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One of the biggest contributing factors to the significant rise in obesity and obesity-related health problems among Americans is increasing portion sizes. Americans are simply eating more food on average. However, you don’t need to take extreme measures like fasting or a crash diet to lose weight. In fact, extreme weight loss measures often don’t work very well. Plus, you can end up hurting your health and wellness by depriving your body of the important nutrients that it needs to stay healthy and strong. Instead, the secret to weight loss, as well as maintaining a healthy weight is practicing good portion control. [Read more]

If you’re starting a diet, chances are you don’t want to deprive yourself of all your favorite foods. Rest assured, there is good news for you! You can modify those favorite recipes by using substitutions that will make those foods better, with fewer calories, for you. [Read more]

If you want to lose weight, the best way is to cut down on both fattening drinks and fattening foods, and combine your double diet with exercise. You’ll find this three-sided slimming method much more rewarding than the instinctive approach of simply downsizing your meals or avoiding fattening foods alone. What’s more, you’ll appreciate the natural, common sense style of this method, and the absence of any extreme elements. Here are some pointers for each of the three aspects involved, to get you started right away: [Read more]

Everyone wants to live a healthier lifestyle. Whether it be changing up your diet or hitting the gym every day, you want to make changes and are actively trying. Yet, there is one thing holding you back from completely overhauling your health: water. [Read more]

You are just a regular citizen who normally works out to keep fit and healthy. You are not a boxer or wrestler and are not involved in any competitive sport. Now, you ask yourself, should you eat before, during, or after a workout? [Read more]

A nutritious breakfast helps you start your day off right. It provides the energy needed to complete tasks, while making it less likely that you’ll reach for high-calorie snacks before lunchtime. Making poor choices for your morning meal can lead to weight gain, tiredness, and illness. For a healthy, nutritious beginning to your day, it is important to make good choices. For the best results, you should avoid the following five breakfast mistakes: [Read more]

Choosing the right diet or eating plan depends on the individual, as there are many different factors, including genetics, common health conditions, dietary requirements and lifestyle, that affect how each person will respond to particular foods and diet plans. However, there are several foods that can help to aid weight loss and make it easier to stick to a healthy eating plan. [Read more]

The promise of the “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat” diet, that you can lose weight without giving up the foods you love, sounds almost too good to be true. However, the diet was created by Dr. Michelle May, who has an education in both medicine and psychology. The diet promises to require less self-discipline than most others, and it would better for your budget because you wouldn’t have to buy a bunch of special diet foods. Read on to learn if this diet makes sense for you. [Read more]

Sugar is delicious. We all know that. We also all know that, unfortunately, sugar is not good for your health. Still, not everyone understands just how bad for you sugar is, or how exactly it hurts your body. Here are the four big reasons why sugar is so absolutely terrible for your health. [Read more]

With summer on the way, you’re probably starting to think about getting into shape. The cold months tend to create bad eating habits and a bit of hibernation, but you can change that around. Here are six ways you can get your body beach ready. [Read more]