Archive for July, 2010
Lose 20 Pounds Fast
So you’ve been wanting to slim down. Has it come to the point where you’re saying, “It’s no longer an option. This weight has to go”? If so, you’re on the right track; making the commitment is the first step. Here’s the second: a simple, sensible exercise and eating plan. Follow our program and drop those pounds in 90 days!
Month One: The Starting Line
Goal: to lose seven pounds
Trim Kids
Trim Kids
“When most of today’s parents were kids, there were no computers, no video games, no cable TV channels, and few fast food restaurants. Back then, most kids spent their days riding bikes, climbing trees, and playing tag. The family got together at dinnertime, sat at the kitchen table, and ate a home-cooked meal.” – Trim Kids
Overweight Children
Having an overweight child presents particular challenges – encouraging the child to move, addressing consumption of junk food, and all the while building self-esteem — helping an overweight child is not easy.
The Trim Kids Program
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FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
For Immediate Release: Aug. 24, 2009
Media Inquiries: Siobhan DeLancey, 301-796-4668, siobhan.delancey@fda.hhs.gov
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
Review includes both prescription drug Xenical and OTC drug Alli
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Quick Ways to Lose Weight
Archives: Request: Quick Ways to Lose Weight Archived on 04/21/2009
I am trying to lose weight for my 5 year anniversary. I need to lose about 30 pounds in 4 months. I do exercise, I go to a place like Curves and have been going about 6 months now and I have not lost more than 5 pounds. I would like to finally get in good shape. My height is 5 feet and I weigh 160 pounds. I am a female. I am not looking for a fad diet or anything, but would like something that works quickly. I don’t have money to spend on anything like special foods, etc. One last thing is that I do not have access to a computer on a regular basis so I can’t join any online groups. Thank you in advance for your help.
Nailfanatic from Poteau, OK
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Why Can’t I Lose Weight?
Why Can’t I Lose Weight?
Have you ever felt like trying to lose extra pounds or keep them off is just more difficult for you than for other people? Recent research suggests you might not be imagining this. For some people, thanks to a combination of genetics and physiological differences, it really is easier to put on weight and harder to take it off.
Most of these people are women, who have a different genetic blueprint than men. Up until maybe 100 years ago, it was favorable for women to have extra fat stores and efficient metabolisms. This helped to ensure women’s survival during times of famine and illness, and women’s ability to nourish babies while pregnant and breastfeeding.
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Why Drinking Water Is Important for Weight Loss
Why Drinking Water Is Important for Weight Loss Diet and Weight Loss Tutorial
There are many reasons why it is important to drink water, especially if you are dieting:
- Initial weight loss is largely due to loss of water, and you need to drink an adequate amount of water in order to avoid dehydration.
- The process of burning calories requires an adequate supply of water in order to function efficiently; dehydration slows down the fat-burning process.
- Burning calories creates toxins (think of the exhaust coming out of your car), and water plays a vital role in flushing them out of your body.
- Dehydration causes a reduction in blood volume; a reduction in blood volume causes a reduction in the supply of oxygen to your muscles; and a reduction in the supply of oxygen to your muscles can make you feel tired.
- Water helps maintain muscle tone by assisting muscles in their ability to contract, and it lubricates your joints. Proper hydration can help reduce muscle and joint soreness when exercising.
- A healthy (weight loss) diet includes a good amount of fiber. But while fiber is normally helpful to your digestive system, without adequate fluids it can cause constipation instead of helping to eliminate it.
- Drinking water with a meal may make you feel full sooner and therefore satisfied eating less. Note, however, that drinking water alone may not have this effect. In order to feel satiated (not hungry), our bodies need bulk, calories and nutrients.
How Much Water Should I Drink?
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The Whey to Weight Loss
Regular readers of my work have come to expect articles about the power of whey proteins to potentaily fight cancer and improve immunity among its many benefits. The ability of whey to fight cancer, improve glutathione levels and immunity, is well documented.
Additional research suggests possible medical uses for whey that are quite unexpected and different from whey’s traditional role as an immune booster and anti cancer functional food. For example, whey may be able to reduce stress and lower cortisol and increase brain serotonin levels, improve liver function in those suffering from certain forms of hepatitis, reduce blood pressure, as well as other amazing recent discoveries, such as whey’s possible effects on weight loss, which is the focus of this article.
What is whey?
When we talk about whey we are actually referring to a complex milk-based ingredient made up of protein, lactose, fat and minerals. Protein is the best-known component of whey and is made up of many smaller protein subfractions such as: Beta-lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin, immunoglobulins (IgGs), glycomacropeptides, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and minor peptides such as lactoperoxidases, lysozyme and lactoferrin.
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Do Body Wraps Really Work? Bodywraps FAQs
Get answers to these and other questions about bodywrapping here .
Many beauty spas, salons and rejuvenation retreat centers feature body wraps of some type, as an assist to weight loss, but do bodywraps work?
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Weight Loss and Management Guide for Children
An increasing number of kids are over weight, and if no intervention is made, 80% of them will stay overweight as adults. This can put them at risk for many medical problems, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and sleep apnea. Obesity can also adversely affect their self esteem.
To see if your child is overweight or at risk of becoming overweight, you can use our Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator.
more books While most children should not be put on a severely restricted diet, weight management by a combined approach of a sensible diet and regular exercise will help to control their weight gain.
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