Healthy foods to eat and nutritious vegetables are more difficult to find than you may imagine.
But aren't all vegetables good for you?
Apparently not, according to a report issued by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit group that focuses on public health addressing issues such as pollution, nutrition, and their affects on the human body.
Raw Vegetable Diet
A raw vegetable diet is an excellent place to focus your eating habits since it supplies the enzymes and nutrients found in nature.
Cooking, freezing, canning, or otherwise processing foods kills all the enzymes and most of the nutrients found in foods.
That is why it is a good idea to consume as many of your foods as you can as they come from nature. Why would you spend good money on foods you know to be necessary for the healthy maintenance of your body then kill all of the nutrients found in those foods?
That does not make sense.
Of course, it also does not make sense to consume vegetables containing pesticides that will overburden your body with toxins, which may lead to ill health, disease, and possibly shorten your lifespan.
Unhealthy Foods
EWG reports that thin, soft skinned fruits and vegetables may be more susceptible to absorbing pesticides than those with a stronger, more dense outer layer.
These soft skinned fruits and vegetables include:
Apples
Cherries
Peaches
Strawberries
Celery
Domestic Blueberries (those grown on farms)
Nectarines
Potatoes
Imported Grapes
Lettuce
Sweet Bell Peppers
Spinach
Kale
Collard Greens
Healthy Foods Get Contaminated
These otherwise healthy foods have been found to be contaminated with and contain from 47 to 67 different pesticides per serving.
Apparently, bugs and other critters also enjoy eating these delicate foods so they must be protected to assure they ripen and are available for human consumption. The most economical and easiest method of avoiding predation of growing crops is by using pesticides.
However, those same pesticides come with many detrimental side effects.
Organic Foods Are Best
Organic foods are grown without the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides, or any other unnatural substances being applied to them. This assures you that your raw vegetables and fresh fruits are free of unseen compounds that may harm you and your loved ones.
But aren't they more expensive than chemically fertilized and pesticide sprayed produce?
Yes, there may be a small difference between buying comparable items but it is minimal when the benefits of pesticide-free produce is taken into consideration. But when comparing relative costs of purchasing fresh organic foods to processed foods there may not be a discernable difference in cost.
David L. Katz, M.D., who has investigated this situation, found there really is no major difference in your overall food bill when comparing the purchase price of good healthy foods to unhealthy processed foods.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
How to Lose Belly Fat in 3 Easy Steps
Shed fat fast and improve your health. With so many methods available, it’s difficult to decide which one will help you lose your desired weight. Here are some good ways to shed body fat and never have to worry about it again.
Up the intensity of your workouts so that you are burning a lot more calories. The more intensity the harder your body works. Work at about 80-95% of your maximum heart rate a few times a week. The training sessions don’t have to be long. A ten minute jog followed by 10 x100m sprints and a minute or two of light jogging in between, and finishing up with five minute cool down is enough to get your heart rate up and increase the amount of calories you burn which will help you shed body fat.
Train for a competition like a 10km fun run and aim to get the best time you can. When you have something to look forward to and train for it’s much easier to stay motivated and get your daily workout in. If your goal is simply to lose weight it might be difficult to sustain your motivation and reach your goal weight. A competition can prevent boredom and help you maximize your fat loss.
Eliminate all the sugar from your diet. Sugar is the biggest culprit when it comes to weight. It seems to be included in almost everything we eat even if it isn’t a sweet or dessert. Cut out junk food as burgers also contain sugar – it’s found in the bread roll or the sauces. Get rid of chocolate, biscuits and cakes from your pantry along with all the sugar laden cereals. Just by getting rid of all the sugar you can dramatically increase your fat loss.
Drink plenty of water and herbal teas and eliminate the soft drinks and alcohol. Soft drinks contain sugar and are bad for your healthy. Alcohol isn’t too good either. If you want to shed body fat limit yourself to one or two standard drinks at the weekend and stop at that. You’ll save yourself a hangover the next day and won’t be damaging your liver. A healthy liver means it’s easier to lose weight.
Eat at regular intervals rather than going on a restrictive diet. People who can’t seem to lose weight are usually the ones who follow strict diets that tell them they can’t consume certain foods. By choosing to eat regularly you end up eating less but you keep your metabolism going at a rate that will help you shed pounds. Restricting will do the opposite because you are more likely to overeat when unexpected cravings arise. Go for less more often rather than more sporadically.
Up the intensity of your workouts so that you are burning a lot more calories. The more intensity the harder your body works. Work at about 80-95% of your maximum heart rate a few times a week. The training sessions don’t have to be long. A ten minute jog followed by 10 x100m sprints and a minute or two of light jogging in between, and finishing up with five minute cool down is enough to get your heart rate up and increase the amount of calories you burn which will help you shed body fat.
Train for a competition like a 10km fun run and aim to get the best time you can. When you have something to look forward to and train for it’s much easier to stay motivated and get your daily workout in. If your goal is simply to lose weight it might be difficult to sustain your motivation and reach your goal weight. A competition can prevent boredom and help you maximize your fat loss.
Eliminate all the sugar from your diet. Sugar is the biggest culprit when it comes to weight. It seems to be included in almost everything we eat even if it isn’t a sweet or dessert. Cut out junk food as burgers also contain sugar – it’s found in the bread roll or the sauces. Get rid of chocolate, biscuits and cakes from your pantry along with all the sugar laden cereals. Just by getting rid of all the sugar you can dramatically increase your fat loss.
Drink plenty of water and herbal teas and eliminate the soft drinks and alcohol. Soft drinks contain sugar and are bad for your healthy. Alcohol isn’t too good either. If you want to shed body fat limit yourself to one or two standard drinks at the weekend and stop at that. You’ll save yourself a hangover the next day and won’t be damaging your liver. A healthy liver means it’s easier to lose weight.
Eat at regular intervals rather than going on a restrictive diet. People who can’t seem to lose weight are usually the ones who follow strict diets that tell them they can’t consume certain foods. By choosing to eat regularly you end up eating less but you keep your metabolism going at a rate that will help you shed pounds. Restricting will do the opposite because you are more likely to overeat when unexpected cravings arise. Go for less more often rather than more sporadically.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
3 Keys to Maintain Your Weight Loss
Weight is not fat. “Weight” could be composed of mostly lean tissue, or it could be mostly water weight. In fact, I would go a step further and point out that rapid loss of bodyweight correlates very highly with a greater chance of relapse, weight re-gain and long term failure.
So what does impress me? What gets my attention?
I pay attention to what the “long term maintainers” have to say - those are the people who have maintained an ideal weight for over a year… preferably even 2-5 years or more.
Don't listen to "losers"... listen to maintainers!
As I was researching the subject of long term weight maintenance recently, I was surprised at the huge amount of research that's already been done in this area.
One paper that caught my interest was published by Judy Kruger and colleagues in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity/ It was titled,
“Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance.”
This was not an experimental study, but a compilation of data from the “Styles Survey” which was representative of the U.S. population and asked respondants questions about strategies to aid with weight maintenance.
In this particular survey, only one-third (30.96%) of the respondents said they were successful at keeping their weight off. The researchers wanted to know the difference between the small group that was successful and the majority that were not.
The difference between losers and maintainers
Both groups reduced the amount of food they consumed, they ate smaller portions, more fruits and vegetables, fewer fatty foods and fewer sweetened beverages.
Not really any surprises there, but what we want to know most is not what losers and maintainers have in common, but what the maintainers did that the losers didn't.
Some major differences emerged between losers and maintainers:
First, a significantly higher proportion of successful maintainers reported exercising 30 minutes or more daily, and they also reported adding other physical activity to their daily schedules (recreation, sports, physical work, etc).
In addition, more of the successful maintainers included weight training in their exercise regimens than did the losers.
Reducing sedentary activities (TV watching, etc) was also a significant difference between those who successfully maintained and those who did not.
The next big difference that separated the successful maintainers from the unsuccessful was in their “self-monitoring behaviors” including:
tracking calories
tracking body weight
planning meals
tracking fat
So what does impress me? What gets my attention?
I pay attention to what the “long term maintainers” have to say - those are the people who have maintained an ideal weight for over a year… preferably even 2-5 years or more.
Don't listen to "losers"... listen to maintainers!
As I was researching the subject of long term weight maintenance recently, I was surprised at the huge amount of research that's already been done in this area.
One paper that caught my interest was published by Judy Kruger and colleagues in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity/ It was titled,
“Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance.”
This was not an experimental study, but a compilation of data from the “Styles Survey” which was representative of the U.S. population and asked respondants questions about strategies to aid with weight maintenance.
In this particular survey, only one-third (30.96%) of the respondents said they were successful at keeping their weight off. The researchers wanted to know the difference between the small group that was successful and the majority that were not.
The difference between losers and maintainers
Both groups reduced the amount of food they consumed, they ate smaller portions, more fruits and vegetables, fewer fatty foods and fewer sweetened beverages.
Not really any surprises there, but what we want to know most is not what losers and maintainers have in common, but what the maintainers did that the losers didn't.
Some major differences emerged between losers and maintainers:
First, a significantly higher proportion of successful maintainers reported exercising 30 minutes or more daily, and they also reported adding other physical activity to their daily schedules (recreation, sports, physical work, etc).
In addition, more of the successful maintainers included weight training in their exercise regimens than did the losers.
Reducing sedentary activities (TV watching, etc) was also a significant difference between those who successfully maintained and those who did not.
The next big difference that separated the successful maintainers from the unsuccessful was in their “self-monitoring behaviors” including:
tracking calories
tracking body weight
planning meals
tracking fat
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
How To Quickly Lose Weight The Healthy Way With New SIMPLE, CHEAP, And EASY Veggie Meal Plans
"Discover How To Quickly Lose Weight The Healthy Way With New SIMPLE, CHEAP, And EASY Veggie Meal Plans”
If You’re Sick of Feeling Tired, Sluggish, and Bloated, Then Use This 21-Day Veggie Detox Weight Loss Plan to Lose Belly Fat, Get More Energy, and Boost Your Confidence
With Kardena Pauza’s new vegetarian Weight Loss & Detox Plan, you’ll lose belly fat while detoxing your internal system simply through a few easy nutritional changes. You’ll have MORE ENERGY, you’ll LOSE WEIGHT, and you’ll have LESS STRESS.
The NEW Easy Veggie Meal Plans take the confusion out of vegetarian diets and show you how to lose belly fat fast by following simple, easy, and budget-friendly veggie meal plans, without sacrificing your health, wallet, or waistline to pre-packaged high-sodium processed foods or relying on dairy products for every meal.
Are you ready to discover the best vegetarian diet for fat loss, health and vitality while avoiding expensive, processed, so-called “health foods” full of sugar and sodium?
Well guess what?
It is SIMPLE and EASY to eat a delicious vegetarian diet for weight loss.
However, most people struggle when they start a vegetarian weight loss diet. In fact, some of my friends have even GAINED WEIGHT when they tried vegetarian diets because they just didn’t know what they were doing.
Beginner vegetarians often eat all their meals from boxed foods found in the freezer section at the grocery store, and before they realize it, they gain ugly belly fat from the excess sugar and sodium in those so-called health foods.
Find out more about the Easy Veggie Meal Plans.
If You’re Sick of Feeling Tired, Sluggish, and Bloated, Then Use This 21-Day Veggie Detox Weight Loss Plan to Lose Belly Fat, Get More Energy, and Boost Your Confidence
With Kardena Pauza’s new vegetarian Weight Loss & Detox Plan, you’ll lose belly fat while detoxing your internal system simply through a few easy nutritional changes. You’ll have MORE ENERGY, you’ll LOSE WEIGHT, and you’ll have LESS STRESS.
The NEW Easy Veggie Meal Plans take the confusion out of vegetarian diets and show you how to lose belly fat fast by following simple, easy, and budget-friendly veggie meal plans, without sacrificing your health, wallet, or waistline to pre-packaged high-sodium processed foods or relying on dairy products for every meal.
Are you ready to discover the best vegetarian diet for fat loss, health and vitality while avoiding expensive, processed, so-called “health foods” full of sugar and sodium?
Well guess what?
It is SIMPLE and EASY to eat a delicious vegetarian diet for weight loss.
However, most people struggle when they start a vegetarian weight loss diet. In fact, some of my friends have even GAINED WEIGHT when they tried vegetarian diets because they just didn’t know what they were doing.
Beginner vegetarians often eat all their meals from boxed foods found in the freezer section at the grocery store, and before they realize it, they gain ugly belly fat from the excess sugar and sodium in those so-called health foods.
Find out more about the Easy Veggie Meal Plans.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Denville Personal Trainer Carey Yang Says Parents Play a Key Role in Fighting Childhood Obesity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Jersey Fitness Expert and certified personal trainer Carey Yang urges parents and family participation to fight increasing adult and childhood obesity rates.
DENVILLE, NJ — August 23, 2010 — America’s unstoppable obesity rates would account for more than $860 billion healthcare cost by 2030. “This is an alarmingly tough uptrend to fight againist,” says Carey Yang, a Certified Personal Trainer, fitness expert and president of Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC based in Denville, New Jeresy.
According to a recent report, Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007.
“This is a trend reversal from a study release earlier this year that, obesity rates have remained constant for at least five years among men and for closer to 10 years among women and children,” Yang says.
Yang says, we have so many government agencies, non-profit organizations, communities and schools involved to fight both adult and childhood obesity with a variety of programs. Even the First Lady Michelle Obama early this year launched a campaign to fight childhood obesity by improving childhood nutrition and physical activity.
“Nutrition and exercise start from home. Parents hold the key to educating their children,” Yang says. “Parents should be good role models for their children. If your children see you slouch in front of the tube and dig into a bag of chips along with a bottle of beer, it’s hard to resist the same lifestyle. Chunky Mom, plus chunky Dad, often equals chunky kids and pets.”
Yang advocates parents and family involvements in fighting against obesity. Health and fitness is truly a family matter. He offers a few solutions to promoting active lifestyle and making healthy choices.
1. Be a positive role model. Parents have to set a good example for themselves and for their children such as regular exercise, being active and eating a healthy balanced die.
2. Set family time to prepare meals and exercise together. Research shows that families eating and exercising together also stay closer.
3. Assign household chores. Children can learn the value of responsibility by sharing active household chores while increasing physical activity.
4. Limit sedentary activities. Watching TV and playing electronic games have taken so much time and opportunity out of moving around and exercising. Studies have shown that reducing TV time is associated with reductions in body weight and body fat.
It’s a day-to-day process and a series of repeated small steps that add up to awesome health habits. “Every time you choose the vegetables over the chips, a walk over a drive, and an active game over T.V., you’ve just made another donation to yourself and to your families lifetime health and fitness fund,” Yang says.
About C. Carey Yang and Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC
C. Carey Yang, Your Dream Body WorkoutXpert, is a certified personal trainer and fitness boot camp instructor based in Denville, New Jersey. Yang is the founder and master trainer of Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC providing in-home personal fitness training, backyard boot camp, wellness and lifestyle coaching, and fitness and weight-management seminar.
Yang specializes in helping busy, working professionals who want safe, effective workouts with maximum results in minimum time. Yang is the creator of the 6-Step Dream Body Blueprint Body Transformation System.
To learn more about lifestyle and wellness coaching, personal fitness training and nutritional counseling and to sign up for a free monthly e-zine, receive free fitness and fat loss e-books, and schedule a complimentary consultation, visit http://www.beyondfitnesssolutions.com/.
He is also available for media interviews, providing a list of tips and articles, and presenting wellness and fitness seminar. Call 973-303-2424 or email Carey at BeyondFitnessSolutions.com
New Jersey Fitness Expert and certified personal trainer Carey Yang urges parents and family participation to fight increasing adult and childhood obesity rates.
DENVILLE, NJ — August 23, 2010 — America’s unstoppable obesity rates would account for more than $860 billion healthcare cost by 2030. “This is an alarmingly tough uptrend to fight againist,” says Carey Yang, a Certified Personal Trainer, fitness expert and president of Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC based in Denville, New Jeresy.
According to a recent report, Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007.
“This is a trend reversal from a study release earlier this year that, obesity rates have remained constant for at least five years among men and for closer to 10 years among women and children,” Yang says.
Yang says, we have so many government agencies, non-profit organizations, communities and schools involved to fight both adult and childhood obesity with a variety of programs. Even the First Lady Michelle Obama early this year launched a campaign to fight childhood obesity by improving childhood nutrition and physical activity.
“Nutrition and exercise start from home. Parents hold the key to educating their children,” Yang says. “Parents should be good role models for their children. If your children see you slouch in front of the tube and dig into a bag of chips along with a bottle of beer, it’s hard to resist the same lifestyle. Chunky Mom, plus chunky Dad, often equals chunky kids and pets.”
Yang advocates parents and family involvements in fighting against obesity. Health and fitness is truly a family matter. He offers a few solutions to promoting active lifestyle and making healthy choices.
1. Be a positive role model. Parents have to set a good example for themselves and for their children such as regular exercise, being active and eating a healthy balanced die.
2. Set family time to prepare meals and exercise together. Research shows that families eating and exercising together also stay closer.
3. Assign household chores. Children can learn the value of responsibility by sharing active household chores while increasing physical activity.
4. Limit sedentary activities. Watching TV and playing electronic games have taken so much time and opportunity out of moving around and exercising. Studies have shown that reducing TV time is associated with reductions in body weight and body fat.
It’s a day-to-day process and a series of repeated small steps that add up to awesome health habits. “Every time you choose the vegetables over the chips, a walk over a drive, and an active game over T.V., you’ve just made another donation to yourself and to your families lifetime health and fitness fund,” Yang says.
About C. Carey Yang and Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC
C. Carey Yang, Your Dream Body WorkoutXpert, is a certified personal trainer and fitness boot camp instructor based in Denville, New Jersey. Yang is the founder and master trainer of Beyond Fitness Solutions, LLC providing in-home personal fitness training, backyard boot camp, wellness and lifestyle coaching, and fitness and weight-management seminar.
Yang specializes in helping busy, working professionals who want safe, effective workouts with maximum results in minimum time. Yang is the creator of the 6-Step Dream Body Blueprint Body Transformation System.
To learn more about lifestyle and wellness coaching, personal fitness training and nutritional counseling and to sign up for a free monthly e-zine, receive free fitness and fat loss e-books, and schedule a complimentary consultation, visit http://www.beyondfitnesssolutions.com/.
He is also available for media interviews, providing a list of tips and articles, and presenting wellness and fitness seminar. Call 973-303-2424 or email Carey at BeyondFitnessSolutions.com
Sunday, August 22, 2010
How to Get Rid of Abdominal Fat Now and Forever
Are you looking for targeted workout routines to eliminate abdominal flab? Truth is, belly body fat will not burn off from only performing sit-ups, crunches or any other form of spot lowering workouts aimed at burning belly body fat. Learn how combining exercise and diet become the perfect tool for weight loss.
Are you looking for specific exercises to shed tummy body fat? Truth is, stomach fat doesn't burn off from only doing sit-ups, crunches or any other type of spot reducing exercises aimed at burning tummy weight. Those are all excellent for shrinking the tummy area by tightening muscle but they will not in fact take the body fat off from close to your belly. That, my friend, requires a bit more from you. The most effective workouts to shed stomach body fat are those workouts that cause all over fat burning.
Cardiovascular Workout routines to Shed Stomach Body fat
To melt away body fat off your body you've to burn more calories than you take in. Long, brisk walks, jogging, stepping, jumping rope, aerobics classes and spinning are all fantastic weight burners. The most effective way to shrink your stomach fast is always to incorporate a combination of cardiovascular physical exercise and toning either in a single workout or two separate workouts. If you are not sure where to begin, you can find programs on the web too as offline that may teach you techniques to lose body fat and tone up your abdominal muscles.
For The Best Metod To Zap Some Belly. Add Some Some Toning.
While crunches and sit ups don't burn tummy weight if done in exclusivity, they do aid tone your muscles and as a result of this, they can substantially reduce inches around your waist and tummy. Workout routines to drop tummy fat should consist of ab workout routines as they are able to make a huge difference inside the way your belly looks. Not only will your tummy be smaller as a result of losing fat from cardiovascular workout and dietary changes, but it can be firmer, too.
In case you are having "issues" having a chubby stomach, the most effective solution to fix the problem is having a excellent weight loss program. You can find no miracle fixes that will make your stomach go away but you can find programs that work All workouts that burn calories are workouts to shed belly fat and 1 of the most effective things it is possible to do for yourself is to get up and get moving
The technique to losing belly body fat is combining a diet plan and physical exercise to blast away fat and sculpt your body.By: Gustavo Boleck
Are you looking for specific exercises to shed tummy body fat? Truth is, stomach fat doesn't burn off from only doing sit-ups, crunches or any other type of spot reducing exercises aimed at burning tummy weight. Those are all excellent for shrinking the tummy area by tightening muscle but they will not in fact take the body fat off from close to your belly. That, my friend, requires a bit more from you. The most effective workouts to shed stomach body fat are those workouts that cause all over fat burning.
Cardiovascular Workout routines to Shed Stomach Body fat
To melt away body fat off your body you've to burn more calories than you take in. Long, brisk walks, jogging, stepping, jumping rope, aerobics classes and spinning are all fantastic weight burners. The most effective way to shrink your stomach fast is always to incorporate a combination of cardiovascular physical exercise and toning either in a single workout or two separate workouts. If you are not sure where to begin, you can find programs on the web too as offline that may teach you techniques to lose body fat and tone up your abdominal muscles.
For The Best Metod To Zap Some Belly. Add Some Some Toning.
While crunches and sit ups don't burn tummy weight if done in exclusivity, they do aid tone your muscles and as a result of this, they can substantially reduce inches around your waist and tummy. Workout routines to drop tummy fat should consist of ab workout routines as they are able to make a huge difference inside the way your belly looks. Not only will your tummy be smaller as a result of losing fat from cardiovascular workout and dietary changes, but it can be firmer, too.
In case you are having "issues" having a chubby stomach, the most effective solution to fix the problem is having a excellent weight loss program. You can find no miracle fixes that will make your stomach go away but you can find programs that work All workouts that burn calories are workouts to shed belly fat and 1 of the most effective things it is possible to do for yourself is to get up and get moving
The technique to losing belly body fat is combining a diet plan and physical exercise to blast away fat and sculpt your body.By: Gustavo Boleck
Monday, August 16, 2010
Quick Weight Loss Diets
Health is wealth. It is an oft-repeated phrase that urges you to take care of your health. But unfortunately people today have become so obsessed with looking great that they tend to neglect the most important part that is being healthy. In the search for the best quick weight loss diets, people sometimes forget what constitutes the best diet. Best quick weight loss diets for sure are meant to help you lose weight rapidly, but they should also cater to your health needs.
Best quick weight loss diets provide all the nutrients your body needs to sustain itself, for maintenance and repair of worn out tissues and for performing the vital functions of life. Vegetables, fruits, milk, meat, whole grains etc form an integral part of the best quick weight loss diets.
Shedding the extra pounds can be achieved through the best quick weight loss diets, without compromising on your health. Many people try out all possible fad diets in their relentless attempts to get that movie star look. What they actually need are the best quick weight loss diets that can help them live healthily and fully with a sense of freedom from the worries of being overweight and related health concerns.
Best quick weight loss diets provide all the nutrients your body needs to sustain itself, for maintenance and repair of worn out tissues and for performing the vital functions of life. Vegetables, fruits, milk, meat, whole grains etc form an integral part of the best quick weight loss diets.
Shedding the extra pounds can be achieved through the best quick weight loss diets, without compromising on your health. Many people try out all possible fad diets in their relentless attempts to get that movie star look. What they actually need are the best quick weight loss diets that can help them live healthily and fully with a sense of freedom from the worries of being overweight and related health concerns.
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