Weight. More specifically being thin is closely associated with beauty, looking good and individual self esteem. All too often, our perception of beauty is derived from a collection of the hundreds of thousands of images each one of us sees over our lifetime.
These images, put in our face and at our fingertips by […]

Women around the world have long envied the ability of Chinese women to stay so slim. Turns out the secret may lie in the ancient art of traditional Chinese medicine - in a fermented tea from a particular mountain region in China.
For thousands of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have been telling people to […]

This guide is for those of you in the gta who’ve  done very little running or no running at all. Although a 5k run is a short distance (3.1 miles), it is still long enough of a race to require proper training and planning before jumping in. Although it is entirely possible to enter a […]

Weight loss starts with shopping. Taking control of what you eat begins with taking control of what you buy.
Every time you toss a low-calorie food into the cart, you’re taking responsibility for losing weight—even before you sit down to a meal.
There’s a very simple formula for low-calorie eating: Stock up on low-calorie staples. […]

Few foods are as delicious as they are guilt-free. Given the pressures on our time and the scores of options on our supermarket shelves, you may not have paused long enough to be aware of some fantastic food options at your supermarkert that can help with weight loss.
Below are six hidden treasures on the […]

You can lose weight by overcoming your cravings now. Here are the latest tricks of the trade from researchers and experts:
Avoid your triggers. “You crave what you eat, so if you switch what you’re eating, you can weaken your old cravings and strengthen new ones,” says Marcia Pelchat, PhD, of the Monell Center. This […]

Here are five simple food substitutions that can help you lose more than 10 pounds in the next six weeks.
1. Stick to one serving of cereal.
 
For most people, a typical pour of breakfast cereal is equal to two servings. If you’re trying to lose weight, trim calories by accurately measuring one serving into your bowl […]

Here are some practical, easy, everyday ways to keep your appetite under control:
Get Enough Sleep

Sleep deprivation causes an imbalance in certain hormones, including ghrelin (which increases appetite) and leptin (which decreases appetite). When we don’t get enough sleep, our levels of ghrelin go up (weight gain) and levels of leptin go down (so we are hungrier). […]