CAN LEPTIN AFFECT WEIGHT LOSS?
What is Leptin? Leptin is a protein produced in the fat cells to regulate the need for food—better known as our appetite—along with fat storage. Leptin’s main function is to help maintain body weight, as it is a naturally produced hormone which sends signals to the brain, informing it that you are satisfied. As Leptin […]
Benefits of the Keto Diet
Recently, the keto diet has become extremely popular for its health benefits such as weight loss and preventing disease. The keto diet can be hugely beneficial, but how does it work to provide these benefits? What is the Keto Diet? You may have heard of the high-protein, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet. The keto diet keeps carbohydrate […]
3 Benefits of the Keto Diet
Keto is everywhere; it’s the new buzzword, the new favorite among those looking to shed pounds, and the new hate victim of the food-pyramid-spouting-eat-your-whole grains mainstream medical industry. The keto diet, while it is not the magic cure-all for every single disease on the planet, does a pretty dang good job at being the potential […]
Your Paleo Plate
One area where many people struggle when eating paleo is finding the right balance in their meals. On the surface eating paleo seems simple, you just opt for meat instead of junk food and you are good to go, right? The answer is yes and no. Yes, eating paleo can be easy but no that […]
Paleo Brain Foods
One of the areas where we tend to struggle is focus. Many times we aren’t able to think as clearly as we should and we are not able to concentrate the way that we should. Sadly, for many of us, we don’t even know that we have trouble with mental clarity because we are just […]
What’s So Great About Paleo?
Unless you have been living under a rock you have likely heard of the paleo diet. This is the way of eating that is knocking people all over the world off of their feet. Not only do people who choose to eat paleo look years younger than their age, but they are also more energetic, […]
5 Tips To Losing Weight While Keeping Your Sanity
Losing weight is the goal of many individuals worldwide however there is no simple way to drop the pounds like taking a pill or simply wishing them away. Unfortunately, losing weight takes determination and commitment to a healthy diet and exercise plan and even then it takes longer than we would like to drop those […]
10 Top Healthy Foods To Keep You Fit
Healthy eating and physical fitness go together, but there are no magic foods that cause you to be one hundred percent healthy by just eating the one food. No, you need a variety of foods from each of these food groups each day. It’s also important to watch the portion size so as not to […]
How to Choose a Weight Loss Plan
Whether you need to lose only a few extra pounds or up to 50 or 100 pounds, you can become weary while trying to choose among the hundreds of weight loss plans available. There are plenty of weight-loss diets that involve eating special foods, drinking certain drink mixtures, or taking weight loss pills. But which […]