Protein for Weight Loss Oct 14, 2014
Protein can play an integral part of your weight loss efforts but beware of eating too much! Read on …. 1. Protein helps boost energy expenditure Dietary induced thermogenesis: i.e. the increase in heat production by the body after eating due to both the metabolic energy cost of digestion and the energy cost of forming […]
Omega-3 Supplementation Sep 10, 2014
Fish oil (also known as omega-3 fats) supplements, are one of the most popular supplements, with more people buying than ever. This should not come as a surprise as there have been more than 15,000 studies, fish oil is powerful in reducing the risk of heart disease, triglycerides and helping with weight loss. When determining […]
Eating Triggers Aug 24, 2014
Ninety per cent of why we eat is behaviour-related (psychological hunger). It is not because we are hungry. It’s because we are, for example, sad, angry, depressed anxious, bored or simply it is “time to eat”. Psychological hunger is when you want to have something to eat or drink without physical symptoms such as an […]
Diets Work and Diets Don’t Work Aug 20, 2014
Diets Work. Because of the caloric restriction of diets, your body will be made to use body fat stores for fuel (energy). The benefits of dieting are more evident in the early stages of weight loss. They are, however, difficult to maintain. Diets don’t work. Dieting has no way to deal with the metabolism, which […]