A Banana A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Banana for Breakfast anyone?  This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy [...]

Slimming World Bangers And Mash

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  We all love the very quick and simple bangers and mash and just because you are counting the calories does not mean you can’t enjoy one of your favourite dishes. Slimming world bangers and mash recipe makes it healthy so you no longer have to feel guilty.   What you will need; 681g/1lb 8oz swede salt and freshly ground black [...]

Top 4 Calorie Counting and Fitness Apps

  Calorie counting is easier than ever, and long gone are the days of food journaling with pen and paper to make sure we maintain our daily caloric intake. Because now we hold in the palm of our hands—literally—the power to quickly calculate every bite we put into our mouths. Here are some of the [...]

Changing Habits for a Healthier Lifestyle

  The Perfect Formula for Effective Weight Loss We all know it’s true: eating healthy food and exercising regularly is the magic formula for weight loss. No one needs to cut out carbohydrates, or follow any other fad diet. It’s simple: eating healthily and exercising regularly works for optimum health. There are other benefits besides [...]

5 Ways to Lose Weight After Having a Baby

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  My wife and I had a baby son in late 2011.  We both gained weight during the pregnancy.  I continued gaining weight after our son was born because I didn’t go to the gym for more than a month.  Moreover, we ate more takeout than ever before.  Yeah, it was a hectic time, but [...]

Changing Habits for a Healthier Lifestyle

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The Perfect Formula for Effective Weight Loss   We all know it’s true: eating healthy food and exercising regularly is the magic formula for weight loss. No one needs to cut out carbohydrates, or follow any other fad diet. It’s simple: eating healthily and exercising regularly works for optimum health.   There are other benefits [...]

5 Tips To Overcome The Pressures Of Obesity

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  Obesity is a critical condition that affects not just the body but also the mind. There are people suffering from the disease for many years. They suffer in health as well in spirit. Hence, curing of obesity does not happen only with physical treatment; one also needs to improve one’s personal life and life [...]

Pre-Workout Stretching – A Missing Link

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  In general, people are busy. We have a lot going on in our lives and as much as we enjoy exercise, it is only a small portion of our day. So naturally when we are running low on time we begin to withhold and skip on certain aspects of our training that doesn’t seem [...]

You Don’t Need a Gym Membership to Have a Fit Life

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Just because you can’t fork over hundreds of dollars to a fancy gym doesn’t mean that person is doomed to a life of bad health. Exercise is not only the best way to improve the physical self, but it is proven to be one of the best ways to keep the mental and emotional self [...]

Little Things Do Help: Easy Exercises to Stay Fit

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    Being in college is not only hard but it is also very time consuming. With tests and homework always in the way, who has time for anything else? It is a wonder that anyone in college is able to stay in shape, yet, I still see people go to the gym or run [...]

How to Eat a Healthy Diet and Save Money.

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How to Eat a Healthy Diet and Save Money Almost every day we read or hear reports about the health benefits of eating fresh foods. More families these days make an effort to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads and crackers, and lean meats and cheeses on a regular basis. More people avoid [...]

Weight Loss Boot Camp Wake Up Call

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We see news and documentaries about the growing cases of obesity, heart diseases and diabetes. We all know that this is because of the slew of unhealthy foods available, and the lack of the need for physical activity.   But the choice between biking in the park and sitting in front of a computer all [...]

4 Ways to Eat Healthier Away from Home

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Eating out can be a tricky affair when you are trying to eat healthy or lose weight. Made even tougher by the tempting menus on offer in your local restaurant, coffee shop or take away. These foods though tasty are loaded with calories, saturated fats and sugars which can sabotage your healthy eating plans. There [...]

5 Cool Tips to Help Lose Belly Fat

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Most people don’t know that the human body needs to have body fat to keep them warm, protect their organs and give their skin a healthy shine but too much or too little body fat can be very destructive. If someone has too much fat on their body it can not only be deadly it’s [...]

Get Rid of Stress Once and for All with Stress Relieving Tea.

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A stress relieving tea is a quick way in keeping oneself refreshed and calm. Tea for stress is like a magic antidote against the poison that stress gives to a person’s physical, mental and emotional wellness. After a whole day filled with tension and taxing events from work or school, a cup of tea can [...]

How To Lose Weight – Take Your First Tiny Steps Today!.

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For some reason our society has forgotten the most basic of human functions. The result is weight gain on a massive scale. Western countries such as America, the UK and Australia are now home to a staggering number of obese and overweight people. Why is this so, and what can be done to reverse the [...]

Understanding Metabolism

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Slow metabolism is a sore point with so many of us. Each shift of the needle on the weighing scale is blamed on our body’s metabolism, and we keep praying that a magic wand somehow boosts the metabolic rate. Wishful thinking, but do you feel the same way too? Most people only vaguely understand the [...]

5 Reasons to Live a Low-Fat Lifestyle

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5 Reasons to Live a Low-Fat Lifestyle It is fairly well-known and documented through nutritional studies that eating a low-fat diet is best, to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Although the body needs some fat to thrive, it should be gleaned from healthy proteins and carbohydrates, which offer natural, unsaturated fats. Living a low-fat lifestyle means [...]