Lifestyle

Success Strategies from Winning Losers

If you want to know how to lose weight and keep it off, why not ask 5000 people who have maintained at least 30lbs of weight loss for over 12 months?   While you may not like everything the successful losers have to tell you, if you want to join them in success, here are some of the strategies they suggest you use. 

Exercise

Learn to Love Your Pedometer

Ever thought how nice it might be to have a personal trainer? A motivational expert who reminds you to be active and keeps reminding you until you meet your exercise quota for the day. It seems that for many of us, increasing activity, improving health, and even shedding a few pounds may be as simple as clipping on a pedometer.

Nutrition

The Dangers of Fatty Liver Disease

Fatty liver disease is the name given to a condition in which the liver's healthy, reddish-brown tissue becomes streaked with fatty deposits. Fatty liver disease can be categorized as Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (AFLSD) or Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), based on how the condition was acquired. Both AFLD and NAFLD encompass a range of conditions from simple steatosis (fatty infiltration of the liver tissue) to cirrhosis (an irreversible and potentially fatal build up of scar tissue in the liver).

Nutrition

Carbohydrates in Nutrition: The Foundation of a Good Diet

Bread has often been called the "staff of life." This term is a good description of the role carbohydrates have played in the human diet since the dawn of history. Almost every culture has relied on a particular native starch or grain as a major source of calories.

Lifestyle

Journaling Can Get Your Health on the Write Path

Dieters often say that intellectually they know what they need to do to lose weight and keep it off, but on some emotional level, they just can't seem to make it happen. One common explanation is," I know it in my mind, but can't seem to make it happen in my heart."

What these people are unwittingly describing is a value conflict. Intellectually, they know how to manage their weight, but emotionally, they can't make the necessary behavioral changes either because the act of eating or the extra pounds on their bodies provide subconscious benefits.