I got the phone call early on a Monday. It was from California and I had no idea what I was about to learn from the amazing Dr. Berneathy. Dr. B, as he is affectionately known, has created a dynamite weight loss formula for his patients in his Chiropractic clinic. I was about to embark on a real education.If you want to lose the weight then you will have to lose any type of victim mentality and get positive. I learned from Dr. B that weight loss...more
Skipping meals doesn't help weight lossMany people begin a diet plan without knowing the proper way to eat. They may eat the right foods, but the way they eat those foods can have a positive or negate impact on weight loss. If you think you can skip meals and enhance weight loss, you will be quite disappointed with the results. Develop an Eating ScheduleOne of the key items to consistent weight loss is having a set schedule to eat your meals....more
The slimming and weight loss industry is worth billions of dollars, so it stands to reason that some people are making a good living at the expense of other people's misery. There's diets, slimming formulas, pills, potions, hypnosis and surgery associated with the lucrative weight loss industry.When it comes to deciding which diet is going to be suitable for you, which do you choose? With so many diets and weight loss plans jumping out at you every time you open a magazine, is it any wonder that the majority of dieters are totally confused?One way to help you decide which diet is best for you is to read what other people say about them. It's all very well for the pill manufacturers to make wild claims about their products, because they are only interested in making sales. Web sites like loseweightreviews.com were set up specifically so that ordinary people could post their personal experiences of the many diet plans, by writing a review. I would encourage you to help others by doing the same.The Atkins DietOne of the most publicised and controversial diets of recent times is the Atkins diet. Originally adapted by Dr. Robert Atkins in the 1960s, this is basically a...more
The choices you make are important to healthy living. If you are one of the many people who has begun to think about what lies ahead for you, it's time to begin to look toward doing something about it. The choices you make now and in the future will determine how well you will stand up to the perils of life as you approach your senior years. By...more
Does it really make a difference to your heart?In today's world there is a great deal of talk about eating heart healthy foods and living a lifestyle that promotes a healthy heart. Although this doesn't tend to be problem for the older generation who understands the importance of keeping their hearts healthy, questions regarding the importance of...more
Many people have weight problems not because they don't understand how to eat or prepare healthy food. There is some tendency to think that because a food is healthy, it must not be tasty. Avoiding these misconceptions is one of the first steps toward learning to eat and prepare healthy foods.Choose Fresh Fruits and VegetablesInstead of buying canned fruits and vegetables, choose fresh ones when they are in season. Fruits fresh from the produce department of your market are better for you than canned fruits that have added sugar or are packaged in high calorie syrup. If you must buy canned fruit, choose those with no added sugar that are packed in natural fruit juices. Vegetables from the can tend to have extra salt and other ingredients that are not essential for the flavour. Instead of cooking vegetables in butter or margarine, steam them and add spices or lemon juice for flavour. With so many different spices available for purchase at the market, there is no need to use excess butter or salt. You can even blend some of your spices to create a unique flavour of your own. Choose Lean Meats and Restrict Red MeatInstead of going for the high fat and high cholesterol red meats, try...more
How to travel and still lose weightBeing on a diet while you are travelling seems to be a difficult task for many people. In fact, some people use holiday time as an excuse to forget the diet and just eat what they want. The problem is they usually...more
Everyone has periods when no matter what they attempt, they will not lose weight. It's normal to experience this "plateaus" occasionally, but if you have them frequently, you may be doing something wrong. If you think you are doing everything you...more
Is the Zone Diet just another fad? Well, it's currently the favourite diet of the celebrities including Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and many other well-known faces from the world of film and theatre. So what is all the fuss about?The Zone Diet was...more
France is well known as a nation of food lovers, so even the French are susceptible to the obesity syndrome. However, there are many people, especially women, who have bucked the trend and remain to be slim. Some French woman can eat all manner of...more
For six years after giving birth to two daughters, I was putting on a presumably insignificant kilo every year, until I scaled a weighty 66kg and realized that my wardrobe was changing far too fast and that standing at 1.66m with a protruding tummy...more
What is Amalaki?Amalaki or (Embica Officinalis) is a small green fruit that grows at the base of the Pristine Himalayan mountain range in northern India. Amalaki is often referred to as the "Great Rejuvenator" or "Fruit of Immortality". It is also...more