Can Stress Cause Weight Gain? These days it’s difficult not to be stressed. Living in big cities, challenging works and personal lives, unrealistic performance standards all add up. Whatever the reason, your body will respond to stress in the same way – it will release a variety of chemicals to help you deal with stressful […]
Vegetarian Diet Plan – Weight-loss the Vegetarian Way
Some vegetarians struggle to maintain a well-balanced diet and often include too many dairy products and processed ready-meals which can lead to weight-gain and other problems. However, with a little bit of thought and planning, vegetarians can follow a healthy diet without having to go hungry or getting bored. Breakfast Options Breakfast is essential as […]
Water and Weight Loss – Is That True?
While experts may have different opinions on how much water you should consume, everyone agrees that we should keep our bodies hydrated with water each day. Water assists in all processes of human body – it keeps your blood flowing, keeps your joints lubricated, carries nutrients to all your cells and organs and cools down […]
A Guide to Juicing for Weight Loss
Juicing is a relatively new concept in the world of losing weight, and although can be dangerous when certain guidelines are not adhered to, can work as an effective form of weight loss. Remember those milkshake meal replacement diet methods? Well, the juicing diet takes on the same sort of concept, where various meals are […]
Problematic Fat Areas – Maybe It’s a Hormone Thing?
Most of us have THOSE areas of the body that we hate the most. For some of us, it is those “flappy” bingo wings. For others, it could be that spare tire around their tummy. For some people, it is a really large booty! All of these three things have one very simple thing in […]
Sleep and Weight Loss – Lose Weight by Sleeping More!
What sleep has to do with weight loss? The answer is everything! According to studies conducted earlier this year individuals who report fewer total hours of sleep are more likely to be overweight or obese (1). Moreover it is not only sleep that matters, the quality of your sleep matters too! Women who reported a […]
The Relationship Between Calcium and Weight Loss
According to RDI values women over 19 should take about 1,000 mg of calcium daily, which translates into 3 cups of milk and half a cup of yogurt. Obviously most women do not get nowhere near this amount, which raises concerns about such health conditions as osteoporosis, especially later in life. Unfortunately most women do […]
Low-Carb Vegetarian Diet – Still Possible!
A lot of people are now following low carbohydrate diets so they can lose weight and feel healthier. Eating a well-planned low carbohydrate diet can help to stop cravings and prevent cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Weight loss on a low carbohydrate diet works by helping your body to use fat as body fuel rather […]
Eat Proteins at Breakfast to Lose More Weight
It’s not a secret that protein fills you more than carbohydrates. This means that eating quality protein at breakfast will make you less likely to snack on sweets or eat a large lunch. Eggs are a way to go and just in case you didn’t hear this yet – eggs are not dangerous for your […]
Healthy Weight Loss Tips
Diet world is very noisy. There is a lot of controversial advice regarding what you should or shouldn’t eat and in what proportions. There is no lack of diet gurus and diet fanatics who take the whole thing just a little bit too far… All this makes you sit there thinking, what’s the real deal? […]