Time To Head For The Great Outdoors
I’ve just learnt July is Parks and Recreation Month. It made be realize that I’ve got into the habit of doing my aerobic exercise on the treadmill even when the weather is nice. I’m going to make a real effort to go power walking or hiking in the fresh air more.

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7 Tips for Dieting Success
There are lots of dieters, trying every sort of plan to lose weight. Here are 7 tips that will help you be successful in your diet and achieve a healthier all-around lifestyle. (more…)

The stone age diet solution
The dietary habits adopted by developed countries over the last centuries are largely responsible for many of the chronic diseases that are now commonplace in Western society.Diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer of the colon are virtually unheard of among the few hunter-gatherer populations still remaining in the world.The stone age diet is based on the foods that our hunter-gatherer ancestors would have eaten before they became farmers.Even over the last fifty years, our food has drastically changed. Where once our food was made up of simple, natural foods with minimal added ingredients, our food now contains a multitude of different ingredients.Often it can be hard to even find modern-day food that does not contain some form of milk or wheat, which are common triggers in food allergies, and this leads to people eating the same ingredients every day and often at every single meal.The stone age diet is nutritionally balanced and a very low allergen diet ideal for people who suffer from food allergies or food related ailments.The foods you can eat on the stone age diet should be from natural sources and include items such as fruit (except citrus), fresh fruit juices (except citrus), all game and fish, free-range eggs, all vegetables, fresh vegetable juices, fresh nuts (except peanuts), herb teas, natural seasonings (salt, black pepper, herbs) and bottled or filtered water.The foods you must avoid on the stone age diet are milk in all forms, milk products, cereals and their related products, any form of sugar, domesticated animal meat (meat from pigs, cows, sheep etc.), chicken, eggs (unless free-range), citrus fruit, alcohol, coffee, tea and all manufactured foods such as canned, packaged, bottled foods and ready-meals, processed meat or fish, chocolate and cocoa products, spices and tap water.The above list may seem restrictive but you will find your health and well-being dramatically improves just be removing the foods to avoid from your diet.There are also some exceptions which you are allowed to eat on the stone age diet which do fit in with our modern lives and dietary practices. Live low-fat yoghurt in moderation is a good addition to the diet and some grains which are well tolerated, even by those with a food allergy, are rice and millet.If alcohol needs to be consumed (perhaps you’re at a wedding or celebration) then a small amount of dry white wine or real ale can be taken.The stone age diet is based on natural, nutritionally rich foods and following the dietary habits it provides will ensure you reap the benefits and achieve a strong, fit and healthy body. For further advice on natural foods and diets, visit <a href="http://www.helpfoodallergy.com/CommonFoodAllergies/tabid/2081/Default.aspx">Food Advice and Support</a>

For food allergy treatment, advice and common trigger foods visit the <a href="http://www.helpfoodallergy.com">Help for Food Allergy</a> website. (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…)

Weight Watchers Weight Loss Strategies: My Top 10
Recently I hit my goal weight and moved to the Weight Watchers Maintenance Program. I’ve been thinking about it a lot as I continue to do my best to follow the program, and wondering how it is I was able to lose nearly 33 pounds in 8 months. So, I decided to write my Top 10 Strategies. I’ll list them Dave Letterman style. Top 10 Weight Watchers Weight Loss Strategies That Worked for Me 10. I make sure to have lots of 1 and 2 point treats in the house. I work at home and I’ve learned that I like to snack and nibble during the day so it’s important to have low point treats available so I don’t feel guilty. 9. I let other people know (my friends, family and colleagues) what I’m working on so they can support me and give me kudos when I succeed. 8. I share my success and challenges on a blog (http://www.slim-people.com). This has been a great outlet for me to focus myself on what I need to keep doing, reading and thinking about in order to stay on track. 7. I use the Weight Watchers online etools. I’m a nut for details so the online program is great for me. I work at home and sit in front of a computer all day. It’s no problem for me to add my food immediately to the online points tracker. I also enter my weight every Saturday after my weekly Weight Watchers meeting. I get an immediate visual representation of how I’m going as I view the graph. 6. I attend the weekly Weight Watchers meetings without fail. I think in 8 months I’ve only missed two due to being out of town on business and unable to get to a meeting. Though, when I know I’m going to be out of town, I will usually at the very least go the day before and weigh in. 5. I weigh and measure my food. I learned quickly that what my eye thinks is 2 ounces usually is a lot more. I’m not consistent about this but more often than not I do weigh or measure what I’m eating and drinking. 4. I track my points. I write down what I eat. I hear Flora in my head saying, “You bite it, you write it.” I’ve learned that when I slack off from writing everything down, I either don’t lose or I gain weight that week. Again, my eyes are not a good judge of quantity. 3. I work out 4 times per week. Before Weight Watchers I took Pilates classes 3 times per week. Though I was getting stronger, I was not losing weight. In fact I was gaining weight due to hormones, a sedentary job and eating too much. I switched to 2 days of Pilates and 2 days of cardio workout. I started the cardio workout the same day I joined Weight Watchers and I know it has make a big difference. Last week I even started walking to my Pilates studio since it’s only a 10 minute walk. Up until now I’ve been driving, if you can believe that. 2. I have a buddy. My dear friend and I joined Weight Watchers together, as well as joined the gym together. We go to the meetings together. We work out 2 times per week together. We talk about food and how we’re doing all the time. We evangelize about Weight Watchers. Without my buddy I don’t think I would have stayed with the program. No, I know I would not have stayed with the program. 1. And number 1. I made the decision to join Weight Watchers. I had heard a lot of success stories about Weight Watchers and after putting on 30 pounds over the course of 3 years, I decided it was time to take action. I had been telling myself it was age and hormones that contributed to the weight gain and that may be partly true, but I had to take action and do something so I could feel good about myself, my body and my health. That’s it. There are probably more things that could be added to this list. Now my challenge goal is to maintain for 6 weeks and get to Lifetime Member. Oh, I just remembered one more thing I did. I read an article, I think on Weight Watchers Online, about rewarding yourself when you do well. So I set up a savings account and deposited $10 every time I lost a pound. I call it the “Pamper Me” account. Now, I will add $10 every week I maintain my weight. Then, eventually, I’ll do something wonderful to pamper myself! Good luck and best wishes to you in your journey to weight loss! Denise Wakeman has become a fitness and healthy eating evangelist since losing more than 30 pounds with the Weight Watchers program. She publishes a popular weight loss blog at <a href="http://www.slim-people.com" title="http://www.slim-people.com" target="_blank">http://www.slim-people.com</a> and hosts a site with more than 700 diet and fitness articles at <a href="http://www.dietarticles.info" title="http://www.dietarticles.info" target="_blank">http://www.dietarticles.info</a> (more…)

Diet Preparation II — Importance of Sleep
Diet Preparation IIImportance of Sleep
The first article in this series stressed the importance of being
prepared to begin any weight loss program. Withough proper diet
preparation, you will set yourself up for weight loss failure instead of success…. (more…)

How Much Does A Tummy Tuck Cost?
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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 Obesity Solution Secret: How to Eat To Lose Fat
I used to interview elite bodybuilders on their training and eating for a living and did this for years and years. One reoccurring theme that kept popping up when talk turned to diet/nutrition was how much food top bodybuilders packed away on a daily basis. (more…)

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…)