabetes related to our diets. Part of the problem is eating the wrong things, of course, but eating too much of the wrong things is what really brings on the excess fat.
The average American is eating more calories every day than the average citizen 20 years ago, and portions continue to get bigger along with our waistlines.One way to naturally eat less is to eat better food. By “better” I mean food that has more nutrition, more vitamins, and more of the basic building blocks of health. Too many of us take a vitamin pill to replenish our body’s supply of these vital nutrients, while eating food that is low in nutritional value. Continue Reading »
Dec 18 2007
You’ve heard for years that you should eat slower if you want to lose weight. But is this good advice?
Yes, and I’ll show you why.
Stress is so much a part of daily life that most of us don’t even notice it even more, at least consciously. However, there are certainly parts of your body that do notice, and one important part is our digestive system.
Eating a meal on the run is a signal to many organs and glands in your body that you are under stress. Eating fast can mean chomping down a sandwich or burger during lunch, eating a bagel while driving to work, or just rushing through your evening meal so you can go watch your favorite TV show. Because you’re in a hurry, your body will think you’re under stress (attack) just when your meal hits your stomach. Continue Reading »
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