how to train your brain to crave healthy foods

This article may be a “hard one to swallow” for many people but it has been confirmed that you can train your brain to crave healthy vegetables and whole grains instead of junk food and sugary sweets. If you’re on a diet, you don’t need to force yourself to go through the grueling task day ...
Read More »the popularity of diets and common traits they all share

At any given time, more than 100 million Americans are on a diet. That’s close to one-third of the entire U.S population. Best-selling diet books continue to be released and Americans spend more than $60 billion in attempts to lose weight. Every newly released diet seems to have its own group of ardent followers and ...
Read More »the deadly affects of alcohol

Many people are confused about the subject of drinking alcohol. On day you hear that drinking red wine is good for you and the next day you hear that it reduces your lifespan. The recommendations continue to change as more research is done and as it stands now, the news is not good regarding the ...
Read More »sleep - the athlete's steroid

Spending a third of our lives laying horizontal, hallucinating and paralyzed may sound like something out of a horrible sci-fi movie but these are all great things. There are so many benefits to a great night’s sleep and there are so many problems that can arise if you’re lacking in sleep. A lack of sleep ...
Read More »avoiding fat can make you fat

The lack of knowledge about fat has been converted to nothing less than a financial playground for low-fat and non-fat weight loss marketers. The subject of dietary fat and its relation to body fat and calories has eluded us for almost half a century. As people grow smarter in a more modern society and have ...
Read More »how to build more muscle with your resistance training

Building muscle is important for both men and women. The more muscle you have the more calories you’ll burn 24 hours per day and you’ll also have stronger bones and a better posture. This article will focus on muscle building exercises, however the more important argument that should be addresses is how to do them ...
Read More »weight loss benefits of drinking water

Remaining consistent with your exercise and nutrition plan, getting a good night’s sleep and managing stress in your life is vital for a successful body transformation but we seem to completely miss the mark when it comes to the most important element of all, hydration. The results are alarming because between 70 and 75% of ...
Read More »the negative calorie diet - the scary truth

The Negative Calorie Diet – The Scary Truth
Everyone is aware of the nutrition density of fruits and vegetables. We’ve been told since we were children that fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and all the nutrients our body needs for daily function and living longer. Our parents made us eat our broccoli ...
Read More »6 reasons why women should weight train

You here it all the time from women saying, “I don’t want to get bulky and look like a man”. Very often when you go to the gym you see most men lifting weights while women remain in the cardio section, running on treadmills, using exercise bikes and elliptical machines. Sadly, gym attendants also play ...
Read More »calorie quantity vs calorie quality

When it comes to losing weight, simply counting calories is not nearly the complete answer. Everyone assumes that it’s a simple matter of math and subtraction and eating less calories than you burn to create weight loss. In some retrospects this is true but the weight you lose will more likely be the wrong kind ...
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