Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

I found this article yesterday; I often wondered why Europeans seem healthier than American. If you have ever vacationed in Europe you know they walk more than we do, but there has to be more to it. Some studies show that Europeans have a better diet and they eat smaller portions then we do.  Well maybe, but I read this article and just maybe evening walks after dinner could be the answer. Especially if you walk every night. TUESDAY, Sept. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Taking really short but frequent walks can counteract the harm caused by sitting for long periods of time, a new study suggests. Yes, sitting for hours at a time will do damage to your body. Companies today are experimenting using standup desks and found that employees that use standup desks for even half a day will lose weight over time. Why, they walk more then employees who sit. The researchers found that even just a five-minute stroll can help. "American adults sit for approximately eight hours a day,"

I found a great article about my favorite snack food. We all snacks to get us through the afternoon. Most of us go to the snack machine and find something like chips or candy, when we should be eating nuts, apples, or berries. Bring your own snacks. This will prevent you from overdosing on salt or sugar. You can buy good snack food at the supermarket. If they have a bulk food section even better. If your watching your weight better off staying away from foods with a label. Manufactured foods are made to taste good, not good for you. Because manufactured foods contain nuts or berries doesn't mean it good for you. Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Once viewed by some as a food too high in calories to enjoy on a regular basis, nuts are getting new respect. Two recent studies have touted the benefits of nuts for blood sugar control. One, published in Diabetes Care, found that eating pistachio nuts daily may help people at risk of getting diabetes control their blood sugar. A secon

You need to read about Probiotics, it can help you lose weight among other things. Probiotics may seem new to the food and supplement industry, but they have been with us from our first breath. During a delivery through the birth canal, a newborn picks up bacteria from his/her mother. These good bacteria are not transmitted when a Cesarean section is performed and have been shown to be the reason why some infants born by Cesarean section have allergies, less than optimal immune systems, and lower levels of gut microflora. Probiotics are believed to protect us in two ways. The first is the role that they play in our digestive tract. We know that our digestive tract needs a healthy balance between the good and bad bacteria, so what gets in the way of this? It looks like our lifestyle is both the problem and the solution. Poor food choices, emotional stress, lack of sleep, antibiotic overuse, other drugs, and environmental influences can all shift the balance in favor of the bad bacte

Big dieting names like Atkins, Ornish and Weight Watchers have long competed in the battle of the bulge. But a new analysis concludes that whichever diet people choose, their chances of success are about the same. For years, people seeking to shed weight have heard conflicting messages about the best route: Low fat? Low carb? Low glycemic index? The analysis, published in the  Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests it doesn't matter much. Across 48 clinical trials of more than 7,000 people on diets like Atkins, Zone, Ornish and South Beach, researchers found minimal differences in average weight loss. Instead, experts said, the old-fashioned advice to cut calories, rather than specific nutrients, seems key to success -- as is burning more calories through exercise. And ultimately, the "best" diet for any individual is the one he or she can live with long-term, according to Linda Van Horn, a professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern Univers

Worrying starts a spiral downward that you can’t stop. Worrying starts by causing depression. You have a big problem that you have no solution for. Maybe it’s about money or maybe something with your marriage, or maybe a problem with a child. Yes, these may seem like insurmountable problems. And these types of huge problems in your life will cause you to change your routine. You’re not thinking about your health, you’re not making time for exercise or relationships, instead you’re worrying. If you’re worried about money or your job, then your worrying about how you can cut your budget and that usually starts with the food budget. Now, I probably don’t need to tell you that eating low cost food is simply eating food with bulk and very little nourishment. Foods that are high in nourishment are costly. We all know that the grocery stores charge more for healthier foods. Buy organic fruits and vegetables at an open market and see the difference in price from your supermarket. I ca

I'm often asked "what a good diet?" The Mediterranean Diet This is the healthy type of diet I believe everyone would be better off to follow. Food grows on Earth for our benefit. Fish, poultry and wild game all for your benefit and that’s where our food should come from. If you have the chance to travel, you’ll see that most foods in other countries are sold fresh. Fruits and vegetables are sold fresh daily. Fish and other meats they buy from meat markets or fish markets. North American was the same way at one time, until the supermarket. We should go back to the earlier way of buying food, fresh every day.Processed foods I believe are the source of our health problems. Just like restaurant food, processed food is made to taste good, which unfortunately has nothing to do with nutrition. A total diet and lifestyle approach continues to be one of the best prescriptions for a long, healthy life. Delicious food that’s stood the test of time and helps kee

Concentrate on improving your health and the rest will work out. What do I mean? Worrying about the problems in your life will cause you to forget about the big picture, that’s really a backward way to handle the problem. Worrying about money is the main contributor to obesity. Worrying starts a spiral downward that you can’t stop. Worrying starts by causing depression. You have a big problem that you have no solution for; maybe it’s about money or maybe something with your marriage, or maybe a problem with a child. Yes, these may seem like insurmountable problems. And these types of huge problems in your life will cause you to make changes in your routine. You’re not thinking about your health, you’re not making time for exercise or relationships, instead you’re worrying. If you’re worried about money or your job, then your worrying about how you can cut your budget and that usually starts with the food budget. Personally, I think families today spend too much on cell phone, cable T