DIET ARTICLES
Waking
Up to Sugar Addiction and Finding Help Online
No
doubt about it! We are a nation of addicts with sugar and re-fined
carbohydrates ranking right at the top of the list. Sugar and
its relations are absolutely everywhere and like wallpaper, we
tend not to see it, even though it surrounds us on all four walls.
Sugar is a substance that can be abused,and while not formally
listed along with other drugs, it is responsible for a host of
problems ranging from chronic disease to poor cognitive or mind
function. While some individuals can see the problem, many cannot.
Fewer understand it and even less know how to manage it on a long-term
basis. There are some people who question whether or not there
is a need to manage it, accepting it as just a small problem sitting
in a sea of bigger and more important problems. Let's be clear
about this. It is not.
How
I Easily Lost 21 Pounds in Just Weeks -- Without Getting Hungry
I was shocked. I started to cry. After the holidays,
I stepped on the scale and discovered I was 30 pounds heavier
than I had ever been in my life. I'm a 56 year old grandmother
(somebody please tell me how that happened) and it occurred to
me that this time, I might not be able to lose those extra pounds.
Luckily, my health is good. I decided to do a little research
into the problems and causes of obesity. While
searching for information on weight loss surgery, I happened on
a study from Japan on apple polyphenols. It said that animals
given these apple phytochemicals lost almost 30% of their organ
fat after only three weeks. In addition, these lab rats also increased
muscle strength.
Low
Carb: The Role of Insulin
Insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas that
lowers our blood’s glucose levels is released into the blood
as soon as the body detects that blood sugar levels have risen
above its optimal level. Insulin
is a very efficient hormone that runs the body’s fuel storage
systems. If there is excess sugar or fat in the blood insulin
will signal the body to store it in the body’s fat cells.
Insulin also tells these cells not to release their stored fat,
making that fat unavailable for use by the body as energy.
South
Beach Diet Overview
Developed
by Dr. Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet touts itself as teaching
dieters to eat the right carbs and the right fats. The diet has
three phases. In the first dieter’s banish their bad carb
cravings and induce rapid weight loss. In the second phase, some
types of carbs are reintroduced and weight loss is slower. The
final phase is the “Diet for Life” phase. This is
the maintenance diet and will be followed for the rest of the
dieter’s life. If at any time the dieter begins to gain
unwanted pounds, then he simply goes through the induction and
pre-maintenance phases again.
Secrets
to Healthy Weight Gain
There
is so much emphasis on weight loss in todays culture that it is
easy for people to forget that many out there are actually people
out there trying to gain weight, not lose it. There
are many different reasons why someone might be trying to gain
weight. Many people for example may become underweight due to
medical problems, such as hormonal problems or digestive diseases.