Finding the best belly fat tea can be a challenge. The word tea loosely refers to any herbal material that can be steeped in hot water and used as a beverage. Nutrition stores and supermarkets have whole sections of different teas that offer multitudes of different kinds of herbs and herb blends for making teas. Here is what you must know to get the right one for losing belly fat. Read more… »

Low carb vs. low fat diet research produces some real doozies in poor scientific thinking. The latest study, published in a reputable scientific journal, showed no difference in comparative weight loss between the two diets. The authors instead offered some mumbo jumbo about the so-called cardiovascular benefits of a low carb diet. These comments simply repeated old old dogma from flawed thinking that has been around for at least a century. Read more… »

The every other day diet thing seems to be really weird at first glance. You do not have to diet every day for the rest of you life to keep the fat off. That would be depressing. Here are a couple of recipes for some great food on a so-called diet day. If dieting can be this good, imagine what a non-diet day could be tomorrow. Read more… »

Male belly fat and moobs seem to be the most difficult to reduce. Exercising fat is a bad joke on men. Medical treatment can be fast and noninvasive, with excellent results. This brief video by Dr. Bill Johnson explains the best options. Read more… »

Aspartame side effects are so nasty that there is no good reason to consume this artificial sweetener, ever. By approving this substance for human use, the FDA has ignored its responsibility to protect the public. Read what credible scientists and medical researchers have to say about aspartame. Your health depends on paying attention to what they have to say. Read more… »

The great acai weight loss scam is still in full force, despite rampant complaints. Research on weight loss claims is nonexistent. The berry comes from cheap sources and is then romanticized as a way to gouge the public. Acai nutritional qualities are average at best. Promotional articles are poorly written and even more poorly supported with the facts. See what I mean in these examples. Read more… »

Easy and sensible fat loss are features of the every other day diet. And the good news is that all the information you need to know is free. Here is where to start getting it. Read more… »

The every other day diet does not mean that you eat only every other day. No, it is a plan for diet strategies on alternating days so that you can never go hungry or have cravings. It is pretty cool, especially when you know how add cardio exercise for optimum results, as explained here.

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Several recent studies have pointed to the validity of doing very short cardio sessions (10 minutes) several times a day as being as beneficial… or even better… than one longer session. I agree, assuming you do some form of interval work in your cardio sessions. In fact, unless you want to drop a lot of bodyfat, you can get by with one 9-minute session a day if you do it right.

Quick Start: Try three super-short sessions with at least a 2-3 minute higher-intensity ‘burst’ in the middle. You do not have to go to the gym to do this. You can do this by walking stairs, stepping up and down on a low platform, or even walking outside. Let’s face it: 10 minutes is a lot easier on the brain than 30 minutes… and just as good.

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Dr. D

Healthy eating is automatic on the every other day diet. You can make this plan even better with certain foods, some of which may surprise you. Read here to see what the research says.

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One of the biggest myths out there is the myth that eating healthy costs too much.

Just the opposite… and I’ll prove it to you in three ways.

#1: Cash

Here’s some sample figures courtesy of my friend Scott Tousignant’s fitness blog…

2 medium size sweet potatoes $1 or… small fries from a fast food joint

2 red peppers $1 or… a can of pop

Bowl of oatmeal with fruit & protein powder $2 or… large bag of chips

6 Chicken Breasts $10 or… a sub combo from a fast food joint

18 eggs $3.50 or… a burger from a fast food joint

2 salmon fillets $15 or… large pizza

Loaded chicken salad (homemade) $3 or… bag of cookies

Large bag of oatmeal $3.50 or… 4 chocolate bars

Not much of a comparison, it is?

Yet the foods on the left would feed a family of two or more for 4-7 days… the foods on the right? 2-3 days if you live through it.

Tips to make the most expensive part of eating healthy — the cost of quality meats — go further include…

1. Use tofu fillers in chicken and beef recipes. Even if you hate tofu, you can barely taste the difference when combined properly.

2. Buy your meats in bulk online. You can find less expensive grass-fed beef and naturally-raised chicken and have it delivered to you if you live near a large city. If not, check the local farmers.

3. Eat meat only 3-4 times per week and use black beans with rice or inexpensive tuna for your other days. I eat tuna cooked in a skillet with lots of veggies and some olive oil almost every night and I LOVE the taste!

My book The Every Other Day Diet has over 40 pages of recipes in it to help you eat healthy and cheap… and you can still eat out and consume your favorite foods several times per week.

#2: Your Health

Do we ‘really’ need to talk about buy new (usually larger) clothes every year or two? Or about the health care costs associated with being even 20 pounds over your ideal weight, let alone more? How about the time you miss from work with excessive colds?

Eating healthy and taking care of your body adds years to your life… and for the record, the years eating poorly takes away from your life, on average, costs each American over 80,000 in medical expenses.

Want to add that to your food budget?

#3: The Big Picture

Anyone who has been fit knows the joy it brings… the freedom you feel from wearing whatever you want… the productivity you see from increased energy… the pace at which you move during the day.

Not only are these gifts priceless, but they are also massive cash-savers. Your productivity alone can add thousands to your bottom line each year, well off-setting any costs associated with eating quality food.

The Bottom Line…

Like any good accountant would suggest, you need to look at your ROI (return on investment) if nothing else.

What does investing in a better body, greater health, and vibrant energy do for your life? How can that actually translate into more income AND less expense?

You will be surprised.

Remember:
Don’t Quit. Get Fit!

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Best of the every other day diet,

Dr. D

Fish oil weight loss benefits include protection against metabolic syndrome. DHA deficiency, on the other hand is linked to obesity, metabolic syndrome, and even MS. Read this summary of a research article by scientists at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France.

Link from: http://www.oilofpisces.com/weightcontrol.html

DHA deficiency linked to obesity

STRASBOURG, FRANCE. Obesity is a growing problem among adolescents and is often accompanied by metabolic syndrome (MS). Metabolic syndrome involves a cluster of several metabolic abnormalities including overweight (specifically abdominal adiposity), insulin resistance, high triglycerides and low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) levels, and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Researchers at the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg now report that overweight adolescents and overweight adolescents with MS exhibit significant differences in the fatty acid content of plasma phospholipids when compared to their non-overweight peers. Their study involved 60 12-year-olds (30 boys and 30 girls) with normal weight and 60 12-year-olds who were overweight. Twenty-five per cent of the overweight children had been diagnosed with MS as well (none of the normal weight children had MS). Analyses of the phospholipid phase of the blood plasma revealed several important differences between the overweight and normal-weight groups. There was a highly significant difference in DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) concentration with normal-weight subjects having a substantially higher level. Normal-weight participants also had a significantly higher ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to standard fatty acid (SFAs). Furthermore, overweight adolescents with MS had even lower levels of DHA and lower PUFA/SFA ratios than did those who were merely overweight.

The researchers conclude that a diet providing a high ratio of PUFAs to SFAs and, more specifically, a high intake of long-chain PUFAs such as DHA may protect obese persons against the development of metabolic syndrome.

Journal Articles

Klein-Platat, Carine, et al. Plasma fatty acid composition is associated with the metabolic syndrome and low-grad inflammation in overweight adolescents. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 82, 2005, pp. 1178-84.

Phinney, Stephen D. Fatty acids, inflammation, and the metabolic syndrome. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 82, 2005, pp. 1151-52 (editorial).

Key Fish Oil Component

By all accounts from recent research, the key omega-3 oil from fish is DHA. (The other main omega-3 from fish oil is EPA.) Weight control and other benefits regarding metabolism are just one of the many important benefits from fish oil.

All the best for fish oil weight loss,

Dr. D

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