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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Coffee: Good or Bad for Your Health?

Is your morning coffee an ok option on your healthy eating plan? If coffee really bad for you or is it actually good? I get these questions about coffee and health all the time and as a coffee drinker myself, it is smart to take a look at both the good and the bad. Now, I’m not here to tell you that coffee is good for you. If I did, I would be telling only the good side of the story and I’m no politician. I am here to give you the good and the bad and tell you how you can i

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** The Best Diet: A Great Lesson from a Caveman

What is one thing cavemen knew much better than we know now? How to survive in the wild? Yes. But more importantly, they knew how to survive in the healthiest way possible. There were no diet programs in those days nor were there shelves full of diet books. What cavemen knew instinctively was exactly what the best diet was for them. Let’s all take a quick lesson from our ancestors and see which elements of their diet are tips we can begin to incorporate right way to lose unw

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Is There Such a Thing as Cheap Organic Food?

Are Organic foods really worth their, sometimes, high prices? Is there any way to make organic eating affordable? Many times people's biggest resistance to buying organic is the higher price. But there are ways to make organic eating cheaper and much more affordable for you and your family. What exactly is Organic Food? Organic food is food grown or raised without the use of synthetic (chemically formulated) pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizers. This method o

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

** 3 Easy Tips to Lose Fat

Fat loss does not have to be difficult, especially if you have a few tricks up your sleeve. By this I don't mea I would ever want you to take a dangerous, radical approach to your fat loss but only one that would be healthy and prove great results at the same time. I have had many clients, friends and family members ask me, "Isabel, is there a way I can drop my first few pounds of fat quickly and easily?" Yes, there is. It will require a few dietary changes on your part, but

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Make A Healthy Body Your Number One Priority

If you are like every other yo-yo dieter out there, chances are you have started and stopped several diet plans with no success. The first week is easy. You’re full of excitement. You tell yourself “this time will be different.” The second week is ok, a little harder than the first but you’re still sticking to it. And then what happens? You bend the rules a bit and start falling back into your old habits. Why does this happen? Why do we go through this vicious cycle? I’ll te

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Healthy Tips for Your Children

Childhood obesity has now become a worldwide problem. More and more children these days are suffering the same symptoms and diseases that were once only seen in adults; heart disease, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes, to name just a few. The good news and the bad news is that our children mimic everything we do. Your habits will sometimes become their habits (scary huh?). I’ll never forget when my old neighbors said to me, “Isabel, our 10 year old woke up this morning a

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** Are Calories Good or Bad?

Q. Is calorie a bad word? A. No, it’s not bad—just misunderstood! Most people who use the word calorie simply don’t know what it means. Also, in my experience, most people to go pale at the mere mention of the word. Based on those facts alone, I would eliminate calorie from the English vocabulary if I could. Q. Why is calorie such a misunderstood word? A. The American public has been told, time and time again, that people who consume more calories than their bodies burn wi

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Healthy Eating on a Budget

Contrary to popular belief, healthy eating does not have to inflict damage to your wallet. In challenging economic times, many people tend to go for the “cheapest” food options and sometimes these options are far from healthy. Just recently my husband and I put ourselves on a serious “budget” and of course this meant a “food budget” as well. Below are the simple steps we took to continue to live our healthy lifestyle while saving a few dollars in the process. 1. We drastic

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Fast and Easy Weight Loss Tips You Can Start Right Now

I must get this call and this statement from busy moms, executives, students, all the time “I just don’t have time to eat right and exercise!” No one seems to be able to find the time to lose weight. With all of the responsibilities and events packed into our busy days how are we to keep ourselves healthy and maintain an optimal weight? When people think weight loss, they think diet and exercise, both of which already sound time consuming. Well after 10 years of seeing clien

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Eat More and Do Less Cardio to Lose That Unwanted Weight

Is the above statement too good to be true? That’s what Rory DeLuca thought. The 42 year old New Jersey resident, husband and busy father of 3 couldn’t believe what I was telling him when he came to see me in January 2006. Like most people, after the holidays, Rory was frustrated with his increased weight and was even more frustrated that his previous “weight loss” efforts were not providing any results. He told me he was trying to eat less and run 4 miles every day, but ever

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** Back to School Means Back to Health

It happens to the best of us. The kids get out of school and our exercise routines and healthy eating habits get thrown to the waste side. Evening trips to the ice cream shop, hours of sitting in a beach chair, long car rides where only fast food is available: all of these factors may have added a few extra pounds to you and your kids over the course of the summer. Now with the start of the school season how can you get yourself and your kids back on a good eating and exercis

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** 3 Simple, Healthy Meal Plans You Can Start Right Now

Is it possible to put together a simple and healthy meal plan? One that is not going to be complicated and hard to follow? Yes. It is possible and I will show you how. The healthy meal plans below will help you achieve your health goals while simultaneously shedding fat off your body. Here are 3 healthy meal plans you can get started on right now. Breakfast Protein should be included in every meal throughout the day and breakfast is no exception. Make sure to include organ

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Does Fat Make You Fat?

YES and NO. The right answer to this question is dependent on what type of fat we're talking about. Certain fats are actually essential for so many important bodily functions, but the wrong kind of fat can lead us down an unhealthy path to weight gain and a long list of diseases. Fat to Avoid Hydrogenated Oilsr You have probably already heard in the media or just about anywhere that hydrogenated oils are detrimental to your health so to avoid them at all costs. But what exa

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Eating Healthy While Traveling

It's difficult enough these days to maintain a healthy eating plan, let a long keep a healthy diet while traveling. I am no stranger to maintaining a healthy eating plan while being on the road. I do a good amount of traveling myself, and my clients and readers are asking me all the time: “Isabel, I am always on the go. How can I stick to my healthy eating plan and still live my life?” If your days really have you running around from work, to parties, to picking up kids al

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Healthy Restaurant Eating

Healthy restaurant eating is possible and can be much easier than you think. If your schedule has your traveling a lot or opting for take out often, use the ideas below to stick to your healthy meal plans while still enjoying your meal out. Here is my plan of attack whenver I am on vacation, traveling for business or just in a situation that has me ordering out more tha I am able to cook. I do what I call “damage control”: Do the best I can, with what I’ve got and have an a

Primary topic: Nutrition

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