I do not smoke, never have, and admit to being one of those ‘pain in the butts’ (OK, bad pun!) that go on about the foul stench, and anti-social behaviour of smokers, especially in public places. You can imagine my joy when one of my local pubs recently banned smoking. Shortly after the ban had [...]
The primary reason we need to eat food is to provide fuel for the body. This fuel comes from the breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. To explain it simply, food is broken down to produce energy, and it takes many chemical processes for that to occur. Molecules are removed, heat is produced, but basically [...]
The decision to lose weight is not one that many people make lightly – excuse the pun. Often, it has been flitting around in the mind for years. It may even have been reached, acted on and abandoned as another fad diet bit the dust. Then, a rogue photograph appears depicting you doing your best [...]
I hate the word “obese”. With as much as 60% of the Americans being fat, you’d wonder why there isn’t some sort of law suit against certain institutes, public facilities, theatres, and most of all the airlines. Why? The seats are to small. Think about this for a second, now there is more fat people [...]
It simply amazes me. Everyday I see otherwise smart individuals cramming garbage into their faces without a single thought about what it’s doing to their body. They go out of their way to keep their vehicle in top running condition by putting in the best gas and engine additives (to keep the fuel lines clean [...]
One of the first things people tell me, when I ask them what their fitness goals are, is that they want to “lose weight”. What the majority of these people mean is that they want to lose FAT! People have become so fixated on what the little number on the scale tells them each day, [...]
Experts tell us we are what we eat. A disturbing thought when we consider how much sugar, fat and white flour is consumed daily, hidden in ready meals and fast foods. It’s time to change the bad habits we have developed over the last three decades and start eating to improve health, not destroy it! [...]
Hundreds and thousands of individuals want to shed weight problems by natural way without the fear of any side effects. By using power of natural herbals and supplements, you can also lose your weight considerably without any adverse effect on your health. Natural weight loss by using herbals products and supplements is often more effective [...]
Nothing can derail your good health intentions faster than having the dessert tray wheeled past you in a restaurant. You want to be healthy, but you love the taste of sweets. Is it possible to “have your cake and eat it too?” Rejoice, sweet lovers! The answer is yes. You should be safe in having [...]
Ever wonder how fitness models look so great in magazines? Well its not all smoke, mirrors and Adobe Photoshop editing. Believe it or not, some photographers will flat out turn a fitness model away if she shows up to a photo shoot out of shape. It’s just too hard to sell images of flabby fitness [...]
