Health Articles
Health Benefits of Walking
Are you aware that you are the owner of a most amazing tool? The health benefits of walking are varied. This tool will not only give you a healthier heart, but it will create a trimmer and slimmer you. It will give you greater endurance and will put more pep in your […]
FDA Approved cloned meats! Did we forget Dolly?
This News will affect you weather you are dieting or not. I think it affects all consumers, so I saw it fit to post here.
The FDA approved cloned meat and deem it safe for eating today. The Food and Drug Administration has hesitated for several years to approve commercial sales to companies that […]
New Food Guide Pyramid
Americans are getting fatter and fatter in fact more than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designed a new food pyramid to keep us on track. One of the biggest noticeable changes is the incorporation of physical activity, it is an important component that must be […]
How much water to drink when dieting?
Next to air, water is most essential to life. The human body is made up of about 70% water. Almost every cell in the body requires water to function properly. If you really think about this fact it is amazing that so many people do not drink enough water. Your body can survive without food […]
Body Mass Index Chart-(BMI)
What is your BMI?
As the new year approaches and you make a resolution to join a gym and begin exercising this could be one of the questions posed to you on your fitness evaluation. Understanding what BMI is, and what the calculations mean to you can be a big step in determining whether you need […]
The Purpose of Fats and Oils
Fats and Oils
Most people who are dieting or counting calories incorporate a diet excluding fats or try to use fat free products. So what is the purpose of fats and oils in the diet? Many diseases associated with obesity are a direct result from high fat diets. Knowing what fats are the good fats […]
Is this the Body Image you see when you look in the mirror?
Is Body Image Everything?
I was looking at some old photo’s of myself today and I got to thinking about the way I viewed my body growing up. I was never fat but I was always about 10-20 lbs over weight and I was obsessed about my body image and how people viewed me. I think […]
