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Archive for September, 2008





Does Water Really Help In Reducing Weight ?

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Many Dietitians advice their clients to drink lots of water before their meals in an effort to reduce hunger. But is this method effective ?
Picture this; After drinking lots of water before your lunch, you eat just half the amount of food that you normally eat. But then, when the water gets absorbed by your [...]

Calcium: The Dieters Ambrosia

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Calcium and Weight Loss:
Who would have imagined that Calcium, the 20th element in the periodic table would be such a boon for people who want to get into shape.
Discovery.com has an intresting article about the role of Calciun in helping a dieter. It is based on the study of agroup of Women. I recommend you [...]

Simple Steps to Kick Start the Exercise Habit

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

I have always believed in forming good Diet and exercise habits. In my last post, I talked about Converting Fat to Muscle . This post should serve as a complimentary post and help you in kick starting the exercise habit.
Having lived a life of Laziness, people find it hard to continue their exercising schedule. They [...]

How to Build Muscle and Lose Fat

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

A few weeks earlier, I published a post about loosing weight and being healthy without Dieting .While that post talked primarily about loosing body Fat without dieting, here I talk about converting that fat into 100% Muscle.
Regular readers of my Health blog will know that I believe in Methods that can be implemented over a [...]

4 Foods To Increase Your Metabolism Rate

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

The secret of ‘that lean guy’ staying lean is most probably due to his higher rate of Metabolism. Overweight people can decrease their weights by increasing their metabolism rates by eating proper food and avoiding the metabolism decreasing food .
1) Spicy Foods. Spices can raise the metabolic rate by up to 50% for up to [...]

5 Foods that slow down your metabolism

Monday, September 1st, 2008

If you have a higher rate of Metabolism, the fats and clories that you consume are burned rapidly. This helps you stay slim. Most Overweight people have slower metabolism rate. The following foods slow down your Metabolism and their excessive consumption should be avoided.
1) Fried Foods. Fried Foods are very high in calories and full [...]