Most nutrition experts today believe that soft drinks are the number one dietary cause of fat gain. Colas used to come in little 8-ounce bottles. Now the average size bottle is 20 to 24 ounces, making carbonated drinks the single biggest source of refined sugars in the American diet. The problem is, many people seem…

Metabolism – you’ve heard the word a million times but do you really know what metabolism is? Is it something you can touch? Is it located in a certain part of your body? Can it be operated on by medical doctors? And most importantly, can you speed it up? Well, although you can’t touch or…

The first step for healthy weight loss is to create some sort of weight loss plan. I know that sounded a little vague, but your weight loss plan does not have to be something that only NASA could understand or approve. YOUR weight loss plan should include such simple things as what activities (exercise) you…

Are you thinking that some diet program you heard about or read about might help you with your weight loss problem? Do you wonder if that diet program is good for your health? You know that weight loss is generally believed to affect health positively, but does the diet program you’re looking at accomplish weight…

We all know that metabolism refers to the way our body uses the calories from the food we eat and breaks them into energy. Probably, you may also know that our metabolic rate decreases with age at about 5-10 percent every decade. However, do you know that you can keep your metabolism at optimal levels…