From the monthly archives:
Recent research has indicated that many of us are low on the very important Vitamin D. Part of this is because of the “zero tolerance” approach to sun exposure that is currently in vogue. Many of you know that our bodies convert sunshine to vitamin D but the fears of skin cancer has [...]
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The general consensus on weight loss is that you must create a calorie deficit in order to lose weight. But there is also evidence that if you consume too few calories your body will respond by burning less calories and conserving energy by lowering your metabolism.
So how do you effectively reduce your [...]
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Humans seem to forever search for the “Fountain of Youth”. Literature abounds with stories of the elusive fountain, the elusive youth. Our culture is obsessed with the beauty of youth, often over the wisdom of age. This is ever so evident in the celebrity obsessed culture. Youth and beauty is revered [...]
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Weight training is very beneficial for both genders, yet there are still some women who resist weight training because they don’t want to “bulk up”.
The truth is that in order to “bulk up” a woman would have to work out extremely long and hard. The reason for this is that women have [...]
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The lower abdominal area seems to cause the most anguish among those who want a flat stomach. Pregnancy, childbirth, excessive beer, whatever causes it…..the lower abdominals seem to be the least responsive and the most trouble.
The fact is, however, that there is not “lower abdominal” muscles and “upper abdominal” muscles. There [...]
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As the South Beach Diet continue to become widely known throughout the world and as the number of people who have applied such diet to their lives increase, the support for South Beach Diet recipe intensifies.
Speaking of the introduction of many South Beach Diet recipes on the web, it is interesting to know that [...]
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Those big, colorful balls that you see at the gym can be very effective workout tools. Especially for focusing on your core strength and stability.
Core training is most effective when your body is placed in an unstable environment. Since your core muscles will reflexively adjust to maintain your balance the muscles [...]
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Dieting but gaining weight–not a good place to be! Trying to lose weight but not having success is frustrating!
But it happens!
Take an honest look at what you are doing. Keep a food diary. Measure your portions. Eliminate sugars and white products such as white bread or anything made with [...]
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Soy in not really a part of the Standard American Diet (SAD). You know meat and potatoes are just not made of soy. Tofu and tempeh seem like odd concoctions to many Americans and really they are odd, even though if you learn how to use them you really can make some delicious [...]
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