The Truth about How Green Tea Extract Affects Weight Loss

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Green tea extract doesn’t work well, except at toxic levels. Green tea extract is everywhere. It’s on TV, all over the internet, even on the front counter of your local health store. Yet recent studies alerted consumers to the dangers of relying on green tea extract to help generate weight loss. To be an effective Read more …

How Long Will It Take You to Walk Off that Burger?

May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Turns out that knowing how long calories take to burn is more effective than knowing the calorie counts. If you have walked into a McDonald’s or Panera Bread recently, you may have noticed calorie counts on their menus. More and more restaurants are updating their menus with calories for their food choices. By law, all Read more …

Is a Roundworm Infection a Cure for Weight Loss?

May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Could this parasitic disease be worth the cure? In a new study, scientists at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine concluded that purposefully infecting a mouse with roundworms could combat obesity and other metabolic disorders. These gastrointestinal roundworms infect roughly 2 billion people across the globe and many believe that up until the 20th Read more …

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Don’t Skip Meals if You Want Weight Loss to Last

May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Depriving yourself only leads to greater cravings and weight regain. In the desperate struggle to combat weight gain, many turn to low-calorie diets in trying to shed unwanted body fat. Unfortunately, the moment they stray from the diet, any weight lost returns with a vengeance. It just doesn’t seem fair! Diets that deprive the body Read more …

Don’t Be Duped by “Healthy” or “Low Fat” Fast Food

May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Claims of “Healthier” Fast Food Menu Items Are Poorly Substantiated. Recent television commercials would suggest that fast food outlets have embraced the consumer’s want for more healthy options on the menu. We see young, vibrant customers selecting tasty, healthy looking meals, and hear menus rich with words such as “light,” “low fat,” and “healthy” lunchtime Read more …

Your Five Biggest Dieting Mistakes and How to Fix Them

May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

If you are working hard to take off excess pounds, you deserve to see results. In order to get it, you must avoid these five dieting mistakes that almost everyone makes. Dieting Mistake #1: Following the Leader What works for your best friend is not guaranteed to work for you. You have probably noticed that Read more …

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Not into Vegan? These Case Studies May Change Your Mind!

October 12, 2011 By

A lot more people seem to be going Vegan these days. From celebrities to short order cooks, more people than ever are giving up meat. You probably think they are crazy for giving up steak, but case studies show that doing just that can save lives. Not just the lives of animals of course, but Read more …

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Vegetarianism—One of the Healthiest Choices

June 13, 2011 By

A vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat meat, so how can they be healthy?  They’re missing out on several nutrients, especially protein from avoiding it.  Well, there are plenty of ways that they can prevent deficiencies from occurring and being a vegetarian may be one of the best choices one can make for their health. Read more …

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Vegetarian Diets Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease

May 6, 2011 By

A recently announced study has given credence to the claim, for years made by vegetarians, that a diet devoid of meat significantly lowers the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.  The research supports the theory that vegetarians who consume meat less than once a month, experience a 36% drop in the metabolic syndrome.  To Read more …