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Less Calories, More Nutrients
Not all foods are equal! The goal when eating is to get the most ‘bang for your buck’ when it comes to nutrients. For example, a glass of skim milk can provide all kinds of nutrients that the body needs for about 83 calories, while a regular can of soda...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Tips for Choosing a Miami Weight Loss Program
If you struggle with weight loss, you are certainly not alone. Rather than trying to accomplish this feat by yourself, consider a Miami weight loss program that offers help. Help may come in the form of a more structured eating plan and support from...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Tips for Getting the Most from a Weston Weight Loss Center
Sometimes the only way to lose weight is to get help. Trying to do it on your own can be challenging and even downright dangerous if you don’t eat plenty of healthy foods and choose moderate exercise during your weight loss journey. A good Weston...
Apr 23rd, 2018

How to Find a Healthy Aventura Weight Loss Center
When you’re ready to be serious about losing weight, you want to also be serious about protecting your health. Losing weight too quickly often means crash diets and unsafe eating and exercising, and damaging your health is not worth any pounds lost...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Why Opt for Deerfield Beach Medical Weight Loss Programs?
If you need help losing weight, you have many options available to you, from prepared meals to support groups and meetings to time with a personal trainer. There are many advantages to choosing Deerfield Beach medical weight loss programs over any...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Successfully Working With a Coral Gables Weight Loss Doctor
Using the services of a Coral Gables weight loss doctor might be the best thing you do when it comes to your weight. Working with a doctor will ensure that you’re losing weight in a healthy way and are not starving yourself or going without needed...
Apr 23rd, 2018

How to Choose the Best Dadeland Weight Loss Center
Getting help for weight loss is often a good idea as trying to do it on your own can lead to poor choices and frustration. Many people resort to crash diets or they overexert themselves with exercise, and end up gaining back what weight they lost, and...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Finding the Right Dadeland Medical Weight Loss Program
Many individuals searching for the best Dadeland medical weight loss program are tired of counting calories, counting “points,” or eating pre-packaged diet foods. Long term weight loss requires changes you can live with.
Apr 23rd, 2018

Is Weston Medical Weight Loss Right for You?
If You’re Tired of Fad Diets If you’ve tried the fad diets and found them inadequate, you’re not alone. Many best selling diet plans help you lose weight at first, but don’t help you keep it off. Some fad diets are downright unhealthy, causing you to...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Lose Weight And Keep It Off
How many times have you seen people try over and over again to diet, only to have it fail miserably? How many times has this happened to you? The problem is that dieting doesn’t work. People change their diet and count calories, cutting out foods that...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Surprising Ways a Weight Loss Center May Save Your Life
The term “apnea” refers to a cessation of breathing, and sleep apnea is when someone stops breathing at night during sleep, typically for just a few seconds until they wake themselves up and start breathing again. This condition is very dangerous for a...
Apr 23rd, 2018

A Fort Lauderdale Weight Loss Center Can Help You Lose Weight
Whether you have been holding on to a few extra pounds after college or after pregnancy, or if you have always wanted to lose some weight, you can find a Fort Lauderdale weight loss program that can work for you and help you get the results that you want.
Apr 23rd, 2018

3 Important Signs That It’s Time to Call a Weight Loss Doctor
Struggling with weight loss can be discouraging and also downright unhealthy. So-called yo-yo dieting often ruins a person’s metabolism, making it more difficult to keep weight off weight long-term. They can also cause damage to internal organs, muscle...
Apr 23rd, 2018

Weight Loss Doctors Can Help You Lose Weight
There are so many fad diets out there and so many workout plans that are ‘guaranteed’ to bring you results. Companies release different workout machines every year and each one is supposed to be better than the last with proven results.
Apr 23rd, 2018

How to Lose Pregnancy Weight
One of the many complaints that new mothers have is that they just can’t lose the weight that they gained during pregnancy. Unfortunately many pregnant women take the saying “eating for two” to heart, and they eat whatever they want to while pregnant.
Apr 23rd, 2018

Get Help Losing Weight
Many people have problems losing weight. Some people may have added extra pounds from stress, or from bad eating habits. Others may have gained pregnancy weight and just can’t lose it.
Apr 23rd, 2018

The Importance of Maintaining an Ideal Body Weight
An important part of any weight loss journey is setting goals. It is important to consider many factors, such as ideal body weight. Having a good understanding of ideal body weight can contribute to setting realistic goals and meeting them.
Mar 22nd, 2018

Top Five Calorie Burning Exercises
In conjunction with a well-balanced diet, getting enough exercise is essential for weight loss. There are plenty of different activities and classes you can take to get your exercise. Find ones that you enjoy and incorporate them into your daily or...
Mar 22nd, 2018

4 Superfoods You Should Know About
Superfoods are natural foods containing high levels of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and polyphenols. They are valuable additions to any diet, since they are nutrient-dense foods with few or no negative properties, such as high saturated fat content...
Mar 22nd, 2018

3 Ways that Snacking can Help you Lose Weight
Often when trying to lose weight, many of us think to cut out snacking from our diet. It seems like a practical way to get your metabolism on a steady schedule and reduce the fatty and unnecessary calories from your diet. However, smart snacking on the...
Mar 19th, 2018

Don’t Incorporate Diet Soda into Your Diet
re you an avid soda drinker? Are you one of many who have made the switch to diet soda versus regular soda thinking it is a healthier option? If so, you may be surprised to find out that diet soda is often times associated with weight gain. MSN...
Mar 15th, 2018

Five Simple Keys to Weight Loss
There are five simple guidelines to live by if you want to achieve your weight loss goals. Erin Oprea, a personal trainer of many celebrities, stresses that focusing on your water, sodium, starches, sugar, and alcohol intake will help you attain your...
Mar 14th, 2018

Exercises to Help Achieve Your Dream Body
It is not necessary to have a gym membership in order to sculpt your body. For example, squats, press ups, lunges, and planks are all exercises you can do in the comfort of your home. Investing in dumbbells and kettlebells will help add resistance to...
Mar 13th, 2018

Do Crunches Do More Harm Than Good?
Once someone starts achieving their goals through a medical weight loss program, the next goal can be to develop abdominal muscles. The exercise of choice is usually crunches but fitness experts say that it’s a poor exercise for your spine...
Mar 12th, 2018

Foods That Help Burn Fat
It is important to maintain a healthy diet on your weight loss journey. While staying active and incorporating fitness into your day is part of the process, without a balanced diet you won’t achieve the results you want. Some foods that help burn...
Mar 11th, 2018

Dr. G’s Employee Loses Weight with Dr. G’s Program
I started working at Dr G’s on Dec 9th 2013, a week later I was asked if I would like to try the program. After weighing in at 213 I realized wow I really needed to do something. I knew I was heavy and needed to lose a few pounds but after weighing in...
Mar 10th, 2018

Dieting With No Results
Many times diets fail because you make poor decisions while dieting. You eat healthy meals and follow a medical weight loss program, but forget about the liquids you are consuming. Another mistake is eating larger portions than needed. Even though it...
Mar 10th, 2018

Real Life Results With Dr. G’s
Nothing makes us happier than hearing about our patients’ successful weight loss journeys! We recently heard from one of our Fayetteville patients and are thrilled to see the physical and personal progress she has made. Rebecca is a RN and also works...
Mar 9th, 2018

4 Healthy Habits You Should Incorporate Into Your Daily Routine
Health and wellness is achieved through healthy eating, lifestyle habits, attitude and many other factors. Read our list below to find out how many of these healthy habits you have in your life and why you should consider making them part of your...
Mar 3rd, 2018

3 Common Weight Loss Mistakes
3 Common Weight Loss Mistakes When beginning the quest for healthy living, it can be difficult to know the right path to take. There are many barriers to weight loss that can slow down motivation and also delay the time that it takes to reach your goals...
Mar 2nd, 2018

4 Ways To Speed Up Your Weight Loss
Staying on track to lose weight can be difficult. Use the tips below to help you lose weight more quickly and skip the weight loss plateau. 1. Skip Fast Food When eating out at any restaurant, it is difficult to keep track of calorie and nutrition...
Mar 1st, 2018

6 Reasons You Should Drink More Water
Everyone knows that water is good for overall health, but most of the time, adults aren’t drinking enough water throughout the day. Adults, on average, are supposed to drink 8-12 cups of water per day. Read the reasons listed below to help motivate...
Feb 28th, 2018

4 Reasons To Reduce Sugar In Your Diet
Our body doesn’t need refined sugar to survive; therefore, it should only be ingested on rare, special occasions, like birthdays and celebrations. The nutrients within sugar are low, but sugar infiltrates our diets at an alarming rate. Sugars hide in...
Feb 27th, 2018

5 Easy Ways To Burn More Calories
1. Take The Stairs On average, taking the stairs will burn more than seven calories per minute. Think about the time you spend waiting on the elevator and how many calories you could burn by taking the stairs instead. 2. Chew Gum Chewing minty gum...
Feb 26th, 2018

Why Vitamins Are Vital To Your Health
Vitamins are an absolutely essential compound to our body’s growth and maintenance. Making sure that vitamins are obtained through your diet, or through taking a daily supplement important. Vitamins aren’t made within our bodies, so if they aren’t...
Feb 25th, 2018

The Health Benefits Of Cleanse Programs
Cleanse programs have been around for a long time and have proven themselves to be useful in clearing the body of harmful toxins and improving general health. Most health cleanse programs last anywhere from 2-10 days. Cleanses help detoxify and flush...
Feb 24th, 2018

Why Protein Is Absolutely Essential To Your Daily Diet
The body is a complex machine that requires upkeep and nutrients to keep running as efficiently as possible from day to day. One of these essential nutrients in providing energy and maintaining health is protein. Protein is an extremely important...
Feb 23rd, 2018

5 Ways To Improve Your Metabolism
You may have been burdened with a slow metabolism, but that doesn’t mean that it has to stay that way. There are several ways to trick your metabolism into high gear, helping you lose weight, maintain fitness, and drop the stress that surrounds weight...
Feb 22nd, 2018

How Choosing The Right Fitness Buddy Can Help You Lose Weight
Losing weight is a difficult task. The time and energy it takes to successfully drop to your goal weight is difficult to spend when you do it by yourself, which is why having a weight loss partner is a great option for individuals looking to find...
Feb 21st, 2018

What To Consider When Choosing A Meal Replacement Bar
Meal replacement bars can be found in many different forms from hundreds of manufacturers. There are major differences between bars and some are better than others when it comes to maintaining healthy eating habits and nutrition. Is A Meal Replacement...
Feb 20th, 2018

Get Support From A Dadeland Medical Weight Loss Cente
Whether you have been trying to lose weight unsuccessfully for year, or are starting a weight loss regimen for the first time, support is the key to being able to shed pounds and keep them off. Trying to do it on your own often leads to yo-yo dieting...
Feb 14th, 2018

Find Success With A Deerfield Beach Weight Loss Doctor
Losing weight is an important part of maintaining your overall health. Obesity is linked to high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke, among other major medical problems. Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to lose weight on your own. Working...
Feb 13th, 2018

Easy Tips To Eat More Fruits And Vegetables
You have heard it all before. Americans are not eating enough fruits and vegetables. And getting your children to eat nutritious meals full of fruits and vegetables can seem more difficult than nap time. So if you have a stubborn little one, or if the...
Feb 10th, 2018

Tips For Maintenance After Weight Loss
After you have lost the weight and reached your goal, you will likely feel like you can finally relax, but now is not the time to cut back on your healthy habits. Maintaining your healthy weight can be just as difficult as losing the weight in the first...
Feb 8th, 2018

The Benefits Of Choosing A Personalized Weight Loss Program
Everybody is different, so a weight loss program that worked well for your friend is not necessarily going to work well for you. If you are interested in losing weight, you should consider a personalized weight loss program. With a personalized program...
Feb 8th, 2018

6 Easy Tips To Increase Your Activity Level
Physical activity is important for a healthy lifestyle, and no matter your current fitness level, you can increase your physical activity to lead a healthier life. While you may think that increasing your fitness level will require a gym membership...
Feb 7th, 2018

The Power Of Protein In Your Diet
Protein is an important food group that everyone needs as part of a healthy diet. Proteins play a critical role in many body functions, including in the production of antibodies and enzymes in your body. Protein is in every cell of your body, and it...
Feb 5th, 2018

Hollywood Guru Reveals Jessica Simpson’s Weight Loss Secret
Recently, many have marveled at singer, reality star and fan-fave blonde bombshell Jessica Simpson’s shedding her post-pregnancy weight so successfully and decisively. Many more have wondered how Simpson managed to shed so many pounds. Tuesday, star...
Feb 3rd, 2018

Do Sports Drinks Work?
One of the fastest-growing sectors of the beverage industry, sales of sports drinks grew by 6.5 percent last year, reaching nearly 7 billion dollars in the U.S! Why are they so popular? One reason is that professional athletes endorse and promote them...
Feb 1st, 2018

New Labels To Improve Weight Loss, Experts Say
Last month, Somerville and Hoboken, N.J., doctors and dieticians came out in favor of the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed changes to food nutrition labels. According to a press release on the medical professionals’ stance, the new guidelines...
Feb 1st, 2018

Colorado Weight Loss Incentive Program Gets Results
Monday, Denver-based company incentaHealth published data on the effectiveness of its online weight loss-incentive program, “Weigh and Win.” According to a company press release, in the three years since “Weigh and Win” launched it has helped...
Jan 31st, 2018

Free Wellness Program Event Held In New York
Thursday, Quantum Lead consultants, in association with NFP and Healthy Business Group, held its Vital Change event at New York City’s Harvard Club. In a press release, Quantum Lead billed the event as an opportunity for “forward-thinking business...
Jan 30th, 2018

National City Employees Get Healthy With Wellness Program
Last month, National City, Calif., announced several of its employees have begun reaping markedly positive benefits from a wellness program the city’s Wellness Committee instituted in 2012. The committee and program, Wellness Program: Employees on the...
Jan 28th, 2018

6 Dieting Myths Debunked
As our national waistline continues to expand, the number of soi-distant diet gurus out there just keeps growing. Most are hoping to cash in on the next great diet fad, mostly by spreading false information. The fact is that there is so much...
Jan 27th, 2018

Woman Sheds 16 Dress Sizes For Son’s Wedding
Though she would once eat half a fried chicken in the grocery-store parking lot, Rose Anne Schulman has made headlines recently for dropping eight dress sizes simply by dieting: In contrast to her old self, Schulman now removes the skin from her...
Jan 26th, 2018

3 Tips For Fast And Effective Weight Loss
We’ve been to the moon and back, but we still can’t control our own waistlines; how is that possible? How is it possible that obesity is now the number one form of preventable death in the United States, ahead of smoking? One obvious explanation is that...
Jan 25th, 2018

3 Good Reasons To Give Up Diet Soda Today
When it was introduced in the early 1950s, diet soda was hailed as a huge step forward in the battle of the bulge. The fact that a person could save the 140-plus calories found in the average sugary soft drink seemed too good to be true. And according...
Jan 24th, 2018

How to Overcome the Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau
No simple diet or workout plan can overcome tens of thousands of years of human evolution. Because food was scarce for most of our time on this Earth, our bodies strive to obtain a state of equilibrium at all times. That means our metabolisms speed up...
Jan 22nd, 2018

3 Easy and Effective Ways to Avoid Overeating During the Holidays
It’s happened to all of us. At a crowded holiday get-together, a well-meaning relative hands us a heaping plate and urges us to eat. Perhaps they even use the line, “Eat, eat, you’re skin and bones,” to get us to dig in. Now, how can we possibly say...
Jan 22nd, 2018

Want to Lose Weight? Get a Good Night’s Sleep!
There are lots us things you can do to drop a few pounds, but only one of them is perfectly natural and 100 percent healthy. For decades, sleep experts have been telling us that we need at least eight hours of shuteye each night. But most American...
Jan 20th, 2018

Male Models Share Diet and Exercise Tips
They might not be as famous as their female counterparts, but if there’s anyone who knows what it takes to stay in shape, it’s male models. These handsome fellas model everything from suits to jeans to underwear, and they make them all look good. How do...
Jan 19th, 2018

Why Working Out Outside Is Often A Good Idea
Only about 20 percent of American adults get the recommended amounts of exercise each week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This lack of activity is directly responsible for the growing obesity epidemic, experts say...
Jan 18th, 2018

3 Easy Ways to Make Time for Exercise
In the eternal struggle with weight loss, there’s one thing we all know works. Whether we call it exercise or simply being active, extra movement helps our bodies burn calories, which promotes weight loss. The only problem is that repetitive activities...
Jan 17th, 2018

The Many Health Benefits of Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
No matter why you make the switch, whether for moral or health reasons, there is no doubt that vegetarianism can reduce your risk of several deadly diseases. This can help you lead a longer, healthier life than those who enjoy meat products on a regular...
Jan 10th, 2018

Keep Your Energy up All Day with These Diet Tips
The most dangerous time of the day for dieters is during the mid-afternoon hours. This is the period, a few hours after lunch, when most workers start to feel a bit tired. But because they can’t take a nap or siesta, they often turn to snacks for a...
Jan 9th, 2018

Healthy Snacking May Reduce Daily Food Consumption
With easy access to cheap foods, most Americans now snack between meals. Bags of pretzels, cookies, and potato chips can be found in just about any vending machine. But according to a presentation made at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)...
Jan 8th, 2018

World’s Most Beautiful Women Share their Fitness Tips
How do the rich and famous stay in such great shape? How do they make looking good look so easy? Let’s find out from them. Here’s what three of the world’s most beautiful women had say. Kate Upton With multiple Sports Illustrated Covers to her...
Jan 6th, 2018

Calorie Counting or Intuitive Eating?
Although tedious and occasionally upsetting, calorie counting is probably the most popular dieting method in the United States. The foods its adherents eat may range widely, but the basic concept is quite simple. Those who count calories seek to reduce...
Jan 4th, 2018

Save Hundreds of Calories While Eating Out
Skip the aperitif: While waiting for a table at a casual restaurant, most groups enjoy a couple of cocktails at the bar. But did you know that these pre-dinner drinks can contain hundreds of empty calories, especially those that are mixed with sugary...
Jan 2nd, 2018

What Every Dieter Should Know about Water Weight
Have you ever wondered why your weight can fluctuate by several pounds each day? Well, when you step on a scale, it measures everything in your body at that moment, from bones to muscles to fat and organs. Of course, it also weighs the amount of fluids...
Jan 1st, 2018

Five Reasons People Don’t Drop Pounds on Popular Diet Programs
Losing weight and keeping it off is one of the most difficult tasks we all face. Plans, schemes, and systems abound, but few of them actually work. More often than not, the problem is an inflexible program that treats suggestions as gospel, no matter....
Dec 31st, 2017

3 Proven Diet Tips that Can Help Your Reach Your Goal Weight
As Americans continue to the fight the battle of the bulge, weight loss has become an enormous industry. Diet plans, books, and schemes offer advice to people who desperately need it. And that’s part of the problem, that there are too many opinions...
Dec 30th, 2017

The Many Health Benefits of Regular B12 Shots
As the American waistband continues to expand, there’s a secret weapon in the war on obesity many of us ignore. For the body to function more effectively and efficiently, you must consume the right amount of vitamins and minerals on a daily basis...
Dec 29th, 2017

How to know if you have a Dangerous Addiction to Sugar
As the obesity epidemic continues to claim new victims around the globe, it is in America that the problem has reached crisis proportions. About one-third of U.S. citizens are officially obese, while two-thirds are merely overweight. There are many...
Dec 24th, 2017

Smartphone Addiction May Make it More Difficult to Lose Weight
If you ask most users, the smartphone is the single greatest invention in recorded history. It lets them check their email, surf the web, send messages, play video games, and much, much more. However, it may not be good for their health. No, there’s no...
Dec 22nd, 2017