Added May 12, 2013, Under: Diseases, Health, How To, Weight Loss
Most people are quickly becoming aware of the dangers of sugar and the need to reduce their intake or preferably eliminate it from their diet. But of course, the love of sugar is a form of addiction and we know how difficult addictive substances can be to turn away from. Unfortunately, sugar can be a form of poison
Are you addicted to sugar?
There are 6 ways to help reduce that addiction
1. Learn which products contain added sugar and which don’t. That ...
Added August 11, 2012, Under: Weight Loss
Sometimes it just needs a special motivation to start the road to losing weight. My own husband, who has been overweight for many years, suddenly in January - and perhaps connected to that recurring habit of making a New Year's resolution - decided to make a concerted effort to lose weight. What really spurred him on was that he is a professional photographer and the knowledge that he had to take regular aerial photos over a long period but in ...
Added May 29, 2012, Under: Health, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Women's Health
We all want to have the correct weight for our height and age and eating a balanced diet to lose weight should of course include lots of fresh vegetables as well as some fresh fruit too. Pomegranates are a wonderful example of a healthy, nutritious fruit that has antioxidant properties and will even help prevent cancer. In recent studies, researchers believe that including pomegranates in a healthy, balanced diet has the power to reduce that all too common fat stored ...
Added May 17, 2012, Under: Exercise, Weight Loss
Whatever your age, it makes good sense to look after your joints to keep them in good shape for years to come. Joints are surprisingly important in the bigger picture, allowing you to do all the movements necessary between your bones – bending your knees, arching your back, moving your fingers, swinging those hips and turning your head.
If you neglect to look after your joints - ageing, being overweight, injuries, bad posture, lack of sleep and of course general wear ...
Added May 16, 2012, Under: Health, Nutrition, Weight Loss
The dangers of sugar and high fructose corn syrup, both to your health and as an addiction, have been well documented and of course artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, and now neotame, are just as toxic. The human body is totally unable to utilize the roughly 225 pounds of sugar and HFCS consumed by the average American every year. Before the 1900s, the yearly consumption was only 5 pounds. Our livers turn this blood sugar into fat (triglycerides) where it ...
Added May 9, 2012, Under: Weight Loss
If you are serious about weight loss and lifestyle changes, one of the first areas you need to look at is actually your kitchen as the room itself, and how everything is displayed, can be part of your problem. What you buy at the local supermarket and hopefully, the health store and the farmers market too, also has a role to play because obviously if you only bring health-giving whole foods into your kitchen, then you are not going to ...
Added February 20, 2012, Under: Diseases, Exercise, Health, Weight Loss
Anyone who has to put up with the pain and discomfort of arthritis will be anxious to improve their symptoms and one of the best ways is through exercise. Arthritis often goes hand in hand with being overweight but exercise along with a wholesome diet can make you healthier and even lighter. Remember that every pound that you carry (around the abdomen) puts an extra 10 pounds of pressure on those vulnerable joints. Exercise also makes you feel good.
The advantage ...
Added December 6, 2011, Under: Diets, Health, Nutrition, Weight Loss
All through the year, you might be on your best behavior as far as eating healthily and not giving in to temptation, and then the holiday season is here - and everything goes straight out the window. While it is not the end of the world if you succumb to some less than healthy eating occasionally, it really depends on how much and whether it will set you back on your own personal health goal or weight loss program.
Eating out usually means ...
Added , Under: Exercise, Health, Weight Loss
They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle. So why not put this to the test and start cycling again, even it has been years or decades since your last cycle ride. It may be the middle of winter where you live but now might be the perfect time to plan your return to cycling come the spring – giving you time to get your gear and your attitude in place and perhaps even choosing a bicycle for ...
Added November 12, 2011, Under: Children's Health, Diseases, Exercise, Weight Loss
There is a worldwide trend towards increasing numbers of children being and becoming overweight or obese. This is primarily because we are cultivating generations of sedentary children who are condemned to suffer from fatty livers, type 2 diabetes and even strokes and coronary heart disease – children who are in danger of being outlived by their parents. Of course food plays an important role in this trend but lack of exercise is also a contributing factor. Being a fit child ...
