The Annual Cost of the Obesity Epidemic

Obesity is no longer something that hides in the fog, waiting to be discussed over quiet dinners in shadowy corners. More than 26 percent of Americans are obese, with an additional 40 percent considered overweight, and the numbers have yet to level off. The latest research, published in the journal Health Affairs and presented at [...]

Weight Loss via Natural Cleansing

Interest in weight loss has never been higher, and it is easy to understand why as America’s obesity epidemic has become front-page news.  But as story after story illustrates, individuals who “diet” rarely lose the weight permanently.  Too often their weight ends up on the so-called ‘yo-yo’ path, rising and falling as the new miracle [...]

Health Conditions Associated With Obesity

The success of the TV show “Biggest Loser” has brought the dangers of obesity to the American public.  The show follows overweight contestants who vie to lose the greatest amount of weight over a set period of time.  The show follows the participants through the trials and tribulations associated with the difficult task of weight [...]

OBESITY: A KILLER DISEASE

The results are in, and there is no question: obesity is a killer disease.  Yes, disease.  In 2002 the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized obesity as a disease.  It is listed as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and a variety of other ailments, including joint problems due to [...]

THE DANGERS OF OBESITY

Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States and is a serious issue in most developed countries.  Starting with the Industrial Revolution, labor-saving inventions were welcomed into our homes and workplaces, making us far more productive, but also far more sedentary.  We no longer beat the rugs; we vacuum carpeting.  We do not chop [...]

Meal Replacement Powders

As the incidence of obesity in the American public has reached epidemic proportions, more and more individuals have begun searching for a way to lose weight that fits within their hectic lifestyles.  With time for exercise often difficult to find, reducing our food intake is the next best option. Meal Replacement Powders The most significant [...]

Is Food Better Consumed in a Raw Versus Cooked State for Ultra Nutrition?

Raw foodism started out as a trend amongst vegetarians and health buffs, but over the years it has transformed into its own lifestyle that promotes the consumption of raw foods, or rather foods that are consumed in an un-cooked and un-processed form. The belief is that raw food contains a variety of enzymes that are [...]

Ginger: The Super-Herb

Ginger Ginger is actually derived from the tuber side of the organic world, along with potatoes, turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. People eat ginger both whole as a delicacy or ground up and used as a spice. Some use it for its medicinal properties, and while it initially was only popular in Asia it has since [...]

Overcoming the Difficulties of Losing Weight

Emotional Obesity There are a wide variety of causes which certain individuals claim have contributed to their obesity issues, but a variety of medical studies have shown only about 10% of obese individuals can actually attribute their weight to thyroid imbalances, nutritional deficiencies due to food allergies, or genetic issues; in particular to those linked [...]

When Eating Vegetables is not Enough

Vitamins and vitamin supplements supply specific nutrients to the human body and are vital for excellent health. Vitamin supplements are intended to offer nutritional or dietary value to those individuals who consume them, either filling in nutritional gaps or providing extra nutrients to produce a particular effect or cure a certain ailment. Therefore, supplements are [...]

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