The amount of fat you carry around is not determined by your genes, but by what you do and what you eat. Recent scientific studies has shown that neither the number of fat cells nor their seize is genetically fixed, but bodyfat is dependent on lifestyle. Your body has no…
What is green tea extract? Green tea extract comes from the concentrate of green tea leaves. The leaves are steeped in solvents like alcohol until the liquid dissolves. Only the extract remains. The extract still has the same components as green tea. Leaves. The green tea extract the needed parts…
You get invited to a wedding, you have a work social event to go to, you have a family event to attend and you know that you will try and hide behind someone to avoid being photographed. Why – because you have been trying and trying but you just cannot…
With more and more people becoming classified as obese around the world, one would think that people would be becoming more tolerant and acceptant of “People of Size,” but recent studies show that the exact opposite is true. Prejudices and intolerances abound! Today, many “people of size” are being contemptuously…
It?s time to ?Empower? your plate with nature?s SECRET! Take charge of what you eat and how it affects your body! Think about how you feel when you eat healthy, delicious food versus when you ?splurge? and eat not-so-healthy foods. During the summer months, supercharge your plate with some of…
It?s time to ?Empower? your plate with nature?s SECRET! Take charge of what you eat and how it affects your body! Think about how you feel when you eat healthy, delicious food versus when you ?splurge? and eat not-so-healthy foods. During the summer months, supercharge your plate with some of…
When you think of coconuts the image of palm-lined beaches and clear blue water surely comes to mind, but did you know coconuts also may help protect your heart? Because coconuts contain more saturated fat than butter, at one time many health experts believed that consuming this sweet treat would…
It?s interesting how many diets ?claim? that carbohydrates are unhealthy for you and that we shouldn?t eat them! And, that this simple food group (which has many varying levels of quality) is being called the culprit in America?s obesity problem. This advice is an unfair generalization of food. By comparison,…
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