The Proof Is In!
Haven’t we been hearing how drinking more water helps with weight loss? Scientists have now done official studies on this, and it is TRUE! Nothing is simpler to do that drink water. The study involved having people drinking 2 glasses of water before they sat down to eat. This makes your stomach feel more full, [...]
Can You Reduce Cellulite?
Didn’t we think cellulite is some horrible thing that happens to us without our permission? Of course, it is just fat! It forms when you lose muscle mass in certain areas mostly due to lack of using those muscles. Your thighs have lost muscle mass and you have an overlying layer of fat that then [...]
Strength Training Burns Calories Too
New studies have shown that strength training actually burns MORE calories per minute than garden variety cardio training on a treadmill, elliptical trainer or bike. To burn the same number of calories as weight lifting, you would have to run at a six minute per mile pace. That’s a lot faster than I go when [...]
Does Going Gluten-Free Help You Diet?
This morning the Today Show did a segment on the latest in celebrity eating habits, because inquiring minds want to know that Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway have gone gluten free. Celebrity endorsements extend beyond Boniva ads by Sally Fields! Has a male celebrity ever endorsed Viagra? I doubt it, but enough celebrity nonsense. I [...]
The Science of Sedentary Behavior
Studies show that sitting endangers your health. It reduces your circulation and your metabolism starts to shut down. I don’t like that I am sitting here writing this post! However, no consensus has been reached on exactly how much sitting is bad for you. We all have to sit, whether on a train, bus or [...]