Tricks For A Creamy And Healthy Soup

February 18, 2010
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Creamy, rich and decadent soups are usually made from cream and butter that are loaded with saturated fat and calories.  To help you achieve that creamy and tasty soup without the extra or added fat and calories, here are some tips and tricks to make a creamy and healthy soup:

* Add just a touch or a small amount of cream or butter for flavor
* Use reduced or low fat milk thickened with flour
* Add the perfect creaminess you want in a soup by stirring in reduced-fat sour cream at the end of the cooking process
* When you want a soup that is pureed, add a small amount of cooked rice…

Keeping Your Health In Check During The Winter Season

February 15, 2010
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Our bodies slow down during the winter.  To stay healthy, happy, vital and fit during the winter season, follow these winter health and energy secrets.

1.  Go to bed early and rise when the sun is up.  Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night to completely rest your body.

2.  Avoid experiencing excessive emotions during the winter by cuddling up with a book or picking up an indoor hobby like knitting, woodcarving or baking.  Avoid the winter blues by getting some sunlight. Let the sun bathe you by taking a walk outdoors.

3.  Engage in physical activities to circulate energy but avoid energy depleting activities and activities that make you perspire…

Tips On How To Eat Less

February 15, 2010
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We sometimes overeat without remembering what we previously ate.  Avoid amnesia eating by following these strategies to help you identify and remember situations where you consumed excess calories and how to avoid them.

1.  Avoid placing entrée, starches, and high fat foods in the kitchen and in plain sight.  Keeping them on the table allows people to linger over conversation while munching absent mindedly.  Put plain vegetables, salads or fruits for a healthier option. Also keep snacks out of sight.

2.  Use smaller plates and tall, skinny glasses to cut down on the amount and portion of food and beverage you pile up on your plates and glasses.

3.  Prolong your meal by…

How To Prevent Heart Disease In Women

February 14, 2010
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Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in US and more women die from heart disease compared to men.  Although the usual risk factors for heart disease are high cholesterol high blood pressure and obesity occur in both men and women, other factors may play a larger role in women.  Other risk factors for women include metabolic syndrome, low levels of estrogen after menopause, smoking, mental stress and depression that is more common in women than men.

There are also different symptoms of heart attack in women.  Women have subtle signs of neck, shoulder, upper back or abdominal discomfort, nausea or vomiting, unusual fatigue, lightheadedness and dizziness aside…

Train Less To Gain Bigger And Stronger Muscles

February 14, 2010
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It is often believed that when you put more work and effort in doing something, you will achieve better results.  But that is not always the case especially when you work out at the gym to have better and stronger muscles.

Spending less time in the gym could actually make you bigger and stronger.  The muscles can only grow bigger and stronger if you provide it with enough time to recover.  When you go to the gym, you should train with minimum amount of volume to yield an adaptive response.  After triggering your body by working out, you should stop and give time for your body to recover.  Further stress to…

Higher Altitudes Can Help You Lose Weight

February 12, 2010
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A recent study found that overweight people who spend a couple of weeks at a high altitude mountain facility managed to lose weight without dieting.  Twenty overweight men with an average weight of 230 pounds participated in the study.  The participants were taken to an elevated place of about 8,700 feet above sea level.

During the participants stay at a mountain location, the participants were allowed to eat anything they like but they are not allowed to take part in rigorous exercise.  The study revealed that there is a significant amount of weight loss in higher altitudes than in lower altitudes.

The researchers theorize that part of the loss in weight could…

Too Much Sitting Could Lead To Early Death

February 9, 2010
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If you spend your days sitting behind an office desk and in front of the television, your body is in danger of too much sitting.  According to a study, you can increase your risk of having health problems when you sit around too much.  Although it is very important to give your body a rest by sleeping, being inactive while awake can be harmful to your weight, blood circulation and heart health.

An increase in pounds will surely happen due to long hours of inactivity.  You will not burn off the calories you get from what you’ve eaten.  The study done by the Pennington Biomedical Research Center studied over 17,000 Canadians…

How To Increase Your Metabolism

February 8, 2010
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Have you ever wondered how some people stay slim even when they eat a lot?  That’s because they have a faster metabolism.  Metabolism is basically how many calories you burn each day and it keeps on burning fat the whole day.

Don’t lose hope if you have a slow metabolism.  Metabolism naturally decreases as we age but that doesn’t mean you will gain weight.  What you need to do is to follow these simple strategies to increase your metabolism.

1. Do strength training.  Perform hard exercises like pushups and advanced bodyweight exercises to increase metabolism by up to 10%.

2. Successful weight loss is associated with eating a hearty breakfast so start your…

An Effective Way to Burn Belly Fat

February 8, 2010
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Unless you’re a fitness instructor, an athlete or a model, then you definitely have some problems concerning belly fat.  There are a lot of exercises and diet programs out there making it hard to figure out which one really works to burn that nasty belly fat.  Don’t waste your workout time by running or jogging, sure it will burn calories but it will not build a better and toned body

The best way to burn belly fat is: bodyweight exercises as a warm up followed by strength training supersets to build the muscle and the last is interval training.  These three steps only require 45 minutes of your time everyday.

Perform 5…

What Is A Zone Diet?

February 8, 2010
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If you want to become slim and stay that way while eating the foods you want, try the Zone Diet.  The Zone diet doesn’t restrict dieters to stay away from certain food groups.  Slip-ups always happen in a restrictive diet due to difficulties in controlling your cravings.  This can ruin your diet and also make you feel bad about yourself.

The zone diet allows you to consume 40% calories from carbohydrates, 30% as fat and 30% as protein for your daily meal plan.  This will help you stay slim and provide you with all the nutrients your body needs.  The goal of the Zone diet is to provide your body with…