Monday 11 May 2015

A glass of wine a day

How wine can help you lose weight: It defies conventional wisdom but some women insist a nightly glass of red keeps them slim and experts now say they may be right
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3075931/How-wine-help-lose-weight-defies-conventional-wisdom-women-insist-nightly-glass-red-keeps-slim-experts-say-right.html#ixzz3ZorrQnhz

Monday 20 April 2015

Losing half a stone

HOW TO BEAT... HEART DISEASE

14. LOSE HALF A STONE

Studies have consistently shown that losing 5 to 10 per cent of your bodyweight — 7lb if you weigh 12st, 10lb if you weigh 15st — can lower blood pressure, reduce ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol and blood fats, inflammation and blood sugar levels, and have a real impact on your heart health, especially if the excess weight had accumulated round your waist.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3046298/HOW-BEAT-HEART-DISEASE-isn-t-fat-clogs-arteries-true-villain-surprise-you.html#ixzz3XqIa1mtZ

Monday 13 April 2015

Monday 30 March 2015

Losing weight by Instagram

A woman shed an incredible nine stone after posting pictures of all of her meals on Instagram - and getting people to rate how healthy they are.

Jess Semmens, 22, takes a series of pictures of what she is about to eat, posts them on her page and waits to see what her followers think of her food.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3018614/Obese-woman-loses-NINE-stone-posting-pictures-meals-online-strangers-doctor-warns-ll-dead-35.html#ixzz3VwRtasuB

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Cutting sugar intake

World health chiefs have today urged people to cut their sugar intake to lower the risk of obesity and tooth decay. The much-anticipated World Health Organisation report recommends no more than 10 per cent of a person's daily energy should come from added sugars, or those found naturally in juices and honey. That equates to around 50g or 12 teaspoons a day.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2979477/World-Health-Organisation-chickens-cutting-recommended-sugar-intake-children.html#ixzz3TRr1L1RC 

Monday 16 February 2015

Thursday 12 February 2015

A chronic disease

The mantra ‘eat less and move more’ is not enough to help fat people lose weight, experts claim.

While the approach may help those who are obese shed pounds in the short term, most put the weight straight back on, they warn.

Doctors need to regard obesity as a chronic disease with largely biological causes that cannot be cured through diet and exercise alone, the US specialists add.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2950087/Exercise-diet-not-lose-weight-Doctors-treat-obesity-chronic-disease-biological-factors-cause-it.html#ixzz3RWEqXsGi 

Tuesday 3 February 2015

The bucket list

'My life sucked': Woman created bucket list of 300 activities because she was 'fat, lonely and sad' (and ended up losing three stone and getting married!)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2936727/My-life-sucked-Woman-created-bucket-list-300-activities-fat-lonely-sad.html#ixzz3QfncZ27J

Monday 5 January 2015

The 5:2 diet

You can feast on the Fast Diet! Tasty recipes and simple tips that mean you AND your other half can still enjoy mealtimes as you slim

  • The 5:2 diet is the ultimate way for both men and women to lose weight 
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2896628/You-feast-Fast-Diet-Tasty-recipes-simple-tips-mean-half-enjoy-mealtimes-slim.html#ixzz3NwHaXZ49