Blinded by a Battered Body Image

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/ CC BY 2.0Body image is a critical piece of the weight management puzzle. So often I hear men and women tell me that they look in the mirror and see only what’s wrong with their bodies, blinded to their physical strengths and beauty. I’ve had supermodels desperately wondering what to do with a back or leg or arm that’s “just not right”. Or there are the handsome hulks who stare into that mirror and see biceps or triceps that are, in their eyes, woefully inadequate. Their common bond is a tortured obsession about achieving a perfect body, and a fear of losing any level of what they think is perfect today. Continue reading…

Fruits and Vegetables Protect Against Colon Cancer

For both overweight and normal weight individuals eating foods like fruits, vegetables, red wine, and tea offer protection against colon and rectal cancers.

Writing in the International Journal of Cancer, scientists suggest flavonoids, plant chemicals that eliminate carcinogens, may help ward off cancer.

In the study, researchers estimated flavonoid intake in more than 120,000 men and women, ages 55 to 69, off a survey about their diets.

Scientists discovered after 13 years nearly 1,500 men and over 1,000 women developed colon or rectal cancer.

But participants, both overweight and normal weight, consuming more catechins and flavonols, other flavonoids found in loods like berries, tea, red wine, apples, pears, and other plant foods, had lower risk of cancer.

Via Reuters.

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Chavez Implores Venezuelans to Lose Weight

Inflammatory President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez is urging citizens to slim down.

Chavez acknowledges that even he is overweight, but he recently lost 20 pounds, by eating better and exercising.

And admits he still has more weight to lose.

Chavez said, “There are lots of fat people in Venezuela.” And he is encouraging his supporters to improve their diets, and exercise more.

But he seems to be only talking to men. “I’m not saying fat women, because they never get fat,” he insisted. “Women so

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Keep Weight Off: Low Carbohydrate vs. Low Fat Diets

If you are one of the millions of people who are looking into starting a diet you may be wondering if a low carbohydrate or low fat diet is the best. Both styles of diets have their merits as well as some drawbacks and knowing what these are can make all the difference when making your choice.

Regardless of what type of diet you choose, the most important thing to remember is that you need to eat healthy at all times. There are foods that have fat or carbohydrates in them, and you still need both of these nutrients in your body. The trick is getting the right amounts and the right types of each (and not the bad varieties).

Low Carbohydrate Diet

This is a type of diet where you limit the amount of carbohydrates you eat severely.

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