Review sites in general are very helpful in making your purchase decision. Especially when it comes to a weight loss product, they provide insights you might not otherwise have to figure out which is the right product for you. Most weight loss products offer great benefits to the user, but not everyone will have the same experience and results when using them. Even Weight Watchers figured that out and came up with a second system for those people that just couldn't do the strict counting of points. Different people just work better with different dieting rules and systems. Other people … [Read more...]
Manage Your Health Or Manage Your Diabetes!
June 26, 2008 By View Comments
This week the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the latest statistics on diabetes in the US. Nearly 24 million people now have diabetes, which is an increase of a whopping 3 million in just the last two years! If you suffer from obesity, poor diet, and a lack of exercise, you could be next! The good news is that more people are aware of diabetes, its causes and its effects like blindness, kidney disease, limb loss and heart disease. Desperate to avoid becoming the next victim of this quickly spreading disease, they approach me for my personal training and coaching services. One … [Read more...]
Exercise And Nutrition – A Great Team For Your Weight Loss Success!
May 30, 2008 By View Comments
Scenario 1: You are trying to lose weight and go on a diet. After lots of suffering and sacrifice you lose weight, only to gain it all back after you stop the unsustainable diet you were on. Scenario 2: You have incorporated exercise into your lifestyle. Congratulations, you are doing well! However, after hours at the gym and lots of sweat lost, you still haven't lost any weight. What is happening? Well, first of all, I want you to be proud of the changes you have made to improve your health. While weight loss might have been the only goal on your mind, I am sure you have noticed other improvements. … [Read more...]
Your New Year’s Resolution – It’s not too late! – Part 2
January 30, 2008 By View Comments
In my last article I showed you how to ease into your new exercise program. Today I want to show you how to make small incremental changes to your diet to achieve your nutritional goals. Here are some of the diet changes I suggest for better health and weight loss: Eat more vegetables Eat protein with your breakfast Stop eating 3 hours before bed time Eliminate white flour and sugar The main lesson that I have learned when it comes to eating healthy is that it can only be accomplished with planning. You cannot improvise proper nutrition! You will probably agree that the first … [Read more...]
5 Ways Dinner Can Help You Lose Weight
November 28, 2007 By View Comments
We all have heard how important breakfast is. However, it is just as important when, how, and what we eat for dinner when it comes to losing weight. From my experience, most people don't eat enough throughout the day and then arrive at dinner famished ending up eating way too late and too much. So here are my tips for making dinner all it can be: Don't starve before dinner! In order to keep your blood sugar and energy levels consistent throughout the day eat 5 smaller meals every day. I suggest breakfast, a snack, lunch, a snack, and then dinner. The time between dinner and lunch is too … [Read more...]
Are carrots bad for you?
August 24, 2007 By View Comments
I was recently surprised when a friend told me she doesn't eat carrots because they are bad for you and an obstacle to weight loss. Hmm. How can this delicious, low-carb, fibrous vegetable be bad for you? Some research was in order. My friend based her opinion on the fact that carrots have a high glycemic index. The Glycemic index (GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion have the highest glycemic indices. Carbohydrates that break down slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the blood … [Read more...]
Detox – Preparation
March 12, 2007 By View Comments
As mentioned in my previous article, I am currently preparing for a three week detoxification based on The Detox Box from Dr. Mark Hyman. I must admit, this detoxification program does take up a lot of time. I am just now catching up reporting back to you and would like to start with the preparation that it took to get ready for the program. First, of course, I had to study the materials in The Detox Box, which included an audio CD, a small booklet, and a set of cards. Based on this information the challenge was to research all the needed supplements, where to get them, how much was needed (based … [Read more...]
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