Seven Keys to Permanent Weight Loss Success (Part 4 of 4)
During a recent seminar that I conduct, participants explored the concept of just how powerful the mind is and how this relates to losing fat. After a serious of powerful exercises, they were asked to create an action plan based on what they learned in order to successfully lose fat and keep it off. The result of this workshop was seven keys that addressed what most diet programs or weight loss systems do not: the fact that fitness starts inside. (more…)

Diet Information
Just Do It!My mother is someone who has always struggled with her weight. It wasn’t until she hit her 50’s and became afflicted with diabetes, that she actually started taking it seriously. With the plethora of diet information I found via the Internet, I was able to help my mother get started on a path to living healthy. Understanding your body and how it functions is key in forming a good diet. Since my mother was already overweight, I knew that I had to decrease her caloric intake. She needed less fat, salt, and sugar, and more low calorie meals. She really needed…..Read Full Article Here: Diet Information Al Villa is a retired Judge with several internet businesses. He enjoys writing a great variety of Articles. You can see them all by clicking on the blog link at his web site: http://alworkathome.com (more…)

Amino Acid Supplement No Good After Heart Attack (Healthday)
Taking the widely used amino acid supplement L-arginine after a heart attack does not improve cardiac function, and could be associated with an increased risk of death, a new study finds. (more…)

The Secret Key to Weight Loss.
Weight-loss is one of those things that most people consider at some time in their life. Trying to find the best diet or the most efficient type of exercise seems to be a never-ending job.
Initially it may seem that the desire to find the ideal weight loss program is all about looking good to others, this may be true but in reality it should be all about your own feelings of self worth and that relates to more than just your appearance.
I am not suggesting that you should not ask yourself how can I lose weight, I am suggesting that you should also ask yourself how can I find a sense of my inner well-being regardless of how my body looks. (more…)

Determinants of bone mass and bone size in a large cohort of physically active young adult men
The determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) at multiple sites were examined in a fit college population. Subjects were 755 males (mean age = 18.7 years) entering the United States Military Academy. A questionnaire assessed exercise frequency and milk, caffeine, and alcohol consumption and tobacco use. Academy staff measured height, weight, and fitness. Calcaneal BMD was measured by peripheral dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (pDXA). Peripheral-quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) was used to measure tibial mineral content, circumference and cortical thickness. Spine and hip BMD were measured by DXA in a subset (n = 159). Mean BMD at all sites was approximately one standard deviation above young normal (p (more…)

Mango & Ginger Sorbet
This is a favorite dessert for refreshing the palate after a curry (a healthy, home made one, of course). Not only does it taste great but it supports my healthy eating plans thanks to xylitol which is a sugar substitute with a very low glycemic load (GL).

I encourage you to make your own desserts. […] (more…)

Weight Loss Strategies for Strength Training
For years we have been told to diet the excess fat from our bodies and throw in some fast walking to hasten the process. The trouble with this is that the low calorie restricted diet would throw the body into starvation mode, with the body holding onto the fat and using precious lean muscle tissue for energy. (more…)

I’m Having Vegan Soup For Supper
Why do these militant vegans get all uptight about people who support the low-carb lifestyle? We've made our nutritional choice and so have they, so what's with all the personal attacks against low-carbers by vegans? The latest example is from… (more…)

Five Reasons NOT To Lose Weight
Enough of the diet gurus, the nutritionists, and the weight loss experts, let’s enjoy ourselves for a while. The diabetes and clogged arteries will overtake us all too quickly. For today, let’s feast freely at the banquet of life. (more…)

Forget the Diet Men - Learn How Weight Training Can Literally Shed the Pounds Off You!
It’s a fact - In this day and age, more of us are overweight than underweight. Everyone seems to be on a diet or weight loss program. The problem with diets is most people see them as a temporary thing they need to do to get them where they want to be.

We constantly hear things like “Bob lost 20 pounds in one month on the Super-Spectacular diet”. Sounds great, but what happened to Bob when he went off the diet after that month. He went back to his old ways and put on 20 pounds. So he then went on the Fully-Fantastic diet plan and lost his 20 pounds again. What really needs to change is his lifestyle, not his diet.

Our diet is an important part of our life, and a change in diet can definitely help us lose unwanted weight. But what’s the point if our lifestyle involves nothing but watching TV, lying on the couch, sitting on our butts in our office job all day, and trying to remember what this new diet allows us to eat and when.

If you really want to lose weight then build muscle. Sounds contradictory doesn’t it. Most people know muscle is heavier than fat so why would you want to start getting heavier.

One of the greatest things about muscle is that it burns calories all day long, even when you’re lying on the couch. What this means is that the more muscle you have, the more calories you’ll burn during the day and the more you’ll be able to eat without gaining weight. This is great news for all of us who like eating.

By putting focused pressure on our bodies through weight training our bodies react by growing muscle to compensate. The big benefit is that it also chews up our fat cells faster than a diet resulting in a stronger, thinner and a better looking you.

By simply doing some basic weight training, we are also stimulating our metabolism more than any aerobic training such as cycling or walking. This means that you’ll continue to burn calories long AFTER you’ve completed your weight training session. The calorie-burning effect of aerobic training generally declines rapidly once you stop the exercise.

Weight training has many advantages over simply taking up a new diet. You will feel better, look better, and experience better results faster.

For more information on weight training and to meet others like you looking to make a difference to their physique, then head on over to http://muscle-body.comYou can find more great Muscle Building information at http://www.muscle-body.com (more…)