If you stay away from junk and processed foods, just about everything you eat could be considered ‘healthy’. But a few foods are jam-packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other nutrients. So much so that some of them are said to fight cancer, help you lose weight, reduce heart attack, improve your sex drive and – at least in one case – end of world hunger. To help you decide for yourself, here’s our list of the seven healthiest foods read more…
You know what the health experts say. To maintain proper physical fitness, adults need two and a half hours of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity per week. But it’s a mistake to think that you will be physically fit just by getting a certain amount of exercise. Without proper eating habits, no amount of activity will make you as healthy as you can be. Not only will following the guidelines help you manage your weight and improve your fitness, read more…
Nowhere is it written that, to lose weight, you must drink stuff that tastes like cardboard, exercise ‘til you drop, eat nothing but leafy vegetables and/or any of the other dreary tips and advice you’ll get about how to lose weight fast. Part of the problem is our idea of fast weight loss. There are ways for you to lose weight safely and relatively quickly. But when you put weight loss on a tight schedule, you reduce your chance for read more…
As we all become more conscious of what we eat, it helps to keep on top of new ideas and trends. It doesn’t mean that you should automatically adopt every one that comes along. You must do what’s right for you, not everyone else. But by staying informed, you’ll sooner spot new ideas that can help you reach your weight loss goals. And you might discover some new taste sensations along way too. 1. Real Meal Deal – Hot on read more…
Regardless of what you think about politicians, it can’t be easy for them to open themselves up to the ridicule and scorn of the election process. Their resolve to complete what they set out to do in the face of it is admirable. And imagine how difficult it is to pick themselves up and do it all over again when they fail. But if they stop, they’ll never win. You can get an idea of the difficulty of the battle read more…
The end of the holiday season and the start of the new year is always a time of great anticipation and excitement about what the year will bring. Well…maybe not always. And maybe not for everyone. For many people who are trying to lose and/or manage their weight , the new year can be a stressful time. First, as you look back on the old year, and think about past resolutions that went “unresolved”, it can be discouraging when you look forward to the new year with the same expectations read more…