Eating Healthy While Eating Out, Part 1
Eating healthy while eating out is not easy. Fast Food Restaurant I personally would prefer to not eat healthy when I eat out. I would…
Nutrition
Question: Is salt or sodium bad for me?
Should I pass on the salt or add salt to my food? Salt Well To start, let us discuss what table salt is. Table salt…
Research: Portion control a successful strategy for weight loss.
Portion control leads to higher level of weight loss success. Portion Control Weight loss success in people is highly variable among individuals and what…
Editorial: Pizza is not a vegetable, but you gotta make foods kids will eat.
Michelle Obama was right but missed the mark in her methods.
Before you start reading, I am fairly conservative and a Ronald Reagan fan. I consider him to be the best president in the 50 years I have been on this planet. If this offends you, I suggest you stop reading now. In preparing for this article, I read a few articles on the lobbies that tried to have ketchup and pizza declared a vegetable. Various lobbies over the years have created an effort to get the US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education to recognize them as a vegetable.
List: 31 Tips for Healthy Shopping for Weight Loss or Maintenance
Advice on smartly navigating the weight loss landmines in the supermarket.
When trying to lose weight, one of the most difficult activities you must do is grocery shopping. Since weight loss is 80 percent diet, going to the grocery store can be an exercise in torture. All those tempting goodies on the shelves, the delicious aromas coming from the in-store bakery, the eye-catching displays of tasty but fattening foods. How do you make it through this minefield blowing up your diet?
Question: Is salt or sodium bad for me?
Should I pass on the salt or add salt to my food? To start, let us discuss what table salt is. Table salt or sodium…
Editorial: A healthy start or procrastinate?
Flawed last words of the health kick.
I know you have said and done it. You plan to start a new diet or exercise plan. Shortly after the start or a few weeks into the diet, you become distracted and reach for that comfort food. It is just a small slip, and those words come out fo your mouth. You should know what is coming next and I guarantee you have said it multiple times. If you haven’t, I will take my hat off to you.
Recipe: Dragon Fruit Raspberry Smoothie
Dragon Fruit Blackberry Smoothie Dragon fruit or Pitaya is a decent source of protein and it reportedly speeds up your metabolism making it a great…
Research: Intermittent Fasting Works
Intermittent fasting induces weight loss preferentially in obesity-prone rats
Obesity is a leading health problem in the United States and obesity-related deaths due to disease such as diabetes type 2 and heart disease are on the rise. Despite the abundance of weight-loss programs and treatments available, the health, fitness, and medical community are unable to make a dent in the skyrocketing epidemic. Many of those afflicted are looking for help and there is an abundance of research that points to a particular diet and treatment, yet none of them lead to long-lasting weight loss because the urge to eat is just as strong as the instinct to survive.
Research: Fathers who exercise may reduce diabetes and obesity in offspring
Paternal exercise appears to improve glucose metabolism in offspring. Father with two toddlers Dads, this is one more reason to shed that dad bod…