Weight Loss

Your metabolic rate is what determines how many calories you use every day, it determines how many calories you need to maintain your current weight. It is a function controlled by your thyroid and is largely also a function of your muscle mass.

Muscle, unlike body fat, is metabolically active. Muscle needs energy (calories) just to exist. Every ounce of muscle is using up calories just by being in place on your body. Fat is not metabolically active, and although large amounts of fat are heavy to move around, just the existence of fat does not require any energy/calories.

“Cardio” ... the term refers to any exercise where the heart and lungs are involved. If you have an elevation in your heart rate (expressed as bpm or beats per minute) and in your rate of respiration rate, then you are doing some form of "Cardio"....

The term “Aerobic” refers to a state in which the cardiovascular work is being performed. “Aerobic” translates to mean ‘with oxygen’ and so "Aerobics" is a cardiovascular exercise that is performed "with oxygen." This is a low to moderate activity that can be performed for long periods of time.

What if I told you that you could cut your cardio time down to 20 minutes, and in doing so, you would burn 9 times more fat and increase your metabolic rate?

It sounds like an infomercial for the next ‘too good to be true’ piece of home exercise equipment, doesn’t it?

I think it’s a shame that only overweight people read the Atkins’ Diet Revolution book because the lessons apply to a much wider audience. Take for instance all the kids on adderall for ADD or ADHD. Most of them do not have anything wrong with them other than hypoglycemia due to unhealthy eating habits. As Dr. Atkins pointed out, an unsteady blood sugar level can lead to a wide variety of symptoms including difficulty concentrating, poor memory, emotional outbursts and moodiness, boredom, fatigue, headaches, slow starting in the morning, even antisocial behavior.

Here's another study confirming why I recommend everyone take omega-3 fish oils daily. In a recent study involving 27 women with type 2 diabetes supplementation with 2 grams of fish oil daily reduced the amount of abdominal fat these women were carrying around in only two months and, in addition, reduced some indicators of atherosclerosis (cholesterol buildup in the arteries). Interestingly, this study confirms what many, including me, feel-that is, consuming healthy fats does not lead to weight gain-quite the opposite!taking fish oils-fats-lead to a reduction in body fat!

With 62% of Americans classified as overweight, the food industry, more than ever before, is looking at ways for people to lose excess body fat. Exercising regularly and a healthy diet is an excellent start. In addition to a healthy lifestyle, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), shows promise for helping to reduce body fat and preserve muscle in people that are overweight, as well as in people that are of a normal weight.

Ok, the weekend is here and since it's barbecue season, we thought we would drop you a some helpful tips to keep those pounds off with all the temptation around. Beer, burgers, fries, ice cream, it's enough to tempt the best of us!

Do you have problems keeping off the weight that you lose? Or, alternatively, do you find that you gain weight easily because you can't control your eating? While most people have weaknesses for certain foods and overeat at times, if it is affecting your health, it's time to make some changes! Here are some ways that we've found to be useful for controlling the amount you eat, and to keeping off unwanted pounds.