Losing weight is very easy: simply stop eating. However, we all know that this is incredibly bad for our health. Those who are able to actually stop eating do so out of protest by going on hunger strike, or have a serious psychological disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. Although we all know this, dangerous […]
Many people have proclaimed that low carb diets are the way forward. They use them to lose weight and effectively completely turn their lifestyle around. Cutting carbs out from a diet can be very difficult, however, since our bodies are used to getting energy specifically from these carbs. Hence, before you decide to switch to […]
The Paleo diet is a popular diet right now, so it seems natural that people would create cookbooks that demonstrate exactly what to eat and how to make it a diet that could be followed easily. I figured that a review of Paleohacks Cookbook would be good because it is a very popular cookbook but […]
Resistance training, which is what weight lifting is, is based on the idea that the muscles in your body will work their hardest when they are forced to overcome another force. There are various important health benefits associated with this, including stronger and more defined muscles, a weight that is sustainable and healthy and stronger […]
Leptin is a hormone that has been hailed as the miracle cure for obesity. Evidently, it does everything from making us feel full to stopping our cravings to burning fat to regulating our blood sugar levels, But just what is it and what does it do? Leptin Resistance You will probably have heard of insulin […]
Krill oil is a hot topic right now. Evidently, we all need to include krill oil along with our fish oil because fish oil alone doesn’t give us enough omega 3’s. Omega 3’s are what we need in our diet because our normal food is full of omega 6 and we are becoming unbalanced. But […]
It’s tough to think “cookie” and “healthy” in the same sentence, but this is apparently the case for the BioTrust Protein Cookies. A new product released by long-standing company BioTrust, the cookies promise to provide you with healthy snacking options. Specially created for people who want to enjoy their food while losing weight, the protein […]
Everybody who has ever been on a diet knows about “cheat day.” It is the one day a week that you are allowed to indulge in anything you want. The idea behind it is that our mindset begins to change, so that we still choose healthy foods on our cheat days, rather than eating five […]
More and more people are becoming interested in the importance of taking omega 3. This nutrient cannot be made by our body, which means we must take it externally as part of our diet, or as a supplement. Scientists have found that our normal diets are very high in omega 6. In order for our […]
High blood pressure is not a pretty thing. It can make the heart work overtime, cause the walls of the arteries to harden up, cause heart failure, blindness, and kidney disease, and increase risk of stroke and heart disease. In short, high blood pressure can put the body under too much stress and result in […]
