By Gisselle Marie Rosa You’ve done everything right by eating sweets less often, cutting down on drinks with added sugar, and eating more fruits and vegetables. But what happens when it becomes harder to shed those last five or ten pounds? What if you just want to stay at a healthy weight? Well, get moving! …
Keeping the weight off: is diet the only strategy? Read More »
Diet books are tempting. They tell you the reason you’re overweight, what foods are “toxic” and how to get rid of them while strolling down the yellow brick road to lasting weight loss and good health. But there’s one main issue – many of these books aren’t based on scientific evidence but instead theories that are …
Pros and Cons of Grain Brain, Wheat Belly and the Paleo Diet Read More »
A recently published article took on a brewing battle between diets: low carb versus low fat. Which is best for weight loss? They took 106 overweight and obese people and put them on a reduced calorie (1433 – 1672 calories) very low carbohydrate diet (4% of calories) or low fat diet for a year and …
I’m sure you’ve heard the horror stories about Thanksgiving food. Hundreds of calories and a load of fat your favorite stuffing, gravy-soaked deep fried turkey and of course Aunt Betty’s homemade sweet potato casserole. And, of course, all of these are proceeded by hours of eating chips, dips and drinking beer or mixed beverages. Regardless …