The dietary fibers inulin (or fructan) and beta-glucan are two of the most common types of naturally occurring prebiotics, which are non-digestible substances that stimulate the growth and/or activity of beneficial microorganisms like probiotics in your digestive tract. But these fibers also act as fermentable carbohydrates … Read More
Blood Sugar and Weight Loss
What Everyone Needs to Know If you’re having trouble losing weight, or sticking to a diet because of uncontrollable sugar cravings, you need look no further than your blood sugar for answers. Understanding how your blood sugar works isn’t difficult. In fact, it’s essential to learn how to regulate your own blood su … Read More
Your Beliefs About What Causes Weight Gain Actually Cause It!
Do you believe weight gain is caused by a lack of exercise? Poor diet? Genetics? It turns out that what you believe may actually influence how much you weigh. Allow me to explain … … Read More
Suppress Appetite Naturally … with These 12 Food Smells!
According to research by Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, you don’t have to eat a food in order to feel satisfied by it. Simply smelling certain foods may instead trick your brain into believing you’ve eaten it, helping you to feel full faster — and ultimately lose weigh … Read More
10 Unusual Easy Ways to Burn Calories
It’s the basic premise of how to stay thin: burn off more calories than you take in. This is relatively simple to achieve, of course, if you go to the gym daily and make it a habit of snacking on only celery sticks and carrots. But what if you’re human and sometimes don’t have time for a long workout and instead dive headfi … Read More
7 Best Ways to Burn Belly Fat Fast
Belly fat is more than just a hindrance to having your ideal swimsuit body. More than other types of fat, like that on your butt or hips, belly fat increases your risk of chronic diseases, including those that are fatal. … Read More
Deer Antler Velvet Fights Fat?
Can Ray Lewis’ "Unfair Advantage” Help You Lose Weight? If you have even a passing interest in American football you’ve likely heard of Ray Lewis. Following the Baltimore Raven’s Super Bowl XLVII win in New Orleans, Ray Lewis is now a newly retired two-time Super Bowl Champion linebacker with the team. No stranger … Read More
Obesity and Pain: How to Break the Vicious Circle
Being overweight or obese isn’t just a pain... it might actually be causing your pain. And because it hurts, you don’t want to exercise. And because you don’t want to exercise, you gain more weight… and more pain comes with it… It’s a vicious cycle–but you’re not alone. If you’ve ever wondered why the Healthy Back I … Read More
The 10 Fattest States in America
In the United States, more than 33 percent of adults over 20 are overweight, while nearly 36 percent are obese.[i] It’s an epidemic that’s been blamed on everything from high-fructose corn syrup and too much time spent in front of televisions and computers to "obesogenic” chemicals and other substances in the environment. … Read More
8 Most Dangerous Diet Pill Side Effects
If you’re one of the three in 10 Americans currently trying to lose weight, diet pills may have crossed your mind as a reasonable solution. It’s an alluring proposition: pop a pill or two in the morning and watch your extra pounds melt away. Yet, of those who have actually succeeded with their weight loss goals, only 4 perc … Read More