Two of the biggest health issues facing society today are overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes. Despite therapeutic advances, prevalence of both conditions continue to soar. This suggests more effective treatment strategies are required to reverse the trend.
Now sugar is a drug and we use it as reward system much the same way as drugs and we can get addicted to it. When we denied ourselves of it we go through a withdrawal stages. So here are a few things to help you with this.
Avocado is everywhere – on your toast, in your smoothie, and over your salad. Many are cautious with their avocado intake due to its high calorie content. But could avocado actually help people to achieve weight loss on a low-calorie diet?
Everyone has heard that eating too little puts your body into ‘starvation mode’. As a natural response to long-term calorie restriction, your body reduces your resting metabolic rate, which is also known as metabolic adaptation.
When it comes time to beginning your weight loss or health and fitness journey I feel from experience and what I have seen in my clients it is great to share what you are doing with someone. This is firstly for motivation which keeps you accountable to someone and secondly, when you tell someone you are mentally ready to make a change.
There are a variety of factors that are believed to feed into a person’s chance of successfully losing weight. But one factor that is often overlooked is planning meals and exercise.
Most people know that exercise improves your body and helps with weigh loss in some form. But exercise also improves your mental health by way of your mood, stress relief, a form of meditation and improves your sleep. A great way it also helps is if you suffer from depression or anxiety. It does not always have to be about improving muscle mass or weight loss.
When it comes time to losing weight reducing your carbohydrates is a great way to get rapid weight loss happing. I have seen people and personally myself how by doing this it works.
When it come to weight loss, the focus is often on what we eat. Sometimes, it may even explore how we eat. But what is less often discussed is when we eat.
Most people know that exercise improves your body and helps with weigh loss in some form. But exercise also improves your mental health by way of your mood, stress relief, a form of meditation and improves your sleep. A great way it also helps is if you suffer from depression or anxiety. It does not always have to be about improving muscle mass or weight loss.