Massage Therapy and Weight Loss
Does it make sense to engage in massage therapy during your weight loss program? The answer would be a yes. Sure, no amount of massage is going to slim your figure down but it can certainly help in ways you may have never even thought of. It’s worth looking into and that’s why in this article you will see the benefits of massage therapy and it’s impact on weight loss. According to...
February 27th, 2012 by HMLW team & Various sources
How Aloe Vera Can Help You Achieve Weight Loss?
Aloe vera is no doubt one of the wonder herbal products that has taken the world by a storm. It is now the main product of some companies in the 500 fortune companies in the world including Forever Living Company based in the USA. Of the many purported health benefits, many consumers wonder if aloe vera can help them achieve their weight loss goals. Yet this product is not really new to the traditional...
February 27th, 2012 by HMLW team & Various sources
Shane Warne Battles Weight Loss for Years
EUTERS/TIM WIMBORNE Warne removes his glasses as he carries out his duty as a television commentator on the WACA ground in Perth ahead of the third Ashes testWhy crucify Shane Warne for a very slim figure if that is what the Aussie cricket star has been wanting for years. An article by the Age reveals that Australia’s King of Spin is really emotional when it comes to his weight. And more reports...
August 14th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Taste bud training is new weight loss tool
SCIENTISTS have come up with a novel way of helping overweight people drop some kilos – retraining their taste buds. Australian researchers have found that overweight and obese people who regularly tuck into fatty foods are less able to taste fat. As fat promotes fullness, if a person is insensitive to fat their body will not send out signals telling them they are full and need to stop eating. However...
August 14th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Warnie reveals weight loss secret
Shane Warne has lost a whopping 12kg in two months. Picture: Snapper Media Source: SuppliedShane Warne has revealed the secret to his dramatic weight loss and glowing skin. He credits a diet shake, recommended by AFL St Kilda footballer Steven Baker. ‘He just said he has found it hard to lose the last bit of weight that he’s been trying to get off his gut… I said this was helpful...
August 6th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Body battle for obese people
OBESE people are being warned they face a virtually impossible battle to lose weight because their bodies are programmed to regain any kilos they shed. Professor of medicine at the University of Melbourne, Joseph Proietto, said once someone lost weight changes in both energy expenditure and hunger-controlling hormones encourage weight regain. “It is likely that it is these physiological adaptations...
July 31st, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Is diet soda really better for your health?
According to one study, diet soda drinkers had a 70 percent greater increase in waist circumference compared to the non-drinkers of diet soda.Diet foods are an option many weight conscious individuals think about on a regular basis, so it seems like a no-brainer when one way to save calories is to drink diet soda. But many people will be shocked to discover that diet soda drinkers are actually...
July 31st, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Applicants for disability support pension no longer able to claim they are too fat to work
FAT ... Applicants for the disability support pension will no longer be able to claim they are too fat to work. Being too fat to work no longer a disability “Will be assessed based on what they can do” See the new assessment table here APPLICANTS for the disability support pension will no longer be able to claim they are too fat to work or are unable due to other ailments that would...
July 30th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet pill prescriptions rise by 65%
weightloss, Diet pill, pharmacists, slimming products, comfort eating STRESSED-OUT Brits are comfort eating to make themselves feel better – then swallowing diet pills to help them lose weight. Diet pill prescriptions have soared by 65% in the past year, say pharmacists, while sales of other slimming products sold over the counter have gone up 20%. Depression and stress are the main triggers for...
July 30th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
DNA test could predict most effective diet
A SIMPLE DNA test may predict whether someone is more likely to lose weight on a low fat or a low carbohydrate diet, say US researchers. The results from the small preliminary study of 101 women showed those on the best diet for their genes lost two to three times more weight than the rest. The results are being presented at an American Heart Association conference. Experts said the findings...
March 30th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Chocolate ‘can cut blood pressure and help heart’
Easter eggs and other chocolate can be good for you, as long as you eat only small amounts, latest research suggests. The study of over 19,000 people, published in the European Heart Journal, found those who ate half a bar a week had lower blood pressure. They also had a 39% lower risk of heart attacks and strokes. Heart campaigners warned that too much chocolate is damaging because is has a lot...
April 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
An Hour Workout A Day Helps Keep Extra Weight Away for Older Women
Here is sobering news. The World Health Organization says more than one billion adults are fat, and at least 400 million people are obese. As old fashioned as it sounds, doctors say the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. But for women who are middle aged or older, experts say one hour of daily exercise per day is necessary just to maintain weight. The heavier a woman is, the...
April 3rd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
A dieter’s dilemma
New studies claim counting calories doesn’t work and fried breakfasts can help weight loss. We unpick the mass of confusing diet advice When finally you can resist no longer and reach out for that oh-so-tempting Easter egg today, you could be forgiven for experiencing a range of conflicting emotions. Chocolate is fattening, of course — everyone knows that — and you might regret those few...
April 4th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Exercise helps new mums beat the blues
New mums can beat the blues and increase their well-being with exercise, says a new study. In a first study of its kind, 161 postnatal women with no previous depressive symptoms were divided in two groups to test the effect of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education programme on well-being. The experimental group received an eight-week “Mother and Baby” programme, including specialised...
April 5th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Acai Optimum Diet For Weight Loss Through Colon Cleansing And Metabolism Regulation: Fact Or Fiction
Weight Loss dieters are continually seeking for simpler and inexpensive diet programs. Recently, findings about acai dietary supplements seem to have captivated them. Acai berry based products such as acai optimum are now everywhere and every brand carries with it claims of being the perfect weight loss solution and colon cleansing supplement. Is There any truth to those claims? How to test...
April 5th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Sleep’s role in weight loss remains a mystery
When I feel tired, I can’t do much of anything right. I drop things. I say stupid stuff. And I eat with abandon, unable to resist most temptations. So I made getting more sleep a key component of my “Me Minus 10″ campaign to lose 10 pounds before I turn 50. It just seemed obvious that being well rested would help me control my diet. And I did something a journalist never should:...
April 6th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Is The New Atkins Diet Healthy?
The new Atkins diet is not a healthy way to shed extra pounds, warn Kiwi food experts. The new version of Atkins diet, which is available in bookstores across New Zealand, modifies the low-carbohydrate regimen unveiled by Dr. Robert Atkins in 1972 to suit the 21st century lifestyle and food habits. Ever since it was launched, the four-phase Atkins Diet has been both popular and controversial. While...
April 7th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Secret to Dieting is in the Genes
The secret to losing weight could be down to a person’s genes rather than how strictly they adhere to a diet, a research indicates. According to the study, some women are genetically programmed to have more success in shedding pounds through certain weight-loss schemes than others. The findings could explain why some people swear by the fat-rich Atkins diet to slim down, while others do better...
April 7th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Egg-Based Breakfast May Be Effective Weight-Loss Tool
Storrs, CT, United States (AHN) – A new study suggests eating eggs for breakfast will reduce the amount of calories a person consumes throughout the rest of the day. Researchers with the University of Connecticut said their study supports previous research that indicated eating protein-rich eggs helped dieters lose 65 percent more weight and feel more energetic than dieters who ate a bagel...
April 7th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Heart Patients Need to Avoid Weight-Loss Drug Meridia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is again alerting healthcare professionals that the prescription weight-loss drug sibutramine, marketed in the U.S. as Meridia, is contraindicated in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, due to increase risk of heart attack and stroke. Last January, at the behest of the FDA, Meridia’s manufacturer Abbott Laboratories agreed to add new...
April 9th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Lose Weight Fast With AcaiBurn – Amazing Weight Loss
Want to lose weight fast for the upcoming summer season? AcaiBurn will give you the results you are looking for – a quick weight loss! What is it? It’s a diet pill that is based on an amazing acai berry super food. Acai is the hottest diet in Hollywood, and has been used by many celebrities to lose weight quickly, it has been featured on Oprah’s show (who lose quite a few pounds herself with...
April 9th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Obesity is now more deadly than smoking
OBESITY has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death and illness in Australia, as experts say the federal government is woefully unprepared for a tsunami of weight-related health problems. Fat was rapidly becoming the biggest public health challenge Australia had to face, said the president of the Public Health Association of Australia, Mike Daube, who is also the deputy chairman...
April 9th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Oprah’s Acai Berry Diet – Is Acai Juice Good for Weight Loss? Find Out Now!
If you’ve recently become aware of the recommendations on the Oprah Winfrey show regarding this “new” superfood known as Acai and want to know whether its for real, I’m here to tell you the following. Yes Oprah’s Acai berry diet is an option for weight loss, is it the best option though? No, but it is an option as I’ll explain in this article, as well I’ll explain a far better option...
April 10th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight Loss Yoga Challenge: Are You In? (VIDEO)
Yoga is experiential. When you practice, you gain loads of benefits ranging across increased vitality, strength, flexibility, weight loss, and spontaneous joy. The poses were designed through trial and error with direct attention to results in the mind and body. This was long before we developed complex scientific measures and tests that disconnected our health approaches from direct, holistic experience....
April 10th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The DNA Diet
With obesity on the rise and no magic bullet to losing weight, scientists are searching for answers in our genes. Claire Keeton reports on a new round of ‘fat wars’ EVER wondered why a friend faded away on the Atkins diet but his girlfriend didn’t lose even half as much weight? The answer could be in their genes – maybe he drops kilos eating sirloin and nuts but her DNA mix...
April 11th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The link between brain and belly
Photo by: Courtesy Individual levels of certain neurotransmitters can help determine what kind of diet will work best. The aphorism that “You are what you eat” recognizes the important effects of diet on health. But recent studies seem to show that the mirror image – “You eat what you are” – is true as well. This means that the level of certain neurotransmitters – especially serotonin...
April 12th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Doctor introduces weight-loss diet of 5 meals per day
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A doctor has introduced a weight-loss program that consists of five meals a day, local media reported yesterday. The doctor, Yang Ming-chuan, came up with a “five-five” program, which includes five meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon snacks and mid-night snacks that are eaten two to three hours before bedtime – with the calories of each meal...
April 12th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
What is healthy weight loss?
It`s natural for anyone trying to lose weight to want to lose it very quickly. But evidence shows that people who lose weight gradually and steadily (about 1 to 2 pounds per week) are more successful at keeping weight off. Healthy weight loss is not just about a `diet` or `program`. It is about an ongoing lifestyle that includes long-term changes in daily eating and exercise habits. To lose weight,...
April 13th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The lowdown on belly Fat
If you’ve ever thought the excess fat on your body had a mind of its own, you could be onto something. Scientists once thought that fat cells were just passive storage sites, but it turns out they’re dynamos. Dr Barbara Corkey, director of the Obesity Research Center at Boston University, is one of the researchers responsible for fat’s new status. While investigating the relationship...
April 13th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet & Exercise Required for Major Weight Loss
Evidence from researchers at Oregon Health & Science U indicates that dieting alone does not result in significant weight loss. Scientists believe this is due to the body’s compensatory mechanism of reducing its level of physical activity when caloric intake is reduced. For the study, primates ate high fat diets for several years and then were placed on calorie reduced diets while scientists...
April 15th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The diet that helps prevent dementia
We’ve had the Atkins’ Diet, the Mediterranean Diet, and most recently the South Beach diet, and now you can get yourself on the Anti-Alzheimer’s Diet, writes Siski Green New research from Columbia University Medical Center in New York has shown that a particular diet is linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. The study authors maintain that although...
April 15th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Exercise followed by dieting is the key to substantial weight loss
Exercise followed by dieting is the key to substantial weight loss: imply dieting will not help in reducing calories. Regular exercise followed by dieting is the key to substantial weight loss. One should reduce calories on a daily basis. To achieve this goal exercise and dieting should go hand in hand. A study was conducted by OHSU (Oregon Health and Science University) on 18 monkeys who were put...
April 17th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Taste for low-calorie alternatives may wane: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The more people eat “diet” versions of richer foods, the less they may actually like what they are tasting, a small study suggests. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest that familiarity can breed dislike when it comes to reduced-calorie foods. They may also offer some insight into the common dilemma of “yo-yo”...
April 17th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Fed Up With Fat? Faith Diets Offer New Approach
Focusing on a higher power is helping more and more people shed pounds and find a deeper faith. Meri Ann O’Hara yo-yo dieted for years, but seeing a photo of herself about 18 months ago forced her to face reality. “It was a major eye-opener when I saw that picture,” says the 54-year-old special education teacher from Goshen, N.Y. “I got on a scale and realized I was over 200...
April 18th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Quick Slim
Yes, it can be this easy to look fantastic in your swim suit. Fit into that small dress you used to wear. Feel confident in your look and feel again. And your friends will be green with envy! Give us only 8 minutes of your time and we’ll explain our incredible weight loss secret! Quick Slim™ with Acai is a brand new revolutionary weight loss supplement that will quite literally change your...
April 19th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The ultimate diet:The French have kept it a secret for years. Now the protein rich Dukan Diet is coming to Britain
Have you ever wondered why most French women appear to be so effortlessly chic and slender, whatever their age? The answer could lie in their diet. Not the olive oil and red wine Mediterranean diet so popular on the Continent, but a striking weight-loss programme that has been taking the country by storm. When eminent French nutritionist Dr Pierre Dukan introduced his Dukan Diet there ten years ago,...
April 19th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Rapid weight loss ‘dangerous’
CHANNEL Ten’s ratings winner The Biggest Loser came to an end on Sunday night with mother of two Lisa Hose receiving the weight-loss crown. The West Australian contestant entered the competition weighing 121.9kg, but managed to lose 56.2kg during three months of intensive training. Ms Hose also took home $370,000 in prize money from the show, which is said to be the closest final of the show’s...
April 20th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight Loss: What You Drink Impacts Your Diet
Your liquid choices can dramatically impact your weight, health, wellness, energy, mood, and more. Unfortunately, what you are drinking can also make you fat! As I take you down this “beverage expedition,” I will briefly focus on nine liquid categories –– water, coffee, tea, milk, soda, other soft drinks, juice, meal replacement drinks, and alcohol. Each category deserves an entire article,...
April 21st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Help Me Lose Weight’s Top 5 – Most Popular March 2010
The Top 5 are results are based on the most popular weigthloss programs searched on www.helpmeloseweigth.com.au for the month of March 2010 1) Zumba http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/zumba-fitness/ 2) The Latin Seed http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/the-latin-seed/ 3) AcaiOptimum http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/acaioptimum/ 4) Lite n” Easy http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/lite-n-easy/ 5)...
April 21st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet website in U.K. worries Health Canada
The weeklyhealthcanada website, subject of numerous consumer complaints and a Health Canada investigation. (Terry Reith/CBC) A U.K. company promoting diet products that may contain hazardous ingredients has caught the attention of Health Canada, partly because of its website’s overlapping name. The site, weeklyhealthcanada.com sells products such as Cho Yung tea, a colon cleanser and acia supplements...
April 22nd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Pass (Over) the Sugar, Please
It’s the added sugar in our diet, not just the fat that’s affecting our cholesterol levels, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Sounds like the two don’t belong together, but in this first of its kind study, the link is strong. Researchers found that people with higher levels of added sugars were more likely to have lower levels of HDL (good)...
April 24th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Superfoods Are Beneficial Diet For Cancer Patients
Dana Jacobi, author of the “12 Best Foods Cookbook,” shows how to prepare several blender-friendly meals that are beneficial for cancer patients. NEW YORK (CBS) – We all know a healthy diet can help prevent cancer, but diet is just as vital for cancer patients going through treatment, CBS station WCBS-TV reports. Chef Dana Jacobi, author of the “12 Best Foods Cookbook,”...
April 26th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Want to lose weight? Quit smoking
NAVARRA, Spain, April 26 (UPI) — Not only does smoking not make people thinner, it is linked to weight gain, researchers in Spain said. Lead author Francisco Javier Basterra-Gortari of the University of Navarra said nicotine poisoning was linked to weight gain. The study, published in Revista Espanola de Cardiologia, found after tracking smokers, non-smokers and those who quit, those who had...
April 26th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Added sugars in diet threaten heart health
The added sugars found in prepared and processed foods are threatening people’s cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol, raising levels of potentially dangerous triglycerides and possibly making people fatter, suggests a new study. Dietary carbohydrates have been associated with dyslipidemia, a lipid profile known to increase cardiovascular disease risk. Added sugars...
April 27th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Spicy Peppers Raise Body Temp and Burn Calories
The sweat that beads up on the foreheads of spicy pepper aficionados just may be the key to weight loss associated with the consumption of jalapenos, habaneros, and serranos. While not everyone can tolerate such hot culinary fare, those peppers can be beneficial to your waistline, at least in a small way. A member of the nightshade family, peppers contain capsaicin, a chemical compound that causes...
April 29th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Self-motivation key to weight loss–study
Details of the study To study the relationship between motivation and weight loss program, researchers at the University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill carried out a study on 66 women in the age group of 22-65 years. The average body mass index [a number, derived by using height and weight measurements, that gives a general indication of whether or not weight falls...
April 29th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Calorie restriction boosts immunity in human study
Findings from researchers reveal that calorie restriction, in addition to leading to weight loss, also boosts immunity. The “Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy” trial conducted at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) found that individuals who restricted calories for six months had improved immune function, measured by increased...
May 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Dietary proteins critical to overall health
Dietary proteins critical to overall health (Getty Images) Dietary protein not only promotes health throughout life, but protein also plays an important role in weight loss and muscle maintenance, reveal researchers from a variety of institutions. A panel discussion including leading protein researcher Dr. Don Layman examined the research debate regarding favourable dietary protein needs for Americans. Layman...
May 2nd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Brisk exercise ‘cuts cancer death risk’
Brisk exercise ‘cuts cancer death risk’ (Getty Images) Strenuous exercise for just half an hour a day can reduce a person’s risk of dying from cancer, says a new study. Jogging, swimming, rowing and games like squash or football all lead to a lower risk of developing cancer and dying from it. However, the study found people must exercise for at least 30 minutes a day to gain any benefit, reports...
May 2nd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Human mental and physical health can be enhanced by ‘Green Exercise’
A new study reveals that five minutes exercise in a park, working in a backyard garden or other green space can enhance the mood and self-esteem. The study has been printed in the American Chemical Society’s semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study is led by Jules Pretty and Jo Barton , according to them exercise done in the presence of nature is termed as Green exercise...
May 3rd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Lemon Detox Diet warning – By Matt O’Neill
What ever you do, don’t go on the Lemon Detox Diet. I don’t want you to experience a serious drop in metabolic rate and lose muscle mass. This is what you can expect when you drop your usual energy intake from around 7,500-10,000 down to 1,700-2,500 kJ, which is all you’ll get on the Lemon Detox Diet. What’s in the Lemon Detox drink? The instructions state, to make one glass...
May 4th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
How to tackle emotional eating
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Many people treat themselves with their favourite chocolate bars, or ice cream after returning home from a hard day at work, completely ignoring the fact that they are on a diet. The long-term success of their efforts is therefore sabotaged by their own hand, and very few weight-loss programs address this problem. A new study shows that the key issue is providing people who...
May 5th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Low-Fat Vegan Diet for Reversing Diabetes – by Michael Dansinger, MD
I have often declared that there are many good eating strategies for diabetes reversal. All eating strategies have strengths and weaknesses. In this blog entry, I’ll share my thoughts about Dr. Neal Barnard’s program for reversing diabetes. Dr. Neil Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes I like Dr. Barnard’s approach. He is a physician who cares deeply about fighting diabetes and getting...
May 6th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight Loss Tips by Scientists, Crash Diet is the Way to Go!
Weight loss is one of the most talked health problems around the globe. There has been number of ways to lose weight. There are innumerable easy ways to burn fat. But from the perspective of a obese person, none of them are easy ways. But crash diet is one of the well known ways to lose weight quickly. Crash diet is often considered as risk for health, and many nutritionists around the globe say...
May 11th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Forget What People Say Acai Berries Are Still Number One For Rapid Weight Loss
Figures are still showing that for rapid weight loss acai berries are still number one. Men and women young and are old use one of the acai berry products to lose weight, this is combined with a little exercise as this is the best way to go with this type of diet. Here are just some of the benefits you get with acai berries…… * Acai berries are just jam packed with antioxidants which...
May 10th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Help Me Lose Weight’s Top 5 – Most Popular April 2010
The Top 5 are results are based on the most popular weigthloss programs searched on www.helpmeloseweigth.com.au for the month of April 2010 1) AcaiOptimum http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/acaioptimum/ 2) The Dukan Diet http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/the-dukan-diet/ 3) Zumba http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/zumba-fitness/ 4) Lite n” Easy http://www.helpmeloseweight.com.au/lite-n-easy/ 5)...
May 14th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Cryolipolysis: Zeltiq Freezes Your Fat Away
Zeltiq uses targeted cold therapy to crystallize and kill fat cells while leaving the surrounding tissue unharmed. This weekend, physicians and aesthetic experts gathered in New York for the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Next Generation symposium. Dr. Sydney Coleman of New York spoke about Zeltiq, a new method of non-surgical fat reduction. Zeltiq works by using precisely controlled, targeted cold...
May 27th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Top 10 fat-fighting foods-By Christina Larmer
SOME foods actually stop the build-up of fat and speed up the metabolism. When you’re trying to lose weight, it can be demoralising to constantly be reminded of all the foods you should not be eating. But some foods are ideal for weight control. Dubbed “fast foods” or “edible amphetamines”, some foods help speed up the metabolism and break down fat. Others nurture the liver or keep you...
May 28th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Big fat lies
Australian scientists Garry Egger and Sam Egger separate truth from fiction in the quest for weight loss. There is a great deal of misunderstanding about weight loss, which extends well beyond the public to health professionals. On one level, that is hardly surprising because the evidence can be very unclear. The science of health behaviour – including nutrition, exercise, sleep and weight...
May 29th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Fat women would willingly pile on extra pounds for NHS surgery
A third of overweight women would rather gain weight with hope of undergoing free weight loss surgery than diet to slim down. Some 32 per cent would deliberately pile on the pounds and become ‘morbidly obese’ if it meant they could have an NHS funded operation. The research, commissioned by Britain’s largest cosmetic treatment review website, found one in 10 of the respondents had...
June 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
What to look for when choosing diet
Last week someone asked what I thought about the Sonoma diet. Before answering, I told him I’d have to do a little research. Thank goodness for Google. Researching diets is fairly easy these days. You even can drudge up diets like the phony “American Heart Association” diet, a three-day diet claiming to promote 10-pound weight loss in three days by eating hot dogs, cabbage soup...
July 2nd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Obesity bigger health risk than smoking in Queensland
EXCESS weight has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of death and disability in Queensland, the state’s top doctor says. Chief health officer Jeannette Young said the number of Queenslanders classed as overweight or obese was climbing, while smoking levels continued to plunge. Rates of Queenslanders aged 18 and older who smoke daily have dropped by more than 12 per cent to about 15.7 per...
July 19th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
For weight-loss help, faithfuls turn to God
(CNN) — Hallelujah diets. Body by God. Karate for Christ. Gospel groove workouts. Using the Lord’s name (not in vain), fitness and diet enthusiasts are injecting the Almighty into nutrition programs, exercise DVDs, martial arts and healthy living courses. In a DVD released in June, a gospel choir in full-length gowns sways back and forth while a fitness personality, Donna Richardson Joyner,...
July 22nd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Using the F word wont help
Calling obese Australians ‘fat’ won’t help them lose weight, say experts “Fat” could encourage personal responsibility Offended patients “will never come back” No point “making people feel bad about themselves” THE suggestion that doctors should stop mincing their words by telling obese Australians they are “fat” has been criticised...
August 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The latest diet fad- weight loss patches
While nicotine patches enable smokers to kick the butt, the latest fad is weight loss patches, already popular with celebrities including Paris Hilton. The patches look like a 2in square sticking plaster and can be attached to any part of the body. The sticky pads are claimed to suppress hunger pangs and help the body burn off fat. Makers SlimWeight claim their new patches are a better option to...
August 9th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The Diet Factory
Since commencing THE DIET FACTORY in 1981, we have helped thousands of Australians to lose weight, and the concept is guaranteed to work for you too. We created the Programme with the help of Dr. A. M. Benjamin MB. Ch. B. The result is a healthy, delicious combination of low calorie meals, which will help achieve the figure you have always wanted. Low Cholesterol and Diabetic Programmes If you...
August 12th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Is it really worth having a Personal Trainer?
We at HelpMeLoseWeight.com.au often get emails asking if it is worth paying the extra money for a personal trainer. Over the last 10 years personal trainers have became a serious business. Even with strong competition from weight loss crazes like Zumba, weight loss pills like Acai Optimum, drinks like The Latin Seed and pre-made meal like Lite n Easy, the personal training business is still going...
August 23rd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet or Die
Diet or die: Fat couple shed 21 stone after £24,000 gastric band op on NHS Spot the difference: The romantic couple had their gastric bands fitted on the same day, at a cost of £24,000 to the NHS. But Roy and Kate Glencross insist it was worth every penny and they have now shed 21 stone between them A roly-poly couple with a combined weight of 42 stones took drastic action to fight the flab after...
August 19th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Lose Weight with a MATE
What is LWWAM? LWWAM is a positive and healthy reason to catch up with your mates while promoting the importance of maintaining social networks and supporting the work of over 280 community organisations across Australia. The fundraising aspect of LWWAM helps Reclink provide their sport and arts programs to over 280 community organisations across Australia that support individuals and families experiencing...
August 23rd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Scientists find natural weight loss secret
Scientists find natural weight loss secret: clinical trial confirms simple no-diet appetite control method really works If something sounds too good to be true, the old saying goes, it probably is. But here’s an exception: scientists have documented that an all natural appetite-control agent with no side effects really does help people shed excess weight — and what’s more, it’s...
August 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The You Docs: Write down your goals to increase your odds of success
Got $2 and 10 minutes? That’s all you may need to double your weight loss on your next diet, triple the odds you’ll stick with that new Zumba routine or boost your chances for staying healthy despite having diabetes or asthma. What are you blowing your $2 budget on? A notebook and a pen. A pile of recent studies proves that simply writing down your daily progress makes a huge difference...
August 30th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
CLUB2073
CLUB2073 is located in Pymble, North Shore. They also offer Zumba, Pilates, Boxing and Yoga classes. They also have a Kids Club Crèche that has interactive games, movies and games for children 3 months and over. They currently advertise a free guest pass on their website so if your in the area and looking for gym you might want to check it out. If you do please leave some feedback to let our other...
September 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
A New Option for Weight Loss – “The Carb Lovers Diet”
Lose weight and still eat what you love with the new diet that relies on resistant starch to help you drop pounds and enjoy it. It’s been about 10 years now that America has been in the grips of the low carb craze. We’ve been told over and over again that we have to cut our carb consumption as much as possible and the carbs we do consume should be as close to natural as possible. We’ve...
September 4th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The importance of self-control for weight loss
Your chances of losing weight are pretty slim if you are unable to exercise self-control around food, as the only way of achieving weight loss is by reducing your calorie intake so that you consume fewer calories than you burn. If you are unable to control your eating habits it is going to be a real struggle to lose weight, as you will simply give into temptation at every opportunity. Consequently,...
September 4th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Build a stress-free relationship with food
Many of our clients struggling in their relationship with food are in a persistent diet mentality, experiencing feelings of deprivation as they avoid foods that are not on their diet regimen, only to then feel guilty after eating a “forbidden” food or overeating. There is rarely a happy medium to be found, and often a weight-loss effort becomes an endless cycle of losing and gaining. Our relationship...
September 7th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
40% of diets end up with women gaining weight
Four out of ten women who go on a diet end up heavier than they were when they started watching their waistline, a study has revealed. A ‘foot off the gas’ approach to weightloss once a target is reached coupled with a lack of willpower means many dieters quickly pile weight back on. Partners who cook or buy unhealthy food or big portions were also blamed for backfiring diets as was the...
September 10th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study
Some families, alas, are fatter than others. But for dieters continually at war with their genes, there’s good news in a study published in this week’s PLoS Medicine: they can burn off 40% of their genetic predisposition to obesity by exercising. Led by Dr. Ruth Loos from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge, U.K., the study evaluated more than 20,000 Britons aged...
September 10th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Pole dance your way to a better body
If your brief is to tone up, improve fitness, and have fun along the way, then this latest exercise craze could be just right for you, writes personal trainer Andrew Cate. Pole dancing — sleazy? When it lifts your fitness, mood and energy level, we think not. Pole dancing as exercise continues to grow in popularity as an alternative or complement to traditional fitness classes. What are the benefits...
September 10th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
The 100 Healthiest Foods
In the fast-paced world of nutrition research, it seems like a hot discovery hits the news every week. So we asked prominent scientists doing groundbreaking work on how edibles stave off illness to pin down the 100 most nutrient-packed foods. To make our list, a food had to be very rich in at least one vitamin, mineral or other compound known to protect against cancer, heart disease or other diseases....
September 12th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Paid clinical trials – Weight Loss Studies
Shedding excess weight can be an extremely arduous task, especially if you use conventional methods. Diets rarely yield long-term weight loss. In her book The Psychology of Ideal Body Image as an Oppressive Force in the Lives of Women, Barbara Cohen, Ph.D. argues that 95% of diets fail. With two-thirds of Americans either overweight (defined as a body-mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher) or obese (a...
September 15th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight loss ‘Day by Day, meal by meal’
Until a few years ago, Ridgefield stay-at-home mother Renee Kuhn lived in a world of limitations. Because of her size — at her peak, the 5-foot 4-inch Kuhn weighed 398 pounds — she couldn’t go on rides with her son at the Clark County Fair. Walking outside to get the mail or going up the stairs left her breathless, sweaty and in pain. She could only shop at grocery stores with benches,...
September 24th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Parents and their overweight children
Here’s a really insightful piece from a former chubby child who grew up to be a psychologist with expertise in eating disorders. Jane Shure of Philadelphia says she believes she was spared developing an eating disorder largely because her mother kept quiet about her daughter’s weight, never criticizing or nagging. Shure grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, before obesity became one of America’s...
September 28th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Is this the weirdest weight-loss idea ever? (Gastric Mind band)
Weight off my mind: I was hypnotised into thinking I’d had a gastric band fitted… and was astonished by the results Is this the weirdest weight-loss idea ever? You get hypnotised into thinking you’ve had gastric band surgery and will never need to eat so much again – and it works… Lying on a hospital trolley, feeling pleasantly woozy from the recently administered pre-med,...
September 29th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Health officials make new pyramid
U.S. health policy makers say they’re reinventing the familiar food pyramid to combat obesity and high blood pressure in Americans. The new guidelines won’t be released until December but are expected to feature new ways to communicate lessons about healthful eating and make the food pyramid “more meaningful and engaging,” Dr. Robert Post, deputy director of the U.S. Department...
October 4th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Physical activity is pointless
ACCORDING to one expert, your workouts arent doing much for your waistline. Exercising to lose weight is a waste of time and the only way to shed those unwanted kilos is to eat less. After years of studying kilojoule tables, Sydney exercise specialist John Glynn says it would take seven hours of walking every day for a week to lose just one kilogram and only then if the person ate no “bad”...
October 11th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Push for junk food tax gains weight
* 60 per cent of Australian adults obese * Junk food likened to cigarettes, alcohol * 10% junk food tax may cut half a kilo per year MORE public health experts have joined the call for a tax on junk food, saying the existing focus on “individual behaviour change” will do little to curb surging rates of obesity. Ms Holly Bond, PhD candidate at the Michael Kirby Centre for Public...
October 18th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Arena shares up ahead of U.S. verdict on diet drug
After the Food and Drug Administration debates about approving a weight-loss drug produced by Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (ARNA. O), its company’s shares increased 21 percent, to $1.67 on Friday at 2:45 p. m. New York. After external advisers voted against the approval of the obesity drug lorcaserin last month in a meeting, analysts of the industry predicted that the FDA will not approve the substance....
October 23rd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Quick weight loss only possible with adequate sleep, say doctors
Losing weight fast is one of the most difficult jobs to deal with. Most of the people who are on a mission to lose weight, normally, don’t wait for ages to get rid of excess weight. It’s obvious that people on a weight loss program want to lose weight fast, but they need to take care of many parallel things apart from the exercise and diet. Despite the months of hard work and strict weight loss...
October 23rd, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Best Weight Loss Diet Determined by Genes?
From an evolutionary perspective we are diverse, and many people can trace their lineage to different parts of the globe where their ancestors endured a distinct lifestyle, environment and diet. All of these factors play a part in determining the genetic makeup that we carry today. It’s not difficult to imagine that each of us has evolved to function optimally on a different type of diet based...
October 26th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Regular Exercise May Ward Off Dozens of Health Problems
Regular Workouts Lower Risk of Certain Cancers, Heart Disease, Stroke, Depression, Many Other Conditions People who exercise on a regular basis not only can reduce their odds of becoming obese, but also cut their risk of developing about two dozen physical and mental health problems, a new review of more than 40 studies indicates. Exercise reduces the risk of some cancers, dementia, sexual problems...
November 18th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Fears of illegal market for diet drug
IT’S the banned diet pill labelled potentially fatal, but it is still a threat. A month ago, Australia’s popular weight-loss pill, Reductil, was taken off the market – and there are now fears its legion of fans will use illegal and unregulated online suppliers in a bid to obtain it, putting their health at risk. The supply of prescription-only Reductil was stopped in Australia in October...
November 21st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Send the fat away to crash and burn
Source: Getty Images Forget everything youve been told about the slow and steady approach new research reveals the best way to shed unwanted kilos is fast. For years we’ve been told that the only way to lose weight effectively so it stayed off was slowly. Now it appears that that advice was not only completely wrong but unproven. As the developed world continues to get fatter, recent studies are...
November 26th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Roo to hop on to Aussie dinner plates
*Roo meat industry says it’s a low fat option *Most kangaroo meat now goes to pet food *”It’s a very sweet, very fresh meat” ITS meat is plentiful, it’s healthy and natural, and it’s even on Australia’s coat of arms. It’s roo meat, and there should be more of it on Australian dining tables, an industry leader says. Sharyn Garrett – who is secretary...
November 29th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Best diabetes fitness plan: aerobics plus weights
AP – Deidra Atkins-Ball, 44, walks in Forest Park Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Baton Rouge, La. Atkins-Ball … People with diabetes should mix aerobics with weight training to get the best results in lowering blood sugar, a new study suggests. The combination worked best for weight loss too, compared to aerobics or weight training alone. Blood sugar is fuel to muscles, and more sugar is burned during...
December 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Eat more protein, fewer refined carbs to stay slim
A team of European researchers confirms what many weight-loss gurus have claimed: eating more protein and fewer refined carbohydrates helps to keep the pounds off. Among men and women who had lost at least eight percent of their body weight on a low-calorie diet, those who spent the next six months following a maintenance diet high in protein and low in refined carbs were the least likely to regain...
December 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Nearly 25 Percent of Overweight Women Misperceive Body Weight
A startling number of overweight and normal weight women of reproductive age inaccurately perceive their body weight, affecting their weight-related behaviors and making many vulnerable to cardiovascular and other obesity-related diseases, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. In the December issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the researchers report...
December 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Losing Weight After Pregnancy: Diet And Exercise Better Than Diet Alone
Preliminary evidence suggests that a combination of dieting and exercise is a more effective way of losing weight after pregnancy than dieting alone, concludes a Cochrane Systematic Review. Women naturally gain weight during pregnancy and many gradually lose it afterwards, but some women find it difficult to lose this additional weight. This retained body weight may be one factor that contributes...
December 1st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Redefining Hunger Can Kick Start Weight Loss
What are the physical sensations you associate with hunger? For most people these sensations include stomach grumbling, headaches, light-headedness, irritability, fatigue and inability to focus. And for many people, these uncomfortable symptoms are the undoing of all of their attempts to lose weight by eating less food. Since eating removes the symptoms, these common symptoms are mistakenly believed...
December 6th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Orexigen Wins Panel’s Backing for First Prescription Diet Pill in a Decade
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. won a U.S. panel’s backing for Contrave, a new diet pill that may be the first prescription weight-loss drug approved in more than a decade. Contrave’s benefits in helping obese people lose weight are greater than the drug’s potential long-term risks, outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said today in a 13- 7 vote at the agency’s headquarters in Silver...
December 8th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
How you can beat the bulge this Christmas
Ireland’s calorie-counters are being given an early Christmas present — the elusive secret to lasting weight loss. While Atkins and the Cabbage Soup diet showed us how to shift flab, the world’s largest diet study has revealed how to keep it off. A ground-breaking study by the University of Copenhagen has cracked the code to beating the bulge — a high protein/low glycaemic...
December 9th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Third Time a Charm: Weight-Loss Drug Contrave Gets Panel Approval
The second half of this year has seen three weight loss drugs face FDA approval. The first two, Qnexa developed by Vivus Inc. and Lorcaserin from Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. were rejected, both by the FDA panels and the FDA itself. But number three, Contrave, passed the first hurdle, getting approval from the FDA panel yesterday, meaning it will come up for full approval after the first of the year. The...
December 9th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
New research suggests viruses could be the cause of the obesity epidemic
Non-diet-related factors in weight gain Virus one possibility, say scientists Result of research around world THE obesity epidemic seen in humans and their pets may be caused by more than rubbish diets and lack of exercise. Some scientists think it may be due to a combination of issues, including viruses or something else that affects cells or organs. This is opposed to the commonly held belief...
December 14th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Fat gene found
Looking beyond obvious causes of obesity like overeating, scientists said on Wednesday they may have found a gene that also plays a role, one that helped our ancestors survive famines. Targeting this thrifty gene and others with diagnostic tests and drugs offers another way to fight the global epidemic of obesity, the researchers said. Mice bred to lack this gene, known as CRTC3, can eat a high-fat...
December 16th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Avoid Christmas weight gain
‘TIS the season to be jolly – and overindulge. Experts reveal how to have a good time without putting on unwanted kilos. SHARON KOLKKA, LIFESTYLE SPECIALIST 1 Respect your body. Pace yourself. Multiple events can leave you physically exhausted. Try to mix it up by indulging in your favourite foods at one event, but drinking sparkling water with fresh lime, and then at the next event,...
December 17th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Overweight Kiwis not fitting into caskets
Taranaki’s dearly departed now require a bit more real estate to rest in eternal peace. New Zealand’s obesity rate is forcing funeral directors, coffin manufacturers and even grave diggers to upsize their preparations for the recently deceased. “There is nothing worse than seeing a person jammed into a small box,” Hawera funeral director Malcolm Harding said. Mr Harding, who...
December 18th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Novel Weight-Loss Therapies? Scientists Identify Energy Burning Fat Cells
In some adults, the white fat cells that we all stockpile so readily are supplemented by a very different form of fat — brown fat cells, which can offer the neat trick of burning energy rather than storing it. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, which last year led the way in demonstrating an active role for brown fat in adults, now have identified progenitor cells in mouse white fat tissue...
December 21st, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Lose weight the healthy way
Pick the right diet along with regular exercise to optimise your weight-loss programme, instead of resorting to fads or pills. Recently, great advances have been made with regard to weight-loss pills and bariatric surgery. However, they are short cuts that must be avoided. The pillars of a healthy weight loss still remain weight-loss diets and increased energy expenditure every day. It is a myth...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
New weight-loss mantra for teens: ditch the diet shakes and bars
If you are an obese teen looking to shed those pounds – here’s a tip – ditch those diet bars and shakes, according to a new study. Dr. Robert L. Berkowitz of the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia tested three weight loss regimens on more than 100 obese teens and their families. Results showed that even though the teens on meal replacements shed more pounds at first, by the end...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Six Tips to Jump Start Weight Loss in the New Year
Losing weight is at the top of many a New Year’s resolution list. In addition to maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough exercise, what else can one do to make sure those good intentions have a lasting impact throughout the year? Below are research-based tips from investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that may help jump start one’s weight loss progress in the...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
How do I plan a New Year’s diet?
I’m already thinking about my new year diet. The problem is I tend to work long hours and just don’t have time to plan and cook healthy meals. Please help! Answer: Diets can be minefield, but choosing the one that is right for you can be a bit like searching for a needle in a haystack. Most women have been on a diet at some point in their lives and as I’m sure we’ll all...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Six diet tips from our Science pages
THIS newspaper prides itself on its readers’ insatiable craving for accurate reporting and trenchant analysis. However, Babbage will concede that man cannot subsist on such an ethereal diet for long. And even if he could, sticking to it would doubtless prove nigh on impossible around this time of year, where enticing aromas of traditional Christmas fare waft hither and thither in homes all over...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Overweight male teens with normal blood pressures showing signs of heart damage
Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say. Medical College of Georgia researchers looking at 126 healthy 15- to17-year-olds in high school in Augusta, Ga., found the hormone aldosterone highest among the overweight males. Early intervention could...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Grapefruit is good for you
Grapefruit is called so because it grows in clusters like grapes. In Latin, grapefruits are called citrus paradisi meaning the citrus from paradise. One of the most popular weight loss diets is the Grapefruit diet. This diet involves drinking of at least three glasses of grape fruit juice everyday, as it helps burn calories. Well known actress Sophia Loren was one of the first celebrities to endorse...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Tried and true strategies for losing weight
It’s crunch-time on this 10-week weight-loss plan, and just like many of you, I’m running into challenges to achieve my goal. I’m sure those of you who are working hard at this have come across some similar obstacles, and I’m optimistic that we can all succeed if we join forces, share strategies and provide support. I’m now four pounds away from my 12-pound weight-loss...
December 25th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Treating Women’s Depression Might Help Them Lose Weight
For many women coping with obesity and depression, new research finds that improving your mood might be the link to losing weight. The new study, which appears in the November/December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, cites past surveys that show having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more — classified as obese — increases a person’s risk of depression by 50 percent to 150...
December 28th, 2010 by HMLW team & Various sources
Healthy girls risk permanent damage from dieting fads
OTHERWISE healthy teenage girls who diet regularly show worrying signs of malnutrition, Sydney researchers have found. The largest study of its kind shows pressure to be thin could be causing teenage girls serious harm, potentially preventing them from developing properly. The study of 480 girls, between 14 and 17, attending school in Sydney’s northern suburbs and on the central coast, found...
January 1st, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Every diet plan should include exercise
I need some tips for a sensible weight loss plan for 2011. Weight loss is one of the most popular New Year resolutions. Setting reasonable goals and becoming mindful of your routines and habits is key to move toward sensible changes. Here are five tips for a healthier 2011: Move it! Exercise will jump-start any weight-loss or wellness goal. Our bodies were designed to be active every day. Find...
January 2nd, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet Shake Top Option for Weight Loss
Nowadays, about the best options for people who want to lose weight is using a diet shake for a meal replacement. There are three main purposes for implementing a diet shake for one or two meal replacements: fat loss, weight maintenance, and bodybuilding. A diet shake is formulated to provide an optimum quantity of nutrients without making your body store more fats. The ideal weight loss program...
January 4th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight Loss Program Round-Up
With the prevalence of obesity on the rise in America, weight loss programs are increasing in number and clients. In 2010, HealthNews set out to begin diet reviews to provide readers with unbiased, factual information so that they can make informed decisions. We have reviewed 21 of the most popular diets in America thus far, and more are on their way. Each review provides information and history about...
January 4th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet Poll: Nine out of Ten Americans say their Diet is Healthy
Six Tips For Weight Loss, Plus Ratings for Exercise Equipment Yonkers, NY – When it comes to dieting, Americans are patting themselves on the backs when they should be pinching an inch. A whopping nine out of ten Americans polled by Consumer Reports Health described their diet as “somewhat,” “very,” or “extremely” healthy. While everyone seems to talk about healthy eating, the devil...
January 6th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
A closer look at fad diets
Are your jeans just a little tighter after eating a few too many elegant holiday cookies, savory stuffing or rich eggnog? Or, are you a lifetime member of the “Need to Lose 50 or More Pounds Club?” Either way, if you want to slim down, you most likely will turn to a “diet book” for your weight loss advice. That’s when the confusion sets in. There is a dizzying array of fad diets to peruse....
January 8th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Have Sex and Lose Weight?
Everyone knows that losing weight requires eating less and exercising more. So, can sex help a woman in regard to both? The answer appears to be yes! Almost every woman has experienced losing weight after beginning a torrid love affair, right? The reason for this involves three things: the euphoric high that a new passionate relationship creates, a busier schedule that leaves little time for eating,...
January 8th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Banned drug in diet aids
THOUSANDS of diet chocolate bars have been pulled off the shelves after the discovery they contain banned weight- loss drug Reductil. The recall follows the prescription-only fat-buster being withdrawn from sale in Australia in October last year – 10 months after The Sunday Telegraph first reported a six-year study linking the drug to increased instances of heart attacks and stroke. Reductil...
January 9th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Brain Surgery to Lose Weight
West Virginia Woman Is Second Person in U.S. to Undergo Brain Surgery to Lose Weight Brain surgery for weight loss? West Virginia mother of two Carol Poe, 60, is only the second person in the United States to undergo deep brain stimulation for weight loss after trying everything from diets to having her stomach stapled. Last month, she took part in a clinical trial at West Virginia University hospital...
January 10th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Balloon answer to weightloss at Welsh clinic
A Welsh clinic is pioneering the use of a gastric balloon to help people lose weight. Manny Srivastava, founder of Nucleus Healthcare, explains the latest developments in the technology which can result in weight loss of up to five stone over a year “WEIGHT loss has always been a challenge for me. I have tried it all.” “You know what I’m talking about – diet, exercise and pills. It either...
January 11th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Soup up your diet for weight loss
If losing weight is on your list of New Year’s resolutions (again), add slurping soup to your to-do list. A bowl of soup is mostly liquid, making it a lower calorie way to feel satisfied without actually being stuffed — or stuffing in lots of calories. This is why so many diets tell you to drink water all the time. The more full you feel, the less likely you are to consume unwanted calories. Of...
January 13th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Changing Parental Behavior May Help Obese Kids Lose Weight
It’s hard to help overweight children lose weight, and keeping it off over the long-term is even tougher. But obese children whose parents took classes on the importance of healthy eating and exercise lost weight and kept it off for the next two years, according to a new Australian study. Researchers said the study shows that targeting parents — rather than the children — can help...
January 26th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Children ‘programmed’ to be overweight
Scientists found condition in pregnant mice Somehow the foetus gets fat on normal diet Link found between blood sugar and metabolism WOMEN who have gestational diabetes are more likely to have children who will battle diabetes and weight problems through their lives, Australian research suggests. The scientists found that when mice developed the condition during pregnancy it had the effect of “foetal...
January 28th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Ten Ideas for Combating the Obesity Trend
Teachers, nutritionists, medical providers and health and fitness experts were among the 150-plus people who came together to learn about the growing American obesity crisis, at the Lake County Community Forum on Obesity Prevention held at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Participants also shared ideas about how to prevent obesity. Most prevention begins with children. Following are some worthy...
January 29th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
‘Tsunami’ of obesity worldwide – study
Australia third fattest for men and women Obesity causes three million premature deaths “Western” problem is growing in Middle East WHO: Exercise helps reduce cancer risk A “TSUNAMI of obesity” is unfurling across the world, resulting in a near-doubling of the numbers of dangerously overweight adults since 1980, doctors warned today. More than half a billion men and women...
February 6th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Top Secret Nutrition Launch A Diet Accelerator For Weight Loss
Lapband, Surgery, Health, gastric banding, gastric bypass Top Secret Nutrition (TSN); launch the Diet Accelerator N-Pack with Innoslim. Tom Richardson the CEO said that the Diet Accelerator is designed to accelerate and support the dieting process. “It doesn’t appear type of diet you are on: low carb, low-fat, low-Glycemic, fruit, or liquid. Diet Accelerator N-Pack TM can help you lose weight...
March 12th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Diet product fails toxin test
TWO top-selling diet products are the subject of an urgent recall after tests revealed they are highly toxic. Marketers of The Latin Seed and Slim Seed, who say they have thousands of Australian customers, claim their products are derived from Aleurites moluccana, commonly known as candlenut. But tests by the NSW Food Authority showed the seeds are actually from the poisonous yellow oleander. The...
March 21st, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Reducta
Reducta is a new natural appetite suppressant that contains Caralluma fimbriata, a patented plant extract that has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic tradition in India as an appetite suppressant and endurance enhancer. Caralluma fimbriata has been used in Western India for centuries as a famine food, appetite suppressant and thirst quencher among the tribal population there. The people within the...
April 17th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Sex is great but being happy’s best
QUEENSLAND women have lower rates of heart disease than their interstate sisters, and Northern Territory women are the most sexually satisfied in the country, a Women’s Health survey finds. South Australian women are the happiest and Tasmanians the most depressed. While Victorian women are the least likeliest to suffer diet-related illnesses, West Australians get the most sleep, bagging at least...
May 15th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Nicotine May Be Inspiration for New Weight-Loss Drugs
The nicotine in cigarettes has long been known to work as a powerful appetite suppressant, and many smokers have taken up the habit as a way to lose weight despite the health risks. Now, Bloomberg reports, scientists have discovered how the substance works and are hoping to harness that power to create a new and powerful weight-loss drug. The study, done at Yale University, reported that nicotine...
June 11th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight-Loss Surgery Resolves PCOS, Infertility
ORLANDO — Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) symptoms improved significantly after bariatric surgery, and previously infertile women successfully conceived, data from a small cohort study showed. Almost all of the patients had resolution of menstrual dysfunction, and significantly fewer reported hirsutism (P
June 19th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Experts say health, not time, important in weight loss
When it comes to weight loss, success should not be measured by how much and how fast the pounds drop off, experts say. And there is no miracle food, diet or magic pill out there. People should not pay attention to ads and weight loss claims promising immediate results, Onslow Fitness Center head trainer Shaun Jones warns. “Be realistic when setting goals,” he said. “I think too many people...
June 21st, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Fall in smoking linked to rise in obesity
A FALL in smoking rates among women in recent decades could have sparked a rise in obesity levels, researchers claim. A long-term study of 3613 Scottish women who never smoked found they were more likely to have been obese when they died compared to their smoking sisters. This was particularly true for the non-smoking women from working class backgrounds who took part in the study, which began in...
June 30th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight Loss Apps to Help Lose the Fat: Android & iOS
Weight-Loss-Now-Weight Loss App Trying to lose weight is easy to do, what is not easy is keeping to a plan and keeping the fat away. Below we have compiled four weight loss apps to help lose the fat and keep to a plan, two of these applications are for Android devices and two for iOS devices. I got to admit I have sat their quite often complaining I am putting a little weight on, and trying to keep...
July 5th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Odds are if you’re fat you’ll never get thin
The scientists concluded it was better not to get fat in the first place. Picture: Mark WilliamsScientists confirm most dieters will fail “Best policy is not to become overweight” Budget: Times aren’t so tight, report says IT is what failed dieters have long suspected. Fat people really can’t keep the weight off. Scientists have confirmed that most overweight people who try...
July 28th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
Weight loss boosts men’s sexual health
Weight loss boosts sexual health of diabetic men (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)A new study has found that a modest weight loss could improve erectile function and sexual desire, and lower urinary tract symptoms in obese men with type 2 diabetes. Researchers led by Professor Gary Wittert, MBBch, MD, FRACP, FRCP, of the University of Adelaide studied 31 obese men with type 2 diabetes over 8 weeks. The...
August 6th, 2011 by HMLW team & Various sources
