Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

We are currently suffering in different crisis, not only in financial aspect but also in occurrence of different severe illnesses. Most of us are no longer capable to spend much more than our basic needs. Working so hard is what we think the best solution to cope up with the recent crisis. Our eating habits are usually [...]

Pinakbet is a very popular dish in the Philippines, especially in the Ilocos region. The Tagalog version of this dish includes calabaza (or squash), but originally the basic vegetables only include string beans (sitao), ampalaya, eggplants, tomato and okra.
Ingredients:
3 pcs large eggplants, halved then cut into 4
2 pcs large ampalaya (bitter gourd or bitter melon), [...]

Riboflavin has the other name and that is vitamin B2. It belongs to vitamin b complex family. Riboflavin is a water soluble vitamin and thus it is important to regularly supply this nutrient in your body. Some of the sources that is rich in riboflavin fish, cheese, cereals, fish, eggs, whole grains, leafy vegetables and [...]

Stress is a said to be a slow poison which can cause many health ailments. You can use vitamins and nutrients therapy to fight stress. There are many vitamins which are good for treating or preventing stress. B complex vitamins are necessary for smooth functioning of your body and immune system. Apart from that you [...]

Vitamin B6 is water-soluble nutrient in nature and is an important part of vitamin B complex. Totally there are 8 members ion the B complex group and vitamin B6 is one of them. Pyridoxine is other name of this nutrient. It is soluble in water and so body will not store the extra B6. In [...]

Antioxidants are important to keep your health and immunity in a tip top condition. Daily consumption of antioxidant rich foods help in promoting over all health and keeping many health ailments at bay. Free radicals present in the body tend to affect the cellular health badly. Antioxidants help to protect these cells from getting damaged [...]

Did you know that the diet and exercise habits of your friends and family members can actually affect your weight?
It’s true. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a person’s chances of becoming obese increased by about 40% if a spouse or sibling became obese, and by a whopping [...]

The following tips will help you move toward healthier choices for
BREAKFAST
* Fresh fruit or small glass of citrus juice or any freshly made fruit shakes.
* Whole grain bread, bagel or English muffin with jelly or honey or low fat cheese with added fruit.
* Congee or arroz caldo with bean, onion or leeks topping.
* Oatmeal [...]

Questioning how to shop for really healthful eating foodstuff at a grocery store? You should be really careful as there are a lot of “rotten” goods out there which demanded to be healthier than the genuine version! We have highlighted a number of the major usual ones found in the market.
Case 1: Low Fat Peanut [...]

Obesity is a condition that, unfortunately, is not restricted to adults alone. Children, too, are falling prey to obesity and the ailments that it brings along with it. So, how does one go about preventing obesity in children and what are the reasons that more and more children are gaining weight?
Reasons for Obese Children
The [...]