Does hypnosis work for weight loss?Hypnosis is terribly misunderstood and the only exposure to hypnosis most people will ever have is a Las Vegas stage show. But stage hypnosis for entertainment and hypnotherapy for behavior change are completely different animals. Could 'real' hypnotherapy help you get leaner?
Goal Setting For a New Decade: Beyond the New Year's ResolutionWhen you pause and reflect on the past decade as you look ahead to a new one, it makes you appreciate how short life is, how valuable time is and how quickly the time can pass you by - with nothing to show for it, if you don't plan otherwise. That's why the passing of another decade can feel like a wake up call as much as a fresh start.
No Pain No Gain: Fitness Myth or Ultimate Fitness Truth?No Pain, No Gain. Is this aphorism just a fitness myth and downright bad advice? A lot of people seem to think so. As a bodybuilder with 25 years of training experience and more than two dozen trophies on my shelf, I have another perspective to offer you
Fight Fitness Fraud With Fitness SkepticismThe fitness industry is full of misconceptions and myths as well as blatant scams and lies. As Winston Churchill said, ?A lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.? If Churchill could only see the Internet today!
The poison in our food supply that most people are STILL eating every dayMost people are literally eating poison every day without giving it a second thought. Eating even small amounts of this substance is consistently linked to coronary heart disease. The research also confirms that it will increase belly fat (visceral fat), contribute to insulin resistance, increase risk of type 2 diabetes, adversely affect cholesterol levels, trigger systemic inflammation, and adversely affect almost every cell in your body.
Wu Long Tea And Green Tea For Weight Loss: Scam WarningThe odds are good that if you're interested in improving your health and losing fat, you probably either drink tea, take a green tea supplement or you've at least thought about it. But what if I told you that most of the fat reducing claims for green tea were total BS, based on misinterpretation or deliberate misreporting of the research? Unfortunately, it's true. If you've purchased green tea for weight loss, you may have been scammed.
Irvingia gabonensis: IN-credible weight loss from an African tree?Irvingia gabonensis is the newest supplement to hit the weight loss marketplace, saturate the internet with advertisements, ignite forum discussions and flood my email inbox with questions. In the weight loss marketplace, this may gain the dubious distinction of becoming the next hoodia or acai berry (scam), but I'll just present the facts, make my case and then let you decide for yourself.
Scary Skinny Tabloid Tell-AllsI admit it. I bought the National Enquirer. I know, you should never admit you bought the Enquirer, but the headline GOT me! 'Hollywood's Deadly Skin And Bones Diet: Stars Risking Their Lives To Be Thin.'
The 2 Pounds Per Week Rule - And How To Burn Fat FasterWhy do you always hear that 2 pounds per week is the maximum amount of fat you should lose? If you train hard while watching calories shouldn't you be able to lose more fat without losing muscle or damaging your health? What if you want to lose fat faster? How do you explain the fast weight losses on The Biggest Loser? Want to know where that 2 pounds rule comes from and what it really takes to burn more than 2 pounds of fat per week?
How liquid calories may be making you fat, even your favorite protein drinksSo far, at least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energy containing beverages (i.e., 'liquid calories') don't activate the satiety mechanisms in the brain and don't satisfy the appetite as well as food in solid form. Research also supports a positive association between calorie-containing beverage consumption and increased body weight. New research now suggests that soda may not be the only culprit
8 reasons why you keep falling off the diet wagonClearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today.
Avoid This Killer Weight Re-Gain MistakeIf you want to burn off fat and keep it off permanently, there are a few things you absolutely must do, and a new study from Wake Forest University has just uncovered another one.
Excuses For Not Getting In Shape That Won't Fly in 2009It's 2009. Your old excuses for not getting in shape won't work. As Dr. Evil (Austin Powers) said, ZIP IT! I don't want to hear them anymore! Read em', then haul your excuseless butt to the gym!
Instead of New Years Resolutions, Set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. GoalsTake a closer look at the meaning behind the word 'Resolution'. Being derived from the word 're-solve', it really means 'to solve again.' And isn't that exactly what happens? You solve the same problem again and again, year after year?
Speed Eating And Fat Loss: Diet Advice Your Mom Was Right About All AlongNew research proves that the weight loss advice your mom gave you is true after all.
Listen to Maintainers, Not to Losers: 5 secrets to keeping the weight off for goodListen to Maintainers, Not to Losers: 5 secrets to keeping the weight off for good.
Fat Burner Supplements: The Unadulterated TruthFat burner supplements are advertised everywhere these days and the ads almost always feature a very lean fitness model or bodybuilder. Some of these ads suggest that the only way to get as lean as the 'hot bodies' you see pictured is by taking their 'miracle pills' and that proper nutrition and exercise alone is not enough. Find out the truth about fat burners and get 7 tips on choosing one befor
Your Fitness Future Foretold: 20 Predictions for the New YearToday is your lucky day because I'm going to predict your future and forecast exactly what kind of results you're going to get in the next 12 months. Sylvia Browne, step aside... I'm pretty good at this..
3500 Calories: A Pound of Fat or Six Pounds Of Muscle?Most fitness conscious people know that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you create a deficit of 3500 calories in a week, you lose a pound of weight. Right? Well, not so fast. Dr. Kevin Hall, an investigator at the National Institute of Health in recently published a new paper in the International Journal of Obesity that throws a wrench in works of the '3500 calories to lose a pou
The New Visualization Breakthrough: Mental Training Tactics For Health And Fitness SuccessUnderstanding of the mind's role in motivation and behavior is one of the most critical elements in physical fitness success. If you struggle with changing habits and behaviors or if you can't get motivated, then even the best training and nutrition program is worthless. With new discoveries in the science of visualization, you can make amazing breakthroughs in your health and fitness achievements
Fish Oil May Help Burn Fat But Not THAT Much Fat!What The latest research says about omega-3 fatty acids and weight loss
Why Some People Quit And Some People Never Give UpSome people just never give up. They have ferocious persistence and they never let go of their goals. These people are like the bulldog that refuses to release its teeth-hold on a bone. The harder you try to pull the bone out of his mouth, the harder the dog chomps down with a vice like grip. Other people abandon their biggest goals and dreams at the first obstacle they encounter. Did you ever won
Count Down To Fitness Success And Keep Your Motivation Drive AliveThere are many great ways to get focused and motivated to start a new diet or exercise program, but often the most difficult thing to do is keep that drive and ambition alive and see your goal through to completion. Setting goals in writing is an essential step to success, but how do you stay focused on them? One technique I have used ever since my very first bodybuilding competition 18 years ago,
Brain Science And New Year's ResolutionsGoal setting is also not a one time event, it's is an ongoing process of literally 're-wiring your brain' by using 'scientific goal setting' methods. New findings in neuroscience have proven why new years resolutions almost always fail and what you should do instead, to produce permanent behavior changes and lasting results.
Tom Venuto's Top 10 Travel Fitness Tips, Part 2just because you're traveling doesn't mean you can't follow your regular exercise regimen. If you want to continue to improve your physique while on the road, you can! Here are 5 more ways that I did it on my last extended business trip that you may find helpful as well. It begins with a simple decision.
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