Vinegar
as a Fat Fighter
Vinegar enjoys an ancient reputation as a healthful food, and
new research suggests that pickled foods and vinegary dressings
may help fight abdominal bulge.
Your
Best Weight and Health
In this article I review a holistic program that uses the
most advanced principles of mind-body medicine to help you naturally
experience your best weight and health. Developed by Dr. Ben Kim,
this program is designed to be the last program you'll ever need
for maintaining not only a healthy weight but a healthy lifestyle.
Overview
of the Caveman Diet
Learn
how your ancestors ate fifteen thousand to one million years ago,
and learn how the nutritional intake may have been a lot more
healthy than what we've eaten for the last ten thousand years.
Omega-3s
for Burning Fat
A
study in a prominent women's health magazine has
recommended dietary omega-3s for two different benefits, since
fish oil supplements and fatty fish may offer two distinct metabolic
benefits: better appetite control and a boost in fat burning.
Brown
Seaweed Holds Promising Weight Loss
Chemists in Japan have found that brown seaweed, a flavor component
used in many Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that
appears in animal studies to promote weight loss by reducing the
accumulation of fat.
Low
Leptin Levels Inhibit Weight Loss
A new study, by Michael Rosenbaum and colleagues, at Columbia
University Medical Center, New York, has provided new insight
into the critical interaction between the hormone leptin and the
brain's response to weight loss.
Vegetable
Juice Aids in Weight Loss, Study Shows
Drinking at least one glass of low sodium vegetable juice daily
may help overweight people with metabolic syndrome achieve better
weight loss results.
Duke
Study Shows Monthly Personal Counseling Helps Weight Loss
In the largest and longest study to date of weight loss maintenance
strategies, researchers at Duke University Medical Center found
that personal contact and, to a lesser extent, a computer-based
support system were helpful in keeping weight off.
No
Saturated Fats or Starch Leads to Weight Loss
Researchers from Cardiology Research at Christiana Care Health
Services, Inc. report patients on a high saturated fat and avoidance
of starch diet experienced 5 percent weight loss after six weeks
without adverse effects.
Calorie
Density Key to Losing Weight
A year-long clinical trial by Penn State researchers showed that
diets focusing on foods that are low in calorie density can promote
healthy weight loss while helping people to control hunger.
Weight
Loss Improves Fatty Liver Disease
In a recent study, Saint Louis University researchers found that
weight loss of at least 9 percent helped patients reverse a type
of liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
Successful
Weight Loss with Dieting Linked to Vitamin D Levels
Vitamin D levels in the body at the start of a low-calorie diet
predict weight loss success, a new study found.
Study
Finds "Solution Method" Helps to Keep Weight Off Longterm
An obesity treatment that avoids restrictive diets and weight
loss drugs, but instead focuses on training individuals in developing
two fundamental internal skills, has resulted in weight loss that
was sustained for six years, according to a new University of
California, San Francisco study.
Jama
Study Finds Plant-Based Diet Leads to Weight Loss, Reduced Cholesterol
Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate
diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and
experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other
heart disease risk factors.
Dietary
Counseling Helps Weight Loss
A study of published literature that reported the effect of dietary
counseling for weight loss finds that, on average, dietary counseling
has resulted in weight loss of approximately 6 percent of initial
body weight.
Trans
Fatty Acids: The Poison in Our Food Supply
Tom Venuto writes, "Public health messages have been raising awareness, but
they havent been enough. TFAs are bad for you. Ok, so
now what? What you really need are some simple behavior guidelines and a list
of foods to eat very infrequently if you eat them at all."
How
to Really Stop Eating Fast Foods
The fries will give you a heart attack. It will make you fat and sluggish. Nag,
nag, nag. Here's another way to motivate you to to stay away from fast foods.
Article by Tom Venuto.
Calorie
Restriction for Life Extension
Tom Venuto breaks down calorie restriction and tells you what you didn't
hear on Oprah when calorie restriction was heralded as a longevity booster.
Tom
Venuto's Two Pounds Per Week Rule
Tom lays his two pounds per week dieting rule out for you. Here's how to
safely increase your fat burning and continue to see longterm results after the
initial fat shedding.
Metabolism
Boosting Exercise Tips
First off, forget the word "exercise." Call it activity. Here are
several fun activities to boost your metabolism.
Tom
Venuto's The Body Fat Solution
This new hardcover book will help you maintain a healthy nutritional lifestyle,
empowers you to take charge of your life, and delivers a program that promises
dramatic and permanent results. What spoke to me the most about The Body Fat
Solution is the flexibility of the program. It's not all or nothing, or losing
two pounds every week, or sticking to a hardcore workout schedule that makes you
hate exercise.
Boosting
Metabolism with Protein and Raw Vegetables
And the higher your metabolism
is, the less likely you are to have excess body fat. In fact, increasing your
body's metabolism is one very effective way to lose weight.
Boosting
Metabolism with Herbs
Herbs are one part in the boosting metabolism
puzzle. Along with diet and exercise, herbs can play an important role in weight
loss and metabolism boosting.
Exercises
for Boosting Metabolism
Many people mistakenly think they need to
build a lot of large muscle mass in order for it to do them any good, but this
is simply not the case.
Tom
Venuto's Holiday Fitness Challenge
What would happen if you set an
intention and a goal to get in better shape between now and New Yearss Day?
What would happen if you decided that it was not an all or nothing proposition
and that you could enjoy the holidays and all it has to offer and get in better
shape at the same time? Check out Tom's challenge to you and forget about a bogus
"New Year's Resolution."
The
Body Fat Solution
Tom Venuto's
upcoming book promotes neither super low carb nor super low fat, and he steers
clear of demonizing entire food groups. Instead, Venuto helps you personalize
an eating plan that takes into account your unique metabolism and calorie needs.
Liquid
Calories May Be Making You Fat
This article's title says it all. Natural
bodybuilder Tom Venuto reveals why liquid calories aren't doing you any real favors.
Stop
Overeating with Hypnosis
Reduce cravings and stop your over eating
with hypnosis. This article provides a tool for losing weight and keeping the
weight off -- works with any diet program.
Listen
to Maintainers, Not to Losers
Forget rapid body weight "losers,"
the people who only talk about losing "weight." Tom Venuto pays attention
to what the long term maintainers have to say - those are the people
who have maintained an ideal weight for over a year
preferably even 2-5
years or more.
Weight
Loss Tips from Real Women
So-called diet experts and trainers leave
you in a lurch? Here are several practical tips from real, everyday women about
how they lost weight.
How
to Stay on Your Diet while Eating Out with Friends
Believe it or not,
you can have a fun time at a restaurant with friends and not break your diet.
Twelve
Pillars of Fitness
Here are twelve fitness tips to help you keep your
weight loss or fitness program on track. Each "pillar" links to a separate
article with more detailed info on each topic.
Losing
Weight with an Online Diet Journal
Starting a diet journal may be the best thing you've ever done in your goal to
lose weight this side of starting your diet! You may also want to consider blogging
your diet journal.
Metabolism
Boosting
Here are three steps that show you how to begin boosting your metabolism in order
to lose weight.
The
Importance of Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Without making significant and permanent changes to your lifestyle in regards
to food choice, you will be doomed to follow one fad diet after another, losing
lots of weight only to gain it back and then some.
Fasting
One Day a Week Good for You?
Is fasting one day a week good for your health? To answer this question, let's
take a look at what happens in your body when you begin to eat and drink nothing
but water.
Wu
Long Tea: Does It Really Help You Lose Weight?
What if I told you
that most of the fat reducing claims for green tea or other hyped "teas"
were absolute, total BS, based on misinterpretation or deliberate misreporting
of the research?
Identifying
Fat Burner Supplement Frauds
Many fat burner companies
have been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for false advertising, false claims
and falsifying before and after photos.
Identifying
Fat Burner Supplement Frauds
Many fat burner companies
have been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for false advertising, false claims
and falsifying before and after photos.
Everything
You Never Wanted to Know about the Liposuction Procedure
This is straight
from the FDA: "Remember, even the best-screened patients under the care of
the best-trained and experienced physicians may experience complications as a
result of liposuction." Read this article to learn more about the risks of
liposuction.
Belly
Fat and Dementia
If you're lugging a big ole belly around, you're
doubling or tripling your risk of getting dementia or Alzheimer's Disease in later
life. This article is a must read for those with big bellies.
Comparing
the Big Three Fad Diets
South Beach diet. The Atkins diet. The Zone
diet. You know the names. But how do they stack up when compared?
Calories
and Carbs and Fat, Oh My!
The age old diet conundrum: Should I cut
out fats, carbs, or restrict calories? This simple and straightforward article
breaks it down for you.
Slow
Eating May Prevent Weight Gain
It's no secret that fast food will
make you fat if you overindulge. But did you know slowly eating your foods will
help you lose weight and stay trim?
Metabolism
and Fat
This article explains in clear and concise terms the link
between metabolism and fat.
Lose
Ten Pounds in Ten Days
Though this is not the best option to
keep the weight off long-term, sometimes you have to lose a dozen or so pounds
pretty quickly. Here are four pointers on getting you going in the right and safe
direction.
Reduce
Belly Fat
Belly fat builds up when your body thinks you are starving because you aren't
eating the nutritious foods you need. Cut out junk food and pre-made foods and
get cooking again to lose belly fat.
The
Lemonade Diet
A simple breakdown of the lemonade diet, which is more
of a lemonade fast for detoxing or weight loss.
Portion
Control for Weight Control: Size Perceptions Called Key
Portion control
is when you monitor how much you're eating at meals, usually by sticking to a
predetermined measured size. Check out this study for some interesting finds about
portion control.
Eat
Fish, Lose Weight, and Feel Better
Exciting results of a new study in mice show that EPA and DHAthe long-chain
Omega-3s abundant in salmon, sablefish, tuna, and sardineslikely account
for a substantial part of the weight control benefits of fish.
The
Calories We Quaff
Despite well-publicized campaigns to remove soda
and candy machines from schools, and the average Americans vague awareness
that sweet drinks are calorie-carriers, people continue to chug beverages that
pack on the pounds.
The
Belly Fat and Estrogen Relationship
Warrior Diet author Ori Hofmekler
examines the common disorder of belly fat in both men and women and discusses
the link between this and estrogen.
New
Treatment for Emotional Eating
Read this article about a new do-it-yourself
approach to Acupuncture that helps overweight Americans combat emotional eating.
Dining
Out Instead of Pigging Out
In this article, you'll learn a variety
of useful techniques you can use to eat healthfully when you're at a restaurant
or friend's house.
Five
Foods for a Healthy Digestive System
In this article, you'll learn about five important foods you should be eating
to build a healthy digestive tract. Must reading for those with indigestion.
Find
a Diet Buddy
Having a friend or companion along with you as you journey
on your diet or exercise program keeps you committed and on track.
Don't
Make Excuses for Not Exercising
The
prospect of exercising tends to elicit moans from most people. Here's a list of
answers for some of the most commonly used excuses people build against exercising.
10000
Steps to a Better You
Walk 10000 steps a day for a year and you may
lose 35 or more pounds.
Diet
and Food Obsessions Aren't Healthy
An
inherent and often overlooked danger of dieting is the "diet mentality,"
which is the constant need to weigh, measure, count, and account for food.
How
to Lose Those Last Ten Pounds
The final stretch is always the hardest.
But you know what? Negative thoughts may be lurking in your positive mental attitude
that's taken you so far.
When
Other Diets Fail Try the Low Fad Diet
Common wisdom states for a diet
to succeed it has to have sex appeal. That means the airbrushed after-pictures
have to show scantily clad, starry-eyed, smiling participants or the diet has
to be trendy or "cool." Any wonder why so many diets fail!
Ten
Grocery Shopping Tips
Stick to your diet by learning these great grocery
shopping tips. Did you know the healthiest items in grocery stores are on the
outside aisles?
Fighting
Childhood Obesity
I
am often asked by moms and dads of all ages how they can get their kids to start
exercising more and eating junk food less. It's no surprise why parents today
are concerned...
Eating
Late Will Make You Fat
It
has been commonly assumed that night is the worst time to eat. The logic: night
is when the body typically slows down and therefore is more prone to gain fat.
Makes sense, but is it true?
Eating
Before Exercising
Many
people assume that the human body operates like a machine and therefore in order
to work, it needs to be fueled like a machine. Eating before exercise seems to
make sense. But does it really?
Weight
Loss Prevents Diabetes
A study done by the experts proves what we
already know... weight loss and a good diet lifestyle may keep you from becoming
diabetic.
Reward
Yourself, You Deserve It
So you're on a diet. Make it fun by implementing
a reward system for milestones as you lose the pounds toward your ideal weight.
You
Can Help Your Child Achieve Weight Loss
Obesity is dangerous in children.
Here are five simple tips for getting them back in shape.
Don't
Let Your Diet Fail
Too many dieters fail at their goal before they
even start. Learn how you can rid yourself of common misconceptions before starting
your path to better health.
Weight
Loss Accomplished Simply
Weight loss need not be a chore. If you're
interested in losing a few pounds, learn how diet and exercise can really trim
off the fat.
10
Tips on How to Exercise at Home
Do you hate exercise? If so, check
out this article and learn 10 easy tips on making exercise something fun you'll
actually look forward to.
10
Free Diet Tips
Here are ten free diet tips for the practical modern
man and woman.
How
to Deduct Your Dieting Expenses
Yes, it's true. The Internal Revenue actually allows you to deduct some weight
loss expenses. This article provides the details.
Don't
Sacrifice Relationships for Dietary Purity
When my wife and I
were first dating, I remember being very pleased with myself for making all sorts
of healthy and tasty meals for her. Its hard to describe the angst I felt
whenever she decided to have something that wasnt on my menu.
Not
Too Big on Exercise
Do you hate exercising? Do you think that maybe just dieting and enjoying a healthier
lifestyle will help you lose weight? This article looks at dieting without exercising
and if it actually works.
Cheat
Days
Are you sick of a preachy, rigorous diet that allows no slack or fun? This article
discusses the idea of the "Cheat Day" in your diet or workout regiment.
How
to Stay Fit over the Holidays
Tom Venuto gives you
ten pointers on how you can stay trim and on your diet or workout program over
the holidays without becoming a Scrooge.
So
You Think You Have Fat Genes
Is the pharmaceutical
Death Star in orbit around your diet planet? Check out Tom Venuto's article that
honestly looks at the so-called "fat gene."
High
Carb Diet to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers find the risk of developing breast cancer twice as great in Mexican
women, for whom carbs represent more than half the daily diet.
Body
Fat: How Low Is Too Low?
Tom
Venuto answers a question about ideal body fat percentage.
Lies
about the Atkins Diet
Bodybuilder and writer
Tom Venuto examines the controversial Atkins Diet and breaks down some of the
discrepancies and misinformation.
Is
Italy's Mediterranean Diet a Myth?
Famed cancer researcher Dr. Ralph
Moss discusses popular misconceptions about the Italian life style
and its impact on health.
How
to Gain Muscle and Lose Fat on the Warrior Diet
Warrior
Diet author Ori Hofmekler answers a question
that he hears all the time: "How
can I keep gaining muscle mass while losing fat on the Warrior Diet?"
The
Warrior Diet
Ori Hofmekler's fascinating and controversial Warrior
Diet is a "must read" book for the unconventional health enthusiast
who's fascinated by diet and workout approaches that flip the bird, so to speak,
at traditional diet and fitness wisdom.
Warrior
Diet and Anti-Aging
If you're concerned about aging, you'll want to read this interesting article
which discusses how caloric restriction (a feature of the Warrior Diet) may well
lengthen your life.
How
to Gain Weight and Bulk Up
If you need to add some pounds to your
frame, this article provides an excellent routine to meet your
goal.
Mindful
Eating
If you teach yourself to eat mindfully, to eat with awareness, you'll be amazed
at the benefits. In this short but powerful article, Thich Nhat Hanh shows you
how to eat with attention.
Chewing
the Fat: The Low-Carb Diet Phenomenon
With his usual
attention to facts and details, Dr. Stephen Brynes examines a number of low-carb
diets. If your vegan, vegetarian, or low-fat diet isn't working for you, this
article may be a real eye-opener.
How
to Maintain Weight Loss
Believe it or not, losing weight is easier for most people than keeping that weight
off. With this diet article you'll learn a dozen good techniques for not regaining
the pounds you worked so hard to lose.
Body
Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
The Body Mass index (BMI) is a
pretty decent way to determine if you need to lose weight. Because the Body Mass
index doesn't define fitness or muscle to fat ratio, do keep in mind that it is
a rather crude measure. But it is a lot better than the old height and weight
tables. Most obesity studies these day use BMI.
A
Woman's View of Eating and Weight Problems
This superb diet and
weight loss article is a part of a British woman's degree project, and it shares
fascinating insights into areas of gender and nutrition. Must reading for any
woman struggling with a weight or diet issue.
Why
You Always Fail at Losing Weight
You don't know it unless you understand
your subconscious mind, but most dieters fail to lose weight because they've put
up psychological fences that keep them from success. This must read diet article
tells you how to get past the fences.
How
to Lose Body Fat
Anthony Ellis discusses how losing
a little or a lot of fat involves pretty much the same concept -- consistent dieting
coupled with cardiovascular exercise and weight training. This is how many professionals
do it, and it works.
Weigh
Down Diet: No Way to Health
Karen Railey takes a close look
at the popular Weigh Down Diet program and finds it severely wanting in
terms of building long-lasting health. This important critique should be read
by anyone considering implementing the Weigh Down program in his/her life.
Weigh
Down Diet: Good Way to Health
Pete Holzmann replies to Karen
Railey's critique of the Weigh Down Diet program. Click here to read how
Pete has successfully used the Weigh Down program in his life.
Critique
of Weigh Down, Continuing Dialogue
Karen Railey continues her
outstanding work on why certain aspects of the Weigh Down program would
benefit from refinement and change.
Weigh
Down Dialogue Continues
Bobbi Currier, a graduate of the Weigh
Down Workshop, shares thoughts on how the program can be adapted.
Diet
and Weight Loss
Different people need different weight loss programs,
and on this separate menu page I list and discuss the most interesting diets
I know of.