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Jamie Oliver’s TED award speech
Some of the quotes from this video: “Sadly, in the next 18 minutes, 4 Americans will be dead because of the food they eat.” “Statistics say 2/3 of this room in overweight.” “Fact: Diet related disease is the biggest killer, right now, today.” “Obesity cost 10% of your health care costs, $150 Billion dollars a year. Let’s face it, America, you ain’t got that kind of cash!” “Every child needs to leave school with 10 recipes they can use.” … Read entire article »
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The Truth about Nutrition and Health
Here’s the final word on nutrition and health, Seriously, it is a relief after all these conflicting medical studies! Diets and Dying The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The Italians drink excessive amounts of red … Read entire article »
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Good food choices
Are you trying to lose a couple of extra flab present into your body? If your answer is yes then, you should better know your food items. There is something in your diet that is responsible for giving you bear belly. So, be prepared and start scanning food items incorporated into your diet and so that you can get a healthy living. Following items of common foods that can harm your health: Soda: According to research, an average soda can contains 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, artificial food colors and sulphites that is not good for health. In fact, unhealthy artificial sweeteners present in diet sodas can cause major damages to health. Unfortunately, about 56-85% of children consume one soft drink on a day, and about … Read entire article »
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Dr Phil’s Diet Plan
Is it me, or is Dr. Phil a pretty big guy? I just finished reading “The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom” this morning. Nothing new that hasn’t been screamed before. Phrases like “food is a drug,” “Pay attention at how you feel when you eat,” and “don’t eat processed foods” kept the book at par with all the other celeb-turned-nutritionist’s books. It seems like everyone has a weight plan and the “secret” to weight loss. How many diet plans have you tried in the last 5 years? I have read about or tried every “diet plan” I can get my hands on (and driven my bride crazy with the random grocery lists I bring with us to the store). Its not that I am trying to … Read entire article »
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Super Bowl Sunday- TIME TO EAT CRAP!
Okay, look- I am a personal trainer. I know my clients lie to me when they say they only had the 6 inch Meatball Marinara from Subway when really they scarfed the 12-incher that rings in at over 1400 calories. It happens every week- “Its my birthday,” “it’s a going away party,” “its Thanksgiving,” “it’s Christmas,” “its my mom, she made me eat 5 platefuls…” REALLY? Stop it. Either you want to get thin or you want to stay fat. Choice is yours. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN EXCUSE TO OVEREAT-none of them are good. Let’s break this down-it takes 3500 calories burned to lose a pound. Your body needs about 1200-1700 to survive. After chicken wings, cake, chips and salsa, guacamole, a few sodas, a few beers, a slice of pizza … Read entire article »
Balance your food choices over time
Not every food has to be “perfect.” When eating a food high in fat, salt or sugar, select other foods that are low in these ingredients. If you miss out on any food group one day, make up for it the next. Your food choices over several days should fit together into a healthy pattern. … Read entire article »
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