Archive for August, 2011
Coffee and Alcohol: Drink Up But Drink Smart
Oh no – not doom and gloom on two such commonly ingested beverages! No worries – just a few notable notes so you can make informed decisions on both your alcohol and coffee consumption. In moderation, neither is going to significantly harm you unless you have a sensitivity or health concern specifically harmed by either. [...]
Crucial Diabetes Control: A Meal Plan
By following a meal plan, diabetics will gain both long and short-term benefit due to giving your body the ability to maintain blood sugar. In turn, this will make you feel better and give you more energy. For some people with Type II diabetes, a meal plan can help reduce insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is [...]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) were (and still are) powerful carcinogens. A carcinogen is any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer. PCBs are found in things such as asbestos and radon; however, we are also forced to consume it in our foods – many unaware of its presence! We are exposed to many substances [...]
Fighting the Fat Fight
Is it your goal to lose weight? Then look to gaining muscle! You can gain muscle and literally decrease your body size without losing a pound. Yes, it’s true! So many are so obsessed watching the numbers on their scale they just aren’t seeing the bigger picture in the fat fight. Try ignoring your scale [...]
Eat Better. On YOUR Terms.
Eating better. No doubt that can make a difference in your overall health. Like you haven’t heard that before, huh!? Well, that’s because it is true. But you needn’t go to overt extremes. There are “forces” out there convincing us everything is bad – bad, bad, bad food! It’s just not so. No food is [...]
Think “Good” Feel Good.
Did you know that thinking positive, affirming thoughts can truly affect your fitness and overall health? When you think “good thoughts” your body actually creates “feel good” hormones! These hormones give you more energy, balance your mood and can even contribute to your body’s healing abilities. Beware: it works the same if you’re a negative [...]
Fitness Shake Recipe
Fitness Shake Skim milk with banana, yogurt, wheat germ, vanilla and sweetener to keep the sugar down all nicely spiced with cinnamon. Ingredients: 2 cups skim milk 2 medium-size ripe bananas, cut into l-inch pieces 1/2 cup fat-free plain or banana yogurt 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder 1/3 cup wheat germ 1 teaspoon vanilla [...]
Don’t Let Your Diet Be Detrimental to Your Fitness
The most common means of dieting is restricting calories. The first thing we thing of when we think “diet” is “Can’t/shouldn’t eat this that or the other thing”. But this amounts to calorie restriction, which can actually lower your metabolism. When your metabolism lowers, so does your fat burning ability and your chance of dropping [...]
Just Say NO to Starvation
The word, “Diet” is defined as: any severe restriction of food or calories that’s temporary. Conventional diets usually call for low calorie consumption: 800 to 1200 or less for women 1500 to 1800 or less for men Of course, if you proceed to restrict calories like this, you will lose weight. So, on the surface, [...]
Finding a Weight Loss Program That Works for You
We have a free PDF to offer you again! It’s called, “Finding a Weight Loss Program That Works for You”. This free guide will give you some guidelines you can use if you’re having trouble choosing a weight loss plan you think is just right for you. It’s only 9 pages, but contains all the [...]
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