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Overeating and Dieting Linked to Addiction, in Rats
Quitting a bad diet, and switching to a healthy one, might be just as difficult as kicking drug addiction.
When weaning rats off a high-calorie diet, researchers found similar effects on their brain to stopping drugs and alcohol.
Granted, rats and humans have very different brains—most of the time—but scientists believe these findings help explain why diets fail.
Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, experts claim when overeaters try to go on a diet it causes stress hormones in their brains to run wild.
This freaks them out, leading to anxiety, decreased motivation, and unwillingness to try other foods. A s
Shake Up Your Fat Cells at Any Age with “Vitamin I”
I just returned from Arizona where I led a women’s health and fitness retreat. Most of the participants were frustrated and wanted to know why, despite regular exercise and healthy nutrition; they weren’t seeing their body fat change. After observing them work out, I concluded that they were “Vitamin I” deficient. What does that mean? I made it up when I wrote Body for Life for Women. Vitamin I is intensity. Continue reading…
Low-Fat Diets Improve Your Mood
There is more than one way to skin a cat. And that strange and grotesque cliche happens to apply to your weight loss approach. There are many diets that will get you to your goal weight, but not all of them will also have the added benefit of improving your mood.
According to a new study, only low-fat diets will help with long-term mood improvement.
“This study looked at one factor, and prior studies haven’t focused on psychological factors,” says Dr. Ewald Horvath, interim chairman of psychiatry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “This is a great study focusing on something very important.”
The key difference between low-fat diets and low-carb diets is the long-term effect on mood. Studies h
How to Tone Abs & Strengthen Your Core
Strengthening the core of the body helps maintain spine health, prevents back pain, encourages good posture, and helps the body function more efficiently. Learning how to tone abs helps develop the body core, giving you a lighter step, an improved posture, and a better ability to perform everyday tasks without difficulty or injury.
The Importance of the Body Core
Core muscles are those around the trunk and pelvis. These muscles are, unfortunately, often ignored in many fitness or weight loss plans. Sure, many plans might encourage sit ups or push ups here and there, but concentrated core work is often left for bodybuilders seeking six-pack abs.
Strengthening the core of the body, though, is important to overall fitness.