Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Importance Of Diet Meal Plans
by Andrew Miller If you are looking to lose some weight, then you might want to look for diet meal plans. Why a diet? Well if you are familiar with the Pareto principle, then you would know that 80% of your results comes from 20% of you input. In the case of losing weight, we all know that exercise and diet are the 2 main elements. If you apply Pareto principle, the main bulk of your ability to shed those pounds is based on your diet. Exercise helps but can be easily undone by improper e Continue reading
Interval Workouts: How Long Should You Rest?
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MICROCAPITAL.ORG STORY: Mexican Business Tycoon Carlos Slim Helú’s Carlos Slim Foundation and Grameen Trust Launch “Grameen-Carso”, Mexican Micro-Lending Program With USD 5 Million Donation and USD 40 Million Garanteed as Credit Line
Mexican entrepreneur Carlos Slim Helú (Carlos Slim), through his charitable Carlos Slim Foundation, has teamed with Grameen Trust, an organization charged with supporting and promoting poverty-alleviating activities, to begin “Grameen-Carso” a micro-lending program in Mexico started with a Carlos Slim Foundation donation of USD 5 million for initial assets, and a garanteed USD 40 million from the Carlos Slim Foundation as a credit line [3]. The terms and conditions of this credit line have not b Continue reading
Diabetes And Weight Loss
Did you know that you can be ‘just a little bit diabetic’? The condition is technically called ‘pre-diabetes’, and it is characterized by persistent high blood sugar levels. Pre-diabetes is a serious condition, though its symptoms may be so subtle that you don’t notice them affecting your life. More importantly, it’s an indicator that there is something seriously wrong with your body. Left untreated, over 50% of those diagnosed with pre-diabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes within ten years. I Continue reading
Weight Loss Tips – 3 Ways To Stay Focused
Whether you are just starting your program to get thin or you are currently on a regime and need some words of wisdom, weight loss tips can be invaluable. Keeping committed for the first 2-3 weeks of a new fat loss plan is straight forward. The likelihood of success has been proven to be significantly bigger if you stay committed to your new diet program for at least 21-30 days. Learning this secret is an enormously helpful weight loss tip. Before you read on click here to read some of my su Continue reading
What is a Healthy Weight Loss Program?
A healthy weight loss program is one where you lose between half a pound and two pounds a week This slow loss can be maintained and should be permanent rather than a quick weight loss where the weight will go back on as soon as you return to more normal eating Continue reading
Fad Diets – What Dangers Are Associated With Fad Diets?
What is a fad diet? Fad diets can be best described as a quick means of weight loss that are often only popular for a brief period of time. Fad diets can range from methodologies as deeply entrenched as Atkins and the Zone diet or as unsustainable as the cabbage soup diet or the Special K Challenge diet. First of all, it needs to be understood that the weight loss claims made by advocates of these diets are not only fleeting but unhealthy as well. Diets like the cabbage soup diet and the grape Continue reading
Top 5 Foods to Prevent Flu and Cold
Along with fall comes the seasonal flu. It’s inevitable. People at high risk of catching the flu should protect themselves first and foremost with a flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has great information on steps you can take to prevent a flu infection. It includes the basics like washing your hands and avoiding people who exhibit flu-like symptoms. But I’m going to focus on an area that is often overlooked – your immune system. The job of your immune system is to p Continue reading
How Much You Eat Reflects Who You Are With
Time magazine recently published an article, reviewing research discussed in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on how the eating habits of teens and tweens are influenced by how much their friends weigh. Observing the participants in this study, the researchers found that the children ate more when they were with a friend than when they were with a peer they did not know; however, they also found that children who were overweight ate up to 300 calories more when with a friend who is Continue reading