One of the primary problems of losing weight is the fact that all weight is not created equal. When you lose weight you will inevitably lose muscle mass as well. What if there was a way to tell you body to burn only fat?
Researchers at the Garvin Institute in Sydney, Australia, say they've created a new weight loss drug to do just that.
Read more »If you associate walnuts with cinnamon buns and other rich pastries, you might not realize what a healthy food they really are. These delicious little packages are dense with nutrients, an excellent source of manganese, copper and tryptophan. Particularly noteworthy for their omega-3 fats, walnuts are also high in antioxidants. In a recent Spanish study, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with walnuts was shown to significantly lower risk factors for heart disease.
Read more »Often the biggest problem with people wishing to lose weight is their inability to find a suitable diet plan that would help burn their existing fat, trim their unnecessary cravings for empty high-calorie foods and help them burn more for the ideal figure they have in mind. All the existing diet plans today are mostly effective in reducing cravings and trimming the fat.
Read more »The Sacred Heart Diet is a fad diet that has been circulating for many years. The diet was supposedly thought to come from the cardiology department at Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital where it was used for overweight heart patients. However, like most of these diets – this is an urban myth.
The Sacred Heart Diet has been called a number of different names (such as the Spokane Heart Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet, Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet and the Miami Heart Institute Diet). The diet also bears a striking resemblance to the cabbage soup diet.
Read more »The waiting area is filled nearly to capacity. Deep blue wallpapered walls surround the small room. The inhabitants of the chairs all sit quietly, only disturbing the silence with occasional flips of magazine pages. A nurse opens a door to the left and calls a name and an empty chair finally opens up, only to be filled a few moments later.
Read more »As we move from summer to fall, into the new school season and new year, I am wondering if you would like to join with me as I recommit to my health, to better living! What better time than now!
28 days: 28 diet tips to living a fully baked life!
1. Fruit and Veggies Rule: They are 'real food' (as in not processed or filled with white sugar or white flour ... duh!), they are loaded with fiber; they are ohhhh so satisfying. Add two servings to every meal and consider them for your snacks. The dietary guidelines say 5 to 9.
Half Baked: 5 servings or less
Read more »I’m hooked on “The Biggest Loser”. Maybe its because I get to watch lives being transformed and new behaviors shaped. Or maybe its because I feel gratified that these changes are a result of improvements in nutrition and exercise, areas in which I have expertise, rather than the promise of a fad diet, magic pills or surgery as a solution. But I was always so curious about what goes on behind the scenes. So you can imagine my excitement when I had the opportunity to learn from the registered dietitian and physician for the show at a recent conference.
Read more »This article is courtesy of The Biggest Loser Club online. For more on the diet, or for other weight loss advice, go to www.BiggestLoserClub.com
The Biggest Loser Diet is a calorie-controlled, carbohydrate-modified, fat-reduced, weight-loss diet geared to help you burn pound after pound of pure fat--and do so without deprivation or loss of energy.
What's more, The Biggest Loser Diet is high in lean protein. Protein has a hunger-controlling effect on the body--which is why higher-protein diets are so effective for weight loss and fat-burning.
Read more »What It Is
You, too, can be The Biggest Loser by following a diet and fitness program similar to that used by contestants on the NBC TV show of the same name. There are no televised temptations of cheesy pasta or gooey brownies for home dieters, no diet pills or personal trainers -- just a healthy diet and plenty of exercise.
Read more »Forget the fad diets. Stop counting carbs. Dr. Mehmet Oz has teamed up with Dr. Michael Roizen to develop a diet plan that they say really works.
Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen have already helped millions live longer, look younger and become smarter patients. Now, they want to teach you how to lose weight and waist once and for all. The goal is to shrink your waist down to the ideal size—32 and a half inches for women and 35 inches for men—and make eating so easy, you never realize you're dieting!
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