The Diet Logs

This is an awesome an easy change to make in anyone’s life to become more healthy!
SATURDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — A healthy breakfast that includes high-fiber cereal, fruit and milk can help you lose weight and fend off diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, says an article in the Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
The article noted [...]

Beer bellies are wicked dangerous. Frat brothers, I think it’s time to seal the tap.
March 29, 2005
VITAL SIGNS
Signals: For Men, a Belt Test for Diabetes
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
quick look at a man’s waistband may provide a big clue about his risk for diabetes.
In fact, researchers report, the relationship seemed to be an even [...]

America’s diet needs a makeover ASAP.
March 29, 2005
PERSONAL HEALTH
‘Diabesity,’ a Crisis in an Expanding Country
By JANE E. BRODY
can’t understand why we still don’t have a national initiative to control what is fast emerging as the most serious and costly health problem in America: excess weight. Are our schools, our parents, our national leaders [...]

Ok so I took everyone’s advice and decided to start taking yoga, not just any class a hot yoga class!!
I have been doing it for almost two months and not only has my mental state improved I have lost 6 pounds!!
I have also been eating well too and walking during lunch. In any case, if [...]

1) You should avoid eating for 2-3 hours before class. Your stomach should be as empty as it can be without you passing out or losing concentration due to starvation.
2) You should avoid drinking water while practicing yoga. This cools down the body too much.
3) If you are practicing at home, it’s a [...]

So, after I took the advice of my new yoga instructor and gave my aching muscles a much needed rest, I was back on my yoga mat yesterday. The hardest part for me by far has been the breathing. You have to control your breathing, inhaling and exhaling with certain movements. And, [...]

. . . or a free fitness evaluation.
Denise Austin is one of my favorite fitness gurus. She’s cute, perky, in great shape – and she’s not 22 years old.
I was checking out her Web site today and got excited about her offer for a FREE fitness success plan. I happily clicked on the “hook� and [...]

How much fiber is in your diet each day? Do you ever count? The RDA for dietary fiber is 25-30 grams a day. The average American gets less than half of that. And if you’re on the Atkins or South Beach diets, your intake is probably lower still.
A new study synopsis published in the March [...]

Eight minutes. According to Jorge Cruise (no relation to Tom) that’s all it takes to lose weight and feel great. His book, 8 Minutes in the Morning: A Simple Way to Shed up to 2 Pounds a Week Guaranteed, is a fabulous resource for anyone who needs to lose weight and doesn’t know where [...]

Ever thought about maintaining a sensible diet… using scent?
A few years ago, a study at St. George’s Hospital in London showed that a sweet-scented (in this case, vanilla-scented) patch worn on the skin could help curb one’s cravings for sweet foods.
The patch, the study found, was “as effective as some of the new slimming [...]