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Crash Diets Debunked : Why They Don't Work
Crash diets don’t work, in the end you will rather gain weight than lose any. To lose weight, you will probably have to eat more. By eating more, I mean eating more of the good foods and less of the bad ones. Starving yourself will only set your body in survival mode, blocking any loss of body fat. By eating more, I also mean, eating 5 to 6 smaller meals a day. Read
By: Alex Berv | 02/05/2007 | Nutrition
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Losing Weight is a Matter of Counting Calories
I’m sure you know there's a lot of hype out there. One source tells you to eat fat-free, another convinces you that a low-carb diet is the way to go about. Then there are some who claim you should only eat meat. But there isn't really a big secret out there. It all comes down to counting your calories. The key to success is to slightly decrease the number of calories you consume and (slightly) increase the amount of body exercise. Read
By: Alex Berv | 02/05/2007 | Nutrition
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The not so Sweet Truth About Sugar
It's only in the last few hunderd years that we have started to refine our food into refined white sugar, white flour, white rice, white pasta and so on. Viewed from a evolutionary standpoint, this is only recently. The result is that our bodies are just not tuned in to these new kinds of foods. Read
By: Alex Berv | 02/05/2007 | Nutrition
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Forget About Diets. Change your Lifestyle Instead
In the end, diets never work. So if you plan on changing your eating and exercising habits for the better, don’t say you’re going on a diet. Diets are always temporary. Instead change your life, for the rest of your life. Read
By: Alex Berv | 02/05/2007 | Nutrition