Macrobiotic diet is a diet formulated by the belief that food, and the quality of food, has an affect on a person’s life on a greater extent than most people realize. Practitioners of a macrobiotic diet believe that food has an affect on health, as well as happiness and well being. Those who follow a macrobiotic diet believe that natural foods with little to no processing are the best choice of food. In addition, they believe in using traditional methods of cooking and they enjoy cooking for … [Read more...] about What is a Macrobiotic diet
Weight Loss
How to Make Healthy Pizza
Here are some tips on how to make healthy pizza recipes that are equally delicious but without the unhealthy ingredients of a regular one. Usually, pizzas are tasty fast food that is loaded with calories and saturated fats. However, amid those appetizing cheese toppings, sodium-rich tomato sauce, and fried meat pieces, there is a basic harsh truth that, they are health hazards, cause high blood pressure, unsafe low density cholesterol, and lot more. In short, you might just be hooked to … [Read more...] about How to Make Healthy Pizza
Stop Eating Meat to Lose Weight?
Should you stop eating meat to Lose weight? It depends on how you approach it. You can eat a healthy vegetarian diet that can help you to lose weight. However, simply giving up meat will not by itself make you lose weight. Some people, in fact when they give up meat end up eating more carbohydrates, which can have the opposite effect. Meats are High in Fats Meat and animal products are generally high in protein and saturated fats. Saturated fats were, for a time, considered unhealthy and … [Read more...] about Stop Eating Meat to Lose Weight?
Natural Weight Loss Tips
This article will give you some natural weight loss tips that you can use right away. Natural weight loss simply means losing without drugs, including so-called diet pills or medical procedures. I would add another characteristic to my definition of natural weight loss -avoiding extreme, crash or fad diets that tell you how to lose a large amount of weight quickly. This is not natural for the body, and even if you do lose a lot of fast, you are very likely to gain it back -and then some. This … [Read more...] about Natural Weight Loss Tips
Tips For Maintaining A Low Carb Diet
The measurement for a successful low carb diet plan is to lose weight. Right? Well actually no, it isn't. The real measurement is that you are able to keep the weight off year after year. A diet is not just for today and tomorrow but is actually a lifestyle change. So, what is the real important parts of a low carb diet plans? A simple foundation that can be relied upon is to ingest fewer foods that have a high calorie count such as foods that contain processed flour and sugar. You … [Read more...] about Tips For Maintaining A Low Carb Diet
13 Killer Foods For Fat Loss
Looking slender and beautiful is a dream many people strive to achieve. Having normal food habits does not contribute to one's loss. But if you attempt to make wise choices in food consumption then you can achieve your goals. You can mix any of following foods for fat loss mentioned below along with the regular exercise regime or diet program you are following, and you will be amazed by the results. This is because these 13 killer foods for fat loss will keep you full thereby boosting your … [Read more...] about 13 Killer Foods For Fat Loss
Is Green Tea Weight Loss real?
There's a lot of vocalization these days about Green Tea loss and whether or not it's a viable option for losing and keeping it off. For most people, the jury's still out, but it does look promising, to say the least. Green Tea Weight Loss Green tea loss is a subject which is currently in vogue in the United States, one of the many kinds of diets to hit the media and magazine covers. Green tea loss is both old and new. Green tea has been popular in the orient for millennia it's just new … [Read more...] about Is Green Tea Weight Loss real?
How to Deal with Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is a common problem but one which is considered by many people as a weakness so is not openly discussed on a regular basis. People who emotionally eat may be ashamed or may not even realize they are eating only due to emotional issues. This can lead to a continual pattern of overeating, gain and depression. For this reason emotional eating should be dealt with head on and not hidden away. Emotional eating can halt any loss efforts. If indeed you are trying to lose … [Read more...] about How to Deal with Emotional Eating
Top Heart Healthy Foods
The heart is the most important organ for any living being. Unfortunately, many of our lifestyles result in diseases such as high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol. These things disturb the normal functioning of the heart. According to the latest stats and research, heart disease tops the charts for the reason for death in the United States of America and also in Canada. It is also becoming a dreaded disease across the globe. In this article you can find many heart healthy … [Read more...] about Top Heart Healthy Foods
Low carbohydrate food labeling
If you want to lose and have a healthy body, it is important that you are mindful of the type of food you eat. If you are on a low carbohydrate food diet, then you need to make sure that the food you buy and consume meets the specifications of your diet. We rely on food labeling to inform us about the content of our food. How accurate are these food labels? Do we take the time and effort to read and understand them before we buy the food? What to Look at in Low Carb Food Labels Some people … [Read more...] about Low carbohydrate food labeling
BMI Calculator
Hmmm...I am not to sure about the BMI. There are real problems with throwing everyone into a table and deciding how fat or thin they are based on only two factors: Height and Weight. You may have seen that at the top of this page I have a BMI and BMR Calculator, well the biggest question about this is what is BMI and why should I care? The BMI stands for Body Mass Index and the body mass index is simply a calculation of your height versus your to come up with a number, hopefully not a … [Read more...] about BMI Calculator
Weight Loss Guarantee? Can There Really Be Such A Thing?
Are there any weight loss guarantees? I know that what we are all looking for is a plan that we know will tell us that once you start you can not fail. This does not seem like a lot to ask but let's see why I do not believe that it is possible. First of all there are so many diets, actually there is a diet that stresses everything out there and at the same time there are so many diets because there is no shortage of people looking to try the latest diet or weight loss scheme. The best … [Read more...] about Weight Loss Guarantee? Can There Really Be Such A Thing?
Natural Weight Loss
Natural loss is popular subject these days among the thousands of people who are desperately searching for ways to lose unwanted fat. Frequently the term natural loss refers to pills and diet supplements, but genuine natural loss is the predictable result that happens when you alter what you eat, how and when you move, and how you think. Natural Weight Loss or Medications? Though natural loss is always the best method, check with your doctor as he may recommend medications that can help … [Read more...] about Natural Weight Loss
Dieting Without Your Family
Dieting is a challenge when you have a family that expects you to provide snacks on the shelf, a full refrigerator and three meals a day. No matter what your family circumstances, dieting is tough. Unless you’re ultra committed to super healthy eating for all members of your household (and more power to you!), it’s a struggle to please every eater that sits at your table while honoring your own diet commitment. You know you should eat healthy and keep fattening foods out of the kitcen, … [Read more...] about Dieting Without Your Family
Overcome Diet Excuses Easily
One of the hardest things about leading a diet group must be time at the scale – the dreaded weigh in. That’s the moment of truth when the dieter finds out how he or she did the previous week. The weigh-in people always smile sweetly as they listen to the lame excuses as to why the scale is up. Imagine hearing the following comments every week: “I had a lot of sodium last night.” “This diet is too stringent, I got hungry.” “This diet has too much food, I can’t eat it all.” “I needed … [Read more...] about Overcome Diet Excuses Easily