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Keeping the weight off: is diet the only strategy?

November 1, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

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! Physical activity is a fabulous way to boost metabolism (calories burned) and help you reach your health goals. Studies show exercise can help you lose …

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Pros and Cons of Grain Brain, Wheat Belly and the Paleo Diet

August 26, 2016 / 4 minutes of reading

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 pulled out of thin air. “But my neighbor lost 50 lbs. following Paleo!” Well your neighbor cut out potato chips, beer and fried food in the …

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Low Carb vs. Low Fat

November 25, 2009 / 2 minutes of reading

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 measured weight loss, well-being, mood and memory. Sixty-five people stuck with the diet over a year and lost an average of about 30 lbs each. …

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Ditch Your Diet this Thanksgiving

November 23, 2009 / 2 minutes of reading

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 of the tally on Thanksgiving Day, I’m going to step out on a limb and tell you to ditch your diet. That’s right, skip it. …

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