Lifestyle

When we feel prolonged stress, the stress hormone cortisol causes cravings for high-sugar and high-fat foods. The foods like fries, chips, chocolate, cookies, candy, and sweet drinks trigger a calming effect by raising serotonin and…
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Fruit juice isn't as healthy as most people think, especially the readymade variety that you find in food stores. This juice actually has a lot of sugar in it, along with artificial flavours and colourings. If you are craving a glass of…
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Cutting carbs is considered to be a cornerstone of most diets but eating almost no carbohydrates, in the pursuit of weight loss, can be a mistake. Your body can start burning muscle tissue for energy, which produces toxins and makes fat…
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In order to maintain a healthy weight and a good relationship with food, it’s important to understand your hunger. Today many people mistake being stuffed for being satisfied. Here are a few things you can do: Keep a journal of when…
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Swim whenever you can. Swimming is a great way to get your cardio exercise, engages almost every major muscle group, and is low to no impact on your joints, which is great for people of all ages. The amount of calories you burn depends on…
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If you have decided to go raw for its weight and skin benefits, you may want to rethink. A raw food diet will help you lose weight by eliminating unhealthy, processed food from and helping you eat more high-fibre, low-calorie foods. But…
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Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet activates an enzyme that causes older women to start thickening around the middle. This enzyme produces a powerful hormone, which increases fat build-up around the intestines. Researchers from…
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Don't skip meals. You should have at least three meals a day, but five small meals will help you drop weight faster. This lifestyle change will keep you from getting hungry during the day and overeating, and eating wrong foods, out of…
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Start off your day with a fresh, clean glass of water. This will help your body to get going. A glass of water wakes up all the digestive juices in your body which gets it well lubricated. You could add a squeeze of lemon juice to it. Also,…
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Counting calories is a good idea when you choose prepacked foods. Read labels. They will have the calories on the packaging. Pay attention to serving sizes in terms of calories as well. Most packets have at least two servings, so you have…
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