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Weight Loss Food: Benefits of Garlic

By Sobiya N. Moghul  posted Jan 28th 2013 at 7:00AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

Garlic is a key part of the Indian diet and many cuisines around the world. Remember your grandma asking you to eat a piece of garlic everyday? Well she was right! This natural medicine helps in lowering cholesterol as well as fighting cancer, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, the common cold and even aids weight loss.  Continue Reading »

20 Weight Loss Foods in Every Indian Kitchen

By Sobiya N. Moghul  posted Jan 23rd 2013 at 8:00AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

Weight loss diets or weight loss foods do not require a ‘special ingredient’, they constitute foods that you see every day in your Indian kitchens. These weight loss foods can be eaten directly or consumed in combination meals that you eat daily. Some health enthusiasts avoid typical Indian dishes that are are creamy and submerged in ghee or butter, but you can opt for healthy cooking methods using these same India-centric ingredients found in every Indian kitchen. These are weight loss foods common to Indian grocery markets and kitchens that can actually help you lose weight and gain health, using proper cooking methods.  View Slideshow »

Add These 10 Minute Fitness Activities to Your Daily Routine!

By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Jan 9th 2013 at 6:30AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

Burning calories to lose weight doesn't stop at the daily workout. If a healthy life is what you are after, then introduce healthy 10 minute fitness activities to your day and you'll find that you feel fitter, more energetic and healthier. An active lifestyle provides you with a range of health benefits like lower heart disease risk, protection from obesity, and general good moods. Today, we're talking about a few 10 minute fitness activities that will enhance your daily workouts and balanced eating. Let's begin...  Continue Reading »

Obesity: Tips to Fight Obesity and Lose Weight

By Trina Remedios  posted Jan 8th 2013 at 8:00AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

Obesity is one of the most serious risk factors and medical conditions behind most lifestyle diseases today; it is eating into the young and old alike. Our eating behaviour, job environment and social life - all, drastically affect our propensity to gain weight; of course lack of self control and an increasing dependence on fast foods and refined, processed sugar-heavy foods doesn't help either. Sedentary jobs, and sedentary living have led to obesity lurking at every corner. But how do you differentiate weight gain and obesity? And how do you fight obesity? Let’s get these questions answered on obesity, and prevent and fight obesity with these tips on how to lose weight.  View Slideshow »

Top 10 Fat-Releasing Foods

By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Jan 5th 2013 at 7:30AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

If losing weight is on your mind, then running the whole day on the treadmill after over-eating unhealthy food won’t work. Without making some changes in your lifestyle, your goal to lose weight will not be achieved. Though there are many hoax assurances available in the market for fast weight loss, most of them are dangerous and unreal. The key to weight loss, besides exercise and diet changes is boosting your metabolism. The best way to kickstart your metabolism is by including some fat burning foods in your regular diet. Today, Priya Kathpal - Nutritionist, Mumbai, shares a list of fat burning food items to make your weight loss program more simple and effective.  View Slideshow »

Abdominal Obesity: How to Prevent Abdominal Obesity

By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Jan 5th 2013 at 6:30AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

Abdominal obesity, excess stomach fat or simply belly fat, can be a disaster area for every individual. Abdominal obesity can hamper confidence, making a person conscious, which may reflect on social interactions, not to mention the disease risk factors associated with abdominal obesity. Hence, to help you stay miles away from this appearance and health disaster zone, Dr. Deepak Chaturvedi - Physician Endocrinologist, Diabetologist, Antiaging Specialist and Bariatrician based in Mumbai, helps us understand the what, why and how of abdominal obesity.  Continue Reading »

How to Lose Weight: Top 20 Ways to Lose Weight in a Healthy Way

By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Jan 4th 2013 at 8:00AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

When it comes to losing weight, the ultimate dream of every individual is to lose weight quickly. However, in our last post ‘Risk of Fast Weight Loss’ we noticed that crash diet and sudden outbursts of exercise can have a daunting effect on your health. To shed some excess pounds, your goal should be achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Though the healthy weight loss concept is quite confusing and a big mystery, when you get started with a proper diet plan and exercise program you will see improvement in your weight without affecting your health. Try these simple yet powerful ways of losing weight in a healthy way laid down by Priya Kathpal - Nutritionist, Mumbai.  View Slideshow »

Fast Weight Loss: Top 10 Risks of Fast Weight Loss

By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Jan 3rd 2013 at 7:45AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

The wish for fast weight loss is everybody's dirty little secret. After all the excesses of December's merry-making, your New Year resolution is to shed those extra pounds, and all of a sudden you notice a huge poster saying,’ lose weight in 30 day.’ It is tempting to fall prey to this promise of fast weight loss but what are you risking? Quick solutions can cause severe detrimental effects on your health. Even if you leave physical harm aside, fast weight loss may cause mental stress and depression as well. Therefore, before believing any fast weight loss advice, take a moment and have a look at the top 10 risks that fast weight loss brings with it.  View Slideshow »

How to Lose Weight With Yoga

By Trina Remedios  posted Jan 1st 2013 at 7:00AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

How to lose weight with yoga is on everyone's mind as 2013 begins with a powerpacked list of health resolutions across the board. But is yoga really that effective for weight loss? Do all forms of yoga help and promote weight loss? With a number of yoga variations out there, which yoga form can help you lose weight quickly? All valid questions, as yoga has gained immense popularity and with popularity come myths and misconceptions. Here's a look at why you should give yoga a try if weight loss is on your mind.  Continue Reading »

Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012

By HealthMeUp  posted Dec 30th 2012 at 8:00AM | Avg Rating IN Weight Loss

Obesity and weight gain are major lifestyle problems that haunt a majority of people the world over. Today we take a look at the top weight loss studies in 2012 that will put misconceptions and myths to rest, and change our image too. We relive 2012 to build a healthy future in 2013. These are the top weight loss studies of 2012.  View Slideshow »

 

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