Walking is a Great Way to Get Healthy Physical activity is extremely important if you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Some people believe that if you are not running, then you aren't burning enough calories to make it worth it. This is a myth … [Read more...]
6 Exercise Tips to Lose Weight
Kick-Start Your Weight Loss Program Exercising can be a very hard to get started with, but it will be worth it in the end if you can keep going. Having a plan that involves exercise and a healthy diet can be the motivation to get started. Follow … [Read more...]
Will Power and Losing Weight
What is will power? It's your ability to control yourself in such a fashion, that you give up a temporary pleasure in order to gain a benefit or prevent a loss. Each one of us has varying degrees of will power for different things and will power … [Read more...]
The Purpose of Food
Are You Really Eating Food? This seems very basic. You may be saying to yourself, "I know the purpose of food, how ridiculous!" Of course when we really think about it, most of us truly know the purpose of food. But, sadly, many of us eat … [Read more...]
Why is My Diet Not Working?
Secrets to Making Your Diet Work Most diets are 'gimmicky' and don't really address the cause of the weight gain. Usually, diets involve counting calories or eating only one type of food, and basically, not eating the way our bodies were designed to … [Read more...]
How Hormones Play a Role in Weight Loss – PART 2
Fat Burning Hormones As I've been discussing, unless your hormones are functioning properly it will be difficult, if not impossible, to lose weight. In fact, over time as toxins from the environment accumulates in your body, the receptors that are … [Read more...]
How Hormones Play a Role in Weight Loss – PART 1
Fat-Burning and Fat-Storing Hormones As humans, we have six fat-burning hormones and 3 fat-storing hormones. OK, I know you're thinking..."so, what's the problem then". The problem is this. If ANY of the fat-storing hormones are activated, you won't … [Read more...]
Why Diets Don’t Work
The Diet Yo-Yo How many diets have you tried? You've lost weight on many of them, only to put the weight back on when the struggle to count calories, or eat only meat, or stand on your head while eating a banana failed to produce the desired … [Read more...]
Get Healthy to Lose Weight
The Basics of Losing Weight I'm going to discuss basics here. I want to give you advice, the same advice I give to many of my weight loss patients. I've been practicing since 1982 and I see the same patterns over and over again: people jump into a … [Read more...]
