Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on December 1, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
Switching from sodas, which have no nutritional value, to juices during your transition to a healthy diet may seem like a great idea. You might think that juice, especially juice solely made of whole fruits and vegetables, contains healthy minerals and can enhance your body.
In fact, many experts in recent years have theorised that juice is mostly unhealthy for the body and does not contain…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on November 28, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
Emotional eating refers to eating food when we are lonely, upset, or even when we are celebrating. In other words, we are eating because of our emotions. How does this emotional eating develop? Why do we do it? How do we stop ourselves from eating away our emotions?
Developing Emotional Eating
Emotional eating can often be traced back to our childhoods. We had a bad day at school and mom…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on November 14, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
Everyone wants to be healthy, but not everyone is doing what it takes to get there. You may feel like you are doing everything you are supposed to but still you have no energy. There are a number of tasks you need to perform daily to ensure you are in peak condition.
Drink More Water
Most people do not track the amount of water they take in, and simply assume they are getting enough. If you…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on October 31, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
Unfortunately, the number of people with diabetes is growing every day. Worse yet, younger and younger children are developing Type 2 diabetes, once thought of as an adult onset disease. How could this happen?
Diabetes: What Is It?
Diabetes mellitus is actually a group of diseases that disrupt your body’s ability to process glucose in the body. It all starts with insulin, a hormone secreted…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on October 17, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
One of the biggest health risks in developed nations today is high blood pressure. The causes of high blood pressure are well known, yet success in reducing high blood pressure levels remains elusive for many. One reason for this is the Western diet, which consists almost entirely of highly processed foods with artificially amped up flavours, colours and packaging. Many people never eat a…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on October 3, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
A big complaint of dieters is that they are always hungry. It doesn’t have to be that way. To begin with, don’t diet. Instead, develop a plan to eat more mindfully. Start a notebook to track your emotions. Note the times you feel most compulsive, and the times you feel true physical hunger. Try to describe your hunger. Do you feel hungry in only one way? You may discover that certain sensations…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on September 19, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
When you are attempting to lose weight, one of the greatest obstacles is the urge to eat out of emotional need. Almost everyone has done it from time to time, but when the weight keeps going up, it is time to re-examine the reasons behind the eating.
Grab Your Notebook
Begin by listing the occasions and circumstances in which you feel the most cravings. You’ll soon discover that you eat for…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on September 5, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
We all know that it is very important to lose weight gradually if you want to keep the weight off. Yet it isn’t as easy as it sounds. To start, pick one unhealthy item in your daily diet, and consider ways to reduce your intake through substitutions, until you can eliminate the offending food entirely. By modifying your behaviour around key foods, you can affect remarkable changes. So think…
Posted by Newstart Weight Loss Retreats on August 22, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
If you are considering increasing your physical fitness but don’t want to join a gym, consider developing your own fitness training program at home. Do it alone or do it with some friends. However you choose, make sure to do your research and get your doctor’s approval. There are three areas you need to address when creating your own fitness-training plan. They include cardio, weight training,…
Posted by David Rawlings on May 20, 2014 in Health and Fitness with no comments
Cooler weather doesn’t have to signal the end of hiking. In fact, many people enjoy the crisp air and the changing scenery. Packing snacks for your hike can be a challenge – you want them to be lightweight, nonperishable, and most of all, healthy. You don’t want to ruin all that great exercise you are getting by eating junk food out on the trail! Even if you are only going to be out for a…
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