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In order to lose weight you need to start changing your habits. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. You need to start eating more high fiber foods if you want to see major change.
Getting out into nature can do more than just make us feel better, it can actually cause our brains to grow in functionality. Exposing ourselves to fresh air, problem solving without technology, and being disconnected from the world can help our brain to reach its maximum potential.
A new study suggests that caraway seed contributes to weight loss by working at several levels. Although you may have tried herbal teas to help with weight loss, have you ever considered including caraway seed extract as part of your dieting efforts?
What role does your mattress play in your weight loss plans?
Totally cutting out potatoes can be hard. Who doesn't love a baked potato with a blue cheese salad or stir-fry veggies with sautéed potatoes? Potatoes can be healthy if you choose the right kind, the right way to cook them, and pair them with certain foods. Here are a few ways you can eat the same tasty potatoes but lessening the carbs you get from them:
Are you among the many women who cannot lose weight because of a misdiagnosis? Here’s how one woman finally received a correct diagnosis that helped her lose 50 pounds.
Can nutraceuticals help you lose weight and keep it off for good?
Between working and family life, there are days when you have to sacrifice your 15 minutes of exercise to change diapers or stay late at your cubicle to meet a pressing deadline. Doctors recommend 2.5 hours of moderate exercise each week. But, did you know there are natural foods that can shave hours off your exercise requirements? They're not an exact replacement – but here are three things you can eat and drink that come close to replacing your treadmill jog:
You see weight loss pills advertised in shady, 4 a.m. TV infomercials. They're known to have harmful, long-term side effects. But did you know there are natural weight loss supplements you can take that burn fat and protect your body from diseases? Doctors actually recommend you take these daily, even if you don't want to lose weight!
Here are three of these doctor-recommended natural weight loss supplements:
Are you one of those dieters who adds bacon bits to salad? Here are some smarter protein alternatives for a better salad, plus a video of tips and tricks for dropping that winter weight.
Study results from both human and animal research indicate that a fasting diet could be effective for treating multiple sclerosis. The latest research, from the University of Southern California, showed that the fasting diet (aka, fasting-mimicking diet, FMD) reversed symptoms of multiple sclerosis in some animals and reduced them in others while improving symptoms in patients.
Here are five weight loss myths that you wish you had known sooner.
Stop what you are doing and workout right now. Chances are you might be reading this article at your desk, on the subway, or maybe even while lying in bed. Well guess what? Good news, you can do bodyweight exercises just about anywhere.
Is sweaty clothes odor a problem for you in the fitness center while trying to work up a sweat to lose some weight? Here’s some poignant advice from Dr. Oz The Good Life on how to become less pungent the next time you go for a workout.
Chronic kidney disease usually appears later in life, yet many obese young adults are not aware they are already at risk, according to a new study from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Some of these young adults are at four times higher risk than their normal weight peers.
Having a salad for lunch today? Be sure to include these two fruits as the combination may be especially good for your health.
You’ve likely never heard of “spexin.” But it could be a key for researchers in finding a better way to control weight in obese teenagers.
Decreasing the fat in your diet might not only help with weight loss (due to consuming fewer calories), but it may also improve your sleep – and therefore your overall health
Sometimes doctors can't give you the best weight loss advice for legal reasons. They're probably aware of clinical and university studies finding that common things you're using or doing are making you fat without you realizing it -- but they can't tell you because it would be illegal or unprofessional. Here are three more weight-gaining things your doctor won't tell you to avoid.
How can you support medical research, and why should you care?
In one of the vegan forums that I follow one of them members asked about the best vegan sunscreen for everyday wear. What do you use as a natural vegan sunscreen and how do you make the recipe? Here are few interesting answers from the forum members.
What if everything we've been told about eating for weight loss and overall good health were wrong? According to a group of health care professionals in the UK, there is no need to avoid saturated fat or certain carbohydrates at all. The suggestion is avoiding natural foods is what is making millions of people sick and fat; contributing to type 2 diabetes and obesity.
What would you be willing to try to get rid of your pain, so you can exercise again and lose weight?
Many people who are struggling with overweight and obesity are not aware there are clinical trials available that could help them with their goals. Would you sign up for a clinical trial that is investigating ways to better deal with weight problems?
Doctors mean well. But they're required by law to hide the fact that certain things they make you get are making you fat. Here are three things you should avoid that doctors prescribe, and healthier alternatives.
Standing is an easy small change that you can make starting right now. Standing up when everyone else is sitting can be a mark of pride in your office. I know this because I did it. I build myself a standing desk for only about 30 dollars worth of Ikea parts. I had been sitting for over a year and it was not doing my body any good. I realized that standing would be healthier option than sitting myself to death.
It is easy to lose your motivation to shed those extra pounds as you struggle through boring diets and hard exercise routines.
Is rotisserie chicken in the store as healthy as home-baked chicken for those of us who are trying to lose weight? Here’s one problem Dr. Oz has with rotisserie chicken in the store that is also a problem with many baby and toddler foods.
Does dieting mean bland meals? It can be, but with Dr. Oz’s recommended flavor guide, dieters can put zip into their meals just by adding a little creativity to those low-cal food diets. Plus, a reminder about Dr. Oz’s 2 Week Rapid Weight Loss Diet.
