How To Really Lose Weight

September 22, 2009
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Obesity has become one of the biggest problems for Americans especially for the children. But what exactly is obesity? Let’s first clear some facts on this one.

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health. It is defined by body mass index (BMI) and further evaluated in terms of fat distribution via the waist–hip ratio and total cardiovascular risk factors. BMI is highly related to both percentage body fat and total body fat.

The healthy BMI range varies with the age and sex of the child. Obesity in children and adolescents is defined as a BMI…

An Investment Not Known To All: Personal Training

September 15, 2009
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Nowadays, the knowledge that everyone has a body structure and composition that is different from one another has increased the need for a personal fitness trainer. If you do not like the generic fitness program you have been using, you require a personal fitness coach.

Dieting and vigorous relapsing work-out routines are the most often ways how people deal with being thinner. Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. People, in their pursuit of the perfect figure, mostly indulge in these ways which are both unhealthy and ineffective as they lead to momentary weight loss, however, these practices may cause…

Yoga and Its Benefits

September 15, 2009
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Iyengar Yoga is the most popular form of yoga in the US: it can be practised by anybody no matter what their physical or mental ability. It emphasizes postures and breathing that promote strength, flexibility and balance.

While the goal of the postures is to create peace of mind and harmony and prepare for meditation, many people, particularly in the Western world, use Iyengar Yoga to improve physical and emotional fitness and wellbeing.

New research supports two of the claims surrounding Yoga’s health benefits: improving mood and decreasing lower back pain.

Low-back pain is the largest category for medical reimbursements in the US, accounting for 34 billion dollars of medical costs every year,…

Less Sugar, Less Worries

September 15, 2009
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SUGAR — a sweet-tasting substance, usually in the form of tiny hard white or brown grains, also defined as a simple carbohydrate that is sweet-tasting, crystalline, and soluble in water.

Just like the cliché: Too much of everything is harmful; we have to keep in mind that whatever the definition is, too much intake of sugar is detrimental.

A new American Heart Association scientific statement provides specific guidance on limiting the consumption of added sugars and provides information about the relationship between excess sugar intake and metabolic abnormalities, adverse health conditions and shortfalls in essential nutrients.

Excessive intake of sugar, in any form and shape it may be, can cause a stack of…

Myth-Busting, Fat-Clearing Ways

September 15, 2009
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Losing weight has always been a fad to many. There have been a lot of ways that are making its way to the diet scene though these are not yet proven to be effective. Sometimes, in our inclination to be thinner, we settle for methods that surround misconceptions around the topic of losing weight.

Let us take a close look at these myths which will definitely counterfeit your efforts to get rid of the extra pounds:

1. Many people suggest that we do cardio exercise (brisk walking, running) first thing in the morning while our stomachs are still empty.

BUSTED: The reality is, as long as you burn calories greater than your calorie…

Making Peace With Your Body a Model’s Way

September 5, 2009
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Thin, Skinny, Sexy? Up to what degree do you think this ‘super-model body mentality’ overruns the society, especially the young ladies?

Reflect on these model tips on being super skinny for the runway and ask yourself, “Did any of this models’ thoughts resonate with me?”

Originally published in Marie Claire, this is an account of the modelling industry and its culture through the eyes of a former model.

Scornful, fanciful and real, here are some highlights of a former model’s deliberation:

* I was deep into a green-grape diet (three for breakfast, two for snacks, six for binges).
* Last year both a Uruguayan and Brazilian model died of anorexia-related complications, asking the question: have…

Maintaining Weight Loss in 7 Ways

September 5, 2009
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Truly, diet and exercise does the trick in losing all those unwanted weight but keeping the weight off is the real challenge.

There are a lot of resources, books, journals, and researches featuring weight loss strategies but only a few tackles the ways on keeping your ideal weight. This makes losing weight not a problem anymore, but it’s the aftermath of it that is becoming the dilemma.

Should you ask if there are people who have been successful in maintaining their weight, the answer is still yes. Yes, there are those who became triumphant in their battle over unwanted pounds. So, what’s their secret?

You will be able to see below some of…

“Unknown” Cholesterol in Fried Foods Could be Bad

September 3, 2009
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Are you fond of buying processed foods that have “Unknown Cholesterol” written on their label? Beware! Just because they are called unknown does not mean they are already safe.  Thank heavens for researchers; some bright light has been shed over this unidentified cholesterol.  We now know how bad they could be.

A research presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, showed hamsters fed a diet high in this hidden cholesterol had 22% more cholesterol in their blood, causing atherosclerotic plaque buildup.

Instead, experts recommend consuming phytosterols and phytostanols–nutrients found in plant foods–to reduce blood cholesterol.

So you see, it is not only hamburgers and steak that have “bad cholesterol;”  it…

Popcorn and Cereals are Good Sources of Antioxidants

September 3, 2009
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Here’s another reason to enjoy popcorn at the movies, in your own entertainment room at home, or wherever you may be: you’re enjoying something that fights toxins in your body really well! According to a new research, popcorn and cereals contain phenol antioxidants, thought to protect against heart disease and cancer.  So if you want to get those antioxidants full blast, you might as well replace your usual fried hotdogs and bacon with healthy cereals for breakfast.

The study was presented to the American Chemical Society (ACS), and was led by Dr Joe Vinson, of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.  Previously, it was thought that the benefits of whole-grain snack…

The Trouble with Crash Diets

September 1, 2009
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Are you planning to go on a diet?  For what reason? –Probably to lose some pounds. But we hope that another reason is also to maintain a healthy body.  Skinny is not equivalent to healthy and we would like to emphasize that important fact before you even think about crash dieting.

Crash diets are any diets that are designed to make you lose weight in a very short period of time. Mostly, crash diets do not advertise themselves under that name, but are more likely to give themselves a more original name. They usually promise that you can lose “20 pounds in 2 weeks” or something similar.

The problem with crash diets…