Posted by Virginia H. | Posted in Articles, Supplements | Posted on 14-04-2010-05-2008
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It may sound too good to be true, but you can trick yourself into eating less. Drop pounds effortlessly with these five stay-slim strategies.
1. FOOL YOUR APPETITE
“The amount of food on a plate – whether it’s one helping or four – is what most people consider a ‘normal’ serving,” says Jim Painter, Ph.D., R.D., a food psychologist at Eastern Illinois University. His recommendation: Downsize your dishes. “If you have a visual cue that tells you to stop before you get stuffed, you’ll eat less but feel just as satisfied.”
2. SAY NO TO CRIME
You may want to record the latest episode of CSI or 24 so you can watch it after you finish dinner. “TV shows that feature murders or medical emergencies tend to remind us of our own mortality,” says Dirk Smeesters, Ph.D., an associate professor of marketing at Erasmus University in the Netherlands. “On a subconscious level, this can make some people feel a little depressed or upset – which can then trigger them to eat more food than they normally would.”
3. GIVE YOUR FORK A REST
Chowing down like it’s an extreme sport can seriously up your calorie count, according to a new study Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Virginia H. | Posted in Eating habits and diet, Supplements | Posted on 24-03-2010-05-2008
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For some people getting on a diet is extremely hard. Diet should be your lifestyle, not a temporaly solution. If you lose 10 pounds and then gain 20 after you get off the diet – such diet will only harm your health. In such cases doctors recommend to take Green Tea . It is even better if you combine it with a light diet.
Green Tea: Green tea is a supplement that is used for immune-enhancing effects and fat loss. Did you know that:
- Green Tea increases your metabolism making you burn more fat and it’s a mild appetite suppressant that makes you eat less so… weight loss becomes a natural process with green tea.
- Dr. Nicholas Perricone told Oprah Winfrey she could lose 10 lbs. in 4-6 weeks drinking green tea instead of coffee
- Green Tea causes carbohydrates to be released slowly, preventing rises in blood-insulin levels and this causes your body to burn fat.
- Green Tea prevents you from gaining weight by stopping the movement of sugar into your fat cells. Evidence shows that taking green tea is related to reductions in body fat.
- In a test where 10 men were given Green Tea, caffeine, or a placebo with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The men who took green tea burned more fat than the placebo and caffeine groups.
- Research shows you can burn 35-43% more fat during the day when you take or drink Green Tea.
- The International Journal of Obesity states that Green Tea contains polyphenols which causes your body to produce heat that burns off your body fat.
- Green Tea is one of the most popular herbal supplements recommended by the doctors internationally.
Note: Green Tea can be in tea bags or capsules. We recommend capsules since they have additional weight loss ingredients and are more effective than just tea.
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It may sound too good to be true, but you can trick yourself into eating less. Drop pounds effortlessly with these five stay-slim strategies.
