Belly Fat Burning Myths

1. Belly Fat Burning Myth: Working out makes you hungry, therefore you eat more

The fact is:

Don’t believe this myth or you’ll start skipping a workout here and there. The truth is that working out actually suppresses your appetite. If you wonder at the truth of this statement, it might be because your post-workout thirst mimics hunger (when you’re dehydrated), so you thought you were hungry.

Drink some water and it will not only quench your thirst, but quench your hunger pangs as well. Continue reading “Belly Fat Burning Myths”

Home Health Aide Training – Complex Modified Diets

Oftentimes, as a home health care aide, your job will include helping a patient to prepare food. While the standard rules of food preparation do apply for most of your patients (i.e. following the Food Pyramid), there are also a large number of different modified diets, some of them quite complex that you may need to follow. Here’s what you need to know:

Increasing or Decreasing Intake of Certain Foods

The most common type of modified diet simply requires either an increase or a decrease in the intake of certain kinds of foods. For example, a patient suffering from chronic high blood pressure may be advised to decrease the amount of sodium in the diet. This would entail more than leaving the salt shaker in the cupboard. You also need to check the nutrition information on all prepared foods for the total sodium content that they include. Continue reading “Home Health Aide Training – Complex Modified Diets”

Top 10 Natural Foods to Lower Cholesterol Safely and Naturally

The cholesterol in blood comes from two main sources: the foods we eat and what we manufacture. Cholesterol levels that are too high or too low in the blood can be a very dangerous factor, often leading to a heart attack or a stroke. There are many people who take statin drugs to reduce their cholesterol. However, there are many natural foods that you can eat to help lower cholesterol safely and naturally without the use of dangerous statin drugs. You may notice a substantial improvement in your cholesterol level once you begin consuming these whole foods on a daily basis.

Here is a list of the top 10 natural foods to help maintain a healthy cholesterol level in the body. Continue reading “Top 10 Natural Foods to Lower Cholesterol Safely and Naturally”

The Mediterranean Diet Plan – What Makes This Diet Different?

The Mediterranean diet plan is a nutritional diet pattern inspired by cuisine that has been traditionally consumed as part of the culture of the coastal regions of southern Italy and parts of Greece. It was introduced to the world in the 1945, and by the mid 1990s took effect in its present- day form through books and recipes. Various diet and health studies have associated it with prolonged life span, lower rates of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and dementia, as well as helping to prevent Type-2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. That is quite an impressive list. But here we will examine whether the Mediterranean diet plan also promotes fat loss.

What makes the Mediterranean diet plan different from most plans is that it is not designed specifically for weight loss, but as a habitual style of eating; almost as a dietary way of life. The following are some of its main characteristics: Continue reading “The Mediterranean Diet Plan – What Makes This Diet Different?”

What’s All The Fuss About The Raw Food Diet?

What is Raw Food?

A healthy raw food diet is made up of whole foods in their natural state, such as:

fruits (sweet, fatty or starchy)
vegetables
nuts and seeds
legumes (usually sprouted)
grains (usually sprouted)
sea vegetables
raw condiments
edible algae (spirulina and nori)

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The Top 9 Foods You Should Never Give Your Dog

There are plenty of foods you should never give your dog. Some foods aren’t even that good for people, but dogs always seem to want what we’re eating. And how can you resist that little begging face? You know, the one that practically says “pleeeeaaaasssse.” But, before you give in to that K-9 companion of yours, take a look at this list and make sure you never give your dog any of these foods.

1. Chocolate. It’s toxic to dogs and tops the list of foods you should never give your dog. Baking chocolate is the worst and white chocolate is the least harmful, but please avoid giving any to your dog no matter how much he begs!

2. Grapes and raisins. These can cause kidney failure. You would think that these little morsels would be okay and even fun for your dog to eat, especially grapes because they roll around and your dog can chase them, but they can also be very deadly. Continue reading “The Top 9 Foods You Should Never Give Your Dog”

How to Do Vegetarianism Well

I became a vegetarian in college for largely ethical reasons- the treatment of animals, the scarcity of land on which pastured grazing animals could live, our inability to feed the whole world with such high quality meat, as well as the health reasons- more energy, lighter energetics of food, less animal fat and saturated fat.

I still feel my best on a diet with less meat. But I now understand the success of a vegetarian diet will vary dramatically from individual to individual. This can be based on a number of things, including:

– Genetic predisposition and background
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The Cost of Healthy Dieting

As a personal trainer I have come across many people who make countless excuses as to why they haven’t, or in their opinion, can not succeed in terms of living a healthy lifestyle. Not enough time to workout, not enough money to afford a gym pass, not enough energy to be active, the list goes on. One of the most common excuses I hear is that related to healthy dieting. When I speak of healthy dieting, be mindful, I am referring to dieting in terms of making healthy eating choices and not starving yourself or getting on a celery diet for a week. Many people say that the reason they can not eat healthier foods is simply because healthier foods is significantly more expensive than unhealthy foods. They claim that the cost of eating healthy is too much, therefore they are forced by finances to eat unhealthy. I decided I would do research on Louisiana State University’s campus in order to see why this may be. Continue reading “The Cost of Healthy Dieting”

In Search of the Elusive Third Way

Be the Solution
By Michael Strong
Foreword by John Mackey

Many supporters of Obamacare regard the bill’s passage as a dual triumph. Not only has Congress had its way with a disinclined American public, but the bill itself is a prime example of the “third way,” the devoutly to be wished for consummation of capitalism and socialism. Thus the celebrations.

For the rest of us it’s simply another opportunity to enjoy again Fr. John Neuhaus’s famous observation regarding those who believe in that particular unicorn: Continue reading “In Search of the Elusive Third Way”

Calories Burned With Brazil Butt Lift

Does weight loss weigh on your mind? Do you dread swimsuit season? Extra calories burned with Brazil Butt Lift program can speed up your weight loss.

Decisions about weight loss are usually accompanied by a quick trip to the doctor’s office for the okay and professional advice. A diet plan and guidelines are handed over with a daily calorie count. Many of us have walked in these shoes.

Losing weight and toning your body walk hand in hand with calorie reduction and exercise. There are so many women that would love to have a bikini ready body for the summer, women who have spent hours doing one or the other but not both, cutting calories and exercise. There are programs that address both, Brazil Butt Lift workout program is one of them, Weight Watchers is another. You can become beach body ready in no time, just by applying what’s in these programs. Continue reading “Calories Burned With Brazil Butt Lift”