Change to diet drinks

When I counsel my patients and their families, I stress the importance of making small changes slowly to maximize your chances of long-term success. A relatively small cha...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/08/cut-the-calories-3-easy-methods/ You've made the life-saving decision to go for help to lose weight or stop smoking, now how do you pay for it?

Many health care insurances, no longer pay for losing weight or smoke cessation, which seems counter-productive, because weight problems or smoking can lead to severe health probl...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/07/irs-tax-credit-for-weight-loss-and-smoke-cessation-programs/ Obesity is a growing problem especially in the USA and the western world. With our fast paced lifestyles and whirlwind lives there often seems little time to look after ourselves and eat properly. Fast foods are the norm and most of them are just not healthy and promote obesity. They are not only...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/06/simple-ways-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off/ - Are your ideas of obesity and fat control based on a myth? -

For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on the bandwagon. Our idea of obesity and fat control was to eliminate fat and high-cholesterol foods f...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/05/obesity-and-fat-control-myths/ What if I told you that fat is a major contributor to the increasing problem of obesity in the world today. It's stored in the fat cells of the body.

The number of fat cells is estimated to be around 50 billion for the average person. It can be up to 100 billion for the obese person.

Do you eat when you are bored, upset or angry? Do you find that every day requires a chocolate bar to get you t...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/03/lose-weight-attack-the-snacks/ Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased immune response, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found.

"Glucocorticoids are produced when psychological or physical stressors activate a part of...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/02/spoonful-of-sugar-may-curb-stress-obesity/ Weight loss surgery patients who have gastric bypass can suffer from what is called dumping syndrome. Dumping syndrome is described as a shock-like state when small, easily absorbed food particles rapidly dump into the digestive system. This results in a very unpleasant feeling with symptoms such...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/09/01/gastric-bypass-dumping-syndrome-how-to-avoid-it/ Tonight I took the easy way out - a family classic - hot dogs and frozen French fries for dinner. A neglected salad graced the table and no one ate it. On the snack shelf, the raisins, fruit, peanuts, rice cakes and cereal bars sit neglected. I think I'm doing a good job by getting the kids to d...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/31/childhood-obesity-the-epidemic/ Recently, a study conducted at the Boston University Medical School concluded that a very small genetic change in DNA area is the leading cause of obese propensity. The incriminated gene, its name is INSIG2, plays a strategic role in fat production and makes somebody more prone to be obese by sim...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/30/obesity-is-a-genetic-predisposition/ There have been many diets and weight loss plans that have come and gone over the years. Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets were popular decades ago. And today are making a comeback.

These diets do promote weight loss. Low-carbohydrate, high- protein diets are more effective. Than low-fat...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/29/some-straight-talk-about-low-carbohydrates-and-your-health/ Hoodia is considered to be so safe for human consumption that it is actually classified as a food and not a drug or herbal supplement by the government of South Africa. This of course is from a government that knows that the plant has been consumed by the populations of famine stricken regions to...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/28/how-to-take-hoodia-safely/ Why is it that so much of what we consume is bad for us? Why can't we simply crave for more of the good stuff? There must be reasons behind it all. Maybe we're only told what the governments and corporations want us to know. Well, whatever the reasons are, there's no escaping the fact that jus...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/27/our-sodas-and-diet-drinks-are-not-safe-to-drink/ Pink Grapefruit essential oil - Latin, Citrus paradisi - cold pressed from the rind of the fruit is a cleansing and revitalizing tonic. The bright, crisp aroma of this essential oil energizes and uplifts your spirit. Pink Grapefruit is known to stop your food cravings, especially for sweet...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/26/natural-weight-loss-product/ Whether your next season is Spring or Autumn, a change in season is a great time to renew your commitment to weight management and shape up and have fun doing so!

Who said losing weight needs to be boring! No so. Here are three fantastic calorie consuming activities that are most enjoyable ...]]> http://obesity.everydaywellnessguide.com/2008/08/25/shape-up-and-have-fun-losing-weight/