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How Many Carbohydrates Should You Be Eating a Day

January 26, 2012 by Mark · Leave a Comment

Image by diego_lunardini Carbohydrates are in such a lot of food these days. We probably don't even realise half the time how many we should or shouldn't be eating. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with carbohydrates. We do need a certain amount in order to provide us with energy, but realistically, how many do we actually need? The underlying problem with eating too many carbohydrates is when your body has enough of them, which is used to provide reserve and for your liver. Any … Read More

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Discover 5 Undervalued Routes to Weight Loss

Image by skampy This is a guest post by Toby Sandford of 121doc Weight loss and diet go together like chips and gravy, but like the simile used here it’s hard not to think about food when it comes to starting a new weight management plan. There’s a popular belief that no diet is totally effective in helping a person maintain a healthy body … [Read More...]

Does Water Help with Losing Weight Finally

Over the past few years water has been one of those things that has been talked about quite a lot. Especially the health benefits of drinking lots of it some experts argue that there is really no great benefit to drinking plenty of it while others disagree. Just recently some scientists put forward a recent paper looking into whether or not drinking water … [Read More...]

Philips Sonicare Diamond Toothbrush Review

Every so often, I am contacted by manufacturers of healthcare equipment to ask me to trial their products this week it is the turn of the Phillips Sonicare Toothbrush. Over the past five to seven days, I have been using this toothbrush, to see how it performs and my thoughts on it. Design and appearance The toothbrush is very well designed. It is … [Read More...]

Psychology-Based Tips for Weight Loss

Image by Robert-Couse Baker This is a guest post by Alison Gamble of psychologydegree.net Psychology-Based Tips for Weight Loss The physical aspect of weight loss is simple, eat fewer calories than you burn, but the process of losing weight and keeping it off is often hindered by a slew of psychological roadblocks. In fact, obesity is a predominantly … [Read More...]

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Recipes

Healthy Lunch Plan Day Two

Hi healthy people might I say seeking to become healthier, here is today's healthy lunch plan day two. Some wholemeal bread which is toasted served with scrambled eggs or poached eggs or which ever you prefer or you can have the other the option of boiled eggs, serve this with some fresh parsley,tomatoes, and some cooked mushrooms, you can either fry … [Read More...]

Healthy Lunch Plan Day Five

Hi again healthy luncher's it's day five of seven of my healthy lunches and today it's a tomato based soup. Chilled Gazpacho Soup Chop a pack of six tomatoes, and place these in a food processor with one peeled clove of garlic, get some marinated sun dried peppers, in olive oil if you can or if not you some other kind of substitute, two tablespoons of … [Read More...]

High Fibre Diet Plan Day Two

Here is today's high fibre menu day two of seven. Breakfast: Two poached eggs, served on two pieces of wholemeal bread or high grain bread, with a glass of pure orange juice. Fibre roughly: 7-8 calories roughly 200-250 Mid morning snack: 1 flapjack, if you don't know what flapjacks are you make them with rolled oats or porridge,golden syrup and a … [Read More...]

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Exercise

What Are Your Favourite Running Songs?

As you are probably well aware it won't be long before the London marathon is being held which is in April. So a company called Audio Fuel is looking to find out which are your favourite songs that you like to run to while listening to your iPod. … [Read More...]

Ten Ways to Change your Metabolism Speed

1. Metabolism jump start : If you are going anywhere whether it be for a walk, or intending to do some exercise, either running or whatever is you may be doing. You can apply the following technique. To re-jump start your metabolism, walk or run in bursts of 30 seconds. When you do this, you will take in more oxygen into your body and this will … [Read More...]

Exercise Which Is Best ?

We all know the relevance of doing exercise in relation to losing weight,what this often poses is a question as to which is best for any particular person, some recent research data that was published has found that doing resistance training is far more effective in the long run than probably say aerobics or walking. Scientists did experiments … [Read More...]

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Diets

The Grandad Diet

Please don't be too alarmed by the title of this article, it doesn't mean that you have to to get some chequered slippers, and a cardigan and and eat like somebody who may be a bit older than yourself. In today's society we have become a bit brainwashed by what to eat, things change in the weight loss industry constantly and sometimes it can seem a bit … [Read More...]

Does Switching Diets Cause Withdrawal Symptoms?

So you're on a particular diet and maybe having problems sticking to it, by switching from good foods to bad foods say for instance too many sweet foods which lack proper nutrition. And you're having a hard time keeping that balance as it should be. So does this have any effect on your mind at the same time while you are doing this. Some recent … [Read More...]

Japan Goes Bananas For New Diet

Where ever we live in the world you can't help but notice how Japan and now perhaps China tend to be at the forefront when it comes to new trends especially technology ones. But now something slightly different is emerging from Japan it seems there is a new diet craze that is sweeping the nation over there, which is based around bananas it isn't sorely … [Read More...]

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