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Mindful about Metabolic Syndrome
Saturday, 16 May 2009
Metabolic syndrome is on the rise in Australia. According to the Australian Diabetes and Obesity Lifestyle survey 30% of adults diagnosed with this condition. Many of us are unfamiliar with the term, yet this condition is becoming dangerously common. It is a cluster of conditions that increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Label Mania
Friday, 24 April 2009
With countless labels out there and so much confusion with what is classed as a natural food, a healthy food and an organic food.
A walk into any supermarket and the shelves are oozing with labels about; ‘fresh foods, supplemented food, organic this, extra that, 99% free of….’and natural being one of them.
It’s an easy mistake to confuse the terms that natural equals organic, healthy and low in fat but it could not be further from the truth.
The term ‘natural’ means a product does not contain artificial ingredients.
A walk into any supermarket and the shelves are oozing with labels about; ‘fresh foods, supplemented food, organic this, extra that, 99% free of….’and natural being one of them.
It’s an easy mistake to confuse the terms that natural equals organic, healthy and low in fat but it could not be further from the truth.
The term ‘natural’ means a product does not contain artificial ingredients.
Can diet pills work for you?
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
With our fast paced lifestyles and today’s modern living, we sometimes find it hard to make the time for ourselves to exercise, stay fit and stick to a healthy diet.
Enter diet pills. With today’s hectic lifestyles many look for quick fix solutions with endless promises with minimal work. With an array of various diet pills on the market from such as prescription, non prescription, herbal and organic pills, little is actually known about them and their potential side effects, and importantly whether they work your waistline just as well as your bank balance.
In our fierce quest to battle the buldge we often ignore the real dangers associated with these diet pills. A lack of research with consistent and significant results for many of these pills, lead to unfavourable support of these diet pills, especially in the long run.
Enter diet pills. With today’s hectic lifestyles many look for quick fix solutions with endless promises with minimal work. With an array of various diet pills on the market from such as prescription, non prescription, herbal and organic pills, little is actually known about them and their potential side effects, and importantly whether they work your waistline just as well as your bank balance.
In our fierce quest to battle the buldge we often ignore the real dangers associated with these diet pills. A lack of research with consistent and significant results for many of these pills, lead to unfavourable support of these diet pills, especially in the long run.
Resveratrol – The new wonder supplement
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Weight loss, anti-aging and increased energy are just a few of the benefits that supposedly transpire from the wonder supplement Resveratrol. Is it possible for one supplement to deliver so much? Dr David Sinclair, an Australian Scientist from
| Weight loss without dieting – Hypno dieting
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Hypno-dieting could well become the weight loss craze of the 2009. It involves no restrictive eating, rigorous exercise plans or any planning. Sound too good to be true? Well lets have a look at how it works.
Hypno-dieting has been brought to the fore by UK hypnotherapist Susan Hepburn, who claims to have a 98% success rate, including celebrities such as Geri Halliwell and Lily Allen. Hepburn claims that she “doesn’t like diets. They mess you up. What I do isn’t a diet”. Her methods work in a subconscious way and maintains that “if you want to exercise or make healthy choices, I simply put that into your subconscious mind: I make you believe you can do it."
Hypno-dieting has been brought to the fore by UK hypnotherapist Susan Hepburn, who claims to have a 98% success rate, including celebrities such as Geri Halliwell and Lily Allen. Hepburn claims that she “doesn’t like diets. They mess you up. What I do isn’t a diet”. Her methods work in a subconscious way and maintains that “if you want to exercise or make healthy choices, I simply put that into your subconscious mind: I make you believe you can do it."
Secret to Weight Loss - Eat Fewer Calories
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
One diet promises your body will turn into a fat burning furnace, another claims it will make you slim while you sleep and another fill your head with ideas that you will never be hungry again. We are all seeking the secret to weight loss success. We are all expecting a difficult and complicated regime or equation. An interesting scientific study has shown one commonality around all successful diets...and it is all around calories.
Mediterranean Myth
Monday, 9 March 2009
One of the most widely documented diet has been the Mediterranean diet, always getting praised for longtivity and health benefits. Ever asked yourself what on earth are they putting into their good old olive oil?
As a matter of fat
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Can you name 3 trans fat foods?
It is one thing knowing that they are bad for you but another being conscious of what foods contain them and importantly, what foods you consume at the end of the day that will affect your health.
It is one thing knowing that they are bad for you but another being conscious of what foods contain them and importantly, what foods you consume at the end of the day that will affect your health.
Give your Metabolism a Boost
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Your metabolism is affected by physical and chemical processes and determines how fast it burns fuel. It is your individual system and will be different to the next person’s metabolism. However, there are some things you can do to increase the rate and burn more kilojoules overall.
Tips on healty diet for avoiding heart disease
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
The power of a healthy diet on health and disease should not be underestimated. Yet, if so many cardiovascular diseases can easily be prevented by diet, why is it that heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in Australia?
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