Diet Selector: What’s the Best Diet for Me?
The Diet Selector: From Atkins to The Zone, More Than 50 Ways to Help You Find the Best Diet for You was written by Judith Rodriguez, a nutritionist and clinical dietitian.
Rodriguez says about popular diets: “Just because it is on the bookshelf, or the name is on a door, it does not mean it is a healthy, well-rounded program”. She wrote this book to outline the pros and cons of a variety of different diets to help you decide the plan that is best for you.
Diet Selector Basics
... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Organic Food can Sabotage Weight Loss
Organically-grown foods are a controversial topic. They do produce foods with less pesticides however there exists much debate as to whether or not they are nutritionally superior.
One thing about organics is clear, however - they are a marketers dream. Somehow being grown without the use of commercial pesticides has been interpreted by a disturbing amount of people as being "less caloric".
That's right - according to this paper in the journal Judgment and Decision Making , ... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
The Palm Springs Diet Promises to Help You Lose Weight, But Does It Really Work?
Following the popularity of the Hamptons Diet and the South Beach Diet, a new diet product is emerging on the market called the Palm Springs Diet. This isn't a book, but rather a product that promises to help people lose weight by taking nutritional supplements. But does the Palm Springs Diet really work? Are the ingredients in the supplement known to promote fat loss? Let's take a closer look and find out.
The three primary ingredients in the Palm Springs Diet are chitosan, capsaicin, and... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
What does 'moderate' drinking really mean?
"Moderate" drinking means no more than two drinks per day for men and no more than one drink per day for women. Drinking seven drinks in one day and abstaining for the rest of the week doesn't count.
A single drink equals:
-- 12 ounces of beer
-- 5 ounces of wine
-- 1 1/2 ounces of hard liquor (one shot)
How many calories are in that drink? On average:
-- 1 beer = 150 calories
-- 1 glass of wine = 100 calories
-- 1 shot of straight liquor = 100 calories
SOURCE: "The Mayo Clinic... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Spam E-mails Appeal to the Young, Overweight
Chances are you’ve seen those e-mail “spam” ads that tout the latest herbal remedy that promises dramatic weight loss. If you’re like most people, you just delete them.
But new research suggests that the spam ads related to weight loss appeal to a sizable minority of young adults who not only read them but purchase the items they are selling, according to a new report in Southern Medical Journal.
Researchers at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York asked... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Arm Workouts That Are Effective For Muscle Growth
his article details an arm's training routine that actually takes less than twenty minutes to perform. Yet among professional body builders, the routine has proved to be a great arm's bust workout, and also an awesome way warm-up strategy for the body ahead of chest, abdominal and back training workouts. The arms remain the single most beautiful area a body builder can develop, and yet it is easy and straightforward. In fact, well-developed arms aid in the workout routines of most of the other muscle... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
How a Weight Loss Plateau occurs & how to reduce its effects
A weight loss plateau often occurs because the difference between energy intake and energy expenditure gradually balances. The human body must restore energy balance in order to survive. Imagine the potential for human survival if we kept losing weight because we couldn't find enough food (energy intake) when roaming the land thousands of years ago!
Our body needs these natural physiological mechanisms to help maintain energy balance relatively quickly.... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
There's a Reason That You Have Excess Stomach Fat
I'll show you in the article below why you've been doing the wrong types of exercises and eating the wrong types of foods. Change just a few of these aspects and you'll start to lose stubborn belly fat and get a flat stomach MUCH faster!
by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
5 Facts You MUST Understand if You Are Ever Going to Lose Your Belly Fat and Get Six Pack Abs
1. Many so-called "health foods"... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Increase Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Your Diet with Fish
Omega-3 fatty acids are always in the news, but do you really know what to eat to get them in your diet? Well, things are about to get fishy ... because if you want to get a dose of the healthy fat in your diet, it's time to serve up some seafood.
Why Seafood?
Seafood itself is naturally low in fat, and almost all seafood is low in cholesterol (shrimp is higher in cholesterol but still lower than many other meats in saturated fat). Fish is an excellent source of high-quality protein and... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Is MSG Making You Gain Weight?
Many people try avoiding MSG (monosodium glutamate) even though the food industry calls it the "safe" flavor enhancer. Some people have read about the negative associations with it and others get a headache or upset stomach after consuming it. So if you weren't convinced to avoid MSG, here is one more reason: It might be causing you to gain fat. Researchers have been using MSG to "fatten up" lab rats during experiments, but they had never looked to see if it had the same effect... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Diet Food Delivery Service at Your Doorstep
Are you aware of the diet food delivery service? These days there are companies who prepare weight loss food and they even bring them to your doorstep. With these diet food services you need not worry about the fats and the calories.
They will provide you with a balanced diet, which has high protein, low calorie and low carb. You can order this meal for the whole family. You can serve this meal without any worry because these diet services are much authentic.
With the help of these diet programs... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Nutrition Building Muscle Mass - Part 3
Parts 1 & 2 of this series covered ten significant and critical aspects of nutrition building muscle mass. In this part 3 article I will expand on a few of those tips and offer additional suggestions to help you achieve the physique that you desire.
Here are 5 more additional suggestions that you can utilize in your nutritional plan to augment your bodybuilding workouts. These include good fats, cycling protein, creatine, cortisol and overeating.
1. Good fats: As we discussed in a previous... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
The Perfect Meal Plan For Flat Abs
One of the most overlooked steps towards flat abs is a proper meal schedule. People are always so concerned about what they eat and how often they exercise that they overlook the importance of when they eat. Having a proper meal schedule is absolutely crucial if you are interested in weight loss. In this article I will discuss how you can make the process of attaining flat abs even easier through the creation of the perfect meal schedule. First of all, you should never skip meals. When we... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
There Goes That Weight Again
Food manufacturers come out with innovative food ideas at an alarming rate that the advice about eating just the right number of calories falls on deaf ears. In fact, most people have a weight problem, and of those who do, majority are trying to lose excess pounds, not to gain them. No wonder the US government has expressed profound concerns about the nation’s obesity levels. In some cases, excess weight is not necessarily caused by overeating. It can be caused by an underlying health problem.... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Balance Workouts - Learn how to:
Prevent falls, leading to broken hips, time in bed, and fear of aging
Feel centered when you go to pick something off of the ground, step over a puddle, or reach for an object across your body
Stand up from a chair without thinking about it
Improve core strength for advanced exercise techniques
Climb multiple stairs at a time without fearing instability or a fall
Feel balanced when you have to run across the street
... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Endurance Building - Learn how to:
Wake up and feel ready to attack the day with energy, enthusiasm, and strength
Regain your ability to get through life without getting out of breath
Improve your stamina with a loved-one
Get rid of low back pain caused by hard days and long hours
Have more energy for those who matter most to you in life
Play with your kids and wear them out!
Gain confidence that you will live with an extremely high quality of life, forever
Prevent falls, leading to broken hips, time in bed,... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Can Bitter Orange Help You Lose Weight?
Bitter Orange (Citrus Aurantium): An Alternative To Ephedrine
The fruit from a plant called Citrus Aurantium is used to create Bitter Orange Extract. This extract contains several alkaloids that are similar to ephedrine: synephrine, N-methyltyramine, hordenine, octopamine, and tyramine.
Unlike ephedrine, some of the alkaloids in Bitter Orange are believed to act specifically on beta-3 adrenergic receptors which promote fat breakdown. In contrast, ephedrine additionally acts on beta-1 and beta-2... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Is Circuit Training for You?
All about circuit training
If you're looking for something to spice up your workouts, have you thought about circuit training? This type of training can be versatile and it moves quickly because you're going from one exercise to another instead of doing continuous cardio or straight set training with weights. You can do all strength circuits, all cardio circuits or a mixture of the two for a challenging, calorie-burning workout.
How It Works
Circuit training combines 8-10 exercises that are completed... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
L-Thyroxine is a synthetically manufactured thyroid hormone
L-Thyroxine is a synthetically manufactured thyroid hormone. Its effect is similar to that of natural L-thyroxin (L-T4) in the thyroid gland. L-thyroxin is one of two hormones which is produced in the thyroid. The other one is L-triiodthyronine (L-T3, see Cytomel). L-thyroxin is clearly the weaker of the two hormones. For this rea-son it is often used for a longer time period than L-T3. Bodybuilders use L-Thyroxine to accelerate the metabolizing of carbohydrates, proteins, and fat. The body burns... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
Diet Pills Reviewed
What\'s most important to you when choosing a diet supplement? Is it the cost, safety, effectiveness? With literally hundreds of diet pill options it can be a bit confusing. That is why we created PricesExposed.net.
We want to inform the public about misleading diet pill claims. Many diet pills can undermine your health, cause physical discomfort and lead to disappointment when you regain weight soon after you lose it. What is the best diet pill? Which diet pills work? Those are questions that we... read more ››
|
| View / Add Comments(0) |
|
|
