Plan for Weight Loss

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Watch the Salt

If you have bad eating habits then it contributes significantly to unhealthily high blood pressure levels, even in middle age, when blood pressure levels typically rise as part of the aging process. Whether or not you are taking antihypertensive drugs, the need to make dietary improvements (e.g. follow a healthy low-fat diet) is frequently at […]

Common Myths from the Weight Loss Crowd

It seems like there is a lot of conflicting information concerning diet programs.   As  you try and hit your healthy weight, we will talk about some of the myths that are being propogated by the weight loss gurus.

Is there an Alternative to Starving for Weight Loss?

It”s never too late to rethink on your diet plan and make fresh and realistic health resolutions. It is the right time to take stock of the situation. Ask yourself: Are we being fair to ourselves when we make these strict guidelines of diet and exercise? Most people recoil at the thought of dieting and […]

Energy Drinks – Helpful or Harmful?

Energy drinks are liquid soda-style beverages that are boosted by the inclusion of ‘energy boosting’ ingredients including sugar, caffeine and other caffeine-like substances like ephedrine, and guarana. Some energy drinks also have vitamins, “acid stabilizers” or other nutritious-sounding ingredients, too. With all of these ingredients one might well ask whether energy drinks can help you […]

Beating Food Cravings

Everyone, regardless of how disciplined they are with their diet, will from time to time fall victim to cravings for one food item or another. For people trying to lose weight, these cravings are even more of a challenge to deal with than for someone simply maintaining their weight. Regardless of whether or not you […]

Surefire Basics to a Slimmer You

The search for ways to speed up your weight loss is over. With these seven tips, you can be seven pounds lighter in the next two weeks. Be ready to make some changes, but your thinner self will thank you.

Use Diet Pills with Caution

If you are a person who has struggled with their weight and has a BMI, or body mass index, above a 27, the idea of a pill helping you lose weight is very appealing. Taking diet pills seem to be the quick fix to helping obese persons lose weight. There are advantages to taking diet […]

Bicycle Accessories That Make Riding Easier

When you browse around a bike shop, it is easy to get caught up in all of the accessories there are to buy.   Some you can easily brush off and find no need for, however, even casual bike riders should consider purchasing various bicycling accessories to make their riding much more comfortable.   You […]

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Avoid the “Take-Home-Box” Overload

Your losing weight, watching your calories and having success, you are even watching portion control when at restaurants but beware of “Take-Home Box Overload”.   This is what happens inside your refrigerator as a result of you brining home all of those take-home boxes from restaurants because you are not finishing your meal.

Walking for Weight Loss

Exercises are good for your workout program because they help tone flabby muscles while also burning calories.   But aerobic exercise is best to burn fat.   A great way to get an aerobic workout is to walk.  Find out how many calories are burned walking  with our handy calculator.