There are plenty of reasons why people enjoy running, and one of the most popular reasons is to assist with weight loss.Some other reasons are:The aerobic part of running assists in the decrease of heart disease.No expensive equipment is needed - just a good pair of running shoes.This list could go on and on, and the two given above are just basic examples.Now if we think about running and weight loss together it seems like a lot of...more
When people lose weight, everyone wants to know their secret. Now, you too can have the secrets to safe, healthy weight loss without the hunger pains.Here's the scenario. You run into Megan. She's an old college friend. You know the one. She was pudgy and wore loose shirts and blue jeans to camouflage the extra weight she often put on because of her fondness for Twinkies. You stop and do a double take. Is that really Megan? The face...more
Weight Loss dreams in the spring are as predictable as April showers. Those who have put on a few extra holiday and winter pounds realize the annual bikini season is almost upon us and have a fear of having to bear it all at the beach. Without the ability of having to drown their sorrows in food (which pretty much put them in this banana boat anyway) weight loss hopefuls look for ways to make the weight magically disappear.Weight loss season is the start of a whole new holiday season for retailers. Books about the newest weight loss fads fly off the shelves. Diet pills and diet pill supplements sell out at the pharmacy. Health and fitness magazines like Shape and Prevention start to outsell the ever popular celebrity weeklies.The most astonishing part of this whole phenomenon is that weight loss hopefuls seek answers to a question that they already know the answer to. Like the exasperated parent, who must repeat things just one more time, I will give you the not so secret secrets to weight loss. It will not cost you a penny at the pharmacy or the bookstore, it is absolutely free.Weight Loss Secret #1Lay off the ice cream, cookie dough, deep fried Twinkies, well you...more
Your body weight is really controlled by the number of calories you eat and the number of calories you use each day through things like exercise and physical activity. This means that to lose weight, you actually need to take in fewer calories each day than you use so that there is deficit in calories consumed. There are two ways to...more
The reasons we gain weight and the path to successful weight loss are extremely complicated, as factors beyond diet and exercise can exert a significant influence on our body composition, hormones and the environment which surrounds us. Some of these factors are within our control while others are not. The key to permanent weight loss...more
Undergoing fertility treatment can be very stressful for all concerned, not to mention expensive and time-consuming. It therefore follows that if you are looking at how to increase the success rate of IVF, all steps are worth considering and one area we can look at is our diet.What we eat has a huge impact on most aspects of our overall health and well-being and one such area is our fertility. When undergoing treatment, being in the best possible health is crucial and helping prepare our bodies by eating the right kinds of foods can really help to increase the chances of a successful outcome.For hundreds of years, Chinese healers and alternative health practitioners have believed that the foods we eat have a profound effect on our ability to become pregnant and a study undertaken over several years at Harvard University confirmed that by just changing the diet to eating whole foods and complex carbohydrates, that pregnancy rates could be increased considerably.There are three foods which are believed to have a profound on fertility and which could help increase the success rate of IVF, if eaten as part of an overall dietary modification plan. 1. PineapplePineapple is...more
We read endless amounts about how our diet affects our overall well-being, but if you are trying to become pregnant, you may be wondering if there is a specific diet for IVF success. Most of the elements of a generally healthy diet are...more
If you are about to undergo in-vitro fertilization, then you may be wondering whether there is a special pre IVF diet plan to follow to increase you chances of success. There are many factors which influence the outcome and the speed of...more
Close to eighty % of just what of us take portion in every daytime will probably be routine. Thus, implementing changes maybe will sense uncomfortable. However, an ideal quickly weight reduction plan will in no way advise these...more
There is a serious link between stress and being overweight and these are due to a number of emotional and physiological factors. This article focuses on the latter, the cortisol and weight gain nexus.Cortisol and weight gain go hand in...more
I was recently contacted by an old friend who had seen my results video and had been following my progress through my Facebook page. He posed to me the following scenario: "Hi Joel, will the P90X work for me? I weigh 133 pounds and...more
Sometimes it just sneaks up on you and you realize you need to lose 20 pounds to get back into shape. If you want to lose 20 pounds in a month you need to find an eating plan that is actually going to work. Just cutting back on...more