For successful weight loss, don’t forget to include sleep and stress relief into your plan

For successful weight loss, don’t forget to include sleep and stress relief into your plan

by | Nov 11, 2011 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Natural Weight Loss, Sleep and Weight Loss, Stress and Weight Loss, Underlying Metabolic Imbalances, Weight Loss

The LIFE study, a large 2-phase weight loss study, has found some interesting connections from the completed phase one. In phase one, study participants take part in counseling, 500 calorie reduction diet based on the DASH diet and 180 min of exercise a week.

60% of the participants were successful in phase one; meaning they lost at least 10 pounds and met the 180 min of weekly exercise requirement. They also attended 73% of their counseling sessions on average. When researchers looked at the differences between the successful group of participants and the unsuccessful group, they came up with 2 areas that differentiated them – stress and sleep.

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For successful weight loss, don’t forget to include sleep and stress relief into your plan

Your Guide to Eating Out

by | Oct 31, 2011 | Weight Loss

Researchers have been exploring the link between the obesity epidemic and trends in eating out. Both obesity and restaurant use are on the rise. Why are many restaurant meals so bad for you? Because they flavor their foods with compounds that promote weight gain and obesity, such as sugar, high fructose corn syrup, processed grains and trans fat. Many places also use portions sizes that are blown way out of proportion.

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