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The Abs Diet Workout

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For those of you have been following our Sizzling Summer Slim Down, we’ve been discussing the abs diet here in the Fitness and Weight Loss blogs for the last couple of weeks. I’ve recounted some of my experiences through my blogs and today I want to discuss the Abs Diet Workout plan that I started last week. For those of you just joining us, the Abs Diet is a six-week plan to flatten your stomach and stay lean for life. It features a diet that does deprive you of food so much as reeducate your diet and lifestyle. The food … Continue reading →

The Abs Diet – Eating Right the First Time

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So what makes a power food in the Abs Diet? I want to explore that a little here, as we get ready to tackle our Sizzling Summer Slim Down. I also wanted to share a little gem – since adjusting my diet to follow the Abs Diet recommended power foods – my mocha cravings are evaporating. As some of you who read the Fitness blog may know. I am extremely addicted to Starbuck’s mochas. The expense alone should be enough to turn me off, but even the expense can’t make my cravings go away. Daily, I find myself in the … Continue reading →

Iron Supplements

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The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggests that nutrient needs should be met through the foods we eat whenever possible. However, fortified foods and dietary supplements may be necessary in some cases. Iron is found in both animal and plant foods in two different forms — heme iron (from animals) and nonheme iron (from plants). When diet alone cannot restore deficient iron levels to a normal range, supplements may be needed. Iron supplements are generally available in two forms: ferrous and ferric. Of the two, ferrous iron salts like ferrous sulfate and ferrous gluconate are best absorbed by the body. … Continue reading →

Power Foods: Cranberries are more than a Holiday Treat

A researcher at Rutgers University has identified cranberries as one of the key foods that provides great health benefits. Cranberries, a traditional holiday food, are chock full of antioxidants. Antioxidants are key in the protection of your body’s cells against free radicals. The National Institutes of Health research into the cranberry’s effect on the body includes research into yeast infections, heart disease, viral infections, stroke, cancer and more. According to their studies, they have discovered that: Drinking cranberry juice helps block urinary tract infections by binding up bacteria to prevent it’s ability to adhere to cell walls A compound inside … Continue reading →

Turn Off Your Cravings

Want a few ways to dial back your cravings as we head into the holiday season of Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas shopping, present wrapping and meals not to mention all the parties and more interspersed in between? Here are a few things to keep in mind: 30 minutes of weight lifting will only burn off: 5 Oreos worth of calories 6 ounce baked potato with 3 tablespoons of sour cream and 1 tablespoon of chives 1 small French fries from McDonald’s 3 ounces of broiled salmon and 3 ounces of mashed sweet potatoes 1 McDonald’s Hamburger 1 Nestle … Continue reading →