Archive for the ‘Diet & Fitness’ Category
January 22nd, 2007 | 
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Staying on the right path when it comes to dieting can be a long and arduous road especially when the side of the road offers some tempting chocolate. Suddenly the road to hell is paved with all fattening foods that you have been salivating for. Here are some tips to stay on the side of the angels.
Choose the diet that works for you
Well you’re not going to want to stick to a diet that’s going to make ...
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On November 21, 2004, CBS aired a program about a cactus deep in the Kalahari desert that could suppress the appetite. For millions of overweight Americans it seemed like a miracle pill that would rid them of their excess pounds. Now it’s the latest diet pill but the question is does it really work?
Hoodia Gordonii is a cactus of the “succulent” cactus family. Indigenous bushmen in the Kalahari desert eat...
Aerobics seems to be the most popular work out people are involved in. But do we really know the main purpose of aerobics? Or we just join the class without even knowing?
Aerobics is one of the physical activities that can help in losing weight. Basically aerobics is an excellent work out that assists in maintaining a fitness level that strengthens the heart as well. Apart from which being involved in regular aero...
Losing weight by exercising and eating a balanced diet is a hard process that requires self-discipline above all. More often than not we look for shortcuts in the war of the bulge. We readily believe these myths because we are desperate for such and they are repeated often enough to be recognized as fact.
The diet industry propagates these self-perpetuating myths to draw in the unwary dieter. For a billion dollars ...
If you’re bored with the treadmill or the cross trainer and desperate for a reprieve from the repetitive aerobics classes why not try belly dancing.
Before you can scoff at this latest fitness fad, belly dancing has been around since the late 1990s but has only taken off in recent years. Originally used by women in the Middle East as a way to prepare for pregnancy and birth, they have been reworked for those...
Diet fads seem to pop up everywhere like a fungus you can’t get rid of. Many of us find dieting to be worse than Chines torture and finding a quick solution to the Battle of the Bulge seems to good to be true. Well most fad diets are too good to be true and the Cookie Diet is the latest fad that is simply unbelievable.
When Dr. Sanford Siegal unveiled his diet that allows you to eat cookies all the while los...
There are numerous types of dieting. Any of which has its pros and cons. Some would work for others while others won’t. One of those numerous type of dieting is Detox.
People are becoming more and more conscious of their body. It is perhaps the pressure from society or more importantly the threat to one’s health.
Detox. How does it work and how does it help a person to lose those pounds. What are the ...
Losing weight is often an uphill battle. Many of us find that going to the gym and slaving away for hours and then being barred from our favorite foods too much of a torture. Despite our best efforts, we abandon the weight loss program in favor of doing things the easy way.
Losing weight is mostly a product of finding the motivation to carry it through. If you really want to lose weight then you have to ask yourse...
Sizes for everything from fruits to soft drinks have gotten larger in the past 20 years. It’s not enough to eat the right kinds of food to maintain a healthy weight or to lose weight. If you are a healthy eater, it is possible to sabotage your efforts by eating more than the recommended amount of food. A serving is a specific amount of food, and it might be smaller than you realize.
Here are some examples:
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There’s one more piece of vital information you need to follow the pyramid, and that’s what counts as a serving. Here are some examples of one serving of each of the pyramid’s building blocks:
Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta (Grains Group)—especially whole grain1 slice breadAbout 1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice, or pasta
Vegetable Group1 cup of raw leafy vegetables1...