During the third year of life, babies tend to get about 4 pounds (1 800 grams) in weight and grow about 2 - 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) in height.They are extremely active and mobile, and study very physical ways. These kids are sleeping less than they did in the year before, running around and exploring their world, and raises new skills as a trip to the tricycle.Your babies appetite may fluctuate very at this time. It is very common. If your...more
I must get this call and this statement from busy moms, executives, students, all the time "I just don't have time to eat right and exercise!" No one seems to be able to find the time to lose weight. With all of the responsibilities and events packed into our busy days how are we to keep ourselves healthy and maintain an optimal weight? When people think weight loss, they think diet and exercise, both of which already sound time consuming. Well...more
The skin stretches out and recedes to meet the changing needs of the body. As a child grows into adulthood, a belly expands with a pregnancy or a physique grows larger with weight gain, it is designed to be elastic enough to roll with the changes.Just like a pair of pants with an elastic waistband, the fit is flexible enough to handle a range of sizes. If, however, the trousers' waistband is stretched out to maximum capacity for a long period of time, it may not ever cinch inward as it did originally.If the pants are getting older and a bit worn looking, the elastic may begin to wear out and will no longer fit a thinner inhabitant. Time to get out the needle and thread, take a nip and tuck in the fabric in order to get those trousers to fit again. After a major weight loss, there may need to take a bit of nip and tuck in the abdominal skin.An abdominoplasty is another name for a tummy tuck procedure. During pregnancy or weight gain, the skin, muscles and fascia in the midsection can get stretched out to maximum capacity. After childbirth or excessive weight loss, there are often folds of sagging skin remaining in the area where a flattened belly used to be.Not only does it get...more
Fat loss doesn't have to be as hard as you think. Just ask my most recent house guest, who easily lost 5 lbs in 5 days after staying with me for just a few days. Did I torture him with boring food in an effort to lose weight? No not at all. I can promise you one thing, I definitely did not starve the guy. We ate some super delicious meals and I...more
There are three food groups that your diet should contain.Proteins consist of meat,dairy products,fish,eggs and poultry.Proteins should make up around 15 % of the daily diet.The next food group is carbohydrates which are fruits,vegetables,rice,bread,pasta and potatoes.These groups should make up about 60 % of your daily diet.You should eat about 5...more
As a nutritionist, the most common question I get daily is "What is the Best Diet to follow?" My answer is always the same and one that shocks many people. "The best diet to follow is to follow NO diet at all." How could any nutritionist wanting to promote health tell you not to follow a diet?"Easy. I'm here to tell you that diets do not work. They are one of the most common reasons people have such a hard time losing weight. People are making the mistake of following a diet instead of following a delicious way of eating that will satisfy their hunger, their taste buds and help them reach and maintain an optimum weight and optimum health.With all of the junk food, false advertising, and false information out in the world today, how is this even possible? A delicious way of eating healthy that will help me lose weight at the same time?Yes, this is possible for you once you are armed with the correct information.The best diet is going to be one that you can stick to (for more than just a week), one that includes delicious food and one you are happy with, not to mention one that you can maintain for a lifetime.Here are a few tips that will help you develop the Best Diet for...more
Is the above statement too good to be true? That's what Rory DeLuca thought. The 42 year old New Jersey resident, husband and busy father of 3 couldn't believe what I was telling him when he came to see me in January 2006. Like most people, after the...more
Most people find weight loss to be difficult to achieve, especially in the long term and many have tried diets that may reduce some weight only for them to gain weight once again with extra pounds being added. This may be one the reasons why more and...more
If you are anything like the millions of people struggling to keep their weight down, you are probably pretty discouraged with all the time, money and effort you have put forth with no results to show for it. This can be one of the most...more
If you are in ANY doubt about the power of natural colon cleansing to aid weight loss then realizing the huge number of people who are turning to a colon cleanse diet might help. Clients are "repeat ordering" like wild fire. It clearly works!It makes...more
Fitness is not all about weight however generally if you are fit and healthy you will find your weight is at a stable range. But there are people who are overweight and still fit. Fitness requires a continued regiment of exercise and when you...more
Finding the time to exercise can be a hard task considering everything most people have going on in their busy lives. Having something simple that you can perform at home is very beneficial to people that are time challenged.Before starting an...more