While many tout exercise and physical exertion as the secret for lasting weight loss, it is actually what you eat and the quality of what you eat – your diet – that is the main driver of permanent weight loss. We’re not saying don’t exercise, we’re saying that it will not necessarily help you...
While most people are aware of the connection between weight and diabetes, not everyone realizes that there are a number of chronic diseases that can be mitigated by losing weight. The growing number of obese patients has been directly correlated to the growing incidence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, some cancers, high...
There is a mountain of research indicating that excess body fat has a negative effect on your long-term health. Even modest levels of excess weight can increase your risk of suffering age-related conditions such as cancer, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, and Alzheimer’s. There is recent research that suggests calorie restriction (CR) boosts the processes of autophagy....
It seems so simple: only eat when you are hungry and only drink when you are thirsty. However, most of us know that this is easier to say than to do. Bad lifestyle and eating habits are so ingrained in us that often we cannot accurately read our own bodies’ cues. So, we thought it...
