Special Health Alerts
According to a new survey conducted by the NPD group, the amount of women actively trying to lose weight has declined vastly over the past couple of decades. This is problematic because being overweight increases your risk for type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease and fatty liver disease (to name a few).
A healthy body image is a good thing, but taking a complacent approach towards excess weight is …
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There are no shortage of diets out there that promise to help you lose weight and combat obesity. Unfortunately, many diets focus on reducing calories or on restricting carbohydrates and fat and ignore the anti-aging and beautifying effects that diets have the potential to produce. Read on if you want to learn how to create a dual purpose diet that not only helps you to lose weight but also makes you look and feel younger.
No doubt you have heard that each of us has an ideal weight based on our height. For instance, if you are a 5 foot 5 female with a small frame then your weight should be somewhere between 117 and 130 pounds. If you are a 6 foot man with a medium frame then 157 to 170 pounds would be considered ideal.
Some people worry constantly about weight gain and drive themselves crazy trying to maintain or achieve their ideal …
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Why You Should Never Diet if You are Trying to Lose Weight
Reason #1: Diets Fail in the Long Run
Sure many diets will help you to lose weight while you are on them, however 95% of people who lose weight from a diet will regain the weight and then some, once they go off of it.
Reason # 2: Restricting Calories Backfires
Most diets help you to lose weight because they force you to consume fewer calories. Restricting …
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