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Cabbage Soup Diet
The Cabbage Soup Diet is a 7 day meal plan, aimed at achieving fast weight loss. It is not a long-term weight loss solution, but is known to be effective over the short term. Apparently it originally came from a hospital (Sacred Hearts Hospital) to stimulate weight loss for surgery patients – but this cannot [...]
Continue reading...Dieting and The Internet
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
One of the most popular way to manage your diet is online using your home computer and your web browser, usually you will be asked to sign up for an account online, some of them are free to join while others charge a small fee or give a free trial. What are the benefits? Usually [...]
Continue reading...Obesity Health
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Health risks associated with Obesity is not just about how the person looks, it also poses more serious medical issues, any person who is 40% or more over weight is twice as likely to die earlier than a person in the recommended weight zone. Obesity has been linked to several very serious medical conditions including: [...]
Continue reading...Watch What You Eat
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Step 1. Once you have dieted and have reached the weight ideal for your height then obviously you want to maintain that weight, the easiest way to do that is by controlling the portions of food that you eat. It is thought that many of us underestimate greatly portion sizes and the amount of calories [...]
Continue reading...Watching Those Calories
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
In weight lose, calories play a crucial role in any diet, for to lose weight we must burn more calories than we take in when we eat, to lose just one pound in weight you must burn off 3,500 calories more than you take in. Therefore it is simply a matter of cutting down on [...]
Continue reading...Healthy Eating For Children
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
More so it’s becoming increasingly popular to be thin, teenage girls often fall into the category of worrying sometimes to the point of obsession about the weight. But is it good for children to actually go on a diet, the majority of children do not need to diet and they shouldn’t. It doesn’t matter what [...]
Continue reading...Children & Healthy Eating
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
School meals have always been something to be joked about but recent studies showed that many of our schools did indeed need a shake up when it came to providing healthy nutritional meals for children and their diet needs. Reports showed that meals being served in schools were far from healthy, with meals such as [...]
Continue reading...Fad Diets & How To Spot Them
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Lots of today’s popular diets take advantage of our desire to drop weight quickly. Unfortunately, though, “quick-fix” diets don’t work. In this group diets that leave out major food groups are included: High protein diets - The high protein diet reduces by significant amounts the percentage of carbohydrates in the diet, these carbohydrates are an [...]
Continue reading...5 Ways to Reach (and Maintain) a Healthy Weight
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Weight loss programs and diets aren’t the way to go when it comes to losing weight. That’s because they create temporary eating patterns — and, therefore, temporary results. Most dieters gain back any lost weight when they go back to their old eating habits. So what’s the best way to drop excess weight? Create your own [...]
Continue reading...Is It Possible To Lose Weight At Home
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Individuals are all the time making their attempts to find out the best possible way to slim down. Many of them decide to go to the gym giving enormous sums of money for the membership. Still, they do not understand this is wholly redundant since there are many other cheaper solutionsto lose weight at home, [...]
Continue reading...Healthy Diet – A Guide to Weight Loss
Sunday, October 4, 2009
“Healthy Diet – A Guide to Weight Loss “ Here are some weight loss diet tips that can be followed anywhere, everyday: 1. Make a delicious low fat mayonnaise by combining one teaspoon of Dijon mustard or satay sauce with a low fat yogurt. 2. Do not skip meals. Skipping meals slicks the body into [...]
Continue reading...10 Tips to Get You Exercising
Friday, September 4, 2009
If – deep-down – you really don’t want to exercise, then don’t bother reading further. You will need to get to the bottom of those feelings before moving on. Ambivalence and double-mindedness will only lead to a constant cycle of disappointment. But – if you want to reap the many mental and physical benefits of [...]
Continue reading...The Ultimate New York Diet
Friday, September 4, 2009
The Ultimate New York Diet comes from celebrity fitness trainer David Kirsch. Kirsch says you can “expect to lose up to 14 pounds, five inches off your waist, and a heavy percentage of body fat during the first two weeks of the plan alone”. According to Kirsch there is something very “New York” about wanting [...]
Continue reading...The Chocolate Diet
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Chocolate Diet – Healthy Diet Doesn’t Get Tastier Than This Wondering how can chocolate be recommended for diet? Yes the dark chocolates have good nutritional values than other kind of chocolates. Here the article puts forth information on chocolate diet plan .There is certain things that should be avoided in chocolate diet . What [...]
Continue reading...Diet Trend: The Japanese Diet
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Due to their eating habits, the Japanese are known to be one the healthiest people in the world. Not only are they expected to live longer, they enjoy being the number one lowest obesity rate on earth. The Japanese also have lower rates of heart disease, osteoporosis, breast and prostate cancer than us in the [...]
Continue reading...Low-fat diet
Saturday, August 29, 2009
celebrity followers Rosemary Conley the theory Since fat contains more calories than carbohydrate or protein, limiting the fat in our diet is a simple way to promote weight loss. the plan All types of added fats, such as butter, full-fat dairy, margarine, mayonnaise, cream, sour cream, oils, and salad dressings, are reduced or eliminated. Foods [...]
Continue reading...Japanese diet
Saturday, August 29, 2009
celebrity followers Victoria Beckham the theory This is not so much a diet, but a national way of eating – after all 127 million Japanese can’t all be on a ‘diet’! But books have now appeared touting this approach as people realise that the Japanese have much lower levels of obesity, heart disease and cancer [...]
Continue reading...GL Diet
Saturday, August 29, 2009
celebrity followers Kylie Minogue, Kelly Preston and Anthony Worrell Thompson the plan The Glucose Revolution diet says that, carbohydrate foods with a low glycaemic index (GI), such as apples, basmati rice, buckwheat and pasta should be eaten, instead of those with a high glycaemic index, like glutinous rice, potatoes, ripe bananas and tropical fruits. The [...]
Continue reading...crash diet
Friday, August 28, 2009
With summer just around the corner, this is often the time we fall victim to fad diets. After all, who wants to expose a sun-starved and flabby body when it’s time to put on a bikini? Although many of these quick-fix eating plans claim instant gratification, most of the diets are not safe or effective [...]
Continue reading...HIGH PROTEIN LOW CARB DIET
Sunday, August 16, 2009
BREAKFAST 6am-7am 6– 8 Egg Whites 2—Pieces of Rye Bread OR ½ Cup of Oatmeal 1-Medium Apple 2-Glasses of Water 1-Cup of Water and ½ Cup of Apple Juice SNACK 9am-10am 1-6oz. Can of Tuna (with mayo) 2-Glasses of Water Lunch 12pm-1pm 2-Chicken Breasts 1-Large Salad and Veggies 2-Glasses of Water Mid-Afternoon 3pm 4 – [...]
Continue reading...HOLLYWOOD DIET
Sunday, August 16, 2009
HOLLYWOOD DIET 1 CUP Papaya Juice 1 banana 1/2 cup green tea / strongly brewed 1 scoop soy protein powder w/spirulina 1/2 cup blueberries / can be frozen 1/4 cup carrot juice 1/4 cup apricot juice 1/2 cup non-fat plain yogurt Blend all ingredients together until smooth and serve over ice. Drink every 3 hours [...]
Continue reading...5 Ways Your Diet Can Improve Your Sex Life
Sunday, August 16, 2009
There is something to be said about the saying, you are what you eat. Of course different foods affect our bodies in different ways but the question that remains is what do we have to eat to keep the oomph in something we’d rather not live without…SEX. Your sex drive is directly affected by what [...]
Continue reading...Sample Diet 2 – 2800 Calories
Sunday, August 16, 2009
MONDAY Breakfast 1 Banana 2 slc Raisin toast w/1 Tbs margarine 1 cup Cereal, multigrain, fortified 1 1/2 cup Milk, 1% 1 cup Cranberry juice cocktail 1 cup Coffee w/1 tsp powder non-dairy creamer, low calorie Snack 15 Crackers, wheat, unsalted 2 Tbs Peanut butter, unsalted Lunch 1/2 cup Apple, sliced, w/skin 1 Frozen spaghetti [...]
Continue reading...The Importance of a Healthy Diet
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Importance of a Healthy Diet I am sure many of you are wondering what in the world a “healthy diet” has to do with herbal therapies. The answer – Everything!!! Every day we ingest harmful chemical additives, preservatives, pesticides, etc. with and in our food. We breathe filthy air, drink chemically-saturated water. This severely [...]
Continue reading...italian cauliflower
Sunday, August 16, 2009
1 small head cauliflower 1 tsp salt Water to cover 6 tbsps grated onion 2 tbsps chicken bouillon 2 tsps flour 1 tsp garlic salt 1/8 tsp black pepper 1 can (1 pound) tomatoes Wash cauliflower and break into flowerets; trim stems, and cook with 1 teaspoon of the salt in water to cover, until [...]
Continue reading...hungarian cheese spread
Sunday, August 16, 2009
16 oz low-fat or fat free cottage cheese 1 tbsp finely chopped chives 2 tsp garlic powder or to taste 1 tbsp paprika (use Hungarian if possible—the difference is incredible!) Combine all ingredients, repack in plastic cottage cheese container and chill for at least one hour. This spread stores well and provides several days of [...]
Continue reading...hummus recipe
Sunday, August 16, 2009
2 cups cooked garbanzos 1/4 to 1/3 cup lemon juice 3 tbps tahini 3-4 cloves garlic, minced salt to taste water (from cooking the beans) as needed for correct consistency Blend well; garnish humus with parsley, olive oil (optional) and spicy paprika; eat with warmed pita bread and sliced vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, turnips,…)
Continue reading...salsa
Sunday, August 16, 2009
1 can chopped tomatoes 1/2 white onion, finely chopped 2 tsp finely chopped cilantro (optional) 2 dried red hot chili peppers (more or less to taste) 1/2 mild green pepper (finely chopped) dash of tabasco Mix it all up and serve with fatfree sour cream and baked tortilla chips.
Continue reading...garbanzo spread
Sunday, August 16, 2009
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 cup garbanzos (chick peas) (canned) 1/4 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp coriander 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/4 cup diced cucumber 1/4 cup diced tomato Place all ingredients except cucumber and tomato in a food processor. Blend till smooth. Mix with diced cucumber and tomato. You can [...]
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