The Secret to Fat Loss
You want the secret to fat loss? Okay, but you’re not going to like it.
It has nothing to do with green tea, acai berry juice, or the Master Cleanse. Instead, the secret to fat loss is a state of mind. And once you’re in that state of mind, you can’t fail.
READ MOREInstant Motivation
If you’re like most people, this is the time of year when you make big promises to yourself. “I’ll lose 50 pounds.” Or “I’ll run the Boston Marathon.” Or “I’ll stop drinking diet soda.” Resolving to get fit and stay healthy is one of the best things you can do for yourself. But there will come a time when a little voice in your head will try to tell you your goal is too hard… or that you have something better to do.
READ MOREHave Fun, Lose Fat
On Sunday morning, I was reviewing my daily motivational quotes when I stumbled across this one: “Enjoy life. Treat it as an adventure. Care passionately about the outcome, but keep it in perspective. Things are seldom as bleak as they seem when they are going wrong – or as good as they seem when they are going well. Lighten up. You’ll live longer.”
READ MOREA Harsh Truth About Nutrition
For one reason (kids) or another (spouse), they have junk food in the house, tempting them every day. And, in fact, snacking on that junk food – often between the end of work and dinnertime – is what prevents many people from losing weight. It can even cause them to gain more weight.
READ MOREReduce AGEs With This B Vitamin
I’ve written before about AGEs (Advanced Glycation End products) – a class of toxins linked with inflammation, insulin resistance, diabetes, vascular and kidney disease, and Alzheimer’s. One way you can protect against them is by being mindful of the way you cook your food.
READ MOREIs Insomnia Making You Fat?
If you’re not getting a good night’s sleep on a regular basis, it may be having a negative effect not only on your energy levels but also on your waistline.
In a study of more than 68,000 women over a…
READ MORESay Goodbye to Exercise-Induced Muscle Soreness
The next time you do a workout, do only one set per exercise (rather than the three sets most workouts call for) – and don’t worry, you’ll still get most of the fat-burning, muscle-building, strength-boosting benefits of a regular full workout. The week after that, add another set and do two sets per exercise. Finally, in the third week, you’ll be ready to do a full three sets of each exercise.
READ MOREThe Ultimate Stress-Reliever
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined short bouts of cardiovascular work as compared to longer bouts for weight loss efficacy. And no difference was found between the group that exercised for only 10 minutes, three times a day, and the group that exercised for 30 minutes in the same session.
READ MOREImprove Your Health in 2 Simple Steps
Considering the turmoil in the economy, I understand if your primary concerns are to protect your wealth, boost your earning power, and increase your financial independence. But if you want to achieve all of that (and certainly if you want to enjoy it), you must also focus on your health.
READ MORENow You Can Enjoy Your Chocolate Fix Even More…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD tested the effect of dark chocolate on platelet activity, C-reactive protein (CRP – an indicator of heart disease and stroke risk), and lipid profile in 28 healthy volunteers. For one week, the volunteers ate dark chocolate (providing 700 mg of flavonoids per day). At the end of that time, the researchers found that, on average, their LDL cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) had fallen by 6 percent and their HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol) had increased by 9 percent. Their CRP levels, too, were reduced.
READ MOREThump Your Way to a Stronger Immune System
With cold and flu season here, your immune system needs extra TLC. Along with exercise and a low-glycemic, nutrient-rich diet, there’s something else you can do. Stimulate your thymus.
READ MOREWhose Time Is More Valuable?
I know, I know. You don’t mean to make people wait. But when unexpected “emergencies” come up, you just can’t help it. Well, Bob Cox, ETR’s expert on achievement and productivity, has a solution for you. “Unplanned events will demand your time every week,” Bob says. “To minimize the amount of time these external distractions ’steal’ from you, add a buffer to your daily to-do list.”
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