Category Archives: Weight Loss

Skip Crazy Diets, Natural Detox is Best

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Greg Asseff

The popular detox diets often touted by celebrities and so-called “health gurus” run the gamut from extremely restrictive to downright zany. For instance, you may come across a detox diet that instructs you to consume only cranberry juice, or some combination of lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper, all while eating absolutely no solid whole foods for several consecutive days.

Sound healthy? Of course not. Our bodies need consistent nutritional replenishment in the form of whole foods that are high in vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, proteins and complex carbohydrates, and a super-restrictive “detox diet” will do little more than strip your body of the nutrients it needs, potentially interfering with your metabolism in the process. Instead, a natural detox diet may be more appropriate.

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Study Links High Fat Diet, Brain Damage, Obesity

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Greg Asseff

A fairly large percentage of individuals, at some point throughout their life, have gained excess body weight. This being true for so many individuals, why are some more likely to lose the excess weight while others aren’t?

For individuals where the weight gain is not related to a physical medical condition, it’s well known that effectively losing weight and thereafter, maintaining a healthier weight level is just as much a mental challenge as it is a physical one.

Without proper motivation, focus, and the implementation of a sound mental strategy, it can be all too easy to succumb to the temptation of returning to your old eating habits. Now, a clinical study on high fat diets is pointing to a very concrete reason as to why that may be.

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How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Greg Asseff

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and if you are like many of the millions of other Americans, you have probably already spent quite a bit of time thinking about what your New Year’s Resolutions will be for the upcoming year.

It is human nature for a large majority of the population to look forward to the upcoming year with optimism and hope. For this reason, it is also easy to define a set of goals that you would like to change about yourself.

For example, start a weight loss program, exercise more, quit smoking, get promoted to a higher position at work, go back to school, and so on. This being said, literally millions of people define their New Year’s Resolutions year in and year out and thereafter, fail to achieve them.

In fact, the unfortunate truth is that there is a high probability that the majority of New Year’s Resolutions that are made each and every year will not be achieved, let alone even survive through the first couple weeks in January.

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High Resting Heart Rate Predicts Heart Disease, Study Suggests

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Greg Asseff

The term “heart disease” is a general term that is used to describe a wide range of diseases that affect the heart. The various types of diseases that fall under the term heart disease include diseases of the blood vessels, often called coronary artery disease; heart rhythm issues (arrhythmias), infections of the heart, and heart defects that individuals are born with, congenital heart defects.

Within many medical circles, the term “heart disease” is used interchangeably with the term “cardiovascular disease.”

Cardiovascular disease is typically associated with conditions that involve plaque build up along the inner walls of the arteries of the heart which, in turn, narrows the arteries and reduces blood flow to the heart.

This condition is called ischemic heart disease (IHD) and can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Ischemic heart disease is the most common form of heart disease. Additional types of heart conditions and issues, including infections and events that affect the heart muscle, valves or beating rhythm, also fall under the general term of heart disease.

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5 Ways to Eliminate Holiday Stress Eating

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Greg Asseff

With the holiday season fully upon us, two things are probably a whole lot more prevalent in your life: stress and tempting, rich foods. Throughout the year, and especially during the holidays, many dieters face the issue of stress eating.

When we consume food, our brains release chemicals called serotonin and endorphins that relieve stress and make us feel happier. Of course, these short-term gains in mental well-being, while reducing holiday stress, come at the expense of gains in excess body weight. The holidays, in particular, can be a troubling time for chronic stress eaters. Adjusting to the colder season, purchasing gifts, balancing budgets and making arrangements for holiday gatherings add plenty of stress, and we’re conveniently presented with tempting sweets and feasts that make it easier to cope.

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