Archive for February, 2008

How Do You Lose Weight For Good?

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

It is always the way, you start to do well on a diet and start to see results. Then when you everything is going great you start to slip a bit and put it all back on again! Here are some tips to help you to lose weight and keep that weight off for good.

Master Cleanse: The Master Cleanse Controversy Does It Work?

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Does The Master Cleanse Work? Many have asked this question and it deserves an answer. Referred to as the Master Cleanser, The Lemonade Diet, or The Master Cleanse Diet.

Controlling Diabetes Is Critically Important

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Controlling diabetes is so important that it should always be supervised by a medical doctor. It is normally done with a plan that keeps blood glucose in a specific range so that it does not go too high or too low. A multipronged approach is always needed and involves, quite often, major lifestyle changes.

Ways To Have A Healthy Cholesterol Level

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

A healthy cholesterol level is important as it is known that high cholesterol levels will lead to thickening of the artery walls. This in turn can lead to high blood pressure and various other conditions that can affect the heart. Indeed, a large build up of plaque on the inner walls of the arteries is liable to cause strokes as plaque breaks off and causes clots and blockages in the bloodstream. A healthy cholesterol level is said to be anything below 200 milligrams of cholesterol per deciliter of blood. Of course you can’t find this out by having a proper blood test but once you know that this figure is higher than 200 then it is time to start doing something about it. This article will give you some ideas on ways to have a healthy cholesterol level.

Over 40 Fitness – Choosing The Right Kind Of Equipment

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

As we all know using any kind of exercise equipment is a great way for a person to get fit. There are many different types of equipment that a person can use and also the prices that you pay for them are different as well. However in this article we will take a look at several different pieces of fitness equipment which you can use at home as well as in the gym. There are a large number of different pieces of equipment that fall in to the home gym category. But because many people are restricted by how much space they have available in their homes as well as budgetary constraints we will focus on 4 particular pieces of fitness equipment.

Diabetes In African Americans

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

According to the National Diabetes Education Program, there is a current epidemic of diabetes among African Americans. There are certain factors that are believed to cause Type II diabetes, which accounts for nearly 95 percent of all cases of the disease. It is estimated that about 3.2 million African Americans have Type II diabetes and about one third of them are undiagnosed. This is most likely due to poor health care in certain communities, limited access to drugs that can potentially save their lives and less education.

Indoor Cycling Classes: Advantages And Disadvantages

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

If you’ve ever attended a spinning class at your local health club, you understand the benefits of this non impact workout. Indoor cycling is designed to not only target cardiovascular conditioning, it also focuses on elminating stress in a challenging, unique environment.

How Is The Largest Beef Recall In History Connected To Pets?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

The largest beef recall in U.S. history is in the news everywhere. Major networks and some leading social websites are providing video evidence that downer cattle – animals that are sick or diseased and unable to stand – are illegally being processed into the human food chain. The video is difficult to watch and even more difficult to consider that a USDA meat processing facility would endanger consumers by processing sick and diseased cattle. Another aspect of this story that is unfortunately NOT being reported in the media – is that even though it is illegal to process downer cattle into human food, it is legal and common practice to process sick and/or diseased animals into pet food.

Find Energy In Daily Supplements

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Let’s face it we need to be active throughout the day in order to not become couch potatoes. Exercise is energy – energy is power – and power is strength. But it’s much more than that, especially these days when the demands of life seem to be more defying than ever. We need to be eating healthier in order to be more mentally responsive. I’m not talking about dieting – I looked up the word ‘Diet’ and one of the meanings for ‘Diet’, is to starve one’s self. So let’s not think of eating right or eating intelligently as dieting, because it’s actually a way of life!

South Beach Diet – Lose Weight Plan

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

The South Beach Diet is the new black in the world of dieting. The South Beach Diet was originally created by Dr.Arthur Agatston, a leading cardiac physician. The diet was initially created to improve the heart-health of his patients. it was later discovered that, as a pleasant side effect, the patients on this diet were also losing a lot of weight. Dr.Agatston claims that The South Beach Diet is not a low-fat or low-carb diet, but instead it is a diet that focuses on acquiring the correct fats and carbs. The South Beach Diet is formed around the glycemic index in which carbs are restricted in the first two weeks of beginning the diet and gradually replaced with carbs that contain a low glycemic index. Saturated fats are also replaced with unsaturated fats.