You can just accept who you are and the shape you are in, however this could lead to health problems.  Your weight and fitness levels do play a role in your overall health and well being.  Often, people are unaware that they are overweight.  One concern is that some people are in denial that they have a […]

The wheel of dietary science seems to never stop turning. Carbohydrates are on the downturn at the moment, but at least there’s some medical research behind it to lend credence to the change in thinking. A formal study in Canada with about twenty-five hundred participants organized them into various research groups, looking at their health […]

With seemingly most Americans being at least overweight, if not obese, it’s so surprise that the weight-loss industry is constantly booming. All of the different supplements, diet plans, exercise products, and accessories can be impossible to keep an eye on. However, we have taken the chance to help you out by looking at some of […]

Stress eating plagues many people who struggle with weight and health problems. When we’re slammed emotionally, when the pressure builds up, we look for a way to relieve it. Food is often readily available, and modern food makes the foods most likely to deliver delicious bursts of positive chemical boosts easy to obtain. But those […]

Making a meaningful change in your diet is definitely difficult. It requires us to fundamentally alter our approach to meals, to how we think of and consume food, and is one of the biggest obstacles in dieting when people consider whether or not to engage in diet based weight loss. This is why so much […]

When your goal is to lose weight, it might be just as important how you combine the foods you eat as to how much you eat.  Eating grains with vegetables is the best way to lose weight. Eating anything else with grains can cause a large weight gain. Eating one protein per meal is the appropriate […]

On the surface, weight loss seems simple. Just eat less. Monitor your diet, and watch the pounds melt away. Sometimes though, time can pass while maintaining an altered diet and there is no change in the scale’s readout. That can cause frustration, but like most things knowing what’s going on can help reduce that stress. […]

A new diet created by cardiologists is targeted specifically at the obese. Doctors at the Sacred Heart memorial Hospital have designed a soup diet that fully covers all necessary nutrition needs while supporting weight loss goals. The recommended recipes include a variety of vegetable, fruit, or meat soups. The research from the creators of the […]

Weight loss is an extremely common New Year’s resolution. And, for many, it can become an impossible task full of difficult changes. It doesn’t have to turn into an Olympian effort; some small changes, often basic and easy to maintain, can get you on your way to your slimmer goal. Counting calories and weighing what […]

Losing weight is a common New Year’s resolution, but there are some common errors we make when we tell ourselves “this year, I’ll work on slimming down.” While the New Year is a chance to turn the page to a fresh and clean one, even the best intentions may not be enough to keep from […]