Help Lose Fat

There are quite a few diet wreckers around but I  think the very worst is found in every kitchen, cafe and food store and it's hidden in most manufactured food products. 

The worst diet wrecker of all time?

It  has to be sugar - pure, white and deadly.

Why is sugar such a demon?

• Sugar is calorie dense and without eating very much in quantity you will quickly consume a whole load of calories.
• Not only that but it's very natural to love sweet foods - so you want to eat more and more of it
• Sugar is often combined with high fat foods - just think about cakes, cookies, ice cream and chocolate so you get extra calories along with your sugar
• And because sugar has very little nutritional value or bulk it does not help to satisfy your appetite
• Last but not least, eating sugar rapidly raises blood sugar and insulin levels which increase your tendency to store excess energy as fat

The innocent looking white stuff has a lot to answer for but it's easy enough to avoid if you can see it.

The real problem is that we all eat a whole load of  sugar when we don't even know it's there.

• It's often consumed in beverages
• It's hidden in almost every manufactured food product.
• Not all of the products which contain sugar mention sugar in the list of ingredients on the packaging - sugar comes in all different variants so it's important to understand that fructose including high-fructose corn syrup, glucose, lactose, molasses, sucrose, dextrose, galactose and honey are all forms of sugar too and many products will have several of these included in the ingredients making up a huge proportion of the total.

To avoid eating too much sugar

• look out for those hidden ingredients and avoid buying products which load up their foods with empty calories
• eat (rather than drink) your calories - drink plain or sparkling water, herbal tea or black coffee
• eat slow-release whole grain carbohydrates which don't cause insulin levels to spike in place of sugar

 Of course I'm not saying ban sugar altogether (unless it's a real addiction and once you start you just can't stop). Just keep your sugar eating in moderation (maybe a square of chocolate after dinner) rather than filling yourself with empty calories and piling on the pounds.

Do your friends and family sabotage every diet you go on by offering you food you can't resist?

You know how it is.

It just takes a declaration that you need to lose 10lbs to fit into your party dress, for someone in your office to treat everyone to cakes or chocolates. Or for your partner to say, "Let's eat out tonight. How about trying that new "all-you-can-eat" place?"

Why do they do that?

It's probably just coincidence - because food and offers of food are all around us. Eating is a social activity after all and so you will often be invited to eat.

But if you want to reduce those offers and temptations you have to show your friends and family you mean business.

You do that by saying "No!"  without worrying about what they think of you.

Say "No I'd rather not because I am cutting back on food until I lose 10lbs" or whatever.

And the more you keep saying "no" the more respect you will earn and your friends will see that this time you really do mean it.

You can't really blame them for ignoring your half-hearted attempts to lose weight before can you?

How many times have you said to friends "I really shouldn't eat that" and then instantly followed it with "But go on then, just a small piece/just one"? It's no wonder that they don't believe you when you say you're on a diet.

Approach saying "No" like a sport that you are out to master. Try, try and try again until it comes naturally and your friends start to respect your efforts and stop pushing food on you.

Discomfort experienced in the front of your body between the neck and the upper abdomen is known as chest pain. This pain can be mild as well life-threatening. Much would depend upon the seriousness of the problems. There are many reasons why chest pain occurs. What are they?

Why Chest Pain Occurs?

• Chest pain can be due to heart attack
• Angina is chest pain related to the heart
• Asthma can also cause similar pain. It is accompanied by wheezing, cough and shortness of breath
• Pneumonia also can cause much discomfort in the chest. The pain becomes worse when you take a deep breath or cough
• Rapid breathing and anxiety also causes chest pain
• Inflammation of the tendons and muscles between the ribs and strain are other causes of chest pain
• Stomach ulcers lead to chest pain
• Indigestion
• Gallstones also cause pain in the chest. It get worse after a fatty meal
• Heartburn
• Cervical arthritis
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Musculoskeletal diseases

There are several reasons why a chest pain can occur. It is not necessarily that your are suffering from a heart attack. Next time you have a chest pain consult your doctor.

Yes. Happiness keeps a person healthy. A cheerful disposition helps you to recover from many ailments. Blood pressure levels will come down if a person is happy. Headaches disappear in no time. A positive attitude is good to combat health problems. Negativity pulls you down. Even a terminally ill patient should feel happy, even if he is faced with death.

How is Happiness Good For Health?

• Happiness relaxes the mind and body. One feels refreshed
• Energy levels go up. One feels less lethargic
• Performance or rather productivity goes up. Good health means more capacity to perform a particular task
• One experiences psychological well-being. Depression and anxiety levels come down. In fact one may not suffer from them
• Recover from illness is faster. A happy mood makes you feel healthy
• Headaches disappear. A smile relieves you of your tension
• Blood pressure comes down
• The brain gets stimulated. Concentration improves. You are more alert
• Overall health improves. You can be free from disease. Morbidity is not good for health
• Happiness is a better substitute to pills
• Alcohol need not be solution to problems as happiness can resolve most of them
• Your attitude towards life is more positive, which helps you to cope up with health problems better
• Happiness increases longevity of life
• Your face will reflect a healthy and radiant look
• Lower rates of chronic illnesses
• Lessens the harmful effects of stress

Happiness is good medicine for good health. If one is happy one can get cured of many health problems. If one is suffering, one can cope up better. Happiness prevents diseases, particularly mental health problems or at least mitigates them. Be happy and keep the doctor away.

One likes to drink, but does not like to suffer from a hangover. Excessive drinking causes a hangover the next day. You may enjoy drinking at a party, but hate the hangover that follows. How to cure it?

Tips to Cure Hangover

• One must take clear alcohol. Dark alcohol contains cogeners, which cause hangovers. White wine, light rum and vodka are clear alcohol. Red wine, sherry, brandy, dark run are dark alcohol
• Eating fried foods before drinking prevents a hangover. It is better to avoid drinking on an empty stomach
• It is good to drink plenty of water before going to bed. You suffer from a hangover because you are dehydrated
• A good night sleep helps. It is good to get as much as sleep as possible. Avoid work if you can the next day
• Take B6 and B12 vitamin supplements the night before. Lower levels of these vitamins can cause a hangover. But be careful not to take them in excess

Get rid of your hangover. Enjoy your drinking and not worry too much about a hangover. It is curable.