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Herbal Diet Pills Are Not Created Equal - by Paul Rodgers
Submitted on Nov 20, 2009 from Paul Rodgers
There are several types of commonly used herbal diet pills, and each one has a different mechanism of weight loss. All herbal diet pills need to be taken together with an appropriate weight loss diet as well as an exercise plan. While every person is different and they each have different ...
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An Introduction to Jenny Craig - by Jim Mackey
Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Jim Mackey
Growing to more than 600 centers worldwide, since 1983 Jenny Craig has been a respected leader in the weight loss and diet industry. Jenny Craig provides its thousands of female and male customers with the ability to take on their weight struggles and overcome them. The Jenny Craig approach is ...
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Goal Setting - Ten Lessons I Learned While Climbing to the Top - by Jill Koenig
Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Jill Koenig
I recently spent some time in Door County, Wisconsin on a relaxing little weekend getaway. On my last day there, I set out with a girlfriend to explore Peninsula State Park, a beautiful nature preserve located on a bluff high above the waters of Green Bay. As we went through the park, we ...
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5 Ways To Lose Fat Fast - by Sean Barker, CPT
Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Sean Barker
If you are getting too comfortable with your workout routine, the key is to try to get better every day with your workouts and your healthy eating. So here are 5 Ways For Faster Fat Loss. 1. Break Records Push for progress and not perfection and challenge yourself by pushing for one ...
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The Best Way To Lose Weight - by Sean Barker, CPT
Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Sean Barker
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step..."If you fail to plan, you plan to fail". "Knowledge is power." Inspirational quotes are great for motivation but they will do nothing for you if you don't take action! Learn the real secret to losing weight here. Do you want to know the ...
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How to Commit to Regular Exercise For Good And Enjoy It! - by Lara Williams, Life and Success Coach
Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Lara Williams
Identify Your Personal Vision for Being Fit So you’ve decided to commit to regular exercise. How come? Your answer to this question is a key to your success. If you were to get exactly what you wanted out of keeping your body moving on a regular basis, what might that be? A healthier ...
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5 Reasons Why You Should Lose Weight - by Cynthia Bond
Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Marketing Department
1. Your heart will thank you. Trying to reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke, and high cholesterol? Then it's time to shed those extra pounds. Just by losing ten or fifteen pounds, you can reduce your chances of heart diseases dramatically. 2. Your partner will thank you. When men are asked ...
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Preventing Gestational Diabetes - by Karen Benton
Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Marketing Department
If you already have diabetes or if you are obese, you’re likely to develop gestational diabetes too. But even women with no history of diabetes sometimes find that they get a sudden resistance to insulin and a glucose intolerance brought on by pregnancy hormones. For some women, pregnancy ...
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“GOOD” AND “BAD” FATS, AND HOW TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE - by Fra Gunn
Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Fra Gunn
Most people are mislead into demonizing fat, but the truth is that there are "good fats" and "bad fats," and you need the good fats in your diet – your brain and your nervous system literally can't survive without them. However eating so-called "bad fats" can result in heart disease, gaining ...
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Weight Loss After Pregnancy - by Fra Gunn
Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Fra Gunn
It is to be expected after pregnancy that your body will have some left-over fat, and while most new mothers want to get rid of unwanted fat and cellulite as soon as possible, this can be easier said than done. A newborn baby ends up taking so much time and attention that the last thing you may ...
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Lose Weight Playing Golf - by Roseanna Leaton
Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Roseanna Leaton
If you've been reading any of my earlier articles you'll already know that I love the game of golf. I am absolutely passionate about this game and firmly believe that it should be a daily habit - for me, that is. I'm open to making it a twice daily event on occasions as well, without fear of ...
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What are Benefits of Fish Oil in our Body? - by Emile Jarreau
Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Emile Jarreau
There’s something special about that stuff called fish oil. Did you know that modern humanity might have actually split off from its earlier ancestors because its members had started consuming it as part of their new seafood diet? Many of our ancestors in the East African Rift Valley began to ...
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Burn Belly Fat With This Fun Formula - by Deon Dup
Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Dingane .
Belly fat. Ugly, uncomfortable and very dangerous to your health. The problem is that to burn belly fat you have to either go on some extreme diet or you have to go and sweat it out in the gym. Or don’t you? Up until now, the diet industry has been preying on people’s ignorance. FAD diets ...
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How to Have a Healthy Lifestyle Breakthrough - by Melissa McCreery, PhD, ACC
Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Melissa McCreery
It sounds so simple. If you want to create change (i.e. achieve something you don’t currently have) you MUST do things differently. Yet so many women I work with come to me determined to create lasting healthy changes by forcing themselves to “succeed” at a plan that has failed them time and ...
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What Is A Breakthrough With Food and Weight Anyway? - by Melissa McCreery, PhD, ACC
Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Melissa McCreery
If you are like many women who’ve spent a lifetime (or what feels like one) struggling with weight and overeating, words like “breakthrough” may sound like unrealistic hype. For many women who are worn out with food and weight struggles, a breakthrough may feel impossible. Why? Their ...
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4 Tips For Taking Control of Stress Before It Takes Control of You, Your Life, or Your Eating - by Melissa McCreery, PhD, ACC
Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Melissa McCreery
We all know the stress of too much on our plates–too much to do, too much to think about, too many things and people and responsibilities to take care of. Whether you choose to have a lot on your plate or feel like there is no other option, stress and overwhelm may be a reality–and they take ...
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Good Food For Good Mood - by Karen Schachter, MSW
Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Karen Schachter
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf was on to something: food - and our relationship to it - is our sustenance, our life blood. It has the potential to be ...
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It's Time to Lose the Beer Belly - by Natalie Leavenworth
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Andrew Hunter
Do you want to lose the beer belly? It's not easy. You've gone through a lot with your old friend that you used to party a lot with. Going to Sunday footballs games together, attending those wild college parties, and grabbing a beer during happy hour. You two have shared some great memories, but ...
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Understand the Smoking-Diabetes Link - by Frederic Vagnini, M.D., FACS, and Lawrence D. Chilnick
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from FSB Authors
Carole Willi, M.D., of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and analysis of studies describing the association between smoking and the incidence of diabetes or other glucose metabolism irregularities that covered thirty years. The data was published ...
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The Missing Ingredient In Your Diet - by Karen Schachter, MSW
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Karen Schachter
"Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind." - Buddha "What we repeatedly think shapes our world." Jack Kornfield (The Wise Heart) Is self-acceptance something that comes hard for you, especially if you are struggling with some ...
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Top Three Reasons Why You Should Take the GI Recommended Daily Amount - by Sabrina Rocca
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from sabrina rocca
How can you tell that you have provided your body with all the nutrients it needs? How can you say that you have eaten the right kinds of food? How can you be so sure that your body can help ward off bacteria and viruses that may be attacking it? These are just some of the questions that most of us ...
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Five (5) Reasons To Reach For A Green Smoothie To Fast Track Your Health - by Brendan McCarthy
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Brendan McCarthy
Not everyone would salivate at the idea of a green smoothie. If your one of these people then you’re missing out on a fast track ticket to great health! This gloriously green smoothie is actually a simple blend of assorted fruits with green vegetables added to it. If your Mama never told you to ...
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Compulsive Overeating and Diabetes - by Lou Ryan
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Lou Ryan
The behavior of compulsive overeating leads to the condition of being overweight, which is a heavily cited factor in the development of the blood sugar disease known as diabetes. Type II diabetes, which is the form of the disease usually diagnosed in adults who have a compulsive overeating ...
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Finding The Best Weight Loss Program Avoiding All The Scams - by Bonnie MeChelle
Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Bonnie MeChelle
When it comes to obesity or overweight, it is not only the problem of personal image in the public, but also the root cause for many other health problems. People out there are desperate to lose overweight only because of fearing their personal image damage in the public. Whatever the reason may ...
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Learn to stop emotional eating - by Jhon Perkson
Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Jhon Perkson
Controlling emotional eating and quickly lose weight. Controlling emotional consuming and comfort eating is essential if you would like to lose pounds. Emotional eating can gravely obstruct any weight loss attempt and make losing fat much harder than it needs to be. The initial step in ...
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Know Thy Enemy... - by Mark Vaughan
Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Mark Vaughan
In the battle for losing weight, you would be surprised in what you are up against. It really is a battle and as a big fan of Sun Tzu, I can say without question, information will be your biggest friend (and maybe your only ally). "Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently ...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter? - by Karen Schachter, MSW
Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Karen Schachter
We moms have a tough path to walk as we help our daughters navigate the sometimes choppy waters of growing up girl. It's our job to protect our children and do our best to keep them safe and healthy, yet we also have to allow them to grow, stretch and learn from their own mistakes. It's a fine ...
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Weight Loss Success Ties into Hunger Cues - by Terri Dennis, Certified Wellness Coach
Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Terri Dennis
Retraining one's brain to respond to the right hunger cue requires an individual to experience pangs of hunger. In other words, one must learn to go hungry. Why? People that have overeating issues often can't distinguish between real hunger and the desire for food. Over the course of time if ...
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Food Addiction Treatment - The Real Answer - by Karen Wolff
Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Karen Wolff
Food Addiction...now there's a true problem. Food is an addiction that is complicated by the fact that you need food to live, even if you're addicted to it. How messed up is that? With other kinds of addiction, like alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc., the treatment is to stay completely away from ...
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How to Lose Weight After Pregnancy - by Natalie Leavenworth
Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Andrew Hunter
Congratulations on being a new mom! Hopefully motherhood is amazing and wonderful for you. Other than the new bundle of joy in your life, I bet your wondering how you're going to get your body back into the shape it was before your pregnancy. As a new mother, I'm quite positive that you would want ...
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There are thousands of easy diets, but understanding the right one for you is what is important - by Acharya D Hargreaves
Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Acharya Hargreaves
It’s easy to get confused about easy diets. Picking the right one can be hard, especially if after you try them and nothing happens. The secret to choosing a good weight loss diet is to understand how diets work and how to use them properly. Easy diets can actually cause us to gain more weight ...
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The best way to lose weight is the natural way - by Acharya D Hargreaves
Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Acharya Hargreaves
The best way to lose weight is with our bodies not against them. Our bodies were made to live with nature, not against her. So if we want to lose weight fast and keep it off we should do everything we can to help our bodies out. This means working with nature not against her and the best way to ...
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Removing Obstacles to Fat Loss - Why Exercise is Rarely Enough - by Marek Doyle, Blueprint Fitness
Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Marek Doyle
The majority of my clients come to me because they have a desire to make a change in their lives and physique; often, there will be a specific target (invariably weight loss) that jolts them into action but, in the main, I recognise a desire to improve their lifestyle above and beyond fitting into ...
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Six Secrets to Losing Weight Quickly - by Natalie Leavenworth
Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Andrew Hunter
Shedding those pounds fast is going to take some effort, and the weight might creep back slowly. Here are a few pointers about how you can start dropping weight fast: First thing you must do is eat better. Fruits and vegetables are very nutritious for you. Junk food and other foods that are ...
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Weight Control Reduces Diabetes Risk by 58 Percent - by Oswald J. Eppers
Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Oswald Eppers
A new study carried out by the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Research Group reveals that overweight people can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 58 percent by reducing their weight combined with an exercise program. In the study performed by the US researchers and published ...
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Staying Healthy With Glycemic Index Common Foods - by Sabrina Rocca
Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from sabrina rocca
Most of us find it difficult to stay healthy and fit. Perhaps it is because we enjoy eating so much that it becomes hard to pay attention to the kind of food we eat. Are you sure you feed your body right? Do the foods you eat supply the nutrients your body needs to function correctly? How can you ...
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Your imagination is the first step to life long weight loss - by Damien Young, C.HT, CPT, SPN
Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Damien Young
If you’ve ever been on a diet before, you probably know that they don’t work. The true definition of weight loss success is not the amount of weight lost, but the amount that is kept off. Diets and intense exercise will undoubtedly help to lose weight, but only for the short term for most ...
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Five Options for Losing Weight – Which one is best? - by Damien Young, C.HT, CPT, SPN
Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Damien Young
In a few short months, millions of people will make a resolution to lose weight and get into better shape. While this is a popular and great resolution to make, most people will go about it completely in the wrong way. Many will go out and buy the newest, hottest and most talked about diet. ...
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Raw Food Diet - How It Helps A Typical American Dieter Lose Weight In Conventional & Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspectives - by Kyle J. Norton
Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Kyle Norton
I. Definition A. What is weight loss? Weight loss is defined as a condition of health and physical fitness by reducing the total body mass, including loss of fluid, body fat or body tissues. The phrase of weight loss is normally used to prescribe consciousness efforts of a person who tries to ...
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Which Diet Plan is for Me? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself - by Jamie Jefferson
Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from
Dieting can sure be a pain. But you can make it easier on yourself by finding a weight loss program that is perfectly suited to your unique situation and tastes. Here are five questions to ask yourself to help you find the diet that's best for you. 1. Do you feel like you have too much ...
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Who Has Time To Exercise? - by Dale Miller
Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Dale Miller
With every other spam e-mail being about weight loss, a yoga studio opening up on every corner and all those TV ads for home gym equipment you would think everyone would be super fit by now. The truth is North Americans are more stationary than ever. We are all overrun by obligations of work, ...
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Weight loss after pregnancy – Tips to follow - by Jhon Perkson
Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Jhon Perkson
Weight loss after pregnancy is very critical for the majority of new mothers dedicated to regain their earlier figure after giving birth. It is best to ignore the example set by a number of household name mothers who seem to be thinner than ever a few short weeks after having their baby. These ...
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The Truth about Acai Berries and How to Avoid Scams. - by Cindy Cleary, MSW and Jo delAmor, CHHC
Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Cindy Cleary
Acai berries have received a lot of media attention lately. Sensational ads and stories of weight loss, anti-aging and pain relief are all over the internet. The berries and their exotic promise of easy weight loss and instant vitality have been featured on mainstream television shows including ...
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Raw foods to consider when doing your detox diet - by Sabrina Rocca
Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from sabrina rocca
If you are serious about your diet and really want to slim down the natural way, detox diet is your next step to a cleaner, healthier, better-looking you. Now, just because we say detox diet doesn’t mean that you are actually going to starve yourself to death and just drink water and lemonade for ...
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Positive Dialogue Leads to Weight Loss - by Terri Dennis, Certified Wellness Coach
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Terri Dennis
The key to eating well and maintaining a healthy weight is learning to embrace a positive attitude about your unique body type. Once you establish tools to incorporate self talk of acceptance, understanding, and forgiveness eating becomes a secondary focus rather than an all consuming pattern in ...
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Whey Protein Powder Shakes Linked to Greater Weight Loss and Leaner Body Mass - by Terri Dennis, Certified Wellness Coach
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Terri Dennis
Whey protein powder is a complete protein source which includes all the essential amino acids. The amino acids are important as they increase immune function, repair and heal muscle systems, increase fat burning effects of adipose tissue while exercising, maintain healthy blood sugar levels, and ...
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How to Keep Yourself Motivated to Lose Weight - by Natalie Leavenworth
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Andrew Hunter
One of the hardest things in weight loss is finding the motivation to lose weight and to stick with your weight loss plan. Here are a couple of things you can do to keep focused and motivated to reach your weight loss goal. Steer Clear of Temptation — Using your head is a good start to ...
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Holiday Stress Busting: Eat, Drink, Spend ... and be Miserable? - by Arlene K Unger, PhD (PSY), Certified Wellness Coach and Nutritionist
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Arlene Unger
Holiday Stress Busting: Eat, Drink, Spend ... and be Miserable? Keeping Food in Balance According to the American Heart Association, we run the risk of gaining five or more pounds between Halloween and New Years. We add an average of 200 calories more per day than we really need. Such ...
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Poor Diet and Nutritional Facts - by Matthew Parker
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Matthew Parker
Substitution of Food Keeping food nutritional facts in mind before dieting could stop you from making a very serious blunder. Specifically pills, powders or supplements are not food and shouldn’t be considered as such. Certain diets consider that they will provide you all the nutrition you ...
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Glycemic Index of Honey and Its Many Benefits - by Sabrina Rocca
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from sabrina rocca
Do you know that honey has many benefits? Some may just think of it as a natural sweetener but what they don’t know is that it is probably the best natural food around. If you want to know more about honey, then this article is the right one for you. Learn about the glycemic index of honey and ...
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