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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.
Whether you are trying to lose weight or improve your overall health, it is difficult to ignore the latest trend sweeping diet culture. Fasting is a form of dieting where you restrict what and when Read More
When are you going off your last diet…for GOOD this time?! The truth is, many of us don’t start diets with the goal of being on them for the rest of our lives. But somewhere Read More
In today’s age, where every click and scroll offers a new diet trend or weight loss promise, discerning the safest and most effective methods can be overwhelming. From juice cleanses to weight loss injections, how Read More
The higher your metabolism, the easier it’ll be to lose weight and keep it from coming back. We all have that one friend who seems to have hummingbird-like metabolism. You know, the type of person Read More
We live in a digital world and that brings a lot of positives and a whole lot of negatives with it. People and their lifestyles constantly influence us. We tend to blindly pursue tips on Read More
We now have more information than ever around healthy eating and why following a wholesome diet is essential. After all, there are few people who are not aware of the benefits of drinking more water Read More
According to research done by the World Health Organisation (W.H.O), over 1.9 billion adults worldwide were overweight. This could be attributed to a change in diet and lifestyle for many people. Five effective ways to Read More
With nearly 40% of adults in the U.S. being obese, and 18.5% of children aged 6 to 11 years old, as well as 14.2% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years old, according to The Read More
While 85 percent of Americans say they know how to eat right, more than half flunked a basic quiz on dietary facts and weight loss. The MDVIP Fat IQ Survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, Read More
An eating disorder is a serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights. National surveys estimate that 20 million Read More
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.