Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Belly bulge is a common condition for most men above 30 and women above 40. One of the primary cause for belly bulge lies in diet, especially poor eating habit. A combination of good eating habits and good dietary intake could reduce the chances of encountering belly bulge substantially.
Sodium is harmful as it facilitates retention [...]

Consuming a diet rich in fiber is beneficial in many ways.
One of the major beneficiaries of a fiber rich diet is patients suffering from thyroid imbalances. Fiber slows down digestion and thus helps restore normality to hypothyroid patients who suffer from fast digestion, and hence get hungry quicker, eating more food and putting on weight. [...]

Insulin resistance increased blood sugar levels and leads to harmful outcomes such as weight gain and diabetics. People with hypothyroidism especially suffer from insulin levels, leading to weight gain.
The best way to prevent insulin resistance is by shedding weight.
One effective way of shedding weight is by eating a diet that is low in fat, [...]

One major factor that prevents weight loss in spite of a strict diet and exercise regimen is Insulin, a hormone released by the pancreas.
When people consume food, the carbohydrate present in the food get converted into the sugar, and when they enter the blood, they become “blood sugar.” The pancreas release insulin to stimulate [...]

Weight gain is invariably linked to consumption of excss food, which is in turn linked to hunger, and which in turn depends on the brain chemistry. The hypothalamus in the brain senses the required enery and issues the brain neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y (NPY) that prompts the individual to eat carbohydrates. People experience hunger when [...]

One key aspect that governs weight loss or rather prevents weight loss even when a person is under diet and undertakes exercises is the metabolic set point. A theory propounded in medical circles speak of a “metabolic set point” just as each human have a “temperature set point.”
Metabolic resistance is the speeding up of the [...]

The Cookie Diet expounded by Dr Sanfold Seigal, though highly popular in recent times in not without its criticisms and drawbacks.
The first drawback lies in the taste of the Cookie Diet, with even Dr. Sanford admitting to its poor taste. The cookies come in chocolate, raisin or coconut flavors, but nevertheless do not taste very [...]

One of the major diet fad in recent years is Dr. Sanford Seigal’s Cookie Diet. This diet makes the claim that the user could loose 15 pounds a month while eating cookies.
Dr. Siegal linked the problem of weight loss with thyroid. In his book “Is Your Thyroid Making Your Fat?” first published in 2001, he [...]

The success of a workout depends a great deal on the dietary habits taking during the workout. One needs to be careful on eating immediately after a workout.
The body is still ready to exercise for upto thirty minutes after the workout ends. During this time the muscles remain innervated and are ready to fire [...]

Both processed foods and unprocessed or natural foods have their share of advantages and disadvantages.
One sure indication of a healthy diet is the presence of more unprocessed food compared to processed foods. Examples of unprocessed foods include foods like whole wheat bread, and brown rice, whereas their processed substitutes include white bread and white [...]