Portion control is one of the biggest contributors to obesity in America today. Hectic, fast paced lives tend to distract us from paying attention to the food we put in our bodies. Starving until dinner, over-sized restaurant portions, and high calorie treats are virtually surrounding us. If our willpower is down, the chances are slim that we will be able …
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Lose weight by cutting your fat and sugar calories. Skip fried foods, strip poultry of its skin and choose the breast. Learn to get flavor from spices instead of sugar and honey. It’s a plainer style of eating, for sure, but you can fill up on beans and rice, winter squashes, and lean cuts of turkey, chicken, and fish. Make …
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Green tea is nothing new in many Asian countries, where it has been the tea of choice for more than 4,000 years. For much of this time, it has been revered as having multiple health benefits—everything from treating hangovers to curing disease. Over the last few years, green tea has been taking over the shelves of Western World supermarkets at …
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There are many truths, as well as misconceptions, when it comes to weight loss. Healthy weight loss is possible by following a diet plan, along with regular exercise. Some common weight loss facts and myths include: Myth: The best way to achieve fast weight loss is to crash diet. Crash diet is close in meaning to fasting. Truth: A crash …
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Acai berry juice is the latest media-driven weight loss miracle that has people flocking to health food stores in search of an easy way to shed pounds, but are these claims really valid? Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) juice has been around for years and has never really been known to provide weight loss benefits. That isn’t to say it is not …
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Close to a third of postmenopausal women in Europe and the US have osteoporosis. If you have a family history of this bone-thinning disease or one of the other risk factors for its development, which include a small frame size, long-term use of steroids, an overactive thyroid gland and poor absorption of nutrients, it is especially important that you review …
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