If you are looking for an easy and delicious recipe to enjoy while sticking with your weight loss plan, you will want to try these baked chicken wings. They meet your protein and low-carb requirements - plus they taste great, too. The protein in these wings helps you feel full longer. You can savor them as snacks, appetizers or even as part of a full meal while staying within the guidelines of most diet plans.
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'Brain scans of people after a sleepless night show that sleeplessness reduces the so-called higher order powers of our brain and creates an excessive response in more primitive parts of the brain. Researchers say this combination of brain activities may lead to poor food choices, such as eating junk food.'
~ Nature Communications Journal, August 2013 ~
We all understand the importance of sleep for maintaining overall good health and well-being. As you continue on your path to weight loss, you need to definitely make sure you are getting plenty of sleep.
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Are you looking for delicious low-carb dinners to enjoy while you are losing weight? If so, you will want to add this recipe to your list. This dish is simple enough to prepare: Seared chicken breasts and a creamy sauce you make with only a few ingredients. The result? A tasty entrée which satisfies and helps you feel full longer. This recipe works well for people following low-carbohydrate, low-calorie, gluten free and heart-healthy diet plans as well as for those who are following weight loss plans.
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Have you ever asked your friends and family for their advice on how to lose weight fast or the best way to lose weight? Chances are they probably have a lot of advice and suggestions. Whether their information is based on fact is debatable. Unfortunately, a lot of misinformation is circulated on TV, in magazine articles and through the Internet. Most people accept everything they hear through media sources as truth without questioning it - especially if they like what they are hearing. Just remember one thing: a little research goes a long way when it comes to learning the truth about diet plans and proper weight loss techniques. The following are examples of some common myths that many people misunderstand as reality.
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Are you wondering how to lose weight fast and stay healthy by eating properly? Then this recipe is just right for you. It combines tomato and avocado into a salad that is sure to please. The ingredients come together nicely so you end up with a salad that tastes great and helps you lose weight.
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A new bill recently introduced into the Senate, S.959, is a source of concern for many people who are proponents of compounded medications. Although this bill is touted as being necessary to protect patients from receiving unsafe compounded medications, it is going to negatively affect those people who truly benefit from personalized medications. As well, if this bill passes, the options for patients may not be any better, but the pharmaceutical industry will still make financial gains. There are things you can do to learn more about how this legislature may end up hurting you as a physician or patient, and how you can personally take action.
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Are you considering a low-carb diet for weight loss? If so, you are choosing a very safe, healthy and effective diet plan. To get started, you should first understand what carbohydrates are and how they fit into a low-carb diet. Not all carbohydrates are bad, but some are much better than others.
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Bigger isn't always better
Anything with the word "BIG" in the name of it should probably be avoided, and The Big Breakfast Platter with hotcakes is no exception. At 1,090 calories, 56 grams of fat and 111 grams of carbs this breakfast racks up impressive numbers that leave you understanding why it is called the Big Breakfast.
Instead of wasting your breakfast choose a better option. You could make the Mini Spinach Egg Muffins found on our Pinterest page (http://pinterest.com/pin/206532332883491534/ ) and eat roughly 44 for the same calorie count as the Big Breakfast and none of the carbohydrates that put your body in a fat storage mode.
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Physio Ball Plank
This exercise is intended to strengthen your core and the stability of both your lower abs and your pelvic girdle. For this exercise you only need a yoga mat and a medium sized physio ball. To begin this exercise lay on your stomach with the ball near your feet, rest your upper body’s weight on your elbows and forearms. Next, carefully place one foot at a time up onto the ball and cradle between the top of your foot and shin. Now that the only points of contact are your forearms and your feet on the ball hold this position with your hips level for 40-60 seconds while focusing on taking slow deep breaths. Repeat this 3 times or until failure.
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What does stretching your muscles have to do with weight loss?
Have you ever had a sore muscle and attempted to stretch it only to feel even more soreness? Have you ever had a massage and had the masseuse focus on one area and work it until it loosened? The reason for the soreness is because the muscle is torn, knotted and excited. Not excited like you and I may traditionally think about excitement, but muscle excitation is where the neurons in your muscle are continually sending out messages to keep the muscle under tension. This happens when a muscle is sore or over-worked as a protective measure to avoid over stretching or straining of the muscle.
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