I am really getting into adding prebiotic foods to my diet to help support my microbiome and all the behind-the-scenes work it does for me in my digestive system. I like to focus on this right at the start of my day, so I can think that all the good bacteria in there making sure I get all my nutrition and that are a part of my immune system and even mental health will be having a good breakfast too. That way, we’ll all be ready for the day.
In my efforts toward healthy holidays this year and in preventing weight gain, I’ve come across a strategy called the 50% rule. At first, I admit that I rolled my eyes when I saw the name of it. Any programs with numbers in them typically sound extreme and unrealistic to me. But, at the risk of sounding cliché, this one is different.
One of the first things experts will tell you to cut out of your diet if you want to lose weight is alcohol. For many of us, that may not sound like much of a sacrifice, but that opinion can easily change the next time we’re supposed to head to a girls’ night out, a...
Motivation is the foundation of any successful weight loss effort. That said, it can also be one of the most difficult things to maintain throughout the length time you’re pursuing your goal. The problem with that is that if you lose your motivation, you likely won’t...
One of the weight loss tips we all have available to us and that can best serve our efforts is slower eating. Reducing the speed at which we consume our meals gives us a spectacular range of weight loss benefits. That said, eating more slowly is easier said than done....
When you want to change your thinking to lose weight successfully, it can be easier said than done. Here’s how you can finally do it one day at a time.
Dieting is hard. At least, it is if you do it in most of the traditional ways without the help of some awesome weight loss hacks that can make all the difference. Yes, you do need to eat right and live an active lifestyle appropriate to your fitness level. However,...
Recording everything you eat in a food journal is a highly recommended behavior for people who are trying to lose weight or who are trying to adopt a more healthful lifestyle. However, while you may be focusing on the number of calories and carbs you’re taking in on a...
It's hard to keep the weight off. Having to stick to a diet stinks. What’s even worse than being on a diet is going on a diet a second, third or fourth time because the weight has come back on again. Fortunately, it doesn’t need to be this way. The following are some...
One of the best advantages to working in an office atmosphere is the free food that is so often available. From birthday cakes to donuts and from cupcakes to brownies, there’s always something being brought in for everyone to share. However, when you’re trying to lose...
Wine at bedtime may be able to help you lose weight. If you’d rather relax and enjoy a glass of your favorite cabernet sauvignon than hit the gym, then you’re going to love the results of not one but two recent weight loss studies that have now been published. The...
Believe it or not, “sleep dieting” is an actual thing. In fact, the idea of dieters being able to lose weight while sleeping goes back quite a long time, as old beliefs suggested that you can boost up the hormones that promote healthful weight loss throughout the time...
It’s Friday night and you’re feeling as though you could rival the Goodyear blimp due to the bloating that has made its way into your body. While that would usually be little more than a frustration for you because the weekend is coming up, you have a wedding, reunion...
No matter what people might tell you, carbs are not necessarily the enemy of weight loss. You just need to know what you’re doing. Sure, if you pig out on chips all evening while you’ve kicked back on the couch, after having eaten a sky-high mountain of pasta for...
Recent research is starting to suggest that if you eat while blindfolded or if you turn off the lights and have your meals in darkness, you could actually be helping yourself to lose weight more easily. The reasoning behind this rather odd-sounding strategy is that...
There are lots of different ways to lose weight and to live a healthy lifestyle. However, knowing which one is the best for you to start and maintain over the long term can be challenging. A lot of trial and error is usually involved and it can be frustrating, at...
It’s all well and good for us to know that losing weight is done most effectively when we make all our meals with whole foods, from scratch, and when we do some kind of workout every day, but for those of us with a busy life, that is much easier said than done. These...
Regardless of whether or not we’ve ever successfully achieved previous New Year’s weight loss resolution goals, for many of us there remains a powerful draw to try to change our lives for the better in some way. Weight loss is among the most common forms of New Year’s...
Among the messages we hear the most when it comes to trying to lose weight is that if we simply keep everything in moderation, it will help to keep with weight loss and to stop any lost pounds from coming back. As much as we’re ready to believe this type of rule, a...
The first image that usually pops into a person’s head when thinking about the concept of weight loss is usually a bathroom scale. After all, most traditional diets require you to weigh yourself at least a couple of times, while the majority would have you do so once...
For the majority of people who live in parts of the world where the weather gets cold in the winter, this time of year is synonymous with eating heavy foods (and lots of them), and staying inside because of the bitter cold and wind outside. Clearly, these types of...
Many people find it challenging to take more than just one thing into consideration when they are trying to lose weight by selecting the right foods for weight loss boosting. For example, one diet may recommend that a dieter should remain within a certain calorie...
