by Jared Rothe Drinking tea is not something new or a new fad that everyone is jumping on board with; people in China have been drinking it for hundreds and even thousands of years for medicinal purposes, tradition and pleasure. There is black-tea, white-tea,...
by Jake Wakefield Not getting enough sleep can have a wide range of negative effects on your life. After a night without much sleep, the next day you find that you cannot function at your optimal level. Your general sense of well-being is decreased and...
Research during the last three years implicates small inflammation of the arterioles as a major reason for weight gain, trouble losing weight, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. The individuals do not feel this inflammation yet it gradually damages...
Body fat makes you fatter as well as inhibits your ability to lose weight and have higher levels of energy. When you are overweight, your metabolism is low so you do not have the energy you should have. The body fat functions as an endocrine organ that...
Most of us find diets really exciting since they prove to be the fastest ways of knocking of our extra pounds. We get attracted to diets that claim they can help us lose 6 pounds or more in just a week. Do all of these diets actually work? Can we actually...
You have tried one weightloss program after another but they all never seem to work. In fact the last one you tried last sounded very promising but 3 months down the line the weary some pounds are still there. Is there any hope still? But you must get...
Contrary to popular beliefs, alcohol does not convert to fat, it converts to acetate, which is metabolized and it increases hunger. It also impairs carbohydrate metabolism resulting is the carbs not becoming fat within the body. Alcohol and weight loss...
Dear Fit, Four to five times a week, my alarm goes off at 5 a.m. I drag myself out of bed, put on my sneaks, and hit the treadmill in my home first thing in the morning. Is this bad for my body or metabolism? Would I be better off waiting until I got...
