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Fabulous Health Tips

We've archived our popular Health Tip of the Day . You'll find a lot of interesting and valuable tips that you can use to optimize your health, fitness, nutrition and awareness. Apply these tips generously!



Weight Loss Food Journal

There are many tools which can help you lose weight. Often exercise and trying to watch your diet is just not enough, most people need some help. Unfortunately, unless you are a celebrity you probably can’t afford a personal trainer or a meal delivery service.


3 Exercises for Washboard Abs

Summer is in full force even if your beach body is not exactly there yet. A common problem area is the stomach. Washboard abs or simply a flat stomach is one of the hardest things to achieve. Here are three of the most effective ab exercises to help you tone up in a hurry.


4 Guilt-Free Comfort Foods

We all need a little comfort now and then but all too often it comes in the form of food. With comfort foods come extra calories. Men tend to go for foods such as pizza and pasta whereas women tend to gravitate towards sweeter treats such as ice cream and chocolate.


Obesity Is On The Rise

Obesity is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in North America. In the UK, about 46% of men in England and 32% of women are overweight and these numbers are on the rise. The World Health Organization has even gone so far as to label obesity as an “epidemic”.


Cook Smart and Cut Calories

We all know that home cooked meals are much healthier for us than restaurant or take out meals. But how healthy are your meals? Many ingredients still have a ton of calories and fat so your home cooked meals may be doing an injustice to your weight.


3 Ways to Suppress Your Appetite

Many people associate diet and weight loss with extreme measures such as crash dieting. Fortunately there are several ways to suppress your appetite and not suffer through extreme hunger pangs to lose those extra pounds.


Boost Metabolism to Burn Fat

Metabolism is a series of chemical reactions in the body that allow the body to grow, reproduce, maintain their structure, and respond to their environments. It is the rate at which the human body burns fat and is the key variable in weight control and weight loss. The speed of metabolism varies greatly from person to person and numerous factors come into account.


What Type of Eater Are You?

In order to lose weight you need to monitor your diet. But first, you need to find out what kind of eater you are. The mistake many people make is thinking that a diet that worked for someone else will work for them. Our diets are as individual as we are, and no one thing will work for any person.



4 Activities for Spring

With spring upon us, think about taking a break from the gym and taking advantage of the nicer weather. There are numerous outdoor activities to participate in, and after the long winter months, getting outdoors is a great way to get some sunshine and much needed Vitamin D. Here are a few exercise ideas that will get outside while getting you in shape for summer.



Uncovered Weight Loss Tips

There have always been myths about weight loss, and that continues to be true. Fortunately more recent research has decoded some of these myths, and also uncovered some new and surprising weight loss secrets that actually work.

One of the best things you can do is to come clean with yourself. Weighing in regularly has been found to be helpful in losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight.


An Introduction to Pilates

Pilates is a physical exercise program that was first developed in the early 20th century by a man named Joseph Hubertus Pilates. He developed the exercise program with the aim to heal returning veterans from World War I.


Simple Ways to Cut Calories

If your eating habits have gone a little off track since your New Years resolution pledge, you are not alone. Sometimes, attempting to do too much at once can get overwhelming, and things can go in the opposite direction.


Weight Training to Lose Weight

Ever wonder why you spend so much time walking, running and eating healthy, but still can’t seem to lose weight? Although walking and running, and obviously diet, contribute to weight loss and staying fit, it may not be enough.


Diet Tips That Actually Work

Most people want to lose weight, and will try anything to do it. There are so many diet fads, pills that do not work, and ridiculous diets that will not only not work, but can sometimes produce the opposite effect of what is trying to be achieved.


10 Tips To Stay Slim

Maintaining your weight doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Keeping your weight in check is as simple as leading a balanced life and knowing the tricks to cutting calories and staying in shape.


Increase Metabolism for Weight Loss

Metabolism is the rate at which the human body burns fat and is the key variable in weight control and weight loss. The speed of metabolism varies greatly from person to person and many factors affect the speed of it. Some people are simply born with slow metabolisms and cannot seem to lose weight no matter what they do.


Why Am I Not Losing Weight?

Are you having a tough time losing weight, no matter how hard you work at it? Many people feel that although they are working hard, the weight is still not coming off. Here are a few reasons why.


A Healthy Metabolism Equals Weight Loss

If you find yourself wondering why you are not losing weight even though you are getting some exercise and eating less, it probably has something to do with your metabolism. Contrary to popular belief, you can affect your metabolism with how you eat and how you move.


7 Tips to Get the Most Out Of Jogging

One of the best ways to keep fit and to lose weight is to jog. High cardio combined with strenuous muscle workouts have a great capacity to help us burn the extra fat we carry around, and it's nothing new.