Do You Want To Lose Weight Easily?

Do you want to lose weight easily? I know that's a stupid question. The majority of people want to shed those excess pounds but are having difficulty doing it. Usually, it is caused by a sluggish or slowing down metabolism due to age.

Well, to help speed up your metabolism Japanese researchers have discovered that by chewing each bite of food 40 times will do the trick!.

It seems that people who increased  the number of times they chew their food they burned more calories after every meal.  The extra chewing causes more blood to flow to the stomach which helps to speed up your metabolism.

This is an easy and painless way to burn calories. So start chewing

Herbs And Weight Loss

If you are like me, then you are always trying to keep your weight in check. As we get older it  seems  we pack on the weight  faster than losing it. But let me share a few natural herbal remedies that can help curb your appetite.

Chickweed tea- helps to rev up the metabolism along with its many other benefits. Drink a few cups of this tea and watch the pounds start to drop.

Bee Pollen is another herbal remedy but to be honest, I didn’t find any research where it actually helps with weight loss. However, it has other benefits, but nothing relating to weight.

Coconut oil- heats up your metabolism which then burns calories. It is tasty and you can just about add it to any meal that requires some form of oil.

Green Tea- stimulates the metabolism and does help with dieting

Fenugreek- is another herb that helps with weight loss. This herb you can get in tablet form or tea.

A few other herbs that help with dieting or just keeping an eye on your weight are:

Ginger, Alfalfa, chicory root, Brown mustard seed, Anise, and citrus peel. Combine one or more of these herbs together than you have a powerhouse drink.

Check your local health food stores for these herbs and try them out.

Slow Aging By Eating Peanuts!

Yes, that's right, you can slow aging by eating peanuts.

You all have probably heard of “Resveratrol”, it's a flavonoid that is found in foods like- red wine, grape juice, and red skinned peanuts!

It helps protect the cells against age damage and also helps boost the flow of blood to the brain. Interestingly enough by just eating a quarter cup of peanuts will provide 100% of your niacin needs, which is a nutrient that has been proven to reduce Alzheimer's risk as much as 70%.

Snacking on peanuts also helps curb the appetite and aids in shedding pounds. Now don’t overdo it because of the calorie content in peanuts, but just eating 40 peanuts as a snack is equivalent to an ounce which is acceptable to just about any diet.

Peanuts are also a good source of protein and there is a variety to choose from.

I wrote this in June of 2014 for another site and am reposting it to my Blog. An oldie but a goodie, especially with summer upon us.

Losing Weight And The Power Of Juicing

Have you ever thought  of Juicing To Lose Weight? Many of us are considering losing a few pounds with the summer months just upon us and juicing is certainly one way to go  and a healthy one at that.

We all want to lose weight  and look good in our bathing suits or for  a special event. We try all types of diets, some work and some don’t. When losing weight, it is important to be sure that we lose fat and not muscle.

Why not try a vegetable and fruit juice? The combination will neutralize the uric acid better than water, and helps increase the healing effects. Juices help support your metabolism and fasting when you are trying to shed those excess pounds.

Using water, your metabolism slows down and the body goes into starvation mode and you lose less. Juices are easy to digest, and enter the blood stream easily. They also will not hurt the detoxification process that your body is going through.

Does Short Term Diets Work To Lose Weight?

Are you one of the many thousands of people who are overweight and look for a “quick fix” to lose those extra pounds? 50% of adults in the U.S have a mindset of thinness in our society and it is no wonder that losing weight is a major concern for so many people.

Diets catering to this frenzy with promises of a quick fix to banish the weight forever are becoming popular. Can they really deliver their promise? The real answer is NO. These short term diets promoted to be the best way to lose weight can hinder you in the long run.

Many people who have tried these diets have regained the pounds back as soon as they stopped dieting. Some diets prohibit you from eating certain foods which can cause health issues.

The only way to lose weight is to change your eating habits. Since they are usually deeply ingrained, which is not an easy task to overcome. Yo-Yo dieting creates weight loss than gain. Yo-yo dieting will make losing weight more difficult and can contribute to eating disorders.

The more times you lose weight and then regain it the slower your metabolism becomes. This is another reason why short term diets are not at all beneficial to losing weight permanently.

Short term dieters will at first lose mostly water and if calories are cut dramatically muscle tissue may be burned and lost as well.

Be sensible when trying to lose weight, eat right, exercise which helps burn calories and try and stay away from sweets, and processed foods. Add whole grains to your diet and I have personally found adding soup as one of my meals has helped tremendously and I add turmeric or curry to my foods as it helps speed up my metabolism.

Be kind to yourself and patience the weight didn’t happen overnight, but be determined and you will see results.

Is Your Thyroid Obstructing Your Weight Loss?

Thyroid Gland

Is  Your Thyroid  Obstructing Your Weight Loss?

Your thyroid controls your metabolism and if it is not working properly it can cause havoc with your body.  So if you are attempting to lose weight and can’t, perhaps you need to take a look at your thyroid.

Now we all understand that adjusting our food portions along with cutting calories to help lose weight, but when your metabolism is not working properly it can hinder your weight loss. A condition called “hypothyroidism” is the culprit. It slows the metabolism down and can actually harm and create health problems.

Now, you cut your food portions, and calories, but what you need to be careful of is that when people are suffering with a slow metabolism, they may cut calories too much and the body goes into a hoarder mode which is the body slows down even more because it is not getting enough fuel for energy.

Now, with a slow metabolism you start eating healthy meals and then discover that you have gained weight. You are feeding the body with fuel for energy, but you are not losing weight it due to your metabolism.

It is wise to see a doctor if you are trying to lose weight and can’t, your metabolism may be the problem.