December 29, 2011

Brain ScarringYou are trying to put off weight by following a healthy diet and watching what you eat, as well as doing exercises, but those nasty extra pounds do not want to disappear at no means. You can not achieve success for weeks, and can not understand what can be the reason of that. Does it sound familiar to you? What if obesity is linked to certain processes or changes in our brain?  Recently, a new and very interesting theory was created by a group of American scientists who are suggesting that overweight people have some type of inflammation and even a type of brain scarring in certain area which controls their body mass. That is why it is so very hard to shed pounds and keep them off. Read the rest of this entry »


April 13, 2011

blueberriesA new “old” trend among chronic weight loss maniacs has been recently initiated by American scientists. Why is it an old trend? Because the properties of blueberries to stimulate metabolism and speed up fat burning are very well known. However, the new study findings were published suggesting that blueberries have absolutely unique and very powerful abilities to assist breaking already existing fat cells. Moreover, it can assist in killing up to three quarter of total number of the fat cells in the body. Read the rest of this entry »


September 23, 2010

Weight LossOur eating habits and daily diet define our weight management efficacy to a great extent. There are so many really awesome and delicious foods, so sometimes many of us have problems with maintaining a healthy diet plan and giving up puddings, pies, fries and everything we like so much. But sometimes, even if we managed to stick to a healthy diet, something does not work right and we still suffer from the problem of extra weight. Check out the considerations below and find out if you are the one who is a victim of those. Read the rest of this entry »


February 25, 2010

Hair LossThis week, one of the world’s leading hair loss and hair transplant specialists Dr. Larry Shapiro reported that after studying a problem of hair thinning and loss for many years, he found one more common cause of this curse of many modern men and women. According to Shapiro, hair loss is caused by regular using products and pills for weight gain or loss, which contain a chemical compound known as whey protein isolate. Read the rest of this entry »


June 26, 2009

The findings of a new interesting research published recently in Obesity online journal are being vividly discussed in today’s mass media. Canadian and American specialists at Statistics Canada, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, McGill University and Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research are convinced that those of us who have a few extra pounds have much better chances to live longer than those whose BMI varies from 18.5 to 25. Read the rest of this entry »


5 Myths about Weight Loss

Author: Carla Fiscina
December 16, 2008

The deeper into the wood you go, the more timber seems to grow. When we start looking for effective techniques, various diets and herbal supplements, which can help us lose weight, we find more and more opportunities and want to try everything. However, not all diets can be useful and effective, and sometimes those people, who are ready for everything in order to shed extra pounds, can seriously harm their health. Find out the truth about these 5 common myths related to weight loss. Read the rest of this entry »


Top 7 Herbs for Weight Loss

Author: Carla Fiscina
October 24, 2008

There is a special branch of today’s phytotherapy called diet herbal medicine, which can offer many potent solutions to those who struggle to shed some extra lbs. Diet herbal medicine uses various kinds of herbs, plants and their extracts in order to create effective mixtures, herbal teas and preparations, which can activate certain processes in your body and assist in combating weight problems. However, specialists emphasize on the fact that herbal remedies for weight loss should be used and expected to bring positive effects only in combination with other techniques of weight loss, such as physical exercises, eating a rich and healthy diet, avoiding junk food, and so on.

Weight ControlIn other words, if you only drink your slimming herbal teas or use special herbal formulas for weight loss, it would be difficult to achieve the desired results. However, herbal remedies and mixtures can be very useful for losing weight in many ways. Some herbs can help to keep you appetite under control, some help with intensifying your metabolism and can be your allies in burning fat, some can lower your bad cholesterol level and some can assist in getting rid of food wastes. Read the rest of this entry »


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