So, you have stuck to your diet and exercise plans for a good few days. You are feeling GOOD. You are relaxing in the evening when suddenly you are overtaken by the most terrible food cravings. Before you know it, you have eaten half a tub of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and a whole […]

Healthy Snacks We all know the feeling. You’ve started a new healthy eating plan and have had a good breakfast of low-fat yogurt and fresh fruit. Less than an hour later, you’re stomach is growling and you have wolfed down a couple of donuts or some candy bars. Most of us tend to feel guilty […]

Firstly let’s clear up a few issues about the Dash ‘diet’. The Dash eating plan was NOT originally designed for weight loss. It is NOT a ‘fad diet’ such as The Atkins Diet or The HCG Diet. The letters D.A.S.H. actually stand for ‘Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension’. It was a team of medical specialists […]

The Mediterranean is a vast area that consists of many countries and regions from Southern France, Italy, Spain and Greece to Egypt, Tunisia and Syria. For most people, the Mediterranean conjures up images of beautiful beaches, stunning colours, hot sunshine and a laid-back approach to life. When we speak of ‘The Mediterranean-style diet’ we are […]

Golden Milk Benefits Well, if you haven’t heard of golden milk, where have you been hiding? It seems that the wonders of this tasty treat are limitless! Indeed, praise and claims for golden milk benefits to health are endless, from weight loss to life-changing health benefits. In this post we aim to take a look […]

  As if a speeding heart, a tossing stomach and stinky pits are not bad enough on their own, stress can make you gain weight like … Whoa!  Now, do not stress out.  Just concentrate on managing any uncertainty and anxiety in your life in the healthiest possible way. Whatever you do, avoiding making these food […]

Big Belly? Read On! If you want to find out how to lose belly fat you have come to the right place. What exactly is belly fat? We are not talking about loose skin around the tummy after childbirth or c-section belly fat. We are not talking love handles or muffin tops, (which are often […]

Many, many people suffer from anxiety symptoms.  In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) a staggering 40 million to be exact and that is a whole lot of anxiety! However, the true figure of anxiety sufferers worldwide is not known. Indeed, it is well documented that many people with anxiety disorder […]

A common myth about metabolism is that skinny people have higher metabolic rates, whilst those heavier ones amongst us have a ‘slow’ metabolic rate.  In turn, this leads to skinny people burning more calories, whilst heavier people burn less and thus gain weight.  Indeed, this whole idea has caused disagreement and controversy amongst medical experts […]

Can you Really Lose Weight in a Month? Absolutely, you only have to look at the popular weight loss TV show, ‘The Biggest Loser’ to see some amazing quick weight loss results. A contestant from season 10, Mark Pinkhasovich, managed to lose a staggering 41 pounds in the first week.  Now, let me state here […]

Quick weight-loss pills and weight-loss supplements have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Although many of these weight-loss products promise amazing results and claim to be ‘natural‘ products, be very careful about what you are buying and putting into your body. Due to the huge internet marketing of rapid weight loss products and some […]

You can lose weight in a sauna, but you are not building any muscle whatsoever. You aren’t burning a significantly raised rate of calories and you’re really just only losing water weight. In addition, not replacing the water you are swearing out can actually make it quite a bit harder for your body to lose […]

It turns out that the main key to losing weight and keeping it off is not simply an element of what you eat or how much you work out throughout your week – it’s your attitude. Rev up your workout playlist, and watch the extra pounds disappear! Follow these simple weight loss motivation tricks and […]

Results: The table shows the correlation between methods   Auth UWW DXA BIA Auth   0.657 0.757 0.745 UWW 0.657   0.822 0.834 DXA 0.757 0.822   0.877 BIA 0.745 0.834 0.887   There were 73 subjects with (X±SD) age 42.6±9.9 yrs & BMI=31.7±3.1 kg/m2. Mean group weight loss was 5.4 kg. A correlation matrix […]

There is the physical you – that identifies physical things in this world. And the spiritual you – the real you that cannot be characterized as fat nor skinny as it has no material density. The more you identify the light of your being, the lighter you will feel. There now is weight loss wisdom. […]

Lost Weight? Loose Skin? So, you’ve finally done it. You have literally worked your butt off …  and your tummy … and those big thighs have gone forever. You should be feeling on top of the world. But, and this is a big BUT, you find yourself left with loose skin. This problem can be […]