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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why most diets dont work
- Ever thought of, known someone, or gone on a diet? You probably have. The word diet seems like a common word for someone who is unsatisfied with their current physical condition. The problem is that most diets usually end up failing?in the long run. Going on a "diet" usually refers to eating alot less food, in the hope that it will make us lose those unwanted pounds of fat. Although ther...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Low-carb diets: are you losing more than weight?
- The average American eats about twice as much protein than what they require. Some people, in the pursuit of thinness, are going on low-carb diets and are eating up to four times the protein their body needs. Protein deficiency is certainly not a problem in America. So exactly how much protein do you really need? Much less than you think.Protein is a vital nutrient, essential to your health...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss surgery: a last resort
- Thinking about weight loss surgery? You're not alone. Over two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Many are looking for ways to lower their bodyweight and enjoy a healthier, more active lifestyle. A fast surgical procedure seems like a great option. But, for the vast majority of people, weight loss surgery should be a last resort.One of the most common types of weight loss surgery ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diet: changing your focus
- Have you ever decided to take a trip somewhere relatively unfamiliar? Suddenly, everywhere you look, there is something about your planned destination. Turn on a television travel channel and it is featured. Pick up a newspaper and there is an article about it. Why this sudden universal interest in somewhere you had never really thought much about?That is the secret: you were not previously...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Americas secret addiction
- America is a nation of self-disclosers, amiably acceptant of our weaknesses. Celebrities, family members, coworkers and friends think nothing of admitting their compulsions and dependencies on alcohol, street drugs, prescription medications. We enter rehab programs, clean up, dry out, and go on with our lives: beating our problem or entering a long series of relapses and treatment episodes. Except...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss begins in the mind
- Not only was I fat, I was in poor health too.Constantly fatigued, constipated through over-eating, with an aching knee to boot, housework almost left me dead!The last time I was pregnant, I suffered sleep apnoea, the folds of fat around my neck playing tricks on me at night. After the baby, I returned to pre-pregnancy weight. But don't congratulate me, I was still over weight!...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Measuring and monitoring your bodyfat: improves overall health
- With so many diets and fads being offered on the market today, it is no wonder why people are not just confused about weight loss and health, but in many cases, actually doing their body more harm than good. Unfortunately, one of the aspects of dieting that you see most often is the reduction or elimination of fat. The problem is that the body needs a certain amount of fat to function but without ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dieters need more calcium
- Women on diets need more calcium than normal to avoid bone loss, say Rutgers University researchers.Studies showed a weight loss diet of 1.5 pounds a week for 6 weeks cuts absorption of calcium. In 57 postmenopausal dieters it was discovered that those women who took 1,800 mg of calcium a day absorbed 78 percent more calcium than those who took only 1,000 mg a day. To prevent bone loss, wom...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Before you burn - information about weight training routines for beginners
- Information About Weight Training Routines For BeginnersSo you need to lose a few pounds? Perhaps you want to bulk up and strengthen and define your muscle tone? Maybe you just want to add a bit of variety to your exercise program? Weight training routines offer a great way to accomplish these goals. These types of training routines are used by professional athletes, fitness pros, an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Focus: a weight loss strategy
- I just finished working my quads on a weight machine. My head races and my body hums all in an attempt to lose weight. Only moments ago, my legs worked so hard that they began to fail. They worked so hard that my muscle tissue cried out in pain and began to tear. Now having just finished, my body sweating with the effort, I can rest for a couple of minutes before doing it again.Each day thi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why do you say you want to lose weight?
- How many of your New Year's resolution start out with "I want to lose x amount of pounds" as if just saying it were some kind of magic mantra.As if the weight would just fall off, in response to the spoken words!Why do we not want to pay the price for anything? Gaining weight is not an overnight effect and it will NOT be reversed overnight. The price of losing weight is choosing a pr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A startling fact about losing dangerous belly fat -- without exercise
- The story broke in the international press on October 4th, 2004. Scientists in Japan announced that laboratory rats lost large amounts of organ fat, and increased muscle strength, when a portion of their diet was replaced by a new fruit extract.Could this new discovery be "Exercise in a Pill?"These unexpected results left the researchers puzzled. No drug or food had ever shown the ab...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The r factors - your answer for getting to the perfect body for fitness and health
- Building a Perfect Body for Body Perfect Fitness and Health Is just Four Factors Away!!! The R Factors!!!!What are they?Rev upYou must incorporate an on-going Aerobic (with oxygen) exercise program in each of your weekly goals. That means a minimum of 3 times per week, you must work on strengthening and protecting your heart from the risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss program - weight loss? why bother with a diet plan? does weight loss matter?
- We all know that weight loss is important. We know we need a weight loss plan or to start a weight loss program - but ... honestly ... why bother? Will a weight loss program really make any difference in the long run?Many of us comfort ourselves with thoughts like the ones above as we yo-yo between diets and see the scales swing their readings upwards and down. But there is new evidence to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 simple steps to start your weight loss program
- Remember there's more to you than meets the eye. You've got personality, brains, feelings? in short, all those things that make you, YOU. So why diet? After all, you're more than just a body, and things that really matter can't be measured on a scale.That said, there are some very good sound reasons for dieting. After all, dieting is not just for weight loss or weight gain. No, the true mea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to lose weight without losing your mind!
- Ah the ever present battle to lose those unwanted pounds. In today's society we are bombarded with weight loss products and programs. Everywhere you look, it's low-fat this and reduced calories that. It seems every other commercial is advertising some miracle diet pill or program. Fitness clubs are opening up on every corner and new weight loss books are being published at lightening speed! Yet wi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - On-line weight watchers diet helper for personal digital assistants (pdas) and mobile phones
- At the beginning of December, WeightWatchers.com announced the release of an application for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and PDA mobile phones. It is the first to synchronize with a web-based account via the Internet. Mobile-phone diet applications are becoming increasingly popular. Weight Watchers diet promoters link the phone application to the Web personal account, which pr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The mediterranean diet - oh so tasty
- Yes, there is more to the Mediterranean than sun, beach and wine... there is the Mediterranean Diet...For many years now the inhabitants of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea - (such as southern Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon and Israel) have been considered to be among the healthiest in the world enjoying both high life expectancy plu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Understanding weight loss
- A pound of fat represents approximately 3500 calories of stored energy. In order to lose a pound of fat, you have to use 3500 more calories than you consume. Although this seems like a simple formula remember that your body is a thinking organism designed to protect itself.If you were to try to reduce your intake by the entire 3500 calories in one day, your body would register some type of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight training for weight loss
- Weight training combines building muscle tone and working the cardiovascular system. Weight training tones your muscles and raises your metabolism, which helps your body burn more calories not only when exercising, but also while you sleep.Weight training reverses the natural decline in your metabolism, which begins around age 30 therefore this is something to think about for all those who ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - High protein diets can have a ?bad? impact on your career
- With all the excitement regarding high protein diets, one area that is often not talked about is a diet rich in protein can be a major contributor to bad breath. Actually, there are several causes of bad breath, many of which most people have given little, if any, thought to.Have you ever thought of the impact a person's breath can have on their career? Often, the only place the smell of yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Understanding the glycemic index
- Things get so confusing when it comes to understanding what foods are high on the glycemic index scale and what effects your blood sugar production. I have focused a lot of my diet around eating lower glycemic index foods, but more importantly understanding that even when you eat high glycemic foods you can help reduce the blood sugar impact, by eating a combination of both high and low glycemic i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven reasons to choose hoodia part 5
- Good health is an invaluable bliss and you cannot simply count on its benefits. Similarly, a drug that solves a typical health problem is exactly an elixir for its sufferers. Today's medicinal world is pestered with a number of high benefits claiming drugs that boast a lot about obesity reduction but do practically nothing to cure the disease. They are no more than a burden on the pocket. What if ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The magic formula works its wonder today part 4
- The people of earlier times depended on the rich resource of plants and herbs to cure them of various ailments and maladies. The world has changed a lot but not the basics of life. Even today, many of the life sustaining drugs are procured from natural resources instead of the fact that man has progressed leaps and bounds.Many of thousand of years old remedies go unnoticed because we have b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hoodia ? its basic nature part 3
- Hoodia Gordonii a cactus plant found thousands of miles away in the Cape Town of South Africa, has become incredibly beneficial for people all over the world. Centuries ago, the simple tribal folk of South Africa cultivated the plant so that they could chew it and satiate hunger and thirst for three to four days.Hoodia is a typical arid plant with no leaves. In fact, the leaves are reduced ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A revolutionary product called hoodia part 2
- The rediscovery of the wealth of the wonder drug Hoodia was a chance occurrence. While scientists were busy searching a cure for HIV/AIDS they found it and the test conducted revealed that the expedition turned out worthwhile.Centuries back, San tribe of Africa, in raw form to reduce hunger and minimize the food intake, used Hoodia. These primitive people were completely unaware of the fact...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hoodia - an elixir that fights obesity part 1
- Humanity is always in search of a wonder drug that ends all physical ailments. While it is a wishful thinking yet, there are areas where the dream is almost accomplished. One such problem that has got an answer is obesity.Obesity is the excessive deposition of fat in the subcutaneous layer that increases the weight of the body. It creates an imbalance, renders the body inefficient in terms ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Phentermine generics & brand names: how to avoid prescriptions riddled with impurities
- Which diet pill are you currently taking for your weight loss needs? Recently, many people have been switching to brand names as opposed to generics. This is because generic manufacturing is put under far less strict rules and conditions. For example, the purity of the prescription drug you are taking is allowed to be far less when manufactured as a generic.Should I Buy Generic Prescript...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Government against diets
- The Government of the Australian state of Victoria has started a campaign aimed at warning people of the dangers of fad diets. The campaign is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.With Australians second only to the US in both obesity rates and weight loss expenditure, the authorities are getting concerned about more and more people risking not only their money but also their l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Winning at post-partum weight loss: six simple strategies for new moms ? part 3
- A healthy pregnancy almost always involves weight gain. But now that baby's here, you're probably wishing those extra pounds would hurry up and disappear! While it won't happen overnight, these six simple tips can help you lose that extra weight in a healthy way. (If you're looking for parts 1 and 2 of this article, you can find them both at http:// www.mambomoms.com/articles.html)5) Get mo...