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Eating The Right Foods To Lose Body Fat

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Strategic Meal Planning: Eating The Right Foods To Lose Body Fat! The definition of confusion in the dictionary should read: Eating the right foods to lose body fat. One of the most misunderstood things, when it comes to weight management is nutrition. Even though the process is really quit simple, and not rocket science, marketing companies have made it very confusing and almost impossible for YOU, the average consumer to figure out how to eat healthy, but more importantly how to eat the right foods to lose body fat. Not…

Flat Belly Fast By Eating Good Fats!

If you want to get a flat belly fast, you MUST eat plenty of fat. At the same time, not just any fat will do…some fats are no good at all, while others are health-boosting and fat-burning rockstars! Here are a few of my favorites that I personally eat just about every day. 1. Avocados – Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fats as well as loads of vitamins to boot (E, K and C to mention just a few). Not only that, but they pack a serious fiber punch, 5…

Don’t Let an Injury Stop You From Accomplishing Your Goals!

Don’t Let an Injury Stop You From Accomplishing Your Goals! By Mark Lani Certified Personal Trainer Can you relate to this scenario? After putting it off for too long, you commit to get fit-only to find yourself injured the minute you start working out. All of the sudden your fitness goals go back on the shelf and you are left to deal with the pain. Whether your injury occurs right off the bat or after years of regular workouts, the result is always the same. It is discouraging, painful, and…

Don’t Worry, Be Healthy

New research highlights the power of the mind and the influence of our perceptions on disease chances. Healthy people who worry about having a heart attack have a higher possibility of heart disease, independent of other risk factors, compared with those who don’t worry, according to a study in BMJ Open (2016; doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012914). A preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness is an anxiety disorder. People with health anxiety, known as the “worried well,” often have symptoms similar to heart disease—such as chest discomfort, palpitations, nausea, sweating and…

The 5 Worst Foods FOR Your Joints

Every day, millions of people have a hard time exercising because of shoulder, knee, back and elbow pain. What most people — and even most doctors — don’t know is that one of the major causes of pain is actually… food. Here’s what you should focus on removing from your diet if you want to double your recovery process and get pain-free faster than with just pills: The 5 Worst Foods For Your Joints: 1) Sugar. This one is obvious. Nothing damages the digestive track like sugar. The medical community…

The Risk Of High Estrogen Levels in Men

Disrupting The Natural Balance Of The Body’s Hormonal System: Testosterone is the male sex hormone that makes a man ‘a man.’ Testosterone is dominant in men. It drives the development of the male sex organs,causes the voice to deepen during puberty, stimulates the growth of facial hair and is the reason why men are stronger and more muscular than women. Likewise, estrogen-which is dominant in women is the female sex hormone that gives women all their wonderful feminine characteristics, making them softer, more round and curvier. Men and women each carry both hormones in their bodies-one is…

Don’t be a Victim of Portion Distortion

It’s no secret that people are larger in 2018 than ever before. Waistlines have expanded over the last twenty years and studies show that portion sizes have grown as well. Researchers from New York University found that average portion sizes started to grow in the 1970’s, rising quickly in the 1980’s – and this phenomenon hasn’t shown signs of slowing. A “large” order of fries from McDonalds’ weighs the same as 1998’s “Super size” fries. And it doesn’t stop there. Check out these eye-opening figures, provided by the National Institutes…

Taming Testosterone Troubles

Men: Have you had difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, or are you suffering from low mood or libido? Have you gained body fat, lost muscle or begun to struggle with depression or lack of motivation? Low testosterone levels may be to blame. Ten years ago, the Endocrine Society reported that men had approximately 20% less testosterone than their fathers’ generation at exactly the same age (Travison et al. 2006). This has led to a growing trend of people using testosterone creams and gels to boost lagging levels….

The Top 3 Post-Workout Foods That SHRED Fat

By Kevin DiDonato MS, CES In case you didn’t know, the time you spend after a workout may determine how your body will look moving forward. Spend a lot of time running around and not eating—good chance your success will be limited. But: If you feed your body right—after a workout—then you may see better definition in your body, better gains in strength and endurance…and most importantly, better overall weight loss and body fat loss. Now, before you think that any old food will do, there are some important things…

Is Your Vitamin Water Making You Fat?

By Kevin DiDonato MS, CSCS, CES Go To Original Article As a health-conscious consumer, you are constantly on the lookout for health food options that will trim your waistline and improve your overall health. The only problem is: there are many “health” foods that come to mind that may be anything but that. In fact, one of the biggest ones that may come to mind would be vitamin-fortified drinks. Have you been mesmerized by the endless colors… The marketing hype surrounding these “health” products… Or, that you can get BOTH…