The Hamptons Diet is a long-term wellness approach to eating that can be used as effectively as the Atkins or South Beach Diets for weight loss, but represents a uniquely better approach to long-term health and well-being. The Hamptons Diet takes the best of the Mediterranean Diet and the best of controlled carbohydrate eating and puts them together in the context of whole foods The Hamptons Diet is the most up to date of any healthy eating program with regard … Continue reading →

Getting yourself fit with a cycling workouts is one of the quickest and best ways to lose weight and feel better about yourself and is fun too. Whether you’re looking to improve your fitness or just looking to get a little bit of exercise back into your life, a cycling workout can be just the ticket for you, particularly if you’ve got a distance to travel to work or school in the mornings. In this article we’ll look at some … Continue reading →

The macrobiotic diet is a low-fat, high fiber diet that is a predominantly vegetarian diet, emphasizing whole grains and vegetables. It is also rich in phytoestrogens from soy products and low in meat, dairy products, and sugar. The macrobiotic diet emphasizes foods that tend to be lacking in the United States diet, such as fiber-rich whole grains, vegetables, and beans. It is low in saturated fat and high in phytoestrogens, which proponents believe may help to balance female hormones and … Continue reading →

Green Tea: Basics Green Tea has been used for more than 4,000 years in Chinese culture and medicine, to treat everything from headaches to depression. More recent studies have found it to be helpful in conditions like cancer, arthritis, high cholesterol and heart disease. Green tea can also help to boost your immune system and combat all kinds of viruses. The health benefits of green tea are beyond dispute, but how does it help you to stay slim and burn … Continue reading →

The French Diet is not a fad diet like Atkins or The Zone, but rather a balanced lifestyle that has been developed and perfected by a nation of real food lovers. The French Diet is very appealing as there are no restrictions on carbs or fat and no calorie counting, just good quality food eaten in moderation. The key here really is quality not quantity. The French Diet: The French are very particular about what they eat. Their diet contains … Continue reading →

The Master Cleanse Diet, sometimes also called the Maple Syrup Diet or The Lemonade Diet, is an old diet that has recently come back into fashion in a big way. Celebrities like Beyonce Knowles have credited the diet for their rapid weight loss. She openly says not to do this but admits that she used it to lose 20 pounds in 10 days during the filming of Dreamgirls. The Master Cleanse Diet, sometimes also called the Maple Syrup Diet or … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for a heart-healthy eating plan, the Mediterranean diet might be right for you. The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating plus a splash of flavorful olive oil and perhaps a glass of red wine among other components characterizing the traditional cooking style of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Most healthy diets include fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains, and limit unhealthy fats. While these parts of a healthy diet remain tried-and-true, subtle variations or differences … Continue reading →

Not surprisingly, people with strong trunk muscles and well conditioned leg and hip muscles are less likely to develop back pain and injuries than people with weak or poorly conditioned muscles. Fortunately, your muscles will become stronger if you follow a regular exercise program that challenges your muscles to do slightly more than usual. If you are not already doing strengthening exercises, start with the exercises described here that you can consider to adopt, which focus on the spinal support … Continue reading →

You’re more likely to eat more — and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods — when you eat out than when you eat at home. Restaurants today serve such large portions that many have switched to larger plates and tables to accommodate them!

Diets that require special foods or are based on one particular food group (e.g., the grapefruit diet, Atkins, or Pritikin diets) are hard to follow for more than a few months. We want to eat what we like and often the foods on these diets cannot be found in restaurants or other peoples’ homes. Any of these diets will work if followed – but that’s the problem. Who wants to follow this kind of diet forever? Diet plans that require … Continue reading →