Weight Loss Benefits of Garlic

If you want to use garlic for weight loss (based on the antioxidants in it), try to include it naturally in the food dishes you prepare, and remember to eat the correct proportions.

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Weight Loss Benefits of Leafy Greens

Leafy green veggies are just about the best thing you can eat, regardless if you are on a diet or not. They are packed with goodness and they can be prepared a number of different ways so you’ll never get sick of them. If you are following a weight loss diet, including leafy greens is one of the best things you can do.

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Accepting Yourself, Not Obesity

Accepting Yourself Not Obesity

If you are obese or overweight, like so many of us are, you should love yourself and consider yourself beautiful no matter what number the bathroom scale shows you. However, its important to begin to understand that a large part of self-love is taking care of your body so that it is healthy and you can live a long life. As soon as you start accepting yourself, not obesity, you will be ready to take steps to losing weight and living a healthier life.

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Weight Loss Diet Fights Gastric Cancer

Gastric Cancer Diet

What you need to realize is that the healthy habits you have today are going to help you lower the risk of cancer being a part of your life in the future. Here are some ways your weight loss diet can help to reduce your risk of cancers of all kinds, including gastric cancer.

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Healing Time for Smoking

Smoking Healing Time

I have always wondered what the healing time for smoking actually is. How long does it take for your lungs to heal from years of being filled with tar, nasty chemicals and smoke? I’m sure there are many other people out there who are wondering the same thing, so I have done some research and here’s what I learned.

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Tips for Making Healthier Food Choices

Tips for Making Healthier Food Choices

Healthier food choices begin with learning what’s in your food. Start to make a habit of reading nutritional labels to learn how much fat, calories, and other ingredients are in the things you eat. You might be surprised at what kind of chemicals, fats, etc. your food really contains and how many calories you are actually eating in a meal.

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Standard American Diet Attributed to Obesity and Poor Health

The Standard American Diet is one that focuses on food for pleasure and convenience, rather than being a diet that encourages good health. The daily caloric content of this diet is high, generally around 2500 calories for the average adult.

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Anti-Cancer Drug Added to Junk Foods

Health Canada announced today that they are contemplating allowing food companies to add an anti-cancer drug to junk foods. This cancer-fighting drug called asparaginase is an enzyme that is used in patients with leukemia and some other types of cancers.

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Health Problems Associated with Being Overweight

There is a number of serious health problems associated with being overweight and obese. Losing weight to reduce your chances of developing one or more of these diseases in your lifetime, combined with the fact that you will have more energy and feel healthier, is all you should need to get motivated to make some changes.

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Weight Loss Strengthens Immune System

Even though losing weight won’t guarantee you will avoid the flu and other bugs, these studies do give us another good reason to shed our excess pounds.

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