November 17, 2007

11 Quick Weight Loss Tips

Tip 1: Never Skip a Meal
Eating petite and more frequent meals helps to level your caloric intake during the day and keeps your blood sugar in a balanced state. Rather than eating 3 large meals, try to eat 5 - 6 smaller meals throughout the day.
Tip 2: Allow Yourself a Treat
Every person has his or her favorite treat(s). Simply give yourself a tiny indulgence sporadically, but be mindful of the frequency and the quantity. Eliminating all of your favorite treats usually leads to an early relapse.

Tip 3: Understand Your Labels
A product labeled with a fat-free claim does not necessarily mean that it is also low in calories. Similarly, a product labeled as low-carb does not mean it is also low in fat. Always carefully read the nutrition label on the packaging to ensure that you know exactly what you are receiving.
Tip 4: Determine Exactly How Many Calories You Need
[Daily Caloric Need] = [Body Weight in lbs.] x 15 + ([moderate activity in minutes a day] x 3.5)
Since you wish to lose weight, your target = [Daily Caloric Need] - 500 cal
For example, if you weigh 160 lbs and you achieve 20 minutes of moderate activity every day:
You Daily Caloric Need […]

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November 16, 2007

Safe and Sensible Detoxification

In my private practice, I recently received this question about liver cleansing:”My friends are doing a community liver cleanse and I was wondering how you felt about a liver cleanse/detox? There is something appealing about the idea of GETTING RID OF whatever isn’t working in a particular organ. I have always avoided them; however, because I was (and remain a bit) nervous about what type of healing reaction (as I have heard it called) I would get. I’ve heard people having quite amazing results, even seeing stuff like stones and weird color things in their stool.”I shudder when I hear about detoxing and liver cleanses. I have treated many complications from these liver cleanses and it can take a lot of effort to repair the side effects. Liver cleanses are a popular practice - an appealing quick short cut to washing away all sorts of imbalance in the body.In a very healthy person or a really sick person, the right kind of detoxing and cleansing could be beneficial. However, for most people, cleanses arouse the system abruptly and make you feel a false increase in energy.People tell stories of passing stones and odd things while on a liver flush, etc. […]

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November 15, 2007

Organic Skin Care The Better Way

There is plenty of talk about organic foods these days. Everyone is saying that organic foods are better for you because there aren0t any chemicals that you are ingesting into your body like with non organic foods, and everything is natural. But what about organic skin care products? Are they important as well? We0ll go over the reasons why organic skin care is the way to go.
1. It is all natural
When you are reading the label; you can clearly see what is in the skin care product without looking it up. There should be all natural ingredients in your skin care, nothing chemically produced or toxic to your skin.
2. Less chance of reaction
When there are all natural ingredients in the skin care, there is a decreased chance that this product will cause an irritation of any sort. Organic skin care does not contain the harsh ingredients that some regular products contain.

3. It0s better for the environment
Anything that is made without chemicals is going to be better for the environment. It will break down more easily and because it is organic you will not be adding chemicals that do not exist naturally in the environment. There is nothing in organic products […]

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