The popular name for the ‘Atkins Nutritional Approach’ is the ‘Atkins Diet’, which was the brainchild of Doctor Robert Atkins. He had put on a lot of weight while in medical school and after reading about a certain diet in the medical journal, he decided to improve it and release it under his own name.
January 1st, 2010 | Posted in Atkins | No Comments
So you’re going on the Atkins Diet. It’s not necessarily your first diet and until you try this, you can’t be certain that it will be your last dieting attempt. Everything you’ve tried thus far has failed you and you’re on the verge of giving up dieting for ever. Of course, this has been the case many times before and yet you’ve still found yourself going on diet after diet without too much remorse. Now however you live with the hope that with the Atkins low carb diet recipes that you have tucked firmly in your purse, that you’ll be able to beat your history of yo-yo dieting.
December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Atkins | No Comments
You can find many low fat low cholesterol diets. However, before you start one of these diets you should consult your doctor.
December 7th, 2009 | Posted in Healthy Eating | No Comments
The English common name for the tree mushroom Ganoderma applanatum is ‘Artist Conk,’ due to the fact that the light pores on its underbelly stain brown when etched, thus supplying a nature-made canvas for artists.
September 15th, 2009 | Posted in Nutrition | No Comments
Supplement manufacturers have done a wonderful job of confusing the fitness wanting public. For the last five years the bodybuilding community has gobbled up whey protein.
August 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Weight Loss | No Comments
The human body produces oils and other substances that circulate in the bloodstream. An example is insulin, which is secreted from the pancreas in response to the increase in the amount of sugar coming from the food that the person eats. The cells then absorb this, which gives the individual calories that are used as [...]
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Lower Cholesterol | 1 Comment
Having an abnormally high cholesterol level can put one at risk of developing heart disease. It won’t be an instant thing; heart disease can gradually develop as a person ages and as one continues to maintain a very high cholesterol level. If you plan to live well over your years, then lowering your cholesterol levels [...]
December 8th, 2008 | Posted in Lower Cholesterol, Weight Loss | No Comments
James just had a blood test as part of the annual physical examination. This person exercised moderately and loved to eat but this was all about to change when the results came in.
The results showed that the LDL commonly known as bad cholesterol was much higher than the good cholesterol. The doctor said if some [...]
December 8th, 2008 | Posted in Healthy Eating, Lower Cholesterol | No Comments
When people undergo a blood test, there are four things that the doctor will review carefully before revealing the results to the patient. These are namely the LDL, HDL, triglyceride level and total cholesterol.
If any of these are way above the normal range, the doctor will make some recommendations before it is too late. The [...]
December 8th, 2008 | Posted in Lower Cholesterol | No Comments