Curing
What Ails Us...Hope or Hype?
Wouldn't we all love to find a nutrient, herb or other substance
that will prevent or cure just about anything that ails
us?
Do
Low Carbohydrate Diets Lead to Weight Loss Success?
Want to break out of the dieting cycle? Before you try the
latest high protein-low carbohydrate diet, read some of
the reasons why this may not be the answer for you.
Exploring
Mindful Eating
Do you know when you’re really hungry for food? Many
of us confuse emotional hunger with a need for food. Read
this FitBriefing to learn more about internal cues
for eating that can guide what, when and how much we eat
for a healthy weight.
Getting
the Support We Need
What answer are we looking for when we ask,
"Do I look fat?" Will the answer we get help, or will we
even believe it? This month's FitBriefing helps
us become clear about what we need, and then how to enlist
support that can truly help us keep moving forward in our
healthy lifestyle efforts.
Glycemic
Index: Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Loss:
The Next Diet Fad?
As the low-carbohydrate diet fad wanes, books featuring
the glycemic index take over bookstore shelves. Trouble
is, using the glycemic index isn't easy. It's not very accurate
either.
Go
Ahead, Indulge!
The holiday season can acually be good for your waistline.
Learn more about this radical idea.
Healthy
Eating for Healthy Weight Loss:
It May Look Like a Diet but It's How You Think About It
Adding structure to our eating may seem like a diet at first,
but it's all in how you think about it. Read this FitBriefing
for tips on adding structure while keeping things flexible.
Healthy
Eating: Change Your Mind First
Do you believe you can't stop eating ice cream once
you start? Do the doughnuts your office mate brings in each
Friday morning mark the beginning of a day-long –
or weekend-long – binge? Do you feel like food is
your enemy? If so, forget about what you're eating and focus
on what you believe – getting over these types of
thoughts and attitudes about food is the first step towards
healthy eating.
Here
Come the Holidays
Say the word " holidays" and women with food
issues start to fidget.
Improving
Body Image for Healthy Weight Loss Success: Loving Our Bodies
You stand before a mirror, with or without clothing. Where
do your thoughts go? Chances are, not to a good place. Yet
those very thoughts can have a have a major impact on how
successful you are at reaching your health goals. Read more
to learn more about changing negative thoughts into supportive
ones.
The
IRS, Your Weight & You
In April of 2002 the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
officially recognized obesity as a disease, making it far
easier for American taxpayers to trim their tax bills and
waistlines at the same time.
Is
Perfectionist Thinking Supporting or Sabotaging Your Success
for Healthy Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change?
Are you a perfectionist? That can be a good thing...
or one that creates obstacles on the road to a fitter you.
Jump
Start Your Weight Loss Program: Stop Dieting & Get Fit!
If you're thinking about starting yet another effort to
trim down, think twice about how you do it. Read this FitBriefing
about how to do if differently for real success in reaching
your healthy weight and fitness goals
Making
Sense of the Diet Wars
If the ongoing debate between high protein/high fat diets
vs. high carbohydrate diets has left you confused, join
the crowd. Even the experts sometimes find themselves wondering
as they read the latest headlines....
Medicines
& Weight Gain: Is Feeling Better Making You Fat? Part
I
Are your medicines making you gain weight? This FitBriefing
lists common antidepressants, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers
and antipsychotics that may lead to weight gain, and when
available, suggests alternative medications to discuss with
your physician.
Medicines
& Weight Gain: Is Feeling Better Making You Fat? Part
II
Part II of this series reviews
common weight-gain inducing medications for diabetes treatment,
steroid hormones, antihistamines, high blood pressure and
migraines.
Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome (PCO or PCOS):
Definition, Diagnosis & Management
Do you
have irregular menstrual periods, sometimes missing cycles
and/or experiencing excessive bleeding, while also struggling
with excess abdominal fat? If so, you might be one of the
estimated 70% of women with irregular menstrual cycles who
have polycystic ovarian syndrome. Learn healthy lifestyle
tips on managing this problem.
10
Tips to Guarantee Holiday Weight Gain
The annual holiday food fight is about to begin, where conflicted
women face down rich-food eating traditions. Enjoy our twist
on the subject -- "10 Tips to Make Sure You Gain Weight
during the Holidays." We hope this tongue-in-cheek
advice emphasizes exactly what not to do to enjoy healthy,
happy holidays.
Which
Exercise is Best?
So you want to take off a few pounds…or more. Which
type of exercise would give you the fastest and best results?
Whatever the answer, remember – make it fun so you'll
want to do it!
