The ‘zone’ is the body’s physical state when it achieves a perfect hormonal balance. The term is borrowed from the athlete’s jargon of reaching their ‘zones’ of peak performance. Dr. Barry Sears, the creator of the controversial zone diet, believes that similar to the athletes, people can be in a perfect state of mind and [...]
People get obese as a result of eating too much food. With this simple analogy, the fast diet tries to eliminate the fats by getting rid of its source altogether – refrain from food through fasting. It has been a practice for people of the past to achieve spiritual enlightenment through fasting. [...]
Losing weight is not that easy. A lot of willpower and determination is needed in order to stick to an exercise routine and a balanced diet. Unfortunately, many people still can’t find the time to exercise, or are unaware of healthier food choices. Others who may have access to both could still lack the drive [...]
A lot of people that want to lose weight really aren’t as concerned with their weight as they are with their size. In these cases, it may make more sense to measure your progress with a tape measure than on a scale.
As we’ve discussed, while it’s important to make specific changes to your diet, that [...]
Walking is one of the best exercises for weight loss and overall fitness. Most other types of exercise do not use as many muscles in such a contintuous and even action. Walking is something you can normally do at anytime in your life. It has been found to be a very beneficial way of preventing [...]
Trimming down your stomach is a goal a lot of people have, because, often, the first place that they notice that they are gaining weight is in the stomach. Pants seem to keep getting smaller and smaller. We often know exactly why this is happening but we stay in a period of denial that the [...]
If you cannot lose weight, this article is for you. There are certain people who seem to be doing everything that the average doctor would prescribe to get healthy and lose weight.
One of the most important aspects of losing weight is controlling the levels of the hormone insulin in your tissues and blood. Insulin is [...]