People make dieting too complicated! Everybody thinks that the key to weight loss is removing “bad foods” from your diet. Nobody seems to agree which foods are bad, however. The secret is not to ostracize foods but diversify. [featured-image single_newwindow="false"] Here is a sample of our modern...
All weight loss diets can be classified into 6 different types. Everybody has an opinion about which diet works best. What does the science say? 1. Low Calorie Diets - These can be sub-classified into Very Low Calorie Diets (diets providing 400-800 kcal/day) and Low Calorie Diets...
What do you think is your biggest food influence? Many of us think that we are the master of our own fate, and we are to some degree. We have the ultimate power to decide what we eat, but most of us realize that habits,...
Congestive Heart Failure patients often have limited exercise capacity even making movements for everyday living a struggle. Medications may help but often the effects are limited. In a study published in the January 5, 2016 edition of JAMA, a study found that weight loss of 7-10%...
Adverse reactions to over-the-counter supplements account for over 23,000 ER visits a year. Most of the problems are caused by OTC weight loss products that result in palpitations and chest pain. Be careful with products containing caffeine sources such as guarana, yerba mate, kola nut, and...
Environmental factors can contribute to how we eat and how much we eat. Be aware of these subconscious effects and intentionally counter them. Bright lights along with fast, loud, and irritating music encourage us subconsciously to eat too quickly. We eat so quickly that the satiety mechanism of...
From a weight loss perspective, eating while distracted is a common way to sabotage ourselves. Watching TV is one of the worst forms of distraction and has many negative compound effects on our weight. Watching TV can lead to eating without thought. In his book Mindless Eating, Brain Wansink...
Dietary changes are the primary way we lose weight. Exercise will help us keep weight off, but exercise is not as helpful to actually lose weight initially. Initial general concepts for weight loss are as follows: First realize that deprivation diets don’t work. Our bodies, our brain, and...
This is one of my previous posts that was printed in the December issue of Tyler Today. (Click on the article to read it.) ...