The Cretan Diet has been inspired by the traditional foods of Crete, which is one lovely Greek isle. This diet is based on a regime rich in vegetables, fruits, grains, olive oil, some dairy products, fish, and seafood. Foods rich in saturated fats such as red meat, cold cuts, sunflower seed oil, and butter and rapidly digested sugars such as pastries, ice cream, and carbonated drinks should be avoided as much as possible.Cretan...more
Other than physical appearance weight affects a person in many ways. This could be the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, health risks, and physical incapabilities. There are a lot of positive changes once a person experience weight loss. It is for this reason why a lot of people are searching for a weight loss technique that will surely trim down those fats and get a super slim head turner body.The first thing that an over-weight...more
Wanting a slimmer and sexier body is no lofty ambition. Many people have succeeded in sculpting their physiques to make them look healthy and desirable. However, this end is not attained in just a snap or skipping one night's dinner. For some people though, patience is not a virtue. They seem not to be able to afford so much attention, time and money to get the body they have always wanted. As a result, these people result to rapid weight loss practices and programs which may not be as effective as these people are led to believe they are. Fast-track diets are one of these rapid weight loss practices which may not be very inviting as they seem according to research. Fast-track diet programs, as scientific research shows, are only good while they last. Rapid weight loss often results ironically, to rapid weight gain. people who undergo low carbohydrate or low calorie diets normally revert back to old eating habits simply because human beings can not actually live on with this type of diet scheme for the rest of their lives. Now there is also scientific research showing that rapid weight loss does not imply an individual is losing unwanted excess fat; it is commonly water that is...more
Genetics does play a role in obesity, of course, but not as large a role as you do. Most health experts say that the concept of genes compelling you to be heavy is usually a myth.For the vast majority of us, genes might set the lower limits of our bodyweight, but we set the upper limits by our food options.Nonetheless, we all know...more
Controlling your pounds and avoiding weight gain as you get older are crucial methods to prevent a host of weight-related health troubles.Indeed, if you are more than 20 pounds over your ideal fat, you are at greater danger for a rogues?gallery of potentially deadly conditions, including diabetes, high blood stress, coronary heart...more
It is now becoming exceedingly clear from modern nutritional science that being over weight or obese is a direct result of hormonal imbalance. The 2 big metabolic hormones that play the important role in this balance are insulin and glucagon. These are released by the pancreas and have the job of regulating glucose levels in the blood stream. When there is too little glucose, one hormone reacts to tap into fat stores. When there is too much glucose, the other reacts to store away any excess.So what is glucose?Glucose is our primary energy source and is essential for the basic functioning of the body. Too much or too little this can be harmful. Therefore when glucose levels rise or fall outside the optimal level, a hormone is released in order to return things to normal. When glucose levels rise, the body reacts and stores the excess as glycogen in the liver and muscles and also as fat. Therefore whatever causes a rise in glucose levels in the blood will cause you to become overweight. The 2 metabolic hormones help to keep the balance required for optimum health and weight control.The 2 weight control hormones1. InsulinAlthough it serves a large amount of purposes, in terms of...more
The Acai Berry has been linked to weight loss and increased energy as well as other health benefit for centuries. That is why the creators of Acai Berry Select chose to make this fruit the main ingredient in this program. Found within the depths of...more
Losing weight tends to pose a considerable challenge to those of us who have a lifestyle which involves frequent visits to restaurants. Dining out has gone from being a rarity to almost becoming a twice weekly norm for a huge number of people. And...more
Acid Reflux, another term for heartburn, is a disease which is created by a simple imbalance of chemical make-up in the body - the attack of acid reflux in the esophagus when it is supposed to be in the stomach only.The fact that Acid Reflux, the...more
In the summer of 1995, Hans Eibert of the University of Copenhagen announced in the journal Nature Genetics that he had found the approximate location of the gene believed to be responsible for enuresis, or bedwetting, which affects about 8 percent...more
There is a very clear distinction between losing weight and losing body fat. Most people nowadays use the concept of losing weight as a gauge for determining how physically fit or healthy a person is. In fact the latter provides a better indicator of...more
It is now becoming exceedingly clear from modern nutritional science that being over weight or obese is a direct result of hormonal imbalance. The 2 big metabolic hormones that play the important role in this balance are insulin and...more