Tag Archives: Weight Loss

Most dinner tables aren’t complete without the ubiquitous white bread. But while white bread is the most popular bread around, it’s not the healthiest choice. For one thing, white bread offers few nutritional value. Eating it for long term could lead to various health problems. In today’s post, we are giving you five reasons to switch from white bread to …

Got a bad case of the munchies? It’s hard to lose weight when you’re constantly craving for sweets or fast food. Dieting is a struggle for those who love to snack as well. Most times, we feel hungry when our blood sugar level is low. This usually happens after eating a high sugar or high carbohydrates meal. The key, to …

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This is true especially if you’re trying to lose weight. But can go all out during breakfast? Some believe that you can eat as much as you want for breakfast and still lose weight — provided that you starve yourself for the rest of the day. There is no truth to …

Meal replacement protein shakes work best for those who want to switch from a high-calorie diet to a low-calorie diet. The concept is very straightforward; you just replace each meal with a protein shake. Although there are many types of protein shake available in your local grocer, they might not be for everyone. And you don’t have to depend on …

It might seem counterproductive to drink high-sugar drinks like fresh sugar cane juice to lose weight but some health experts believe it is the case! Sugarcane juice is extracted from crushing the fibers of sugar cane stalks. Once the juice is extracted, it’s filtered to draw out impurities. After the filtration process, you get a whitish-yellowish juice ready to drink. …

Most people typically associate protein drinks with male bodybuilders. After all, most protein drinks contain amino acids, the building blocks of protein. But the idea of drinks enriched whey protein being exclusive to men is a myth. Anyone, regardless of gender, can take whey protein to boost their progress. Women will not bulk up from taking whey protein because they …

It’s no surprise that some of the most creative or restrictive diet fads are developed in Japan. After all, the country is known for its campaign against obesity. One of the more interesting diet programs popularized by the Japanese is the Morning Banana Diet. This diet program was developed by preventive medicine expert, Hitoshi Watanabe together with his wife, Sumiko, …

When it comes to losing weight, there are other things you have to consider other than the amount of calories you consume. One such thing to consider is your food’s glycemic index. Glycemic index refers to the speed at which a specific food raises your blood sugar level. For example, foods with high glycemic index will raise your blood sugar …

The 8-Hour Diet is based on the book of “The 8-Hour Diet: Watch the Pounds Disappear Without Watching What You Eat!” by David Zinczenko and Peter Moore. According to the authors of the book, the body works at its best through longer periods of fasting and shorter period of eating. The basic principle of the 8-Hour Diet is to give …

Sugar sensitivity is a type of biochemical condition that affects certain parts of the brain and a person’s behavior after eating sugar. This means the kind of food a sugar-sensitive person eats and the time they eat these foods will affect their mood and behavior profoundly. Sugar sensitivity makes any sugar-sensitive person vulnerable to any health effects of sugar. Generally, …