HEALTH & WEALTH for LIFE
Archive for June, 2010
How Does Obesity Harm My Health?
Jun 29th
Obesity is linked to many serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and certain kinds of cancer. Here are some details of different increased risk factor. Heart Disease: Fat is body tissue, just like muscle or bone, and it needs to be supplied by blood. As you gain weight, more blood More >
If you eat badly at breakfast, you lose control of the day!
Jun 28th
You may know a strong connection has recently been discovered between bad or no breakfast and many health-related problems. Our body consists of 100 trillion cells which need 114 various nutrients during the day. What you ate yesterday consists of two major groups of elements. The first group supplies energy (proteins, fats, carbohydrates). The second More >
SNACKS WITH 150 CALORIES OR LESS!
Jun 27th
Herbalife® Protein Bar with 1 cup of cucumbers Herbalife® soy nuts with salsa and 1 cup celery Non-fat latte made with non-fat milk or low-fat soy milk 1 apple with 1 serving 75% fat free cheddar cheese 20 baby carrots (or carrot sticks), 2 tablespoons low fat dressing and 55gwater-packed tuna ½ cup berries with More >
Weight-Loss Help: How To Stop Emotional Eating
Jun 26th
Find out how emotional eating can sabotage your weight-loss efforts and learn how you can regain control of your eating habits. Sometimes the strongest longings for food happen when you’re at your weakest point emotionally. Many people turn to food for comfort — consciously or unconsciously — when they’re facing a difficult problem or looking More >
Is Stress Making You Fat?
Jun 25th
Stress isn’t just something you feel in your head. It’s something that trickles all throughout your body. Under stress, your body produces two hormones: adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline is like lighter fluid, and cortisol is like charcoal. Adrenaline quickly burns off the immediately available sugar in your blood, so you can fight or flee whatever More >
Why alcohol calories are more important than you think…
Jun 24th
Successful weight loss is all about oxidizing (or burning), more calories than you eat. When they go on a diet, many people choose low-calorie alcoholic drinks, mainly because they contain fewer alcohol calories than their regular counterparts. However, drinking too much has a far more damaging effect than you can predict simply by looking at More >
Vitamins & Minerals
Jun 21st
Vitamins Vitamin A – Essential for good vision and bone development. Vitamin B6 – Helps to metabolise protein and encourage healthy skin and nerves. Vitamin B 12 – Essential for the production of red blood cells. Vitamin C – Proven to help fight infection. Improves skin & absorption of iron. Vitamin D – Assists use More >
A Dietary Supplement for Joints and Muscles.
Jun 21st
Joint Support – Glucosamine with Herbs Many of us take mobility for granted. However, millions of people find the simple act of lifting an arm, bending a knee or even wiggling a toe may cause agonizing pain. The aches and discomfort may be caused by arthritis, an injury or excessive wear-and-tear, but they can also More >
The basics of Sports Nutrition
Jun 20th
The science of sports nutrition is complex and often confusing, but it can be simplified to four basic components: fuelling, refuelling, repairing and recovery. These will be discussed here in further detail. Our body has two main ‘fuel tanks’: our fat cells and our muscles. When doing exercise, we use mainly the fuel our muscle More >
