Yes its that time of year again when many people are considering going on a crash diet to help them to lose all the excess pounds they have put on over Christmas and the New Year. If you are one of these people, I recommend that you read this article right to the end before you make your decision. Crash dieting is not just ineffective but it can really harm your health as well.So why is crash dieting ineffective? Simple really! Crash diets, like...more
Compulsive eating may not sound like a big problem but for many people it has the potential to wreck their lives. A lot of people know what they should eat each day in order to live a healthy lifestyle but they simply fail to eat a balanced diet because they get cravings for food which then force them to eat compulsively. Most of the time the cravings are for the most unhealthiest of foods such as those covered in saturated fat or containing a...more
At present emergence of body cleansing diets and supplements like the acai berry has created a storm. Ordinary people as well as celebrities and movie stars are dancing in joy over the much-admired advantages of detoxing your body and getting rid of all those unnecessary chemicals which have been accumulated in our systems over many years. Chemicals, preservatives, hormones, insecticides, fats and similar stuffs have a tendency to get stored in our bodies for years, and many people believe that the key to functioning the way nature planned, feeling better, losing weight, and getting pleasure from feeling of fitness is to prepare dependable recipes for detox diets.You would only be partly right if you, like many people believed that detoxification was only aimed as a way for decreasing chemical dependencies of drug users and alcohol abusers. But this is not the state of affairs with formulas for detoxifying diets. A detoxifying diet is worked out to include natural substances which will help our bodies to cleanse themselves of toxins and unwanted chemicals from the environment around us. Usually, detoxification systems are created to purify the colon and liver, where impurities have...more
Black spots in the vision and line of sight are pretty common and whilst it isn't something that you should worry about, it is certainly worth taking the time to understand what is happening and why you are experiencing the symptom.The black spots are actually more commonly referred to as floaters and have the tendency to float around in and out of...more
YES is the answer to that question! Are you aware that the term 'The Skin Tea' has been put upon Green Tea? It has good reason to have been applauded this name, that reason being that it has profound capabilities to improve the skins appearance and condition overall. If you would be happy to endure clear, renewed, youthful skin, then do read on and...more
Patients are often discouraged from consuming alcohol for up to a year following bariatric surgery for several reasons. Not only is alcohol a source of empty calories, increasing your overall calorie intake, thereby jeopardizing your ultimate weight loss goals, but it also decreases the absorption of many vitamins and minerals, contributing to deficiency syndromes. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of gastric ulcers, making you more susceptible to acid reflux.Recently, researchers have reported that bariatric surgery alters alcohol metabolism thereby increasing alcohol sensitivity. This is because the factors that affect it including body weight, liver function, food intake, and transit time in the stomach, are all altered by the surgical procedure.The mechanism of this is really very simple:. As bariatric surgery reduces the size of the stomach and reduces its transit time, there is decreased alcohol breakdown by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. The absorption by the intestine therefore is higher and more rapid, which effectively translates into higher blood levels of alcohol. Studies have shown that blood alcohol levels of gastric bypass patients were 50% higher than in...more
The silicone breast implants (now approved for general use) that are used today have a somewhat thicker shell than those that were used before 1992. They are also filled with a thicker silicone gel than past implants. The breast implants come...more
As 2010 gets underway, you decide on a New Year's Resolution to get more out of the upcoming year than you got out of the last one. Did you meet your goals from last year, or have they changed?What do you want? Is your goal about making more money?...more
Colon cleansing has been in the news among health enthusiasts for some time because it can offer relief for a variety of symptoms. The reason for this is that the intestinal tract commonly becomes impacted with fecal matter, which in turn releases...more
According to a study done in the New York Times about 20% of the nation's drinking water is contaminated. The study also shows that drinking that contaminated water may lead to serious tooth decay problems as well as other complications. Not only is...more
Even if you have a large amount of body fat to lose, it is still possible to get a flat stomach in a month or less if you set your mind to it and follow the simple tips in this article. It worked for me and I have been many years trying to regain my...more
For decades the "gold standard" of lower back pain treatment involved surgery, trusses and prolonged bed rest. Today there is a greater understanding of the condition, and various decompression approaches are available; both surgical and...more