Tag Archives: Dieting

New Year’s Resolution – Summer Body

December 23, 2008 at 5:54 am

It’s that time of year again when we start making our New Year’s resolutions. Now is the time to start planning on how you are going to get that body in shape by summer. Here are some simple tips to make sure that you don’t fall off the wagon starting

Calculate How Many Calories You Burn – BMR

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December 23, 2008 at 1:10 am

BMR - Basal Metabolic Rate In order to determine how many calories to cut from your diet you first need to know what your baseline calorie burning rate is. This is where your BMR comes in. The BMR calculator will calculate how many calories you typically burn in a day based

Popular Diets – Sham or Real? The Sugar Busters Diet

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December 19, 2008 at 8:51 pm

Part 3: The Sugar Busters Diet - The Sugar Busters Diet book was written by three medical doctors and went on to sell over 100,000 copies by word of mouth alone. The diet essentially is a take off of several other low carb diets that came before it.

Glycemic Index: Which foods are best?

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December 19, 2008 at 12:52 am

Eating right doesn’t have to be a challenge if you know which foods to eat. There are many “healthy foods” that really aren’t that healthy. Eating foods with a low glycemic index can dramatically increase your weight loss.

Insulin: The Fat Hormone

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December 19, 2008 at 12:43 am

Insulin is a very important hormone found in the body that deals with the uptake of sugar in the blood. For those of you who don’t understand the concept of insulin and how it relates to low carb diets I will break it down into simple terms. When you digest

The Healthy Fat: Omega 3 Fatty Acids

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December 17, 2008 at 3:26 pm

Omega 3 Fatty Acids: α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) Many people have the common misconception that all fats are bad. It is true that some fats have a deleterious effect on the body but several studies have now shown that low fat diets are not

Popular Diets – Sham or Real? The South Beach Diet

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December 16, 2008 at 10:22 pm

Part 2: The South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet was created by Dr. Arthur Agatston, director of the Mount Sinai Cardiac Prevention Center in Miami Beach, Fla. Unless you have been living on a deserted island, most of you are familiar with this best selling book. At first glance

Popular Diets – Sham or Real? The Atkins Diet

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December 16, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Part 1: The Atkins Diet The Atkins diet is based around the idea of low carbohydrate consumption with higher fat and protein consumption. The theory behind it is that with a lack of carbohydrates for fuel the body will be forced to break down fats in the body as a