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Weight loss is not just about counting calories. Here you will find tips for eating the right foods at the correct times. Diets are not easy, so we provide information to live a heathy lifestyle that will include diet, exercise, stress management and sleep. All targeted to help you maintain a healthy weight.

Intermittent fasting can treat obesity

Intermittent fasting, specifically time-restricted eating, may be a safe and viable weight loss tool for adults with obesity. Results may lead to naturally decreased caloric intake, according to Kelsey Gabel Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Read More

Ways To Curb Hunger For Weight Loss

Losing weight can be as complex as understanding biology and how proteins interact with fats, or it can be as simple as burning less calories than you consume. When it comes down to it, the Read More

What is the SOS-Free Diet?

An SOS-free diet is a whole food plant-based diet that allows no added sugar, vegetable oils, or added salt. More people than ever are turning to an SOS-free diet to reverse chronic illness and regain Read More

5 Ways To Lose Belly Fat

It has been a long winter and slowly, but surely, the weather is warming up and summer is on its way. Having said that, let’s look at how we can trim that belly fat and Read More

Are Artificial Sweeteners Making Me Fat?

Artificial sweeteners and gut health is an emerging new area of science that is gathering a lot of attention due to its producing of some fascinating results. For year’s many scientists have been puzzled as Read More

A Surprising Cause for Larger waistlines

Higher levels of belly fat are associated with lower vitamin D levels in obese individuals, according to data presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018. The study reports that Read More

How to Succeed with Weight Loss

Weight Loss Exercising is essential for leading a healthy and happy life. If you have tried going to the gym, then you agree that it is not a walk in the park. You have to Read More

Weight Loss Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Preparation You need to be well prepared for a weight loss procedure before proceeding with the treatment. This includes seeing your personal doctor and asking them critical questions concerning how the weight loss procedure might Read More

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Over the past few years it has become clear that weight is an important health issue. Some people who need to lose weight for their health don’t recognize it, while others who don’t need to lose weight want to get thinner for cosmetic reasons. We understand that in some ways your weight is different from, for example, your cholesterol level or your blood pressure, because you can’t see what these are by looking at someone. Many patients have had health care providers who approached their weight in a less-than-sensitive or helpful manner. Some patients may have had health care encounters in which they felt blamed, but not helped. Successful weight management is a long-term challenge.

Weight can affect a person’s self-esteem. Excess weight is highly visible and evokes some powerful reactions, however unfairly, from other people and from the people who carry the excess weight. The amount of weight loss needed to improve your health may be much less than you wish to lose, when you consider how you evaluate your weight. Research has shown that your health can be greatly improved by a loss of 5–10 percent of your starting weight. That doesn’t mean you have to stop there, but it does mean that an initial goal of losing 5–10 percent of your starting weight is both realistic and valuable.