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Skip Breakfast and Lose Weight?

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13-Oct-09 11:41

Skipping breakfast is one strategy sumo wrestlers adopt to gain weight. Do you want to end up looking like a sumo wrestler?

But, WHY do you GAIN weight if you miss breakfast, surely you should LOSE weight?

The reasons why you are more likely to be fatter if you constantly miss breakfast  include:

  • Your metabolism is highest first thing in the morning and slows down after 6pm.
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Wheatgrass Shots

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21-Aug-09 11:39

Why not try a Wheatgrass Shot the next time you go to your local juice bar or Wholefoods store? Wheatgrass Shots are one of the healthiest additions to any diet as Wheatgrass contains 92 0f the 102 minerals found in soil- the highest number of any foodstuff.

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Sugar Hampers your Immune System

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19-Aug-09 11:37

Eating or drinking 100 grams (8 tbsp.) of sugar, the equivalent of one 12-ounce can of soda, can reduce the ability of white blood cells to kill germs by 40%. The immune-suppressing effect of sugar starts less than thirty minutes after ingestion and may last for five hours. In contrast, the ingestion of complex carbohydrates, or starches, has no effect on the immune system.

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Your body will look better. A toned body is more attractive than a fat or emaciated one. If you want to have a low body fat % the only real way of doing this is to lift weights.
Stronger bones. The more muscle you have the stronger your bones are. This helps ward off osteoporosis in later years and prevent fractures.
You won’t bulk up. Females simply don’t have enough testosterone to bulk up.

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Pollution in the Home

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16-Aug-09 11:33

It’s ten times LESS toxic to be outside of any building in any city than inside the building because of the toxicity of the building materials (the glues particularly.) Any house containing pressboard is gassing out massive amounts of formaldehyde, which is extremely poisonous to the body.

House plants are one way of minimising indoor pollution as they remove harmful chemicals and help oxygenate your home.

The best house plants for removing chemicals such as formaldehyde include bo

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It takes an average of eight hours of sleep per night for the human immune system to kill down the bacteria population to a safe level, because every single bacterium in your body is urinating and defecating in your body 24/7. They produce a toxin called endotoxin LPS. If your body doesn’t get enough sleep at night, you will progressively be poisoned by the bacteria in your own intestinal track.
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Boost Omega 3 fats to lose weight

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14-Aug-09 11:31

Most people are seriously deficient in Omega 3 fats and this type of fat is associated with fat loss.

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Calcium and Fat Loss

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11-Aug-09 11:29

Recent research suggests that Calcium can help you lose weight. This is because calcium makes cells less likely to store fat and more likely to burn fat when calories are reduced. Too little calcium in the diet slows metabolism, decreases fat burning, and increases fat storage. Only one third of us gets enough calcium, so this is something to consider. Good sources of calcium are dairy products (cheese, milk, butter), sesame seeds, nuts, dried fruit, pulses and green leafy vegetables.

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Leptin

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09-Aug-09 11:27

Leptin is a hormone produced by your white or yellow fat which lets your body know when to stop eating. Leptin controls your appetite and metabolism. In a healthy person as you get fatter more leptin is produced by your fat to reduce your appetite and increase metabolism.

As you gain weight you can become leptin resistant.

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Fat Loss Tips

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08-Aug-09 11:26

Watch this video clip if you want to lose your wobbly bits and win the battle of the bulge once and for all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP-i46VbNOU

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Brown Fat

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03-Aug-09 11:23

BROWN FAT is the fat you want to keep hold of in your body as it burns energy, acting like a furnace and generating body heat. The type of fat you want to get rid of is the white or yellow fat which is only used for insulation. Keep hold of the brown fat by eating essential fatty acids, avoiding processed fats and margarines, avoiding excessive exercise and fasting, and avoiding as many toxins as possible.

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