Diet Plans
A Healthy Diet
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Having a healthy diet is one of the most important things you can do to help your overall health. Along with physical activity, your diet is the key factor that affects your weight. Having a healthy weight for your height is important. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, breathing problems, arthritis, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea (breathing problems while sleeping), osteoarthritis, and some cancers. You can find out if you're overweight or obese by figuring out your body mass index (BMI).
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Dietary Guidelines Give Practical Advice for Healthier Living
by Linda Bren
Theories on the weight-loss benefits of walking around naked and not bathing have not proved out, but Hippocrates' other dietary advice isn't completely off the wall. While perhaps not the healthiest advice, Hippocrates' recommendations do show that even 2,400 years ago, the relationship between food intake and energy expenditure was recognized.
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The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Weight Loss with Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.
by Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D.
Although different people have weight problems for different reason, these 5 tips address fundamental lifestyle habits that affect virtually everyone. The really good news is that these 5 powerful tips are easy to implement and can bring about great changes in your life and health once in place.
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Is Low-Carb Weight Loss Really Just Water Loss?
by Craig Whitley
Any weight loss or diet plan, including low-carb plans like the induction phase of the Atkins Diet will result in water loss during the first week or two. However, one of the real beauties of following a low carbohydrate eating plan is that most of the weight loss that extends beyond the initial induction phase of the diet is really from a drop in fat pounds.
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Weight Loss Nutrition in Four Simple Steps
By Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
Losing weight means making changes to your diet and behavior patterns. But these weight loss nutrition changes don’t have to be drastic. Here are four simple steps to the weight loss nutrition that will help you lose weight and feel great.
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Low-Carb Weight Loss Diet
By Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
Low-carb and weight loss diets traditionally involve eliminating certain “forbidden” foods from the diet. They are all based on the premise that consuming too many carbohydrates causes the body to over-produce insulin, which triggers feelings of hunger and leads people to overeat. Low-carb diets restrict foods such as bread, pasta, sugar, and other refined foods.
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Weight Loss Nutrition Healthy Diet Guide
By Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
Proper weight loss nutrition means reducing calories while providing all of the nutrients that the body needs to operate efficiently: protein, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. As long as it’s given an adequate supply of nutrients, the body will thrive by burning calories and fat for energy.
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