Thursday, September 2, 2010
More evidence that excess belly fat is particularly bad for us. A study published in the August 17, 2010 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that those who put on even a little weight around the middle hamper the workings of the endothelial cells that line our [...]
You can be doing all the right things and still have unexplained reasons for not losing weight… frustrating to be sure, but all too common for many women. Before you beat yourself up for your lack of success, consider these four hidden health conditions that might be sabotaging your best efforts.
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If you’re worried about heart disease risks, a broad term that’s used to describe number of conditions that affect your heart, you’re smart to keep an eye on your cholesterol numbers, as well as your blood pressure and blood sugar levels. However there’s one other risk factor, totally within your control, that [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Mention the word “diet” and just about everyone cringes… the word conjures up all sorts of unpleasant associations – deprivation, endless effort and hard won victories. More than a few of us have been on many diets in our day, so we know, first hand, about the frustration. Yet modern medicine tells [...]
Hard to imagine fast food being any part of a healthy diet plan, but the good news is that you can enjoy healthy fast food choices without sabotaging your weight loss efforts. Estimates have one in four American’s eating out daily, and since fast foods offer an affordable, mobile meal, it’s no [...]
Get this… just five minutes a day on a bike can help a woman minimize her weight gain as she enters middle age according to new research appearing in the June 28, 2010 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. This is especially true if you’re already carrying more weight than you [...]
The measurement most often quoted in terms of overweight and obesity is body mass index, though taking a BMI measurement is inexpensive and easy, it has been widely criticized for not being an accurate way of measuring body fat… a flawed, limited measurement. Still many doctors use this ratio of weight to [...]
Anyone who is avoiding workouts or eating healthy has lots of reasons… no time, no money, no motivation, no fun. Working out, shopping and cooking healthy just isn’t “fun”… at least that’s what weight loss experts are told all the time. But it doesn’t have to be that way – there are [...]
We’ve all heard that drinking red wine is good for your heart, now two studies have given experts important clues on just how these richly colored wines deliver their heart healthy benefits along with the great taste. The two studies along with an accompanying editorial appear in the July 2010 issue of [...]
You’ve heard the warnings about obesity health risks, most specifically abdominal fat – more and more research is finding that this is some of the most dangerous fat you can carry. It looks horrible, but worse yet, it also appears to up your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep [...]
