All Blog Posts Tagged 'diet' (8)

Finding a natural weight loss supplement that is genuine and works, can often feel impossible in this day and age. Especially when you factor in the growing number of diet pills that are currently available on the market. How can you differentiate between them all? More importantly, how can you tell which supplements can offer your body the best results? Keeping this question at the forefront of our minds, we have compared all the leading brands in a bid to put a stop to all this uncertainty an… Continue

Macrobiotics devotees believe that food, and food quality, affects our lives more than is commonly thought. It is thought to affect our health, well being and happiness. They focus on moving away from processed foods, and moving toward more natural and more traditional methods of food preparation. They claim it is better to choose food that is less processed, more natural, use more traditional methods of food preparation for themselves and their family. Macrobiotics emphasize locally-grown, orga… Continue

It's no wonder so many Americans suffer with constipation (4 million of us, to be exact). Our diet of meat and processed food contains little fiber. Most of us are lucky if we’re getting in half of the 30 grams of fiber that we should each day. Without that bulk in our diet, it can make bowel movements practically immovable. The human digestive tract was designed for unprocessed plant foods that are loaded with dietary fiber: beans, leafy greens, fresh and dried fruits, vegetables and whole grai… Continue

In 1994, scientists discovered communication between fat cells and your brain. A messaging hormone called leptin that is manufactured by every fat cell in your body tells your brain when you've had enough to eat. It also serves as a sort of 'off-on switch' for fat cells-a switch that determines whether cells will store fat or burn fat. But for this switch to work, your brain has to clearly hear leptin's message. When your body is sensitive and listens to the leptin message, it is easily satisfi… Continue

Oh NO......I checked my email and no one has bothered to respond to me. I checked my phone and no messages. I checked my back office and no one has ordered anything. Sound familiar??? What do you do when that rainy day comes? How to you get through it? Ok... I can only tell you what I do about it. I give a little bit more time to my business. I try and kick some momentum in it, How? Well for me I get out and meet people or get on one of the social networks I belong to and work on relationship… Continue

Here's a weekly cost comparison of 10 current diet systems: Jenny Craig $137.65 NutriSystem $113.52 Atkins Diet $100.52 Weight Watchers $96.64 Zone Diet $92.84 Ornish Diet $78.74 South Beach Diet $78.61 Slim Fast $77.73 Sugar Busters $69.62 Subway sandwich $68.60 no diet $54.44 sources: Forbes, FreshDirect, Amazon, Bureau of Labor Statistics Yeah, I know what you're thinking, did she say cost per week? Yup.These are some crazy stats! . Whatever happened to good old self-control? Continue

Every month it’s the same thing. You’re bloated, tired, cranky, fighting cravings, and trying to get rid of headaches. You wish you could be like your friend or your sister, who seems to just breeze right through her cycle with little or no problem. Take a look at your diet and see if these superfoods are a part of it. If they’re not, they can easily become a part of a well-balanced healthy diet that might just make your cycles to come simple to manage. Bananas have long been well known as natur… Continue

The benefits advocated from eating such a diet seem endless: lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels, eliminating cravings, preventing overeating, purging the body of accumulated toxins, balancing hormones, maintaining blood glucose levels and reversing degenerative diseases. Followers of a raw diet cite numerous health benefits, including increased energy levels, improved appearance of skin, improved digestion, weight loss and reduced risk of heart disease, just to name a few. Proponents b… Continue