Category Archives: Weight Loss

The Pros and Cons of 8 Different Milk Varieties

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Greg Asseff

From soy milk, almond milk and rice milk to coconut milk, goat’s milk, organic milk and raw milk, a quick trip through the dairy aisle will reveal plenty of milk varieties that go well beyond the standard 2%, 1% and skim milk options that you probably grew up with and, are familiar with.

However, with so many milk choices available to consumers, it’s important to understand the pros and cons of each type of milk, the differences in nutritional value, taste and how your body digests the calcium-rich thirst quencher.

First, it’s important to point out what might be obvious: plenty of milk varieties are not really “milk” at all, since they don’t come from an animal. Milks falling under this category including the coconut, rice, almond and soy varieties.

However, just because certain types of milk break from what is considered to be tradition, it does not necessarily mean that they should be immediately discarded as a healthy addition to your overall dietary intake regime. Here are several of the advantages and disadvantages of 8 different varieties of milk:

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Trouble Sticking with your Exercise Routine? Try These Tips

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Greg Asseff

We all know the keys to a healthy lifestyle: consume a well balanced whole foods diet, exercise regularly, and get plenty of rest and relaxation. However, many individuals fail to focus on regularly performing an exercise program and making workout consistency part of their daily lifestyle.

We have all heard a variety of reasons and excuses that most individuals tend to give after failing to regularly perform some form of exercise or physical activity, “I am just too busy”, “I get bored performing the same exercise routine over and over”, “I just don’t have time”, or “I have too much work to do”.

While many of these excuses may be valid, ultimately it is up to the individual to set aside time to make their physical exercise routine a part of their daily lifestyle.

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Keys to Effective Weight Loss – A Healthy Diet and Exercise

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Greg Asseff

In reality, safe and effective weight loss tips can actually be broken down into a few simple concepts that require a little discipline, common sense, and a couple of modifications to one’s daily lifestyle.

At it’s most basic level, weight gain can can be attributed to storing more calories, on a daily basis, than the body consumes, or “burns”, during that same time period. In other words, if an individual consumes 3,000 calories per day and their body only burns 2,000 calories then their body will store 1,000 calories of fat. While this may be a simplistic definition, it is ultimately true.

Each individual has what is defined as a Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). The BRM represents the average number of calories that an individual’s body burns on a daily basis. If an individual consumes more calories than their BMR then the additional calories will be stored by the body as fat.

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Does the Acai Berry Truly Promote Safe and Effective Weight Loss?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Greg Asseff

For literally millions of individuals losing weight can be a never ending battle that is filled with frustration. In fact, the number of individuals that are either overweight or obese continue to rise at an alarming rate. This being said, countless companies have jumped on the acai berry and weight loss band wagon claiming that they have the answer to real weight loss. Many of the acai berry and weight loss products marketed by these weight loss companies are all natural products that claim to either increase metabolism levels, suppress appetite, or both.

One such product is the acai berry. The acai berry is a purple-reddish fruit that can be found on the acai palm trees located in the rain forests of South America, especially in Brazil. Clinical studies and analysis have shown that the acai berry contains a high number of several vitamins and minerals.

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3 Common Food Additives that Prevent Weight Loss

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Greg Asseff

One of the primary aspects associated with safely and effectively losing excess body fat through a reduction in overall dietary caloric intake is to ensure that the foods that you consume are derived, in large part, from whole foods that are highly nutritious, healthy, and well balanced.

By ensuring that your dietary weight loss approach centers around sound nutritional principles, the probability of creating a nutritional deficiency will be greatly reduced. One approach is to focus on consuming a wide array of all natural whole foods that include several types of lean meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and whole grains. In addition, there are certain common food additives can actually cause weight gain or inhibit the rate at which excess body weight is lost. Below is a list of three additives that may slow down or inhibit weight loss.

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