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| That Brilliant Vitamin: Vitamin B |
| By Charlene J. Nuble |
Vitamin B is a group of eight individual vitamins that promote normal growth and development. The B vitamins treat anemia and some types of nerve damage, help mental and nervous conditions, improve resistance to infection and disease, increase appetite and energy, and improve memory. Here are what the B-complex vitamins do for you and why you need them. posted Sunday, July 17, 2005
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| Are You Overweight Because You're Not Sleeping Enough? |
| By Tracy Lee |
Everyone knows the importance of exercise and how it helps us with weight loss, but on some days we all wish we can just sleep in bed and lose weight at the same time. Did you know that sleep can affect your weight? Try your best to get enough sleep every day, and you'll reduce one more obstacle in your path to attaining your desired ideal weight. posted Thursday, July 14, 2005
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| Diet and Exercise Evolution: Water: 65% of Your Body Can't be Wrong |
| By David McCormick |
No matter how much you exercise, if you don't drink enough water, your body will not metabolize fat for you. The more water you drink the healthier you become. Here are some more tips, and even water substitutes. posted Sunday, July 10, 2005
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| The Truth About Red Wine and Heart Disease |
| By Nicholas Webb |
What is so special about wine? What is it that makes it potentially more protective against coronary heart disease, and perhaps other diseases, than other forms of alcohol? What is the truth about red wine and heart disease? posted Tuesday, July 5, 2005
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| Food: The Proof Is In The Portion |
| By Virginia Bola, PsyD |
We are a large people. 65% of us are overweight, 30% actually obese. How did we reach this point? Can we blame the processors, the preservers, the packagers, or the fast food industry? While all of these made their contributions to our current plight, one source of our caloric distress runs through everything: portion size. posted Tuesday, July 5, 2005
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| Increase HDL Cholesterol and Live Longer |
| By Nicholas Webb |
There are several effective ways to increase HDL cholesterol (that's the good one by the way), that can literally add years to your life, reduce the risk of heart disease, atherosclerosis and stroke. So, how do we go about getting high HDL cholesterol levels. It is free, relatively easy and last as long as you continue a healthy life. posted Friday, July 1, 2005
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| Add years to your life and save your heart for free |
| By Nicholas Webb |
For some time it has been known that people who live into their 90's without evidence of heart disease, typically have very high levels of HDL. You should do your best to get your HDL levels up to at least 60 milligrams. You can reduce your risk and save your heart for free. posted Friday, July 1, 2005
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| Foods That Help Burn Fat |
| By Lisa Irby |
Want to burn fat around your waistline and tone your abs? Foods that are high in fiber and protein are the best kinds of food to consume. Here are some foods that will help you reach your weight loss goal. These foods are not only good to you, they are good for you! posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005
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| Toning Your Abs - Common Exercising Myths |
| By Lisa Irby |
Whether you are a man or woman, we would all love to have that solid six pack to show off when we are at the pool. Crunches are good exercises for toning the abs and stomach. However many people think they can continue to eat what they want as long as they end their day with 100 crunches. Your first goal must be to lose that fat, and that starts with your diet. posted Monday, June 27, 2005
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| Using Nutrition to Boost Your Cardio |
| By Tony Hale |
If you want to make changes to your body, it is pretty important for you to understand how your body works. I am almost certain you want to burn fat. You can boost your cardio and trick your body into burning that fat as energy. Why not get the maximum benefits if you are going to do the work anyway. posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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| How to Find a Gym and Start Exercising |
| By Michael Brooks |
Exercise to cure cancer, exercise to lose weight, feel better, livelonger, and stop dementia, the list appears endless. Get yourself motivated to join the wonderful world of exercising. A great solution is to join a gym where you are in the company of like-minded people. Here is how to find a gym for the first time or after a period of inactivity. posted Monday, June 20, 2005
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| Spoiled Rotten: The Big 3 Reasons for Fitness Failure |
| By Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT, YFT |
In this age of medicines, technologies, supplements, and highly advanced exercise techniques, people have been lead to believe that they can have results RIGHT NOW. The real truth is that weight loss and physical fitness require time, effort, and dedication. Cardiovascular Training, Resistance Training, and Proper Nutrition all play a vital role in your health and fitness program. posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005
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| Simplebean Top 10 |
| 1. | Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy!, Bill Phillips |
| 2. | Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, Dr. Walter C. Willett |
| 3. | The G.I. Diet : The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss, Rick Gallop |
| 4. | Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength, Bill Phillips |
| 5. | The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete, Artemis P. Simopoulos |
| 6. | Food and Mood: Second Edition : The Complete Guide To Eating Well and Feeling Your Best, Elizabeth Somer |
| 7. | Your Miracle Brain: Maximize Your Brainpower, Boost Your Memory, Lift Your Mood, Improve Your IQ and Creativity, Prevent and Reverse Mental Aging, Jean Carper |
| 8. | The Ultimate Fit or Fat, Covert Bailey |
| 9. | Dare to Lose: Four Simple Steps to Achieve a Better Body, Shari Lieberman, Ph.D. |
| 10. | The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health, Bob Greene |
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The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health
Bob Greene
Greene, an exercise physiologist and Oprah Winfrey's trainer, focuses on diet with a wealth of sound information and helpful strategies. Greene starts with a cutting overview of destructive diets, including those popular today. Then, after reviewing exercise essentials, he presents a refreshingly sensible plan for nutritious, healthy eating, with tools for keeping intake moderate.
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Winning by Losing : Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
Jillian Michaels
A fitness coach from NBC's The Biggest Loser, Michaels' Self, Science and Sweat plan covers the mental and physical aspects of weight management. She warns readers that they must work hard, but will change their lives for the better. She dispels common diet myths (skipping meals is best, diet pills work), and provides recipes. She introduces the concept of fast, slow and balanced oxidizers to help you design your ideal meal plan. This book includes easy-to-follow exercises with photos, and a five-day, 12-week fitness program.
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Teach Yourself Visually Weight Training
maranGraphics Development Group
For those who recognize the benefits of weight training to achieve and keep a healthy body, the Visual Learning System breaks down the complexities into graphical two-page lessons that simplify learning. Inside you’ll find clear, step-by-step instructions for beginning a weight training routine, with tips on form, warming up and cooling down, and preventing injury.
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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook
Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D.
Boost your energy, reduce stress, lose body fat, build muscle, and improve your performance with this best-selling sports nutrition guide! Includes realistic eating strategies to help you make the right food choices in today’s eat-and-run society. It shows how to navigate your way healthfully through grocery stores, fast food drive-throughs, restaurants, and even your own kitchen. Highly recommended for athletes, exercisers, and average folk who want to understand how to design a personalized diet.
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Dare to Lose: Four Simple Steps to Achieve a Better Body
Shari Lieberman, Ph.D.
Lieberman explains the importance of metabolism in weight loss, pointing out the factors that slow down metabolism-such as stress, yo-yo and crash dieting, and sedentary lifestyles-and ways to counteract them.
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A Cookbook for All Seasons: A Healthy Eating Plan for Life
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
Dr. Elson Haas offers guidelines for maintaining healthy and nutritious eating habits in today's world of processed instant food.
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365 Activities for Fitness, Food, and Fun for the Whole Family
Julia Sweet
A certified aerobics instructor, children's fitness instructor, personal trainer, weight training instructor, and mother of two, Julia E. Sweet's book features activities that will get your kids participating in games, exercises, and healthy recipes they will love. Best of all, the activities are designed to be fun for the whole family, strengthening family bonds as well as improving everyone's health.
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