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| Multivitamins: To Take or Not to Take. That is the Question |
| By Adam A. Zunic |
Should you take one of each or a one-a-day multivitamin? Studies show that vitamins may help prevent certain diseases including heart disease, osteoporosis, and maybe even certain cancers. If you are one of those people who might not eat right every single day, a multivitamin should be included in your diet as insurance and can help you get the essential vitamins and minerals your body needs. posted Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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| Developing Healthy Eating Habits |
| By Nehemiah Maxwell |
A healthy diet will help you look better, feel better and live longer. If you desire to live a long, healthy, vibrant life, you have to take care of your body by giving it the proper nutrition. Some people think of eating healthy as being boring and tasteless. Eating Healthy can be enjoyable! posted Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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| 6 Steps to Ending Bad Eating Habits |
| By Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP |
If you could name one thing that stands between you and your weight loss goal, what would it be? If you removed that obstacle, do you believe you could obtain your goal? Consider using NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) to establish a well formed outcome. posted Monday, January 30, 2006
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| Laws of The Lean |
| By Charles Remington |
Learning what to eat is half of the mission getting to an ideal weight and staying there. New eating habits must mature into a way of life. Managing your weight is a lifestyle, not something you try. Here are 10 Laws of the Lean, designed to help form the belief, passion and discipline to manage a new knowledge of eating. These laws will empower you to change. posted Tuesday, January 3, 2006
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| Top 10 Mistakes To Avoid When Exercising the Abdominals |
| By David Petersen |
The abdominal muscles are important for good posture and core stability. However many exercisers are not sure of the correct way to exercise these muscles. Traditional exercises include crunches and sit-ups, also known as trunk curls and curl-ups. Follow the suggestions and alternatives presented here and lose bodyfat. You will be on your way to having six-pack abs. posted Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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| 7 Tips to Eating Out Without Gaining Weight |
| By Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP |
Is eating out making you fat? Going out for dinner used to be a treat. Today it is more common than cooking at home. We wonder why we are so fat. Restaurants and fast foods places are turning us into a nation of overweight, hungry, sluggish people. Take back control and reduce the calorie load by using these simple tips. posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005
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| Fast Food Weight Loss - Is Eating At McDonald's The New Path To Weight Loss? |
| By Tracie Johanson |
Why have fast food companies finally started to pay attention to healthier food choices? Because it’s good for business. More than $40 billion was spent in 2004 on weight control pills, gym memberships, diet plans and reduced calorie foods. Is eating at McDonald’s the new path to weight loss? Can fast food burgers, fries and sodas fit into your diet and weight loss program? Lately, Wendy’s, Burger King and many other fast food chains have made changes to help consumers stick to a healthy diet. posted Tuesday, November 8, 2005
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| Three Missing Links To Exercise Performance |
| By Charles Remington |
If you were not born with the perfect body, you can create one, with the help of three exercise techniques that are commonly over looked. Mr. Connecticut can guide your exercise and training to lose weight and gain muscle. Before you reach for a dumbbell pick up a pencil, and make the design for your next workout includes a balance of perfect form, intensity and recuperation. posted Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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| Is Your TV Making You Fat? |
| By Janice Elizabeth Small |
A recent study of American women showed that regularly watching just two hours of TV a day increased the risk of developing obesity by 23 per cent and type 2 diabetes by 14 per cent. Maybe it's even time to dust off that exercise bike and retrieve it from the basement or attic. You could cycle half way round the world while your TV provides all the entertainment you need! posted Thursday, October 13, 2005
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| The Easiest Weight Loss Program for You |
| By Janice Elizabeth Small |
There is a weight loss program which makes it easier for you personally to lose weight than others. This is a program which fits your lifestyle so well that you are happy to adopt it and live with it permanently. Choose your own elements, and go at your own pace, and you'll finally find just the right combination that works for you - the easiest possible weight loss program. posted Thursday, October 6, 2005
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| How Fat Is Burned: Turning Fat into Energy, Carbon-dioxide and Water! |
| By Ray Kelly |
Food is the fuel for the body. This fuel comes from the breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. To explain it simply, food is broken down, and all that is left in the end is water, carbon-dioxide, and energy. posted Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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| How Cookie Monster Can Help You Lose Fat |
| By Tracie Johanson |
Cookie Monster still eats cookies. But now he eats cookies in moderation. He is even experimenting with new, healthier types of cookies. So what can we learn from Cookie Monster? The Sesame Street gang helped you learn your ABC's and 123's. What they can teach us today? posted Thursday, September 22, 2005
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| How To Drop Weight and Become Healthier Using These 7 Simple Everyday Life Tips |
| By Monty Lee |
Sitting in office chairs all-day long has become a norm for many of us. Stress, and busyness make us forget about regular food and stuff our stomachs with cheeseburgers and sodas. As a result, we rarely find time for exercises, or balanced nutrition. These 7 day-to-day tips will help you to drop your extra pounds, become more energetic and healthier. posted Wednesday, September 14, 2005
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| Why Isn't My Diet Working? |
| By Hiram Perez |
Have you been on a new diet for a couple of weeks and found that you STILL can't lose weight? Have you actually GAINED a pound or two since you've been on it? Getting your diet to work is like planting a seed in a garden. Here are 10 weeds that will prevent the success of any diet and may actually be the reason that yours isn't working. posted Sunday, September 4, 2005
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| Surprise! Many Fats, Even Some Saturated Fats Can Actually Be Good for You |
| By Mike Geary |
Eating an adequate supply of healthy dietary fats is vitally important to your overall health. If you eat enough healthy natural fats, your cellular processes will proceed normally. Healthy dietary fats are essential for optimal hormone production and balance within the body and are therefore essential for the muscle building and fat burning processes. You will be happy to know that dark chocolate is in the list. posted Thursday, August 25, 2005
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| Yoga is a Safe Solution to Weight Control |
| By Paul Jerard |
Can Yoga help with weight control and weight loss? Yoga has been keeping people fit for approximately 5000 years. Adding Yoga practice to your weekly routine, and eating wisely, will contribute to weight control or weight loss. posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005
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| Brain Foods Make You Think Differently for Back-to-school |
| By Betty Hoeffner |
Students might start thinking a little differently, once they learn about brain foods, and how they can help their concentration and make their school work easier. Feeding your brain the foods it needs, will help you think in a new way about what you eat. posted Monday, August 22, 2005
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| Yes, You Can Lose Weight! |
| By Kristine Peterson |
Weight loss is one of the biggest industries in the world! And for those of us that need to lose weight it is the biggest struggle of our lives! For most of us, losing weight is going to take a life change. Personally, I desire to live forever and if that means changing my life style then I will attempt it. posted Thursday, August 18, 2005
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| The Truth About Weight Loss: The 6 Biggest Myths About Dieting! |
| By Kurt Hurley |
There are thousands of specialized or Doctor/Guru-ized diets, procedures, devices, miracle pills, powders out there, all of which promise to get you lean and sleek. Some of them actually work, but how can you tell which ones? How do you get to a healthier, slimmer you, without setting off reactions that can reverse your dieting efforts? posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005
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| Weight Loss Success -- The Most Important Determinant |
| By Michael Smith, MD |
According to a randomized trial published in the January 2005 issue of JAMA, Adherence to diet for one year, not the specific diet plan, is the most important determinant of successful weight loss. When comparing Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets, the author recommends the low fad approach. posted Sunday, August 7, 2005
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| Food Health Values |
| By Samantha Murray |
Take a look a the food elements in a perfect dietary plan; fruits and vegetables group, bread, cereals, rice and pasta groups, meats and beans group and dairy group. They have different characteristics or helpful nutritional value for your dietary needs. posted Tuesday, August 2, 2005
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| Vitamin supplements - A pill is not always the answer |
| By Marc Lindsay |
Before supplementing with vitamins, there are some things you should know. Vitamin supplements cannot replace a healthy diet. If you feel that you could be lacking in certain vitamins and minerals, it may be better to look at changing your diet and lifestyle rather than reaching for supplements. Still, if you are a highly active person you may need to constantly supplement your vitamin intake. posted Sunday, July 31, 2005
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| Six Steps to Weight Loss Success |
| By Gerald Gore |
If you want to lose weight follow the advice of those that have successfully done so. Here are six great steps that should be used by everyone. I have personally applied these exact principles to reduce my body fat from 28 percent to less than five percent in a six and a half month period. posted Sunday, July 24, 2005
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| 98 Percent of Dieters Fail: A Sensible Lifestyle is the Answer |
| By Josie Anderson |
98 Percent of dieters either quit the diet or are not able to keep the weight off permanently. The diet industry banks on the 98 percent chance that you will come back to them once again. Enjoy food and don’t let anybody make you afraid of it. Learn about Sports Nutrition: the Lifestyle that is not a Diet. posted Thursday, July 21, 2005
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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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| Meet the New Look Ronald McDonald |
| By Alan Cooper |
In a television campaign just launched, Ronald McDonald rides a bike. He shoots hoops with Yao Ming. He even snowboards like a pro. The McDonald's-owned website, GoActive.com, explains how Ronald wants the best for everyone. And it seems that when it comes to what's best for everyone, fatty junk fare (described by GoActive as tasty, wholesome food) is just not enough any more. posted Monday, June 13, 2005
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| When is a Diet not a Diet? When It's a Lifestyle! |
| By Brian Adamson |
Dieting and weight loss is almost certainly the most lucrative of all health-related businesses. Our waistlines are bulging, our health is deteriorating and the diet industry is making money! Unfortunately, most of their information is little more than propaganda designed to keep you as a customer for ever. It comes down to a simple choice - change your lifestyle! posted Sunday, June 12, 2005
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| Diet Fads: Supermarket Sheep |
| By Virginia Bola, PsyD |
Our weaknesses are being exploited by the packagers and the super store con men. Food labels are like those ubiquitous Internet sales letters. They trumpet headlines that catch our interest because they are in synch with our desires and goals. The food has not really changed at all, just the packaging. posted Monday, June 6, 2005
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| The Truth About Omega 3 |
| By Dave McEvoy |
Studies over the past two years have consistently confirmed that Omega 3, a substance lacking in today’s “diet” is a key component in the brain’s development and proper functioning. Find out how essential Omega 3 is for your brain, and your body. posted Wednesday, June 1, 2005
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| I Can, I Can't |
| By Jeremy Likness |
As a person reaches their golden years, they begin to lose muscle mass. You must train hard, and eat the right foods in order to maintain your lean mass. If you are having trouble with your motivation, just remember: It's not about the goals, it's about the journey. posted Tuesday, May 31, 2005
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| Move, Move, Move for Greater Weight Loss |
| By Gary Matthews |
The key to effective aerobic training that burns off the maximum amount of fat is long-term consistency not intensity. What many don't know is that walking produces a greater percentage of fat loss as opposed to jogging or running. This article will show you the quickest and safest way to lose fat from the body. posted Thursday, May 26, 2005
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| When a Parent has WLS: What to Tell Our Chubby Children |
| By Kaye Bailey |
We know that children are becoming obese at an alarming rate. We know fat kids become fat adults. And we know it is the parent’s responsibility to make sure their children do not become obese dooming them to lifetime of disease, heartache and suffering. We can learn from a parent’s life-long battle with obesity and improve our children's weight loss. posted Monday, May 23, 2005
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| Couple Of Easiest Ways to Burn Fat Effectively |
| By Chris Read |
Here are a couple of mornig tips to burn fat before an upcoming event like a wedding, reunion or to impress that special someone for your life. Whatever your fitness goal is these tips should be able to surely help you reach them. posted Monday, May 16, 2005
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| Snack Ideas for Kids That Won't Wreck Mom's Diet |
| By Kim Beardsmore |
Many parents on a diet have trouble maintaining a healthy eating plan when the kids come home from school, or when they are preparing school lunches. Kids love snacks like small bags of chips, tasty bite size crackers, and sodas. Parents love them because they are quick and easy to throw into the lunchbox or for kids to grab from the shelves in the pantry. But they are not part of a weight loss program. Here are 20 snack ideas to stop your kids from sabotaging your weight loss efforts. posted Sunday, May 1, 2005
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| The Ultimate Weight Loss Red-Flag Guide |
| By Kenny Leonard |
There are thousands upon thousands of weight loss and diet web sites that prey on desperate overweight people, reaping billions of dollars each year. Despite claims to the contrary, there are no magic potions or effortless ways to burn off fat. Here is a little guide that helps set the record straight as well as provide you with red flags to watch out for when researching or looking for weight loss help and support. posted Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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| Learning How to Become a Good Loser |
| By Charles Remington |
On a quest to reach your ideal weight? Are you very good at losing weight, but no matter what diet you try, the weight always comes back, usually with a few extra pounds? There’s nothing wrong with you. You’ve been on diets that are wrong. We don’t fail at diets, diets fail us. posted Sunday, April 24, 2005
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| Let’s Talk About Fad Diets |
| By Marjorie Geiser |
It is estimated that at least two-thirds of Americans are on some type of diet at any given time. Although research shows the importance of eating from all the major food groups, people are still confused about what type of diet to follow. Expect more quacky diet solutions to pop up. What makes a diet a ‘fad’ diet and why are these diets are something best to stay away from. posted Sunday, April 17, 2005
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| 3 Biggest Benefits of Strength Training |
| By Jeffrey Bedeaux |
One of the biggest mistakes people make when starting a weight-management program is not including a strength training routine. The benefits of consistent strength training include an increase in muscle size and tone. An increase in muscle tissue causes an increase in metabolic rate. Lifting weights has also been shown to improve psychological health as well, by increasing self-esteem, confidence and self-worth. posted Friday, April 15, 2005
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| The Ugly Truth About Food |
| By Karen Walker |
No matter how carefully one shops, there is often little nutrition in the foods we consume. In fact, it is nearly impossible to consume adequate nutrients through diet alone in our modern world. Let's take a look at why this happens. posted Tuesday, April 12, 2005
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| Why Diets Don't Work |
| By Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT, YFT |
You have seen advertisements for more diets than you can remember, and have seen articles or TV shows debunking those diets. Unfortunately, these are normally done by ANOTHER diet company, solely for the purpose of getting you to use their diet instead. Well, this article has nothing to sell. It just tells you why most diets don't work, and what you can do about it. posted Thursday, April 7, 2005
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| The Culprit of Obesity in Children - Inactivity |
| By Sue DeFiore |
In a study conducted by Weight Watchers International Inc., and the American Health Foundation, 25% of children are now officially overweight. Lack of exercise and overeating or choosing the wrong types of foods are the main culprits. Here are some tips to help trim up your kids. posted Tuesday, April 5, 2005
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| Healthy Hydration |
| By Scott Haywood |
Drinking lots of water is critical to successful weight loss and exercising. When we don't drink enough fluids, our body gives us signals which resemble hunger pains. When this happens, many of us start eating unnecessary calories. By staying well-hydrated, we minimise the chance of unnecessary eating and maximize our chances of achieving our weight loss goals. posted Thursday, March 31, 2005
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| Burn Fat, Not Sugar! |
| By Michelle Wollaston |
Your body can turn fat into energy, or it can turn blood sugar, glucose, into energy. But it can't do both at the same time. When your energy demand is low, your body burns fat. As your activity levels increase' your body turns to blood sugar. posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005
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| Chocolate and Heart Health – Fact or Fallacy? |
| By Nicholas Webb |
It would be wonderful if chocolate and heart health went hand in hand. There is so much information about the health benefits of chocolate that it is confusing. You might be surprised to find out that chocolate isn’t as bad as it was once thought. posted Saturday, March 26, 2005
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| Carb Crazed |
| By Meri Raffetto RD |
The idea that carbohydrates are bad or unhealthy is misunderstood. Many blame carbohydrates for the nation's obesity problems, pushing low-carb diets. The truth is overeating and general lack of exercise are mostly to blame for the obesity epidemic. Here is the truth about carbs. posted Wednesday, March 23, 2005
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| The No Diet Way to Lose Weight and Keep it off! |
| By Meri Raffetto RD |
Fad diets don't work and actually can make things worse. They may provide short term weight loss but they are generally too difficult to stick with for a lifetime. Most people regain that weight within 3 to 5 years. This yo-yo dieting effect can slow your metabolism. It is not a cookie or a slice of French bread is not responsible for weight gain. posted Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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| The 4 Secrets to Weight Loss Success the Diet Books Don't Tell You |
| By Meri Raffetto RD |
Whether weight loss plans are fad diets that are too restrictive to follow more than a couple of weeks or provided by professionals that make customized plans for us, there are some fundamental things you must know in order to be successful in a weight loss programs that have nothing to do with food. posted Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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| A Heart Healthy Diet Makeover |
| By Meri Raffetto RD |
Heart Disease is a leading cause of death for both men and women. There are many lifestyle changes you can make to significantly decrease your risk of heart disease. Here are 9 simple steps to make over your diet for heart health. posted Monday, March 21, 2005
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| Fitness – It’s A Family Affair |
| By Sue DeFiore |
You are eating healthy meals and you want to get your family to exercise together. Studies have shown that if you exercise for 30 consecutive days, it becomes a habit. Once you all get past the first month it will become part of your lifestyle. Just remember to keep it fun and give everyone a chance to participate. posted Saturday, March 19, 2005
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| Getting in Shape: 10,000 Steps to Terrific Health |
| By Tom Ogren |
Want a simple, inexpensive, low risk, foolproof method to lose weight, get healthy, and get in shape? All you need is a serious commitment and a $15 step-counting pedometer. posted Friday, March 18, 2005
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| Exercise: Why YOU Should Do It |
| By Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT, YFT |
Millions are spent each year on diet pills, magical exercise devices, and misrepresented health and fitness products, when a good set of dumbbells and a brisk walk may be all you need to get in better shape than you've ever been in. Resistance training is as simple as moving your body under more resistance than it normally has to handle. posted Sunday, March 13, 2005
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| 7 Reasons Low Carb Diets are Wrong |
| By Charles Remington |
Our body is designed to run best on a certain type and balance of fuel. Unfortunately the latest low-carbohydrate fad diets are not fuel that our body was designed to run on. Low - carbohydrate diets can cause several health concerns over time. The Fat Loss Coach explains the top seven. posted Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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| Review: Super Size Me |
| By Simplebean.com |
Do you need help breaking the fast food habit? Morgan Spurlock’s DVD, Super Size Me will definitely motivate you to rethink your next fast food meal. Following him through his 30 day McDonald's-only binge. You will see what the effects are on his weight, body fat, blood, cholesterol, liver, mood, and even his sex drive. Things get a little scary, but sometimes that is what we need to see. posted Saturday, March 5, 2005
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| Low-Carb Diets: Are You Losing More than Weight? |
| By Monique N. Gilbert |
The average American eats about twice as much protein than what they require. Some people, in the pursuit of thinness, are going on low-carb diets and are eating up to four times the protein their body needs. Many people are putting their health at risk by eating too much protein. posted Wednesday, March 2, 2005
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| Weight Loss Begins in the Mind |
| By Oma Edoja |
You can diet all you want, and even start an exercise program. But it’s quite unlikely that you’ll keep it up, if you’re still thinking fat. Weight loss begins with thinking thin. posted Sunday, February 27, 2005
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| Getting F.I.T.T. Is Easy |
| By Lynn Bode |
For most people the hardest part of exercising is just getting started. Hectic schedules and lack of time certainly contribute to the excuses. But for many people, lack of basic workout knowledge intimidates them and prevents them from even getting started. An easy way to get started is utilizing the F.I.T.T. principle. This acronym stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type. posted Friday, February 25, 2005
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| How to Wean Your Kid from the Junk Food Joneses |
| By Phil Goglia |
Getting the whole family to eat healthy meals in a culture where some kids think that a potato chip is a vegetable can be a real challenge. We live in a culture where “the Joneses” our kids see every day on TV commercials and media ads are endorsing low-nutrition, heavily processed fast foods and soft drinks. But there are realistic, easy-to-implement strategies that can help you to gradually wean your children away from poor nutritional choices and toward delicious more wholesome foods. posted Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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| How to Curb Carbohydrate Cravings! |
| By Kim Beardsmore |
More often the reason for the mid afternoon carbohydrate cravings is due to gaps in understanding how our body works and responds to diferent types of food. Read on to see what you can do to control those mid afternoon cravings. posted Saturday, February 19, 2005
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| The R Factors - Your Answer For Getting To The Perfect Body For Fitness And Health |
| By Robert Adams |
Building a Perfect Body for Body Perfect Fitness and Health Is just Four Factors Away!!! The R Factors!!!! posted Wednesday, February 16, 2005
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| Five Fast Food Fixes |
| By Jennifer Reisinger |
Do you try to make healthy choices when you eat fast foods, opting for salads, grilled chicken and anything vegetable? Be careful, hidden calories and grams of fat can make your best intentions backfire. A little knowledge will go a long way in protecting your waistline. posted Monday, February 14, 2005
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| How I Did It - An Average Person's Account of Weight Loss |
| By Jon T. Stevens |
Jon Stevens gives an account of successful weight loss. No "fad" diet or self-starvation, just simple determination coupled with a desire to look and feel better. posted Wednesday, February 9, 2005
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| Understanding the Glycemic Index |
| By Robert Adams |
Use the glycemic index to make your choices wisely when it comes to selecting the right types of foods that have an impact on raising and lowering your blood sugar levels quickly. posted Thursday, February 3, 2005
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| Tips to Help You Lose Excess Fat |
| By Anthony Ellis |
If you have a high level of body fat, or you have never been able to successfully lose fat, you should consider trying a complete, well-rounded program that not only focuses on dieting, but also includes adequate cardiovascular activity and weight training. Weight training enhances your fat loss by increasing your muscle mass and more muscle means more calories burned (faster metabolism). posted Wednesday, February 2, 2005
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| The Sneak Attack of Trans-Fats |
| By Meri Raffetto |
If you are like most people, you are probably confused about trans fats. What are they? Which foods have them? What is the health risk? posted Saturday, January 29, 2005
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| The Low Carb Craze and Other Dieting Mistakes |
| By Bill Belfert |
Anyone who tries low carb dieting will experience some short term success. Low carb dieters lose water and lean muscle weight. They do not lose fat. To burn fat, you need to gain lean muscle weight. posted Wednesday, January 26, 2005
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| The Five Keys to Healthy Eating |
| By Jeremy Likness |
Healthy eating is about more than calories or following the latest dietary fad. By embracing your individuality, and learning how to apply the five keys of healthy eating to your own lifestyle, you can transcend these temporary fads and ease into a lifelong habit of living lean. posted Saturday, January 22, 2005
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| The Non-Diet Diet |
| By Deborah Martin |
Diets don't work. If they did the U.S. of A. would be the thinnest, trimmest nation in the world. Americans spend billions each year on weight loss products. Maintaining a sensible meal plan, including complex carbohydrates, lean proteins, good fats may be the simple answer. posted Tuesday, January 18, 2005
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| 7 Part Plan To Beating Childhood Obesity |
| By Michael Grose |
Here is a simple, fool-proof lifestyle plan that parents can adopt to ensure their children grow up healthy and fit rather than overweight and unhealthy. posted Saturday, January 15, 2005
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| The Danger of Curbing Hunger Artificially |
| By Protica Nutritional Research |
The current diet and weight loss interest has created a dizzying health and nutrition marketplace within which some irresponsible products are being offered. Among these products – and arguably the worst for your body -- are those that artificially suppress appetite. posted Wednesday, January 12, 2005
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| Break Through the Weight Loss Plateau |
| By Simplebean.com |
The weight loss has stopped. You have hit the dreaded weight loss plateau. Not to worry. Here are some questions to get you back on track and break through your weight loss plateau. posted Friday, January 7, 2005
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| When You Eat at the Fridge |
| By Karin Witzig |
Have we gotten so busy that even during vacation time, we've forgotten the pleasures of dining together? Do we have so much going on that we can not pay attention to what nourishes us? I say, bring on the Slow Food Movement and let's sit down and hang out over delicious treats that also happens to fuel our life energy. posted Thursday, January 6, 2005
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| 7 Strategies To Stop Eating Junk Food ! |
| By Jenny Mathers |
Research into junk food and fast food restaurants have found that there is a direct relationship between the number of fast food restaurants located within your local area and obesity rates. There are no easy ways to fix junk food habits and make them into healthy habits, but I do have 7 quick strategies that you can easily put into place to start into motion your new lifestyle without junk food. posted Friday, December 31, 2004
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| 11 Top Secrets for Dieting Success |
| By David Jones |
Here are 11 easy tips that we can all use to help us develop healthy eating and drinking habits to successfully lose weight. posted Tuesday, December 28, 2004
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| Holiday Eating Strategy Sheet |
| By Caryl Ehrlich |
There are a few things you can do during a holiday meal day that can be practiced year round. If you set a goal to make this your new way, it becomes comfortable year round, then when a holiday meal comes along, you won’t be looking to make it an overeating exception. posted Saturday, December 25, 2004
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| The TRUTH About How to Lose Weight |
| By Marilyn Jerome |
The huge companies stealing your money by promising impossible results if you just drink their shake, take their pill, or do 10 minutes of exercise on their wiz-bang machines are abusing your trust in the name of profits and market share. posted Wednesday, December 22, 2004
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| Help to Reduce Belly Fat |
| By Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP |
If you have excess weight only in specific parts of your body, you still must look at yourself as a whole. It's not possible to spot reduce; in other words, you can't dictate that you only want weight to come off one place or another. ... There is hope for losing that belly fat though. posted Saturday, December 18, 2004
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| 7 Weight Control Habits |
| By Monica Nelson |
Here are 7 simple habits that can help anyone enjoy a healthy diet and keep their weight under control without feeling hungry all the time. posted Saturday, December 11, 2004
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| Playing the Holiday Food Game |
| By Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT |
How are you going to avoid the dreaded five to 10 pound weight gain throughout the holidays? You need to plan your strategy just as if you were playing a game! Read how to plan your own strategy today, before the holiday games begin! posted Thursday, December 9, 2004
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| A Clean Diet For Permanent Weight Loss |
| By Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP |
If you want to lose some weight then following a healthy eating plan is a good start, but allowing someone else to dictate exactly what, when and how much you can eat is crazy making. posted Saturday, December 4, 2004
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| Ghost of Binge Past |
| By Dolletta Mitchell |
Most people expect to "blow" their diet and miss workouts during the holidays. They expect to eat more, exercise less and gain weight. Instead of putting forth the effort by taking control, they resign themselves to maintenance at best or back-sliding at worst. This negative expectancy leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy. By the first week of January, they're in the worst shape they've been in for a year and they frantically make New Year's resolutions to shed the excess fat they've gained. posted Wednesday, December 1, 2004
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| The Truth About Fat |
| By Kim Beardsmore |
Fat has had a lot of bad press and for many people, just a mention of the word can evoke misery. You can try to lose it, try to hide it, try to avoid it, but your body still needs it! Did you know that fat helps to insulate our nerve cells, keeps us warm, balances our hormones, keeps skin and arteries supple, lubricates joints and is a component in every cell? posted Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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| Fourteen Reasons Why Dieting Is Bad For Your Health |
| By Paul Wilson |
Dieting makes your body believe it is starving so it starts to save fat, as this is its best way to store energy... posted Wednesday, November 17, 2004
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| I'm not real 'big' on exercise. Can I lose weight with just dieting...? |
| By Tom Venuto |
"I need to lose about 35 pounds, but I'm not too big on exercise. Can I lose weight with just dieting and will a program like your "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" be suitable for someone like me? I've been reading a lot of your articles and I admire your honesty, so please tell me the truth." Tom Venuto responds. posted Wednesday, November 10, 2004
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| Health & Fitness is not a "12-Week Program" |
| By Tom Venuto |
What causes people to burn so brightly with enthusiasm and motivation and then burn out just as quickly? Why do so many people succeed brilliantly in the short term but fail 95 out of 100 times in the long term? Why do so many people reach their fitness goals but struggle to maintain them? The answer is simple: Health and fitness is for life, not for "12 weeks." posted Wednesday, November 3, 2004
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| How to Snack Without Getting Fat |
| By Kim Beardsmore |
Did you know that when you are on a diet, if you eat something and no one sees you - it doesn’t contain any calories! Are you a secret snacker? Do you eat when you are bored, upset, angry? Does every day mean a chocolate bar for you? Snacking…the secret sins of most people wanting to lose weight. As a wellness mentor I find that people are often feeling so guilty about snacking they are embarrassed to talk about it openly...Your diet does not have to be like this. posted Wednesday, October 27, 2004
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| Step by Step - Healthy Weight Without Dieting |
| By Simplebean.com |
To achieve and maintain a healthy body requires consistent habits in three areas: nutrition, physical activity, and sleep. It may be difficult to eat correctly, exercise regularly, and get the proper amount of sleep our fast-paced lives, but it is impossible if you don’t know exactly how. Here is the quick ABC’s and 123’s of how to do it. posted Wednesday, October 20, 2004
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| Top 15 Reasons to Avoid Low Carb Diets |
| By Greg Landry, M.S. |
Low carb (carbohydrate), high protein diets are the latest dieting craze. However, before you jump on the band wagon, you may want to consider a few things:... posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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| How To Speed Up Your Fat-Burning Furnace |
| By Garrett J. Braunreiter |
Truth is, you don't need to work out obsessively to get a slender, slim body. Would you believe that you can turn almost any activity into a serious fat-melting session! posted Wednesday, October 6, 2004
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| The Best Foods for Your Health |
| By QualityBooks.com |
APPLES: Apples are a first-rate source of fiber. They help lower blood pressure, help the body absorb iron from other foods, and might help prevent colds. They can also help prevent night blindness and aid in bowel elimination. posted Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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| Fat Loss For Beginners - 8 Tips For Getting Started |
| By Tom Venuto |
EVERYONE who wants to get leaner should read this article. Yes, I know it says "Fat loss for beginners," but sometimes we veterans forget what we once knew or we don't practice what we now know. If you're a beginner, this will be an introduction. If you're experienced, let this be a reminder. posted Wednesday, September 22, 2004
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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 |
Happy Feet, Healthy Food: Your Child's First Journal of Exercise and Healthy Eating
Carol Goodrow
Organized into weeks, each of which features bright color illustrations, lists of games and activities to try, advice on good foods, and suggestions for packing snacks and lunches.
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The Food Doctor Diet: A Simple Plan for Life-Long Healthy Eating and Natural Weight Control
Ian Marber
The Food Doctor Diet provides a realistic and enjoyable plan that is safe, practical and achievable.
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Mayo Clinic Fitness for Everybody
Diane, M.D. Dahm
From the most recognized name in health, this is a detailed, step-by-step guide to getting and staying fit, regardless of your age or physical condition. Developing an exercise plan, selecting the equipment that's right for you, staying motivated, and preparing for your favorite physical activity are just some of the topics covered in this practical, essential fitness guide.
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American Heart Association Low-Fat & Luscious Desserts : Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Other Temptations
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association proves that you can enjoy desserts and still keep your heart healthy and your waistline trim. These sweet treats are light on saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories. Here are more than 100 mouthwatering recipes, including of course, chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Every one of which can fit into a healthful eating plan.
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Healthy Eating for Life for Children
Physicians Committe for Responsible Medicine
Nourish Your Child for Optimum health and well-being.
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The Joy of Weight Loss
Norris J. Chumley
The Joy of Weight Loss is the dramatic story of how Norris Chumley turned his life around, after weighing 400 pounds during much of his adult life. After trying and failing virtually every diet, he discovered joy and lasting happiness, with permanent freedom from obesity. Chumley counsels a sensible diet, taking pleasure in pleasurable movement rather than a punishing exercise regime.
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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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Your Miracle Brain: Maximize Your Brainpower, Boost Your Memory, Lift Your Mood, Improve Your IQ and Creativity, Prevent and Reverse Mental Aging
Jean Carper
Bestselling author Jean Carper reveals the astonishing new discoveries that have caused brain researchers to completely revise their ideas about the brain's marvelous capabilities for change through nutritional neuroscience.
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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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The Essential EatingWell Cookbook: Good Carbs, Good Fats, Great Flavors
Patsy Jamieson
As food and diet fads come and go, Eating Well magazine has maintained a singular focus: to promote the value of eating food that's both nutritionally sound and delicious. Patsy Jamieson has directed Eating Well's test kitchens for more than a decade. Here is her collection of 350 user-friendly recipes for people who take nutrition seriously.
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The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life
David Zinczenko
Spend six weeks with David Zinczenko, on an easy and effective program for everyone that is helping thousands of people lose weight, flatten their guts, banish post-pregnancy bellies, and become healthier than they ever thought possible. Includes the 12 best foods that will naturally boost your metabolism so that you can strip away fat, build muscle, and look and feel great for life. Don't be fooled by the "Diet" title, this book encourages healthy foods from all groups.
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The Good Carb Cookbook: Secrets of Eating Low on the Glycemic Index
Sandra Woodruff
Sandra Woodruff demystifies the carbohydrate confusion, and shares her secrets for eating low on the index. The book charts hundreds of common foods and their glycemic index rating. It has more than two hundred recipes, plus tips to modify high-glycemic family favorites with low-glycemic ingredients, helping you lose weight, maintain blood sugar, and achieve optimal health.
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The Tao of Healthy Eating
Bob Flaws
A layperson's guide to healthy eating through the wisdom of Chinese medicine.
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The China Study : The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
This study, examining more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in 65 counties, representing 2,500 counties across rural China and Taiwan, calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that enjoy widespread popularity in the West.
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
The fast food industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed society's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, presents a frightening look behind the counter in his devastating exposé.
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Walk Away the Pounds : The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great Without Dieting
Leslie Sansone
Leslie includes a breakthrough 6-week program to help those new to exercise, who aren't sure how or where to begin, to easily walk away the pounds, using walking and strength-training routines to burn fat, firm muscle, and increase metabolism. With chapters devoted to diet and nutrition, obesity, and the elderly, it is infused with the infectious blend of motivation, warmth, and spirit that has made Leslie famous.
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Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
Dr. Walter C. Willett
In his top selling book, Dr. Walter Willett explains why the USDA guidelines, the famous food pyramid, are not only wrong but also dangerous.
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The G.I. Diet : The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss
Rick Gallop
A simple guide to understanding carbohydrates from Rick Gallop, former president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. This book contains much useful information and a comprehensive list of carbohydrates and their glycemic indexes. It takes the hard work out of choosing the appropriate carbohydrates for your healthy diet.
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Prescription for Nutritional Healing: The A-to-Z Guide to Supplements
James F. Balch
This book offers authoritative information about some three hundred fifty of the most important supplements available today. It covers how these supplements work, how to use them, and what to look for when choosing supplement products. Here is a straightforward, easty-to-understand guide to vitamins, minerals, herbs, phytochemicals, antioxidants, enzymes, amino acids, and more.
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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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The Healthy Pregnancy Cookbook: Eating Twice as Well for a Healthy Baby
Jane Middleton
This cookbook gives clear, reassuring and up-to-the-minute advice to expectant and new mothers on choosing the best foods for themselves and for their developing baby.
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Think Thin, Be Thin : 101 Psychological Ways to Lose Weight
Doris Wild Helmering
Think Thin, Be Thin is loaded with practical ways to change your thoughts and your behavior around food and weight—the key to achieving your goal of a slim and healthy body.
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Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength
Bill Phillips
This is a great motivational book. It will encourage you to believe that you too can get in the best shape of your life. It provides the details of the challenge that has helped thousands develop healthy habits, and obtain a lean, happy body.
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The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss
Mary J. Shomon
This is not a fad Diet book. It addresses today’s slower metabolisms. Is your thyroid sabotaging your weight loss efforts?
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Healthy Eating for Life for Women
Neal D. Barnard
Eat your way to better health and well-being. Making simple changes to your diet can significantly improve your health.
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Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents
Sandra K. Nissenberg
In a world of frozen dinners and fast food drive-thrus, nutrition has taken a backseat to convenience. Make Healthy Meals as Fast as You Can Have Them Delivered. Here’s help for working parents. With over 140 healthy and delicious recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less.
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Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal: An A-Z Guide to Safe and Healthy Eating
Reader's Digest
This book gets down to basics, debunks many myths, and gives the reader a useful and comprehensive look at food, nutrition, and health.
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Slow Burn : Burn Fat Faster By Exercising Slower
Stu Mittleman
Mittleman once ran 571 miles in six days. He outlines how to slow down and achieve more--an exercise plan that's less stressful to your body; a diet plan with less sugar and more healthy, unsaturated fats from fish and olive oil. He advocates the 85 percent rule: try to do everything the right way 85 percent of the time, and don't knock yourself out over the last 15 percent.
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