Eat What You Want…Really!

What if we didn’t need any diet at all!?! Just imagine…today is the day we can eat all we want, in the size we want and whenever we want. If you find yourself in an unpredictable situation, with no internet around you to check calories, no friendly advices to guide you toward the healthy choice, what would you do? It all comes to whether you have learned anything about your eating habits, since health started to be a priority for you. I want you to design a journal with the daily menu of foods you want to eat. Remember, what…Read the Rest

13 Tricks to Eat Less

Nowadays, more and more people are trying to reduce their calories intake. How much we eat does not affect only our looks, but our health as well. It seems that people who eat less have a lower risk of heart disease, less chances of having a stroke or getting diabetes. Moreover, some even believe that eating less will extend their life span and will help them avoid health problems associated with aging. Some researchers calculated that (based on tests conducted on animals) every calorie we avoid means about 30 seconds extra life. The „French paradox” is a very good example…Read the Rest

Main 3 Objectives of Diets

When speaking of diets, one must know that there are numerous objectives that can be achieved by dieting: 1. THE MOST COMMON objective is loss of excess body fat; 2. Medical objectives; 3. Increase body fat and / or muscle weight gain. There are many other objectives, but let’s try to focus on these three: 1. Loss of excess body fat These diets restrict the intake of specific food, or food in general. The METABOLIC DIFFERENCES and LIFE STYLE are two main factors that influence the effectiveness of dieting. Sometimes, short-term dieting is not even effective. When reducing the food…Read the Rest

2 of the Most Important Elements in Fruits

1. Water in Fruits Water plays an important part in our lives. 70% of our planet is covered with water, resembling with the human body that consist of 80% water. So, it seems that we should control our water intake in order to maintain the “volume” of water in our bodies. Some might say that we could drink 2 bottles of water a day and have the intake covered. If you think that this is the proper solution, think again! You don’t have to flood your body with water, you only have to consume food that is rich in water.…Read the Rest

Brief Information on Diets

A diet is defined as the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what food to eat. Many individuals choose the type of food by certain criteria, like: Desired state of health; Morality; Religion; Effectiveness. It seems that in the last few years more and more people are concerned with their health, when speaking of diets. The imbalance of consumed products results in either starvation or excessive reserves of adipose tissue (body fat) . Vitamins and minerals are very important (poor intake can cause dramatic…Read the Rest