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1). A New Diet Pill for Weight Loss and Better Health Quite understandably – and quite rightly, in fact – diet pills used to have a bad reputation. It’s easy to see why – the diet pills of the sixties, seventies and eighties were barbiturates – street name ‘speed’. 2). Affirmations for Weight Loss Affirmations are a mainstay of New Age philosophy. In fact, Louse Hay’s book “You can Heal your Life”, which has many affirmations that purportedly have allowed people to transform their lives through affirmations and visualization, gives us a powerful tool in the quest for weight loss. Affirmations, whether you believe in them or not, really seem to work. 3). Are You Emotionally Addicted To Food? You might overdose on potato chips or even perhaps tortilla chips once in a while, but did you ever consider that you might be addicted to food? The answer is very important, because it could be the key to determine what steps you need to take in order to lose weight. 4). Discover your Food Allergies and Accelerate Weight Loss Some nutritionists estimate that up to 75% of all people have undiagnosed food allergies. They may not be allergies in the way that we commonly think of them – that is, we may not sneeze or get a rash, or go into anaphylactic shock. But they are allergies all the same, if these foods provoke a negative immune response in the body. 5). Easy Weight Loss for Dog Lovers If you need to lose weight, more than likely you are thinking in terms of diet and exercise plans, not pets. There are, however, several reasons why getting a dog may be the best thing you ever do, in terms of weight loss. 6). Easy Weight Loss – Small Steps that Make a Big Difference If you have a significant amount of weight to lose – say 20 pounds or more – the task ahead of you can seem very daunting. Is it any wonder that so many people try to put it off, or to deny that the problem is as serious as it really is? 7). Eating Binges – A Fact of Human Life? The eating binge is something that’s well known to most of us – especially those of us who are struggling to lose weight. In extreme cases, binge eating is even a disorder – people seem to lose control of their eating, concentrating on a single food group and consuming literally thousands of calories in a very short period of time. 8). Eating for Life As a matter of course, all responsible persons should take the time to educate themselves, and their children, about the benefits of healthy eating. Learning to eat for life in a health conscious way is one of the best... 9). Eating Habits: What We Learn as We Live It’s 7:00 am, and you’re late for work. You decide to just simply skip breakfast, and have a snack later, around midmorning. Your kids decide they don’t want breakfast, either. 10). Effective Weight Loss for Today’s Busy Lifestyle The vast majority of people have busy lives nowadays, and fine tuning our eating habits may be low on the list. We are more inclined to just grab a bite to eat at a restaurant – even fast food - while going to and from work or kid’s activities. 11). Food Labels: Fact or Fiction It’s a proven fact that a manufacturer is in business because they make a profit off the items they sell to the consumer. This has been a known fact since the inception of manufactured food. 12). Historical Approaches to Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Here are a few interesting facts: Today, we have made nutrition a science; we think that our experts know the secrets to healthy eating. A much wider variety of healthy foods are available to us today than ever before. 13). Home Delivery Service for Convenience and Weight Loss Most of us have busy lives nowadays, and shopping and cooking may be low on the list. We are more inclined to just grab a bite to eat while going to and from work or kid’s activities – an excellent way to pack on the pounds, especially when this becomes a way of life and is coupled with a demanding job that allows little or no time for exercise! 14). How Do We Determine Nutritional Need? Today, we must determine how much nourishment we need, how much physical exercise we need, and how best to accomplish those ends. Calorie needs, nutritional needs, physical needs, and education about those needs now is information we should all understand, at least as it applies to our individual self. 15). How to Eat Right in 10 Minutes It’s Thursday afternoon, you have thirty minutes to get from work, go by the house and pickup Heath, Jamie’s already at basketball practice, oh, and what about dinner? 16). Is your Body Image Realistic? While it is true that many of us, in this day and age, have a genuine need to lose weight, it is also true that there are many more women on diets than really need to be. The fact is, women have a tendency to see themselves as fat even if they aren’t. 17). Just “Add a Carrot” for Great Weight Loss Here’s the problem: so many of us have busy lives nowadays, what with work, family, and social life – and there’s no good way to make our lives less busy than they are; nor do we want to, most of the time! 18). Lose Weight by Eating for your Blood Type – Fad or Fact? Several years ago, a very interesting new idea with regard to weight loss became all the rage: eating for your blood type. This concept answered the age-old question of why not all eating plans work for all people. 19). Lose Weight by Eating the Right Carbs In the past few years, we’ve heard a lot about how carbohydrates are ‘bad’, and how the road to weight loss is low-carb eating. 20). Lose Weight Fast with a Homeopathic Patch Homeopathy, frequently confused with naturopathy, is a 200-year old system of medicine that is widely accepted and practiced in Europe (even by mainstream doctors). In North America, it is poorly understood, however, and is still on the fringe of what is deemed acceptable by mainstream medicine. 21). Lose Weight in a Controlled Environment There are few things as controversial as losing weight – though everyone would agree that many people in our society have a pressing need to do just that, we disagree over the best way to do it. Hence, there are so many approaches to weight loss that it becomes very confusing to many of us. 22). Lose Weight with a Bi-Annual Cleanse Over time, a great way to lose weight and improve your health overall is to do a ‘cleanse’ once or (preferably) twice a year. This is the idea: over time, especially for those of us who don’t always eat healthy foods, toxins from the food, as well as from the modern world, accumulate in your body. 23). Lose Weight with a Natural Weight Loss Remedy Garcinia cambogia is a natural weight loss supplement that is making headlines in North America and Europe. Though not a magic bullet by any means, studies show that garcinia cambogia can be effective in helping people lose weight in two basic ways 24). Lose Weight with Chromium Supplements Part of the new generation of diet pills – a great, great improvement over the older style of diet pill, that was essentially a barbiturate – includes naturally occurring substances, such as vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements. In general, people feel safer with these natural substances than they ever would with pharmaceutical drugs, though this confidence is sometimes misplaced. 25). Lose Weight with Hypnosis Over the past decade or so, hypnosis has gained more and more acceptance as a great alternative therapy that can help you break a whole range of negative habits, like smoking, drug use, and overeating. 26). Lose Weight with Long Distance Walking – One Step at a Time Some of us are content to follow a standard, regimented weight loss and exercise plan. For others, inspiration is necessary. We need a vision, beyond that of a slimmer body. And that ‘s where long distance walking may come in. Walking is one of the best ways to lose weight. 27). Lose Weight with the Semolina Diet Most weight loss plans are difficult precisely because they involve taking away food – and depending on the psychological issues that may have been at the root of your weight gain in the first place, this can be a particularly challenging thing to do. 28). Lose Weight with the South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet is one of the most publicized diets of recent decades. Developed by a Florida cardiologist, Arthur Agatston, the diet is one that emphasizes natural foods, ‘good’ (that is, complex) carbohydrates, and ‘good’ fats. In other words, this is a diet that has the potential, at least, to be very healthy... 29). Lose Weight with Yoga Yoga might not be the first thing anyone thinks of when they think of an exercise to help them lose weight. Think again – though the results may not be as fast as with other types of exercise, the long term benefits of yoga (in terms of weight loss and overall health) are great. 30). Losing Pregnancy Weight Losing weight after pregnancy presents a special type of problem. At no other time in a woman’s life is she likely to gain as much weight in as short a period. And after having a baby, especially your first baby, life changes drastically. 31). Losing Weight with the Body for Life Program Most weight loss programs focus on either diet or exercise, but that might just turn out to be a mistake. Effective weight loss depends on both, as part of an integrated program. That’s just what the Body for Life program delivers. 32). Losing Weight with the High-Protein Approach Over the years, one of the most effective ways to lose weight has been high-protein eating. Lately, it has been popularized by diets such as Atkins and The Zone, but it’s actually a much older approach to weight loss, having been around for at least twenty years or more. 33). Low Fat Eating – A Lifelong Diet Plan It seems as though every few years, a new diet fad comes along. The low fat approach was popular last decade, only to give way to a type of diet that is almost its complete opposite – the ‘low carb’ Atkins or Zone approach. 34). Lowering Your Calorie Intake, Eating Healthier The foods of the food pyramid are necessary for our optimal health. But in what quantities and which ones are the best? These are questions that must be tailored to our individual needs. 35). Managing Time and Saving Money Managing time is saving money. When we have control of our time, it makes our load easier, and our lives stronger. When we are achieving a financial limit, we need to understand the value of a dollar. 36). Meal Replacements for Weight Loss – How Good an Idea are they? Think about the number one reasons why people are overweight nowadays. Overweight people fall into one of two different categories. 37). Metabolism and Eating Habits The body’s metabolism is a unique process for each individual person. No two people metabolize food at the same rate therefore no two people have the metabolism. We all use our calories at different rates, with different results. 38). More Fat, Less Carbs Over the last thirty years, food nutritionists and the food industry as a whole have embraced the idea of lowering our fat intake. This was a direct result of the information published by the government that encouraged less egg consumption because of the cholesterol found in eggs. 39). Muscle vs. Fat and Your Energy Level Right now, the greatest results in raising our metabolism come from exercise and building our muscle mass, while reducing our body fat. Adding more muscle to the body, in turn causes us to burn more calories, and this helps to elevate our metabolic rate. 40). Natural Diet Pills for Weight Loss – How Safe are They? Many of us have heard horror stories about the ‘diet pills’ that were popular a generation or so ago. These pills, available with a prescription, were basically ‘speed’ – which, in a slightly different form, was sold as a street drug. 41). Nutrition and Eating: Friends for Life I’ll bet you’ve never even taken the time to consider what your nutritional needs might be, or the importance of that nutrition on your health. 42). Our National Obesity Epidemic You see it everyday, news and information that bring to the front our problem with our weight. It is a national problem. It’s not just your older sedentary population; it’s not just your overworked middle-age population; and it’s not just your nerdy teenage population. It is a national epidemic. 43). Overhaul your Eating Habits – Substitute Flavor for Fat It’s the age-old dilemma: how to lose weight without feeling deprived? For many of us, food is much more than fuel. Food is social, because we eat with others much of the time, and especially on festive occasions. 44). Personalize your Weight Loss Plan The problem with many diet and weight loss plans is that they take a one-size-fits-all approach that simply might not work for everyone. That’s why the same diet that you friend might swear by may not work nearly as well for you. 45). Reward Yourself for Weight Loss Successes Whether you have a little or a lot of weight to lose, you will benefit greatly by some simple behavior modification measures, such as rewarding yourself every time you meet one of your smaller goals. Losing weight is a big challenge for most of us. 46). Sustained Weight Loss with Linoleic Acid Many of us have had the experience of having early success with a diet or exercise plan, but this does not necessarily translate into long term weight loss or health benefits. In fact, many dieters are subject to a syndrome that we commonly call ‘yo-yo’ dieting, in which the same ten, twenty or fifty pounds are gained and lost repeatedly. 47). The ABC’s of Eating The ABC’s of Eating would be a great title for an education course that addresses all of the food groups, the benefits and detriments of those groups and how to ascertain what our individual needs are from each category. 48). The Easiest Ways to Lose Weight Losing weight is something that we all worry about, as a society. In fact, studies show that North Americans are heavier than they have ever been before, and this includes our children. With all the health problems that are caused by obesity, that’s a very serious problem – it will probably impact on our health care costs in the very near future. 49). The Four Food Groups With the release of the new food group pyramid, there are officially five food groups. Oils and butters are now included as a food group; but for the purpose of this paper, we are still going to consider ourselves to have only four. 50). The Importance of Saying NO – and what it has to do with weight loss Inspirational writer and teacher Geneen Roth has made career out of offering people – women in particular – an alternative to dieting for natural weight loss. Roth herself struggled with her weight for years. Browse Pages: 1 [2]