Do all the “Before” and “After” stories of weight loss and health transformations often leave you less than inspired? Thousands of diets make it look so easy lecturing on what to eat and what not to eat, often contradicting each other. But the reality is that there is no silver bullet or magic pill and… Continue reading 5 Bites to Better Health
Category: Weight Loss
Options for Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery
Tens of thousands of people each year achieve dramatic weight loss by undergoing bariatric surgery. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, in 2017, 228,000 people underwent surgery to restrict the amount of food the stomach can hold or reduce the absorption of nutrients or both. Surgical techniques vary according to the… Continue reading Options for Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery
Tried and True Tips for Dealing With Holiday Weight Gain
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 60% of adult women in the country are considered overweight. While this is something to be concerned with all year long, it’s especially troublesome during the holiday season. Throughout the holidays at this time of the year, people are more prone to pack on… Continue reading Tried and True Tips for Dealing With Holiday Weight Gain
Worried About Holiday Weight Gain? Your Scale Isn’t Giving You the Whole Picture.
A new, long-term diet study published in November 2017 the American Heart Association journal, Circulation, used MRI imaging technology for the first time to plot the diverse changes in an array of body organ fat storage pools during 18 months of Mediterranean/low-carb (Med/LC) and low-fat diets, with and without moderate physical exercise. The CENTRAL MRI… Continue reading Worried About Holiday Weight Gain? Your Scale Isn’t Giving You the Whole Picture.
Old Wives’ Tales About Diet and Weight Loss
An estimated 45 million Americans go on a diet each year, and Americans spend $33 billion each year on weight loss products. Yet, nearly two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. With all of this money expended, why are so many people unable to lose weight? People are dealing with dieting information overload. It is… Continue reading Old Wives’ Tales About Diet and Weight Loss
Telephone Wellness Coaching Helps People Lose Weight
Members of Kaiser Permanente, an integrated managed care consortium in Oakland, California, lost an average of 10 pounds each when they voluntarily participated in individual wellness coaching by telephone for weight management and changed their weight trajectories from upward to downward. That was the finding of a study published January 26th 2017 in the journal… Continue reading Telephone Wellness Coaching Helps People Lose Weight
10 Surprising Reasons Why You Are Gaining or Not Losing Weight
When we see people who are overweight, many commonly assume that the individual is overeating and not exercising. Neither of these instances is cause for prejudice, fat shaming or other negatives. There are men and women who seemingly do everything right when it comes to diet and exercise and they are either gaining weight or simply unable… Continue reading 10 Surprising Reasons Why You Are Gaining or Not Losing Weight
5 Common Things That Happen When You Lose A Noticeable Amount Of Weight
Whenever someone chooses to commit to a weight loss journey, it’s not just a physical transformation that happens, but a mental transformation as well. Regardless of how long it takes for people to reach their goal weight, there are significant things that occur along the way that impact their body image and confidence. For all… Continue reading 5 Common Things That Happen When You Lose A Noticeable Amount Of Weight
Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work?
Weight-loss hypnosis may help you shed an extra few pounds when it’s part of a weight-loss plan that includes diet, exercise and counseling. But it’s hard to say definitively because there isn’t enough solid scientific evidence about weight-loss hypnosis alone. Hypnosis is a state of inner absorption and concentration, like being in a trance. Hypnosis… Continue reading Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work?
A Simple Key to Weight Loss: Water
The most basic aid to weight loss may be simple tap water, researchers say. A new study that examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 U.S. adults found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water – tap water or from a cooler, drinking fountain or bottle – by 1 percent… Continue reading A Simple Key to Weight Loss: Water
For the Obese, Just 5% Weight Loss = Significant Health Benefits
Those who struggle with obesity, take heart. Losing as little as 5% of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22nd 2016 in Cell Metabolism. The randomized controlled trial of 40 obese men and women compared, for the first time, the health outcomes of 5%, 10%,… Continue reading For the Obese, Just 5% Weight Loss = Significant Health Benefits
Being Pleasingly Plump as You Age May Keep You Sharp
Although obesity remains a health hazard, being pleasingly plump as you age may help to keep you lucid. Don’t use that as an excuse to overeat, but you probably don’t need to be concerned if you’re not quite as thin as you were in high school! Increasing weight loss per decade as people age from… Continue reading Being Pleasingly Plump as You Age May Keep You Sharp
How to Watch Your Portion Sizes
To control your weight, you need to do more than just choose a healthy mix of foods. You should also look at the kinds of food you eat and how much you eat at a time. Here, from the experts at the National Institutes of Health, are some smart strategies to help you determine whether… Continue reading How to Watch Your Portion Sizes
We Have Subconscious Urges to Over-Eat During the Winter
If you find that you are tempted to eat more than usual when the temperatures drop, you’re not alone. A study done at the University of Exeter in the UK found that people have evolved to have subconscious urges to over-eat, and limited ability to avoid becoming obese –and that this propensity is more prevalent… Continue reading We Have Subconscious Urges to Over-Eat During the Winter
10 Tips to Help You Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Without Holiday Weight Gain
Editor’s note: The holidays are traditionally celebrated with all kinds of fattening foods, and making healthy choices this time of year can be especially tough. Here, fitness, nutrition, and weight loss expert Warren Honeycutt provides a few tips to help you avoid overindulging this holiday season. One of the undisputed highlights of the holiday season… Continue reading 10 Tips to Help You Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Without Holiday Weight Gain
Food May Be Addictive
An international group of researchers has found that food craving activates different brain networks in obese patients than it does in normal weight patients. The team believes that this indicates that the tendency to want food may be “hard-wired” into the brain of overweight patients, becoming a functional brain biomarker. A release on August 30th… Continue reading Food May Be Addictive
Eating While Walking Around Could Lead to Weight Gain
In a study published August 20th 2015 in the Journal of Health Psychology, researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK have found dieters who eat “on the go” may increase their food intake later in the day, which could lead to weight gain and obesity. The findings from the study also showed that… Continue reading Eating While Walking Around Could Lead to Weight Gain
A Dietary Supplement That May Fight Aging
The dietary supplement alpha lipoic acid (ALA) can stimulate an anti-aging process in mice, according to scientists at the Emory University School of Medicine. The discovery indicates a potential path to treatment of chronic diseases. The investigators found that ALA can stimulate telomerase, an enzyme that helps lengthen telomeres (the protective caps at the end… Continue reading A Dietary Supplement That May Fight Aging