Category: Nutrition
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7 Reasons You Should Swap Dieting With Healthy Eating
Sometimes, a diet can bring great weight-loss results, especially when combined with an exercise program. Other times, once the diet is over, all the lost weight comes back with a vengeance, and all your efforts go down the drain. The truth is, no matter how effective, a diet can only last for a limited time.…
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Beyonce’s Master Cleanse diet: Lightning-speed weight loss
In 2006, Beyoncé needed to shed some pounds really fast for her part in the Dreamgirls movie. She resorted to a liquid diet fast, commonly known as the Master Cleanse diet, Lemonade diet, or the Lemonade Fast. And the results were great, as Beyoncé followed the diet for 14 days and managed to lose 20…
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Easy Bulgur Recipes: 3 Healthy Dishes You Must Try
Bulgur wheat is often used in Oriental cuisine and Mediterranean dishes like soups and salads and as rice replacement in pilafs. It has a nice texture and unique taste. Many bulgur recipes are healthy and easy to prepare, so read our selection below. Bulgur is usually made from durum wheat and is commonly sold in…
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The Sonoma Diet: A nutrition plan to change your lifestyle
Created by PhD Connie Guttersen as a variation of the Mediterranean Diet, the Sonoma Diet aims to teach its followers how to enjoy life’s culinary pleasures while achieving the ideal weight. Unlike highly restrictive diets, which cannot be followed long-term, the Sonoma Diet was created to gradually introduce a healthier, achievable lifestyle for anyone who…
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24-Hour Gut Detox: A Comprehensive Guide to Cleansing
When it comes to cleansing, two of the biggest complaints are that they take entirely too long and people tend to feel hungry while they’re on them. But here’s the thing: Cleanses can make all the difference in the world! Take me for example – Last week, I came down with some awful bug that’s…
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The Cyclical Ketogenic Diet: 2-in-1 Diet for fat-loss and muscle building
The basic rule of a diet is calorie limitation. Theoretically, if you eat fewer calories than your daily energy requirement, weight loss occurs. Practically, the problem is a lot more complicated. First of all because the body is forced to turn its own resources into energy, ideally fat. The body can also use muscle, resulting…
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The Paleo Diet: A Guide to the Benefits and Inconvenieces
Before we became farmers and shepherds, we were hunters, fishermen, and gatherers. Our meals were completely different than what you can see on today’s plates. We used to eat a lot of meat, fish, fruits, and herbs, whole grains such as wheat and maize were completely lacking from our diet. These are some of the…
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Yogurt vs Kefir: Which Is Better And Why
I’m not much of a dairy person. I mean, I have a love for cheese that’s unmatched by any other food, and I like to pretend to like ice cream (it always looks so good and sounds like such a great idea in my head, but a couple of spoonful in, I’m over it), but…
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The Sugar Detox: 3-Day Detox Plan To Kick Your Sugar Addiction
It’s no secret that most people consume way too much sugar daily. I mean think about it – The (probably several) sweet cups of coffee that you drink every morning. The chocolate cake or donut you have around three o clock in the afternoon to get you through to dinner, the dessert you have after…
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The Watermelon Diet: Cleanse your body and lose weight simultaneously
Watermelons are the perfect snack to cool off on a hot summer day, but they can also help cleanse our bodies and assist in weight loss. Watermelons are about 91% water and contain only 6% sugar. They also have some essential nutrients to offer: vitamin C, beta-carotene, vitamins B1 and B6, lycopene (an antioxidant), potassium, and…
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The Swiss diet: Loose up to 11 pounds in 2 weeks
Most diets come with rules such as “you can’t eat the following ingredients,” or they include specific meal plans for each day. The Swiss Diet has a different take on these rules. You get a list of several ingredients that you are allowed to eat throughout the day. It may seem somewhat limited, but the…
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5 Easy low-calorie meals for healthy weight loss
Are you too busy to cook fancy dishes and simultaneously trying to lose a few pounds? Take a look at the recipes suggested below. Using only easy-to-find ingredients, you can make 5 different meals that are quick, simple, and low in calories. Easy Low-Calorie Meals for Healthy Weight Loss Chicken skewers with peas Ingredients: –…
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The Brain Diet: Lifestyle Changes to Improve Brain Functions
It’s common knowledge that the brain deteriorates with age. However, we can do much to make it happen at a slower rate and even prevent diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Like other body functions, your regular habits may or may not positively affect your brain function. Besides memory and intellect, your brain’s health can also affect…
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The Warrior Diet: A Well-Founded Intermittent Fasting Plan
I’m not a huge fan of diets – Very few of them yield long-term results anyway – but every once in a while, a diet will come around that makes sense. The Warrior Diet is one of those diets that not only makes sense to me but comes along with some pretty sound advice. I’m…
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The Truth about Ketosis: Is it Dangerous or Beneficial?
In an amazing contradiction, we’re still dodging fats in fear of their high caloric value and potential role in increasing risk of heart disease, replacing most of them with carbs and sugar. Even though carbs are a needed nutrient to some extent, the typical Western diet is exceedingly carb-rich. However, health professionals still warn us about…
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Anti-bloat diet: 3-day meal plan for a flat tummy
Many factors can cause stomach bloating, some of which we can be held accountable for, such as the foods we eat. Others more difficult to solve like stress, insufficient rest, medication, and health conditions, can also lead to excessive stomach gas. Either way, the anti-bloat diet offers an easy-to-follow meal plan that can help you…
